Dial Technicians Arrive for Ottawa Dial System
Western Electric crews totaling about 60 specialized technicians begin pre start work in Ottawa for the new dial telephone system set to begin Oct 5. Supervisor Charles Kannard and area head R W Jeter meet as parts and plans move to install direct dialing within Ottawa and long distance reach to about 1 000 cities. Ottawa Chamber aids in locating housing for workers and local businesses prepare for installation progress.
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Ottawa
Western Electric
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Charles Kannard
Wichita
Kannard
R. W. Jeter
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Morrissey
Southwestern Bell
Dick Schwarz
Kansas City
Kas
Morrissey
Bell Telephone Company
Topeka
Jeter
Lamar Phillips
Side Swipes at City Library Hobby Night
City library hosts Hobby Night from 7 to 8 featuring three hobby displays with owners on hand. Guests include Rev. M. Todd Macdonald coins A. C. Carpenter rocks and Dr. R. C. Capron stamps. Ottawa University librarian Harry Walthall organized the Hi Fi display. Weather notes: Ottawa received 0.7 inch snowfall last night boosting March total to 2.89 inches with 0.05 inch moisture. temps expected to rise tomorrow with fair conditions.
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M. Todd Macdonald
A. C. Carpenter
R. C. Capron
Harry Walthall
Ottawa University
Saunders Music Co
Joel Nordeen
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Reed Campaigns In Central Counties
Clyde M. Reed Jr., Republican governor hopeful and Parsons newspaper publisher, begins a campaign swing through Woodson, Lyon, Chase, Marion, McPherson and Harvey counties and plans to finish by week’s end. He returns from a 10 day run in central and northwestern Kansas and says state campaign HQ will open soon at Topeka.
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Parsons
Clyde M. Reed Jr
Woodson
Lyon
Chase
Marion
McPherson
Harvey
Reed
Kansas
Topeka
Weather County Forecast Clears This Afternoon
County forecast calls for clear conditions this afternoon with generally fair skies tonight and Thursday. Warmer Thursday with highs near 40 this afternoon and mid 40s on Thursday, lows tonight in the mid 20s.
Petitions circulate in Norton County backing Fred Hall for governor
A Norton County petition drive supports Justice Fred Hall for governor, circulated by Ernest Underwood who once served Hall as administrative assistant. Vernon Lee says he received the petition from Underwood. Hall says he is pleased by the display of support but has not decided about running. Hall’s current Kansas Supreme Court term expires January 1959 and a full term would require a 1958 run if pursued.
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Norton County
Fred Hall
Ernest Underwood
Hall
Vernon Lee
Norton
Lee
Underwood
George Docking
Docking
Secretary of State
White
Eisenhower urges anti recession spending plan
President Eisenhower called for a 2 percent billion dollar boost in federal, state, and local spending to spur growth through construction and rural electrification. The plan targets 508 million federal funds and 1.0 billion state local and private money for sewer and water projects college housing urban renewal public housing and rural electrification loans while Sen. Byrd and GOP leaders warn against inflation and tax cuts without inflation safeguards.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Albert M. Cole
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Agriculture
Benson
White House
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
GOP
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Pass Housing Bill Without Debate
Washington The House moved a $1.85 billion emergency housing bill to President Eisenhower without debate or a record vote, in about a minute. Rep Hoffman noted a lack of a quorum but did not press the point. The bill allows a 4% interest rate on GI home loans and extends GI home loan purchases for WWII veterans until July 25, 1960.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep
Hoffman
R- Mich
It's Spring Tomorrow In Kansas Forecast
Topeka reports spring arrives at 9 06 p m tomorrow with clearing skies across the state and warmer conditions. Highs today 35 to 40 in snowbound areas and 40 to 45 elsewhere. Light snow in parts last night, fading west this morning, with partial clearing expected east. Yesterdays highs ranged 30 at Hill City to 43 at Chanute. overnight lows 5 at Hill City to 31 at Pittsburg and Kansas City. General forecast calls for fair weather tonight and tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Hill City
Chanute
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Grogan and Crater Named Primary Winners for City Commissioner
In Ottawa yesterday, Larry I. Crater led the city primary for commissioner of streets and public utilities with 749 votes across 10 precincts, while Jim Grogan totaled 621 in the one precinct Crater did not carry. Curby had 480 votes. turnout reached 1,850 of 5,059 registered voters, about 36 percent, with results posted by 7:30 p.m. The vote also included a dog confinement referendum on whether the ordinance should be repealed, affecting months of April through June.
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Larry I. Crater
Jim Grogan
Streets and Public Utilities
Curbey
Crater
Ottawa
Grogan
Curby
Library
Don Capper
Charge Against Milo Harris Is Dismissed
A charge of embezzlement against Milo Harris former Probate and County Court judge was dismissed in District Court by Judge Floyd Coffman at the request of County Attorney Don White. Harris had been accused of $1,087.71 misdeposits after a county audit. restitution was paid and White cited his mental health and ongoing treatment in Colorado as grounds for dismissal.
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Milo Harris
Proate
Floyd Coffman
Don White
Harris
Allen French
Topeka
French
Horris
White
Bruce Spear
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Colorado Medical Center
Boulder
Colorado
Merrill T. Eaton Jr
Department of Psychiatry
KU Medical Center
Elizabeth Davern
Colorado Hospital
County Guidance Center Opens Under Miss Sprague
Franklin County Guidance Center begins operation with director Miss Elizabeth Sprague and board chair Douglas Gleason. Office hours set at 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday plus 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Patients may be charged on a sliding scale, with free care for those unable to pay. Miss Sprague will speak publicly to civic groups and arrange appearances in advance.
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Franklin County Guidance Center
Elizabeth Sprague
Phares
Douglas Gleason
Miss Sprague
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Gleason
Center
Joan Phares
Lote Smith
Santa Fe Officials Discuss Ottawa Flood Plans
Two Santa Fe officials from Topeka J N Landreth general manager Eastern Times and Bill Bork public relations met Ottawa city and Chamber of Commerce representatives to review flood control plans. Plans were sent to Chicago for final study as engineers weigh channel width and flood risks to the Santa Fe main line northwest of Ottawa. Officials discussed a possible agreement limiting levee work west of the city until Pomona reservoir construction funding is secured.
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Santa Fe
Ottawa
J. N. Landreth
Eastern Tines
Topeka
Bill Bork
Landreth
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad
Army Engineers
Pomona
Von Braun lauds Explorer and Vanguard rocket feats
Dr. Wernher von Braun described Explorer I's launch as among the eight most exciting minutes of his life and hailed Vanguard as an unprecedented rocket feat. He spoke to scientists at a conference in Dallas, noting future satellite orbits and Soviet Sputnik worries, with Antigua hearing Explorer pass overhead.
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Dallas U
Wernher von Braun
Vanguard
Babel
Dr. von Braun
American Rocket Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
von Bratin
Antigua
Florida
Explorer
Richer men more likely to marry says Census Bureau
Washington reports the Census Bureau found that men with higher incomes are more likely to be married. Among men over 85, 96% with incomes above 6000 are married, while only 71% with incomes under 2000 have wives. The agency notes high earning power correlates with marriage chances and suggests family duties push toward a stable livelihood.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
U S Rejects Red Proposal In Disarmament Talks
Washington says the United States will press for low level disarmament talks by April with James J. Wadsworth authorized to discuss with a Soviet counterpart. Officials say the moves aim to inform allies and break the deadlock, while the Soviet Union boycotts a 25 nation group and plans a U N Security Council boycott next.
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Washington
United States
White House
U. S
James J. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
U.S
U.N. Security Council
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