Paving Resolutions Move Ottawa Projects Forward
Ottawa city commissioners approved paving resolutions after a town survey identified streets needing work. The plan aims to start grinding through the legal process this fall and winter so paving can begin in the spring. Doc Davis, Ottawa’s baseball fan, joked about Casey Stengel’s funds for the Brooklyn Bus. Marguerite Scherling, a K State Barnwarmer finalist from Ottawa, competes in farm chores Thursday and will be crowned at the Barnwarmer Dance Saturday.
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Herald
Ottawa
Legal
George W. Davis
Main Street
Casey Stengel
Casey
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Doc
Marguerite Scherling
Marguerite
F. E. Scherling
Ottawa University
van Zilehall
Locust Street Bridge Proposal Aims Above Flood Level
City commissioners consider a Lokust Street bridge by A C Kirkwood and Associates to span 520 feet, clear flood levels, and carry an H-20 load. The plan envisions floors 84 feet above the current 142 foot low point, integrating with Corps levees and flood reservoirs upstream, with bond sizing to follow survey results.
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Ottawa
Locust Street
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Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Main Street
Eisenhower to visit with Adams amid hospital stay
President Eisenhower’s doctors say he remains comfortable and cheerful at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Adams plans another visit this afternoon and tomorrow before flying back to Washington for NSC and cabinet meetings, then returning to Denver for follow ups with Dr White.
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Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
James C. Hagerty
Adams
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
National Security Council
Cabinet
Paul Dudley White
Boston Heart
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MIT
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Elec
Army Hospital
Weidman
Propeller Crash Damages Pleasanton Home
Louis Koehl, 66, was awakened when a plane propeller tore through his roof and into his living room in Pleasanton. The 150 pound propeller had come loose from a twin engine Cessna piloted by Philip McNamamy, who landed safely at Hayward Airport and searched for the propeller before locating the house and noting a three foot hole in the roof.
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Calif
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Koehl
Philip McNamamy
Lloyd Martin
McNamamy
Hayward
Plane Crash Near Canton in McPherson County
A plane believed to be a military craft crashed near Canton in eastern McPherson County today. The aircraft was seen burning and there was no immediate word on survivors.
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Canton
McPherson County
Three Escape In Plane Crash at Galva Kansas
A military B47 jet bomber from Smoky Hill AFB near Salina crashed near homes on the northeast edge of Galva Kansas. Three crew members aboard were safe and one remained missing, with reports they may have parachuted. Debris scattered over a wide area as residents heard an explosion.
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Public Information Office
Smoky Hill Afb
Salina
40Th
Smoky Hill
Dean Wiederstein
McPherson County
McPherson
Herald topress early after publisher dies
The Herald office closed at noon today and went to press early in tribute to publisher Sidney F. Harris who died Sunday night. Messages of condolence have poured in from across the state and nation, including Gov. and Mrs. Fred Hall and Art Link of Topeka. Also sending notes were Frank Zarzell, AP general manager. Frank Gorrie, AP Kansas City bureau chief. John Ottenger of ANPA New York. Bill Hilvers of Minnesota Ontario Paper Co.. Roy Roberts of the Kansas City Star. among others.
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Herald
Sidney F. Harris
Fred Hall
Art Link
Topeka
Frank Starzell
Associated Press
Frank Gorrie
Kansas City
Purge Of Peron Army Leaders Reported In Argentina
Buenos Aires sources say new authorities purge top military leaders tied to deposed dictator Juan Peron. About 20 generals arrested to cut Peron’s comeback, including former army chief Gen Jose Domingo Molina and 14-man junta members. Maj. Gen. Eduardo Lonardi appointed provisional president, vows elections. Peron in exile in Paraguay says he will return to politics but stay private for now.
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Argentina
Juan Peron
Peron
Jose Domingo Molina
Eduardo Lonardi
Lonardii
Franklin Lucero
Lucero
Asuncion
Paraguay
To Zone Meeting Presided by Mrs Lewis Buck
Mrs Lewis Buck will preside at the 13 zone meeting in Topeka for the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League fall zone gatherings. About 150 women from the Topeka circuit are expected to attend with nine Missouri Synod Lutheran churches in the circuit. Lamb Ambulance. Phone 380.
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Topeka
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
Missouri Synod Lutheran
Menon urges France to end UN boycott
Indian diplomat V K Krishna Menon appealed to France to end its boycott of the United Nations General Assembly and rejoin the debate on Algeria. He expressed regret at France leaving the 60 nation body and urged renewed cooperation to conciliate French Algerian differences.
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S V. K. Krishna Menon
France
U. N. Assembly
Algeria
Menon
Nehru
Paris
Assembly
U.N
Security Council
Jules Moci
Three Killed In Private Plane Crash Near Union City
A twin engine private plane owned by Great Lakes Carbon Corp crashed in flames three miles north of Union City Oklahoma last night killing at least three people including the company chairman and his wife. The aircraft departed from New York LaGuardia bound for Los Angeles with George Skakel Jr. of Greenwich Conn. and his wife aboard along with pilot Joe Warren Whitney 34 Stratford Conn and copilot John E Melbride 31.
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Oklah Ia
Here
Great Lakes Carbon Corp
New York
Laguardia
George Skakel Jr
Greenwich
Conn
Los Angeles
Joe Warren Whitney
Stratford
John E. Melbride
Mcbride
North Texas Floods Drive Hundreds From Homes
Wichita area faced flooding risk as Chisholm Creek and a drainage canal overflowed forcing about 600 residents on the north side to evacuate a Sunday. Heavy rains lingered in north central Kansas, with Wichita receiving around 1.50 inches and nearby areas seeing .75 to 1 inch. Meteorologist Phil Lips noted ground remains water-soaked and streams swollen, keeping vulnerabilities to heavy rain. The Arkansas River stayed near half bank full upstream and downstream with no immediate flood threat to farms, while the Ninnescah and Little Arkansas rivers showed rising levels but not enough to halt traffic or impact highways.
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W. Phillips
Phillips
North Side
Chisholm Creek
Lindsborg
Sedgwick
Arkansas
Arknsas
Oxford
Arkansas City
Belle Plaine
Little Arkansas
Shalf Bank
Weather forecast for rain and storms across the state
Forecasters predict rain and drizzle across east and central areas with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the extreme west this afternoon. The system, with little temperature change, moves east and central tonight into Wednesday. lows range from the upper 40s southeast to around 60 northwest. Highs Wednesday expected in the 70s. Yesterday's high was 70 from 2:10 PM to 4:30 PM. Tonight's low reached 60 at 2:30 AM. Hourly temps cover the 24-hour period ending today at 8 AM.
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Senor
Why Hale
Opposes Change In Social Security Topeka
The Social Legislation Council of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce urges a searching study of proposed amendments to liberalize social security benefits. chairman J. C. Page of Coffeyville says House amendments should be reviewed before Senate action to assess fund viability. Shull-Whitacre General Auto Repair listed.
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J. C. Page
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City Uses Dogs To Solve Cop Shortage
PHILADELPHIA four German shepherds are tested to augment police in Dearborn Michigan. The dogs can jump through plate glass, flush out suspects, disarm, search burning buildings, scale fences, and stand guard until officers arrive. The mayor says dogs could save lives and command respect during patrols. The experiment aims to ease officer shortages nationwide.
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Margarite C. Johnson
Dearborn
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Solar powered rural line lights up Americus area
In Americus Georgia a farmer George L Mathews placed the first call on electricity supplied by a solar battery installed by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Mrs Johnson a prominent figure noted as the nations During World War I era egg production figures are cited with 29.7 percent processed as frozen or otherwise handled a 62nd annual Inter national Chiefs of Police Conference on hold and a grandmother is described as the current police commissioner Also a for sale note for old newspapers appears among scattered lines at the Herald office bundles of pet related items mentioned.
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Rainfall totals exceed an inch across Kansas valley
Rain continued in Ottawa today after last night's moisture of 1.15 inches with heavier totals in parts of the Marais des Cygnes valley and other Kansas points. The rain will ease soil conditioning for fall planting and benefit pastures and ponds as forecasts call for continued rain or drizzle statewide.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Weather Bureau
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Osage City
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la Cygne
Osawatomie
Paola
Pomona
Quenemo
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Lecompton
Lawrence
Bonner Springs
Valley Falls
Atchison
Holton
Soldier
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Independence
Chanute
Pittsburg
Wichita
Augusta
le Roy
Burlington
Waverly
Leavenworth Votes On Bonds Again
Leavenworth residents faced a third vote on school bonds as rain dampened turnout. The ballot proposed an 1,850,000 bond for a new high school on 60 acres near city center and a 1,659,000 bond for a new elementary school on another site. The 1954 high school bond passed in a special election but was voided by legal issues. the proposal failed when resubmitted last August.
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Leavenworth
Wichita Falls Flood Swells Wichita River Across City
Swollen waters from the Wichita River and Holliday Creek flooded Wichita Falls, forcing evacuations for more than 100 families. A railroad bridge was toppled and highway crossings were washed out as Red Cross centers opened to shelter refugees. Upstream, five Cottle County communities faced isolation and flood conditions threatened cotton crops amid ongoing rains.
Bankers Award Winners Pick in Franklin County
The annual Franklin County bankers awards were being selected today by county agents and local bankers. Up to five people will be named for outstanding farm water and soil conservation efforts, with January presentations at the Soil Conservation Service meeting.
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Franklin County
Don Brown
Brown
Soil Conservation Service
Harold van Horn
Pomona
Extension Council
Russell Wray, Jr
County
ASC
Mark Walter
Princeton
Wayne Dickerson
The
Peoples National Bank
Harold Stevens
SCS
Bankers Awards Committee
Clyde Bland
Rt. 4
Bill Ransom
Homewood
Claude Smith
George Lewis
Quenemo
Alton Rumford
Dodgers Win 1955 World Series in Game Seven
The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 2 to 0 at Yankee Stadium to clinch the series four games to three. It marked the Dodgers first world championship.
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New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Dodgers
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