Anniversary Dinner For Local 1903 Class In Ottawa
Mrs Ed S Pearce reports 22 reservations for the 50th anniversary dinner of the Ottawa High School class of 1903 to be held at 6 pm at the North American hotel. Twenty attenders will be present, with two reservations sent by Mr and Mrs Harold Hutchison of Detroit. Kansas City guests include Mr and Mrs Claude S Pugh and others visiting Ottawa. Two Ottawans receive citations at the Kansas Heart Association dinner led by Dr Edgar V Allen Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn as guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed S. Pearce
North American
Harold H. Hutchison
Detroit
Hutchson
Hutchison
Clare Whitmer
H. P. Wilson
S. Cedar
Pearce
J. L. Rokes
E. 7Th
G. C. Sears
Kansas City
Kas
Claude S. Pugh
Kansas Heart Association
William H. Wright
Homer J. Henning
Association
Town House
Wright
Ottawa
Beta Sigma,Phi
Henning
Heart Fund
Edgar V. Allen
Rochester, Minn
Mayo Clinic
American Heart Association
Await Bid To Visit Russia
Washington officials noted no invitation had arrived but indicated the Joint Chiefs would likely accept if one came with few restrictions. Moscow hinted at inviting several U.S. Air Force officers to Aviation Day on June 24, whileRadford and Eisenhower were kept informed. Capitol Hill reaction was largely favorable.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
White House
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
U.S. Air Force
Nathan F
Wining
Radford
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Plant PARSONS to be reactivated east of town
Rep Myron V George says Kansas Ordnance Plant near Parsons will be reactivated immediately per Secretary of the Army Brucker. The action follows official word confirming renewed operations at the facility in the 3rd District.
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Parsons
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Myron V. George
the Army
Brucker
Tally Presents Summer Matinees With Disney and McNally
Daily summer matinees at the Tally showcase Walt Disney The Vanishing Prairie and Stephen McNally The Stand at Apache River plus Willie the Whale cartoon. Showtimes run daily throughout the season.
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Walt Disney
Stephen McNally
Apache River
Welk
Memorial Day planned ceremonies and closings in Ottawa
Memorial Day activities in Ottawa include honoring war dead by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, flags on graves, and a ritual at Highland cemetery. Cemeteries Mount Calvary Hope and Highland host services with firing by National Guard and petal drops from a guard airplane.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Country Club
Forest Park
Peg Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Warren C. Black
Jon Henning
Franklin County
Mount Calvary
Hope
Highland
National Guard
Matthew Guilfoyle
Bobby Kile
Phillip Moses
Auxiliary
Gladys Anthony
Howard Doyen
VFW
Highland Cemetery
Ed Curby
Roy Lambert
Paul Brill
Three In Race For Demo Post
A three man race for national committeeman opens the Kansas Democratic convention. The meeting will also elect the national committeewoman and fill the 32 member delegation. The six delegates-at large and two others are to be chosen. Candidates include Lynn, Brodrick, Marysville, Leigh Warner Cimarron, and Ralph Gilchrist Wichita. Kenneth Anderson Emporia backs Gilchrist and says more than one ballot may be needed. Brodrick and Warner discussed withdrawal plans but little progress was made while a new meeting was set for today.
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Wichita
Kansas
Lynn
Brodrick
Marysville
Leigh Warner
Cimarron
Ralph Gilchrist
Kenneth Anderson
Emporia
Warner
Former Ottawa Minister Died
The Rev. E. L. Torrence, 75, a Methodist minister of 48 years, died yesterday. He served churches in Arkansas and Nebraska before moving to Kansas in 1918, holding charges at Prescott, Cherokee, Eudora, Woodbine, Waterville, Meriden, Everest, Mound City, Ottawa, Mount Zion and Netawaka. He lived in Topeka in retirement and is survived by his widow, a daughter, and two sons, including AP staff writer Elon M. Torrence.
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Topekap
E. L. Torrence
Arkansas
Nebraska
Kansas
Prescott
Cherokee
Eudora
Woodbine
Waterville
Meriden
Everest
Mound City
Ottawa
Mount Zion
Netawaka
Topeka
Eunice Nordquist
Blue Rapids
Kas
E. R. Torrence
Boston, Mass
Elon M. Torrence
Associated Press
Shaw Endorses Tuttle Creek Plan for Reimbursements
State Rep. Warren W. Shaw, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, endorsed a bill to reimburse business losses to owners and tenants of land taken for the Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The proposal bases reimbursement on estimated average annual net income for 1950-55, with a suggestion to widen the base to 10 or 20 years due to below normal income from the 1951 flood and drought.
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Topeka
Warren W. Shaw
Tuttle Creek
Shaw
William Avery
R-Kas
Avery
Drouth
Kalb Seeks County Office in Third District
Howard Kalb of Wellsville starts his bid for Franklin County commissioner from the north district subject to August Republican primaries. A 62 year county resident on the same farm, he has served Hayes township as trustee for 12 years and long time member of Odd Fellows for 36 years. He belongs to Ottawa lodges Encampment and Rebekah and Topeka Patriarch Militant, and attends Baldwin Methodist church.
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Howard Kalb
Wellsville
Kalb
Franklin County
Hayes Township
Odd Fellows Lodge
Ottawa
Patriarch Militant
Topeka
Baldwin Methodist Church
L. L. Griffith
Rantoul
J. A. van Valkenburg
Williamsburg
A. L. Lingard
Princeton
Ben Haney
J. H. Button
Pomona
Earl Sink
Robert A. Anderson
Bruce Spears
Roselyn Whirley
Lincoln Township
H. B. Snyder
Willow
Ohio Township
Bert Binkley
Carl J. Wemmer
Clifford James
Dale Dietrich
Wilma Masketer
Richmond
Ottawa Township
John Gaynor
Peoria Township
J. L. Holtwick
C. J. Shenk
Earl Kohler
John F. Cadman
Dorothy Cramer
Appanoose
Centropolis
Franklin
Cutler
Greenwood
Hayes
Harrison
Homewood
Lincoln
Pomona Township
Pottawatomie
Richmond Township
Williamsburg Township
Correction A P Store Hours Mentioned
The notice lists store hours as 8 30 to 5 30 on weekdays and 8 30 to 8 30 on Saturdays. It notes that one in five fatal traffic accidents occur between 5 and 8 p m.
Ninth Grade Promoted At Commencement Exercise
One hundred fifty five ninth grade students received certificates of promotion today at 2 pm in the high school auditorium. Henry A. Parker presented the certificates as Leroy E. Hood spoke and a junior high orchestra performed The Grand March. The program included a piano solo and choir selections, with several listed participants receiving certificates.
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Henry A. Parker
Leroy E. Hood
Charles P. Knight
First Methodist Church
Schubert
Strauss
Carolyn Sue Thompson
Bonnie
Jeanne LaVerne Johnson
Weather Forecast Shows Clouds and Scattered T-Storms
Mostly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cooler north portion this afternoon, warmer southeast tonight and Saturday. Highs in 70s northwest to 80s southeast, tonight lows 50s to 60s, river stage around 0.58 foot.
Weather Update From Ottawa Observer Notes Rainfall
John P. Kelsey, Ottawa local weather observer, reports .11 inches of moisture from an early morning shower. The Weather Bureau says most of Kansas may see scattered showers or thunderstorms today and tonight, with drizzle and fog in the western portion and widespread cloud cover statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Live Polio Virus Leaks In Plane Crash
A damaged crate at Baltimore airport released live polio virus aboard a plane last night. Quick telephoning led to rapid immunization of all exposed individuals and containment actions underway.
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Baltimore
Local Names Listed in Society Notices
Donald Wilson Judith Wilson Joe Wood Geraldine Woolsey Law rence Wright Marjorie Zook and Marion Zook feature in the recent society notices listing residents and couples in the community directory, with no accompanying event details or dates provided.
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Donald Wilson
Judith Wilson
Joe Wood
Geraldine Woolsey
Lawrence Wright
Marjorie Zook
Marion Zook
Seven Seek Commissioner Posts in Early Filing Rush
With the June 20 deadline looming for the August primaries and November election, seven Republicans seek county commissioner seats in District 2 and District 3. At least 42 have filed statewide, including state and county posts. numerous township caucuses and committee races follow as candidates announce and finalize filings.
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Ottawa
1St Ward
Elizabeth. McMannis
N. Oak
Ward
Lahoma Dennis
S. Hickory
William S. Bowers
S. Main
J. L. Rokes
O. L. Rathjen
J. L. Shelden
S. Maple
Marie Harding
4Th Ward
Celia Woodworth
Forest Park Cottage
Consolidation Meetings Set for Three Districts
Meetings are scheduled June 5 in Rantoul, June 6 in Lane, and June 7 in Princeton to discuss consolidation. W. C. Kamp Schroeder will attend all three, with J. A. Fleming compiling enrollment data. Lane 89, Princeton 134, Rantoul 79 elementary pupils, and high school enrollments 49, 52, 37 respectively. L. A. Green, W. R. Geringer, and Melvin Schwartz lead the meetings. Fleming attends in advisory capacity.
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Lane
Princeton
Rantoul
W. C. Kampschroeder
J. A. Fleming
L. A. Green
W. R. Geringer
Melvin Schwartz
Fleming
Ottawa Night To Be July 25 at Baseball Game
Ottawa will observe Ottawa Night on July 25 with a Kansas City Athletics versus Boston game. Efforts aim to sell 1,000 tickets. a sixmember committee from the Chamber and Junior Chamber will organize ticket sales and transport. Santa Fe agent S C Christerson says equipment and possible special trains available for Ottawa residents.
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Ottawa
Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Chamber of Commerce Directors
S. C. Christerson
Santa Fe
J. R. Cheney
Miami County
Pressonville Corner
US 169
Milo Cuthbert
United Meats and Provisions Co
Scott Huderson
Goodyear
Chamber
Keefer Co withdraws two suits in Ottawa court
Keefer Floor Covering Co of Ottawa withdrew two suits in district court Thursday. The first appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court challenged the Ottawa Building and Loan Co’s claimed first and prior lien on funds loaned to Eastern Kansas Development Co after a foreclosure. The second suit sought 2794.46 dollars in actual damages and 50000 dollars exemplary damages from the Ottawa Building and Loan Co Eastern Kansas Development Co and C C Smith and Son Construction Co. Both withdrawals were granted.
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Ottawa Building and Loan Co
Keefer Floor Covering Co
Ottawa
Kansas Supreme Court
Keefers
District Court
Eastern Kansas Development Co
Ottawa Building and Loan
Keefer Company
Keefer Co
C. C. Smith and Son Construction Co
Eisenhower urges universities aid for free nations and EU union
President Eisenhower calls communism a gigantic failure and urges U.S. universities to help create science education centers in needy free nations as part of a broader push for world peace. He also champions a European union as a strong pillar of free strength and proclaims a free United States of Europe would be prosperous and culturally rich. He backs a sizable foreign aid program while noting Congress trimmed military assistance.
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Waco
Tex
Eisenhower
America
United States
Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
Fisenhower
Two Divorce Suits Filed in District Court
Two divorce cases were filed Thursday in district court alleging gross neglect of duty. Ruby Hayes of 121 W 5th seeks divorce, division of property, alimony, costs, attorney fees, and other relief from Elmer Hayes, married August 18 1929 in Ottawa. Clara M Hobbs of 1041 5S Main seeks divorce with property division, custody of a 15 year old daughter Beverly Jean with visitation rights for the father, child support of 40 dollars weekly, costs and attorney fees. they married August 25 1934 in Merriam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Hayes
Elmer Hayes
Ottawa
Clara M. Hobbs
Beverly Jean
Merriam
Two From County Graduating From Baker University
Charles Edward Hill of Ottawa and Charles H. Minsch of Williamsburg will graduate from Baker University at commencement on June 4. Hill, a history major, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Hill of 603 Ash. Minsch, English major, has served as pastor of the Williamsburg Methodist church while at Baker. The other text references Walt Disney material and a Stephen McNally film, but reading is unclear.
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Charles Edward Hill
Ottawa
Charles H. Minsch
Williams ‘Burg
Bas ‘Ker University
Hill
Earl T. Hill
Ash
Minsch
Williamsburg Methodist Church
Baker
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