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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1958
Page
2
PRATT AP The Kansas Chamber of Commerce endorsed retailer efforts for a modern shoplifting statute and stronger detention provisions. The board urged full 1959 public school finance funding and approved Richard D. Newlin to the board, succeeding D. W. Overton.
In Lansing Michigan an Afternot sure, Frank McNamara used a blow torch to attack tree beetles swarming near his front porch. Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the house but could not save the porch from damage.
Frank Jackson 58 and Thomas Carter 33 own cornfields and goats. In Wyandotte County two local women were hospitalized after a car rear-ended a truck on R68 west of Ottawa at 4 45 p m Julia Ann Montague 28 uninjured and another passenger Mrs Flora Montague 71 suffered a broken tooth and shaken condition. Driver Wilbur Humphery 54 of Pomona said the Montagues were in a total wreck. The United Nations announced aid for Jordan and Cyprus aftermath with air and sea moves to ease troop withdrawals.
The county forecast calls for continued fair weather this afternoon tonight and Sunday with cooler tonight and warmer Sunday. Highs in the 60s to mid 80s and lows around 50. Yesterday’s high 74, low 40 this morning, record highs and lows noted. A separate accident near 11:45 am Friday four miles west on 1968 left one car wrecked but no injuries. Merlin L. Larson, 28, Quenemo, was driving west behind a truck when the cars collided and rolled, Larson’s car landing on its top in a field. Lt Col Fred W. Eggers, CIC Falls Church VA, father-in-law of Edward Stith, formerly of Ottawa now at Camp Lejeune, NC, died Friday and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Stith is son of Ey. JG. Stith, 303 Willow.
Washington AP Harry Truman counselled fellow Democrats as polls opened in 1956 elections. The former president, known for campaigning vigorously, noted expectations of large Democratic gains and urged unity. He said he and Clyde Reed Jr. talked politics but urged voters not to split their tickets before polls close on November 4.
Secretary of State Dulles will visit Formosa next week to ease bitterness among Chinese Nationalists. He plans frank talks with President Chiang Kai-shek on major crisis issues in the Formosa Strait, after criticism of Nationalist troop concentration offshore.
Overnight rains intensified misery for thousands along the Rio Grande border as floodwaters forced evacuations of towns and farmlands. Residents faced homelessness while authorities anticipated a joint statement of aims after the rising waters disrupted cross border understandings.
Weeks of rain swollen the Rio Grande driving unprecedented floods toward the Gulf. In Rio Grande City the river ran about eight feet above flood stage and more than a mile wide, while downstream it stretched three to seven miles across in the lowlands.
Dr Solon G Ayers superintendent of Haskell Institute will headline the Methodist Men’s annual wildgame dinner. His talk is titled Facts and Fallacies of American Indian Life. Dinner will be at the church with proceeds supporting youth camping. elk antelope deer and likely some bird will be served.
A rash of bomb threats disrupted Jewish temples and synagogues, a hospital, a school, a store, and a consulate from Boston to Little Rock. No bombs were found after police searches. threats also hit New York City, Jersey City, and Elizabeth New Jersey. In Little Rock, B N A I Israel Temple and Agudath Achim Synagogue received threats, guards stood watch during services, and evacuations occurred nearby.
In Denver AP reported Nixon urged a 1000 strong rally that the GOP can win big this year by hard campaigning. He claimed the party has the best case for peace and progress and would translate it into votes before resting due to a sore throat. Nixon planned brief rest near Colorado Springs and would stay away from public events for a few days.
A Fragmentary Abilene report notes a calm campaign tone two days before a home visit by Eisenhower. The text references a prayer and a shift away from overt politics toward consideration of others amid a weekend stop with his ailing mother in law.
AP report details a United States Navy Constellation aircraft with 29 aboard crashing into the Atlantic near Argentia during an instrument approach. One killed, 10 missing, 18 rescued despite rough weather. Plane was ferrying personnel from Patuxent River, Maryland to Argentia as part of radar patrol duties. Search continues for the missing.
President Eisenhower reassured that no Negroes would enter a private school as long as there are no state funds involved. He spoke Friday night in Abilene Kansas and then left with Mrs Eisenhower at 9 12 pm CST to Colorado for a weekend visit with his ailing mother in law.
Ottawa parents from the Junior and Senior PTA plan a three night series to visit Ottawa High classrooms in a parent education program. Seventh ninth grade teachers meet Monday, eighth tenth Tuesday, and ninth twelfth Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Osmond dies at Ran som Memorial Hospital after a field accident. Dinsmore Stoffer was born September 18, 1898, lived in Pomona most of life, survived by widow Nellie, son Floyd, stepchildren, a daughter, 12 grandchildren, siblings and many relatives. Services set for Monday at Town- chapel with Rev. Charles Gross and R.B. Shoemaker officiating. Interment in Evergreen Mound Cemetery.
Secretary Weeks told the Commerce Department's Business Advisory Council that four manufacturers should be included in a broad uniform factory excise tax. He said the government relies too heavily on the income tax and urged faster depreciation for new plant and equipment to spur business growth. Deputy Defense Secretary Quarles signaled a defense budget rise of about five to ten percent for the next fiscal year, with projections near 42 billion dollars.
The former adviser to President Eisenhower on disarmament questions will travel to Turkey toward the end of this month to discuss the Ob.
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