Area group forms plan for Eastern Kansas industry
Residents from 12 cities met in Paola to discuss forming an area organization to promote industry in eastern Kansas. Ottawa attendees included Paul Gaynor J F Cheney and Peg Carr. John Wilkerson of Kansas City was named chair of the steering committee, with Miss Carr Ottawa’s representative. A follow up meeting is planned in two weeks.
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Paola
Kansas
Ottawa
Paul Gaynor
Chamber of Commerce
J. F. Cheney
Peg Carr
John Wilkerson
Kansas City
Miss Carr
Zoning Talk At Ottawa Luncheon Meeting
Ottawa officials and county leaders met with the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon to discuss zoning. Marlin R Hodgell of Kansas State College urged city county cooperation and outlined zoning types from three mile to countywide plans and state law procedures, noting federal aid on joint comprehensive plats.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Marlin R. Hodgell
Kansas State College
Hodgell
Drop Charges Against Kendall at Homewood Tavern
Kendall, proprietor of the Homewood Tavern in Williamsburg, had charges dismissed after surrendering his beer license. The charges included permitting underage entry, selling beer to a minor, and conducting a lottery. The April 12 brawl at the tavern sent Leslie Brock of Pomona and Eugene Bryan of Lawrence to the hospital with severe lacerations from broken bottles.
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C. Jean Kendall
Williamsburg
Homewood Tavern
Kendall
Don White
Leslie Brock
Pomona
Eugene Bryan
Lawrence
Weather County Forecast Clouds and Showers Likely
Cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon, continuing tonight and into Saturday. Mild with high 70s, low 50s. Yesterday’s high 70, low 59. Record highs and lows listed. hourly data and river stage noted as 1.82 feet this morning.
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L.m
First Christian Church to Dedicate New Building
The congregation of First Christian Church will dedicate the first unit of its new church home at 11th and Cedar with a 10 45 a m service on Sunday May 4. Dr Harold Barr of the University of Kansas will speak. An open house at 2 p m will showcase the Hickory Street facing sanctuary now used for services. The project spans multiple phases through 1970 including classrooms, a chapel, and parking for 50 cars with two exits.
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First Christian Church
11Th and Cedar
Harold Barr
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Gordon Miller
Hickory Street
South Cedar
Seeneree
Fellowship Hall
Lamar Phillips
11Th and
Hickory
Ottawa High School Banquet Sets Sail for Junior Senior Night
Ottawa High plans its annual Junior Senior Banquet in the Armory Saturday with 350 expected guests. Seventeen student and parent committees, guided by sponsors and co chairs, prepare a secret theme and decorations. Prizes donated by the Rotary Club will be awarded after a 6:20 meal, with dancing to Lawrence High School band and a May 10 band exchange in Lawrence to follow.
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Long Beach
Calif
Grace Wiley Reptile Club
Silverado Canyon
Orange County
Sheeler-McFayden Mortuary
Ottawa High School
Armory
Rotary Club
Ottawa
Chuck Langdon
Fatal one car crash north of Moran claims two lives
Vernon Serene 52 and his wife died in a single vehicle collision near Garnett after Serene attempted to pass, slammed into a tree and a telephone pole while traveling north of Moran. Trooper Marion Cox reported the accident on November 2, 1956, as Lamb Insured Payment Plan details appeared in the report.
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Tola
Vernon Serene
Harpe
Kas
Garnett
Marion Cox
Serene
Senate Overrode Governor Veto On Higher Sales Tax
The Kansas Senate voted 31 to 2 to override Governor Docking’s veto of a sales tax increase from 2% to 4.5%. The House earlier upheld the veto, and the measure now awaits possible House concurrence on amendments, with a severance tax debate ongoing and concerns over revenue projections.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
George Docking
Senate
House
Warden Howat
Wakeeney
Border Counties
Phillip Doyle Beloit
Ted Sanborn
Belleville
Legisature
Supreme Court
Prescott Woman Drowns in Lake Tapawingo
INDEPENDENCE Mo Mrs Elya C Rathbun 67 of Prescott Kansas was found drowned today in Lake Tapawingo She was staying with her daughter Mrs Doris Johnson who has a home on the lake while husband Len J Rathbun is a patient at the University of Kansas Medical Center The body was found in shallow water near a dock.
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Independence
Mo. W
Elya C. Rathbun
Prescott
Kas
Lake Tapawingo
Doris. Johnson
Len. J. Rathbun
University of Kansas Medical Center
Soviet veto blocks Eisenhower Arctic inspection plan
In the United Nations Security Council the Soviet Union vetoed President Eisenhower’s Arctic inspection proposal, denouncing it as a gimmick to gain military data. The lone negative vote followed Dulles’s remark that the veto would test Soviet sincerity before a summit, amid fears of nuclear-armed bombers over the Arctic toward the USSR.
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United Nations
U.S
Artic
Soviet Union
Law Without His Signature
Gov George Docking announced he would allow a 57.5 million dollar sales tax distribution bill to become law without his signature. He criticized the 1958 session for failing to pass the measure and proposed delaying residue payments to Sept and May to preserve cash.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Traffic Toll In Topeka Rises In State Records
State accident records show Topeka traffic tolls in the last 24 hours reaching 136 up to date in 1958. For the same period in 1957 the figure was 177, reflecting a lower toll earlier in the prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Frisco Shaken by Early Morning Earth Tremor
A light earthquake rattled western San Francisco shortly after 6 a m today. No damage was reported.
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San Francisco
Docking in Good Health Amid Election Rumors
Governor Docking says he feels fine despite rumors he may not seek re election due to health. He will not decide now and will comment after returning from a governors conference in Miami Beach on May 18 22. Doctors report him in good health aside from chronic bronchitis and a recent bronchial attack, with surgery noted in 1957.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Miami Beach
Lawrence
Richard Nelson
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