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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1955
Page
8
Farm offers eighty acre lot seven miles from town on state highway with modern improvements. Property features include eight rooms large utility space oak floors and fireplace. Garage included and price asked five thousand five hundred with trade offered for city property.
Classified seed and farm supply items include Ponca seed wheat at 2.86, recleaned Ponga wheat, winter barley Germ 95 Purity 06.96 priced at 1.35, and two dozen White Rock pullets. Listings show contact names H. Ailes, Clyde Bland, Chamberlin Seed Farm, Gene Domnanish, and phone numbers or numbers with 4 30 p.m. calls.
Egypt and Israel have completed troop withdrawals from the demilitarized El Auja Nizana zone. In diplomacy, Nasser claims intercepted British plans for Egypt to avoid aggression though he doubts Israel will, while Abba Eban urges US arms supplies to maintain balance. Moscow voices support Egypt's right to buy arms, with Czech and Western reactions noted.
Three boys hunted near Junction City yesterday afternoon. Fifteen year old Donald Williams was fatally wounded by a .22 rifle when it discharged as he stepped down from a tree. He died about an hour later at a local hospital. Williams was with two companions, Robert Foster, 12, and Homer Holland, 11, when the accidental discharge occurred as another boy grabbed the rifle to stop it from falling into a stream.
University of Maryland researchers unveiled a simple saliva test for fibrocystic disease in children, known as the salty tear disease. A cotton swab collects saliva to measure salt content, aiding early diagnosis at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting. The disease disrupts digestion and sweat glands, can cause barrel chest and frequent illnesses, and often misdiagnosed as asthma or chronic diarrhea. Death can occur by age 12, with prevalence estimates ranging from 1 in 500 to 1 in 1,000 births, potentially higher in reality.
Kansas state senator John Anderson denounced court sentencing as chaotic and unscientific and urged pre sentence investigations. He condemned plea bargaining among defendants prosecutors and courts. He cited needs in probation and parole reforms. Senator Crutcher urged strengthening parole staff and placing it under civil service.
A 16 500-employee Michigan Bell Telephone Co strike in Detroit ended within ninety minutes after starting at 6 a.m. The abrupt walkout was resolved today as talks resumed and savings bonds were mentioned as part of an investment note.
Paris reports the postponement of Premier Edgar Faure and Foreign Minister Anigne Pinay’s Moscow trip. The Foreign Ministry cited unfavorable atmosphere after UN actions on Algeria, noting France will delay Oct 14-16 plans while withdrawing broader delegation from the UN.
A car in wet conditions on Highway 281 ran into a truck, killing three men: Jerry Dean Whiteacre 22 and Jackson E. Hardesky 30 of Great Bend and Lee Wesley Thomas 25 of El Dorado. The truck driver had a minor cut. The crash occurred about 644 miles south of Russell.
Kansas City police report Fred Wilson 45 who killed himself facing statutory rape charges does not share fingerprints with those on Mrs Wilma Allen s car. No connection established as search continues with paint or blood stain tests on a torn faded shirt found near the body site.
Kansas State College plans to seek 1956 legislative funds for engineering planning of a nuclear reactor. President James A. McCain cites benefits in power, agriculture, and industry research. Current staff and students show growing nuclear work with initial design costs estimated and larger equipment and building funds projected.
Kansas State Accident Records shows 424 fatalities this year and 435 for the same period in 1954. In the last 48 hours five new deaths are listed with one earlier fatality not previously reported.
State of Kansas to all interested persons Franklin County notices a petition to probate the will of EE W Swallow dated August 30 1955 and appointment of Clarence W Swallow and Albert Swallow as executors without bond set for October 26 1955 at 9 30 in Ottawa Kansas. Petitioners are Clarence W Swallow and Albert Swallow with attorney Joan C Quin.
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