Public auction at Franklin County Home shelves items for bid
Items from corn shelters to rocking chairs were auctioned this afternoon as Franklin County ends operations at the Home. Stewart and Son served as auctioneers. The report also covers raises for Chanule public school teachers and administrators, a mysterious hole on H W Spratt farm near Rantoul, and a coincidental discovery of Louis Ross Gugel linked to Georgetown College. Garden tours are set, including Kaw Valley plans and a European tour by the Cultural Travel Foundation.
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Franklin County
Stewart & Son
H. W. Spratt
Rantoul
Ottawa Man Charged in Two Courts
Lavernon Lohman of Ottawa was charged in Justice court with passing two bad checks and cited in County court for operating an unregistered vehicle. He pleaded not guilty in both courts. Justice court trial set for Saturday. County court trial Monday. Bond was $200 in Justice court and $100 in County court. he remained jailed.
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Franklin County
Lavernon Lohman
Jt. 1
Ottawa
Justice Court
Lohman
Twenty one Die in Fires Across the Nation
Fires killed at least 21 people in separate U S areas. In Portland Oregon five perished in an old four story hotel blaze. in San Rafael California six died with two listed as missing in a roominghouse fire. A pipeline explosion near Valparaiso Indiana left three missing and presumed dead, one body recovered. A home fire near Holly Springs Mississippi claimed six lives including two infants. A two year old girl died from burns in Albany New York.
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United States
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
Valparaiso
Ind
Holly Springs
Miss
Two Alarms In Seven Minutes At Local Homes
Firemen answered two alarms within seven minutes today. At 12:47 p m a grass fire at Joe Canfield residence 311 E 2nd damaged ladders owned by L E Alcorn. A second fire at 12:54 p m at Bill Cash home 8408 Cherry involved sparks from a trash fire igniting old lumber. no damage reported.
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Joe Canfield
L. E. Alcorn
Bill Cash
Cherry
Right To Work Bill Clears House In Topeka Vote
The Kansas House passed the right to work bill 66 to 45 then sent it to the Senate amid reports the upper chamber will approve and drop it in Gov. Fred Hall’s lap. Debate highlighted fears unions would lose bargaining power while supporters argued it would protect workers choosing employment without mandatory union membership.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Fred Hall
Howard Immel
Lola
Merl Lemert
R-Sedan
Joseph Mikesic
Kansas City
Mikesic
Rep
C. F. Grubbs
Pittsburg
John Bower
R-Maclouth
Bower
Robert Domme
Robert Domme D-Topeka
Domme
Scout leaders defend Boy Scouts against 20 per cent girl claim
The national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America rebutted a Mt Lebannon Pa bulletin article describing scouts as "about 20 per cent girl." Joseph Brunton Jr. cited documented records of scout trained men in peace and war. He defended the program and noted 3 774 015 current members. The church chaplain praised the program as valuable for Catholic boys.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Scouts of America
St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church
Mt. Lebannon
Brunton
Boy Scouts of America
I Scouts
Thomas McCarthy
Topeka lawmakers seek pay raise amid expense increases
Senate Judiciary Committee proposes a constitutional amendment to double legislators pay and nearly triple expense allowances. It would raise daily pay from 500 to 500 and boost mileage allowances from 7 to 20 cents. The note also advertises old newspapers for sale and mentions travel allowances for a Topeka trip.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Herald Office
Topeka
Armory
County Buys Two New Trucks From Minnick Motor
Franklin County highway department will receive two new dump trucks after Minnick Motor Company of Hickory, North Carolina submitted the low bid of 2,684.47 dollars per truck. Other bids came from Sheldon Truck & Tractor Company 2,766.75, Price Motor Company 2,746.55, and Hewitt Chevrolet Company 2,789.42.
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Minnick ‘Motor Company
Hickory
Franklin County
Minnick
Sheldon ‘Truck & Tractor Company
Walnut
Price Motor Company
Wward
Hewitt Chevrolet Company
Main
OHS Students To Hold Rally Before Regional Opener
Ottawa High School Cyclones prep for the regional tournament with a Thursday 7 p.m. pep rally and bonfire on the field south of the senior high. Argentine vs Independence opens tonight, Ottawa meets the Friday winner, then St. Scot meets Chanute at 7 30 p.m. Friday. Winners advance to the regional title game Saturday night. losers play for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High School
Cyclones
Oyleones
Independence
Ottawa
St. Scot
Chanute
Blue Cross Drive Set for Franklin County Enrollment
The 1955 Blue Cross Blue Shield enrollment for Franklin County runs March 17 to 26, covering all towns. Sponsored by Ransom Memorial Hospital and the Franklin County Medical Society with co chairmen Walter V. Coburn and Dr. Louis N. Speer. Ottawa Hospital is a member hospital with 17 Blue Shield participating physicians in the county. There are 4462 Blue Cross and 3957 Blue Shield members in Franklin County. Downtown Ottawa headquarters will host information centers at Wellsville Williamsburg and Richmond, locations to be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hasbeat
Franklin County Medical Society
Walter V. Coburn
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Louis N. Speer
Hospitals and Physicians of
Kansas
Ottawa
House Vote On Work Bill Passed In Topeka
In Topeka the house debated final passage of the right to work bill. Republicans supporting the measure listed names including Alford Allen Anderson of Franklin and Wichita. Democrats opposing the bill largely rejected it with a strong bloc of opponents across many districts.
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Howard Bentley
Fey
Bentley
Topekap
House
Alford
Allen
Anderson
Franklin
Wichita
Beaman
Edwards
Berryman
Blythe
Boles
Bower
Brown
Graham
Brownlee
Buehler
Carlson
Charlson
Cox
Cushenberry
Dice
Doerng
Eyes
Ferguson
Sunmer
Gordon
Heizer
Henderson
Republic
Hibbard
Hill
Hoyt
Immel
Ingels
Johnson
Pottawa
Jamie
Krehbiel
Kuppinger
Lemart
Marshall
Mathews
Mellinger
Meier
Mong
Morse
Niemann
Nitsch
Pratt
Richardson
Rissler- Rohrer
Royce
Russell
Sherman
Smith
Sperry
Taylor
Townsley
Upham
Weaver
Welsh
White
Williams
Sedgwick
Wilson
Windscheffel
Barstow
Bieker
Nance
Newcom
Noyotony
Buchele
Fribley
Harmon
Hildebrand
Jordan
Madden
Manning
Mitchell
Murray
Otis
Renn
Salmon
Turney
Jennison
Adams
Bauman
Browne
Wyandotte
Brueck
Carter
Casebeer
Dalton
Deer
Dempsey
Dickhut
Dome
Labette
Grubbs
Hickert
Howat
Joseph
Kelman
Kolaeny
Maranville
McClung
Mikesic
Nevins
Niles
Saffels
Schaub
Scott
van Cleave
Webb
Wolf
Zimmerman
Goye
Blair
Carr
Chambers
Rawlins
Littler
McGinness
Aleck
Riegle
Riffel
Shaw
Strickler
Killed In Blast Near Valparaiso Gas Pipeline
VALPARAISO Ind. three men died in a gas pipeline explosion seven miles north of the city. Officials reported the blast as a fatal incident with responders on site. Investigators began examining the cause and potential damage to the pipeline and surrounding area.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Here
Weather Forecast Warm Mild Days Through Thursday
Generally fair and unusually mild through Thursday with low tonight in the 30s to 50s and high Thursday in the 70s to near 80. Yesterday's high 72, low 45. Hourly temps listed, record highs 74 in 1902 and 1904, record low 4 in 1932. River at 88 feet.
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S. W. Morderate
Mild Weather Continues Across Regions Despite Drops
The weather bureau says mild conditions persist nationwide with tonight's lows from the 30s in the northwest to the 50s in the southeast. Tomorrow's highs reach the 70s and near 80 in the southeast. Ottawa reported 72 yesterday and 46 this morning as springlike conditions prevail across much of the country with scattered 40s in the upper Ohio Valley and Central Plains.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Upper
Ohio Valley
Central Plains
Montana
South Dakota
City Crash Total Is 53
Police investigated two city accidents yesterday afternoon raising Ottawa’s yearly wrecks to 53. A Ford driven by W. L. Bothwell collided with a southbound Chevrolet driven by Ray mond Shumate in East Fifth Street causing $30 and $5 damage respectively. A second crash on South Main involved a Pontiac stopped in traffic struck by a southbound Chevrolet driven by G. A. Morgan who was cited for defective brakes. Morgan scheduled in court. damages about $125 total.
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Ottawa
East Fifth
W. Ll. Bothwell
Raymond Shumate
South Main
Lewis Beil
G. A. Morgan
Rt. 1
Princeton
Morgan
Probe Not Cause Of Market Break
New York investors sold stocks sharply this day as losses exceeded $5 a share. The market opened weak after yesterday’s downturn, briefly recovered, then weakened again in the afternoon. Notable declines included Bethlehem Steel down 35.50 and United Aircraft off 1.87.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Sears Roebuck Stu Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Radio Corp
American Telephone
Anaconda
Seaboard Airline Railway
Standard CW
du Pont
Tried To Rob Woman 80 Ottawa Case Linked To Welda Theft
An 80 year old Ottawa woman reports two dark skinned women entered her home at 2 p m Monday and attempted to rob her. She wrestled with the purse, which contained about 35 dollars, while a male driver left in a car matching the Welda theft vehicle. Police link the incident to an 80 year old man robbed at Welda Monday night who lost about 1200 dollars. The intruders claimed they wished to pray for her.
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Ottawa
Cora B. Jones
N. Cherry
Welda
Kansas Income Tax Lagging Behind Revenue Expectations
Wichita report shows Kansas internal revenue chief Lynn Brodrick says federal tax collections are more than 24 million dollars behind the 1954 forecast. The lag highlights shortfalls in state revenue for the period examined.
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Wichita
u—Kansas
Lynn Brodrick
Internal Revenue
State Promises Aid in Brucellosis Vaccination Drive
The state will cooperate with the federal government to provide free calf vaccinations and adult cow testing in Franklin County to stamp out brucellosis. Dr. Ray Pyles stated the program will start by April and be run through local veterinarians upon livestock owners’ requests. Farm Bureau petitions for free vaccinations and testing circulated locally, then sent to the state Farm Bureau commodity office in Manhattan for filing.
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Franklin T County
Farm Bureau
Ray Pyles
Ian
Leading Broker Doubts Market Cause Of Drop
Washington Merrill Lynch chief Winthrop H. Smith told Senate investigators he doubts the three billion dollar stock slide was caused by the inquiry and defended high public confidence in Americas economy. He opposed raising margin requirements as too drastic and discriminatory, noting some days markets rise and others fall. He said his testimony did not spark the drop and that Galbraith's cautions remain prudent. Henry G. Riter III echoed a positive view of business conditions after meeting with President Eisenhower. The session highlighted market skepticism about speculation factors while affirming broad investor confidence.
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Washington
Senate
Winthrop H. Smith
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Wenner & Beane
America
Smith
Harvard
John K. Galbraith
Sen
Robertson D-Vai
Galbraith
Robertson
Prof. Galbraith
Senate Banking Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
Henry G. Riter III
The
National Assn. of Manufacturers
White House
Riter
Eisenhower
Thomas A. Edison Co
West Orange
Marshet
Banking Committee
Jonite
Armory
Church School Clinic Today at First Methodist Church
Eighty participants from twenty towns attended a vacation church school clinic sponsored by the Kansas Council of Churches. Miss Joyce Raye Patterson of Baldwin led the event at First Methodist Church from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Leaders included Mrs Leonard Rodgers Osage City kindergarten department and Mrs W E Van Patten Topeka primary department with Mrs Virgil Bonto Peabody junior and Miss Beny Buerki Winfield in the intermediate division.
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First Methodist Church
Joyce Raye Patterson
Baldwin
Kansas Council of Churches
Leonard Rodgers
Osage City
W. E. van Patten
Topeka
Virgil Bonto
Peabody
Beny Buerki
Winefield
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Chanule
Walter Price
Louis Ross Gugel
Gugel
Mexico City
Georgetown College
Bulletin
Kaw Valley Garden Association
Europe
Horticultural Travel Foundation, Inc
France
Belgium
Holland
England
Ireland
Scotland
Ottawan
Albany, N. Y
Skunk Run
City Park
David Scott
Wellsville
Rex Johnson
Billy Gilliland
Cleveland
Donald Wilson
W. Fifteenth
Eldon Ztelsdorf
N. Poplar
Herald
Lamar Phillips
OHS
Blue Cross
Howard Bright
Department of Feurth
Jim Leathers
Nordstrom
Sopeka
Frank Beinasek
District Farm Bureau
John Russell
Don Brown
Pyles
Clarence Keith
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Lamb Ambulance
Church School
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