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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1956

Page

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Herald briefs and local notices from area schools

Herald office hours and sale reminders. Beta Sigma Phi rummage sale at Memorial Auditorium Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hawthorne PTA to elect officers next Monday with circus program by kindergarten class. Sacred Heart PTA to meet Monday at 8 p.m. with officer elections and musical numbers. Police report: Francis Comstock, 23, collided with a pole in Melvern. minor injuries, car damage $150. Township assessors meet in Ottawa. Bruce Spears present. Divorce filing: J J Good seeks divorce from Maudie Good for neglect. District Conference attendance planned by Rotary couples.

Sacred Heart Pta Francis Comstock Melvern Pacar

Mixed Feelings In Minnesota Approve Potter For Panama Post

Former Franklin county sheriff Da vid S Church died in Washington at age 80. Survivors include his widow and a son. Voters in next Tuesday's primary will weigh in on Brig. Gen. William E Potter to lead the Panama Canal Zone, succeeding Maj. Gen. Estes Kefauver amid farm issue tensions. The piece notes mixed public sentiment toward Eisenhower and Stevenson, Kefauver's backing, and questions about Stevenson’s stature. Also mentions tributes to Dick Maltesberg, Mrs. Archie Saley, and Ottawa Relays invitations.

David S. Church Franklin David Shadrach Church Washington Senate Kansas City Todd Tfinali Minneapolis Minnesota Dames William E. Potter Panama Canal S. Church Eisenhower John Franklin Adlai Steven Seybold Ottawa Estes Kefauver Potter Roy B. Church South Valley Army Franklin County Karisas Bureau of Investigal Omaha Stevenson Democratic State Central Committee Kefauver Tennessee

Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed

Hospital notes show admissions on Thursday for Mrs. David Galloway at 11258 Elm and Mrs. Frank Smith at 1128 Cedar along with several other patients. Discharges include Mrs. C. N. Rice at 932 N Mulberry and Joanne Ochs at 333 E 12th among others, with entries noting Wellsville and Princeton affiliations.

David Galloway Elm Frank Smith Cedar Leta Barnett Osawatomie Howard Naylor Mulberry Charles Helm Grant C. N. Rice Joanne Ochs Herschel Kunaid Wellsville Jack Kille Ash James Cook I. Sycamore Richard Welch Princeton

Two Die in Kansas City Area Trailer Fire

A fire near Kansas City claimed the lives of Nora Cruise, 65, and her son Clarence, 26, in a trailer south of the city. Neighbor Boyd Cruise, 42, attempted to reach them but failed. Deputy coroner John Coyne noted the probe will focus on the overheated or overturned heater as a possible cause.

Kansas City Nora Cruise Clarence Boyd Cruise John Coyne

Production Near Record Levels in February

Washington reports industrial production held near record highs in February with the Federal Reserve index at 143 on a seasonally adjusted basis. The level matches January and stands one point below December’s peak.

Washington Federal Reserve Board

Obituary notices from Ottawa area deaths and services

Notices report daughter and siblings of Mrs. Rh. Gleber Jr and family in Kansas City, funeral plans in Lawrence, burial in Lawrence cemetery, plus multiple obituaries including Mrs. Harry Kelsey of Richmond and Warren Capron with services in Wichita Ottawa and Richmond, Charles Disque aged 79 with services at Towner's Chapel and interment in Highland cemetery.

Rh. 1. Gleber, Jr Kansas City Helen Wolters Betty Sweetwood Russell Cleo Radney Marvin Gicher Ofansas City Rumsey Funeral Lawrence Lawrence Cemetery Harry Kelsey Warry BE. Kelsey Richmond Winter General Hospital Topeka Warren Capron Episcopal Church Wichita Grace Episcopal Church Ottawa Eugene G. Malcolm John Sweigart Highland Cemetery R. I. Spencer Princeton Capron Charles Disque Baldwin Cedar House Wilkes -Barre Centropolis Franklin-Douglas County Homer Disque Disque Etta Mohler Homer Chester Joule Fred Disque Towner’s Funeral Chapel R. B. Craig Towner

New Bible Version Easier For High School Students

The National Council of Churches announced that the Revised Standard Version is more readable for high school students than the King James Version. In a test with 1,358 students in 12 U.S. communities including Topeka Kansas, readers reacted faster and grasped the texts better in the RSV, which aims to present scriptures in today’s language.

New York National Council of Churches U. S Topeka Kas

Two Killed In Jet Trainer Crash Near Louisburg Kansas

Two Air Force airmen died when a T 33 jet trainer crashed eight miles south of Louisburg Kansas. Based at Norton Air Force Base California the plane had left Albuquerque New Mexico for Grandview. Witnesses reported an explosion and a flash seen by Pittsburg State College students and a local motorist. Pilot name not released pending relatives notification. Second fatal jet crash in Miami county in three days.

Kansas City Air Force Louisburg Grandview Air Force Base Norton Air Force Base San Bernardino Calif Albuquerque N.M Grandview Pittsburg State College Ed Kern Drexel U.S. Highway 69 M. Set Harry R. Hall Magnolia Miss Hall Inoon C.V. Huffman Mission Miami County Rantoul

Ottawa City adopts ordinance regulating railroad speed

An Ottawa Kansas ordinance regulates railroad train speed within city limits. It amends Section 10 of Ordinance 1648 to cap speeds at 20 miles per hour between Wilaga Street north and Fifth Street south and 30 miles per hour between Fifth Street and Seventh Street, repealing prior provisions and setting enforcement rules. The measure, dated March 1964, includes formal passage by the city government and mayoral approval.

Ottawa Kansas Kanana Wilaga Street Firth &Treat Fifth Street Seventh Street Aaid City Kansans W.W. W. Robe

Liquor License Revoked for William Clair in Hols

The retail liquor license of William Clair, Hols, Washington, was revoked by state liquor control director Charles Pratt. Pratt said Clair was ineligible due to a prior forfeiture and charges of fighting and intoxication. More than a third of U.S. farms have TV.

Peka Wiliam BE. Clair Hols Charles Pratt State U. S

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