Flood Control Bond Vote Urged With Registration Deadline
Voters are urged to check eligibility for the flood control bond issue election on April 3. Registration books at city hall close March 9 at 10 p.m. A Garnett poem supports Ottawa’s flood plan. Also reported: Silver Valley School pupils, nine students, to meet at Rantoul High School to discuss district fate after a fire. Ottawa couple stranded by snow in Amarillo for 245 days while touring the south and Mexico making their way home.
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Garnett
Ottawa
Earl Pretzer, Jr
Rantoul High School
Silver Valley School
Silver Valley
C. A. Hobbs
Plan For Annual Jayhawker Days at Williamsburg
Williamsburg hosts Jayhawker Days July 11 12 and 13 with committees for Finance Grounds Publicity Booster Trip Entertainment Parade Exhibits Drawings Dance Team Pulling Contest Tractor Derby Livestock and Poultry and an amateur contest as the opening event on July 11. Names include Frances Miller Howard Beard Zola Thornbrugh J E Decker L W Sutherland Elmer McCurdy Doris Bethel O M Milliken etc.
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Williamsburg
Frances Miller
H. L. Dehn
Earl Anderson
C. W. Robe, Jr
Zola Thornbrugh
Howard Beard
L. W. Sutherland
William Morrow
Otis Brock
Margaret Fogle
Elmer McCurdy
Zola ‘Thorn
Vote Registration Picking Up Steam
Ottawa voters show brisk registration at city clerk office with 181 new registrants through 1 p m today and continued long hours ahead until the primary March 20. The flood control bond election on April 3 boosts participation as slogans lure school children to enter prize drawings.
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Ottawa
Herald
Five Killed In Weekend Crashes In Kansas
Five people died in Kansas highway accidents over the weekend, raising the year total to 92 traffic fatalities. A car struck a tree near Pleasant Grove south of Lawrence, killing May Hurst and Elmer Boyd and injuring Elmer Robinson and Yola Scott. A Wyandotte patrolman was killed and a second officer injured near Ed wardsville while standing beside a parked car after being struck. Frank Nesbitt died in a collision with a freight train at Erie. Pauline Belle Wayman perished in a one car crash west of Abbyville.
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Kansas
Pleasant Grove
Lawrence
May Hurst
Elmer Boyd
Topeka
Elmer Robinson
Yola Scott
Wyandotte
Edwardsville
Thomas W. Mendina
William Scherzer
Frank Nesbitt
Erie
Abbyville
Pauline Belle Wayman
Hutchinson
Five Trotting Horses Poisoned in Kansas Farm
A Kansas owner, Dr G Farrell Webb, reports five trotting horses poisoned by arsenic at his farm between November and March. Four animals died. the most valuable horse Hick town Herald lore Chuck perished ten days ago. Webb warns against motives and cites a surge of Want AdsWeek appeals as harmful.
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Clathe
Kas
G. Farrell Webb
Kansas
Hicktown Herald
Chuck
Webb
United States
Formal Bid For Mayor Post James Alexander Ottawa Candidate
James Alexander of 325 E 12th is a mayoral candidate in Ottawa. He runs the Alexander Insurance Agency and came to Kansas in 1941 as a Boeing estimator in Wichita. He moved to Ottawa after World War II, served in the South Pacific, and entered real estate and insurance locally. He studied business at New Mexico A&M and real estate and accounting through Weaver School of Real Estate. He is active with Ottawa youth as Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, and midget football coach. He belongs to First Baptist, VFW, Lions, Franklin County real estate board, Ottawa Lodge 18, American Legion, and the Elks. He and his wife have two children.
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James Alexander
Ottawa
Alexander Insurance Agency
Kansas
Boeing Aircraft
Wichita
South Pacific
New Mexico A & M
Weaver School of Real Estate
Kansas City
Alexander
First Baptist Church
VFW
Lions Club Board of Directors
Franklin County Real Estate Board
Ottawa Lodge No. 18
The
American Legion
the Elks
Margie Weien
Lobbyist Confirms Discussing Campaign Gift
A Storm Lake lawyer testified that lobbyist John ML Neil discussed a potential 2500 contribution to Sen. Hickenlooper's re election campaign in connection with a natural gas bill. Neil and Edson acknowledged the talk while Neff denied offering money to Goodwin. The Senate formed a new eight member committee to probe lobbying and campaign contributions. Goldwater disclosed a 1952 250 campaign gift from a Superior Oil backer and resisted calls to resign.
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Wasitington Wm
Oit
Ohn
Neil
Storm Lake
Iowa
Sen
Tuckentooper
R-Town
Hickenlooper
Wendell T. Edson
Edson
Neff
Hickentopper
Ehere
Robert K. Goodwin
Goodwin
Senate
George
D-Ga
Superior Oil Co
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Keck
Superior Oil
Goldwater
Abc-Tv
Staadt Estate Will Divides Franklin County Heirs
Children of the late John F Staadt will share in his 37000 dollar estate admitted to probate. He died January 19 in Franklin County leaving 30000 in real estate and 7000 in personal property. Farms west of Ottawa go to daughter Helen Staadt with future division among other siblings Harvey W Staadt Ethelyne Fleming Harold E Staadt John F Staadt Jr Henry E Staadt and Kiva Staadt Kelley. Remainder of estate divided among six children. Executors named Harold E Staadt and John F Staadt Jr. Chicken supper at Peoria Church Tuesday March 6 6 00 PM.
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John F
Staadt
Franklin County
Ottawa
Helen Staadt
Hickory
Harvey W. Staadt
Pomona
Ethelyne Fleming
W. 7Th
Harold E. Staadt
John F. Staadt
John F.staadt, Jr
Dramatic Rescue From Sinking Ship Near Alaska
A freighter Washington Mail broke apart in the Gulf of Alaska after a forward section was ripped off by storms. The rescue ship General Freeman plucked 60 survivors from lifeboats, with all aboard reported uninjured. Survivors to be flown to Seattle. Freeman had responded after a SOS.
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Washington Mail
North Pacific
Hen. Freeman
Gulf of Alaska
Here
Robert T. Fulton
Tacoma
Wash
Freeman
Kodiak
Alaska
Seattle
Filton
Mullan
Weather Forecast Shows Mild Winds and Variable Temps
The forecast calls for fair mild and windy conditions this afternoon with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Showers and cooler air are expected focus on the extreme east tonight, with colder conditions and northerly winds Tuesday. Low tonight 25 northwest to 45 southeast, high Tuesday 40 northwest to 55 southeast. River stage today 60 of a foot.
Griffith Seeks Commission Post for County Seat
L Griffith Maun fowl, Republican candidate for county commissioner from the second district, filed as the first candidate this year. Born near Rantoul, he served WWI in the Navy overseas, survived a shipwreck, and spent 11 hours in a lifeboat. A veteran, he later worked as rural and city letter carrier before returning to farming on a 200 acre farm and livestock dealing. He has six years as Cutler township trustee and favors feeder roads and county road equalization. He is a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and a trustee of the Rantout Presbyterian church. He vows to serve honestly, efficiently and constructively.
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L. Griffith
Maunfowl
Csouth
Griffith
Rantoul
Navy
U.s.nlas
Brest
France
New York
England
Cutler
Mel
American Legion
Veterans of
Mercury Reaches Season High Amid Warm Midwest
The mercury climbed to 80 degrees by 1 p.m. today, the season’s high, with expectations of higher readings this afternoon. Local observer John P. Kelsey notes a cold front moving into Kansas tonight possibly bringing showers in the eastern part. Temperatures may fall 20 to 30 degrees tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 75, and windy conditions kept many indoors but highways were busy with motorists. The morning low was 57. In Edmonton, Canada, the low dropped to 8 below zero.
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Mercury
John P. Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Motors
Edmonton
Canada
Race Ban Analyzes State Colleges Race and Public Education
The Supreme Court upheld that the ban on racial segregation extends to tax supported colleges and universities. The decision reinforces equal access in higher education across public institutions.
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Washington (M
Supreme Court
Admits Staying in Buffalo Court Case Ends
A three judge U S District Court ruled that a rejected suitor admitted by a Buffalo police statement that he shot 23 year old Mary Alice Broderick to death. The hearing concerned a teen from North Carolina and UNC involvement.
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Spet
Buffalo
N. C. Ws
Cial
U.S
Teensboro
N.C
Mary Alice Broderick
University of North Carolina
Drag Strip and Good Government Day Planned by Ottawa Youth Council
Ottawa Youth Council outlined two major activities at yesterday’s meeting. Plans for a drag strip at the municipal airport will involve supervised racing of hopped up cars with mayor and city officials among those to be appointed. A Good Government Day is set for April 18 with a youth run city government simulation and a rally the eve of the election, featuring bands and speeches.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Youth Council
Richard Allen
Ross Martin
Roger Schmanke
W. ¥. Robe
Ivan Brown
A. C. Richeson
Don White
Tate
Dean Driscoll
Ben Park
Iva Kay Jones
Richard Bechtle
Jerry Slavens
Richard Larkin
Youth Council
May Make Personal Talks In Some Areas
Top Republicans discussed how Eisenhower should run a re election campaign and urged personal appearances in key areas. National Chairman Leonard Wood and Senators Knowland and Goldwater said he should campaign beyond White House broadcasts in regions where Republicans face opposition. Kefauver said he would not use Eisenhower health as a campaign issue and Stevenson criticized attempts to cripple conservation programs while Fulbright warned health talk could distract from foreign policy.
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Beggun
Eisen- Hower
Leonard Wall
Knowland
California
Goldwater
Arizona
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Tenessee Democrat
Stevenson
Gisenhower
Manchester
Mel
Hatdy
Sen
Fulc Hrisht
Arkansas
Tsane
Mateshall
Minn
Congress
Leonard Unll
Senate
GOP
White House
Interest Grows in Franklin County Commission Races
In Franklin County the 2024 commissioner races draw early attention as J J Button Republican files for the third district seat in Centropolis. Three seek the second district post while the first district seat faces no election this year. Incumbents Reeves Patz and Bonar are not seeking re election. The Ottawa Herald notices a boys and girls want ad with age 6 to 14 inclusive and full contact details.
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Franklin County
J. J. Button
Centropolis
Lingard
Princeton
L. L. Griffith
Rantoul
J. A. van Valkenburg
Williamsburg
Ottawa
Richmond
Culder
Harrison
Homewood
Lincoln
Ohio
Pottawatomie
Williamssburg
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