Udall Tornado Tragedy Neighborhoods Hit During Final Hours
Mr and Mrs R D Nichols drove through Udall Kansas during its final hours before a tornado virtually wiped the town out. They passed through twice on Wednesday about 530 pm hours before disaster. Mrs Nichols said many Udall residents were driving home from Boeing plant Wichita. Nichols farm in Augusta area on farm business. Pop Day notices detail Poppy Day by American Legion Auxiliary with proceeds aiding disabled veterans and needy children. Ottawa sale runs 7 am in business district with students aiding relief for Udall Blackwell and others. Red Cross accepting cash donations and a telegram from St Louis stresses need. Ottawa VFW plans memorial service and cannon for courthouse lawn with county contributing 100 toward transport. 200 needed. Police seek two men cashing stolen railroad drafts from Omaha May 16. Drafts traced to Chicago Northwestern and Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha railways. Memorial Day weekend brings heavy traffic and cautions from highway patrol.
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R. D. Nichols
Elm
Udall
Kas
Hoan
American Legion Auxiliary
Flanders Fields
the Legion Auxiliary
Blackwell
Okla
Tor- Nevo
Franklin County
Red Cross
G. C. Fredeen
Red Oss
Fredean
St. Louis
VFW
U.S. Navy
Court House
Thad Wier
Navy
Wier
Vic Church
Ottawa
VEFW
Omaha
Lawrence
Topeka
Manhattan
St. Joseph
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Chicago, St.Paul
Minneapolis
Weather forecast and past conditions summary
Mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with showers or thunderstorms likely. Warmer west with more clouds Saturday and showers or thunderstorms across the state. Highs 70s west to 80s east, tonight low around 50s. Yesterday’s high 78, low 55. hourly temps shown for the 24 hours to 8 am today. River level 6.0 feet.
Seniors to Get Diplomas at Ottawa High School
Today marks graduation events for Ottawa High School with 118 seniors to receive diplomas at Memorial Auditorium. Dr James A McCain president of Kansas State College will deliver the commencement address after earlier promotion ceremonies for 147 ninth graders and senior class exercises in the senior auditorium.
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Ottawa
Roger Fredrikson
First Baptist Church
Herald
Sacred Heart Parochial School
At & O'Clock
Memorial Auditorium
James A. McCain
Kansas State College
Manhattan
No State Help For Grasshopper Spray
Eastern Kansas suffers grasshopper infestation while Franklin County receives limited relief. The state finance council ruled no emergency fund use due to a 1917 grasshopper law allowing county commissioners to spend up to one mile of assessed value on control. Franklin County faces a $40,000 shortfall to fund the program and officials urge local spraying efforts now as hoppers mature in the next two to three weeks.
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Grasshopper Central
Kansas
Franklin County
State Finance Council
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Finance Counsell
Finance Council
State Board of Agriculture
Lee Bonar
Thompson
Rainy Kansas Forecast Promises More Rain Later
The Weather Bureau announced more rain across Kansas with thunderstorms expected. Ottawa reported 3.94 inches recently, the Main street gauge showed 87 feet before dropping to 6 feet, and La Cygne logged 2.37 inches while other towns recorded additional rainfall. Ottawa reached 78 degrees yesterday with a low of 55 this morning.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
la Cygne
Otttawa
Pittsburg
Columbus
Ft. Scott
Moran
Chanute
Trading Post
Garmett
Plane Wrecked By Time Bomb
An Indonesian inquiry committee charged that an Indian air liner crash near the China Sea on April 11 was caused by a time bomb. Sixteen of the 19 aboard and eight bystanders were killed in a two-vehicle collision aftermath as investigators worked to determine the explosive device placement.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ottawa
US 59
China Sea
Hong Kong
Leota Lee Thompson
Routefal
Princeton
Hong Stop
Nancy Mary Knauss
Garnett
Tuttle Creek Vital for Flood Control Says Engineers
Engineers told Congress that floods on the Kansas River cannot be controlled until the Blue River is checked and that the Tuttle Creek dam is essential. The project near Manhattan, started years ago, has seen five million spent but no funding in the current year. Farmers oppose due to land inundation while others favor watershed development over large dams.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Kansas River
Blue River
Tuttle Creek
House Appropriations
Eisenhower
Turtle Creek
Manhattan
Eas
Missouri River
Kansas City
Lewis Claims Self-Defense In Slaying Garnett
Lewis testifies in a Garnett slaying case that he acted in self defense after an alleged attempt by Hermreck to extort money. He says Hermreck attacked him in a Lone Elm home, leading to a stabbing with a butcher knife. The trial follows witnesses including a coroner, ambulance driver, and sheriff, with courtroom crowds present. Observers note the case continues amid high interest as investigators probe military aircraft contracts for potential overpayment.
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Garnett. Kas
Blickie Lewis
Brake
Lewis
Whife
Lone Elin
Fred Normreck
Garnett
Hermreck
Lone Ehu
Josephine
Sylvia Lewis
Hemmreck
Lewisl
Ralph White
Anderson County
White
Lone Elm
Newell Feuerborn
Feuerborn
Dick Farris
Keplinger
Charles Yokum
Del
Bert
David Batters
OHS Rug Cutters Appear on TV Tomorrow
Sixty Ottawa High School students prepared two buses of jitterbugging couples for a 4 p.m. Saturday TV Teen Town show on WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City. Principal Leroy Hood and Nora Evans accompany, with transportation funded by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. Barrington will MC and student leaders may be interviewed.
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Ottawa
Wdaf-Tv
Jay Barrington
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Leroy Hood
Nora Evans
Kansas City
Barrington
Fred Kaiser
Mayor Sees Udall Rebuild After Tornado Ravage
Udall will rise again says Mayor Earl Rowe after a devastating Wednesday night tornado. He urges immediate Red Cross registration to account for missing residents, estimated at least 50, with many possibly buried in wreckage. Red Cross aid and SBA support promised. cleanup crews from Mennonite churches and local agencies mobilize.
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Winfield
Kus
Udall
Earl
Rowe
Red Cross
Date Set For School Vote On Rural Consolidation
Patrons of four area rural high schools will vote June 17 on a proposal to consolidate schools. A steering committee from Pomona Appanoose Quenemo and Michigan Valley high schools set the pipeline date at four meetings yesterday. The 8 p.m. elections will be held at each school to decide on the merger. If approved, subsequent elections will vote on bonds for construction of the new school.
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Pomona
Appanoose
Quenemo
Michigan Valley
New Start On Polio Shots
Washington reports an early restart of the polio inoculation program with a slower pace and tightened vaccine safety standards. Officials say vaccines will be available only as safely permitted and mass inoculations by this summer will not be reached, despite cautious progress and optimism from Dr. Sebrell and Surgeon General Scheele.
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Washington
W. TH. Sebrell Jr
National Institutes of Health
Leonard Scheele
Youthful Driver Proves His Point
A Dodge City traffic patrolman stops a young driver accused of 50 in a 40 zone. The motorist angrily contends he was only going 43, insisting the officer's charge is false. The exchange centers on speed and the driver's defense.
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Dodge City U
Dodge City
Udall Tornado Toll Tops 100 Across Four States
Disaster relief crews moved to aid Udall Kansas residents as tornadoes ripped through Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Texas and nearby areas killing at least 115 people. President Eisenhower authorized federal funds for relief while Civilian Defense Administration set up disaster headquarters.
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J. P. Keller
N. Locust
Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
West Side Grocery
Branson
Nouse
Herald Office
OHS
Udall, Kat
Dick Cobb
Oklahoma City
Cowley
Rowe Ted Lente
Fother
Ward Stuher
Winfield Red Cross Disaster Committee
Adall
Hhe
Aaruuneay
Small Business Administration
Kansas Turnpike Authority
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Newton
Halstead
Assn. Wich
Ita
Perod
Lamb Ambulance
Miscnhower
Bansgus
Civilian Defense Administration
Fleet Cross
Arkansas City
Oklahoma
Phil Titth
Oxford
Phereadiblock
Omore
Victiima
Chikaskia
Texas
Missouri
Missis
Arkansas
Iowa
Hot Springs
Ark
Carbon
Wayne
Nebraska
National Guard
Jimmy Costlow
Monna Wagner
Ohio
Gus Bucholz
Gaylord Gann
Gann
Johnny Walker
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