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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
5
Side Swipes notes Waffle a Cockers spaniel mix and four others await adoption at the Animal Shelter south of town per EK Hill county Humane Officer. Only adoption over the weekend was Bert Broers of Wellsville taking a small black and white pup.
Five Ottawa residents are listed among more than 700 spring graduates at Kansas State College. May 28 exercises at Ahearn Field House feature President James A. McCain. Degrees include BS in Arts and Sciences and Elementary Education, plus fields in Home Economics, Electrical Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine.
S F Harrig publisher of the Ottawa Herald, Kansas, was reported in satisfactory condition today at Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia. Harris underwent an operation last week to correct a heart condition.
Three men cited on drunk charges last night. Arthur A. McFarlin, 40, arrested in the 100 block on North Main, pleaded not guilty with trial set for Saturday and released on a $50 bond. Francis Edwards, 42, and Howard Benson, 34, both of 825 Homewood Catholic Ladies food press, were picked up in the 100 block on South Main, pleaded guilty and paroled from 30 day jail terms.
January retail activity rose in Franklin and neighboring counties according to the University of Kansas Bureau of Business Research. Franklin County tax receipts surged 12.8 percent while Johnson, Anderson, Miami, Douglas and Coffey counties posted gains. Osage and Linn trailed. Partly cloudy with summerlike 82 high and 67 low in Ottawa.
Prices received by Kansas farmers averaged one per cent lower in the month ended April 15 according to the U S Agricultural Marketing Service. Special sale notes include ton air conditioners at 274.50 and Douglas Bros. 126 2.
A general finding for the defendant in the Beatrice Martin Peck versus Martha Martin Horst voting trust dispute was issued by Judge A K Stavely in Osage County District Court. The case, first filed in April 1951, involved a December 7 1950 voting trust for the National Sign Company of Ottawa with trustees Henning Pierson and Kelsey. Peck alleged duress and incompetence at signing and sought to set aside the trust. Horst owned one third of the stock, Peck two thirds. The court found the voting trust not unconscionable or unfair and Peck was deemed competent to transact business. The matter has seen two Kansas Supreme Court reviews on questions of law. The suit was moved from Franklin to Osage County.
A new bill aims to regulate distribution of the Salk serum. The court found the stock transfer by the National Sign Company lawful and ordered judgment for Martha Martin Horst against Beatrice Martin Peck. The 1940s case details Peck directing Humane Society activities from the Sign Company office, using company proceeds and staff to aid animal welfare.
Retiring University of Kansas economist John Ise plans to teach economics next year at Goucher College in Baltimore. He will retire from KU in June at the mandatory age of 70, then move to Goucher in September and continue research on a book in Lawrence this summer.
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with showers extreme northeast this afternoon and tonight. Cooler west and extreme north this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday generally fair and slightly warmer in the northwest with low 20s to 60s and highs 70s to 80s.
Nine Ottawa League of Women Voters members attend the Kansas state convention in Lawrence at the University of Kansas Student Union. Attendees include Mrs. Floyd Indall and Miss Lola Sloan among others. Indall will speak on Successful Local League Activities. Workshops cover Freedom Agenda Projects Board Organization and League Consensus and Action. Delegates will elect officers adopt a budget and amend by laws over two days.
The city calls two witnesses in its suit against the estate of Arthur Tucker for damages from repairs at the local power plant. The case seeks over $35,000 and Tucker died January 19, revived against his estate. Central Surety & Insurance of Kansas City also named as a defendant. J. W. Haines of Black & Veach testified about the contract. C. L. E. Haff of the Ottawa water and light department described power failure times. The trial will continue for several days.
Ottawa senior high students learned about the Teen-Age Road-e-o set for May 13 and 15. Bernie Hawley of the Junior Chamber of Commerce explained the event and its two tests. Winners advance to the state contest at Newton with national scholarships up to 1500 dollars for first place.
Defense attorney Isaac Mellman asks prospective juror Edward Sachs if he can be fair as trial opens. Sachs admits recent marriage may affect impartiality. The exchange underscores juror selection in a Denver murder case.
Ottawa Future Farmers of America chapter earns a gold emblem for achievement, one of four Kansas chapters honored at the House of Delegates of the state convention. About 1,200 students and instructors attend as other chapters listed. Ottawa members report high farm outputs and a first-place booth at the Topeka fair, with delegates named for the Manhattan convention.
Organized labor across AFL and CIO plans a historic political move after merging into a 15 million member federation led by George Meany. The drive aims to defend bargaining power amid Taft Hartley and state law limits, signaling a major shift in labor’s political role nationwide and in key states with right to work laws.
Two witnesses Lamar Phillips and George Lister will urge a 75000 appropriation for flood control planning on the Marais des Cygnes river, with hearings by Public Works Appropriations Committees in Washington. Ottawa project costs 총2688000 federal, 269000 local. Pomona reservoir 12984000 federal. Next week subcommittees hear river valley flood requests nationwide.
In Saigon the Cao Dai general Trinh Minh Tho was killed at night while directing battalions in Diem’s offensive against Binh Xuyen rebels. The death comes as Premier Diem consolidates power, convoking a states general to decide Bao Dai’s fate after a failed attempt to replace Diem. The army and broader political movement align against Bao Dai amid upheaval.
Capt. Thomas Gleason resigns as commanding officer of Ottawa’s National Guard unit due to business reasons. Replacing him is Capt. Donald Capper of Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery.
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