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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1959

Page

4

Soviet Marshal Warns US Day Of Invulnerability Ended

London AP reports Soviet marshal Ivan Koniev writes in Red Star marking Germanys defeat anniversary warning Washington that the era of invincibility is over. In England Overstowey, Gerry Wyatt the 69 year old parish grave digger wins a dispute with the council over grave fees as a local funeral is planned for a former resident.

London Soviet Union Ivan Koniev United States Koniev Red Army Red Star Germany Overstowey England Gerry Wyatt Gerry Somerset

Group Airs Views On State Building

Ottawan residents gathered at the Chamber of Commerce to hear the State Highway Commission’s plan for a new maintenance building south of town. The meeting, attended by city officials and garden club members, featured mixed views with no decision reached. The commission proposed screening unsightly equipment and keeping only essential maintenance gear, with Cheney noting the land is zoned for such a building but objections from garden clubs were voiced.

Chamber of Commerce Chamber J. R. Cheney Ottawa Cheney Leo Siler Kansas Glenn Sutton Howard Duncan Don Capper

New Union Agrees To Continue Merger

The last of six northern Franklin County Grade School districts voted to let its board proceed with consolidation plans. New Union district becomes the sixth to continue, with County Superintendent Jay Scott noting boards will likely meet soon to set a date for an election.

Franklin County Jay Scott

Golden Spike Anniversary Observed in Corrine Utah

About five thousand people gathered in Corrine Utah for the 90th anniversary of the first transcontinental railroad. A plaque was dedicated at the site where the golden spike joined the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines on May 10 1869 marking the historic meeting of the two railroads.

Corrine Utah Union Pacific Central Pacific

Weather county forecast calls for mild weekend warmth

Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon with a high near 70. Tonight will be cooler with a low around 50. Sunday brings considerable cloudiness and mild temperatures, with the high near 60s.

Ottawa flood control group seeks funds for Missouri basin projects

Ottawans who appeared before congressional appropriation subcommittees in Washington this week returned optimistic about securing nearly 3 million dollars for flood control in the Marais des Cygnes valley. They urged 2.6 million for Ottawa and Pomona works and urged planning funds for Melvern and other reservoirs, with Kefauver among the senators listening.

Congressional Washington Marais Des Cygnes Valley Ottawa Marais Des Cygnes Missouri River Basin Melvern Senate Estes Kefauver Tennessee Mississippi Valley Missouri

Four Die in Head-on Crash Involving Mayor Bartle Limousine

Four Kansas City residents died and four were injured in a head-on collision late last night near Concordia Missouri involving a limousine linked to Kansas City Mayor H Roe Bartle. The mayor was not present. Victims include C Earl Hovey patent attorney and civic leader Donald Van Edwards the mayor's chauffeur Edward and Mrs Edward Booker Williams and Zenon Hanson president of the American Humanities Foundation. Injured include Margaret Halstead secretary Ella Mae Steffens and an unidentified Williams car occupant. The party had been in Marshall for a Humanics Foundation meeting.

Concordia H. Roe Bartle Kansas City C. Earl Hovey Donald van Edwards Edward Booker Williams Margaret Halstead Bartle Zenon Clayton Raymond Hanson Chicago American Humanies Foundation Ella Mae Steffens Williams Hovey Humanics Foundation

Two Jet Bombers Collide Over Shaw Air Base

At Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina an RB66 formation drill at 11,500 feet ended in disaster as two jet bombers collided. One aircraft crashed in flames killing navigator Captain Julian T. Stewart of Miami. The other returned to base with heavy fuselage damage. five crew escaped unharmed.

Shaw Air Force Base G.C Air Force Julian T. Stewart Miami Fla

Man and wife tumbled in scary twister near state line

ARCH NM AP An elderly couple escaped unharmed after a tornado hit their three room farmhouse four miles inside the New Mexico Texas line. John Buckner 85 read a paper while his wife 75 crocheted when the funnel struck. It flattened the windmill milk house smoke house granary cow shed and several trees. Lamb Insured Payment Plan. adv.

Arch N.M John Buckner

Old Man Cries for Son in Vegetative State

A 66-year-old father in Miami pleads in a hospital waiting room as his 81-year-old son lies in a coma since a January accident. Bart Burne suffered severe injuries and doctors say he will never recover beyond a vegetative state. The family has spent nearly all their $11,000 aid, while Bart’s wife Jo Ann and their two children cope with the crisis. Sadie Layton faces a $350,000 damage suit over the crash.

Miami Fla North Shore Hospital Jim Burne Bart Burne Bart Scranton Jo Ann Bart, Jr Florence Sadie Layton

Baby Killed By Truck in Basehor Yard

Leavenworth Kan AP report says 18 month old James H Malec was struck and killed by a truck driven by Mathew Prelesnik 52 of Basehor while the man delivered lumber at the Malec home a mile south of Leavenworth. No charges filed. neighbor said a truck ran over him.

Leavenworth, Kan James H. Malec Michael Malec Mathew Prelesnik Basehor Kan Bob Woodson Prelesnik Malec Leavenworth

Rainfall and forecast from Ottawa weather observer

Ottawa recorded .42 inch of rain last night and the Marais des Cygnes river rose slightly. John P. Kelsey, the local weather observer, said the current storm appears ending this morning but another rain is forecast about 48 hours away.

Ottawa Marais Des Cygnes John P. Kelsey

Box storage ad from Bond's Royal Cleaners

Bond's Royal Cleaners promotes box storage solutions with a phone contact CH. 2-1810. The ad emphasizes convenient space saving for crammed closets and wardrobe clutter.

Bond Royal Cleaners

Soviet minister seeks success at Big Four talks in Geneva

In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrived with a 117 man delegation for next week's Big Four foreign ministers conference. He said the talks aim for a German peace treaty and the end of Allied occupancy in Berlin, asserting serious intent to achieve a lasting peace despite Western skepticism.

Geneva Andrei Gromyko Gromyko Germany Berlin

Divers Find 40 More Bodies In Danara Boat Disaster

Cairo officials report divers and navy frogmen recovered 40 additional bodies from the sunken Danara riverboat, adding to 10 found earlier. About 95 remain missing, pushing the toll toward 165. The 200 ton double decker chartered by the Agricultural Engineers Assn sank near Nile delta picnic grounds, many victims trapped beneath decks as resuce efforts continued under President Abdel Nasser's oversight.

Cairo Egypt Dandara The Agricultural Engineers’ Assn Nile Delta

Communists Free American Pilot From East Germany

Emory A. Vaughan a 32 year old American civilian pilot from Portsmouth Virginia was released by East Germany after being detained since March 27. He was arrested when his light sport plane crossed the Iron Curtain and was freed at Helmstedt West German frontier post in the custody of the American Red Cross.

Helmstedt Germany East Germany Emory A. Vaughan Portsmouth American Red Cross

Homewood U K Plan to Join Williamsburg District

Homewood residents voted to join Williamsburg Grade School district by a narrow four vote margin Friday. Final tally 49 in favor 45 against. The merger, under this plan, means Homewood will not pay for the bonded indebtedness of the new Burg School. Homewood High School District is already bonded-indebtedness free.

Homewood Williamsburg

Military Leaders Protest Missile Budget Shortfalls

Washington AP report says several high military officers testified in secret in March and April that missile development funding is too low in the administration's proposed defense budget. None dissented from Eisenhower's plan, but officers across services expressed worries to the House Appropriations subcommittee despite administration defense aims.

Washington Eisenhower House Appropriations Shears

West German ties deepen as Herter meets Adenauer

Secretary of State Christian Herter arrived in Bonn and stated the West is in full agreement on proposals to Geneva. He expressed hope for a close, friendly relationship with Chancellor Adenauer. Talks at Schamburg Palace followed a briefing with Adenauer ahead of the East-West foreign ministers conference.

Bonn Germany Christian A. Herter Konrad Adenauer Herter West Geneva Adenauer John Foster Dulles United Kingdom France Europe

Khrushchev says eight hydrogen bombs would end West Germany

Moscow radio quotes Soviet Premier Khrushchev in talks with West German editors claiming eight hydrogen bombs would be enough to eliminate West Germany and possibly Western Europe. He warns of losses in war while saying NATO bombers are dated and the US lags in rocketry as Geneva talks near.

London Moscow Radio Khrushchev West Germany Western Europe Moscow Soviet Union NATO United States Geneva

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New Union Seers & P.m House Harry S. ‘Truman Ottawans Pomona Lamb Old Man Baker Baldwin Baker Bell Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic Commies Homewood U.K Kristie Wiebe Karla Mrs Carl Wiebe Ash Wiebe Goodyear Field Lois Smith
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