Deaths and local notices across Ottawa items
Obituary reports Air Cadet Burton Reist killed in a Phoenix plane crash. Prof Norman Reist of Wilmerding, Pa., longtime Wilmerding High principal, survives with wife Ruth and son Rev. Benjamin. Community opens home at 1421 S Oak. prizes awarded at Williamsburg Wildlife Club event. Mike Mulcahey in Houston on 1956 Buick models. Local police report thefts, lost purse, stolen bike, minor wrecks, and residents returning from trips. officials discuss oil and gas property assessment reforms in Wichita County. various Ottawa area residents noted in Lawrence and Kansas City activities.
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Burton Reist
Phoenix
Ariz
Norman I. Reist
Wilmerding
Prof- Reist
Ottawa University
Ruth A ¥Rault
O.A
Benjamin Reist
Walmerding
Baby Named Charles Allen Born Oct 8 to Emerys
The son born Oct. 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Milford Emery at 109 S Locust is named Charles Allen, with earlier report noting Rex Allen. A sister report lists Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fitch and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kaub visiting a sister, Mrs. Emil Unger, in Excelsior Springs hospital who remains unimproved. Topeka sheriff Jay Brown and Anderson county sheriff Sam Geer attend the governor safety conference today.
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Milford Emery
S. Locust
Charles Allen
Rex Allen
Glenn Fitch
Ernest Kaub
Excelsior Springs
Emil Unger
Topeka
Jay Brown
Anderson County
Sam Geer
P T A Council to Meet. Musician Visits Ottawa High
The P T A Council meets tomorrow after noon in room 1212 at the high school. David Workman, sponsored by the University of Kansas Extension Service, will present a program at Ottawa High School tomorrow. He appeared at Williamsburg today and will feature trumpet and trombone technique. formerly with Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
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P.T. A. Council
David Workman
University of Kansas Extension Service
Ottawa High School
Williamsburg
Spike Jones
City Slickers
Hospital Notes Admits Several Local Residents
Admitted include Miss Sarah Shaffer of 111% S Main Mrs Mary E Baggett of Everett Washington Eugene W Saffron of 223 Willow Mrs Myra Morlan Cedar House Mrs Joe Scott 320 S Cedar Truman Hale of Pomona and others. Dismissals list Larry Wright Baldwin Mrs Kenneth DeWald 129 S Elm Mrs Lyle Cordle and baby daughter Wellsville Miss Edna Fowler 1210 S Cedar Finis Weeks 814 N Main Sunday.
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Sarah Shaffer
S.main
Mary E. Baggett
Everett
Wash
Eugene
W. Saffron
Willow
Myra
Morlan
Cedar House
Joe Scott
S. Cedar
Truman Hale
Pomona
Bob Neill
Larry Wright
Baldwin
Kenneth DeWald
S. Elm
Lyle J. Cordle
Wellsville
Virgil Gumm
Edna Fowler
Finis Weeks
N. Main
James Beesley
Howard Lee
Dean Zook
Milford Emery
E-State Enrolls 21 From Franklin County
Emporia State Teachers College reports a fall 2101 enrollment record with 21 Franklin County students among 712 freshmen 499 sophomores 439 juniors 277 seniors 188 graduate and 36 unclassified. Men outnumber women 1190 to 911. 271 war veterans enrolled. Enrollment growth since 1953 86 percent. counties and countries represented include 96 Kansas counties 20 states Washington DC Costa Rica England Ethiopia and more. Franklin County enrollees listed: Lee Ellis Dean Register Greeley Patricia Davis Walter Dengel Eldon Evans Warren Hay Mary Ivey John Kaeckell Nancy Lollar Valera Niehaus Floyd Ponton Larry Reeder Barbara Russell Jerry Vickers Ottawa. Sharon Miller Carol Randel Pomona Lois Bones Lois James Marjorie McAuliffe Princeton Juanita Nielsen Frank Randel Williamsburg.
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Emporia
Franklin County
Emporia State Teachers College
Roger Kelsey
Emporia State
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Costa Rica
England
Ethiopia
Guatemala
Honduras
Iran
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Panama
Peru
Ryukyus
Philippines
Territory of
Hawaii
Franklin Countians
E-State
Lee Ellis
Dean Register
Greeley
Patricia Davis
Walter Dengel
Eldon Evans
Warren Hay
Mary Ivey
John Kaeckell
Nancy Lollar
Valera Niehaus
Floyd Ponton
Larry Reeder
Barbara Russell
Jerry Vickers
Telephone talks resume in wage dispute with CIO union
Negotiations between Southwestern Bell and the CIO Communications Workers resumed in St Louis to avert a strike authorized by about 51,000 members. Frank Lonergan said the meeting was company suggested after an unproductive prior session. Union leaders await international board approval of strike action. authorizations reached a 7 to 1 margin last week. Negotiations have progressed for 24% months. Company operates in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and near St Louis Illinois.
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ST. Louis P
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications
Frank P. Lonergan
District 6
Lonergan
International Executive Board
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
St. Louis
Stock Market Down After President Heart Attack
New York reports a major stock market decline the third since the President's heart attack. Prices fell in two sessions with partial recoveries, leaving most stocks depressed. Many key issues dropped 1 to 5 points, some nearing 9 points at the day’s end.
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New York
Cape buffaloes dubbed Africa's deadliest by National Geographic
The National Geographic Society calls Cape buffaloes Africa's most deadly and vindictive animals. They ambush wounded hunters and trample victims with sharp hoofs, causing severe injuries and deaths in hostile encounters.
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Africa
National Geographic Sobiety
Hitler's Death Revealed by Hitler's Valet Linge
Berlin recounts of 1945 claim Hitler shot himself and Eva Braun poisoned, with their bodies burned in the Chancellery garden. Heinz Linge says he carried Hitler's body and helped pour gasoline as Soviet shells flew overhead, then buried ashes after the funeral pyre ended.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Hitler
Fuehrer
Heinz Linge
Soviet Union
Linge
Eva
Otto Guensche
Heinrich Bauer
Reichsbank
Bauer
Stassen endorses arms inspection plan for East West unity
Harold E. Stassen, President Hisenhower's disarmament aide, urged a dependable arms inspection plan as a magnet for East West cooperation. Speaking at a Protestant rally in Topeka, he cited UN subcommittee talks and warned against nuclear war while noting Soviet leaders are reviewing President's inspection procedures. He cautioned that immediate results are unlikely due to major remaining differences.
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Topeka
Kan
Harold E. Stassen
United Nations
United States
Stassen
Hisenhower
State Civil Service Board in Session
The Kansas Civil Service Board met in Abilene to study evidence from a hearing on the appeal of Eugene W. Hiatt the dismissed state purchasing director. Hiatt was fired on orders of Gov. Fred Hall for alleged insubordination. Board members are J. G. Somers chairman W. A. Colvin and E. S. Graham.
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Abilene W
Kansas Civil Service Board
Abilene
Eugene W. Hiatt
Hiatt
Fred Hall
J. G. Somers
Newton
W. A. Colvin
Manhattan
E. S. Graham
Terrorists kill Algerian Sheikh in Tunis amid unrest
In Tunis three armed terrorists killed an Algerian Sheikh, the first violence in Tunisia since partial home rule by France. Another Tunisian died when a policeman fired on jeering civilians at Zardis in the south as nationalist terror campaigns spread in neighboring Algeria and Morocco.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Zardis
Algeria
Morocco
Prefab railroad stations adopted by British lines
Prefabricated stations are being deployed by British railway operators to speed up construction and reduce costs. The move aims to modernize the network, with several lines testing modular designs that could cut station build times and disruption.
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British Lines
Ex Big Leaguer Stabbed To Death In San Antonio
Howie Fox, 34, former major league pitcher for Cincinnati Philadelphia and Baltimore, was stabbed to death after ejecting three young men from his tavern in the early hours. Bartender Hubert Callahan, 47, was critically slashed. John J Strickland, 20, was booked for murder and assault to murder, with two college students and another man booked as witnesses. Fox died after crawling toward the door, struck three times in front of the tavern. The incident prompted police to file charges and investigations into the men involved.
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San Antonio
Tex
Howie Fox
Fox
Hubert Callahan
John J. Strickland
Jack G. Allen
Martin Belto
Strickland
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Orioles
Pitcher’s Major League Soil Ties To Minor Leagues
The player pitched for the San Antonio Missions, a Baltimore farm club, totaling three wins in eight assignments. His best year came in 1950 with 11 wins and 8 losses.
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San Antonio Missions
Baltimore
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