Side Swipes Honor Retiring Ottawa High School Teacher
Lester Hoffman retiree of 35 years at Ottawa High School received multiple gifts from groups he served. The P T A awarded life membership and roses, Orlig Cox gave luggage, Mrs Geiger delivered a leather travel kit, and Mrs Kaiser presented a silver serving tray from the Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Hoffman
Ottawa
Parent Teachers Association
George Lister
Orlig Cox
Jean Geiger
Ottawa Teachers Association
Fred Kaiser
Board of Education
Rules Drawing Plan Here Is Illegal
Ottawa merchants halted a Wednesday night rules drawing after Attorney General John Anderson ruled it a lottery. Three elements exist: consideration, chance, and a prize, with merchants offering prizes for patrons who register and are drawn. The program faced suspension as state law violations were cited by the county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
John Anderson
Anderson
Don White
City Sprays For Worms In Ottawa Elm Infestation
Ottawa officials report progress on spraying to combat elm worms using a fog spray machine. They bought a used unit for 600 dollars from a Wichita firm, a fraction of the 4000 dollar new price. Spraying begins on west side streets and will extend to east side, alleys if needed, with wind drift noted. The spray uses DDT and water base and requires thorough washing of garden vegetables if touched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Wichita
Textbook Screening Committee Approved
TOPEKA state Board of Education approves the reappointment of the Textbook Screening Committee. Members include Glen E. Burnette Shawnee Mission Mrs Lenora Parry Marysville Rex Schwein Atchison and Mrs Ray Wright Lawrence. Ottawa invites bids for one one ton truck to City Hall by May 21 1958 with specifications from City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Board of Education
Glen E. Burnette
Shawnee Mission
Lenora Parry
Marysville
Rex Schwein
Atchison
Ray Wright
Lawrence
Ottawa
Kansas
Donald R. Capper
Ady
Weather County Forecast and Temperatures Summary
The county forecast notes mainly cloudy and mild conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, tonight, and Saturday. Highs reach around 80 this afternoon, with overnight low near 60 and Saturday highs 80 to 85. Yesterday's high was 80, low 58, with record highs and lows on this date noted. River stage measured about 160 feet this morning, with updated readings later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sass Ga
Periede
Ottawa Merchants Assess Drawing Plan Compliance
Irwin says merchants will be notified to remove drawing boxes from stores to avoid violating state law. White declines prosecution and notes prior discussion with the retail committee. Anderson's letter flags a similar drawing plan in El Dorado as unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Irwin
White
Anderson
el Dorado
New Appraisers Appointed in Ottawa River Land Condemnation
Judge Floyd Coffman appointed E. J. Barnes and James G. Alexander to replace Warren G. Wesen and J. A. Milton who declined to serve as appraisers. They join L. C. Geiger in valuing land to be taken for Ottawa's share of the Marais des Cygne River project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrner G. Wesen
J. A. Milton
Floyd Coffman
E. J. Barnes
James G. Alexander
L. C. Geiger
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygne
Topekan Dies In A Plane Crash Northwest Of Ottawa
A Topeka man Vernon James Thomas, 52, was killed and Charles Lucas, also from Topeka, severely injured when a small plane crashed near Appanoose Baptist Church about 16 miles northwest of Ottawa. Lucas survived with severe facial lacerations and chest injuries. Thomas died from a head injury after his forehead struck a plane strut. Witness Kenny Nitcher reported the aircraft failed to gain altitude and ploughed into the ground amid low clouds after departing Coffeyville for Topeka. The A B Salvage Co. owned the plane. Lucas said they were flying behind thunderstorms that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Appanoose Baptist Church
Ottawa
Vernon
James Thomas
Robert J. Conaty
Charles Lucas
Lucas
Mt. Francis Hospital
Overbrook
Kenny Nitcher
Nitcher
Lalane
Thomas Dieg
Coffeyville
Conaty
A. B. Salvage Co
No Decision Yet On County Zoning
Franklin county commissioners have made no decision yet on zoning for a marginal area around Ottawa. They will issue a statement in a few days as they study two angles: county-wide zoning and a three mile margin around Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Ottawa
Eisenhower Trade Bill Faces Major House Battle
President Eisenhower's plan for a five year extension of the reciprocal trade law cleared a key House committee stage but faces a lengthy path to enactment. The Ways and Means Committee approved a compromise granting most requests while adding a congressional review provision seen by critics as a gimmick. House leaders expect final approval next week amid strong bipartisan support for tariff actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
House Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Congress
Senate to probe violence in Latin America and Lebanon
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to investigate violence toward Vice President Nixon in Latin America and anti American rioting in Lebanon. Sen. Theodore Green heads the panel with Sen. Wayne Morse proposing a broader inquiry covering Lima and Caracas during Nixon's goodwill tour plus the burning of U S Information Agency libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Washington
Senate ‘Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Lebanon
Theodore Green
D-Ri
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Green
United States
Morse
Lima
Peru
Caracas
Venezuela
U.S. Information Agency
One Killed In Turnpike Crash Near Wellington
A station wagon crashed through the Wellington interchange toll gate on the Kansas Turnpike, bursting into flames. Marvin Clarence Hughes, 24, of Wichita, a construction worker, died. Albert Allen, 34, also of Wichita, was critically injured and taken to St Luke’s hospital in Wellington. Police said fog may have impaired the driver’s visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Marvin Clarence Hughes
Independence
Wichita
St. Luke's Hospital
Albert Allen
Ashford Drive
Youth Drowns In Kansas City Lake
Doyle Smith fourteen drowned Thursday night in Big Eleven Lake Kansas City Kansas while four Negro boys from Northeast Junior High School swam despite a forbidden area. Patrolman Donald Hall reached the scene and dived for the boy without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Doyle Smith
Big Eleven Lake
Kan
Northeast Junior High School
Donald Hall
Award Contract for Building at Sedan
The General Services Administration announced a federal building contract for Sedan Kansas. N F English Construction Inc Hutchinson won among seven bidders at a construction cost of 187 792 dollars. Senators Schoeppe and Carlson were informed yesterday of the award.
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Washington
Sedan
Kas
General Services Administration
Sens
Andrew F. Schoeppe
Frank Carlson
N. F. English Construction, Inc
Hutchinson
Substitute mailman bitten by dog during delivery
In Klamath Falls Oregon a substitute mail carrier was bitten while delivering a letter to the home of his employer. The regular mailman reportedly watched from the porch as the dog attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klamath Falls
Ore
Objections To Area Reservoirs Are Presented
Washington House committee heard opposition to Pomona and Melvern reservoir projects in Kansas. Niles of Lyndon testified these flowway plans would flood 26 000 acres and dislocate 91 families, impairing seven towns with over 5 000 residents.
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Washngton
House
Pomona
Melvern
Kansas
Irving R. Niles
Lyndon
Kas
Ottawa
Niles
Osage County
Eas.) Soil Conservation District Board
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona Reservoir
Melvern Reservoir
House Public Works Appropriations
Osage City
Lebo
Reading
Olivet
Vassar
Burtingame
Soviet Union confirms no passengers aboard Sputnik III
Prof Eugene Fyedorov heads the Sputnik program and says Sputnik III carried no passengers, animal or human. He predicts Sputnik III will last slightly longer than Sputnik II but still disintegrate before returning to earth, and notes the problem of returning a satellite intact remains unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Eugene Fyedorov
Soviet Union
Sputnik
Soviet International Geo-physical Year Committee
Jearth
Uni
Paris Troops Ordered Back To Duty As Leave Cancelled
French troops on leave in France were ordered back to duty and troops in Germany told to stand by on an emergency basis. Paris sources said all leaves were cancelled pending political developments. In Washington, the House Armed Services Committee approved a defense reorganization bill amid Eisenhower objections. The measure strengthens a Joint Chiefs operational staff and limits service chief powers while preserving Congress’s role in approving transfers.
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Paris
France
Natonal Defense Ministry
Germany
Baden
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Army
Air Force
Navy
Congress
Marine Corps
Quick Stop Of A Train Saves Life
Mrs. Mattie Johnson 66 of 1018 Walnut Street was spared when railroad engineer R D Clark and fireman E E Reed stopped Santa Fe Train No 47 after she stepped onto the tracks at 3 40 this morning. The train reversed and the front pushed her aside as it stopped. She was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital in good condition with X rays for possible rib fractures. Her physician Dr F A Trump said she is not in danger barring internal injuries.
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Nitcher
Lester Clark
Mattie Johnson
S. Walnut
Jay Brown
Ransom Memorial Hospital
F. A. Trump
Poison Ivy Ad Draws Wide Inquiries in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati Enquirer classified ad offered 35 cents a pound for poison ivy leaves and stems up to 1000 pounds drawing calls from farmers suburbanites orchardists and gardeners curious about its use. E P Espy explained his firm makes a tincture from poison ivy to immunize people and noted some individuals are not allergic and never suffer trouble.
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Cincinnati 7
Cincinnati Enquirer
E. P
Espy
Spring Flower Show Is May 26
Ottawa plan for May 26 community room event at First Methodist Church from 1 to 9 pm with non competitive entries. The Ottawa Garden Club and Garfield Gardeners sponsor, with numerous chairs handling staging registration prizes plant sale and junior department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
First Methodist Church
Ottawa Garden Club
The
Garfield Gardeners
W. B. Smith
E. G. _Stucker
Franklin County Soil Conservation Office
Ralph Dickinson
Emmerson Max
Blaine
B. Phillips
C. C Adamson
C C. Adamson
Dwight Spears
Charles Carey
Iris
Owen Followell
Earl Schmanke
George H. Marshall
Wayland Blair
Sputnik III Sighting Report Draws US Officials Into Talk
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory logs multiple sightings of Sputnik III from the southern United States and the West Coast, with weather hindering tracking in the Northeast and Midwest. In Utah and Maine, defense officials Wilber M. Brucker and Norton discussed rockets capable of boosting a two ton satellite and U.S. plans to ring Russia with intermediate missiles by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Russia
United States
Midwest
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Garrison
Norton
the Navy
Ogden
Utah
America
Brucker
Portland
Maine
Big Sputnik May Be Seen Tonight
The Naval Research Laboratory says Sputnik III passes tonight should be visible from major cities weather permitting. Times in EST: New London 8:04. Bismarck 8:49. Pierre 8:50. Lincoln 8:51. Kansas City 8:52. New Orleans 8:54 with direction and twilight location details.
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Washington
Naval Research Laboratory
New London
Conn
Bismarck
N. D
Pierre
S. D
Lincoln
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Honolulu
Herbert J. Morris
Waikiki Street
Morris
Lewis Irwin
Paul Gaynor
Chamber of Commerce
Annapolis
Maryland
Appanoose
Aeronica
Vernon J. Thomas
Chuck Langdon
Topekan
Here
iLamb
Lke
Bulletin
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Hisenhower
Ottawa High School
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