Refunds Due On Gas Bills Here
Ottawa residents to receive refunds for gas bills covering September 23, 1954 to April 23, 1956 with estimated payments of 9 to 10 dollars per customer. A 5 percent rate reduction follows in eastern Kansas towns, date aligned with industrial and household use. Kansas Corporation Commission action coordinated with Federal Power Commission orders.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
H. D. McGrath
Ottawa
Gas Service Co
Kansas City
Kansas
Jack Byrd
Citaws
Washington
Kansas Commission
Cities Service
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Co
Marie Dionne To Open Salon Emilie Shop
Marie Dionne plans to open a flower shop in Montreal tonight named Salon Emilie after the quintuplet who died in 1954. It marks the first business venture for any of the Dionne quintuplets who received one million dollars on their 21st birthday last May 28.
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Montreal
Marie Dionne
Dionne
Salon
Emilie
Quint
British Cabinet Members Protected by Yard Guards
London police step up protection for British Cabinet members after threats linked to reprisal for the execution of two Greek Cypriots. Scotland Yard states the threats prompted the security measures.
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London
Scotland Yard
Yard
Wellsville Flower Show Opens in May at Baptist Church
Gateway of Spring theme for Wellsville spring flower show to be held May 23 from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Baptist church basement. Mrs. Alice Miller is general chairman and Mrs. W. C. Harding of Ottawa will judge. Exhibits welcome, must be grown by exhibitor, containers provided by entrants, three ribbons awarded, plant sale linked to event, with classifications for roses, peonies, iris, oriental poppies, lilies, annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs, violets, unusual flowers, children's department, and various arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Baptist Church
Alice Miler
W. C. Harding
Ottawa
E. E. Turner
Weather forecast with temperatures and notes from Douglas Bros
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a cooler east area. Sunday will be warmer with highs in the 80s east to lower 90s west. Yesterday’s high 78, low 64. record highs 90 in 1911 and 1944, record low 41 in 1925. River usage around 0.65 feet. several hourly readings listed. Douglas Bros promotion ends with ad line.
Believe Reds Have Huge Atomic Bomb
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, head of the 33rd Air Defense Command at Tinker AFB, said Russia could possess a five megaton atomic bomb deliverable by a long range jet bomber. He added the U S may have a ten megaton bomb and warned a single enemy bomb could exceed all bombs dropped in all wars combined.
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Meahoma City
Greater Southwest
Russia
William P. Nuckols
33Rd Air Defense Command
Tinker Air Force Base
Here
Nuckols
Jerry Lewis Hospitalized for Heart Condition Checks
Hollywood comedian Jerry Lewis has been ordered hospitalized for a series of checks on a heart condition. The move follows a report by his doctor, with no further details released on his condition or expected duration of the stay.
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Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
Woman Pleads Quiet Line For Fire Help In Edwardsville
Flames tore through Mrs. Donald L Siegelen’s home in Edwardsville last night after a frantic housewife spent 15 minutes pleading on a party telephone line for two women to relinquish the connection. The blaze, started by a gasoline lantern, caused about 5000 dollars in damage before firefighters arrived.
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Kansas
Donald L. Siegelen
Edwardsville
West side man Mundy suffers heart attack again
W H Mundy of West 19th street suffered a heart attack yesterday afternoon and is not able to receive visitors. He previously had a heart attack on New Year’s Day.
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W. H. Mundy
West 19Th Street
Garden of the Month Award Given to Ottawa Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones, 429 Locust, win May Garden of the Month from the Ottawa Garden Club. their rear yard features lilies, peonies, roses, a rock garden and patio. Runners-up include Mr. and Mrs. C. LeMaster, with well-kept lawn and shrubs. honorable mentions go to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Ottawa Garden Club
Elliott Barnes
C. QC. LeMaster
Arthur White
Massasoit
J. E. Morris
Eleven Added To Highway Death List As State Toll Mounts
Kansas traffic toll rises with eleven more names added to the fatalities tally. Police court fines and license revocation for a 59 year old driver reflect ongoing enforcement as the death count climbs toward last year’s figures. Reports detail multiple crashes causing nine deaths in a series of rear end and head on collisions near Bonner Springs Russell Junction Baldwin and other areas.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Bonner Springs
Leonard Kline
Muncie
Carol Chrisswell
Baselior
Jesse Richard White
Beverly McClennan
Gerald
Denver University
Russell
Cecil Baum
Junction City
Morris Franklin Alexander
James D. Alexander
C. D. McKay
Ben Walz
Abilene
Jimmy Owens
Nancy Mae Knuckey
Winfield
Baldwin
William Houston Hackett
Ft. Leavenworth
Herman Schneider
Kansas City
Kas
Imogene Bryan
Jackson County
Johnson County
Louis W. Bryan
Benson Gives Tentative Nod To Farm Bill
Washington Secretary of Agriculture Benson voiced cautious approval of the Senate passed farm bill calling it improved overall though complex with many amendments. He noted constructive points such as the soil bank and the compromise feed grain plan while experts review item by item for new issues. Senate leaders hope for enactment next week with possible House approval after changes.
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Washington
Benson
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Eisenhower
House
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Ellender
D-La
White House
Approve Transfer Of School Property In Silver Valley
The transfer of about three sections of land from school district 15 to district 92 was approved today by J A Fleming county superintendent. Objections must be filed in the state office within 20 days. Petition by Ralph Bloomer and others. Two area children will attend Rantoul elementary. Area was in Cole district before the transfer. Previously Silver Valley, it voted to consolidate with Cole after a fire destroyed the Silver Valley school.
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J. A. Fleming
Ralph Bloomer
Rantoul Elementary
Cole
Silver Valley
Reelection bid filed by Bruce Spears for county clerk
Bruce Spears has filed for reelection to the office of county clerk on the Republican ticket. The announcement was made at the courthouse today.
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Bruce Spears
Nation flexes muscles to observe Armed Forces Day
The United States shows off air power, missiles, and equipment in Armed Forces Day demonstrations led by Defense Secretary Wilson. Planned mass flyover was scaled back to 45 bombers. Displays at Bolling AFB included Snark and Regulus missiles. A global observance was planned with an Air Force plane flying over the North Pole to reach Navy personnel at the South Pole.
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Nation
Washington
Wilson
United States
U.S
Air Force
Baltimore
Bolling Air Force Base
Navy
Armed Forces
North Pole
South Pole
Ottawa Flood Bond Festival Surges Despite Rain
Ottawa residents and guests enjoyed the Flood Bond Victory celebration with 9 000 hot dogs 700 cheese sandwiches and 10 000 bottles of pop though a light shower paused festivities at 7 30 p m. The event included Memorial auditorium shows square dancing and a round dance with Bob McDaniels as caller and Jack McGee’s orchestra. Attendance topped 4 500 to 5 000 as engineers displayed heavy equipment and a miniature reservoir. Parked cars cramped spaces prompting complaints as free parking and paper sacks covered meters.
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Ottawa
Verne Chesbro
John Wassmer
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa University
Hickory Street
Bob McDaniels
Topeka
Jack McGee
Corps of Engineers
Main Street
Army Engineers
Marais Des Cygnes
Paul Wycoff
Larry Wachtel
Don Senior
Keith Adams
District Office of the
Kansas City
Plaza
Tally Theaters
Chamber of Commerce
Free Schoolgirl Of Slaying Charge
A 14 year old girl in Memphis was freed by a county grand jury after admitting to stabbing her foster father, Edward L. Mott, 36, during a dispute over 30 cents. Attorney General Phil Canale called the slaying justifiable homicide, saying her mother was being beaten.
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Memphis,yean
Sherry Jeanette Adams
Eddward L. Mott
Atty
Phil Canale
Bronson families celebrate multiple graduations
Bronson High School four graduates last night including Mrs. Clari Rogers 44 and Mrs. Ha Carmean 39. Rogers grandmother Jean 13 earned a grade school diploma while Earl Carmean 18 completed high school. Jean 20 will graduate this month from Fort Scott Junior College. Rogers widow since March 1955 and Carmean husband died in a 1952 farm accident.
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Bronson
Kays
Claribel Rogers
Ha Cartmean
Bronson High School
Jean
Fort Scott Junior College
Rogers
Carmean
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Theis
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la Vacchia
Douglas Bros
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Olive
Wadkins
Myron S. Steere
Lamb Ambulance
Sonny
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