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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1956
Page
4
Voter registration peaked at the city clerk’s office with 301 new registrations between early morning hours and 10 am yesterday. The surge marks a record for a single day as residents lined up to register.
City hall reports a single day record with 1,255 new registrations since January 1, including new Ottawa residents and first time voters. The registrar notes books close soon and outlines dates for upcoming registration periods ahead of the April 3 city election.
Baldwin, winner of the Class B basketball tournament at Wellsville, will meet Pretty Prairie in the state meet at Emporia. The Baldwin team and western Kansas rivals clash at 3:30 p.m. Thursday with Claflin Oswego Ford Wathena Inman and Glasco also in the Emporia field.
A W-A fire in Oxford Pennsylvania killed 12 members of a single family. authorities say an overheated stove likely caused the blaze or possibly an explosion. They discarded foul play and identified victims as the wife, children, and grandchildren of John Twyman, 36, a Black truck driver who arrived home as the last body was removed.
In Tunis, the Tunisian government charged the French controlled police with failing to curb a late night demonstration by about 2,500 Colonial French supporters. One Frenchman was killed and three Tunisians wounded while Tunisian police were not deployed and on the scene police forces were deemed insufficient.
Nominations for local VFW post officers were made this week for the coming year. The election will be March 22. Current commander Roy Lambert. Commander nominees: Ed Curbey and Jim Alexander. Senior vice Ed Turby. junior vice Clif ford Johnson and Harvey Croan. quartermaster Frank Wise. judge advocate Myron Steere. chaplain Frank Bogard and Iben Nicholas. surgeon Dr. L N Speer. three year trustee both Compton.
Walton F. Johnson, 40, of Vermillion Kansas, wounded after firing at three officers in his room near Palo Alto. Johnson had been released from a veterans hospital two weeks earlier. Landlady alerted police when she spotted a shotgun in his room. one officer, Richard McKevitt, was struck by shotgun pellets.
Four eastern Colorado counties report wind damage to wheat over 10 days but Agriculture Commissioner Swisher says it is mild compared to past years. He notes damage largely in Baca Prowers Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties affecting about 689000 acres with up to 100 percent in spots.
Franklin county dairymen plan Dairy Day for June 2 with Dairy Month observances. Event downtown near the courthouse features milk drinking and dairy judging contests, bicycle decorate contest, slogan contest, and a queen selection open to high school girls. Don Brown says contestants aged 15 to 20 from area schools may enter. Wayne Reichard chairs the observance. volunteers and $1 contributions sought from local dairymen to cover publicity.
Two local youths Eddie L. Waddle 19 of Ottawa faced drunken driving and open bottle charges. Albert Lee Britain 19 of Walnut Street was charged with being drunk in Waddle’s car. Waddle got a 100 dollar fine and seven days in jail. Britain a 25 dollar fine. Neither paid and both were jailed.
The Missouri mule ending a 57 year run at the American Royal livestock show will be eliminated from competition next fall to free stall space for show horses. Royal president E M Dodds cites demand for horse stalls and says the male mule event will be removed. Verdun the Army mascot mule is noted in history, with mules serving in World Wars I and II.
The forecast warns of a cold wave with increasing clouds this afternoon and tonight. Strong northerly winds spread over the state with occasional light snow in the northwest and extreme north. Temperatures fall to 5-10 above in the northwest and 15-20 in the southeast by Sunday morning. Sunday remains partly cloudy and colder with diminishing winds and highs in the 30s.
Weather and veterans data show New York State with 2,230,000 war veterans as of late 1955. California ranks second with 461,839,000, while Kansas records 270,4g end of 1955. Temperature highs reached 67 F, lows 45 F, with conditions fair to wet and northwest winds.
Senate battles over farm price supports end as Vice President Nixon casts the deciding vote to eliminate a higher wheat price, leaving milling wheat at 1.81 per bushel. The vote, 46 to 45, follows prior ties and shifting alignments among Republicans and Democrats amid floor turmoil.
Ottawa reported a milder spring day but the weather bureau warned that colder air is moving in. Snow flurries were possible in the western and northern parts of the state with temperatures not rising above the 30s tomorrow.
Raul Garino and Diana Traverso of Montevideo combine marriage with a business visit and family tour. They travel from New York to Chicago to visit relatives, attend World Brotherhood meeting in Miami, then head to Ottawa for a wedding at First Methodist chapel. The bride is a concert pianist. the groom works with a printing business.
Secretary of the Interior McKay filed for Republican nomination for Oregon senator, signaling a likely primary battle and a possible November showdown with Democratic Senator Wayne Morse. The move drew mixed reactions from parties, with Eisenhower endorsing McKay and GOP leaders weighing their response. Oregon last elected a Democratic senator, Richard L. Neuberger, defeating Guy Cordan.
A Sedgwick County jury convicted Wesley Mitchell, 47, of second degree murder in the December 9 death of his wife. Judge Ri. Mack Bryant set a March 13 date to consider a new trial. Witnesses testified the bullet entered the back and exited the neck, arguing it could not be self inflicted. the defense said Mrs. Mitchell took her own life amid threats.
Police officers William Voorhis and Ted Hatzo spotted a car being driven away and, after three gunshots and a collision, captured Tony R. Payne, 23, of Toledo. The unmarked cruiser involved was the property of Voorhis and Hatzo.
Thousands of Cypriots walked off jobs in a paralyzing strike protesting Britain's deportation of Archbishop Makarios HP. Police used tear gas as protests spread from Nicosia to other centers. Greece recalled its ambassador. Athens saw clashes with police and attacks on British targets. UK and Greek actions prompted international reaction. Meanwhile US farmers faced crop losses as shipments moved directly to markets.
Four Iowa high school girls aged 17 to 18 were jailed 30 days after fabricating a kidnap story that triggered a nationwide FBI chase. County and federal officials consider parole and possible federal action for false information to a federal agency. The prank, begun in Newton and extending to Des Moines and Kansas, prompted roadblocks and police inquiries before the hoax unraveled.
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