Local Briefs Highlight Community Events and Personnel
Polio clinic for preschoolers offered by county health office on Monday from 5 to 6:30 pm with Saturday slots, plus a gas relief sale Friday May 25 starting 9:30 am by Ransom Service Co sponsored by Jaycee. Western Auto dealer staff attended Christmas Joy event in Kansas City. Dr Harold Case, son of the late H C Case, noted as a prominent Ottawan, spoke to graduates at Southwestern College. Mrs Phyllis Case, wife of Dr Harold Case, is noted as Kansas City audience. Mrs A F Lewis recuperating after surgery at Research Hospital. Truman Day Social Security talk addressed Rotary on national security link. Dismissed charges against Lilly Jackson and Libert Palmer. Arthur Griffin sentenced to 10 days for driving without a license.
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Thyme Herald
Cliff Reynolds
Western Auto
Phyllis
Kansas City
Dirk. Case
Midwest
Southwestern College
Winfield
Ottawa
Harold Case
Presi
Boston University
M—Epeee
H. C. Case
Ottawa First
Truman Day
Rotary Club
Social Security
Lilly Jackson
Osawatomie
Libert Palmer
Arthur Griffin
Goodfan
Griffin
Theounty
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Vary
Admits include Ralph A Crawford, 601 S Cherry. Mrs Gerald Servatius Route 1. Mrs Reginald Ward Waverly. Mrs L Hayes Johnson Richmond. Linda Harderode Paola. John K Kahler Cedar House. Mrs Nita Lloyd Princeton. plus today. Dismissed June Sutton Princeton. Maxine Needham Lane. Prince Timmons Jr 922 Hamlin. Raymond Davis Route 2. Mrs Sherman Smith and baby daughter Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Crawford
S. Cherry
Gerald Servatius
Reginald Ward
Waverly
L. Hayes Johnson
Richmond
Linda Harderode
Paola
John K. Kahler
Cedar House
Nita Lloyd
Princeton
June Sutton
Maxine Needham
Lane
Prince Timmons, Jr
Hamblin
Raymond Davis
Sherman Smith
Mary Catherine McFarland dies at 92 near Ottawa
Mrs Mary Catherine McFarland aged 92 died at 5 30 a m at her son Paul McFarland home five miles south of Ottawa She moved to his home in 1952 from Gardner Born October 31 1863 near Olathe a pioneer widow of Frank P McFarland Survivors include two sons Paul and Fred J McFarland two daughters Ida Skees and Mayme Hulse three grandchildren eight great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral at Sacred Heart Catholic church Friday at 9 a m Father Matthew Guilfoyle to officiate Burial in Saint Columbia cemetery Gardner Rosary at Lamb Funeral Home Thursday at 8 p m
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IMRS
Mary C. McFarland
Mary Catherine McFarland
Paul McFarland
Ottawa
Gardner
McFarland
Olathe
Frank P. McFarland
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Matthew Guilfoyle
Saint Columbia Cemetery
Lamb Funeral Home
iThursday
Condemned man links Burris slaying to bootleggers
Robert Hendricks told the State Pardon and Parole Board that Jack Burris, Mayes County attorney, was killed by a hired gunman in a gangland feud. He named bootleggers and gamblers from Bluejacket, Afton, Vinita and nearby resorts, saying the killing occurred June 7, 1952 in Locust Grove. The board will study his clemency appeal for commutation to life.
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Mcalester
Okla
State Pardon and Parole Board
Robert Hendricks
Jack Burris
Mayes County
Oklahoma
Hendricks
Ream Payton
Vinita
Burris
Grand Lake
Locust Grove
Crime Bureau
Republicans Seek Equal Time After TV Debate
Republicans demand equal time to reply to Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver after their Miami television radio discussion. GOP Chairman Leonard Hall calls the appearance the biggest flop of the year. Stevenson accuses Eisenhower of lacking leadership amid military bickering while Kefauver urges action to aid the aged and needy ahead of the Florida primary.
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Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Florida
GOP
Leonard Hall
Kefauver
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Miami
Costly Fire Destroys Goodyear Building in Council Grove
A late night blaze in Council Grove destroyed the Goodyear Tire company building with about 50 000 dollars in damage. The McGraw tire shop in a one story brick structure was a total loss. The Baptist church the Kansas Power and Light Co building and several nearby shops suffered water and heat damage. Fire units from Herington Dwight Flint Hills Strong City and Lyons County rural district aided the local department. The fire started at 7 45 pm and was under control after about ninety minutes. The cause remained undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Grove
Good-year Tire Company
McGraw Tire
Baptist Church
Kansas Power & Light Co
Herington
Dwight
Flint Hills
Strong City
Lyons County
Brunette Again: Governor's Wife Reverts Hair Color
Mrs Fred Hall said she changed from brunette to blonde last January and has now changed back. The governor talked with her for nearly an hour Monday night before realizing she was no longer a blonde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Fred Hall
Rural Life Day Observed At First Methodist Ottawa
Rural Life Day will be observed Sunday evening May 27 at 8 o'clock in Ottawa's First Methodist church. County 4-H clubs and Homes Demonstration Units will attend. D Coyd Taggart, superintendent of the Methodist Children's Home at Newton, will speak. Music will be by a choir of 4-H Council members. 4-H club presidents will lead a candle lighting service. Women's Society for Christian Service will serve refreshments after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Ottawa
D. Coyd Taggart
Methodist
Newton
Ottawa youth Dawdy to enter West Point academy
William F. Dandy Dawdy of Ottawa and Dandy, Jefferson City, Mo., will join the U S Military Academy at West Point early July. Dawdy, son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Dawdy, played football and track at Jefferson City High School and Westminster College Fulton Mo, graduating in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bougher
Ottawa
William F
Dandy
Jefferson City
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Fred Kaiser
Westminster College
Fulton, MO
Jefferson City High School
Harry M. Dawdy
Dawdy
Marriage Licenses for Pratt and Rudd Couple
Richard Dwight Pratt aged 20 of Newton Iowa and Rhoda Charlotte Rudd aged 20 of Belpra were issued marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dwight Pratt
Newton
Iowa
Rhoda Charlotte Rudd
Belpra
Three Airmen Die In B25 Bomber Crash At Helena
Helena Oklahoma. A United States Air Force B25 bomber on a training flight from Vance Air Force Base Enid Oklahoma crashed six miles northwest of Helena killing three airmen Lt Anthony J Kirch 30 instructor pilot and two lieutenants John Clairborne Davenport 27 and Donald Dean Brown 23. Two bodies were recovered inside the wreckage after a two hour search and the third was found about a half mile away where it appears he jumped from the plane with a parachute on his back. The crash was witnessed by Mrs Fred Norton who heard engines fail and saw two objects fall one of which was a ball of fire. Fire from the wreckage spread to willow trees hindering recovery. All three airmen have widows in Enid and Kirch and Davenport left three children each. The incident remains under investigation by Air Force officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Okla
Air Force
Here
Vance Air Force Base
Enid
Oklo
Vance
Anthony J. Kirch
Nettie Olson
Wyandotte
Mich
John Clairborne Davenport
John C. Davenport
Crossville
Tenn
Cecil P. Cunningham
Grandview
Donald Dean Brown
Paul H. Brown
Topeka
Kirch
Davenport
Fred Norton
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Fr. Co. Sale
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Killough Const. Co., Inc
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Claude Myers
Associated Press
Atomic Energy
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