P Kesting remembered by friends and family
Obituary notes pioneer P F Kesting remembered as a grand old saint by Dave Ryan Colgate Rochester Divinity School student pastor at Tally Baptist church where Kesting helped found and served. Revival memories tie Rev Arthur Ryan, Kesting loan for marriage, and future spouses met at Ottawa University.
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P. F. Kesting
Dave Ryan
O. A
Colgate- Rochester Divinity School
Ottawa
Dave
Tally Baptist Church
Kesting
Arthur Ryan
Mr. Kesting
Ryan
O. U
Tally
Ottawa University
Phyllis Whitson
Rev
Battle Creek
Mich
State Receives First Moisture In Kansas Today
The weatherman noted a light sprinkle in Goodland marking the first moisture in about 10 days. A thunderstorm accompanied the sprinkle, but the Weather Bureau warned no statewide rain is expected for four to five days. Ottawa remains warm and dry with cool nights. yesterday's high reached 69 and this morning's low was 50.
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Kansas
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Weather forecast highlights mild warmth across the region
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions in the west and north. Tonight's low in the 50s, Thursday high near 85 in the southwest and around 80 to the east. Yesterday's high 69 at 2:45 pm, low 50 at 1:10 am. Record highs and lows shown for this date, with various hourly readings through today.
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Alam
Bam
Irregular Paint Contract Prompted Cancellation in Kansas
Atty. Gen. John Anderson Jr said the highway striping paint awards exceeding the low bids by more than 40 000 were irregular. The State Highway Commission cancelled a 114 260.80 white paint contract after finding the supplier failed to deliver on schedule and wasted questions about a 40 000 performance bond. The yellow paint contract remains in force.
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Topeka
John Anderson Jr
State Highway Commission
Anderson
State Purchasing Department
Associated Laboratory
Kansas Road Material Testing Laboratory
Sales Service Co
Highway Commission
Sales Service
Tomahawk Sales and Service Co
Kansas City
City Purchases New Fire Truck
Ottawa city commissioners announced the purchase of a Howe Fire Pumper built on an International chassis from Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co. for 18442.50, noting it meets specs with a powerful motor and is cheaper than rival bids. They also bought a 112 ton water and light department truck from Price Motor Co. for 2016.50, the lowest bid amid several offers, and awarded Killough Construction Co. a 6292.27 contract to surface Hickory Street parking lot.
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Ottawa
Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co
Howe
Mack Trucks, Inc
Seagrave Corporation
Newlin Machinery Co
Boardman Pumper
Hewitt Chevrolet
Sheldon
Minnick Motor Co
Robertson Motors
Price Motor Co
Hickory Street
Killough Construction Co
Two Injured On Way To Funeral
A Colorado man and his son were seriously injured when their car hit a bridge abutment eight miles west of Wellington on U S 160 while en route to Missouri for a funeral. The accident occurred today and the two occupants were labeled in critical condition.
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Wellington
Colorado
Missouri
U. S. 160
New Device Nabs Speeders
Speed watch use by the city police is curbing speeds as three tickets issued in 24 hours. H A Brockhouse posted and forfeited 29 dollars for 49 in a 30 zone. Jud Smoyer forfeited 20 for 40 in a 30. Charles D Young forfeited 20 for 40 in a 30. Other court items include parking and wrong parking fines.
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H. A. Brockhouse
Prairie Village
Jud Smoyer
Lawrence
Charles D. Young
Overland Park
R. S. Duffield
South Ash
Main Street
Douglas County
Lauren McCurdy
East 4Th Street
West 4Th Street
Peffly Motor Co
North Main Street
Agriculture Department Estimates Corn and Wheat Crops
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates this year’s corn crop at 3,369,102,000 bushels and the wheat crop at 975,517,000 bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commissions In Joint Meeting Addresses Meals For Election Boards
Ottawa city and county commissioners met to discuss several issues including meals for election board members and a water line to the old county home. City will fund meals at 1.50 per day per person. county to pursue uniform rules with township officials. Don Shade seeks to hook to the 4 inch line on West 19th street, city wary of pressure loss. county says only county shops use the line since the home closed. Officials aim to form a benefit water district and install a new line to serve area.
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Ottawa
Election Board
Don Shade
West 19Th Street
Kenneth Andrews
Ivan Brown
A. C. Richeson
Traffic Deaths in Topeka Kansas 1956 update list
State Accident Records Section reports Kansas traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours two, year to date 1956 at 502, compared with 444 for the same period in 1955. Includes one earlier fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Water Shortage Hits Osage County Farms
Osage County faces severe water shortages as Lyndon runs dry with Lyndon Water Works cut off hauling water to farm homes. Overbrook, Quenemo, Osage City move to relief measures. Osage City gets water from Topeka. Lyndon’s supply may last two to three months.
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Lyndon
Kas
Special
Dreuth
Osage
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Lyndon Water Works
Overbrook
Quenemo
Osage City
Topeka
Berra’s double blast seals Yankees World Series win
Yankees rout Dodgers 9-0 to clinch the series four games to three as Yogi Berra belts two homers and Bill Skowron adds a grand slam. Elston Howard also homers, Johnny Kucks starts and wins behind a stingy relief effort in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Don Newcombe
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Johnny Bucks
Yankees
Yanks
Ebbets Field
Berra
Newcombe
Newk
Skowron
Roger Craig
Dodger
Elston Howard
Carl
Snider
Howard
Don Bessent
Craig
Martin
Mickey Mantle
Ed Roebuck
Carl Erskine
Hank Bauer
Billy Martin
Yogi
Kucks
Jackie Robinson
Heavy Barn Fire Damages Multiple Structures
A barn at 728 S Oak burned last night around 11 o clock, destroying the barn and damaging two nearby garages. The blaze also burned telephone lines, cutting over 70 lines and forcing restoration work. Two puppies died in the barn. Damages totaled about 500 dollars for the Hicks property, 300 for Snodgrass’s garage, and 600 for Henning’s garage. The Henning home is at 725 S Cedar. A back fence was charred and a car in the Henning garage was damaged after being secured and moved.
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S. Oak
Charles Hicks
Doolin
Hicks
Katie Snodgrass
J. R. Henning
Henning
S. Cedar
Mike Elliott
Police Storm School To Free Pupils From Berserk Brothers
In Terrazzano Italy police stormed a village school freeing 95 children and 4 teachers held for six hours by brothers Arturo Sampato 27 and Osvaldo Sampato 22. The ransom demand was two million lire about 380000 dollars. The pursuit ended with the brothers wounded and captured as parents cried and the crowd tried to attack.
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Police Storm
Berserk Brothers
Terrazzano
Italy
Arturo
Osvaldo Sampato
Osvaldo
Sampato
Mad Arturo
Chest Fund Aids Youth Groups in Ottawa
Ottawa Community Chest funds include youth groups such as the Boy Scouts with a 1600 dollar budget. Ottawa has four Scout troops totaling about 200 members, with plans for at least two new troops in Ottawa and troops at Wellsville and Pomona. Myron Steere of Ottawa chairs the district covering Douglas County and explains the need for more adult workers and Scoutmasters to expand the program.
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Ottawa
Boy Scouts
Wellsville
Pomona
Franklin County
Douglas County
Myron Steere
Where To Put GOP Trailer A Problem
City and county officials debated parking a Republican Headquarters trailer for Eisenhower birthday events. They approved parking in the courthouse yard near Third and Main, with county officials seeking a policy through the Chamber of Commerce to govern street displays. Verne Chesbro said plans to use a trailer may be dropped due to the parking issue.
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Eisenhower
Third
Main
Franklin County
Opal Letchworth
John Lamb
R. R. Redmond
Republican Committee
Third and Main
A. C. Richeson
Kenneth Andrews
Ivan Brown
Frank Betz
Lee Boenar
Chamber of Commerce
Verne Chesbro
Arrest Reveals Theft Of Car
A motorist stole $9 from the Cities Service filling station on North Main and was arrested near town. The driver, Robert C. Sandboe 40 of Houston, Texas, drove a car stolen at Olathe last night. The vehicle belonged to Eli Vuks of the Olathe Naval Air Station. Sandboe admitted the theft, returned the $9, and faces stolen car charges after his arrest by Officer E W Flaherty. He appeared to be under narcotics influence.
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Cities Service
North Main
Robert C. Sandboe
Houston
Tex
Olathe
Eli Vuks
Olathe Naval Air Station
Sandboe
Johnson County
E. W. Flaherty
Family Beauty Shop Ad at 132 Walnut
Local beauty shop listing appears with address 132 Walnut and contact details including telephone 380. Lamb Ambulance is listed in the nearby notices or utilities section.
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Family Beauty Shop
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