Ottawa alumni reunion and commencement events wrap weekend
Ottawa University alumni events peak with a banquet at Wilson Field House and a 2:30 pm commencement ceremony. The 1913 class marks a 45 year reunion while the 1908 group returns with nine members including Mrs. Greiner and Mrs. Leonard Ramsey. Baccalaureate at First Baptist Church features President Martin. Dean Bemmels marshals commencement. alumni picnic at University Commons closes the weekend amidst informal reunions. A California track note highlights Gary Hornbuckle, a Ottawa High School graduate turned pole vaulter.
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Wilson Field House
North American
L. E. Greiner
W. Leonard. Ramsey
Ottawa
First Baptist Church
Andrew B. Martin
W. D. Bemmels
Marshall
Arkansas City mother earns college diploma to keep ahead
Mrs Thaine Cook a member of the Arkansas City School Board earned a junior college diploma while her sons Dennis and Walter received junior high and high school diplomas respectively. She plans to enroll at Southwestern College in Winfield this fall to stay ahead in education.
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Kan
Thaine Cook
Arkansas City School Board
Dennis
Walter
Soldier Drowns In Swimming Stunt At Ft Riley
One soldier died and another was critically injured in separate swimming accidents at Fort Riley Kansas. The deceased drowned while attempting to swim the pool length underwater. the other soldier sustained spinal injuries and possible paralysis after a dive into a shallow Eureka Lake near Manhattan. Names withheld by Fort Riley officials.
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Weather County Forecast Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers and thunder. Sunday will be generally fair and cooler with a low in the 60s and a high in the 80s. Hourly data and river stage readings included, noting today’s high, lows, and morning river level at 1.82 feet.
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Record of Ottawa flood protection tracts condemned
City notices list 89 tracts along the river to condemn for flood control. A second group will be filed soon. the city must provide right of way and cover utility, bridge, and street alteration costs. Ottawa aims to complete the first phase amid ongoing work.
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Real Esate
Ottawa
Begin Summer Reading Program
Enrollment began today for the summer reading program By Rocket to Adventure co sponsored by Ottawa P.T.A. Council and Carnegie Free Library. The program aims to keep children engaged in reading during vacation and build reading proficiency with level appropriate book choices.
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No Highway Death Friday In Kansas
Kansas reports no highway related fatalities during Memorial Day weekend for the three day period ending Friday. One non highway fatality occurred in Wyandotte County when Judy Ann Atwood aged 3 died after being struck in a trailer court. Pedro Barranco of Topeka drowned. The state posted 172 traffic fatalities for the year, down from 207 at the same point in 1957. Claud McCamment, state safety director, urged careful driving to keep fatalities low.
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Kansas
State Highway Patrol
Wyandotte
Judy Ann Atwood
Pedro Barranco
Claud McCamment
Deborah Kerr says she and husband estranged in Vienna
British film star Deborah Kerr announced in Vienna that she and husband Anthony Bartley are estranged after twelve years of marriage. Bartley, a WWII RAF veteran turned film and television producer, lives in London. Kerr is in town filming with Yul Brynner about the 1956 Hungarian revolt. They have two daughters aged 11 and 9.
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Anthony Bartley
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Yul Brynner
Bartley
London
Seek To End Deadlock In Auto Industry
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers sought to end deadlocked negotiations with Ford and Chrysler while GM prepared to have about 300,000 employees work without a contract. GM plants ran Friday without a contract, with more to follow Monday. The big three offered two year extensions GM said 10000 non union workers would get the wage increases. salaried staff as well. Reuther asked for a Monday meeting with GM negotiators to resume talks.
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United Auto Workers Union
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Chrysler
General Motors
UAW
Atlanta
Walter Reuther
Father Of Five Plans World Flight
George Williams, 34, of Houston, aims to fly solo around the world in a light aircraft. He plans to depart New York on September 1 to attempt the first official around the world solo record in a light plane. The plane was recovered from the Atlantic off the Spanish coast last October.
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Houston
Tex
George Williams
New York
Williams
De Gaulle Confident on Assembly Majority
Ottawa and Washington report federal plans to spend 26 million dollars on two prisons. One would be maximum custody for adults, the other minimum custody for under 21 near the Missouri Kansas area. Sites in Missouri Illinois and Ottawa area examined, with preliminary planning funded earlier. Budget bureau study and forthcoming congressional review determine next steps.
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Hottest May 30 31 Night Sets Record Warmth
The area endured the warmest May 30 31 night with temperatures not dropping below 73 degrees. The prior record low for the date was 68 degrees, a mark reached several times in 1913 1918 1941 1945 and 1953, while earlier in the year another May night reached 77 degrees in 1899.
Newspapers Tied By Strike In Philadelphia Area
The Teamsters Union extended its strike to The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Camden Courier-Post, halting distribution while The Inquirer faced partial disruption. About 362 drivers across the three papers are involved, with large circulations at The Bulletin and Inquirer and 75,000 at The Courier-Post. The dispute centers on pay boosts and a contract clause penalizing drivers who cross picket lines.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Camden
N.J
Courier-Post
Bulletin and Inquirer
Delaware River
Bulletin
America
Inquirer
Philadelphia Daily News
Dies Here Yesterday Mark Stewart Led AlumnI Banquet Visit
Mark Stewart fifty of Chicago TL died Friday afternoon at his in law's home in Wellsville while visiting for the Alumni banquet. He is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 0 p.m. at Coughlin Funeral Home in Wellsville.
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Chicago
George Fiehler
Wellsville
Stewart
Coughlin Funeral Home
Sixteen Receive Scholarships at Ottawa High School
Sixteen members of the Ottawa High School graduating class received scholarships at the commencement in Memorial Auditorium. Recipients include Kathy Archer $300 Phillips University Enid Oklahoma. Larry Arnold $300 yearly University of Kansas Men's Scholarship Hall. Larry Fischer Pittsburg State Teachers College athletic scholarship one year tuition six months meals and a job. Sharon Green University of Kansas honor scholarship $206 yearly. Myra Hopkins Ottawa Teachers Association First Annual scholarship $100. Emporia State Teachers College $100 and Truman R Gates trust fund $150. Don Knight Baker University $600 plus Wanda Mae Vincent Kay $150. Sally Liggett Ottawa Seroptimist Club $100 and KU Women's Scholarship Hall $300 yearly. Howard McIntosh J B Ehrsam & Son Manufacturing Company Enterprise scholarship $750. Judy Milburn Ottawa University Citizenship Award $200. Judy Stevens Ottawa Junior-Senior High School PTA scholarship $50. Patty Stevens Ottawa Jaycee Jaynes nursing scholarship $125. Rita Tulloss Ottawa University OHS honor scholarship $100. Dale Watts Phillips University Enid Oklahoma $300. Paul Stone University of Kansas Men's Scholarship Hall $300 yearly.
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Phillips University
Enid
Okla
Larry Arnold
University of Kansas
Larry Fischer
Pittsburg
State Teachers College
Sharon Green
Myra Hopkins
Ottawa Teachers Association
Emporia State Teachers College
Truman R. Gates Trust Fund
Don Knight
Baker University
Wanda Mae Vincent Kay
Sally Liggett
Ottawa
Rita Tulloss
Ottawa University
OHS
Dale Watts
Paul Stone
Arrest Housewife For Robberies In Birmingham Case
A 28 year old housewife pleaded innocent to robbing two savings and loan offices at gunpoint. She was freed on a $10,000 bond, fainting in her husband’s arms after arraignment. Employed at the branch robberies were the tall attractive blond identified by City Federal and Jefferson branches. She said she had lived a Christian life and would raise her family properly amid the ordeal.
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Savings and Loan Association
Charles Anderson Jr
FBI
De Gaulle Wins Broad French Assembly Support
Paris AP General Charles de Gaulle clinched a wide majority in the National Assembly as the Socialist Party granted a free vote. About 50 Socialists backed De Gaulle, boosting his total beyond 350 and lining up opposed by 150 Communist deputies. The session setup included security at Hotel La Perouse while President Rene Coty accepted Premier Pflimlin’s resignation, paving the way for De Gaulle’s investiture. News reports suggested De Gaulle would travel to Algeria to address insurgents and reestablish republican law.
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National Assembly
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France
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Pierre Pflimlin
Coty
Forc Mally
Pflimlin
Algeria
Ottawa Band Program Opens Summer Schedule Led by Bill Barker
The Ottawa Summer Band begins next week with rehearsals at 7 30 p m in the junior high band room under director Bill Barker. The first concert will be at 8 p m Thursday on City Park bandstand. The program runs Thursdays with six adult band concerts, two junior high performances, and a finale July 31. A free music lesson program starts the week of June 9, delayed to avoid Bible School conflicts.
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City Park
Bill Barker
Ottawa High School
Barker
President Eisenhower Plays Early Round at Gettysburg Club
President Eisenhower, joined by his son Army Maj. John Eisenhower and retired Brig. Gen. Arthur S. Nevins, banged a ball about 200 yards down the fairway at the Gettysburg Country Club at the start of an early round.
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Eisenhower
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