Side Swipes at Ottawa High Jazz Concert and Local Notices
The Ottawa High School Swing Kings staged their 4th annual jazz concert in the municipal auditorium drawing a crowded main floor. Encores followed and the band returned for four more numbers by audience demand. Portland pigeons drank a city gutter filled with suspected alcoholic antifreeze, staggering in the street. Ottawa University events include a dinner with Hal Boyle as speaker and a student journalist toastmaster. a swimming class features a 40 year old learner and Wilbur Foulks, husband of the teacher. LANSFORD Pa notes Kent Edwards hosts a 15th annual Mother’s Day party for parents aged 70 to 75 with about 380 expected. Edwards often brings relatives from distant points to surprise guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High School
Swing Kings
Municipal Auditorium
Lansford
Dick Edwards
Edwards
South Wales
England
Governor Knight Signs Slow Vehicle Turnoff Bill
Sacramento California Gov Goodwin Knight signed a bill directing drivers of slow moving vehicles to pull off a two lane highway as soon as they can when five or more vehicles back up behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Goodwin Knight
Rooster Crower Praised Judge for Earliest Morning Cockcrow
An Oklahoma City man thanked Municipal Judge James Demopolis for suggesting he buy the crowing rooster and wring its neck. The man said he paid 50 cents for the bird and would gain $10 worth of pleasure from sleeping late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
James Demopolis
Demopolis
Chinese Reds Fire On Nationalists
In Formosa, the Nationalist Defense Ministry said Chinese Reds fired 605 rounds at Nationalist positions on Quemoy yesterday, the heaviest bombardment since last June. Some sources note no sign of an invasion plan for the offshore islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Weather summary for Kansas with clouds and storms
Cloudy cool conditions expected across Kansas with rain and scattered thunderstorms west and south spreading into northeast this evening. Showers linger tonight and Sunday with slow warming. Tonight’s low mid 50s, Sunday highs 70 in southeast to 60s elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Little Chance Is Seen For Ike's Gas Bill
Two all-state members of Congress, Rep. Steed and Rep. Dies, predict the administration backed natural gas bill will die in the House Commerce Committee if amended. They oppose changes expanding FPC price controls and allowing contract price limits, warning watered down legislation may offer no relief from federal controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Rep
Steed
D-Okla
Dies
D-Tex
House Commerce Committee
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Charles H. Kendall
Office of Defense Mobilization
Harris
D-Ark
O’hara
Ike Speaks To Nation Tuesday
President Eisenhower will deliver a national radio TV address Tuesday night in support of his 71.8 billion budget. White House press secretary Hagerty said the 30 minute speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. by NBC CBS and Mutual networks with delayed broadcasts on ABC at 10 p.m. and CBS at 11 15 p.m. A second nationwide talk on foreign aid is planned for the week of May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Nbc-Tv and
Mutual Radio
ABC Radio
CBS Radio
Abc-Tv
Cbs-Tv
Plan Observer Post Training Course Seeks Ottawa Volunteers
Ground Observer Corps units in Ottawa begin training for volunteers under post supervisor Don White. Sixteen spotters have volunteered with about 27 additional volunteers needed to form the post. Open to anyone 16 years or older. Chief spotter to be chosen after training concludes. Meeting place to be announced early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ground Observer Corps
Don White
White
Rantoul Graduation Plans For Wednesday
Rantoul High School will hold its baccalaureate service at 8 p m tomorrow in the high school auditorium. Commencement exercises will be Wednesday at 8 p m with Roderick Turnbull editor of the Kansas City Star Farmer as guest speaker. Six seniors graduate this year with Nancy B Curtis valedictorian and John over Cole salutatorian. Other graduates include Vivian Arlene Borland Rolland Ferris Jr Clifford Kirkpatrick and Robert Roecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantoul High School
C. A. Grondorf
Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Star Farmer
Rantoul
Nancy B. Curtis
John Over Cole
Vivian Arlene Borland
Rolland Ferris Jr
Clifford Kirkpatrick
Robert Roecker
Celebrate Mutiny KARACHI War of Independence of 1957 anniversary
Pakistan began a weeklong celebration yesterday of the 100th anniversary of the Sepoy mutiny. Pakistanis call the rising of native troops against the British the War of Independence of 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
Pakistan
Industry Leaders See Rise In Business Activity in 57
Hot Springs Virginia reports signs the economy will rise gradually through 1957. A BAC briefing for Weeks and Humphrey notes production reaching about 435 billion dollars annually by year end, with inflationary pressures and higher consumer prices. Plant investment remains at a record 38 billion, wage gains near last year’s, and no major strike disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
BAC
Council
Busy Week At Lane High
Lane High School events include baccalaureate at Lane Methodist Church with Rev. Dewey Knowles and music by the school chorus under Mrs. Louise Welborn. Commencement for grade and high school classes at Lane High School auditorium with Rev. Charles Knight as guest speaker. Junior-senior banquet at Hillcrest dining room. All-school picnic Friday noon. Eighth grade names listed. Seniors named. SHARE, Inc. fundraiser at Coconut Grove with Western costuming and Wyatt Earp-O'Brian formal guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane High School
Lane Methodist Church
Dewey Knowles
Louise Welborn
Charles Knight
First Methodist Church
Ottawa
Lane
Hillcrest
Alice Christopher
Robert Cole
Charles Cunningham
Barbara Hiles
Robert McDaniel
Rex Needham
Martha Ruchko
Beverly Rowland
Donald Servais
Roy Taylor
Donald White
Joyce Burke
Carl Castleberry
Harold Castleberry
Richard Davis
Norman Gentry
Donald
Hollywood charity show raises funds for mentally challenged children
A three hour benefit in Hollywood drew talent totaling about one million dollars and collected fifty thousand dollars for mentally retarded children. Emceed by Dean Martin, the program featured Frank Sinatra Jo Stafford Jack Lemmon Robert Mitchum Tony Curtis Gordon McCrae Robert Sterling Forrest Tucker Dinah Shore Jeff Chandler Howard Keel Tony Martin and Gene Autry. The annual event aimed to support children in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Jo Stafford
Jack Lemmon
Robert Mitchum
Tony Curtis
Gordon McCrae
Robert Sterling
Forrest Tucker
Dinah Shore
Jeff Chandler
Howard Keel
Tony Martin
Gene Autry
Plan Services For Ottawa Pair
Funeral services for Mrs. Leon Friend and her 5-year-old son Bill will be held at Faith Bible Church in Ottawa on Tuesday May 14 at 2 p.m. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery. They were killed in a head on crash near Yates Center last Thursday. Leon Friend and daughter Lee Ann 2% years old remain in critical condition at Allen County Hospital in Iola. David 18-month old son of the Friend family is not yet released from the hospital but was less seriously injured. The family asks no flowers for the funeral. Faith Bible Church will establish a memorial in Heur fane NM where the couple had been assigned as missionaries among the Navajos. Donations for the memorial may be received by Mrs Mildred Pritchard missions treasurer. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Friend
Bill
Faith Bible Church
N. Poplar
Highland Cemetery
Lee Ann
Allen County
Iola
David
Friend
R. D. Clayton
Mildred Pritchard
Missions
Bridges Proposes $3.3 Billion Budget Cut Plan
Sen Styles Bridges urged trimming at least 3.3 billion from Eisenhower's 72 billion dollar budget. He called for reductions in agriculture, public works, military items, foreign aid, and miscellaneous programs to enable a modest tax cut next year while preserving defense. He warned of spending saturation and urged pruning to reach a sustainable level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Eisenhower
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States
Pennsylvania Bankers Ass
Soil Bank
Commodity Credit Corp
Agriculture Conservation Program
Congress
GOP Gains In South Doubted by Senate Leaders
Senator Mansfield and Senator Stennis challenged President Eisenhower’s view of a solid Republican South. They noted recent Texas results and warned the GOP faces a long, hard pull before building a sustained regional strength in Dixie, urging candidates in southern districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington v
Mansfield
D-Mont
Stennis
Dmiss
Eisenhower
South
Louisville
Dixie
GOP
Deep South
Chicken Noodle Dinner at E.U.B. Church Peoria
Peoria church hosts a chicken noodle dinner on Tuesday evening May 14 at 6 p.m. The event is organized by E.U.B. Church and held at their Peoria location, inviting community dining and gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.U.B. Church
Peoria
Hailstorm, floods hit Texas towns. Trinity River crests
A severe scrub mayhem pounded western Texas with hail the size of hen eggs piling up to 12 inches on highways. Almost four inches of rain caused flash floods while 80 mph winds cut communications. Liberty saw the Trinity River crest at 29.08 feet, with 22 homes imperiled and 500 residents cut off by flooded roads in a south Liberty oil camp. Del Rio reported two inches of rain and a foot of water on streets as San Felipe Creek rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Liberty
Houston
South Liberty Oil Land
del Rio
Texas - Mexico
San Felipe Creek
Weather forecast spans nation with scattered showers and storms
A broad pattern of wet weather was forecast for the country with showers and thundershowers across the Rocky Mountains, the southern plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Atlantic coast. Northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley expected clear to partly cloudy skies while overnight showers hit west Texas. Local observer John P. Kelsey noted partial clearing later today with possible showers tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Plains
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Southern Plains
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
New England
Plains
West
Texas
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Parents Preview Banquet Decorations at Ottawa High
Ottawa High School juniors and seniors are invited to visit the armory from 4 30 to 5 30 p m today to preview decorations for tonight s Junior Senior Banquet. The dinner runs 6 30 p m to midnight with prize drawings throughout the event and a grand prize donated by the Rotary Club just before midnight curfew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High School
Rotary Club
Atomic Clocks To Pinpoint Accuracy Of AF Missiles
Washington officials testified before a House subcommittee that the Air Force will acquire two atomic clocks or atomicrons at 45000 dollars each to improve ocean-spanning missile guidance. Col Harry R Page described the devices as highly precise timekeeping tools using cesium radiation to detect frequency variations and auto correct signals. Dudley C Sharp said the long range missile program showed progress and was on the threshold of greater achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
House
Harry R. Page
Page
Dudley C. Sharp
Air
Beck Plan Set For Senate Probe Next Week
Senate investigators announced hearings to examine alleged demands by Teamsters Union President Dave Beck on the Fruehauf Trailer Co and related loans. Roy Fruchauf, Fruehauf president, and Beck would be questioned about Becks supposed demands and the loan arrangements. The committee has heard Beck loaned 10 million dollars to Fruehauf from union funds, with repayment later, and a separate 200000 loan from Brown Equipment Co to Beck. Kennedy signaled more evidence may surface about Becks demands on Fruehauf and other parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Fruehauf
Beck
Brown Equipment Co
Kennedy
Teamsters May Delay Tests Near Nevada Test Site
In Las Vegas a Teamsters union picket line across the Jonesy desert road halted water and supply deliveries to forward test sites 68 miles north as a dispute with Reynolds Electrical and Engineering continues. Nevada Test Organization warned delays could push back the first shot of the new series scheduled to start next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Teamsters Union
Jonesy Desert
United States
Nevada Test Organization
Teamsters Local 631
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
Teamsters and
Electrical Workers Union
Reynolds
Winter Wheat Crop Spurred By Rains
Denver report says heavy rains across Colorado last month may boost the winter wheat harvest to 21,345,000 bushels, the state Agriculture Department forecasts. This exceeds prior month’s projection by over 7,000,000 bushels, signaling a four year high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Agriculture Department
Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gram
Portland
Maine
Kent Thomas
University of Kansas
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
U. Memorial Union
Boyle
Thomas
University Daily Kansan
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa University
Wilbur Foulks
June Foulks
Ike
Karen Elaine Mease
Gerald Mease
W. 9Th
Lois Smith
Lane High
Share, Inc
Cocoanut Grove
SHARE
Everone
Hugh
Wyatt Earp
O'Brian
Yates Center
Lamb
Pittsburgh
Sen. Bridges
Colombia
Bogota
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Plaza Bolivar
Intermedio
Medellin
Cali
Kingston
Jamaica
Avianca
Bermuda
Norton
Dave Compton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!