Side Swipes Art Show at Mammel Center May June
Thomas E Flowers head of Ottawa University art department will mount a one man show in Mammel Art Center from May 11 to June. Preview opens Sunday afternoon 2 30 to 5 00. Flowers who came to the university two years ago organized the department leaves at term end for a South Carolina college. He has aided community art interest through night classes and the exhibit draws local attention.
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Thomas E. Flowers
Ottawa University
Mammel
Flowers
South Carolina
County auditor declines $500 annual raise
Charlotte report quotes Jenburg County Auditor Walker H. Busby saying he will not take a $500 yearly raise. He cites high unemployment and difficult times, insisting a raise is unwarranted despite government funds.
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Charlotte
N.C
Jenburg County
Walker H. Busby
Busby
Bus Wreck on Sooner Turnpike Near Chandler
A Greyhound bus carrying 33 passengers ran off the Turner Turnpike nine miles west of Chandler Oklahoma. Nine were hospitalized with two in serious condition after a tire blowout in light rain. Driver Charles Horace Cain, 32, Tulsa, was praised for his handling that helped prevent more injuries. Police credited Trooper Mayes Lowrey with the investigation.
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Chandler
Okla.p
Greyhound
Turner Turnpike
Highway Patrol
Mayes Lowrey
Charles Horace Cain
Tulsa
Lowrey
Coal output in Kansas rises in early 1958
Kansas coal production for January to April reached 327 570 tons, up from 296 437 tons in the same period of 1957. The report notes a modest gain in early 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather County Forecast Partly Cloudy This Weekend
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Highs near 70 to 75 this afternoon, lows around 45 tonight, highs in the upper 70s Saturday. Yesterday’s high 63, low 41. River stage this morning 1.95 feet.
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Sao M
Seeaees
Cee
BOP
Casseuc
M. Wrens
Big push planned as weather limits highway work near Ottawa
Contractors race to finish a 2 lane interstate road skirting Ottawa and stretching toward Kansas City. Massive rock stockpiles, two 10 hour shifts, and heavy night work fill quarries and pits in Wellsville and northeast Ottawa as crews prepare substructure shoulders and a cement slab. State engineers stake beds as paving crews prepare to lay asphalt and aim for year end opening.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
R. F. Killough
Killough Construction Co
Voodoo Charms Found In Home Of Woman Charged With Murder
Police found voodoo equipment and love potion recipes in the home of Annette Lyles 38 widow charged with arsenic deaths of her mother-in-law two husbands and a 9 year old daughter. Four ant poison bottles with arsenic base were found. Autopsies confirmed arsenic. Authorities cited items labeled good luck powder lucky witchcraft Egyptian love powder incense and Adam and Eve root and oil. A love potion recipe used dragon blood myrrh spirits of nitre and heating.
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Macon
James I. Wood
Annette Lyles
Tax reduction questioned as recession remedy
Boston The Treasury Department official Undersecretary Julian Baird questioned whether cutting income taxes would effectively fight the recession. He suggested a new review of debt limit needs before Congress adjourns, noting spending and lower revenues may require a higher ceiling. He did not rule out tax cuts but warned many factors affect economy beyond spendable funds.
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Boston
Treasury Department
Julian B. Baird
Baird
Treasury
Congress
Annual Conference of Mutual Savings Banks
Defense
Motor scooter Cushman for sale at 195 dollars
Used Cushman motor scooter advertised for 195 dollars. Contact phone numbers 1584 or 1595 for details and arranging purchase.
Ottawa High Honor Students Plan Day Trip
Final plans for a May 16 trip for 36 Ottawa High School honor roll students were announced by the Chamber of Commerce. The day includes a Kansas City Star tour, a visit to the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, dinner at Fred Harvey, and a Kansas City Athletics versus Detroit game. Rain insurance covers a later game if needed. About 5 per pupil, funded by local donations including a $5 offer from a maid supporting a neighbor’s son.
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Ottawa High School
The
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Star
William Rockhill Nelson
Fred Harvey
Union Station
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit
Ben Park
Robert A. Anderson
J. N. Thornburg
Robert B. Wellington
Peg Carr
Chamber
Kansas meat animal output drops to 1.5 billion pounds
Topeka reports Kansas farm production of meat animals totaled 1.5 billion pounds last year, a 19 percent decline from 1956. Cash receipts from meat animals reached 311 million dollars, down 20 percent from 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lumber Firm To Have Open House
The Hubbard Lumber Co. at 11 3rd will hold its grand opening tomorrow with an open house. The company was recently purchased by Earl Schmanke and F M Coons from Al Tucker. Free coffee hot dogs and soft drinks will be served from 11 a m to 1 p m. Over $300 in merchandise will be given away as door prizes.
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Hubbard Lumber Co
E. Third
Earl Schmanke
F.M
Bill) Coons
al Tucker
Franklin County Dairy Princess Contest Slated
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Dairy Princess contest in Franklin County as part of Dairy Day. June 7, Peg Carr, manager, announced today. Civic clubs and high schools are asked to sponsor a candidate. eligibility requires high school graduation, Franklin County residency, and a dairy farm background. Entry blanks due May 26. W. G. Ransom Jr. chairs the chamber agricultural committee.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
Peg. Carr
Chamber of Commerce
W. G. Ransom Jr
Agricultural Committee of the
C. of C
Ottawa
American Legion Sunflower
Wichita
Gary Burke
Ralph Gage
John Going
Roger Schmanke
Larry Wright
Bob Conaty
Legion Committee
Rotary Club
Schmanke
Ellis and Sertoma Club
Kraft Miniature Marshmallows price at Pence Food Center
Pence Food Center advertises Kraft Miniature Marshmallows 2-1044 ounce packages at 49 cents per package. The ad notes the price as a special offer and highlights availability in the store’s sale section.
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Pence Food Center
Wage and Price Moratorium Recommended
A special Business Advisory Council committee urged a voluntary one year moratorium on wage and price increases. Presented to Secretary Weeks and 100 U.S. industrialists, it advised against general tax cuts now and opposed make work federal projects. Led by T. W. Houser of Sears, Roebuck. It urged Eisenhower to call a wage rate and price increase moratorium.
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Hot Springs
Business Advisory Council
Weeks
U.S
Commerce Department
T. W. Houser
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Eisenhower
Mother's Day dinner unites 400 aged mothers at Lehighton
Leonard Unger reports from Lansford Pennsylvania that 67 year old Dick Edwards, a department store owner, hosts an annual Mothers Day party attracting about 400 mothers with ages averaging 75. This year the event includes a reunion with relatives abroad and another long awaited reunion.
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Dick Edwards
Ttansford
Nixon faces violence at Peru's oldest university
U S Vice President Richard Nixon was greeted with stones and spit at San Marcos University in Lima provoking strong protests from El Comercio and others. A round table with Ecuadorian students was canceled and Nixon may skip future university talks. Police criticism followed the clashes as Nixon met at Catholic University before returning to his hotel.
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Lima
Peru
U.S
Richard Nixon
San Marcos University
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Quito
Secret Service
Catholic University
el Comercio
Raul Porras
Jose San Martin
Coffman Heads Judges Group In State Association
Judge Floyd Coffman was elected president of the State District Judges Association at a Topeka session with the State Bar Association. Judge Doyle E. White of Wainfield was named vice president and Judge O Q Chaflin of Kansas City was elected secretary treasurer.
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Floyd Coffman
State District Judges Association
State Bar Association
Topeka
Doyle E. White
Wainfield
0. Q. Chaflin
Kansas City
Coffman
Father of Starkweather Victim Reacts in Court
In Lincoln Nebraska the father of 17 year old Robert W Jensen testifies at the Charles Starkweather murder trial. He recalls his son's last night with girlfriend Carol King and the discovery of their bodies. Prosecutor Elmer Scheele says Jensen was shot six times at close range. The defense argues insanity and delusions.
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Lincoln, Neb
Robert W. Jensen
Robert D. Jensen
Bennet
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Carol King
Starkweather
Jensen
Elmer Schele
Scheele
F. Clement Gaughan
Gaughan
Estimate Big Wheat Crop
Washington the Agriculture Department forecasts this year’s winter wheat crop at 1.099754 billion bushels, up 46.118 million from last month’s 963.636 million. No spring wheat forecast, but officials say about 225 million could be produced, totaling 1.234754 billion bushels for winter and spring.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Correction to Goodyear ad reads $17.95 plus tax jand recappable tire
A reader note corrects Tuesday May 6 Goodyear advertisement wording. The tire ad should state $17.95 plus tax for recappable tire.
Twenty Four Miners Rescued After 13 Hours in Flooded Mine
In Sharpes West Virginia twenty four miners trapped over thirteen hours in the Boone County Coal Corp No 2 A mine emerged unharmed at dawn. They reached safety via an abandoned air shaft after a four man rescue team threaded through flooded passages. Rescue contact began around 1 a.m. with a final ascent by 5 a.m. The group had little food or water and sang and prayed during the crisis.
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Sharples
W. Va
Boone County Coal Corp
James Bradley
Turner
Special Session Of Legislature To End TOPEKA
The Kansas Legislature planned to adjourn sine die today ending a special session that has been in recess since last Saturday. Both chambers held brief daily meetings with skeleton crews and considered messages from Gov. George Docking on bills acted on by the legislature.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
Ten Year Old Dies Of Asthma Attack In Stanley
Maudeen Nutt a 10 year old asthma patient since age three died after a severe attack last night. Stanley Fire Department attempted resuscitation for nearly an hour before a doctor from Olathe pronounced death. She was a pupil at local school and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Nutt.
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Stanley
Kas
Maudeen Nutt
Stanley Fire Department
Olathe
James Nutt
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