Side Swipes and Rain Rain Dance Promised in Ottawa
Drought round up from Kansas and Missouri by AP notes water shortages for farmers and city dwellers. Weather forecast hints a weekend shower of a third to a half inch. Ottawa residents urged humorous preparatory steps and a civic push to back rain plan. Don White's weight and county attorney chair repair at courthouse observed as local color.
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Kansas
Missouri
Associated Press
Tonight
Herald
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Don White
Bill Plake
Not Eligible For Reduced Hay Rates Across States
The agriculture department said Missouri and Nebraska were not included among states eligible for reduced hay shipment rates due to drought conditions not lasting as many years as in other areas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Nebraska
Weather forecast and historical date record summary
Fair and warm this afternoon and tonight with cooler northwest winds 25 to 35 mph. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warm with cooler northwest, lows in 60s, highs 75 to 80s. Record highs and lows noted for this date. hourly temps listed. Rummage sale at Knights of Columbus hall, 232 S Main, Friday and Saturday Oct 12, 13.
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Knights of Columbus
S. Main
Proposed Kansas car tax amendment confuses county officials
Officials across Franklin and Ottawa worry over a constitutional amendment to tax motor vehicles at registration. The League of Municipalities doubts feasibility, warning about administrative practicality and redistribution issues. County commissioners fear loss of local valuation and unclear funding post amendment.
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Kansas
State of
League of Kansas
League
Franklin County
Ottawa City
Legislative Council
League of Kansas Municipalities
Honor Spanish War Veterans to Be Honored in Ottawa Parade
Spanish American War veterans in Ottawa will be honored at the Veterans Day celebration. Nine members of the Edmund Boltwood post will ride in the parade from Logan and Main at 2 p.m. to the reviewing stand at 4th and Main. The veterans include G. K. Barnes A. L. Graham Frank Smith Harley Cox Newell Coffey Lane Bert Steele Pomona George Dailey Garnett James Messinger and W. C. Cromwell.
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Ottawa
Navy
Edmund Boltwood
G. K. Barnes
A. L. Graham
Frank Smith
Harley Cox
Newell
Coffey
Lane
Bert Steele
Pomona
George Dailey
Garnett
James Messinger
Richmond
W. C. Cromwell
Homewood
Fire drills timed at Ottawa city schools
Surprise drills tested emergency evacuation times at Ottawa schools. Senior and junior highs with about 900 students cleared in 1 minute 30 seconds, Field 415 in 55 seconds, Garfield 240 in 35 seconds, Hawthorne 312 in 1 minute 5 seconds, Lincoln 293 in 50 seconds, Sacred Heart 119 in 40 seconds. Fire Chief Harry Gilliland called overall times good under current conditions.
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Ottawa
Garfield
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Sacred Heart
Harry Gilliland
Docking Here Next Monday
George Docking of Lawrence, Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas, will visit Ottawa next Monday morning to meet local voters. He will also tour Garnett and Iola. Local Democrats plan an open house and coffee hour in his honor with free coffee and doughnuts from 8:30 to 10:30 in the dining room of the North American hotel. Everyone is welcome.
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George Docking
Lawrence
Kansas
Ottawa
Garnett
Iola
Docking
Middle East teeters as Iraqi troops may enter Jordan
Washington reports say King Faisal of Iraq plans to send about 3,000 troops into eastern Jordan at Hussein's request to stabilize Jordan before the October 21 elections. The move aims to guard oil pipelines and quell uprisings, with Britain and the United States showing tacit approval amid regional power plays involving Nasser, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Britain.
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Washington
Middle East
Faisal
Iraq
Jordan
Hussein
United States
Britain
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser Long
Mediterranean
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
France
Syria
United Nations
Nasser
To Buy Ford Plant in Kansas City by Sheffield Steel
Sheffield Steel plans to purchase the Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in northeast Kansas City. R F Kuhnlein Sheffield manager announced today.
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Kansas City
Sheffield Steel
Ford Motor Co
R. F. Kuhnlein
Sheffield
Distress Signals Spur Missing Plane Search
A U S transport plane with 59 aboard vanished near the Azores. Dozens of aircraft from bases in several countries scoured the Atlantic for the Liftmaster and possible SOS transmissions. The signals were unclear, and authorities cautioned they may have originated from land stations.
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London
U.S
Azores
U.S. Military Air Transport Service
Lajes Air Base
Air Force
United States
Britain
Navy
New York
EJK
Ireland
Prestwick
Scotland
Lakenheath
England
Lincoln
Neb
Shannon
Atlantic
Strange Word In Weather Forecast From Kansas
Unfamiliar term appears in today’s forecast as eastern Kansas expects light showers Monday or Tuesday and possibly Sunday. Rain totals range from two tenths to half an inch, while western areas stay dry. Dust may blow in SW and SC sections with gusts near 46 mph and visibilities down to two miles. Ottawa hit 87 yesterday, a October 11 record not surpassed for the month. Rummage sale set for Saturday October 13 at 114 W 2nd, C.W.B.C. 262-c-21.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Polls show Eisenhower leading Stevenson in many surveys
The Associated Press notes Eisenhower leads in nationwide polls and regional straw ballots, though margins are smaller than in 1952. Vanderburgh County Indiana shows 63.2 percent for Eisenhower to Stevenson 36.8. Several state polls and city surveys across New Jersey, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Utah, and Kansas report varying leads or closings.
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Adlai Stevenson
Vanderburgh County
Indiana
Wallace's
Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Stevenson - Kefauver
Kenneth Fink
New Jersey
Stevenson
Fink
Steve Shean
Minneapolis Tribune
Minnesota
The
Tribune
Des Moines Register
Los Angeles Mirror-News
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
KSL
Utah
Evansville
Ind
Vanderburgh
Indianapolis Star
Midwest Surveys Inc
Atchison
Kan
Oklahoma City
Oklahoman
Payne County
Stillwater
Cushing
Yale
Perkins
Cars Collide Near Ottawa in Highway Incident
Dale Burton Van Horn of Wells-ville reports his 1947 Chevrolet truck lost its bumper after a collision with Seymon Baker of Topeka on K68, 102 miles east of Ottawa. Baker’s wife Eddie Mae suffered a deep cut to her right arm. Baker arrested for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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Dale Burton van Horn
Wellsville
Seymon Baker
Topeka
Ottawa
van Horn
Baker
Eddie Mae
Elections Held In Townships
Ohio Township Jerry Hobbs and Dale Dietrich, both of Princeton, were re elected as agriculture and 4 H representatives respectively while Mrs Leon Burrichter and Mrs Gerald Lindsey retained home economics posts in Princeton. Pomona Township Lionel Shaw and MrsLeo Wittman were re elected to agriculture and 4 H posts with Mrs Gerald Lindsey retaining Pomona home economics post. Williamsburg Township Quenton Roberts and Ernest Gentry were re elected agriculture and 4 H representatives with Mrs Beryl Piersol keeping home economics post.
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Ohio Township
Jerry Hobbs
Princeton
Leon Burrichter
Dale Dietrich
Pomona
Lionel Shaw
Gerald Lindsey
Leo Wittman
al 'l
Williamsburg
Quenton Roberts
Beryl Piersol
Ernest Gentry
Speed Timer Nabs Two More
Ottawa police use the electronic speed watch to catch two more speeders. Herman Charles Hall, 36, Wellsville, posted $18 bond for 39 mph in a 30 mph zone. Barbara Carpenter, 22, Williamsburg, clocked 40 mph in a 30 mph zone and faces a 5 p.m. police court appearance. James Henry Edwards, 204 South Willow, pleaded guilty to running a stop light and was fined $5.
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Ottawa
Herman Charles Hall
Wellsville
Barbara FE
Carpenter
Williamsburg
James Henry Edwards
South Willow
Edwards
Ike Birthday Celebration At Republican HQ
Franklin county residents are invited to celebrate President Eisenhower's birthday tomorrow at the Republican headquarters a trailer parked at Third and Main. Cake, coffee and a cake from the President's favorite recipe will be served 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vern Chesbro chairs the county central committee and hosts include local candidates and party officials. Hostesses include Mrs. Milliken Flora Robe Roberts and others.
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Franklin
Dwight Eisenhower
Republican
Vern Chesbro
Republican Central Committee
Dollie Head
Central Committee
Mary Milliken
H.N. Flora
G. C. Robe
J. W. Roberts
A. F. Stephenson
Chesbro
Boy Injured As Bike Hits Car
Billy Jim Suits 14 Ot tawa route 2 was hospitalized yesterday with lacerations of the chin after running his bicycle into the back of Mrs. Clarence Prager's car as she backed out of a parking space at 219 South Main Street. The accident occurred at 3 10 p m yesterday with Billy Jim going north on Main Street and apparently failing to notice the car backing out. He hit the car with sufficient force to dent the rear bumper and was placed under a doctor's care.
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Billy Jim
Route 2
Ottawa
Clarence Prager
South Main Street
Main Street
Good Exhibits At FFA Crop Show
A strong showing of fine crops was judged yesterday at the FFA Crop Show in the high school vocational agriculture building. Judge Harold Staadt handed out the awards as the Future Farmers of America recognized the ten top point winners: Will Channon 448, Robert Schneider 351, Bill McNish 327, Richard Landers 256, Roger Keith 215, Charles Brown 162, Gary Rice 147, Charles Shoemaker 141, Raymond Rumford 118, Eddie Ferguson 112.
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FFA
Harold Staadt
Future Farmers of America
Will Channon
Robert Schneider
Bill McNish
Richard Landers
Roger Keith
Charles Brown
Gary Rice
Charles Shoemaker
Raymond Rumford
Eddie Ferguson
Ottawa Teens Inc Benefits from Community Chest Grant
The Ottawa Teens Inc group receives 1600 of the 20000 budget for youth activities. It sponsors the Teens building near City hall on West Fourth Street, maintains the facility, buys jukebox records, pays heating and upkeep, and hires a director. Randolph Bundy is president, Mrs. R. A. Gollier secretary, and R. M. Clogston treasurer.
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Ottawa Community Chest
Ottawa Teens, Inc
Teens, Inc
City Hall
West Fourth Street
Randolph Bundy
R. A. Gollier
R. M. Clogston
Two Dead In Mine Accident Near Nelsonville Ohio
Two men died and three others were overcome by black damp in a mine accident six miles southeast of Nelsonville Ohio. Authorities said the incident occurred today and crews worked to rescue or recover others as teams secured the site.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Here
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Dick Landers
Chuck Langdon
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Ike
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