Man of the month award honors GE engineer on Skybolt project
Edgar W. Seymour of General Electric Advanced Electronics Center receives a Man of the Month award for contributions to the Navy Skybolt air to surface missile computer. Seymour, a Ottawa native, is a Ottawa High School and Ottawa University graduate.
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Edgar W. Seymour
Gentral Electric Advanced Electronics Center
Navy
Seymour
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Patman Seeks President Power to Alter Tax Rates
Representative Wright Patman of Texas proposed giving the president authority to adjust income tax rates by as much as 60 percent. The plan envisions rapid, executive fiscal moves on tax policy to influence economic conditions.
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Washington
Wright Patman
D-Tex
U S Plane Forced Down By Soviet Fighters
A U S Air Force C47 was forced to land in East Germany after six Soviet MiG jets opened fire on it. Pilot Capt James Lundy of Findlay Ohio said the Russians treated the nine Americans well, aided their comfort, and discussed the U2 incident only in passing. The crew reported favorable weather before the event and described the landing on a sod field amid limited damage. The incident sparked a grounding of Lundy pending investigation into possible violations of flying procedures.
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U.S
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James Lundy
Findlay
Ohio
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Barbara A. McCash
Atlanta
Paul K. McCash
Grevesmuehlen
Wellsville News Allures with Hermann Maifest Crowd
Wellsville residents report 15 000 attended the Hermann Maifest, the largest crowd yet, with yard tours, a glass collection, and a pageant on an early settler. Local bands and school children performed while couples toured homes. Memorial Day plans, school staff contracts, and Legion activities fill Wellsville happenings.
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Hermann
Alrs. I. FE. Turner
Mary O'Neil
Dollie Hill
West Third
Funeral services for Larry L. Spore
Funeral services for Larry L. Spore, who died May 22, were held May 25 at McVey-Dengel Mortuary. Rev. M. Todd Macdonald officiated. Pallbearers were Robert Gilliland Ronald Latimer Garry Gorton Ronad Myers Milton Farris and Jerry Farris. Hymns were sung by a quartet of Mrs. JC D. Lyman Mrs. B. G. Otto Mrs. Robert McGhee and Mrs. W. W. Whitacre. Mrs. R. K. Walters was violinist and Mrs. R. L. Stevens was organist. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery Homewood.
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McVey-Dengel Mortuary
M. Todd Macdonald
Robert Gilliland
Ronald Latimer
Garry Gorton
Ronad Myers
Milton Farris
Jerry Farris
JC. D. Lyman
B. G. Otto
Robert McGhee
W. W. Whitacre
R. K. Walters
R. L. Stevens
Antioch Cemetery
Homewood
Death of Fred Betts 72 Former Ottawa Baker
Fred Betts 72 of Greensburg Kansas died Tuesday. He was a former Ottawa resident who moved to Greensburg in 1937 and operated a bakery there. Funeral services were held today with burial at Greensburg.
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Rex Crane
A&p
Crane
Fred Betts
Greensburg, Kas
Ottawa
Greensburg
Finch Tregoff murder case stalls in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles AP reports a judge may start the Finch Tregoff murder case while California Supreme Court reviews a bid for a new judge. Miss Carole Tregoff and Dr R Bernard Finch face murder charges in the July 18 shooting of Barbara Finch amid unresolved motions and a pending June 13 Supreme Court hearing.
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Los Angeles
Finch-Trego
California Supreme Court
Carole Tregoff
Supreme Court
LeRoy Dawson
Miss Tregoff
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara
Dawson
Finch
Japs Protest New Agreement With America
In Tokyo a crowd of about one hundred thousand pressed on the Parliament Building to oppose the US Japan mutual defense treaty. Demonstrators, organized by the Socialist party and Sohyo, chanted Ike don’t come and Down with Prime Minister Kishi as police contended with red banners, lanterns, and flares. The protest, the largest since ratification, spread to the American Embassy and across the nation as labor groups and communists seek to halt the treaty before it takes effect on June 19. Kishi refuses dissolution and the Liberal Democrat majority pushes a 50 day extension to ratify.
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United States
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Radical Students’ Federation Zengakuren
America
U.S. Congress
Eisenhower
Japan
Diet
Far East
House of Councilors
Jaycees Sponsor Carnival In Forest Park
Jaycees and Jaynes will sell ride tickets at the Saturday matinee carnival in Forest Park. Rick Beatty, president, says the Junior Chamber of Commerce brings the event annually. Rides run at 1 p.m. Saturday Sunday and Monday, with night sessions at 6 30. Sunday rides only. other booths closed.
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Jaycee Jaynes
Forest Park
Rick Beatty
Jaycee
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Jaynes
Beatty
Senate panel to study commuter problems in metro areas
Washington AP reports the Senate Commerce Committee has decided to undertake a special study of commuter problems in metropolitan areas. The move aims to identify issues affecting daily travel and transportation planning in urban regions.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Metro Iian
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported in Topeka
Admissions list includes Mrs Merle McLain of Williamsburg Oscar Deaton address 1125 7th St Terrace John C Wilson 823 King Mrs M R Shoger 947 Olive Births announce Gerald and spouse with 8 lb 3 oz baby and Larry Shaw Topeka with 9 lb 3 oz daughter Dismissals include Mrs Bernie Emery 215 W 2nd Mrs Ray Simmons 311 S Sycamore transferred to Kansas City hospital Wednesday Mrs Fred Adamson and baby son 819 W 6th Mrs William Johnson 602 N Sycamore Miss Emma Bohner Crestview nursing home Carol Ann and Debbie Kay Ferris North Topeka Mrs Merle McLain Williamsburg today
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Williamsburg
Oscar L. Deaton
7Th St. Terrace
John C. Wilson
King
M. R. Shoger
Olive
Bernie Emery
Ray Simmons
S. Sycamore
Kansas City
Fred Adamson
William Johnson
N. Sycamore
Emma Bohner
Crestview Nursing Home
Carol Ann
Debbie Kay Ferris
North Topeka
Local Market Prices for Grains and Eggs
Market list shows barley, soybeans, wheat, corn, oats and butterfat with updated prices such as soybeans at 1.85, wheat 1.75, shelled corn 1.05, oats 1.50, butterfat 0.50, graded eggs at 0.30 and other egg categories around 0.22 to 0.26. Includes miscellaneous notes on cock production and line items.
Market Summary: cattle hogs and sheep prices mixed
Kansas City reports limited price data as cattle and calves are scarce. Slaughter steers and heifers are too few to test, cows weak, vealers scarce. Hog market shows lower barrows and gilts, steady sows, barrows and gilts 16.00 to 75. Sheep prices near steady with good to choice spring slaughter lambs 20.00 to 22.50 and needled old crop lambs at 20.00. Slaughter ewes 3.00 to 5.00.
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Kansas City
Franklin County 4-Hers To Camp
A group of 38 Franklin County 4-H Cluyt members will join 4H peers from 11 East Central Kansas counties at Rocky Springs Ranch near Junction City from May 31 to June 4. The week themed to the Kansas Centennial will feature safety, careers, social dancing and Kansas history with swimming, horseback riding and a water carnival. Attendees include youth ages 13 to 20 from Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Jackson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lynn, Miami, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties.
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Franklin County
4-H Cluyt
Kansas
Rocky Springs Ranch
Junction City
Don Brown
Anderson,Brown, Coffey
Doniphan
Jackson
Johnson
Leavenworth
Lynn
Miami
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Brown
Notice of Hearing on Final Estate Settlement Hughes Case
In Franklin County Kansas Probate Court case 10 358 executors petition for final settlement of Earl James Hughes estate. C P Burrowa as executor seeks approval of acts accounts attorneys fees and expenses and asks court to determine heirs devisees and legatees and assign shares under the will.
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Ottawa Herald
Franklin County
Kansas
Earl James Hughes
State of
C. P. Burrowa
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