Side Swipes Remembrance of a Lakeside Organ Purchase
Side Swipes reports Mrs. Gregory Smith recalls a Saunders Music Co sale to Walter Butler and a Lakeside organ bought in Olathe from W. G. Saunders’ father. The piece mentions an old two pedal pump organ and references local names and events including a cerebral palsy telethon, TV appearances, and local community notices.
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Gregory Smith
B21 West
Saunders Music Co
Walter Butler
Lakeside
Olathe
W. G. Saunders
Kee
Shirley Rule
William Rule
Wichita
Ottawa
KAKE
National
Cerebral Palsy Association
Shirley
James Brown
Rip Masters
Rin’ Tin Tin
Walter Meyer
N. Oak
Pansy Rule
Judge Favors Photos In Court
Wichita district judge Clark Wallace of Kansas’s 24th district opposed courtroom bans on cameras and said photographs in court disturb proceedings though he was unaware cameras were present during Pratt hearing. He urged better relations with newspapers as a communication channel.
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Wichita
Wichita Bar Assn
Clark Wallace
24Th Judicial District of Kansas
Pratt
Williamsburg District Opts Out Of High School Merger Plan
In Franklin county, Williamsburg's Willard Binns says residents voted 39 to last week against merger with four districts leaving Richmond Lane Rantoul and Princeton still considering consolidation. Williamsburg plans a combined high grade building long term. Richmond officials say a consolidation meeting remains scheduled but skepticism remains due to unpaid debts and new bonds.
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Franklin County
Willard Binns
Williamsburg
Richmond
Lane
Rantoul
Princeton
Binns
Burg
Kampschroeder
W. C. Kampschroeder
al Pickett
Pickert
Joint Program For Education In Liberal Arts And Engineering
Ottawa University announces a five year joint program with University of Kansas and Kansas State College for double bachelor degrees in liberal arts and engineering. Andrew B. Martin and W. D. Bemmels say students study three years at Ottawa, then transfer to KU or Kansas State for engineering. Memorial Auditorium event on May 1 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
University of Kansas
Kansas State College
Andrew B. Martin
W. D. Bemmels
Ottawa
K.U
Kansas State
O. U
Martin
Dean Bemmels
Ottawa U
Floods End Five Years Of Drought In Texas
Storms across Texas brought wild winds and floods ending drought in some areas while causing deaths and property damage. A 12 year old student died as a school bus was trapped by flood near Lometa. Tornadoes hit central Texas as heavy rains lingered in the east. Corsicana, Tyler, Electra reported drought relief. Dallas and Fort Worth saw record rainfall since 1951 and 1949 respectively. About 200 people remained displaced in Brownwood due to Lake Brownwood overflow.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Lometa
Waco
Brownwood
Corsicana Sun
Corsicana
Tyler Courier-Times
Electra
Fort Worth
Trinity
Lake Brownwood
Pegan Bayou
More Showers Are Forecast For Ottawa Area
Ottawa enjoys bright afternoon sun but the weather bureau says the spell will be brief. Mostly cloudy skies, thunderstorms, rain or snow are forecast tonight into Thursday with scattered showers in the east and south. Cooler conditions expected tomorrow and rainfall totals across several towns are listed, led by Eureka 1.22 and Sedan 1.20 inches.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Eureka
Sedan
Howard
Longton
Beaumont
Coffeyville
Independence
Chanute
Oswego
Iola
Gridley
Lebo
Emporia
Waverly
Topeka
Weather forecast: scattered storms and cooler temperatures
Partly cloudy this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms likely southwest late this afternoon or evening. Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with occasional rain or snow northwest and scattered showers and thunderstorms east and south tonight and southeast and extreme east Thursday. Warmer east and central this afternoon, turning cooler northwest and extreme west tonight and Thursday. Low tonight near 30 extreme northwest to 50s southeast. High Thursday 50s northwest to 70s extreme southeast.
Petitions Filed For Willow Street Resurfacing
Petition signed by 72 Franklin county property owners asks to resurface parts of Willow and Fifteenth streets. County Attorney Don White will examine signatures for sufficiency. If approved, county pays 60 percent, Lincoln township 25 percent, benefiting property owners 15 percent. Plans align with Main Street resurfacing to reduce costs.
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Willow Street
Fifteenth Street
Franklin County
Don White
White
Benefit District
Tenth Street
Fifteenth
Allen Corner
Fifteenth and
Willow
County
Lincoln Township
Fred Gardner
Main Street
State Highway Commission
Gardner
Let Contracts For Road Work Let Contracts For Road Work
State highway commission approved bids totaling 1,170,000 for highway improvements in southeast Kansas. Franklin county projects include 2.6 miles of grading from Lane to Moran for 47,035 and 0.9 mile surface and culvert from Williamsburg northwest with Alderman Construction. Ottawa firms Killough Construction and Alderman share other contracts totaling 7,350 and 3,895. In Miami county five miles of grading east from Paola and five miles west from US 69 near its junction with topeka were awarded to M. W. Watson of Topeka for 96,830. Weather and river levels noted. seating work planned in Anderson and Coffey counties with Freete Construction winning 8,835.
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Kansas
State Highway Commission
Franklin County
Lane
John S. McAdam
Moran
Williamsburg
Alderman Construction
Pany
Ottawa
Killough
Tion Company
Miami County
Paola
Tha
Louisburg
W. Watson
Topeka
Elks Attend State Convention from Ottawa Kansas
Ottawa Elks and their wives will attend the 51st Kansas Elks Association state convention in Wichita. The group includes Paul Perkins Howard Doman Lloyd Stafford E W Swanson E W Crandall Rev John Sweigart Dr W H Lennard and others. Kay Crites will receive a Kansas Elks Scholarship Award. The Ottawa Elks ritual team will compete with last year’s officers.
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Ottawa Elks
Wichita
Kansas Elks Association
Paul Perkins
Howard Doman
Lloyd Stafford
E. W. Swanson
E. W. Crandall
John Sweigart
W. H. Lennard
Weilepp
Russell
Crites
Kay
Eldon Sehnoke
Glen Wicke
Kay Crites
Kansas Elks
Kansas
Glen Dallas
Hunter Wicke
Crandall
Methodists Knight
Methodists vote to end segregation in church structure
Minneapolis delegates overwhelmingly approve a resolution to abolish racial segregation in the church’s administrative system and call on Methodists nationwide to actively stamp out discrimination. The debate highlighted the long standing North South divide over a jurisdiction based on race rather than geography, with emotional pleas from both sides.
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Minneapolis
Atty
Charles Parlin
Englewood
N.J
W. Sproule Boyd
Johnstown
William S. Evans
Kelly L. Jackson
Baltix
God
Jesus Christ
Jobs Plentiful For This O.A. Student
Eugene Hardinger of Ottawa, a senior physics major at Ottawa University, reports strong demand for scientists and has received three graduate assistantship offers. Civil Service in Washington offered a summer physicist job at Diamond Fuse Laboratories, while a Kansas City firm also offered summer work. He selected the Maryland graduate school option and plans to take the summer position in Washington.
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Eugene Hardinger
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Hardinger
Ottawa High
Hardinger School
Wil LE
Civil Service
Washington
Kansas City
University of Maryland
Diamond Fuse Laboratories
Button announces for county commissioner district 3
J H Button of Centropolis announces candidacy for county commissioner district 3 north district. He seeks Republican primary support on August 7. A Centropolis farmer with a 240 acre stock and grain farm, he has lived there all his life and is a longtime church member and former school board trustee.
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J. H. Button
Centropolis
Button
United’ S Presbyterian Church
Ottawa
Centropolis Township
Farm prices rise in Kansas for month to April 15
Prices received by Kansas farmers rose four percent for the month ending April 15, remaining six percent below last year. Increases in wheat, corn, barley, grain sorghum, meat animals, hay and butterfat drove the gain, offset by declines in chickens, eggs, wholesale milk and turkeys. Rummage Late at Federated. Church Basement, Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ottawa group to attend international child evangelism conference
Seven Ottawa residents will join the 10th Annual International Conference of the Child Evangelism Fellowship in Wichita on Monday May 7. Delegates from around the world will gather for the public sessions expected to draw 700 attendees. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Leo Thomas Mrs. Elvin Malburg Miss Rita Malburg Mrs. Fred Rapp Mrs. Charles Peterson and Mrs. Cecil Farris. Sacred Heart rummage sale Friday and Saturday at Servatins Plumbing Shop.
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Ottawa
Wichita
Leo Thomas
Elvin Malburg
Rita Malburg
Fred Rapp
Charles Peterson
Cecil Farris
Tax Equalization Hearings Set By County Board
County Clerk Bruce Spears announces notices go to property owners with valuation changes over the past year. The board of equalization will sit May 21 for 10 days to hear protests on assessments. Owners must apply for an appointment in Spears office to be heard, after which the clerk notifies them of the board decision.
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Bruce Spearssy
Equalization Board
Spears
Kansas Towns Approve Bonds Across Four Districts
Across four Kansas communities residents approved bond issues totaling 6.738 million dollars. Caney passed 481 to 424 for a municipal pool. Topeka approved a 6 million school bond 5,884 to 2,264, the largest in decades. Columbus district 58 voted 1,000 to 460 for two new elementary schools. Emporia backed 175,000 for high school renovations by 1,145 to 599, adding to a 588,000 last year.
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Kansas
Caney
Topeka
Columbus
Emporia
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McPherson Fish and Game Association
Bull Shoals
Anchor Savings & Loan
A & B Cafe
Litwin’s
Grover Knight Clothing
City Barber Shop
W. M. Ireland
Beller Studio
Unique Beauty Bar
Monarch Billiards
Bob's Clothing Store
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John A. Milton
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Petite Shop
Newfield Jewelry
Madison's Jewelry
North American Hotel and Coffee
Scotty Tailoring Shop
Anderson and Byrd
Dr. H
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Douglas Bros
Patricia Else
William Else
Main
Charlotte Smiley
Charles Smiley
Hickory
Carol Chism
Lindel Chism
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Anderson County
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Federated
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