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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1956

Page

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Local Briefs and Notes From Ottawa Area

Ottawa items report Phillips University promotes Dr Roy Browning to University Provost and retains him as Piacement Director. Reunion plans feature John Fleming joining Sedan 1919 high school team event. Citations cover petty offenses by Ted Strain and Willard Brittingham and a speeding case by Ronald Sperling. Columbus Day meters free, Don White addresses Williamsburg students on government and law. Dorothy Lawson seeks divorce from Clarence Lawson.

Roy W. Browning Ottawa University Phillips University Enid Okla Browning Piacement Phillips John Fleming Franklin County Sedan Don White Williamsburg High School Mr. White

Lawson Custody Plea and Miscellany From Ottawa Page

Mrs Lawson seeks custody of 14 month old Jimmy Allen alleging gross neglect and cruelty. A found bicycle in the 600 block North Mulberry may be redeemed at the police station. Wilma Campbell ticketed for speeding 40 in a 30 zone and lacks a current license. Wayland Blair improving after arterial spasm on September 29, in Ransom Memorial Hospital. Airman Edwin Duffield graduates radiology apprentice at Gunter AFB and heads to Limestone Maine for next duty. Ottawa Kiwanis meet features film on petroleum industry during Oid Progress Week. Wurd Douglas introduced as new member. guests Warren Wesen and Dick Stewart attend. Jesse Montague and wife visit Tulsa to see son Robert George and spouse.

Lawson North Mulberry Edwin Duffield Gunter Air Force Base Montgomery Ala Air Force Hospital Limestone Maine Ottawa Kiwanis Club W. H. Douglas Warren Wesen Dick Stewart Ottawa

Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients and Births

Hospital notes list the admission of Mrs. Leo McCulley route 4 Iban J Johle Baldwin George Tilcock at 120 East First on Wednesday. Births report Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Peterson 728 North Oak welcomed a son born yesterday weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce.

Leo McCulley

Assault Charge For Grid Star Faces Cof feyville Star Fullback

Carl Slayton, 19, Cof feyville Junior College fullback, faces assault with a deadly weapon. He was released on $1,500 bond after a disturbance in Arkansas City last Saturday. Coach Long said the incident was not linked to school activity and Slayton should play tonight against Independence. City Judge Rock allowed bond pending preliminary hearing.

Coffeyville Carl Slayton Coffeyville Junior College Independence Slayton Arkansas City Clifford Long Carl Richard Rock

French Anthropologists Discover Ancient Jaw in Algeria

French anthropologists report finding a human jaw in Algeria believed to be over 500,000 years old. The discovery adds potential insight into early human migration and tool use in North Africa.

Algeria

Berserk Gunmen Hold Pupils. Italian School Declares Holiday

Two brothers armed with guns acid and dynamite seized 97 pupils and staff at Terrazzano School for six hours in a terror day. Police stormed the building killing one attacker while another was wounded. A week’s holiday was set for the children and medical checks ordered for all.

Terrazzano Italy Arturo Osvaldo Santato Osvaldo Paola del Caratore

Funeral rites for LeValley and Straus held

Funeral services were held for Mrs. James LeValley who died October 7 at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. B. Craig officiating. Pallbearers included Charles E and Daniel F Toumberlin among others. burial at Highland cemetery. Also, funeral services for Christian Straus, who died October 7, were conducted at Washington Creek Church of the Brethren in Douglas County with Rev. J. M. Ward and Rev. S. E. Castor presiding. burial at Washington Creek cemetery.

Hamilton Maurice W. Hamilton Richmond Lamb Roger Fredrikson Highland Cemetery Hinderliter Eldon Franklin Hinderliter Sacred Heart Church Towner’s Chapel Cooper- Warren- Funk Lawrence Kan St. John’s Cemetery Homewood Kansas

Rioting in Hong Kong as troops clash with mobs

British troops and police fought Chinese rioters in Kowloon using riot guns bayonets and tear gas for a second day. At least eight Chinese dead hundreds injured. foreigners and police stations targeted. curfew ordered for Kowloon while Hong Kong island remained calm.

Hong Kong Kowloon Peninsula China E. B. David Kowloon Sham Shui Po

Third Huddle On Suez Crisis

UNITED NATIONS Britain's Britain France and Egypt held a third private Suez meeting with U.N. chief Dag Hammarskjold after a closed Security Council session. Hammarskjold met Soviet and Yugoslav ministers as talks stretched with no clear progress toward a solution.

United Nations Britain France Egypt U.N Dag Hammar‘skjold Suez Security Council Hammarskjoldi Dmitri Shepilov Shepilov Hammarskjold Koca Popovic Christian Pineau Selwyn Lloyd Nasser Lloyd Pineau London Suez

Free Trip On New Turnpike

TOPEKA A free trip on the Kansas Turnpike is planned for October 20 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. General manager Gale Moss said the free travel will allow officials to test operations before the formal opening October 25. Oklahoma football fans attending the Oklahoma Kansas game in Lawrence October 20 will receive a special invitation.

Topeka Kansas Turnpike Gale Moss Turnpike Moss Oklahoma Lawrence

Showdown on Union Contract at Bruce Company

Bruce Company of Ottawa announces a contract showdown with United Garment Workers Local 344. If not accepted by Monday October 15, union label use will cease, risking discontinuation of production. Negotiations included mediation and multiple offers with wage and holiday changes.

Bruce Company, Inc Ottawa United Garment Workers of America Earl Guist Bruce Company H. D. Lee Company Kansas City Floesser-Heynemann Company San Francisco United States Department of Labor Conciliation Service

Union Letters Promise Uninterrupted Workplace Ties

A new contract agreement will be drawn up as a letter to the employer states hopes for an uninterrupted continuation of the pleasant relationship that has existed between the Union and the Company.

Wipe Out Jordan Border Station Battle Report

Israeli forces waged a seven hour attack on Kalkilyeh border station inside Jordan in a major Jordan conflict. Official counts said 41 killed and 25 wounded with a UN cease fire, while unofficial tallies reached 160 dead. King Hussein reportedly rushed to Amman to direct Jordanian troops as fighting spread in the Judean hills.

Jerusalem Tisraeli Jordan U.N Kalkilyeh Hussein Amman Judean

Lions line uses Creekmar Sewell Ane Spencer Salsbury

The Detroit Lions line features Lou Creekmar Harley Sewell Charlie Ane Oliver Spencer and Jim Salsbury averaging 246 pounds per man on the offensive line. UNC’s 1898 football squad limited nine opponents to eight points total.

Detroit Lions Lou Creekmar Harley Sewell Charlie Ane Oliver Spencer Jim Salsbury University of North Carolina

Traffic Deaths and Breeding Stats From 1956 Kansas

Traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 503 to date in 1956, with 445 for the same period in 1955. The Kentucky Artificial Breeding Association reports nearly 500,000 cows bred artificially since its 1940s inception.

Topeka Kansas Kentucky

Sale dates and listings from C A Myers & Son catalog

Listings announce sale dates for various auctions and estates in Kansas. Roberts Market Sale in Lawrence and Ottawa area, Overbrook Livestock Sales, Washington Creek Church Sale near Glade Store, Rudy Waulk Estate near Lawrence, Leonard Morgan near Ottawa, Shaw & Ross near Wellivette. Contacts at Centropolis and Ottawa Route 4.

Roberts Market 11Th St Lawrence Kas Overbrook Washington Creek Glade Store 11Th &T Kansas I. B. Sinclair Ottawa Rudy Waulk Leonard Morgan Miles Shaw & Ross Wellavitte

Overbrook Livestock Sale Schedule in Kas Anderson County

Jack Nelson from Pomona reports sales listings for Overbrook with livestock auctions held every Wednesday and a recurring Tuesday session in Anderson County. The notice notes contact for weekly sale events managed by Pomona and Overbrook venues.

Anderson County Overbrook

Waverly Sale Pavilion Auction Notices and Listings

Neill George of Waverly Kansas runs a weekly sale pavilion every Thursday in Waverly. Listings note auctions for William Tyson near Melvern on Oct 15, August Meyer at Aliceville on Oct 15, Will Kruger Estate near Waverly on Oct 19, Crabb's Machine and Welding in Homewood on Oct 24, Frank Spencer near Emerald on Oct 26, plus Homewood Community Christian Church Auction in Homewood.

Waverly William Tyson Melvern August Meyer Aliceville Will Kruger Crabb Homewood Kansas Frank Spencer Emerald Homewood Community Christian Church

October auctions and sales listed around Ottawa Kansas

A fragmentary list of October and November sales around Ottawa Kansas. Entries note auction firms, locations on Wilson Locust streets, and various buyers including farms selling cattle and equipment. Highlights include Hereford cattle at Booth farm and multiple farm equipment and livestock auctions near Ottawa and Baldwin.

Mom & Blackie’s N. Blain Franklin County Sale Co Wilson & Locust Sts Harry L. Morgan Ottawa Fr. Co. Sale Wilson & Locust Frank Hate Lawrence Hans Lassen Pomona Kansas Sand Creek H. M. Booth & Beets Baldwin Baldwin Junction

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Jay Ellis Drake’s Bakery Fleming Pittsburg Ted Strain S. Sycamore Willard Brittingham Route 2 Ronald Roy Sperling Wichita South Main Street Dorothy L. Lawson Clarence McVe Louis. H. Dengel Shodeo RODEO Ottawa Riding Club Rexall John G. Kaiser Masonic Bidg. Pho Joe Towner Wilma Campbell Ash Miss Campbell Wayland Blair Ransom Memorial Hospital Jesse Montague Tulsa Robert George Grid Limb Funeral Home Glenn Ford Diamond Wizard Walter Pidgeon Anne Fra Leslie Nielsen Atgay the Robot Starig John Lund William Bendix Keefe Brasselle Richard Boone William Leslie New Turnpike South Main South Side North Side James Cagney Barbara Stanwyck Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Narsanton Technicolor Hillcrest Primit Guy Madison Felicia Farr Kathryn Grant Pytast Michael Pate David P. Harmon Raphael Raves David Dortort Arthur Gordon Lewis Rachmil Helen Ainsworth George Sherman Stoon Judy Holliday Jordan Border Station Pla-Mart Paola Elmer Hagemeyer C. A. Myers & Son Centropolis Jack Nelson Pomona, Kas Neill George Albert Tlarm Albert Stewart & Son Rt Harold N. Main 42Nd Army Band
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