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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
6
Leroy Mathis was omitted in a report on Troop 72 bicycle contest winners where he took a prize in the safety and obstacle event. The article notes Wilky's Pottery and various local businesses linked to ads and upcoming events including a school district consolidation vote and legal actions in county and district courts.
Capital Air lines said a B57 bomber narrowly missed colliding with a Capital Viscount jet over Ohio on Wednesday night. The Baltimore bound airliner landed safely with 4 crew and 15 passengers. The incident follows a Maryland Air National Guard jet ramming a Capital airliner near Brunswick, Md., killing 12.
London papers puzzled over a Buckingham Palace denial of a Geneva report claiming Princess Margaret would marry Peter Townsend after all. The palace said it denied the claim because it spread via a news agency and worldwide circulation could mislead readers about the palace’s authority.
In Chicago Harry S. Truman told newsmen that attacks on Vice President Nixon in South America damaged U S prestige. He predicted Democrats would win 1958 and 1960 elections if conditions don t change and said there is good timber for the party s presidential nomination.
L Zick, 30, of San Antonio Texas, and Hattie Brown, 37, of Topeka, Kansas, applied for marriage license. Public records indicate the couple seeks nuptial registration in the local county clerk office.
Garfield Gardners club hosted 25 youths who shared their garden projects and received ideas on attracting birds. Exhibits featured miniature arrangements, dish gardens, seedling plants, and a strawberry patch. Members spoke on growing daylilies, irises, 4 o clocks, and hydroponics while demonstrations covered corsages, bubble jars, and seed collection.
A Topeka man, identified as a local fisherman, was ordered by authorities to stop trying his luck at Lake Shawnee fish hatchery amid safety and regulatory concerns. The incident highlights ongoing tensions over access to the hatchery and adherence to wildlife regulations.
Kansas wheat acreage for 1959 was set at 10,573,510 acres as the state share of the national 55 million acre allotment. Chairman Rodney K. McCammon noted the 1959 state allotment is 64,698 acres less than 1958, a decline of about six tenths of one percent.
Statewide wheat allotments for 1948 1957 were apportioned to counties with adjustments for abnormal weather and previous trends. Names and addresses of residents appear among the listed county allocations and 1959 figures show Osage plus several other counties receiving specific tonnage in the 26 093 to 28 S ranges for multiple districts.
Arthur J. Rossman, 22, Richmond, was cited for following too closely after a three car collision at Eth and Main. Vernon R. Chesbro, 82, stopped to allow Morse to turn left and Rossman struck Chesbro, pushing it into Morse. All three cars sustained major damage.
In Franklin County Kansas a probate petition by Paul Deneve guardian for Jennie Preston seeks descent determination of real estate in Township 18 Range 19 including the N W Quarter of the N W Quarter Section 29 and related tracts totaling ninety one acres, with other property. Hearings set for June 14 1958 in Ottawa. Also includes related district and bond statements and a sheriff sale notice for a 1952 Dodge at Ottawa courthouse May 27 1958.
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