US Help To Red China Reveals Berlin Firm Funds
West Berlin company Askania received 3.7 million marks in counterpart funds and a 1.2 million dollar defense contract from the U.S. Defense Department. Harald Quilitzsch and two assistants face trial for selling 437,000 dollars of embargoed optical gear used in artillery direction to the Reds during the Korean War. Officials say they pledged to honor the U.S. embargo when funds and the contract were issued. German customs caught shipments to East Germany last spring. the men were suspended and later fired. Since then, the firm adheres to West German customs.
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Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
China
State Department
Askania
U.S. Defense Department
Harald Quilitzsch
United States
East Germany
U.S. High Commission
Fire Interrupts Governor's Talk in Irvington
The Irvington volunteer fire department was to be honored by the North Omaha Kiwanis Club when Governor Victor Anderson of Nebraska began speaking. An alarm interrupted the event as fire crews rushed to a house fire nearby, showcasing quick emergency response in Irvington, a village just north of Omaha.
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Irvington
Three States Have Towns Named Ohio Across Their Lands
A curious naming quirk spans three U.S. states, each hosting towns that share the Ohio name. The instances highlight how local geographies adopt familiar river or cultural terms, reflecting historical naming patterns and settlement influences across different regions.
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U. S. States
Ohio
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Illnesses
Names of residents visit relatives and recoveries, illness updates, and community events across Garnett Ottawa and Ottawa Kansas. Sam Sharpless hospitalized in Topeka. Mrs Perkins undergoes surgery in Kansas City. Church pews moved for refinishing. Livestock Association meeting attended in Wichita. Multiple family visits recorded with El Dorado Aurora St. Louis and Osawatomie connections.
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Jon
Sam Sharpless
Topeka
Loren Snider
Harry Horsticks
Adrian Pickett
Anthony Nilges
Aurora
Ill
Rose Mary) Nilges
Matt Bricklemeyers
Eudo‘ga
Louis Sobbag
Ralph Mersmans
Will Wolken
D. C. Perkins
St. Lukes Hospital
Kansas City
Ernest van Wies
Herman Bentons
Ottawa
Gene Monroe
Herbie Wolfe
Glenda
Lawrence Chandler
Gary
Methodist Community Church
Garnett
Mark Rocker
John Kratzberg
John Miller
Marvin Pickert
el Dorado
Ross Spencer
John Walte
Paul Jenkins
Overland Park
C. S. Powelsons
Frank Rockers
Mary Waterbury
Luther Waterburys
Osawatomie
John Gaults
Buffalo
Maude Tippin
Albert Ortons
St. Louis
Raymond Tippins
Lee Perkins
Wichita
Kansas Livestock Association
G. Z. Price
Mines
A. J. Bibens
Maudie Doncaster
McCrea
Oriel Higdon
Matie Spears
D. P. Graham
Jim War
Harley Kunkler
Hob Teters
Fred Kuiken
Hardin Watkins
Clarence Servatius
Marguerite Roberts
Merle
A. E. Tipons
R.S. Gault
Fank Young
Bethel
Chester Klines
Goeldner- Kuiken
Ted Paine
George Honns
Jim Welsch
Ernest van Wie
Welches
Harold Hinlein
Welsch
Joe Domnanish
Kenneth Hammer
Emelie
Donna Blake
Hayes Johnson
Mimes
Larry Cox
Paul Davis
Maurice Ponton
Vacation Church
Jim Stevenson
van Pratt
Bert Stevensons
O. L. Beazley
Will
Bob Clevenger
Purdy
Clarence Martin
Chester Martin
Gladys Anthony, Qottawa
Showalter
Nate Sharpless
Osage County
Berea 4-H Members Shine at Spring Festival in Ottawa
Berea 4-H club members led by Lo rretta Roeckers and Marjorie Roeckers placed highly at the Spring Festival in Ottawa. The group, including instrumental ensemble and 4-H band, will travel to the regional 4-H festival in Paola on April 9. Weekend social notes span area visits, dinners, and gatherings with relatives in Ottawa Garnett and surrounding towns.
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Berea
Ottawa
Lorretta Roeckers
Carol New
Marljorie Roeckers
Terry Cox
Marjorie
Joann
Loretta Roeckers
Larry Briggs
Joan Roecker
Barbara Bump
Donnie Kueser
Louis ‘Meard
Johnny Milleman
David Perkins
Steve Wiesner
Ssquare
Joe Peine
Kenny ‘New
Joan Licktsig
Marjorie Roeckers
Judy
Richard Berger
Loretta Roeickers
Paola
Bob Kuiken
Earl Lewis
Springfield
Grandchild Born to Edwards Family Seeks Blessing
Last week the Edwards family shared news of a newborn grandchild and Rosalie Ann was born March 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson who expect home from California this Saturday. A bank robbery case in Lansing resulted in a 10 to 50 year sentence for Howard, age 25, linked to the Piqua State Bank incident of February 2.
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Clyde Edwards
Romy Miller
Rosalie Ann
Carl Anderson
California
State Penitentiary
Lansing
Howard
Piqua, Kas
State’ Bank
Pleads Guilty in Woodson County District Court
A James R. Howard of Wichita yesterday pleaded guilty in Woodson County District Court to first degree. The case details indicate a formal plea entered in the Woodson County court system with sentencing expected.
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Yates Center
Kas
James R. Howard
Wichita
Woodson County
First
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Hermrecks
Etta Blanche Smith
Bert
N.Y
Richmond
Berea 4-H
Mabel Chandler
Yoorgstoun
Franklin County
Home Delivery
Moss Farle Beg
Saunders
Armstrong
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Peoples National Bank
Piaces
Ty Om
Packard Craftsmen
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