Legion Team Shaping Up For Ottawa Season
Ottawa American Legion baseball squad remains four players over the league limit after a cut. New additions include veteran first baseman Mike Hudnall and outfielder Junior Hawkey. Hudnall starred at Maur Hill High School in Atchison and hit two home runs in practice. Manager Bob Wasson and Coach Gene Ramsey will attend a league meeting at Paola to set the schedule, with a minimum 10 game home slate. Jaycees and Warren Black Post No 60 sponsor season tickets at 3.50 each, with sales possible by mail now and in person later. Gene Mavity is Jaycees baseball chairman for ticket purchases.
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Ottawa American Legion
Mike Hudnall
Junior Hawkey
Hudnall
Maur Hill
Atchison
Bob Wasson
Gene Ramsey
Paola
Ramsey
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Warren Black Post No. 60
Legion
Jaycees
Gene Mavity
Bowling Scores Booster League Highlights and Leaders
Scores and high games from the Booster League show Meador 202 and 577, Belter 30, Nor man 205, Hazen 205, Hanleiden Copeland 234, and multiple teams led by Royal T Lanes and First National Bank. Individual performances include H Day 80, Cordle 192, North 147, Bryant 155, Pogue 192, Tombelin 127, McFarland 163, Harber 159, Carlson 192, Keim 160, White 157, and others across Ottawa Insulation, Safeway, OK Bargain Store, and more.
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Pontiac
Meador
Belter
Norman
Durbin Plumbing
Hazen
Colby Furniture
Hanleiden
Copeland-Gault
Metze
Ottawa
E. Dillon
Safeway
H. Day
C. Cordle
No. Willis Nursery
North
First National Bank
D. Bryant
N. Fritts
Royal T. Lanes
B. Pogue
Kiefer-Mulcahey
P. Tombelin
OK Bargain Store
P.mcfarland
P. McFarland
Mallicoat
Fairmont
F. Harber
R. Carlson
Gorsage Cleaners
L. Keim
the Barbers
P. White
Seek Hike For Foreign Aid
Washington reports an additional 100 million dollars sought from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for potential emergency foreign aid. The committee has tentatively restored 220 million dollars of House cuts to the 3 billion dollar program, with Sen. H Alexander Smith proposing granting the President a 200 million dollar urgency fund. The measure aims to adjust Eisenhower's overall foreign aid package to begin daily operations.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
R-N.j
Eisenhower
Hae
Daly
Leitaker Visit And Local Gatherings In Wellsville
Mr and Mrs Dwight Leitaker traveled to Garnett to visit cousins Mr and Mrs Earl Lizer. Mrs J T Farney of Williamsburg stays with her son W B Farney while her husband is confined in Winter General Hospital Topeka. Wellsville Chapter 408 Order of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Hall Tuesday night with 36 members present and Ruth Stevenson presiding as worthy matron.
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Dwight Leitaker
Garnett
Earl Lizer
J. T. Farney
Williams‘burg
W. B. Farney
Winter General Hospital
Topeka
Wellsville
Order of the Astern Star
Masonic Hall
Ruth Stevenson
Brief Flurry For Cardinals
The Cardinals sparked a fast start, powering to a quick lead as the Associated Press reports a flurry of early offense. Key plays opened a double digit margin before the opponents rallied briefly, but the Cardinals held on for a decisive finish.
Schools Have Had Good Sports Year
Area high school sports concluded a successful year with Ov erbrook dominating football and Freddy Coppenbarger earning the area scoring title. Melvern and Williamsburg shined in basketball and track, while Richmond claimed the track crown. Officials noted many stars across counties, with several players advancing to next seasons amid graduation.
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Foss
St i
Mienen
Overbrook
Freddy Coppenbarger
Garnett
Dick Rukes
Fred Campbell
Williams
Sburg
Gary Lindsey
Pomona
Lindsey
Richmond
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Ferguson
Red Bird
Phila
Phils
Chicago
Williamsburg
Heybe
Ike Dear
Boy Wanted To Commit Murder
Eight year old Patricia Ann McCandless survived stab wounds and police hold a 14 year old Ernest Cornelius II of Omaha who admitted a plan for a perfect murder. He reportedly followed Patricia from St John’s Military Academy into her home and fled shouting that someone had stabbed Patty. Her father Capt Jack McCandless heads the academy junior school. After 214 hours of surgery she remained serious but not critical.
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Salina
Kas
Patricia Ann McCandless
Murer
Ernest Harry Cornelius II
Omaha
St. John's Military Academy
Patricia
Jack McCandress
St. John’s Hospital
Dan Spellman
Young Cornelius
Elderly farmer sent to life sentence in Missouri
Osceola Mo July 74 year old dairy farmer Amos Pointer of near Appleton City was taken to the Missouri Penitentiary Wednesday to begin serving a life term.
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Osceola
Amos Pointer
Appleton City
Missouri Penitentiary
Pointer pleads guilty to first degree murder in Bowman's slaying
Hin Omaha arranged to claim after pleading guilty to first degree murder. Floyd Bowman, 62, a druggist and bank director of Appleton City, was shot in his drug store about opening time. Circuit Judge Frank M. Brady imposed the sentence without a trial. Pointer confessed quarreling with the victim but gave no reason. Bowman's death followed two .22 caliber shots, one hitting the jugular vein.
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Omaha
Salina
Gree
Pointer
Floyd Bowman
Appleton City
Frank M. Brady
Bowman
Churches Eye Sponsorship Meeting for Softball League
A meeting for churches interested in sponsoring a church league softball team will be held at 7 30 p m Friday in room 212 of the Junior High Building. The league will recruit players aged 14 and up.
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Detroit
Balthora
National Teasel
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Louisa
Mrs. Royce Myers
Cardinals
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Associated Press
By Clausie Smith
Melvern
Appanoose
Osage
Larry Adkins
Terry Reams
John Schultz
Kirk Schultz
Ronnie Feltner
Bob, Burns
Marv Ivey
Gary Patterson
Don Miskimon
Jim Detwiler
Larry Jones
Doyle Boecker
Rantoul
Ronnie Fowler
Roger Bush
Lane
Irvin Hawkey
Larry Fishburn
Princeton
Jim Brock
Everett Wheeler
Robin Roberts
Red Birds
Sam Jones
Roberts
Chuck Essigan
Jones
Athletics
Washington Senators
Russ Kemmerer
Albie Pearson
Bill Tuttle
Woody Held
Tuttle
Frank House
Glenn Layton Sr
Cher
Adelbert
Converse
Pasadina
Calif
U.S.N
Adelbert Converse
May Frink Converse
Asa Converse
Chamber of Commerce
C. Q. Aldridge
Oren
Sue
Nancy
Marcus
Pretty Prairie
Clarence Coffman
Low Oust
Aldridge
Olathe Naval Base
Lloyd Myers
Burlington
Lowell
Collins
Gerald Collins
Rene
Fred Rhoades
4Th, Street
American Legion Auxiliary
Save the Children” Federation
Knoxville, Tenn
Roger Johnston
Wilbur Johnston
Roger I
Spellman
Academy
Cornelius
Patty
Robert Barnes
S. Main
Ottawa National Guard Armory
Richard Brown
Buck Fanning
Jim Fogarty
Jerome Zachary
Billy Bland
Suitable Fee
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Curry Auto Supply
Pho
Ottawa Bowl
N. Main
Twilight
Bob
Todd Ins
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Ed Ferguson
Dunkin
Dedd
Stone A. Dodi
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Foster
Larobert M
Pierson
Bley
Ior Ata Ea
Coca-Cola
America
Egiemens
CLG
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Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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