Local News briefs mix social notes and alerts
Ottawa items report a nursery at First Baptist church, a hospital admission, a death in the Geiger family linked to Bernard Ludeman, and salary concerns for Kansas court reporters seeking legislative pay hikes. Other items include a Hawaii job for Chester Holtwick, a Wichita boy’s recovery, Girl Scout training, a high school radio program, a pep assembly, parking enforcement, theft reports, and dedication plans at KU.
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Gilbert Daven- Pert
Floyd Coffman
Kansas
Robert Keck
Wichita
Kansas Shorthand Reporters’ Association
Deaths Former Otwan teacher Mrs G E Watkins
News from Ottawa reports the death in September of Mrs Glovenia E Watkins of Burlington born in the Lane community. She taught in Greeley schools earlier in the century and lived in Ottawa from 1911 to 1919. She was married to Merton O Watkins of Ottawa, with three children. She divorced in June 1912 and worked at the Riverside Hotel in Burlington for 30 years before retirement. The Watkins home near Lane later became the Baker Church site.
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Ottawa
Glovenia E. Watkins
Burlington
Greeley
Lane
Watkins
Merton O. Watkins
Riverside
Baker
Marines enlistment and local notices in Kansas
Mond and another pair enlisted into the Marine Corps last Saturday in Topeka for two years and were sent to San Diego for basic training. William S. Van Winkle, 18, was promoted to specialist third class in the 11th Airborne Division in Germany. A. C. E. meets at Garfield school with Lowell Gish to discuss mental health. Dr. Vorha Haffner joins Kerrville State Home staff. visiting Ottawa. New 1957 Ford models shown at Price Motor Co. Updates from Topeka Blue Cross Blue Shield talks. County officials’ meeting planned in Iola on October 11 with windshield stickers for parking. Divorce granted Barbara Scrivener from Lewis Scrivener in Franklin County. Cleta Wolf, Pomona native, attends University of Kansas.
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Mond
Marine Corps
Topeka
San Deigo
Calif
William S. van Winkle
William VanWinkle
Route 2
Garnett
11Th Airborne Division
Germany
503Rd
Kincaid High School
Vorha Haffner
Ottawa
Kerrville
Tex
Bill Haffner
Ottawa University
A. M. Spears
Haffner
St. Libory
Neb
W. E. Bellman
Iola
Kansas
Bruce Spears
Franklin County
Many From Area Attend K State
Thirty two Ottawa students are among 6,500 plus at Kansas State College this fall. The Franklin County total reaches fifty one with representation from every Kansas county and 27 foreign countries. Ottawa names include Karen Andrews, Larry Barnett, Ronald Boucek, and many others. Additional Franklin county locals listed hail from Pomona Princeton Richmond Rantoul and other nearby towns.
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Manhattan
Ottawa
Kansas State College
Franklin County
Kansas
Rhode Island
Karen Andrews
Larry Barnett
Ronald Boucek
Gary Brinkman
James Bunyan
David Cox
Betty Crawford
Dorothy Crawford
Terry Fanning
Wallace Glanville
James Green
Robert Jones
Arthur Shaw
Harold van Horn
Pomona
Charles Demoret
Lois Bones
Ralph McGinty
Gerald Schweit‘zer
Leo Wiederholt
Joseph Cantrell
Ray England
Jon Flint
Jo Ann Krizan
Kenneth McCullough
Lloyd Peckman
Fred Quincy
Louis Schuknecht
Lester Windler
Qsanatomie
Donald McCutcheon
Thomas McCutcheon
Lee Roy Miller
Paul Miller
Waverly
Albert Bemis
Kenneth Johnson
Gary Krause
John Markham
Paul Sullivant
Nancy Thompson
Garnett
George Bennett
James Bennett
Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients and Births
Admitted Mae Harper at 836 N Oak Mrs James Ware Williamsburg Tuesday. Harold Fine at 119 W 7th Martha Hill 426 S Locust today. Births to Mr and Mrs Gordon Hughes Wellsville daughter born today weight 7 lb 14 oz. Dismissed Ronald Keim Pomona Bud Gollier 312 E Fifth Mrs Linnie Everett 803 S Main Mrs Robert Turner 311 E 3rd Debra Sue Jacot 714 Ash today.
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Mae Harper
N. Oak
James Ware
Williamsburg
Harold Fine
Martha Hill
S. Locust
Gordon Hughes
Wellsville
Ronald Keim
Pomona
Bud Gollier
E. Fith
Linnie
Everett
S. Main
Robert Turner
E. 3Rd
Debra Sue Jacot
Ash
Youngster Confesses To Trio of Greensboro Fires
In Greensboro North Carolina a 14 year old has confessed to setting three fires that caused about nine thousand dollars in damages. Police say the youth admitted starting the blazes and led investigators to the scenes. No other details were released.
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Greensboro
N. C
Shaw Says Union Blocks Drought Aid
Warren W. Shaw Republican candidate for governor accused union bosses of blocking drought relief efforts for Kansas farmers. He, speaking at a Colby luncheon, blamed AFL CIO Teamsters for defeating a Congress measure meant to aid Kansas farmers.
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Shaw
Colby
Kas
Warren W. Shaw
Kansas
Afl-Cio Teamsters Union
Congress
Kansas Farmer
Calhoun Family Ties Highlight Georgia Minister Tenant Farmer
Herman Rory Calhoun of Mc Donough Georgia is listed as the seventh of 11 children. His father serves as a Georgia minister tenant farmer, shaping a family rooted in faith and farming traditions.
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Herman
Rory) Calhoun
McDonough, Ga
Georgia
Sale dates listing farmers and auctions across Kansas
A list of upcoming sales and auctions with locations and dates across Kansas. Notable entries include Oct 4 Mr and Mrs Ralph Ferguson northwest of Richmond and Oct 26 Rudy Hauilk Estate eight miles west of Lawrence. Also noted are Roberts Market Sale on East 8th Street Lawrence Oct 6 and Oct 13 listings.
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Ralph Ferguson
Richmond
Roberts Market
Eith St
Lawrence
Kas
Overbrook
Charles Hagen
Clinton
I. B. Sinclair
Ottawa
Rudy Hauilk
Shaw & Ross
Wellsville
Overbrook and Waverly Livestock Sales Schedule
Report of weekly livestock sales in Anderson County with listings for Overbrook every Tuesday and Wednesday Overbrook sale, and Waverly sale pavilion every Thursday. Includes dates for household items, farm goods, and local auctions from October through mid October at Paola Fair Grounds Homewood Ottawa and Melvern areas with names and contact notes.
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Anderson County
Overbrook
F. A. Sparks
Kansas
Paola Fair Grounds
Paola
Neill George
Waverly
Kas
Will Moore
William Tyson
Melvern
Crabb
Homewood
Albert Stewart & Son Farm
Ottawa
Albert
Harold
Printy & Son
Ben Printy
Mai
Steel school on the way in Gary Indiana
Gary Indiana officials advance a six room steel grade school as a cheaper faster option to ease crowded classrooms. Calumet Township District won state permission for a 15000 down payment on a 200000 project designed by Structo and United States Steel Corp. Construction aims for completion by November 1 with ongoing part time work and funds drawn from the township building fund.
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Gary
Ind
Hosford Park
Calumet Township
Structo Schools Corp
Bostery
United States Steel Corp
DeVault
Preakness favorites and a 1956 fielding record noted
Twenty nine favorites have scored during the 81 runnings of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Cincinnati shortstop Roy McMillan handled 199 chances during 1956 before he made his first error.
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Pimlico
Cincinnati
Roy McMillan
Bruises From Wheels Of A Truck In Grayslake Child Escapes Fatal Hurt
In Grayslake Illinois a 14 ton truck moving from an excavation site ran over a child named Karen Wahl near her home. The front wheel and the middle set of rear wheels pressed down on her legs. Passenger Joseph Grenus and a helper rescued the girl and a neighbor drove her to Dr Jerome Burke in Grayslake. Burke found bruises from the waist down and tire marks on her skin. X rays showed no fractures and she was later treated at Condell Memorial Hospital in Libertyville. Burke called the incident a gift of God from the sky.
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Grayslake
Jeanne Wahl
Libertyville
Burke
Karen
New Admissions Director Hired at Emporia College
Emporia likely appoints Rev. Ivan G. Vue as new admissions director succeeding Dr. Harry Briggs who resigned to pursue lecture work. The former Mt Vernon Presbyterian Church pastor is to oversee admissions operations and related duties at the College of Emporia.
Traffic Deaths in Topeka 1956 Record Summary
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 488 for the present 24 hours to date in 1956, compared with 432 for the same period in 1955. Savings Bonds promoted as a safe investment.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Frank Lunstedt
Memorial Hospital
L. C. Geiger
Okmulgee
Okla
Bernard Ludeman
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J. L. Holtwick
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
Honolulu
Princeton High School
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J. I. Case Co
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Kirkwood
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Highland Park
Mark Nesbit
Willow
J.R. Cheney
Elm
William Willford
Riley Melchert
Price Motor .Co
Budge'’s
Dennis Hase
Forbes Air Base
Shawnee County
Main
Danny Keith Davis
55Th. Field Maintenance Group
Henry Parker
Norris Burke
Lowell Gish
A. B. Martin
C. U
Education Department
K. U
Chippewa
Richard Dean Berger
Vernon Berger
Route 1
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Harry G. Williams
Wayland L. Blair
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Max R. Gilmore
Gilmore
Olint Minckley
Mr. Minckley
Mr. Gilmore
Democratic Central Committee
Mrs. Olin Minckley
Ottawan
Garfield School
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Price Motor Co
West Third
Eileen Bowman
County Clerk's Office
Barbara Scrivener
Lewis Scrivener
Franklin County District Court
Cleta Wolf
Herbert Wolf
Pomona High School
University of Kansas
Miller Hall
Dick Walt
K. U. Journalism
Helen Case
el Dorado
Kansas State Teachers Association
C. A. Myers & Son
Centropolis
Jack Nelson
Pomona, Kas
Pence
Sealtest
Food. Center
Harry
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Harry Smith Auto Supply
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