Ottawa area notices and auctions mix with hospital update
Mrs and Mrs Clinton Haines travel to Cassadaga N Y for death in the Haines family. Auction items planned at Highway Cafe Ottawa and 820 S Poplar home of Sara Nisely estate. Terry Silvius recovering from surgery at St Luke's in Kansas City. Two traffic fines settled in County Court. People visiting local residents Boucek home on Main Street.
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Charles E. Nisely
Sara C. Nisely
S. Poplar
Terry Silvius
John Silvius
Wellsville
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
Lloyd R. Nuckolls
Highway Patrol
Charles E. Gorges
Fed
Five Million in U S Need Help for Alcohol Addiction
Mrs Matty Mann founder of the National Council on Alcoholism told the opening session of the annual conference that about five million Americans need help to overcome excessive drinking. She said 70 million adults drink and one in fourteen is an alcoholic needing assistance. Most alcoholics are married and at home with families.
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New York
Matty Mann
The
National Council On Alcoholism
U.S
Elvis Presley Enlists and Heads to Fort Hood
Elvis Presley will spend his last full day at Fort Chaffee before heading to Fort Hood Texas for eight weeks of basic training with the 2nd Armored Division. The 22 year old rock star marked GI equipment during processing and said he likes Texas and began his career there.
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FT. Chffee
Ark
Elvis A. Presley
Ft. Hood
Tex
2Nd Armored Division
Presley
Texas
Missouri Pacific Allowed to Cut Off Two Trains
TOPEKA The Missouri Pacific railroad has been granted permission by the Kansas Corporation Commission to discontinue two passenger train runs and halt service on portions of its network. Officials say the action will affect several routes and route numbers, with commuters and freight users awaiting official timetable updates.
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Topeka
Missouri Paro Railroad
The
Kansas ‘Corporan Omnes
Possible Soviet policy shifts loom in new parliament session
Washington officials consider three main possibilities from the Soviet session. Rumored Bulganin resignation could bring a new premier to meet Eisenhower at a possible summit. A disarmament move might include testing suspension or halting weapon production, possibly announced to the Supreme Soviet. Khrushchev remains the power, and any policy change is unlikely to alter overall Soviet foreign aims. The U.S. urges an international inspection regime to police any suspension, amid concerns over verification and sneak tests.
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Washington
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
State Department
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
U.S
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
United States
Mystery Death of US Agent Dugan Found in Tokyo Bay
U S Army says lab tests provide no culprit but cannot confirm cause of death of M Sgt Emmett E Dugan Crafton Pennsylvania intelligence agent. Dugan disappeared February 4 and his body was found March 12 in Tokyo Bay with no water in lungs or poisons detected. Officials note death may remain unknown while citing ongoing investigation into his Communist China information work.
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Camp Zama
Japan
U.S. Army
Army
Tokyo Bay
Emmett E. Dugan
Crafton
Dugan
Maud
China
Seek Clemency For Private Powers Amid World War II Flight
U S Embassy in Paris has received about 15000 letters urging President Eisenhower to grant clemency to Army private Wayne Powers of Livingston County Missouri who fled in 1944 to live with French woman Yvette Beloase. Powers, 37, is held in Verdun stockade awaiting court martial on desertion with death possible.
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Paris
U.S
Eisenhower
Wayne Powers
Livingston County
Saar
France
Germany
Low Countries
Switzerland
Power
Verdun
Powers
St. Quentin
Yvette Beloase
Traffic Toll In Topeka Kansas 1958 Summary
State Accident Records list 84 traffic fatalities in 1958 to date and 113 for the same period in 1957, reflecting the ongoing toll in Topeka area. The report covers the past 24 hours with 0 new fatalities recorded.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hospital Notes: Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions for Stephanie Melroy Clyde County Nichols Rex Jordan and others with addresses on Tremont N Main Ash Cedar Locust and RFD 2. Births include a Weber child weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces and other newborns in the period with doctor and family details.
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Stephanie Melroy
Tremont
Clyde Co
Nichols
N. Main
Rex Jordan
Kwai Voted Best Movie of the Year at Oscars
Hollywood gala marked the 30th Academy Awards with The Bridge on the River Kwai named best picture. Red Buttons won supporting actor for his first film while Miyoshi Umeki became the first Japanese to win the category. Joanne Woodward wore a self sewn dress and Alec Guinness earned top honours for his acting. David Lean received best director and Sammy Cahn Jimmy Van Heusen took best song for All the Way.
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Hollywood
Joanne Woodward
Britain
Alec Guinness
Buttons
U.S
Miyoshi Umeki
Miss Woodward
Dior
Don Lopez
David Lean
Kwai
Sammy Cahn
Jimmy van Huesen
More Snow For Western Kansas
Rain and snow dumped moisture on western Kansas with Garden City reporting .32 inch Goodland .07 and Hill City .02. Snow depths remained four inches at Goodland while Hill City held five inches and Russell three. more rain was forecast for the area tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Goodland
Hill City
Russell
Funeral for Mrs J H Bud Wilson at St Paul AME
Funeral services for Mrs L H Bud Wilson who died March 21 were held March 26 at St Paul A M E Church. Rev H L Vaughn and others officiated. Pallbearers included Roy Lewis Frank Price Earl Hughes Lewis Smith George Small Steve Garrett Hal Townsend Pearl Edwards. Hymns were sung by a church choir directed by Mrs Kitty Armstrong. Mrs F ayette Brown sang a solo with Velma Prince accompaniment. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
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Bud
Storm Warning Meeting Set for Ottawa Area
Air Force representatives will meet with the Ottawa Ground Observer Corps unit on April 14 to plan a storm warning system for the Ottawa area. Mayor and local officials were invited while observers' minimum age is lowered to 12, with adults supervising. Interested persons should contact Mrs. Willa Henderson or Don White. The next regular meeting is 7:30 p.m. Monday in city hall.
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Air Force
Ottawa Ground Observer Corps
Ottawa
Don White
Ottawa Post
White
Willa Henderson
City Hall
Local Markets Wheat and Barley Prices Reported
Market notes show wheat 1.00, barley 1.05, soybeans 0.63, rye 1.75, with scores 51 48 31 and fractions 0.27 0.27, reflecting regional commodity trading values.
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Clinton Haines
Logan
Cassadaga
N.Y
Haines
Augusta Hanes
Pvt
EL Asa
Jimmy Hastings
Highway Cafe
Sacred Heart Church
Jay Ellis
Hawking Community Club
Don Brown
Ottawa High School
Skelgas
Jim Moherman
William Arnold
Arnold
Calvin Webster
Council Grove
Marvin Webster
Dallesport, Wash
William Boucek
S. Main
Elvis Presley
Russia
East 2Nd
Northern Kansas Telephone Co
Lois Smith
Yvette
Audt
Ben Printy & Son
First National Bank
William Weber
Merle McLain
Williamsburg
A. E. Wards
RFD
Peynona
Paul S. Hughes
Cedar
Eugene McDowell
S. Locust
Rolla F. Miler
Baldwin
Paine
Albright
Chino Slim
Slips
Famous Label
Comfort
P. m
Larry) Crater
Lela J. Manafield
Ottawa Shrine No
Order of the White Shrine of
Jerusalem
W.H.P
W.C
Lanah Cameron
Isabelle Jacobsen
W. Scribe
Paul W. Phillips
C-O
Ottawa Herald
General Services
M. Ruth Martin
Lteratio
Letha Boecker
Robert Barnes
Paines Bootery
Red Cross
aCece
Black Patent
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