Herald briefs note thefts and local items
A Herald page item lists a Buick theft in a city parking lot between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. A large column covers mail order offers, a note from Mrs. Ruth Kahler about her Hernando, Mississippi home, a son’s achievements in 4-H and dairy judging, hospital admission for Albert Lee Rollins, Thanksgiving visit in Nebraska, a parole for Frank M. Dowell, visiting relatives, overtime parking tickets, a coat returned, a divorce affirmed for Virginia and John Gardner, new combination mailing rules, an address for Pvt. James G. Hoffman, and R. M. Clogston as a football prognosticator.
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Ruth Kahler
Bundy Insurance Office
Ralph
Hernando
Kahler
F.F.A
Church and Young Peoples Training Union
Open Bottle Charged Driver Donald Smith Fined
Open bottle charge against Donald R. Smith 26 of 788 Pecan led to a $25 fine in police court.
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Donald R. Smith
Smith
Surprise Thanksgiving Dinner Sparks Family Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Lars Nelson of 741 Tremont planned a quiet Thanksgiving. Nelson, back from Jefferson City, Missouri, came home Wednesday night to Ottawa. Daughter Olive Rice arrived with a turkey feast and was joined by another daughter, Gladys Crow of Kansas City, for an unexpected family dinner.
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Lars Nelson
Tremont
Nelson
Jefferson City
Ottawa
Olive Rice
Gladys Crow
Kansas City
Christmas lights to glow in Paola tonight
Nelson plans a short visit before returning to Jefferson City Monday. Paola kicks off the Christmas season with citywide lights turning on around the square. Local businessmen host a contest this evening with prizes. At Ransom Memorial Hospital patients received rosebud favors supplied by Osburn's greenhouse.
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Nelson
Jefferson City
Paola
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Osburn
Hospital Notes Admits and Births List Local Residents
Hospital notes show admissions including Mrs. Fred Moore of Princeton admitted Wednesday and discharged Thursday. Birth announcements include Mr and Mrs Donald F Jones 948 S Hickory a son born Wednesday weight 6 lb 1 oz. Mr and Mrs Robert Lantis route 2 a daughter born Wednesday weight 7 lb 1 oz. Mr and Mrs Willard Bennett 803 Tremont a son born Thursday weight 7 lb 9 oz. Mr and Mrs Robert Bundy 903 S Hickory a daughter born today weight 7 lb 8 oz. Dismissals include Miss Emma Johnson 625 Ash Patricia Heckman Williamsburg Mary Louise Harris Kansas City Kas Thursday. Walter Orr 215 Pontiac Mrs Leland Monroe and baby son 510 S Cedar to
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Fred Moore
Princeton
Richard Baxter
Pomona
Raymond Goldsmith
Topeka
Janet Warner
S. Oak
Douglas Keith
Donald F. Jones
S. Hickory
Robert Lantis
Willard Bennett
Tremont
Robert Bundy
Emma Johnson
Patricia Heckman
Williamsburg
Mary Louise Harris
Kansas City
Kas
Walter Orr
Pontiac
Leland Monroe
S. Cedar
Lois Loper Graveside Services Set Tomorrow
Graveside services will be held at Princeton tomorrow at 1 p m for Mrs Lois Loper who died Tuesday in Wichita. She is survived by her husband Richard D Loper.
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Princeton
Lois Loper
Wichita
Richard D. Loper
Found In Wreck After 4% Hours
Lonny B. Barry, 21, of Coffeyville, in serious condition at El Dorado hospital after being found lying in sub freezing weather four hours after his car left Highway 196, struck a bridge end, rolled down an embankment and went under a bridge. he was unconscious and later brought to the hospital by Harold Balzer.
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EL Dorado
Lonny B. Barry
Rt. 3
Coffeyville
el Dorado Hospital
Barry
Highway 196
Harold Balzer
Whitewater
Nine Year Old Saves Six Lives In House Fire
Chicago Heights police credited 9 year old Joe Bradley Jr. with rescuing six siblings from a fire that killed 15 month old Denise, as ages ranged from 2 months to 8 years. The parents were away. The family is Negro.
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Chicago Heights
Ill
Ezell Irons
Chicago
Joe Bradley Jr
Denise
Fallout samples gathered by British jets over Russia test
The News Chronicle reports British jets flew to 50 000 feet to collect samples of radioactive fallout from a recent Russian nuclear test. Official sources would not discuss the claim. The paper says the test was so powerful that Soviet authorities likely cleared an area in Siberia twice the size of England and Wales.
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London
The
News Chronicle
Russia
Siberian
England
Wales
Athletics Open Season in Kansas City April 20
Kansas City opens the 1956 baseball season April 20 with the Chicago White Sox visiting for an afternoon game. The event marks the season opener for the Athletics at home.
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Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Woodward Widow to Tell Story at Nassau Grand Jury
Ann Woodward, widow of William Woodward Jr., appears as the star witness as a special Nassau County grand jury probes the shotgun death at the Oyster Bay home. She testifies voluntarily saying the shooting was an accident and may waive immunity. The Duchess of Windsor may be among about 30 witnesses.
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Mineola
N. Y
William Woodward Jr
Nassau County Grand Jury
Ann Woodward
Duchess of Windsor
Frank Gulotta
Woodwards
Long Island
Nashua
Oyster Bay
Gulotta
Pratting
Woodward
Doctors Hospital
Manhattan
Murray Gurfein
Grange Attacks Surplus Policy in Widely Warned Report
Cleveland reports the National Grange delegates, in its 89th convention, denounce U S government policies blocking overseas sale of surplus crops. They charge wage declines for small and mid size farmers, call for export sales at competitive prices, stronger soil conservation, and commodity by commodity programs to align production with demand. The Grange, with 850000 members in 37 states, closes its convention amid warnings of a farm emergency.
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Cleveland
National Grange Convention
Grange
Congress
Body of Missing Kansas City Car Dealer Found
The body of William Allen Hill a 32-year-old Raytown man and Kansas City car dealer missing since Wednesday was found near Peculiar Missouri. He appears to have been struck in the back of the head with a skull fracture. Hill left home after a caller wanted to meet at Grandview Air Force Base. His car was found Thursday at U S Highway 71 and Outer Belt Road near the base. He reportedly carried about 300 in cash and is survived by his wife and two children.
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Kansas City
William Allen Hill
Peculiar
Raytown
Grandview Air Force Base
Hill
Outer Belt Road
More New Cars Are Registered Fifteen Cars Registered
Fifteen more new vehicles were registered at the county treasurer’s office. Local owners include Marvin and Wanda Durbin with a DeSoto sport coupe, J R Birzer Buick sedan, Richard and Margaret Martin Dodge sedan, Bill and Eloise Hughes Chevrolet sedan, Phillip Parrott Studebaker pickup, William and Barbara Welborn Mercury tudor, Noel Douglas DeSoto sport coupe, and J W Taylor Chevrolet sedan. Outside Ottawa residents include Willard and Hazel Shoemaker Pomona Cadillac coupe, Richard J Davis Williamsburg Chevrolet Sport coupe, Eugene F O’Mara Richmond Ford club sedan, Carl C and Merle Warnock Wellsville Dodge sedan, Leo Leecy Pomona Pontiac sedan, E E Crawford Pomona Chevrolet tudor, and McConnell Machinery Co Wellsville Olds sedan.
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Ottawa
Marvin D
Wanda Lee Durbin
DeSoto
J. W. Taylor
Chevrolet
Willard T. Or Hazel Shoemaker
Pomona
Cadillac
Richard J. Davis
Williamsburg
Eugene F. O'Mara
Richmond
Carl C
Merle Warnock
Wellsville
Dodge
Leo Leecy
Pontiac
E. E. Crawford
McConnell Machinery Company
Olds
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Herald Office
Bryant
the Herald
United States
Drake’s
New Union School
Albert Lee Rollins
N. Locust
Kansas City, Mo
Nebraska
Dale Foushee
Betty Ann
S. Cherry
Mrs
Delbert Myers
North Platte
Nebr
Frank M. Dowell
Main
Dowell
Parkers
Oldsmobile
Don W. Jones
E. 7Th
Gail Montgomery
N. Sycamore
A. W. Cashmore
Frank Dowell
Barbara Hickman
N. Cherry
Junior Williams
S. Mulberry
Virginia Gardner
John Gardner
John B. Pierson
T. J. Cummings
Department
Lester H. Hoffman
Pvt
James G. Hoffman
Co. C
Ft. Carson
Colorado
R. M. Clogston
First National Bank
WREN
Louis H. Dengel
Hallmark
Motor Company
Graveside Services
Jack Nelson
Anderson County
Neill George
Waverly
K. BH
Cowdrey
Albert
Frank
Tiwart & Son
Harold
County
Wilson
N. Main
Mors Peshle Bay
Wur
Ilzer Pianos
Saunders
S. Main
Reeve Teseanees
Sedar
Lamb Funeral Home
Rey
Anchor Savings At Loan Association
J. Dean Nossinger
D. William Overton
North American Building
Clarence T, Rich
Wiltry @ “DAIRY
Hone
E.wilson
Manger
Ness
Kramer Drug Store
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