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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1956
Page
1
Alumni from Pomona High School will gather Saturday evening at Pomona Methodist Church for their annual banquet. Ottawa, Kansas items note advertiser and license issues, plus local judging, Rotary talk, transistor exhibit, Army training, and student achievements.
Hospital notes list admissions including Hoyt Blankenship from Pomona and Joe Wakefield at 719 Lincoln on Monday, and Donald Oswald from Greeley today. Births to Mr and Mrs Donald Stevenson at 433 S Cedar a daughter born today weighing 7 lb 244 oz. Dismissals include Mrs Ralph Tedrow at 116 E 15th on Monday and Dwayne Wilkins at 212 E 1st. Mrs Aliie Smith Melvern and Albert Hubbard at 120 N Cedar noted as today.
A derailment near Caplinville crossing injures more than 100 on a railcar excursion carrying 97 students and escorts from Portage to a Milwaukee Brooklyn game. 104 admitted to hospitals. 37 overnight. truck driver Gordon Hinckley severely injured but not critical. Engineer George Ives describes a hard impact sending gravel over coaches.
Edward T. Jeffries 47 of 116 St Oak Ottawa died of a heart attack at home at 3 30 am He was a painter born May 18 1908 near Wellsville and lived in Ottawa 43 years Survived by wife Mildred E Dun kin and three children plus three sisters Funeral at McVey Dengel Mortuary May 10 Rev J R Smith officiating Kathrine M Markham 90 Ottawa resident for nearly 45 years died at home last night at 1125 pm Widow of Dr H E Markham The report notes unrelated items on insurance pensions and irrigation figures from 1950 and early Chinese use of natural gas
Mrs Markham who broke her hip in September 1954 became seriously ill on April 11. Born January 17, 1866 in Andrew Indiana she married Dr Markham on October 29, 1895 in Michigan Valley. Survivors include son Everett Markham grandchildren great grandchildren sister and brother. funeral Thursday at 2 pm with interment at Mt Hope Topeka.
The United Methodist General Conference ended after 13 days with key actions. Integrated church administration, extended clergy rights to women, funded a School of International Service in Washington, established new seminaries, expanded 10 others, and planned a 48 million dollar fundraising push. A controversial proposal on remarriage for divorced persons was postponed.
Gov. Fred Hall and former Democratic State Chairman Marvin A. Harder say the vote was bi partisan as they spoke together at a dinner in District 5 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Mrs. Clifford C. Dale died May 2 and funeral services were held May 4 at Ruhamah Baptist Church with Rev R B Shoemaker officiating. Pallbearers included Ray Bloomer Wayne Dicker son Harry V. Worthington Joe Ferns Ralph Loyd Alvin V. Sowers W V Coburn and Tom Porter. Music was provided by Mrs. Donald Rodgers and Mrs. Bert Detwiler. Attendees included IV W and V F W Auxiliary members and staff from Ransom Memorial Hospital. A service for hospital staff was held at Lamb Funeral Home Friday morning. Burial followed at Ruhamah Cemetery.
TOPEKA Atty Gen John Anderson ruled Kansas State College lacks authority to hire an architect to plan Manhattan campus buildings The state architect Dwight Brown said K-State has had an architect Vincent Cool preparing plans under state jurisdiction but not as an employee Brown noted Cool submits minor project plans to the state for approval and his payroll remains unresolved
Encephalized test of the H bomb Cherokee delayed again by weather. Winds at all altitudes considered strong and undesirable raising risk of radioactive dispersion beyond the 375000 square mile danger zone. Three B52 bombers stand by for Namu Island drop near Bikini Atoll. Crew members express confidence in mission and safe return. A government note adds context with social and economic facts about elderly institutionalization and job investment.
Secretary Dulles told U S allies Washington will help them arm Israel while NATO remains mainly military. He urged faster NATO development to counter communism and will expand on this in a radio television address tonight. France criticizes U S arms sharing after France sold 12 jet fighters to Israel.
W R Taylor of Dodge City was elected chairman of the Cowboy Capital of the World Inc, succeeding temporary chair William D Weigand. New officers include J W Birney Bucklin first vice chairman H A Hart Dodge City second vice chairman James Yount Kansas City secretary Eugene Gurtner and Q O States Dodge City treasurer. Hart will head a new site committee as headquarters move from Emporia is completed and the group reports a cash balance of 65 646.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a closed seminar for the Columbia Police Department on civil rights and constitutional guarantees of freedom of the press. The press was barred from the closed meeting. A tropical disease outbreak delayed white settlement efforts in Africa.
Robert H. Lickteig of Richmond aged 24 and Arla M. Atchison of Richmond aged 20 obtained marriage licenses. Virtually all jumping beans hail from Alamos Sonora Mexico. About 80 million tons of freight moved on the Mississippi River in 1955.
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