Side Swipes and Veterans Day Photo Challenge
United States Chamber of Commerce statistics project the impact of 100 new factory workers on a community, including gains in population households children income deposits and retail activity. Herald’s Veterans Day photo ID contest invites readers to identify living WWI and WWII veterans from secured service photos for a prize.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Herald
Ottawa
Franklin County
Warren Black Post
American Legion
Prisoner Slips Away at Fort Leavenworth
A military prisoner identified as Darrold E. Lipe, 26, son of Mrs. E. W. Haley of Ottumwa Iowa, slipped from the guardhouse while being issued clothing at a quartermaster store. Lipe, held for trial on an AWOL charge from Fort Knox Kentucky, disappeared yesterday.
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FT. Leavenworth
Public Information Office
Darrold E. Lipe
E. W. Haley
Rt. 5
Ottumwa
Iowa
PIO
Lipe
Ft. Knox
Club Formed For Milton Eisenhower
A Milton Eisenhower club has been formed in Washington to build support for the President's brother as a GOP presidential candidate. Dr Harold M Dudley executive secretary of the Greater Washington Industrial Council and one of the organizers said it was formed without the President or his brother's knowledge.
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Washington
Milton Eisenhower
Harold M. Dudley
Greater Washington
Elevator plunge in Memphis leaves worker unhurt
In Memphis Tennessee a 32 year old construction worker R L Reid rode a nine story fall when an elevator cable snapped. He landed in wet cement and used the cement as a cushion to survive the crash without injuries.
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Memphis
Tenn
R. L. Reid
Reid
Washington trip seeks flood control funds for Missouri Basin
Lamar Phillips of the Herald will travel to Washington, D. C., next Monday to urge the Budget Bureau for flood control funds. He joins a Missouri Basin group including Mayor George Schnellbach, Willard Briedenthal, John B. Gage, Lew Paramore and others to press for 1956-57 budget funding. A hearing Tuesday morning is set to seek favorable consideration for continuing flood control projects in the Missouri Valley, organized by Senator Andrew B. Schoeppel.
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Lamar Phillips
The
Herald
Washington, D. C
Bureau of the Budget
Missouri Basin
George Schnellbacher
Topeka
Willard Briedenthal
Kansas City
John B. Gage
Lew Paramore
Mc Ark Flood Control Association
Budget Bureau
Andrew B. Schoeppel
New Hearing For Kidnaper Rapist
Cary Chessman, condemned kidnapper and rapist in San Francisco, won a Supreme Court ordered rehearing for a new trial after a seven year effort to escape San Quentin. A date for the hearing will be set later and Chessman said he had begged for this since entering the row seven years three months and fourteen days ago.
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San Francisco
Cary Chessman
San Quentin
U.S. Supreme Court
Chessman
Missing Plane And Pilot Sought In Kansas Search
Denver reports a civilian plane with only the pilot aboard missing after departing Fort Smith Arkansas bound for Manhattan Kansas. The 44th Air Rescue Squadron at Lowry AFB and 47 ARS at Ellington AFB dispatched a SA16 plane to sweep the route with an advance base planned for Wichita. Kansas Civil Air Patrol and state patrols of Kansas and Arkansas alerted. Captain John R Hawkins will command the search.
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Denver
Fort Smith
Ark
Manhattan
Kas
44Th
Lowry Air Force Base
Peanest
Nick Delry
Capital Air Service
James R. Budge
44Th Ars
47ARS
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Tex
Wichita
Kansas Civil Air Patrol
Kansas
Arkansas
John R. Hawkins
Skull Whitacre General Auto Repair Ad
Skull Whitacre General Auto Repair at 127 S Hickory offers quick service and automotive work. Call 355 289 c 26t for details.
Fund Aids In Fight For Flood Control
The Marais des Cygnes Valley Flood Control Association requests 250 dollars from Community Chest funds this year to widen participation. The group’s expenses are mainly for postage printing and related costs. hearings in Washington sometimes require a large delegation and participants sometimes pay their own way or receive business support.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Flood Control Group
Ike Takes Recess From Conferences
President Eisenhower, after approving no further military cuts without a radical world change, takes a 24 hour recess from Cabinet talks. Defense Secretary Wilson and Adm. Radford report plans to keep military spending near current levels, with possible modest increases. Dulles head to Geneva talks, medical bulletin notes President resting well as gradual return to duty continues.
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Denver
F Eisenhower
Defense Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of State
Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphreys
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Gen
Brownell
Dillon Anderson
Wilson
Radford
Girl Scouts Plan Play Day for October 29
The Girl Scout Council met with Mrs. J. J. Pinney to plan Play Day on October 29, weather permitting it will move to November 12. Thirty leaders enrolled in recent training, and plans were made to observe Girl Scout week ending October 25.
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Girl Scout Council
J. J. Pinney
Deadline Near for Delinquent 1954 Personal Property Taxes
Franklin county residents face a Nov 1 deadline to settle unpaid 1954 personal property taxes or risk execution and seizure of assets. District court filed warrants on Oct 6 and only five taxpayers have paid since, with county attorney Richard C. Byrd demanding payment or arranged settlements. Treasurer Elisabeth Briggs announced about 15,000 1955 tax notices will go out Nov 1 for real and personal property, urging prompt payment using pink notices to speed processing.
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Jack Byrd
District’ Court
Richard C. Byrd
Elisabeth Briggs
Franklin County
Briggs
Freight rate hike extended by ICC to permanent status
Washington The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized an indefinite continuation of the billion dollar a year freight rate increases granted to the railroads in 1952. The 12 to 15 percent boosts, set to end this year, were extended to permanent status after the ICC canceled the December 31 expiration date following a railroad industry request.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Toay
ICC
Katie Loses Her Zip In Midseason Storm
Miami reports indicate Tropical Storm Katie has weakened to 55 to 60 mph near the center with squalls, moving northeast at about 22 mph. No land threat expected, though shipping is cautioned as Katie's forward pace continues.
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Miami
Fla
Katie
Weather forecast and past data for region
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with warmer readings in the central and eastern areas and a turn to cooler winds from the northwest by Wednesday. Tonight’s low 45 to 50 and Wednesday’s high in the 60s northwest to 70s southeast. Yesterday’s high 63, low 36, with detailed hourly temps and a river reading of 0.55 foot.
Delightful Autumn Weather Continues in Ottawa
Delightful autumn weather continues in Ottawa with bright sun and a tang in the air. A chilly 36 degrees at dawn marked one of the cooler mornings of the season, while yesterday’s high reached 63 degrees. The weather bureau forecasts warmer readings tonight in the state, followed by cool air moving in tomorrow. Generally fair conditions expected through Wednesday with temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal for the rest of the week and no significant precipitation expected.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Heavy Load of Third Class Mail Causes Strain on Ottawa Carriers
Third class mail spiked last week with catalogs and soap coupons. Businesses use "Occupant" addresses to reach copied street addresses, and post offices update lists as a service. Postmaster T J Cummings notes loads will rise through year end as fall campaigns and holiday greetings begin.
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Ottawa
T. J. Cummings
Royal romance tests British leaders amid Townsend visit
The affair between Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend dominates London as Prime Minister Eden and Cabinet meet to discuss the romance. Queen Elizabeth II returns from Scotland as MPs question the handling of the situation. Margaret, 25, faces pressure from duty and love while Townsend, 40, is cited as a divorced father of two, with both sides under public scrutiny.
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London
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Clarence House
Downing St
Elizabeth
Townsend
England
RAF
Tain
Margaret
Jouse
Buckingham Palace
Eden
Euston
Balmoral Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Duke of Edinburgh
Towtanty
Townsend-Margaret
No. 10
Royal Air Force
Stricken States Start Job of Cleaning Up Flood Wreckage
An Associated Press report notes six Northeastern states begin a massive cleanup after weekend floods. Connecticut bore the brunt with 42 dead or missing, amid damage across Massachusetts Rhode Island New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Federal aid and disaster declarations follow. Civil Defense Chief Val Peterson surveys. President Eisenhower pledges help. Red Cross says about 66,900 families homeless or returning to damaged homes.
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Connecticut
Diane
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Boston Weather Bureau
Sherman Adams
Val Peterson
Federal
Civil Defense
Eisenhower
Denver
Red Cross
Township officers named in Hayes and Richmond results
Hayes election results list John Daugharty as agricultural representative Mrs Russell Wray as home economics and Harry Scott as 4-H representative Richmond township selected Lee Perkins as agricultural representative Mrs C H New as home economics and Mrs Lonnie Chambers as 4-H representative Extension elections scheduled in Greenwood township Thursday evening and in Appanoose township Friday night
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Hayes
John Daugharty
Russell Wray
Harry Scott
Richmond Township
Lee Perkins
C. H. New
Lonnie Chambers
Greenwood Township
Appanoose Township
Lane Methodist Homecoming Prepares for Sunday
Lane Methodist church invites all former members and friends to a Homecoming with a 10:00 to 11:30 worship service, a basket dinner, and a 2:00 program featuring Dr. George Boicourt of Baldwin on church history and Rev. Truman Christian of Alluwe as guest speaker. W.S.C.S. leads registrations. Mrs. Lou Gerth in charge. Chartered 1879, built 1883.
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W.S.C.S
Plane crashes into Los Angeles apartment church christening ends in tragedy
A plane piloted by Joel W. Thorne crashed into a North Hollywood two story building during a christening party. A newborn girl Sheryll Camille Preston and nine others were injured or killed. Witnesses describe a wing failing before impact. The victims include the baby’s parents Michael and Betty Jean Preston and two other children severely burned or hurt.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Joel W. Thorne
Thorne
Lockheed Air
Las Vegas
Ney
Betty Jean Wolf
Bazaar
Brown’sident
Wed
W.M.S
Sheryll Camille Preston
Michael Preston
Frank Marchica
Los Angeles
Anna Presinzano
Lyndhurst
N.J
Marchicas
John
Patricia
North Hollywood Receiving Hospital
Preston
Mike
Wheat Seeding Surges Across Kansas in 1956 Progress
Good wheat progress reported as warm dry weather follows October rains. Farmers in Topeka say seeding is finished in western Kansas and nearing completion in the eastern two-thirds, according to federal and state agriculture departments.
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Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Trapped 3-year-old Found In Basement Freezer
ST PAUL Minn three year old Mark Swanson spent yesterday afternoon trapped in a basement food freezer. His mother Mrs Carl Swanson searched the home and neighbors with police assistance before a neighbor suggested checking the upright freezer, the last uninspected spot.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Mark Swanson
Mark
Carl E. Swanson
O U To Develop Academic Plan With Mayhew Visit
Dr. Lewis B. Mayhew of Michigan State College will spend two days in Ottawa this week to assist Ottawa University faculty and three college faculties in developing their academic program. He will address OU Baker University and College of Emporia faculty members and participate in workshops tied to the North Central Association study of liberal arts education.
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Lewis B. Mayhew
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Ottawa
Ottawa University
O. U
Baker University
College of Emporia
Mayhew
0. U
Andrew B. Martin
Jess C. Cullison
Glen Dick
William Myers
W. D. Bemmels
Evelyn Kinney
William Hutchinson
North Central Committee
Dr. Mayhew
Dean Bemmels
Son kills mother in Pasadena crime shock
In Pasadena California 19 year old John P Hawley confessed after waking in a San Bernardino hospital that he murdered his mother 50 year old Mrs Iris Hawley. Police said he then tried to throw himself under a truck hours later. Father William Hawley a Foster Kleiser executive was away in San Francisco at the time. A note near the body quoted There is more to this than just gum popping. Hawley reportedly had a history as a mental patient and complained about his eyes and lack of bubble gum.
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Pasadena
Calif
Avis
John P. Hawley
San Bernardino
Leonard Alter
Hawley
Lris Hawley
William
Foster’& Kleiser
San Francisco
Alter
Dollar Day Sale Promises Bargains Across Ottawa Stores
Ottawa merchants join in another Dollar Day sale tomorrow with a wide range of door buster bargains. Advertisements appear on Inside pages of today's Herald, urging shoppers to read Herald ads for the best bargains in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Herald
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D. M. Dunseth
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B. G. Otte
Don Machin
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Glenn Ainsworth
Ike
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