Side Swipes And Social Tensions In Ottawa Sermon
Rev. Roger Fredrikson of Ottawa First Baptist praised the General Conference for its resolution to end racially segregated administration and urged addressing local segregation. Ottawa Air Scouts flew five planes to Warrensburg, Missouri for a breakfast flight. pilots included Ralph Robertson, Dr L N Speer, Marvin Bond, Paul Gaynor, Dr W B Bemmels, Don White, and scouts Keith Thompson, Larry Ogg, Jim Shelden, George Kramer, Jim Burlingham. The Santa Fe Rail’s Gridley Flyer hit a 1947 Plymouth driven by Frank D Randel at Homewood crossing. bumper snagged on track, damage about $50, no injuries. Ottawa Chamber officials and Rep. Anderson attend Kansas City meeting discussing state budget problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Fredrikson
Ottawa
Ottawa Air Scouts
Warrensburg
Ralph Robertson
L. N. Speer
Marvin Bond
Paul Gaynor
W. BD. Bemmels
Don White
Keith Thompson
Larry Ogg
Jim Shelden
George Kramer
Jim Burlingham
Don Knight
Jess Cullison
Jim Price
Ronnie Hobbs
Gene Farr
Santa Fe
Homewood
Frank D. Randel
Williamsburg
Bob Conaty
Roland Johnson
Randel
Students Hurt In Car Crash Near Lawrence
LAWRENCE Two University of Kansas students were injured when an automobile overturned a mile north of Lawrence. Taken to the campus hospital they were Nicholas Be Lindsley 19 of Salina and Donald A Harris Jr 19 of Kansas City. Lindsley listed in serious condition from head injuries Harris described as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Capus Hospital
Nicholas BE
Lindsley
Salina
Donald A. Harris, Jr
Kansas City
Harris
Area Receives Soaking Rains Across the State
A heavy rain event drenched Ottawa and surrounding counties with widespread totals. Overland sections reported up to 4.5 inches, washing out railroad ballast near Richland and derailing freight cars on the Missouri Pacific line. Kaw basin rains lifted the Kaw river two feet at Topeka, with Lawrence and Lawrence area rivers near bankfull by night. Multiple towns from Emporia to Kansas City logged measurable totals, shaping river and creek levels across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Shawnee County
Richland
Overbrook
Missouri Pacific
Marais Des Cygnes
Mile Creek
Nort
Worden
Liberty
Lyndon
Osage City
Dunlap
Neosho
Emporia
Dunae
Council Grove
Wakarusa
Topeka
Herington
Kaw
Lawrence
Burlington
Cottonwood Falls
Chanute
Tonganoxie
Kansas City
Manhattan
Salina
Elks Ritual Team Wins State Contest in Wichita
Ottawa Elks Ritual Team took first place at the state B P O E contest in Wichita and earned two trophies two for keeps and one to remain a year. Members include Howard Doman Paul Perkins Glenn Wicke E W Crandall Lloyd Stafford Rev John Sweigart and Dr W H Lennard. They will represent Kansas in the National Ritualist Contest in Chicago in July with teams from other states. Crandall and Lennard won top individual all state trophies joining Kay Crites who received a scholarship. 1500 attended the banquet and John E Walker of Roanoke Va was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Elks
Wichita
Howard Doman
Paul Perkins
Glenn Wicke
E. W. Crandall
Lloyd Stafford
John Sweigart
W. H. Lennard
Kansas
Chicago
Crandall
Lennard
$1.50 fiddle may be worth $10000 says Kansas farmer
Emory E. Peterson of Allen Kansas reports his 50 year old violin bought for $1.50 could fetch $10,000 or more. Washburn College experts say the instrument is believed to be a Guarnerius or a strong imitation. Also note: 60 varieties of roses in Cloverset pots at Willis Garden Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Emory E. Peterson
Allen, Kas
Washburn College
Willis Garden Center
Nine Kansans Dead In Weekend Traffic Crashes
Nine people died in weekend traffic accidents across Kansas. In Lyons a head on collision killed Frank Wineburner 27 his wife Marjorie 44 Fred Wineburner 46 and Shirley 20s of Larned and Jerry Keith Brown 21 of Lyons with 2 year old Duane Williams critically injured. Near Elkhart Oklahoma three members of a family Claude Bayer 51 Florence 45 and son Jon 24 were killed when their car collided with Floyd Cash 26 of Liberal who escaped with minor injuries. Marilyn Scott 17 of Kansas City Kansas died when her car plunged 18 feet into a ravine and struck a concrete pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Elkhart
Kas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas City
Frank Wineburner
Marjorie
Fred Wineburner
Shirley
Oklahoma
T. G. Byrnes
Claude Bayer
Florence
Jon
Byrnes
Floyd Cash
Liberal
Cash
Marilyn Scott
Pratt Man Heads State Chamber of Commerce Leader
Pratt hotel operator Webb W. Bison of Pratt was elected president of the Kansas state Chamber of Commerce at a Douglas Bros. event in Kansas City Kasg. The meeting highlighted low prices and value from vendors and hotel operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kasg
Webby Bison
Pratt
Douglas Bros.sas State Chamber of Commerce
Parkers Police Cited Nine Parking Violators This Weekend
Police continued their drive on parking violators and cited nine over the weekend. Larry Walburn of 627 S Mulberry was charged with parking on Main street after 1 am. Floyd Robertson of 1020 N Poplar got a ticket for double parking on Main street. Others tagged for overtime or improper pani include Clyde Smith 812 Pe ean A C Richeson 1046 S Lyca more James Rodgers 311 E 3rd Riley Melchert rt 1 Ottawa Glen Hardesty 620 Willow Ethel Randall Pomona and Robert Todd Princeton. Smith and Melchert were listed by police as persistent violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Walburn
S. Mulberry
Main Street
Floyd Robertson
N. Poplar
Clyde Smith
Peean
A. C. Richeson
S. Lycamore
James Rodgers
E. 3Rd
Riley Melchert
Rt. 1
Ottawa
Glen Hardesty
Willow
Ethel Randall
Pomona
Robert Todd
Princeton
Smith
Melchert
Jury To Hear Damage Suit In Ottawa Case
A district court jury is to be selected to hear a $25,000 damage suit filed by William E. Gilliland, a Franklin county farmer, against ex Ottawa police officers Joe Glenn and William Boucek. Gilliland alleges assault on Sept 28, 1955 at First and Walnut. Defendants deny wrongdoing and say force used was proper to arrest. Gilliland seeks $15,000 actual and $10,000 punitive damages. The case closes the April term's jury matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Gilliland
Franklin County
Ottawa
Joe Glenn
William Boucek
Gilliland
Glenn
Boucek
First
Walnut
Army as tool of world peace at Fort Leavenworth ceremony
Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker told a Leavenworth audience that American troops abroad deter aggression and cement peace. He stressed ground forces remain key in any war and that missiles supplement but do not replace infantry. About 3000 soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley marched in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
United States
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Command and General Stagg College
America
Ft. Riley
Ft. Leavenworth
Weather forecast area update for region with varying conditions
Partly to mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with light drizzle in extreme west. Tuesday partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers likely in the extreme west and cooler southeast. Tonight low 40s northwest to 50s southeast. Tuesday high 65 to 75. High today 55 to 60, record highs 92 in 1934, record lows 34 in 1906 1909 and 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Butler
A.m
Wees
Kansas City
L. R. Wilkinson
Osburn
Products Co
Jet Fuel Burns In Train Crash South Of Richland
Seven tank cars of jet fuel burned after a wreck on the Missouri Pacific line three miles south of Richland in Shawnee County. The derailment followed washed-out ballast from 44 inches of rain. Firefighters from Forbes AFB fought the blaze as 66 000 gallons of jet fuel burned in tank cars bound for Forbes. One man was cut on the hand. no other injuries reported. Track to Overbrook remained blocked with clearing not expected before tonight.
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Richland
Kansas
Ottawa
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Shawnee County
Mack Young
Topeka
Lomax
Osage County
Michigan Valley
Overbrook
Forbes Air Force Base
Forbes
Brakeran
J. L. Phillips
Osawatomie
Young
Weather Bureau
Outdoor Lighting Program by Ottawa Garden Club
The Ottawa Garden Club sponsors an Outdoor Lighting program at Memorial Auditorium tonight at 7 30 open to the public with no admission charge. Color slides will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Garden Club
Memorial Auditorium
Gravel Truck Hits Train Near Milwaukee
A Milwaukee Road special passenger train derailed after colliding with a gravel truck in Caplainville Wisconsin injuring at least 30. Fifteen were hospitalized at Waukesha Memorial Hospital as eight cars left the track and rescuers used torches to free the truck driver while the train carried about 900 passengers bound for a Milwaukee Braves game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Wisconsin
Caplainville
Milwaukee
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Portage
Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Thomas Finger
Brookfield
Finger
Four Injured In Car-Truck Crash South Of Garnett
Four occupants of a car were injured yesterday afternoon when their vehicle was struck by a loaded cattle truck at US 169 59, a mile south of Garnett. Driver Melvin Nolting, 53, Topeka, failed to stop at a stop sign, injuring Isa ac Mays 83 of Weir, who suffered pelvic injury, hip fracture, and shock. Nolting and two others were treated for cuts and bruises. Nolting cited for failing to stop. Mays later hospitalized in Columbus. The truck driver James Underwood 29, Cherryvale, not hurt. The Notting car declared a total loss. Damage to the truck listed at 500 dollars. Two teens in a convertible at Princeton corner on US 59, De anna Drake 15 and Henry Hildebrandt 15, Ottawa, involved. Drake’s car struck a tree after failing to turn. no injuries. car a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Bob Conaty
Conaty
Melvin Nolting
Topeka
James C. Underwood
Cherryvale
Isaac
Ottawa
Miss Drake
Dog Found Baby Boy Buried Alive on Italian Beach
In Fiumicino Italy an 10 month old boy buried 16 hours in beach sands by an unwed mother was found alive after a hunting dog uncovered him. Police detained the 36 year old mother on an open charge saying she had nothing to give him. The infant was buried in a foot deep hole on the beach west of Rome and was located after two hunters and their dog uncovered part of the head and an exposed hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiumicino
Italy
Rome
Baker President Hospitalized After Heart Condition
Dr Nelson P Horn president of Baker University Baldwin Kansas was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital yesterday due to complications from a heart condition. His condition was listed as good today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Nelson P. Horn
Baker University At
Baldwin, Kas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Chuck Lemaster
Municipal
Beller
Ottawaanager
Peg Carr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
George Lister
Chamber
Robert A. Anderson
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Herald
Resulta
Elks
Pratt Man
State Chamber
Parkers
Coleman
Del
Bon Machin Supply Co
Army
Lamb Ambulance
Jim Dykstra
S. Poplar
Ottawa Police Department
Bob Leonard
Boy
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