Side Swipes and Small Town Daily Woes
Ottawa residents report dogs tearing yards and flower beds under a city ordinance requiring confinement from April to June. Bicycle riders on sidewalks and yards must stop, and youths were removed from a water tower after trespassing. A Garnett doctor visit led to a forgotten emergency brake incident, rolling a Cadillac two and a half blocks. Gymnastics exhibition planned at Ottawa Atchison game halftime. Three retired judges near 80 receive tentative pension approval under a state bill.
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Ottawa
C. L. Hough
Garnett
R. B. Anderson
Mulberry
Anderson
Anderson County
Hugh L. Means
Lawrence
Judge Means
J. W. Holdren
Independence
W. R. Mitchell
Mankato
Means
Franklin County District Court
Leavenworth officials face lawful authority on Parrengineer issue
Leavenworth and Jefferson counties grapple with H V Parr’s dual engineer role without a joint district. County Atty Fussell says such appointment lacks legal authority and urges forming a district or resolving the overlap. Parr claims Jefferson county work via consulting pay, while state officials know of the arrangement.
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Leavenworth
Eas
H. V. Parr
Jefferson
James Fussell
Fussell
Parr
Jefferson County
Fortunnally
Kansas League of Municipalities
State Highway Commission
School Bill Delayed by Illness in House
TOPEKA action on state aid to high schools was delayed today as Rep. Marvin Cox ill, delaying passage of the major administration proposal. The House reconsidered an amendment to aid rural high schools with transportation costs, but the proposal to add about three million to the aid was defeated.
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Topeka
House
Marvin Cox
R-Kingman
Ben Marshall
Lincoln
Cox
Worden Howat
D-Wa- Keeney
Ernest Boles
R-Liberal
Gav
Sged Hall
Boles
Vernon Wilams
Wichita
Paul Wolf
Hugoton
Robert Turney
Stolen Bricks From Atomic Lab Not Radioactive
Thieves stole 208 lead bricks weighing 242 tons from an atomic experimental lab Monday night. Police assure the bricks are not radioactive, though officials warned they shield an atomic pile and could be dangerous to handle. No explanation yet for how the metal slipped through the protective barrier.
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Paris
Date Set For Baker Relays At Baker University
The 30th annual Baker University Relays will be held at Cavaness Field in Baldwin Kansas on April 30. Baker athletic director Karl Spear said invitations will be sent on April 15 to Class AA A and B high schools in Kansas and to junior colleges in Kansas Missouri and Iowa.
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Baldwin
Kas
Baker University
Cavaness Field
Karl Spear
Baker Athletic
Kansas
Missouri
Towa
Polio Vaccine To Be Available In Kansas This Spring
Dr Philip Beary Kansas state epidemiologist says the Salk polio vaccine will be available to 100000 Kansas children this spring if last year’s program is considered successful. A reunion and dinner of former Drum Corp members is noted with a date in March and reservations requested.
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Kansas
Philip Beary
Bers
Weather forecast highlights mixed sun and clouds with mild temps
Generally fair this afternoon and tonight, then partly cloudy to the extreme east Thursday. Mild conditions prevail with tonight’s low near 30 in the north to the 40s southeast and Thursday’s high reaching 70s from the southwest to the northeast. Yesterday’s high 64, low 30, and hourly readings shown. river at 181 feet.
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Wise
Reunion set for Warren Black Post drum corps
Reservations open for the Warren Black Post drum and bugle corps reunion to be held Saturday night at the North American hotel. About 50 ex-members are expected, with roughly 75 Ottawa men having served over the corps ten year active span. The unit, limited to 50 members, later admitted new entrants as others left and became inactive in 1938.
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Warren Black Post Drum and Bugle Corps
North American
Ottawa
California
Fair Weather Keeps Ottawa Bright and Mild
The weather department reports Ottawa enjoying springlike conditions under a clear sky. Overnight lows dipped into the 30s, with noon temperature around 65 and yesterday reaching 64. Forecast calls for mostly fair skies in Kansas with some southeast cloudiness Thursday and no rain. Tonight’s lows expected from the 30s to the 40s, with highs tomorrow in the 60s northeast and 70s southwest. Thirty years ago this morning Ottawa woke to 2 below zero.
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Weather Department
Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Seek Permit for Coffeyville Dam
Coffeyville city commission authorized engineers to request a permit from the State Water Resources Division to build a third dam on the Verdigris River. A 1943 survey recommended a dam site about 12 miles north of Coffeyville.
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Coffeyville, Kas
State Water Resources Division
Verdiprie Divan
Ptteamever
Coffeyville
Shift Search For Missing Jet Plane
A search for a missing Marine Corps jet fighter focused near the Missouri Kansas border between Spring City and Baxter Springs after a resident heard an explosion around 1 30 p m Monday. Civil Aeronautics Administration received multiple reports of sightings or sounds of a plane noon Monday with two linemen near Spring City reporting a low flying aircraft. The missing FyF jet reportedly left Glenview Naval Air Station near Chicago on Monday bound for Tulsa.
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Joplin
O. W
Marine Corps
Missouri-Kansas
Spring City
Baxter Springs
Kan
Gregg Blanchard
Civil Aeromautics Administration
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Tulsa
Favor Earlier Kansas Primary Approved by Senate Committee
Moving the Kansas presidential primary to June from August has been approved by the Senate Elections committee. The bill also shifts candidate filing from June 20 to April 4 and reschedules party council meetings from late August to mid July.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate Elections Committee
Another Blast By McCarthy At Ft Monmouth Radar Lab
McCarthy accuses Army officers of gross negligence in handling security risk cases at Ft Monmouth New Jersey. He cites a document alleging uncooperative and deceitful conduct toward his Senate investigations subcommittee.
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Washington At Sea
MeCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Senate Investigations
McCarthy
West Leads Russians in A Weapons
President Eisenhower said the Western world holds a lead in atomic and hydrogen weapons but noted the margin will lose significance with time. He indicated it would be unwise to fix a precise duration, while other sources suggest a roughly three to four year window before power balance shifts toward the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Churchill
U.S
United States
House of Commons
Vv. M. Molotov
West
Talk of Hike In Gas Tax In Congress
Washington reports a proposal to raise the federal gasoline tax by one cent or more to fund highways. Sen. Edward Martin of Pennsylvania advocated a pay as you go approach, opposing Eisenhower on the plan. The idea challenges the 101 billion dollar road program with Martin, a senior Republican on Public Works, pressing for change.
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Washington
Sen
Edward Martin
R-Pa
Eisenhower
Martin
Congress
Public Works Committee
Committee Kills Two Proposals in State Affairs Panel
The State Affairs Committee killed two proposed bills yesterday. Chairman Rep. John Madden declined to comment on the action. One bill would have mandated equal accommodations and services for all racial groups in public places. The other would have allowed city governing bodies to raise 3.2 beer tavern license fees from $190 to $500.
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House
State Affairs Committee
John Madden
Wichita
County Home furnishings and equipment to be sold
Franklin county commissioners vote to auction the 50 year old County Home assets including furnishings livestock and irrigation equipment by March 9. The 11 Infirmary patients have been moved to nursing homes or Cedar House while a final disposition plan is considered potentially closing the home and selling the property. Some county welfare clients would be housed in private facilities if the sale proceeds.
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Franklin
Herald Office
Principals Split on Kindergarten Age Change in Kansas
Ottawa principals largely back raising the kindergarten entry age to five by October 1, with one favored keeping the January 1 rule. Hawthorne and Lincoln schools show support, Eugene Field and Garfield echo mixed views, while some parents voice concerns over readiness and social fitting. The measure aims to align start age with readiness, sparking debate among educators and families.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Lincoln School
Harold Sodamann
Sodamann
Ralph Loyd
Hawthorne School
Eugene Field School
Ralph Bird
OHS Musicians To Lawrence Tomorrow
Ottawa High School musicians head to Lawrence to join Lawrence High for a music festival. A total of 182 Ottawa students will travel 62 orchestra members and 120 chorus members. They depart at noon and return in the afternoon to rehearse before a 8 o clock concert tomorrow evening.
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Ottawa High School
Lawrence
Lawrence High
Ottawa High
Ottawa
Race Trouble In St. Louis At Beaumont High
St Louis school officials met with parents after several incidents between Negro and white students at Beaumont high school. A minor water squirting incident Thursday escalated to a white student being struck with a stick and cut. A corridor scuffle left youths from both sides armed with knives though not used. Superintendent Philip J. Hickey held talks with the principal and parents. A white student required hospital treatment for a scalp wound and a shoulder cut after an after school altercation with six Negro youths.
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St, Louis
St. Louis
Beaumont High School
North St. Louis
Philip J. Hickey
Dulles Emphasizes Trade Program in Congress Hearing
Secretary of State Dulles told Congress that Eisenhower’s liberalized foreign trade program is vital to national security. He sent a letter read by Chairman Byrd as Senate Finance Committee began hearings on the House-passed bill implementing the trade plan, with signals of possible tough debate and open amendments in the Senate.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Entries pour in for Franklin County 4-H Spring Festival
Dick Jameson, county 4-H agent, says the Franklin County 4-H Spring Festival will be at Ottawa High School on March 12 starting 9 a.m. with events including plays, model meetings, demonstrations, musical numbers, and folk games. Ribbons awarded, top blue winners advance to Paola regional on April 9. about 300 members and families expected. Acorn Rustlers 4-H club to serve lunch at noon.
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Franklin ‘County
Dick Jameson
Ottawa High School
Paola
Acorn Rustlers
Revenue Office Announces Dates in Ottawa City Hall
The Internal Revenue Service office in Ottawa City Hall will be open March 7 14 21 and 28 to assist with federal income tax return preparation. Office hours on those dates are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Internal Revenue Service
Ottawa City Hall
Ike Signs Pay Increase Bill for Congress Members
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting congressional pay by fifty percent, elevating salaries for lawmakers. The action, announced today, affects all sitting members and their compensation structures, signaling a significant adjustment in the legislative pay scale.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Not Enough Candidates For Primary In Ottawa Race
Ottawa may not hold a city primary but a special registration period is planned. If needed, a primary would be March 22 with filing due by noon March 12. So far two candidates seek city utilities commissioner and two seek two school board posts. a primary requires three commissioners or seven for school board. A five day special registration runs March 7 to 11 with books open evenings. otherwise registration closes 10 days before elections.
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Ottawa
Pee
Kenneth E. Andrews
Ivan Brown
L. B. Paine
A. Berglund
Robert McCrea
Early Kansas Builder Dead
Jacob Viner, a builder credited with one of the first above ground houses in south central Kansas, died today at age 100. Born in Romania, he came to the United States around 1870 and lived in a region where many used dugouts, as the era’s pioneers did. The item also notes government pay raise debates and Eisenhower’s reaction, with tax implications mentioned.
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Kansas City
Jacob Viner
Kansas
Viner
Romania
United States
South-Central
Alvavor
Barbor Canale
House
U.S
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Viner Led Jewish Activities in Kansas City Since 1885
Viner moved to Kansasity in 1885 and became a leader in Jewish activities there. He is described as a mason and about 65 years old.
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Meee See " Viner
Kansasity
Former AP Man Is Dead in Honolulu Incident
Honolulu report says V Claude Jagger 53, former AP assistant general manager and public relations counsel, died from a single gunshot wound police described as personal safety related. He was found in the water off Mokveleia on Oahu by a Navy man and taken to Waistua Hospital Monday night.
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Honolulu
Claude Jagger
Associated Press
Ner
Hawaiian Economic Service
Jagger
Waistua Hospital
Navy
Mokveleia
Qoalw Island
Food poisoning hits Tokyo schools affecting 819 children
Powdered milk sickness strikes four Tokyo schools injuring 819 students with no fatalities reported. Authorities investigate source and monitor health conditions across facilities. Local officials urge parents to watch for symptoms and seek care if needed.
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Tokyo
OK Meter Funds For Parking Lots In Topeka
Gov. Fred Hall has signed a bill allowing first and second class cities to use park meter receipts to finance construction of off street parking areas.
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Topeka 1
Fred Hall
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Orris Cox
Carl Taylor
Near Lane
W. E. Taylor
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Coffeyville Dam
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OK Meter
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