Ottawa Briefs Highlight Local Events and Odd Fellow News
Community notes report W L Pickering trip to Manhattan for an Odd Fellow Rebekah Home board meeting. Shipping stats show Santa Fe carloadings for the week ending March 1 1958 at 20669, down from 21267 year prior. Capt Kenneth J Simpson of Overbrook completed Brooke Army Medical Center orientation. Local ads list Drake's Bakery offerings. Mrs T E Bennett returns from Sacramento after a nephew Floyd R Dodge Jr. dies. Mrs Carrie Crawford of Ottawa in critical condition at Union Printers' Home hospital near Colorado Springs. Also mentioned are veterans, court actions, school hearings, and upcoming local events including a travelogue on Hawaii and a Cloverleaf 4-H Club play.
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Carrie E. Crawford
Ottawa
Union Printers’ Home
Colorado Springs
Crawford
Frank Crawford
The
Herald
Rol‘la L. Wheeler
Moberly
Ike's Disability Plan Might Draw Fire
Senate GOP Leader Knowland and Rep. Martin said the Nixon acting presidency plan could prompt quick congressional action. They questioned if Nixon would have adequate authority and if Eisenhower could reclaim office, urging a constitutional amendment to clarify disability rules. Kefauver called the arrangement sensible but warned powers may not revert, highlighting the need for amendment.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Knowland
California
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Dancers Named in Local Group Roster
Dancers listed include Leroy Roecker with Linda Jennings. Donnie Miller with Judy Pennington. Frank Turley with Carolyn Miller. Eldon Roecker with Betty Ann Bloomer, outlining pairs in the group.
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Leroy Roecker
Linda Jennings
Donnie Miller
Judy Pennington
Frank Turley
Carolyn Miller
Eldon Roecker
Betty Ann Bloomer
Moody Farm Public Auction Near Ottawa
Harry and Betty Moody hold a public auction at their farm five miles south and two miles west of Ottawa on Tuesday March 11 starting at 11 a.m. The sale location is described as their farm in rural Ottawa.
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Harry
Betty Moody
jOttawa
Calgary Ewing Named Interviewer at Ottawa Office
Calvin Ewing of Hiawatha was hired as a permanent interviewer at the Ottawa Employment Service Office to fill a vacancy created by Leonard Kelley’s transfer. Ewing, single, came here after attending K U during the fall semester and had about ten years of prior military service.
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Calvin Ewing
Hiawatha Haseen
Ottawa
Guard posted at Boston pastor’s Belmont home after threat
A guard stood watch at the Belmont home of Rev Dr Harold L Fickett Jr pastor of Tremont Temple Baptist Church after a telephoned death threat. He was preaching in Manchester N H when the call was made to Mrs Fickett promising the killing in two nights. A similar threat targeted Archbishop Richard J Cushing last weekend as a South Boston shoe worker was questioned and denied making threats. police say he was quoted saying he may have spoken while drinking. The man is a 51 year old bachelor with a prior drunkenness record.
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Boston
Mass
Belmont
Harold L. Fickett Jr
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Fickett
Merrimack Baptist Church
Manchester
N. H
Richard J. Cushing
South Boston
Nixon Considers Russian Visit in September
Vice President Nixon weighs a five week tour including Moscow Poland and Yugoslavia with possible stops in six Western European nations. A Moscow visit would hinge on a Soviet leader of equal rank visiting the United States with Anastas Mikoyan floated as a swap. Mikoyan, a top economic planner and long senior figure, remains a leading though informal candidate for the exchange.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
United States
Anastas Mikoyan
Poland
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
Moscow
Mikoyan
Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Court Won't Review A Kansas Tax Case
The Supreme Court refused to review a U S Circuit Court ruling from Denver that Kansas may not tax liquor bought in Missouri and shipped to Fort Leavenworth on a U S military reservation. An appeal by Kansas Attorney General John Anderson Jr. sought reversal of the circuit court decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S. Circuit Court
Denver
Kansas
Missouri
U. S
Ft. Leavenworth
Circuit Court
Kansay
John Anderson Jr
Dulles Rejects Soviet Summit Proposal
Secretary of State Dulles dismissed Moscow's plan for a April foreign ministers meeting and a June summit as unacceptable. He urged careful pre summit talks, flexible U S stance, and opposed Soviet terms, including equal representation and excluding German reunification. The U S favors progress via staged diplomacy and continued Big Four framework.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
United States
U. S
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Seven Cases Heard In Court In Police Court this morning
Seven cases were scheduled for hearing in Police Court this morning. Gale W Lenox 36 Kansas City forfeited a 10 bond on a charge of driving a vehicle having defective brakes cited Feb 10 after an accident at 5th and Main. J E Cain 72 836 W 2nd entered a plea of guilty to failing to yield the right of way fined 50 and ordered to take a drivers examination. Cain cited Feb 27 after an accident at 2nd and Elm. Eugene J Mages 26 RFD 3 forfeited a 20 bond on speeding 40 in a 30 mile zone cited Feb 27. Leroy Crouse 48 525 S Oak entered pleas of innocent to charges of being drunk and disturbing the peace. Winter set his trial for March 11. Roger D Evans 21 Pauline forfeited a 5 bond on running a red light. Dolores N Mathews 23 Garnett entered a plea of guilty to making an illegal right turn. Judge Winter fined her 8. She cited Sunday after an accident at 12th and Main.
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Gale W. Lenox
Kansas City
5Th
Main
J. E. Cain
Winton A. Winter
Cain
2Nd
Elm
Eugene J. Mages
Leroy Crouse
Oak
Winter
Roger D. Evans
Pauline
Dolores N. Mathews
Garnett
12Th
One Killed At Pittsburg
A car crashed into the rear of a stalled semi trailer on U S 69 bypass south of Pittsburg killing Don IR Hensley a 20 year old Fort Worth Tex air station recruit and injuring Harvey Lee King 19 Fulbright Tex and his wife Paula Sue King 18 all stationed at the Olathe Naval Air Station Ray Redd of Pittsburg driver of the semi said the truck motor stopped and smoked before the collision. The impact loosened the truck’s rear dual wheels and a welder had to lift the truck to free the car.
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Pittsburg
Kas
U. S. 69
Highway Patrol
Don IR. Hensley
Fort Worth
Tex
Olathe, Bas
Naval Air Station
Harvey Lee King
Fulbright
Olathe
King
Paula Sue King
Don McLeod
McLeod
Ray Redd
Redd
Damage Case Goes To Jury
In District Court the jury began deliberations at 11 39 am in the damage suit filed by W F Kramer against Louis Ames contractor Kramer seeks 9986 54 for damages from Nov 30 1956 when part of a common wall between Kramers drug store and the First National Bank building collapsed during remodeling The claim covers 7285 91 for merchandise 1132 05 for fixtures and 1568 58 for lost business
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W. F. Kramer
Louis Ames
Kramer
First National Bank
Ames
Bank
Funeral services for C. J. Sternecker in Ord Neb
Funeral services for C. J. Sternecker who died February 24 were held February 27 at the Catholic Church in Ord with high mass at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Stanley Garak officiated. Burial followed at Ord Cemetery. Attending relatives included Mrs. Sternecker, her son Frank Blair of Webb City Missouri, her daughter Mrs. Betty Annan of Chicago Illinois, and her sister Mrs. Emma Sherwood of Kansas City.
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C. J. Sternecker
Ord
Neb
Stanley Garak
Ord Cemetery
Traffic Toll Topeka Fatalities Record Summary
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section cover the past 24 hours and year totals. In 1958-61, figures show To date totals. comparisons with the same period in 1957-80 are noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients on Monday
Admitted were Eugene McDowell of 1009 S. Locust, Felix E. Weaver at 807 Tremont, and Roy Snyder of RFD 1 Pomona. Dismissed were Mrs. Harry DeVore of 725 S. Locust, Mrs. Wayne Peck of Rockport Mo, and Mrs. Mabel Turner of Osawatomie, all on Monday. J Earl Bruner of 942 Willow was discharged today.
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Eugene McDowell
S. Locust
Felix E. Weaver
Treamont
Roy Snyder
Pomona
Harry DeVore
Wayne Peck
Rockport
Mabel Turner
Osawatomie
J. Earl Bruner
Willow
Explosions Hit Shattuck Oklahoma After Train Derailment
A spectacular series of explosions and fire rocked Shattuck Oklahoma at 2 10 a m after a 142 car Santa Fe freight derailed en route to Borger Texas carrying naphtha rubber carbon black and LPG. Six tank cars blew up causing windows to shatter as fires spread along the east edge of town. no fatalities or major injuries were reported.
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Shattuck
Okla
Oklahoma
Borger
Tex
Waynoka
Santa Fe
Light Snow Falls In West and Central Kansas
Light snow broke out again in western Kansas with fog and cloudy skies in central areas while eastern Kansas enjoyed sun. Forecaster Richard Garrett predicted the snow will stay light and turn intermittent with possible rain or drizzle tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures tonight 15 to 20 northwest, upper 20s east and south. highs 30s west to 40s east. Snow depths: Russell 9 inches, Kirwin 7, Hill City 6, Salina Concordia Goodland 2.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Concordia
Garden City
Russell
Kirwin
Hill City
Salina
Goodland
Three Ottawans to Receive KU Degrees
Ottawa residents Daryl Conger James Vincent Riley and Dale Keyes Strider are among 293 Kansas graduates. Conger earns a bachelor of science in physical therapy Riley a bachelor of arts Strider a bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering. Also listed are Warren Lutz Garnett and James Allen Wilson Baldwin who received bachelor of science degrees in geology.
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University of Kansas
Ottawa
Daryl Conger
Willow
James Vincent Riley
S. Cedar
Dale Keyes Strider
N. ‘Mulberry
Warren Lutz
Garnett
James Allen Wilson
Baldwin
Eleanor Roosevelt to Speak at Norman Rally Dinner
Eleanor Roosevelt and former President Harry S. Truman will headline a Democratic rally at the University of Oklahoma. The $7.50 plate dinner honors the 25th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inauguration on March 4, 1938, with all 1,000 seats sold and an overflow expected.
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Norman
Okla
Eleanor Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
University of Oklahoma
University Young Democrats
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paul Butler
Student Union
Truman
Employment In Area Picks Up
The Ottawa Employment office reports improving conditions in Franklin, Anderson, and Miami counties. In February 195 placements from 83 referrals led to 49 job openings. 266 new unemployment claims were filed versus 616 in January. Weeks claimed were 2,187 in February and 2,160 in January. Outside construction may ease unemployment as spring arrives, but workers may need lower wages or different jobs for a time.
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Robert Wasson
Ottawa
Franklin
Anderson
Miami Counties
Wasson
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W. L. Pickering
Manhattan
Kenneth J. Simpson
Overbrook
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Drake's Bakery
T. E. Bennett
S. Oak
Sacramento
Calif
Floyd R. Dodge Jr
Chemney
Cheney
Elizabeth Sternecker
Betty Annan
Chicago
Ill
Howard Newland
Marcia
Elaine
Yates Center
Will T. Roberts
Lewis B. Jones
Walnut
Dessie Baker
Boy's Industrial School
Cash & Carry
Bond’s
Royal Cleaners
Frank Caple
E. 2Nd
East 2Nd St
Walker Wallpaper
James R. Lewis
Thomas Brockus
Rodney §S. Shade
Thomas Henry Likens
Ivan L. Kelley
Red Cross
City Hall
Eugene Flaherty
APD
Lena Hutchins
Jay Ellis
Oakland Community Club
Oakland School
Sertoma Club
Elma Ibsen
Willard Wallace
Frank Wallace
Eldon
Edna Skinner
KTJO
Ottawa University
Ottawa University- St. Benedict’s
Atchison
Shining Star +H club
Richard A. Mack
Federal Communications Commission
Ike
Sec
Bulganin
Wheat Belt
Southern Division
Emmitt Wensler
Wensler
Stewart
Gordon B. Noland
Mgr
Nadra Adams
Bollerman 1-c
Naval Recruiting Station
Francis R. Gagne
Adams
Parker
Avenene Epaseecenee
Wececeseseeees
Eeceneaessenesnes
Litwin
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