Ottawa High seniors attend Kansas Future Farmers meet
Five Ottawa High School vocational agriculture seniors Emery Corbett Duane Anderson Mariel Macy Gerald Schneider and Charles Tanstedt travel to Manhattan for the Kansas Association of Future Farmers of America annual meeting with instructor S 5 Bergsma.
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Ottawa High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Manhattan
Kansas Association of Future Farmers of America
Emery Corbett
Duane Anderson
Mariel Macy
Gerald Schneider
Charles Tannstedt
S. 5. Bergsma
June Draft Call in Kansas Set for 139 Men
Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell, state selective service director, announced today that Kansas has set a draft call for 139 men. The notice outlines the June draft schedule and confirms Topekawa as the selection area for this call.
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Kansas
Topekawa
Joe Nickell
Selective Service
Three City Car Crashes Saturday and Sunday
Police logged three city wrecks over the weekend raising the year total to 75. The first crash occurred about 12 20 p m Saturday on South Main involving a 1950 Chevy driven by Betty Jane Smith and a 1951 Mercury driven by Ralph Lawson causing tens of dollars in damage. A second wreck at 4 23 p m Saturday on West 17th involved a backed 1980 Ford truck driven by Gilbert Kaufman colliding with a 195? Model A Coupe driven by Barbara Jackson, with about 30 dollars damage to the truck. The third incident Sunday at 6 35 p m on Second and Winter saw a 1948 Chevy driven by James E Hally with damaged brakes, resulting in a collision with a 1955 Dodge driven by S C Sweezey. The Dodge suffered no damage and Hally was arrested for operating with defective brakes.
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South Main
Betty Jane Smith
Waverly
Ralph Lawsson
Lawrence
West 17Th Street
Gilbert Kaufman
Moundridge
Barbara Jackson
James E. Hally
S. C. Sweezey
Rt. 2
Ottawa
Hally
Diem strikes at shrinking Bao Dai army
In Saigon, Premier Ngo Dinh Diem renewed pressure on Bao Dai's dwindling forces, with National Army troops storming Cho Lon and capturing the Binh Xuyen commander’s old HQ. U.S. support tied to anti-Communist aims. A national assembly was set to depose the absentee ex-emperor.
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Diem
Bao Dai
Ngo Dinh Diem
French Riviera
National Army
Cho Lon
Binh Xuyen
Ibsen UC UI Asmaweageerg
Wee Merciat Society
Leity
Paris
National
Tiem
National Assembly
U.S
J. Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
Washington
Randolph Kidder
Williams
Baxter
Darkias
May Starts With Weather Records In Ottawa Kansas
May opened with a local weather milestone as Ottawa recorded a record high low of 69 degrees on May 2. A shower dropped 0.03 inches yesterday afternoon while high reached 85. April rainfall totaled 2.02 inches, 1.09 inches below normal, with April 18 at 86 and a freezing 31 on May 8. Worden in Douglas county logged 1.28 inches in April. Western Kansas expected cooler, eastern Kansas forecasts show possible showers tonight.
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Ottawa
Ane Inch
John P. Kelsey
Ottowa
Worden
Douglas County
Walter Schwarz
Worlden
Waverly Men Partner In Chinchilla Raising Venture
A Kansas agricultural meeting in Ottawa and planned sessions in Wichita Colby and Salina featured speakers from the U S Department of Agriculture. Discussions covered farm family impacts and stabilization programs as warm weather and scattered showers affected the region with highs from the 60s to 90s.
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Ward
U. S. Department
In of Agriculture
Ottawa
Bettor
Chinchillas
Wichita
Colby
Department of Agriculture
Jand
Dodge City
Polio Suspect Found To Have Mumps In California
An eight year old boy isolated as a possible polio case at Sacramento County Hospital was diagnosed with mumps. The child, son of air force personnel stationed at Mather Air Force Base, had moments of illness after polio vaccine inoculation but the suspect condition was ruled as mumps. Local health officer J. O Church announced the finding last night.
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Sacramento
Calif
Mather Air Force Base
Sacramento County Hospital
Church
World May Day Rallies Marked by Tensions and Protests
Workers around the world staged traditional May Day marches reflecting East West tensions. In France and Algeria confrontations left at least 41 injured while leaders from various regions sought unity among labor and agricultural groups in Topeka. Zhukov warned of imperialist provocations as Mao and Peiping watched parades, and Pope Pius XII urged social peace in St. Peter’s Square despite global ideological strains.
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France
Ittawa
Kansas
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Group
J. E. Pallesen
Topeka
The
Agriculture Marketing Service
Roy Freeland
Kansas Board of Agriculture
J. Sykes
Department of Agriculture
Sykes
Moscow
Eisenhowl
Georgi Zhukov
St. Joseph
Zhukov
West Germany
Peiping Radio
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping
Peng Chen
Fort ‘Manta
Vatican City
Pius XII
Italy
St. Peter’s Square
Pontiff
Hall Plans Solid Ike Delegation
Kansas Governor Fred Hall told Oklahoma Young Republicans he has started plans to elect a solid loyal Eisenhower delegation from Kansas to the next national Republican convention. He said he wants to ensure the president can count on full strength at the convention.
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Tulsa
Fred Hall
Kansas
Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Hall
Ottawa University Choir Delights at First Baptist Concert
A large Ottawa audience heard the university choir directed by Edgar D. Kerr with Mrs. Kerr at the organ. The 37 singers performed pieces from a western tour including Benedictis The Creation and Lone some Valley with notable solos by Joe Henning II and Shirley Copeland. The program showcased spirituals and sacred works, earning praise for execution and musicianship.
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Ottawa University
First Baptist Church
Edgar D. Kerr
Kerr
Kansas
Colorado
Tom Scott
Lonesome
Weather forecast shows warm, partly cloudy day with storms possible
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with scattered showers or thunderstorms and windy conditions mainly east and south. Showers or thunderstorms east tonight and extreme east Tuesday, otherwise mostly fair and cooler west tonight and central portions Tuesday. Highs in the 70s northwest to extreme southeast, lower 60s northwest today, upper 40s to north tonight. Overnight readings show modest cooling and a river level around 69 feet.
Opening of Big Four Talks Sees Optimistic Air
In Phoenix Aziz Cohen reports two gunmen broke into the Cohen home after midnight claiming a special delivery letter. Mrs Cohen, trapped in a bedroom, fired once missing. a bullet hit the wall four feet from her head. Her husband Maxwell Cohen, president of Wilco Ot Co Wichita, says four shots were fired by him as the men fled in a car.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Kallas
Cohen
Mra. Cohen
Lm ‘Mes
Max A. Cohen
Wilco Ot Co
Wichita
Spacing Polio Shots Key Says Salk
Dr Jonas Salk told the American Society for Clinical Investigation that proper timing between polio vaccine doses is crucial. He recommended two to four weeks between the first two shots and a third shot 7 to 10 months later to maximize immunity and build a lasting antibody wall.
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Atlantic City
No. W
Jonas
Salk
Therigger
Jury Chosen for City Damage Suit Against Tucker Estate
Jurors were selected in district court this morning to hear the city's $35,000 claim for repairs at the local power plant tied to the estate of late Topeka contractor Arthur Tucker. Ralph Glenn and Betty Gesey named executors face Central Surety & Insurance Corp. WJ Kansas City as a defendant. Douglas Gleason leads city counsel with local firm support. John B. Pierson and Glenn defend Tucker’s estate.
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Arthur Tucker
Hare
Tucker
Topeka
Ralph Glenn
Betty Gesey
Topela
Central Surety & Insurance Corporation
Kansas City
Forrest
Booth, Lyle, Enyart
AOR
Ponton
Douglas Gleason
State Dairy Show Sees 140 Animals Entered at Ottawa
The Kansas Holstein-Friesian Breeders Association held a state dairy show at Ottawa with 140 animals entered, 141 returned to farms, and a calf born Friday night to Phelps Brothers’ cow in Manhattan. Lions Club Ottawa presented two heifer calves to Franklin county boys, who will raise them until they calf, then return calves to the foundation. The Ottawa show was billed as the largest in nine years, with top animals from nine districts on display. The association will meet in Manhattan next February to select a site for next year’s show.
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Kansas Holstein - Friesian Breeders Association
Phelps Brothers
Manhattan
Fair Ground
Franklin County
Ottawa Lions Club
Clarence Higdon
Route 1
Quawa
Jerry Reser
Wellsville
Lions Club Dairy Foundation
Lions Club Foundation
Ottawa
State Holstein Association
Obtawa
Fairless Resigns As Board Chairman
Pittsburgh report says Benjamin F. Fairless of U S Steel Corp resigned today as board chairman. He will stay on as director and continue on the finance committee.
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Fairless
Pittsburgh
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Hope to Reach Agreement On Austrian Treaty
Vienna talks among the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union open to seal Austria new independence after 16 years of deadlock. U S Ambassador Thompson says progress possible and a Big Four ministers meeting could follow soon. Troop withdrawal in 90 days after ratification looms as the pact nears closure.
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Vienna
Austria
Auyone
United States
Britain
France
Ossia
Iriy
U.S
Llewellyn J. Thompson Jr
Uvelr
Lewellyn Ef. Thompson Dry "Ag
Blyour
Tha Ddalks
van T Tyichev
Geoffrey Wallinger
Roger Lalouette
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Julius Raab
Molotov
Russia
One Dead In Wichita Fire
A Wichita fire killed Cecil Packwood age 8 from asphyxiation and third degree burns. Two others, James Snyder aged 48 and Maxine Taffner aged 27, were injured after jumping from a second story window of a heavily damaged wood apartment building.
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Wichita m
Cecil Packwood
Packwood
Sam Smith
James Snyder
Maxine Taffner
Navy jet trainer missing near Prescott in bad weather
Seekers led by an Air Force rescue unit continued the search for a Navy TV2 trainer missing since Friday over Arizona rough terrain. Despite a prior sighting of a private plane, weather hindered recovery efforts as crews scoured about 25 miles south of Prescott with limited air traffic.
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Prescott
Ariz
Navy
Arizona
Ar Force
42Nd Air Rescue
March Field
TV2
Nella
AIS
Nev
el Paso
Henry Irvin
Onle
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Herald
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Kas
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Riviera
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