Spring Snowstorm Hits Ottawa And Kansas
The first day of spring brought heavy snow and cold across Ottawa and much of Kansas. Ottawa High School faced boiler outages while students endured winter coats. The 1912 snow tale is recalled, with horse deliveries by Bell Telephone workers and shelter dogs finding homes. Weekend totals and regional moisture are noted amid broad midwestern winter remnants.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Ottawa High School
Mania Elder
Sored
Cel
Bell Telephone Co
Jevel
Wedap
ePee
Miss Elder
Kramer Drug Store
Bodley Hack
Second
Greeley Infant Died In Sleep
An infant, Timmy Rockers two months old, died in bed in Greeley Kas. His father Pvt Martin Rockers is in the army at Fort Ord California and was expected home tonight. Coroner Dr R K White said autopsy found death from a glandular disorder. Surviving are his parents a twin brother Tommy two grandmothers Mrs Lena Rockers of Greeley and Mrs Nick Thimmesch Fulton Kas. Funeral services are pending.
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Greeley
Kas
Timmy Rockers
Martin Rockers
Ft. Ord
Calif
R. KE. White
Garnett
Anderson County
Tommy
Lena Rockers
Nick Thimmesch
Fulton
O U President To College Meetings
Ottawa University's President Andrew B. Martin departs for Chicago to attend the 60th anniversary North Central Association meeting for colleges and secondary schools and a separate gathering of church related colleges under the Commission on Christian Higher Education of the Association of American Colleges. The North Central theme is Enduring Values in Education. Goss's Style Review is on Tue Mar 22, with a Memorial Audit and admission 50 cents. For a ride to polls call VI71 or BB c-1ti.
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Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Chicago
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Central Area
Commission On Christian Higher Education
The
Association of American Colleges
North Central
Wichita Seeks Hearing on Current Water Legislation
Wichita city officials moved to outline opposition to House Bill 342 and Senate Bill 297, labeling them a threat to water supply. Boeing Wichita called the measures intolerable for industry as city leaders urged unity with other cities to defeat the bills while supporting a proposed state water resources board.
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Wichita
House of Representatives
Boeing Airplane Company
Ralph, Walz
Fred Aley
Topeka
Wichita City
Kansas
Snow Warning for East Kansas and Surrounding Areas
Eastern Kansas Northwestern Missouri and Central Iowa face a heavy snow warning issued at noon. A belt 50 miles wide from Wichita to Mason City is expected to accumulate 3 to 6 inches by midnight. The alert covers St Joseph Wichita Des Moines and Mason City area.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Wichita
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Mason City
Atomic submarine Nautilus reshapes naval warfare outlook
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee praised the Nautilus after an all night cruise, saying atomic powered submarines will change naval strategy. They noted the ship can circle the globe submerged at full speed and commended Rear Adm. Hyman Rickover for guiding its development. The group cited deep dives beyond 300 feet and hailed the ship as evidence of a new era in naval power.
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Groton Conn
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
Frank T. Watkins
Full Slates For Pomona Election
Pomona voters will decide on candidates at the April 5 city election. At recent caucuses the Citizens' Ticket nominated Walter Johnson for mayor Carl Johnson for police judge E E Humberd D T Pierce Ray Collins Bob Parks and George Kelley for council. The Independent Ticket named Harold iKing for mayor T R Sedgwick for police judge John Huderson J R Gilliland Roy English John Dickey and Ralph Fanning for council. For ride to polls call 117 or 1016 and 88-c-1t.
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Pomona
Citizens
Walter Johnson
Carl Johnson
D. T. Pierce
Ray Collins
Bob Parks
George Kelley
Harold iKing
T. R. Sedgwick
John Huderson
Cars Demolished In Skidding Accident Near County Line
Three people were injured in a series of crashes on US 59 near the Franklin Douglas county line. Jodie Cale 49 Ottawa skidded a 1947 Chevrolet into a northbound 1946 Dodge pickup driven by Ralph Stewart 30 Wichita. Mrs Stewart suffered neck lacerations and facial fractures. both were hospitalized.
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Art Jensen
Bob County
Franklin - Douglas County
Jodie Cale
Ottawa
Ralph D. Stewart
S. Cedar
Cale
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Cole
Stewart
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas
Jensen
County
Beto Junction
Patricia Fox
Anthony
E. L. Monroe
Wichita
Monroe
Robert D. Ferguson
Ferguson
James L. Coe
Carl Popp
Kansas City
Vernon Brumgardt
Atchison
G. H. Snyder
Loretta Mae Means
Olathe
G. C. Kasselman
Hutchinson
George J. Enderle, Jr
Shawnee
Kas
Chevrolet
Norman Liebold
Topeka
Liebold
Kasselman
Snyder
Coffey County
Burlington
Intruder Attacks KU Housemother at Beta Theta Pi
A 67 year old KU housemother at the Beta Theta Pi house was assaulted at gunpoint by a Negro intruder who forced his way into her room early Sunday. She was reported in satisfactory condition at a local hospital. Mrs. Bert A. Weber alerted her doctor and a fellow housemother after the attack as law enforcement officers were summoned.
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Lawrence
Kas
University of Kansas
Bert A. Weber
Beta Theta Pi
Nominate School Board Candidates In City Primary
Ottawang votes in a city primary to nominate six of seven school board candidates for the April 6 city election. Nine precincts open 8 a m to 6 p m. Voters select three of seven. six top vote getters advance. Also on ballot are Kenneth Andrews and Ivan Brown for city commissioner of utilities and streets, with auto nominating.
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Ottawang
School Board
L. B. Payne
A. Berglund
R. C. Winchester
Ben
Weather forecast and scattered data fragment
Cold wave warnings shift southeast this afternoon with occasional snow and blowing snow in the northeast. Tonight mostly cloudy with diminishing winds. Tuesday warmer west with highs in the 30s. Weekend readings include highs near 48 and 35, lows around 43 and 23. Hourly 24 hour temps noted. report mentions a critical condition and rescue efforts related to an aviation incident with Civil Aeronautics Board investigation.
Springfield Air Crash Kills 12 Injures 23
An American Airlines Convair crashed two miles north of Springfield airport killing 12 and injuring 23. The craft carried a three member crew and 32 passengers with only pilot Jack Pripish surviving. Survivors included John G. Punch and Roy Britton, hospitalized. The crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. after flight from Newark to Tulsa with stops at several cities.
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Springfield
American Airlines
Jack Pripish
Chicago
Rita Madaj
J. F. Walker
Los Angeles
Jake Miller
Coffeyville
Carl McCrary
Glenn Hendrix
Robert Browning
Chappaqua
N.Y
Newark
N. J
Tulsa
Okla
Syracuse
Rochester
Detroit
St Louis
John G. Punch
Dallas, Tex
Roy Britton
Carrol Oil Co
Ada
Crash survivor recalls eerie flight to Springfield
A 15 year old from Chappaqua New York Robert Browning survived the American Airlines crash. He described waking on the ground with no initial injuries and later feeling ill. He noted fog and a rough landing as authorities and ambulances arrived. Browning was en route to visit friends in Springfield and remains in critical condition.
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Springfield
Robert Browning
Chappaqua
N.Y
American Airlines
Robert
School Officials Oppose Politics in Activities Assn
Ottawa educators reject a bill to abolish the High School Activities Association and move control to a new division of the State Department of Education. Leroy Hood and Henry Parker urge legislators to kill the measure, warning loss of local control would harm school activities.
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Ottawa
Kansas
High School Activities Association
E. A. Thomas
State Department of Education
Leroy Hood
Ottawa High School
Activities Association
Henry A. Parker
Thomas
Activities
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