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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
6
Reports from Ottawa describe a tornado that struck Monday evening killing J. A. Marsh and his wife at their southeast Ottawa farm. A scrap of Ottawa First National Bank stationery found eight miles away nearby Garrett’s yard hints at scattered fallout from the storm.
An athletic thief vaulted the counter and took 13.48 from a Detroit area cash register. He paused for a doughnut before fleeing down the street with the money and pastry. Later, Ottawa Kiwanis members planned to help rebuild Hillcrest Drive-In Theater after a tornado caused damage.
Cloudy weather with scattered thunderstorms developing across the state this afternoon most numerous in the southwest and extreme west. Thunderstorms spread eastward tonight with Saturday bringing showers and storms central and east. Partly cloudy in the west, warmer northeast tonight turning cooler extreme west. Temperatures: low 40s west to 50s east tonight, highs Saturday generally in the 70s.
Former pupils of Miss Nellie March gather in Lincoln school auditorium Sunday at 4 p.m. to mark her 33 years of teaching in Lincoln school after nine years in Missouri. Principal Harold Schamann lauds her science work and reading program sponsorship, noting her impact on curiosity and learning. Miss March and her 90-year-old mother, Mrs. Alice March, live at 635 N. Cedar.
A Franklin County group pressed for a mental health clinic asking Commissioners to appoint a three member board and levy a mill tax on county property. With a $40 million valuation, about $10,000 yearly would be raised. A resolution will be drafted, then a 30 day period for objectors to gather signatures. If 10 percent oppose, the measure goes to a public vote before any levy.
The Hicks trial began in County Court over the alleged illegal liquor sale tied to the Warren Black Post Home Inc. raid on April 20. State witnesses included Sheriff Jay Brown and Beverage Control reps while Hicks’s attorney presented Charley OConnor Albert Fritts Wesley Piersol Gene OConnor Lloyd Stafford and Bob Compton as witnesses.
Several 4-H club members will attend the annual roundup at Kansas State College Manhattan and the music camp at Rock Springs Camp near Junction City. The events run Tuesday through Saturday with Don Brown and Mrs. O M Millikin guiding the Manhattan roundup including Eula Mae Cartmill Elaine Richard Sharon Whitley Elaine Lambert Arlene Cannady Jim Lancaster James Dunn Leon Warbritton Eugene Winger Leroy Boecker and Terry Cox Dick Jameson will take Larry Anderson and Belva Averill to Rock Springs Camp.
Traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 1 in the last 24 hours and to date in 1957 reaching 191, compared with 244 for the same period in 1956. The report notes Topeka Kansas traffic figures.
Washington reports April living costs rose to a new record for the eighth straight month. Food prices led the gain, lifting the index by 0.3 percent. Auto, electrical and farm equipment workers will receive two cent wage boosts, with a further six cent raise for auto workers on May 29 under existing contracts. Most major consumer groups rose except clothing, which fell after Easter.
In Taipei a mob wrecked the U S Embassy and U S Information Agency building, tore down the flag, and damaged offices. A crowd of 20 000 or more besieged police headquarters, martial law was declared, and Chiang Kai shek troops moved in to restore order. Nine Americans injured as tensions rose over a court martial verdict.
An 86 or 87 year old Kansas penitentiary inmate, William E. Skelton, serving a life term for a neighbor’s hammer slaying, has filed a sixth clemency plea with Gov. Docking’s office. The pardon attorney reported no hearing was held, and an investigation found Skelton would lack a place to go or someone to care for him if released. The prison warden has indicated potential opposition to parole, noting the facility may be his current home.
Police searched for seven live hand grenades missing from a batch of 20 stolen Tuesday from a railroad car. Lt. Thomas L. McKenna said two grenades were buried in Patterson Park area. Four youths aged 15 and 16 admitted the theft and aided police in tracking the explosives.
A south plain tornado struck Olton Texas at about 12 45 PM CST damaging the Latin American and Negro sections. Nine Red Cross requests for assistance were logged at the First Baptist Church disaster office with a May 31 deadline. Reconstruction continues at several farmsteads and local businesses while residents donate to relief funds.
Wilt Chamberlain of the University of Kansas says he will remain in college for remaining eligibility and work toward a degree. He denies leaving Kansas or being approached by pro teams and criticizes false reports and confusion from sensational stories.
In Clifton New Jersey a mass absence among teachers from five secondary schools prompted the board of education to plan to send several thousand students home. 160 of 225 teachers were absent as the Clifton United Teachers push for a 700 a year raise effective next September while the board approved a 200 raise.
Directors of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce heard reports on Dairy Day plans set for June 8 and the Marais de Cygnes flood control project. Bill Ransom noted Kansas leads in dairy production and value, while Lamar Phillips covered Washington flood hearings and urged forward community growth once flood control structures are completed.
The weather bureau predicts increasing cloudiness and more moisture for Kansas as a low pressure system from New Mexico moves in. Scattered thunderstorms are expected in western Kansas today and to spread east tonight and tomorrow. Ottawa remains partly cloudy with no rain by mid afternoon.
Secretary of the Army Brucker told a Senate subcommittee that Soviet promises to cut 1.2 million troops have not been shown in practice. Backed by Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, he urged restoring roughly 204.7 million of cuts from a 14 billion dollar Army budget. Defense leaders push to avoid large cuts as debate over the defense appropriation bill continues.
Benny Hooper, a 7-year-old rescued from a 24-foot well in Manorville, is returning home from Bayview Hospital in Mastic Beach. He walked with a sling on his bruised left arm and plans to rest a few days before returning to school. Giants stars Bill Rigney and Johnny Antonelli visited, gifting an autographed ball and cap.
The Kansas Supreme Court ordered disbarment of Wichita attorney George L. Adams or require him to show cause on June 14 why he should not be disbarred. Disbarment proceedings began in 1955 over alleged repeated drunkenness. police records show Adams pleaded guilty to drunk charges eight times in 1956 and 1957, contradicting earlier reports.
A planned fire fighting demonstration at KQ A school in Oklahoma City was halted due to heavy rainfall. Downpours extinguished test fires before equipment could be deployed.
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