Memorial Day observance closes Ottawa in 1944 style
Ottawa marks Memorial Day with closures of offices and mail, city hall and courthouse shut, Herald not published, and a Veterans groups supervised memorial services led by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Local ceremonies plan 10 am Mt Calvary 10:30 Hope and 11 Highland in cemeteries, with 8 am VFW service at Highland. Also notes 100th anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack near Wellsville and a long-distance call quip about clothing.
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Ottawa
Herald
Commission
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Matthew Guilfoyle
Howard Doyen
The
Franklin County Cemeteries
Mt. Calvary
Hope
Highland
Highland Cemetery
C. A. Smith
Wellsville
Kansas
Black Jack
John Brown
Henry Clay Pate
Missouri
Brown
Pate
Len Bell
Memorial Day Showers and Heat Across Kansas
Kansans plan Memorial Day outings under possible scattered showers but warm temperatures. Central Kansas saw severe storms with tornados and hail. one tornado spotted near Hoisington. Rain amounts varied across counties, with high temperatures reaching 85 to 91 and overnight lows from 62 to 74.
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Topeka
Central Kansas
Hoisington
Great Bend
Wilson
Dorrance
Beaver
Barton County
Sylvan Grove
Russell
Orrance
Ellinwood
Hudson
Hays
Dodge City
Chanute
Manhattan
Walnut
Goodland
Hill City
Garden City
Concardis
Fleming To End 49 Year Education Career July 1 1957
John A. Fleming will retire as county superintendent of Franklin County schools on July 1 1957 after a 49 year career in education. He became superintendent in 1953 and favors school consolidation to improve services, noting gaps in advanced courses at small high schools. Fleming, born 1888 in Kansas, taught and led schools across several districts, earned degrees from Kansas State College and University of Kansas, and held leadership roles in local clubs and associations.
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John A. Fleming
Franklin County
Fleming
Kansas
Chautauqua County
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Kansas State Normal
McKinley
Iola
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Sedan
University of Kansas
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Great Bend
Rotary Club
Southeast Kansas League
Junior College Association
State Association
Doroihhy Crockett
Maxine
Kate Fones
Rogers
Ark
Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
John Pinney
Roger Fredrikson
Tom Trigg
O” Club
M. H. Forester
Ottawa
J. F. Stewart
Paola
Phillip
Ursuline Academy
Ottawa U
O.A
Franklin Co 4-H Members Head to Annual Round-Up
Thirteen Franklin County 4-H youths depart for Manhattan to join the Kansas State campus Round-Up, with two more to Rock Springs Camp for the Music Camp. The trip includes 13 selected from local clubs based on enrollment and awards jury choices, plus demonstrations by General Electric and on-site college presentations. Also noted, Friday marks the last day for the county commissioners to sit as a board of equalization on tax assessments, followed by two blocks of review and a three day appeal window before state tax commission options.
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Franklin County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Court House
State Tax Commission
Franklin County
Neor
Manhattan
Kansas State
Rock Springs Camp
Junction City
Ottawa
Virginia Carey
Acorn Rustlers
Princeton
Loretta
Peoria
Charles Hoopes
Elm Leaf
Lou Ann Lawrance
Clarence Higdon
Jayhawk
Kay Lederer
Patsy Martin
Williamsburg
Irene Hase
Rainbow
Richmond
Harley Broers
SHAFF
Wellsville
Ed Calkins
Dick Jameson
Cagent
Mary Dean Holle
Maurine Neal
Doyle Reichard
Rock Springs
General Electric
Muggy Weather For Ottawa Area
Ottawa had a sticky muggy day with a 70 degree low around 4 am and a 90 degree high by mid afternoon. The town warned that Memorial Day 1934 was the last time a 100 degree reading might be broken on an earlier date in Ottawa, noting a historical 100 degree record.
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Ottawa
Weather forecast for the region with showers and temperatures
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered afternoon and night showers and thunder storms. Cooler in the extreme northwest this afternoon. Lows 55 to 60 northwest to around 70 southeast. Highs in the 80s northwest to near 90 elsewhere. Yesterday’s high 86 at 4 p.m. and low 53 today. Record high 98 in 1926 and record low 34 in 1947 for this date. Hourly temperatures shown for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today.
Dairy Princess Candidate Named In Wellsville
Barbara Blackwell 17 daughter of O R Corwine route 1 Wellsville was announced as a Dairy Princess contender by the Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by Wellsville Kiwanis, she participates in Dairy Day activities in Franklin County on June 16 as Dairy Month unfolds. Entries close Thursday evening and the winner advances to the state contest.
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Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Blackwell
O. R. Corwine
Route 1
Wellsville
Chamber of Comerce
Traffic Deaths in 1956 Up to Date
Kansas accident records show 236 traffic fatalities to date in 1956, with 0 in the last 24 hours. The same period in 1955 recorded 218 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Move To Put New Farm Bill Into Effect
Washington reports the administration moved to implement the new farm law with Eisenhower signing it. The soil bank program offers payments for taking land out of production, but the amount and eligibility for this crop year depend on Benson's decisions and planting status. If limited to certain crops, participation will be small and payments modest.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Soil Bank
Early Fire In Gridley Destroys Nine Buildings
Gridley Kansas fire swept a block early this morning destroying nine buildings on one side of Main Street. Fire fought with limited water supply amid high winds. damage estimated at least 75000 dollars. No injuries reported as crews and volunteers worked to prevent spread to the lumberyard across the street.
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Gridley
Kas
Ottawa
Burlington
Moon
Bill Batdorf
Batdorf
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Topeka
Tola
Jola
Wichita
Kansas
Scientist Warns Cobalt Bomb Could Be Divine Judgment
Kansas City date reports Dr. George K. Schweitzer, associate professor of nuclear chemistry, warned Southern Baptists that a cobalt bomb may be God’s judgment. He explained cobalt fallout could reach 100,000 square miles, vastly larger than a hydrogen bomb’s area. He said the Communist system is atheistic and capable of using such a weapon.
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Kansas City
Southern Baptists
George K. Schweitzer
University of Tennessee
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Schweitzer
United States
Russia
Tennessee
Music Program Starts Monday in Ottawa
Enrollment for Ottawa summer music program begins Monday from 9 to 12 in the junior high music room. Bill Barker, director, says the free classes cover band and orchestra, with beginners to advanced sessions twice weekly in June and July. Weekly Thursday band concerts conclude each week, and participants only supply their own instrument and book. Mary Pickenpaugh will teach accordion.
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Ottawa
Bill Barker
Ottawa Trade Area
Barker
Mary Pickenpaugh
School Meeting Dates Announced in Franklin County
The Franklin county rural high schools set their annual meeting for Thursday May 31 at Lane Princeton and Rantoul with common school district meetings scheduled Friday June 1 at each school. County superintendent J A Fleming notes the law requires common districts to meet the first Friday of June and rural high schools to meet the day before.
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Franklin County
Lane
Princeton
Rantoul
J. A. Fleming
Fleming
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