Nominated Richeson and Duncan Edge Ottawa Finance Race
In a light primary election Richeson and Howard Duncan led the race for Ottawa commissioner of finance and revenue with 411 and 599 votes respectively. Emile Barnes trailed, and the forthcoming April 2 city election will feature the two names on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Richeson
Howard Duncan
Emile Barnes
Duncan
Richeson
Barnes
Fred Kaiser
Lowell Fouts
W. D. Bemmels
Ralph M. Crawford
Marvin Durbin
John Thornburg
Garfield
Commissioner of Finance and Revenue
Ottawa
Weather forecast predicts clouds and rain across state
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness this afternoon with rain forming in the extreme south and spreading to the center, with isolated thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Warmer air today except in the east, cooler on Thursday, low tonight 35 to 45, high Thursday 55 to 60.
State highway panel rescinds $126,206 Univac punch card contract
The Topeka highway commission cancelled a $126,206 agreement with Remington Rand Univac for punch card services used in drivers licenses. The move ends the contract and halts related procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Remington Rand Univac
Tor
State Highway Commission
House Approves 120 Measures In Two Hour Session
TOPEKA The House passed 120 bills in a two hour session heading to the Senate. Most were minor local matters. Bulk roll calls quickened votes, with up to 25 bills at once and 176 ready at start. Speaker Jess Taylor called it a fantastic ordeal but necessary to meet adjournment deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
House
Senate
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Taylor
Wind Damaged Wheat Deemed Severe Across Kansas
Federal and state agriculture agencies call last week's wind erosion on Kansas wheat severe. The worst damage stretched from north central counties diagonally southwest to the state’s southwest corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Ottawa U Charter Days Weekend Celebrates 92nd Anniversary
Ottawa University marks its 92nd anniversary with Charter Days events Friday through Sunday. About 150 to 200 prospective students attend as the charter date traces to April 21, 1865. Activities include a dinner, opening party at Wilson Field House, a Saturday program in the auditorium, a 1:30 style show, recreation at the pool, an intrasquad track meet, a Charter Days banquet, and announcements of Mr. and Miss OU chosen by student vote. Faculty sponsor is Prof. Wayne Angell.
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Ottawa University
Commons
Wilson Field House
Shirley Benson
Joanne Whiteman
University Program of Education
University
Myra Moor
Cook Field
Bill Boucek
Ruth Turnbull
O. U
QO. U
Norma Stuermer
Wayne Angell
Weatherman forecasts rain for Kansas tonight and tomorrow
Weatherman Richard Garrett of Topeka says southern and eastern Kansas may see rain as a wide southwest United States rain area moves east and north. Ottawa reported a high of 50 and a low of 26 with today slightly warmer overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Topeka
United States
Ottawa
Voter thanks from Howard Duncan in primary races
Howard Duncan thanks supporters from the Primary Election Ties for their ably backed effort. This political appeal notes appreciation to voters and carries a campaign tone suitable for a public notice.
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Howard Duncan
Pol
Ottawa Flyers Dinner Honors Aviation Progress
Members of the Ottawa Flyers Club and their spouses gathered at the North American Hotel for a Monday evening dinner. John A. Bailey of TWA Kansas City spoke about progress in aviation and showed an overseas service film. A Super G Constellation scale model door prize, won by John Carlton, was presented. 47 attended.
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Ottawa Flyers Club
George Barnes
John A. Bailey
TWA
Kansas City
Bailey
John Carlton
Car Theft Spree Halted By Police
Howard Lee Allen fifteen and Nathan E Morgan sixteen attempted escape from Topeka Boys Industrial School in a string of stolen cars. They stole from a Topeka used car lot, hid in Ottawa, and rode a 1952 Dodge to Emporia where police detained them. Morgan faces grand larceny charges. Allen, a juvenile, will be returned to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Lee Allen
Nathan E. Morgan
Topeka Boys Industrial School
Emporia
Topeka
Ottawa
Hickory Street
Minnick Motor Company
Minnick
Jay Brown
Morgan
Allen
Boys Industrial School
Paola senior class dance invites seven area high schools
Ottawa, Garnett, Osawatomie, Spring Hill, Louisburg, Baldwin and Olathe students are invited to a Paola senior class dance on March 28 to raise funds for the senior trip. Rock and roll DJ Dilson will perform. Lamb Ambulance 380.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High School
Paola
Dilson
Otttawa
Garnett
Osawatomie
Spring Hill
Louisburg
Baldwin
Olathe
Resolutions Approved At Flood Meet In Emporia Kansas
Flood control and water conservation resolutions urged continued Army Engineers projects on eastern Kansas streams. About 1,200 attendees from Marais des Cygnes to Walnut valleys backed the measures, with 900 to 1,000 signatures on petitions. Governor Docking and legislators attended briefly before leaving for Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Army Engineers
Kansas
Emporia
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho-Cottonwood
Marmaton
Verdigris
Walnut
George Docking
Topeka
Ottawa
la Cygne
Quenemo
Melvern
Col
E. C. Adams
Kansas City
Myron DeGeer
Tulsa
Okla
Corps of Engineers
Lamar Phillips
Department of Agriculture
Phillips
Soil Conservation Service
Docking appoints Beatty and Wiles to Kansas Corporation Commission
Governor George Docking named two attorneys to the Kansas Corporation Commission. Marion Beatty of Topeka and Harry G. Wiles of St. John were appointed, expanding the commission with experienced legal professionals.
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Topeka
George Docking
Marion Beatty
Harry G. Wiles
St. John
Kansas Corporation Commission
Hutchinson Man Died At Wheel
Ralph George Coffee, 66, of Hutchinson died behind the wheel of a 1951 Ford pickup on the Franklin Anderson county line near Richmond. Coffee slumped over while driving a house trailer. Thomas Powell, 19, reported to authorities. Cause of death unknown but suspected heart attack or stroke. autopsy to determine exact cause.
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Ralph George Coffee
Hutchinson
Franklin-Anderson
Richmond
Highway Patrol
Coffee
Thomas Powell
Garnett
Britain Ready To Conciliate In Cyprus Dispute
London reports Britain will accept NATO mediation between Britain Greece and Turkey over Cyprus. Colonial Secretary Lennox-Boyd told Parliament NATO would urge a truce as EOKA offers peace in exchange for Archbishop Makarios release. If Makarios calls for peace, detention in Seychelles could end.
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London
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cyprus
Alan Lennox- Boyd
House of Commons
NATO
Greece
Turkey
Lennox-Boyd
Makarios
Union-with- Greece
Mediterranean
EOKA
Seychelle Islands
Indian Ocean
Lennox - Boyd
Seychelles
Two Injured As Car Hit Tractor Near Ottawa
Ottawan Marvin Gentner 44 and Thomas Whitaker 72 were injured when Whitaker in a 1941 Ford struck Gentner’s 1955 John Deere tractor on US 59, 242 miles south of Ottawa. Gentner suffered multiple serious injuries. Whitaker had facial and scalp wounds and chest injuries. Both were hospitalized at Ransom Memorial.
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Ottawa
Marvin John Gentner
S. Mulberry
Thomas Lowe Whitaker
S. Main
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Gentner
Whitaker
Marvin Gentner
Ford
Thomas Whitaker
Accidant
Npgeice
Highway Patrol
Bob Conaty
Severance Tax Measure Ready
Topeka reports the Senate Taxation Committee detailing a proposed two percent severance tax on oil and gas plus existing property taxes. The measure aims for floor debate, with a separate five percent tax bill also under consideration. Gov Docking would veto any sales tax increase.
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Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Senate
Howard Immel
A- Lola
Oil and Gas Committee
House
George Docking
Docking
Union Head Brewster Profited In Horse Stable Scandal
Senate investigators revealed Frank W. Brewster profited from an equal partnership in a Seattle race stable with George Newell, an insurance man who funded operations yet faced losses. Brewster received 44,366.03 upon dissolution while Newell lost 40,712.75, with $5,000 yearly “salary” payments in 1951 1953 for “stable manager” duties amid disputes over notes and accounting.
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Washington
I — Senate
Frank W. Brewster
Seattle
Teamsters Union
Pierre Salinger
Senate
George Newell
Brewster
Newell
Salinger
Newall
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Knight
Charles Tait
San Francisco
Corn loan and purchase agreements for 1956 corn crop
Russell Wray announces that Franklin County is in the commercial area where 1956 corn loan and purchase agreements will be available through April 1. Growers who met farm acreage allotments or Soil Bank base acreage requirements can receive a top support of $1.50 per bushel nationally, about 84 percent of the October 1 1956 parity price, while non cooperators in Franklin County receive $1.26 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Wray
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Franklin County
Hoffa Indicted Over Senate Probe Bribery Allegations
Washington report states James R. Hoffa the Teamsters leader faced an indictment alleging conspiracy and bribery to obtain secrets from the Senate racketeers inquiry.
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Washington
James R
Jimmy) Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Senate
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John Lamb
Rotary
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A. R. Petersen
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Leonard Allen
Sami Christerson
Floyd Coffman
Charles Knight
Dean Nossinger
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