Death takes Sidney F Harris Herald publisher and editor
Sidney F Harris longtime Ottawa Herald publisher and editor died after a heart attack at St Luke s hospital in Kansas City following recent heart surgery in Philadelphia. Born 1903 in Ottawa he led the family owned newspapers with his brother John P Harris and served as Ottawa Chamber of Commerce president and Peoples National Bank director. Surviving are his widow daughter and two grandsons with private family funeral planned and contributions requested to the American Heart Association.
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Sidney F. Harris
Ottawa Herald
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Harris
Philadelphia
Ottawa
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Harris
Ralph A
Eleanor (Shiras) Harris
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Ind
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Virginia Stowers
Virginia Rayl
Hutchinson
John P. Harris
Sidnery Harris
The
Herald
Hutchinson News Herald
Chanute Tribune
Salina Journal
Garden City Telegram
Burlington
Iowa
Hawkeye Gazette
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Peoples National Bank
Hhewspaper
American Society of Newspaper Publishers
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Kansas
R. A. Harris
National Republican
American Heart Association
New condensed headline format appears in The Herald
A reunion at Oakland school Sunday 2 to 4 pm honors Earl Harris and Lloyd Self and families from San Jose and Ottosen Humoldt Humboldt Sparta area attendees urged to bring cookies. Night classes start at junior high in wood crafting 7 to 9 pm with crafts on Wednesday and woodworking on Thursday. participant fees cover materials.
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Oakland
Earl Harris
Lloyd Self
San Jose
Calif
Dean W. Peeper
Ottoson
Miles Cunningham
Humpboldt, Ta
Leo Shoemaker
Clay Center
Orlis Cox
Ottawa
P. R. Jamison
C. K. Smith
Woman And Child Injured In Crash
Two weekend accidents left a Kansas City woman and her one year old daughter with cuts and bruises after a crash on South Main. The 1953 Ford driven by Robert Hardenbrook collided with a pickup driven by Larry Bancroft, 16, causing minor damage. A separate incident at Seventh and Main involved Dwight Brady, 45, who admitted drunk driving, paid a 100 dollar fine, and served seven days in jail after his car struck a parked 1955 Dodge.
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Robert Hardenbrook
Kansas City
South Main
Larry Bancroft
S. Main
Seventh and Main
Dwight Brady
S. Elm
B. F. Bowers
S. Cedar
Brady
Bowers Auto
High Post For Former Ottawan Robert M. Trump
Robert M. Trump of Chicago son of Dr and Mrs F A Trump 1004 S Cedar was elected a vice president of Foote Cone and Belding one of the world’s largest advertising agencies He joined in 1948 after Harvard MBA and has served as account executive supervisor for Amour General Foods Libbey Kraft and other major accounts He led on the Chicago office plans board and is a Ottawa high school Kansas University Northwestern and Harvard alumnus
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Robert M. Trump
Chicago
F. A. Trump
S. Cedar
Foote, Cone and Belding
Trump
Harvard School of Business
Amour
General Foods
Libbey
Kraft
Fashions by E-S Casual Shop Featured in Friday Show
An advertisement notes fashions from the E-S Casual Shop will be modeled at a Friday event. The shop name appears omitted in the Republi can Women’s style show notice, with only the hometown paper reference remaining.
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E-S
Weather forecast shows cloudiness and showers statewide
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms east this afternoon and across most of the state tonight. Warmer in the west and south this afternoon. Low tonight 55 to 60s north to 60s south. High Tuesday mid 70s. Yesterday’s high 75, low today 60. Hourly temps across 24 hours ending today at 8 am and other readings included.
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Orice
Wichita Flood Spreads Worry Over Heavy Rainfall
The Wichita area, population 230000, faced renewed rainfall after a weekend flood that displaced up to 600 residents from low areas north of the city. Ground soaked by 3 to 7.75 inches raises risk of more flooding north to McPherson and northwest to Lyons. Fire crews, Red Cross volunteers, and police aided evacuations, with 163 evacuated by boat or truck and many sheltered at Horace Mann School. Damage forecast near half a million dollars, no deaths or injuries reported.
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Wichita
W. V. Phillips
Wichita Weather Bureau
McPherson
Lyons
Phillips
Tom Irving
Sedgwick County
American Red Cross
Chisholm Creek
Elgin Wood
Irving
Horace Mann
Ninnescah
Belle Plaine
US 81
Arkansas
Arkansas City
Kansas
Coffeyville
Independence
Hutchinson
South
Sylvester T. Bonner
Stafford
K17
Bonner
Eisenhower's Condition Is Satisfactory
Denver reports of President Eisenhower's health show no complications and a stable condition. Doctors say he slept soundly, his temperature pulse and blood pressure were normal, and his cardiogram indicated slow, progressive improvement as he recovers from the heart attack. Mrs Eisenhower visited during breakfast as Hagerty noted rest was prioritized.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Hagerty
Moisture Returns As Kansas Receives Heavy Rains
Ottawa had a dry weekend with sprinkles this morning while southern Kansas saw heavy downpours and local flooding. Independent reports show rainfall over 4 inches in Independence and Coffeyville, with totals across cities such as Coffeyville 4.06 and Wichita 3.87. The weather is favorable for the 1956 wheat crop, with continuing rains expected through Tuesday. Temperature highs and lows ranged from 76 to 60 degrees over the weekend and into today.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Verdigris
Independence
Coffeyville
Wichita
Ripley
Lacrosse
Beaver
Hoisington
Columbus
Pittsburg
Chanute
Hutchinson
Larned
Great Bend
Russell
Goodland
Trustees Meet Tomorrow at Ottawa University
Trustees of Ottawa University will meet tomorrow at the college for their fall session. In the early afternoon a simple ceremony dedicates two new men’s residences, recently occupied by 100 men, with further completion details pending. An open house for Ottawans will be scheduled next spring.
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Ottawa University
Andrew B. Martin
Kelvinator DeLuxe Electric Dryer Sale
For this month only a Kelvinator DeLuxe electric dryer is offered at 179.95. Weidman’s For Sale lists old newspapers at 10 cents each and Tire & Battery at 266-c-261 per bundle, per Herald office.
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Kelvinator
Weidman
Tire & Battery
Herald Office
Saddle Club Show Closes Summer with Shodeo
Ottawa Saddle Club wrapped up summer events with a Shodeo on East Wilson street. About 275 contestants from Kansas and Oklahoma competed, including Delbert Richardson who flew in from Lawrence. Ottawa University band, led by Harold Hanson, performed a 20 minute concert before the event.
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Ottawa Saddle Club
East Wilson Street
John Christian
Kansas
Oklahoma
Delbert Richardson
Lawrece
Ottawa University Band
Harold Hanson
Arrest Six On Drunk Charges
Six men from out of town were arrested Saturday night on drunk and disturbing the peace charges after two downtown fights. Lawrence residents Leggitt Jones Nightingale and Gibler were taken at 6 40 p m in the South Main 100 block, each forfeiting 50 bonds. Kansas City men Sanchez and Rojas were busted five minutes later in the North Main 100 block. Sanchez pleaded guilty and paid 50, Rojas pleaded not guilty and is free on 50 bond with trial set for Saturday. Lupe Joe Torres of Emporia was cited in the South Main 300 block for drunkenness, forfeiting a 25 bond.
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Robert Leggitt
Melvin Jones
Richard Nightingale, Jr
Norman Gibler
Lawrence
South Main
Joe B. Sanchez
Henry Rojas
Kansas City
North Main
Sanchez
Rojas
Lupe Joe Torres
Rt. 3
Emporia
Torres
Ottawa flood control survey report figures shown
Ottawa city commissioners received a Kansas City engineering firm report on flood control costs under Army Engineers plans. The study estimates $819,100 for Main Street bridge work Locust Street bridge replacement storm drainage sanitary sewer and utilities changes plus street work with right of way not included. The commission will review with city engineer A J Jefferis before deciding on a bond issue financing and bridge scope.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Army Engineers
A. C
Altera
Locust Street
Main Street
Train Strikes Car No Injuries Reported West of Richter
A Missouri Pacific freight train struck a stalled eastbound car on a crossing west of Richter Saturday night about 9 p m. Charles E Nesbit 45 of Quenemo and his wife escaped before crews from both trains freed the wreckage and towed the car a half mile to the Richter elevator en route to Kansas City Sheriff Jay Brown and Patrolmen Art Jensen and Bob Conaty investigated
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Richter
Charles E. Nesbit
Quenemo
Nesbit
Missouri Pacific
Nesbits
Kansas City
Jay Brown
Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
Enjoin Sale of Sinclair Pipeline in Shawnee County
A temporary restraining order blocks Sinclair Pipeline Co from selling two Kansas oil lines after Atty. Gen. Fatzer filed in Shawnee County District Court. Producers Pipeline Co seeks to buy Paola Humboldt and Eureka Humboldt lines and abandon the latter for lack of profitability. oil producers served by the Eureka Humboldt line protested. The Kansas Corporation Commission halted the sale and abandonment pending a Navy hearing.
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Topeka
Sinclair Pipeline Co
Shawnee County
Atty
Harold R. Fatzer
Producers Pipeline Co
Iola
Paola- Humboldt
Eureka - Humboldt
Sinclair
Eureka-Humboldt
Kansas Corporation Commission
Navy
Snyder Is New Commission Head
TOPEKA Kansas Snyder Harry Snyder Jr new appointee of Gov Fred Hall to the Kansas Corporation Commission today was elected chairman succeeding Jeff A Robertson who resigned effective last Saturday Snyder a Topeka attorney was appointed to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Dewitt Stiles last July 31 Hall has yet to designate an appointee to Robertson s place on the three man bi partisan agency which regulates railroads motor carriers public utilities speculative stocks and oil and gas production in Kansas The minority member on the commission is John S Young Salina Democrat Under the law the commission elects its own chairman who receives an annual salary of 9000 The other two members receive 7500 a year Reports are still in circulation that Richard F Jack Byrd Franklin county attorney is in line for appointment to the remaining vacancy on the commission.
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Topeka
Harry Snyder Jr
Fred Hall
Kansas Corporation Commission
Jeff A. Robertson
Snyder
Dewitt Stiles
Hall
Robertson
Kansas
John S. Young
Salina
Yanks Tie World Series With 5-1 Victory in New York
The Yankees exploded for five first inning runs led by Bill Skowron's three run homer and Whitey Ford's four hit pitching to beat the Dodgers 5-1 in game six, tying the series at 3-3. Duke Snider left with a knee injury in the fourth after chasing a ball. final game set for Yankee Stadium tomorrow.
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New York
Bill Skowron
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Brooklyn
Duke Sniders
Yankee Stadium
Tommy Byrnes
Johnny Podres
Snider
Skowron
Don Zimmer
Ebbets Field
Yankees
Karl Spoon
Carl Furillo
Dodgers
Pee Wee Reese
Zimmer
Duke
Roy Campanella
Phil Rizzuto
Reese
Whitey
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Rizzuto
Ford
Dodger
Leorn
Clouter
Bauer
Casey Stengel
Mickey Mantle
New York Giants
Fear Six Dead In Air Crash In New Mexico Town
A Stratojet bomber and an Army liaison plane collided near Tatum New Mexico early today. Initial reports said five or six may be dead with at least one injured. The injured man, 2nd Lt William D. Borgen of the 63rd Bomber Squadron, was taken to Lea County General Hospital Hobbs. Wreckage located about 16 miles west and two miles south of Tatum.
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Tatum
N. M
New Mexico
Lea County General Hospital
Hobbs
Wililam D. Borgen
63Rd
Tucson
Aris
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Peoria Church
C. U. Trustees
Highway Patrol
Saddle Club
Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair
S. Hickory
Lamb Ambulance
Sinclair Pipeline
New Commission
Fear
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