Newcomers stir Ottawa life with quirky customs
A North Ottawa column notes new residents spark amusement and controversy over breakfast in bed habits and other routines. A golf flag misplacement at Ottawa Country Club tied to Baptist players prompts humorous speculation. a Texas ewe shipment to Franklin and Osage counties ends without harm after a brief chase. County tax deadlines loom with a 10 percent late-fee warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Country Club
First Baptist Church
Texas
Franklin
Osage County
Wilson Street
Don Brown
North Main
Seek Cause Of Timber Fire Near Air Force Academy
Investigators sought the cause of a brush and timber fire that blackened 2000 acres of Air Force Academy land on Saturday. No buildings were damaged. The blaze, brought under control about 6 30 p m after a five hour fight by about 250 workers, included 128 soldiers from Ft Carson nearby. Officials said the fire would not delay academy construction and may have been sparked by debris from construction work on the 17500 acre site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force Academy
Ft. Carson
Be wise, get better buys at Bouslas Brothers
The short line promotes Bouslas Brothers store with a catchy value pitch. It hints at bargains and shopping emphasis though the OCR text remains informal and fragmentary. No clear event or date attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouslas Brothers
Four Crewmen Die As Ships Collide
Four seamen died when the 496 foot freighter Marine Leopard sliced through the lumber schooner Howard Olson off Monterey bay in pre dawn darkness. Twenty two Olson crewmen were rescued with one seriously injured and two missing. The Olson sank bow first with only the bow remaining afloat at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Calif. Wy
Monterey County
Howard Olson
Marine Leopard
Luckenbach Lines
Point Sur
Andrew Schiob
Richard McHugh
Korlin
Cyrus Kalen
Los Angeles
Coos Bay
Ore
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Monterey Bay
John B. Waterman
K. W. Anderson
Oregon Woman Is Mrs. America 1957
A 31 year old Portland mother of three boys won Mrs. America 1957 after a week of competitions at Ellinor Village near Daytona Beach. Cleo Maletis, a fashion designer and church and PTA volunteer, emphasizes homemaking, Family, and community service as core values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Fla
Portland
Ore
America
Cleo Malets
New York
Ellinor Village
Maletis
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
Chris
Thomas
Edward
Oregon Home Economics Assn
Salina Supermarket Robbed of 3385 Dollars at Night
Salina store manager Bob McMillan says Al's Supermarket on the west side was robbed of 3385.64 in currency and checks after closing. A gunman forced him into a pink gray 1955 car, drove three miles west toward a farm house, and released him. The suspect is described as 45 to 50, about 5 feet 9 inches, 140 to 145 pounds, wearing a rust jacket brown hat and shoes. license tag read L-22 with Kansas lost inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McMillan
Salina
West Side
McMillan
Kansas
Eisenhower campaign plans seen as prosperity focus
Senator Sparkman and Representative Kuchel commented on Eisenhower’s health report and campaign strategy. Hagerty described the president as physically active with a broad television plan and a shift toward prosperity themes and peacetime transition, predicting less traditional whistle-stop campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Sparkman
Ala
Eisenhower
Len Kuchel
Calif
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Keating
R-Ny
New York State
Fatal Crash Claims Life of Gerald Anderson
Gerald Anderson, 62, of Fort Scott, Kansas, was killed when his car overturned on a curve on Missouri Highway 32, 19 miles east of Lebanon, Missouri, last night. A local advertisement for Douglas Brothers furniture appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Gerald Anderson
Fort Scott
Kas
Here
Will Stay Ahead Of Red Air Power
Secretary of Defense Wilson and ADM Radford testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. They asserted U S air power remains ahead of Soviet power though not by a large margin and promised to detail reasons in a later closed session. They urged against cutting foreign aid, saying about 200 allied divisions rely on American military assistance and reductions would require greater U S manpower and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
U. S
Russia
Adm
Arthur E. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radford
Pentagon
Congress
Senate Armed Services
Free World
Mt Etna: Europe's Largest and Tallest Volcano
Mt Etna in Sicily rises to 10 741 feet making it Europe’s highest active volcano. The mountain stands as a dominant geographic landmark in the region attracting scientists and tourists. Its height and activity underscore its status among Mediterranean volcanic features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Europe
Weather forecast summary for today and week
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the extreme southwest this evening. Cooler east and south, warmer west tonight. Tuesday mostly west and central, high 70s. Local highs reach 91 Saturday. lows 50s to 74, with records cited for this date.
Record May temperature, Ottawa area hits new highs
A light shower in Ottawa yielded .01 inch with heavier totals nearby. May 12 set a new high of 91 for the date, surpassing 1902’s 90, and May 13 opened with a 74 degree low, the fourth straight record high minimum in four days as temperatures fell 17 degrees from 87 to 70 between 5 and 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Rock Creek
Parents Watch Children Drown in Illinois Pond
A Warren family mourning after a father and mother watched three nonswimming sons drown in a three acre artificial pond on their farm. Allen Gollmer aged 17 and high school senior and his brothers Charles 13 and Claude 10 were pulled under after falling from a home made raft. The father Laverne, mother, and neighbor John Bausman tried to save them, but the three bodies were recovered three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ill
Allen Gollmer
Warren High School
Charles
Claude
Laverne Gollmer
Three Acre Pond
John Bausman
Booster Trip Tomorrow To Promote Bond Vote
Weekend tornadoes and storms caused deaths and injuries across several states. Cleveland area fatalities reached six with heavy property damage. Michigan reported major destruction in Flint and Detroit suburbs, while Kansas city Ottawa prepared a booster event to promote flood control bond approval. The Ottawa celebration includes hot dogs, balloons, free skating, and exhibits from the Corps of Engineers.
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Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Michigan
Flint
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ottawa
Army Engineer
Marais Des Cygnes
Verne Chesbro
John Wassmer
Chesbro
Wassmer
John Gover
Chamber of Commerce
Park Street
South Main
Baldwin
Franklin
Miami
Princeton
Tally
Plaza Theatres
Main Street
Little
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
M. O. Smith
Kansas City
Smith
Oriental Band
Abdallah Shaine
Kas
Topeka Shrine
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa University
University
Walker Wallspaper Shop
Price Oil Co
Walter Butler
Hewitt Chevrolet
Otae Finance Co
Kramer and Sons Pharmacy, Inc
D. L. Young
Tornadoes Cause Minor Damage in Southeast Kansas
Severe storms plowed through southeast Kansas Sunday due to a cold front, causing minor damage with no known fatalities or injuries. Eight farm buildings were blown down west of Yates Center near Dexter, and heavy hail hit Otto east of Arkansas City. Rain totals reached up to .83 inch in Pittsburg and 6:30 am readings varied across the region.
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Yates Center
Dexter
Humboldt
Otto
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
McCune
Altamont
Oxford
Coffeyville
Chanute
Wichita
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
Topeka
Wamega
Goodland
Kansas
Hill City
Russell
Eden Grilling Over Missing Frogman Case in Commons
London reports Prime Minister Eden faces a sharp Commons grilling over the disappearance of Lionel Crabb the retired naval diver seen near Soviet warships in Portsmouth. Labor opposition seeks details on Crabb’s activities and status as Soviet claims of spying persist amid official denial.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Iy Commons
Crabb
Ordzhonikidze
Admiralty
V. F. Kotov
P. W. Burnett
Burnett
Sallyport
Smith
Two Killed In Crash Of Plane
Two men died when a private plane crashed one quarter mile east of Bradley Oklahoma in Grady County near Chickasha. The craft came from low clouds roared and did not burn. Occupants were S L Ensminger 32 Great Bend KS president of Bee Formation Testing Co and Benny Leo Aldridge 29 also of Great Bend KS Welex Jet Service Inc manager. Ensminger left a widow and two children Jerry 3 and Vicki G. Aldridge left a widow and a son Joey 4.
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Bradley
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Here
Grady County
Chickasha
William Nunn
Bee Formation Testing Co
Great Bend
Kas
Lee Freeze
Nunn
Highway Patrol
S. L. Ensminger
Bennie Leo Aldridge
Ensminger
Aldridge
Forth Worth
Tex
Jerry
Vicki G. Aldridge
Welex Jet Service, Inc
Joey
Two Injured In Car Crash Near Ottawa
Two Ottawans were injured when a collision at an intersection a mile north and two miles east of Ottawa damaged both cars. Floyd R. Smith 41 sustained a cut and bruises while Gerry Stevenson suffered an injured arm and sprains. Ray Walker was unhurt and Raymond Coulter 19 escaped uninjured. Damages were about 450 dollars per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ransom Hospital
Ottawa
Floyd R. Smith
Logan
Studebaker
Gerry Stevenson
Smith
Ray Walker
Raymond Eugene Coulter
Box 163
Dean Driscoll
Guy Haffner
Postpone H-Bomb Test To Thursday Aboard USS Mt McKinley
Weather experts who last night postponed the Cherokee H-Bomb test for the seventh time said unfavorable winds would likely delay the test to Thursday. The communique reported conditions for tomorrow and Wednesday as not acceptable with little sign of improvement, though a late change could not be ruled out.
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MT. Mckinley
U.S
Douglas Bros Low Prices on Air Conditioners Offer Value
Douglas Bros promotes air conditioners with the biggest value and lowest prices. Highlights include affordable options and ongoing sales designed to attract customers seeking efficiency and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Bros
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Herald
Elmer
Bennett
Melvin Hoots
Elisabeth Briggs
Ransom Memorial Hospital
G. C. Clark
Overbrook
William Wright
Charles Gillette
Beta Sigma Phi
Jim Cook
Southwest
Clark
B. L. Reinhardt
N. Poplar
Phil McCracken
Red Cross Gray
Oregon
Salina Wi
Douglas Brothers
Douglas Brop
Max Thompson
Sheriff's
Thompson
First
Hickory
Red Air Power
Saat
Bonet
Weaee
Ates
Cera
Weeae
M. Vie
Cael St
Rocky River
Detroit
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Windsor
Ont
Menominee, Mich
Frogman
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