Blind Ottawa student Vernon Boyd pursues music career
Vernon Boyd a 23 year old junior at Ottawa University from Attleboro Massachusetts aims to become a recording artist. He will perform The Forgotten Angel on the Jack Boring show on WDAF TV Monday night as one of ten finalists and his Mars Records releases include The Forgotten Angel and Enchant Me. He writes his own songs and is supported by fans in Ottawa via postcard voting. his experience includes leading a five piece band at Perkins School for the Blind and performing on NBC radio.
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Vernon Boyd
Ottawa University
Attleboro
Mass
Jack Boring
Wdaf-Tv
Mars Records
Ottawa
Pat O'Day
Freddy Salemale
Vernon
Perkins School For the Blind
Watertown
NBC
Midwest
Ottawa Univer
Michigan
Massachusetts
Poplar
Train line repair completes near Richland
Work to fix the track near Richland after Monday’s wreck is finished and trains run normally from Lomax near Quenemo to Topeka. Ottawa High School band will skip Friday’s Flood Bond Victory event, with plans to perform Saturday May 19 at the Record Party and celebration.
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Richland
Lomax
Quenemo
Topeka
Kik
Ottawa
David Woods
Ted Dorkins
Howard Larson
William Barker
Leroy Hood
Wellsville Plans Fluorination Of City Water
Wellsville city council approved fluorine addition to the water supply sourced from deep wells. Equipment for the operation will be installed immediately to raise natural fluorine to the desirable level, following Ottawa’s earlier adoption of the plan.
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Wellsville
Ottawa
Convention Postmaster and Mrs Cum mings Return From Topeka
Convention Postmaster and Mrs T J Cummings returned from Topeka after attending a two day state postal seminar at Municipal auditorium. The program began with a Sunday reception followed by a School of Instruction for postmasters by office classification. A panel discussion for each group and a banquet on Monday evening were part of the event. About 500 people attended including federal area and district officials.
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T. J. Cummings
Topeka
Municipal Auditorium
Governor Cites Tax Savings in Kansas
Governor Fred Hall announced in Columbus that abolishing the state general property tax saved residents more than eight million dollars. He said he fulfilled his pledge to shift tax responsibility to counties and localities, noting no state tax increases during his term while dedicating a new courthouse.
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Columbus
Kas
Fred Hall
Hall
Aylward Attacks Money Policy in Campaign Speech
Topeka Paul L Aylward Hillsworth Kas candidate for U S Senate last night charged the present hard money policy will enrich money lenders who already profit Lamb Ambulance open Grand opening 1935 to around 8 per 100000 inhabitants in present conditions and is directed at defeating the Democratic nomination.
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Topeka
Paul L. Aylward
Hillsworth
Kas
U. S
U. Preumonia
S. Senate
Fred Thielen
Lamb Ambulance
River Work Survey Under Way For Ottawa Channel
Ottawans and guests will view engineers surveying for flood control channel improvements. Three Army Engineers from Kansas City met City Engineer A J Jefferis to plan the next phase, including core drilling to determine foundations and bridge changes. A Jackson Miss firm handles detailed surveying, with work expected next fiscal year and budgeted $80,000 for Ottawa channel and $60,000 for Pollmona reservoir amid pending congressional approval.
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Ottawa
Army
Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
A. J. Jefferis
Main Street
J. M. McCann
M. E. Monsees
N. E. Geiger
Jackson
Miss
McCann
Jackson,Miss
Jefferis
Eisenhower
Ottawa Channel
Pollmona
Army Engineers
Washington
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa post office receipts rise for year to April
Postal receipts in Ottawa from January through April show an increase over the same period last year according to Postmaster T. J. Cummings. Last year's total was 37097.22 dollars. this year's for the same period reached 38531.31 dollars, an increase of 1134.09 dollars. Receipts cover stamps and stamped materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
T. J. Cummings
Eisenhower to undergo head to toe physical Friday
President Eisenhower announced at a news conference that he will have a major physical checkup day after tomorrow at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors, led by Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder, will assess heart condition with cardiograms and usual tests. results to be released Saturday afternoon.
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Washington
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Denver
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Howard Snyder
White House
Walter Reed
Greeks Attack U S Office in Athens Riots
Rioters in Athens attacked the U S Information Service office and burned a British flag in the main square protesting the impending hanging of two Greek Cypriots. Police fired over rioting crowds, two killed and 120 injured, with 30 officers hospitalized and barbed wire barricades around the British Embassy. Thousands rallied in Salonika and Archbishop Dorotheus spoke on Cyprus.
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Athens
Greece
U. S. Information Service
Britain
U. S
Information Center
Cyprus
Dorotheus
Basil Harding
Mediterranean
Harding
NATO
Salonika
Slight Gain On Forest Fires In New Mexico
Cimarron New Mexico reports wind driven fires over 8500 acres of northern timberland retreating slightly as hundreds of firefighters push to contain the blazes. The Philmont Bay Scoul ranch area has seen 5000 acres burned and 3500 acres elsewhere near Costilla on the Colorado border. About 50 inmates from the New Mexico Industrial School for Boys joined regular crews and Explorer Scouts from Albuquerque Raton Las Vegas and Springer on the Philmont lines. The fires began Friday and have consumed 2000 acres of the Scouts ranch and 3000 acres at the adjoining Howard McDaniel ranch.
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Cimarron
N. M
New Mexico
Philmont Bay Scoul Ranch
Latir Lakes
Costilla
Colorado-New Mexico
U. S. Forest Service
Latir
Democrats See Victory This Year in Kansas Meeting
Democratic leaders in Franklin and Miami counties forecast a statewide win in 1952. George Docking of Lawrence urged change in Topeka and Washington, citing tax reforms and civil service law improvements. Speakers debated flood control versus watershed plans, with Martyn Korff supporting Tuttle Creek dam and Fred Kilian opposing large dams.
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State House
White House
Franklin
Miami
Court House
George Docking
Lawrence
Docking
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Martyn Korff
Burdett
Tuttle Creek
Fred Kilian
Wamego
Blue Valley
Kilian
Newell George
Kansas City
George
Kaw Valley
Tuttlecreek
Ewell Stewart
Stewart
Frank Carlson
Senate
Carlson
Congress
Paul Aynward
Frank ‘Theis
Vera Heath
Mission
Democratic Women’s Organization
John Gaynor
Franklin County
Adlai Doubts U. S. Prosperity
SAN FRANCISCO Adlai Stevenson contends the United States isn t as well off today as Republicans would have voters believe. The piece notes political ad language and a call to buy or sell through want ads.
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San Francisco
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Ben Haney Seeks Franklin County Commissioner Seat
Ben Haney, 60, Republican, files to run for county commissioner from the second district. A lifelong Franklin County resident of 37 years, he farms and has worked in roads and public works for township, county, and state. Currently with Green Construction Co. Osawatomie, he is married with three sons in Wellsville, Princeton, and nearby. He seeks GOP primary support in August.
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Ben Haney
Haney
Franklin County
Green Construction Co
Osawatomie
Robert
Wellsville
Ralph
Fred
Princeton
Dr Martin To Give Commencement Talk Tonight
President Andrew B. Martin of Ottawa University will deliver the commencement address at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City tomorrow evening. The ceremony for 70 graduates will be held in Wyandotte High School auditorium with the talk titled To Serve the Present Age.
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Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
Wyandotte High School
Committee OK On Soil Bank
Washington The Senate Agriculture Committee gave tentative approval to a 1.2 billion dollar soil bank farm program. Chairman Ellender said the group by unanimous vote approved the broad outlines of a farm bill after President Eisenhower vetoed an earlier version. House amendments allowing grazing lands and field crops to share in payments were struck. A debated House provision requiring price supports for rye oats barley and sorghums near corn levels remained under review as lunch recess ended.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
House
Eisenhower
Tun
Shanahan Files For renomination as GOP secretary of state
TOPEKA Kansas secretary of state Paul Shanahan yesterday filed for renomination on the Republican ticket. Robert J. Gilmore of Coffeyville filed for the GOP presidential elector nomination. State Rep Wilfrid M Johnson of Garrison filed for the state senate in the 17th district challenging Burton L Lohmuller of Centralia.
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Topeka
Paul Shanahan
Robert J. Gilmore
Coffeyville
Wilfrid M. Johnson
Garrison
Senate
Burton L. Lohmuller
Centralia
Gas Bill Rebates Tied to Cities Service Settlement
Gas consumers in four states served by Cities Service Gas Co will share a $6.3 million rebate if a federal settlement is approved. The plan caps annual rate hikes at about $10.2 million and refunds the difference to wholesalers, who pass savings to customers, with 6 percent interest. The effective date for the hike is April 23, 1956.
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Washington
SM — Gas
Cities Service Gas Co
Kansas
Missouri
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service
FPC
Commission
Rains Bring Rise In River High Water In Ottawa
Summer conditions prevailed in Ottawa with a light morning shower and near 90 at noon. The Marais des Cygnes river rose to 3.05 feet, highest in months, while statewide rainfall varied with Lebo 1.20 inches and Eu reka 1.42 inches. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered thundershowers in the north and west.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Kansas
Lebo
Waverly
Eae LaCygne
Eureka
New Pepsi Cola Building Planned on West 17th Street
Pepsi Cola manager Steve Ralph announced a new building on West 17th Street north of the National Guard armory. The 140 by 80 foot structure will house about 12 000 square feet with contracts awarded to Bowers Construction Co. of Topeka and Wiggins Electric Co. of Ottawa. plumbing contract pending. Work starts immediately. Studies note social skills impact business failures. About 27 000 Americans died in home accidents in 1955.
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Pepsi Cola
West 17Th Street
National Guard Armory
Steve Ralph
Ralph
Bowers Construction Co
Topeka
Wiggins Electric Co
Ottawa
Refund Settlements Cut Gas Rates For Ottawa Residents
Ottawa residential customers would receive about 10 to 15 dollars in refunds with broader discounts for commercial users as part of a compromise settlement. The Gas Service Co and other distributors face rate reductions and a total refund estimate of 2,449,777 dollars, while residential rates drop to 5.43 cents per 1000 cubic feet above pre March 1954 levels. The agreement involved FPC staff, Cities Service entities, and multiple state and city bodies across Missouri and Kansas, plus major customers and utilities organizations.
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The
Gas Service Co
Ottawa
Washington
the Co
Cities Service
FPC
Daniel J. Kelly
Missouri Public Service Commission
Kansas and Oklahoma Corporation Commissions
Kansas City, Power and Light Co
the Gas Service Co
Union Gas System, Inc
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
St. Joseph Light andPower Co
Cities Service Gas
Cities Service Gas Producing Co
Armour & Co
Sheffield Steel
Midwest Solvents, Inc
Kansas City
Independence
Springfield
St. Joseph
Joplin
Carthage
Missouri
Wichita
Topeka
Coffeyville
Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas
City Officials Open Talks on Proposed State Law Changes
About 60 city officials from 11 eastern Kansas communities met at the North American hotel in a League of Kansas Municipalities series. They discussed simplifying statutes on garbage disposal city government and other matters with the aim of drafting a general permissive statute to replace a maze of existing rules.
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Kansas
League of Kansas Municipalities
Allen E. Pritchard
Topeka
League
L. W. Chesney
Peter Caldwell
Ottawa
Burlington
Garnett
Iola
Kansas City
Lawrence
Meridiam
Pomona
Prairie Village
Wellsville
Westwood
Beloit
Holton
Dalby
Scott City
Liberal
Parsons
Medicine Lodge
McPhersonc
Pritchard
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Adlai
Ban Haney
Dr. Martin
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