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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1955

Page

1

News Briefs and Personal Notices From Local Page

Short items report birthday greetings for Pvt. Roderick H. Dunn at Fort Bragg and home arrival of Evangelist Clifford Lewis from Korea. Halloween party at Townsend store for employees, visits by Heathman family, and pheasant hunting trip. Traffic collision at Blackhawk and Cedar. John L. Reese fined for running a stop sign. Gene Mayden enlists in the Navy. Garfield PTA confers on family life skills.

Roderick H. Dunn Perry Dunny Wellsville The Herald Bragg N. C United States Bob Stansbury F. J. Stansbald Pho Route 2 Pomona Army Clifford Lewis K. C Lewis Wash Bible College Tonite Bible Church N. Poplar Korea Don Brecheisen Baldwin

Hospital Notes Admits and Births Reported

Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Alpha Matteson from Ottawa Mrs Howard Galt at 915 S Main and G C Clark of Overbrook Monday Robert Gifford of Waverly appears today Births recorded to Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson at 11444 S Main a son born Tuesday weighing 7 lb 8 oz Dismissed Diana Nitcher at 807 N Cedar Mrs Mamie Boyle at 134 Elm and Mrs Dwayne Wilkins and baby daughter Princeton Leonard and Margie Shaw of Overbrook today

Alpha Matteson Ottawa Howard Galt S. Main G C. Clark Overbrook Robert Gifford Waverly Robert Wilson Diana Nitcher N. Cedar Mamie Boyle Dwayne Wilkins Princeton Leonard Margie Shaw

Deaths and Memorials in Ottawa and Lancaster

Memorial services for F. D. Moffett, former Ottawan, will be held Thursday at 10 30 a m in Highland cemetery with Rev John Sweigart officiating. Moffett was a newspaper man in Ottawa long ago and later worked in Milwaukee Sturgeon and Moberly. Lessie A Hulls funeral is set for tomorrow at 10 am at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev L F Waring. interment at Mt Muncie Leavenworth. Billy Adams, 110, a former slave who escaped in 1863, dies in Lancaster per census figures, Lancaster County’s oldest resident.

F. D. Moffett Ottawan Highland Cemetery John Sweigart Moffett Ottawa Milwaukee Wisc Sturgeon Moberly Elizabeth Beltwood Edmund Beltwood Lessie A. Hull Towner L. F. Waring Pomona Methodist Church Mt. Muncie Leavenworth Lancaster Billy Adams

Credit policy eases amid inflation fears shift

Washington reports the government is quietly relaxing tight credit rules adopted earlier in the year. Officials describe a wary, wait-and-see stance with potential for a tax cut next year if inflation stays in check. The shift is reflected in Federal Reserve actions and public statements by money managers. A senior policymaker says efforts to curb credit expansion have cooled inflationary pressures, though future policy remains undecided.

Washington Federal Reserve Board

Withdrawal to Neutrality Signals restrained future policy

The current stance is described as a withdrawal to neutrality. This does not imply lifting existing restraints, but suggests new restrictions are unlikely and a continued effort to prevent a credit drought through maintenance of current limits.

Jet Fuel Storage In Salt Caverns

Washington reports salt caverns in Kansas will be converted into underground storage tanks for jet fuel. The armed services petroleum purchasing agency seeks bids for low construction of facilities capable of holding 300000 barrels. First regularly used underground cavern storage for jet fuel. Bids due December 12.

Washington Kansas Air Force Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency

Man Arrested in Salt Lake City for Polygamy Case

Police in Salt Lake City arrested 52 year old construction worker Albert Emund Barlow on a charge of unlawful co habitation. County Attorney Frank E Moss said he has fathered 32 children with three wives.

Salt Lake City Frank E. Moss Albert Emund Barlow

Funeral services for Wm. N. Sweet held in Princeton

Funeral services for William N. Sweet aged 31 were held at Princeton Methodist Church with burial in Princeton Cemetery. Also services for Lessie A. Hull were held at Towner's Funeral Chapel with interment in Leavenworth Kansas.

Post Office Rate Hike Likely With 50-50 Odds

Washington reports indicate the administration sees only a fifty percent chance of Congress approving postal rate increases next year. Postmaster General Summerfield disclosed in Denver that President Eisenhower backs seeking higher rates to reduce the operating deficit, with possible first class letters rising from three to four cents per ounce and airmail from six to seven cents.

Washington Capitol Hill Eisenhower Congress Summerfield Denver Rayburn D-Tex

Governor’s Conference on World Affairs Set for Hutchinson

The third annual Governor's Conference on World Affairs will run November 17 to 19 in Hutchinson. Gov. Fred Hall says the event is open to all citizens. The note mentions Greater Boston's population at 2,370,000.

Topeka Hutchinson Fred Hall

Urquhart and Snell Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Rev. Albert W. Urquhart who died October 27 were conducted at First Baptist Church with Dr. W. A. Effiott and Dr. William Keu cher officiating. Pallbearers included J. W. Trout Marvin Bond Claude Webb Don Harbison W. H. Douglas and Glen Hayward. Interment in Marion Kansas family lot. Victoria Snell who died October 26 had services October 28 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev. M. Todd Macdonald presiding. Pallbearers George Dunkin John Sumner Tom Dillon Ralph Paul Alfred J. Yost and John H. Lamb. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery.

Kas Philathea First Baptist Church

Funeral services announced for Ruth Jobes and Clara Hawley

Funeral services for Ruth Jobes will be held Thursday at 2 PM in Cherokee Ohio with interment in Cherokee. Clara R. Hawley’s services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM from First Presbyterian Church in Verona New York followed by interment in Verona Cemetery.

Local Market Grain and Egg Prices Report

Market notes list Ava White Corn Oats Milo and wheat barley soybeans with graded eggs and butterfat details. Mentions MO 80 26 and various stray tokens. readable items suggest a local commodity price roundup with eggs and dairy.

Miners Trapped After North Japan Mine Blast

Tokyo police report two miners are trapped after a coal mine explosion on Hokkaido. Officials say pure gas strong blast sealed the shaft, complicating rescue efforts as teams work to reach them.

Tokyo Japan Hokkaido

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