Local News Briefs and Service Notices in Ottawa
Short items report Otto wa and area updates including a PTA food sale at Gas Service office on Oct 19, a speech consultation visit by Miss Byrne to Ottawa schools, and local Grange quartet plans for state contest in Chanute. Police report arrests for license issues and traffic fines, plus notes on chrysanthemums at a local home and new Maxwell AFB address.
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Sacred Heart Pta
Vivo’Kiefer
Ottawa
Margaret C. Byrne
Pomona Grange
Pers
Thejons
North Baptist Church
Byrne
Dale Vans
Charles Burlingham
Loren Gensenan
Ottawa TV in Japan News Affects Patton Family
Mr and Mrs Ray Patton of 218 Maple report their son Jerry is ill in a Japanese hospital. They provide his address as Jerry R Patton KNFN MBP No 1 USS APL 30 care of FPO San Francisco Calif. The notice conveys family concern and seeks information or confirmation of his status.
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Japan
Ray Patton
Maple
Jerry
Jerry R. Patton
KNFN
M.B.P. No
USS A.P.L
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Hospital Notes From Field Training Collision Report
A collision on US 50 north of Princeton involved a car driven by Terry T. Wood, 17, 11th Airborne Division, with casualties noted among service members and family members. The report lists several names and addresses connected to the incident and accompanying medical admissions or dismissals.
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Terry T. Wood
11Th Airborne
Ger- Princeton
US 50
Northmany
Clark
Ottawa
Joyce
Wellsville
Wirtz
Chester Grimm
Ash
544Th Field Artillery
BattGjon Waln
Williamsburg
Thursjtalion
Ruary
Connie
Cleveland
Minnie Phillips
Richmond
Franklin Hazen
N. Main
Geneva Sledd
Osawatomie
Loyd Catheard
Connie Barton
N. Poplar
William Hjort
N. Cedar
George Tileack
Lawrence McEvoy
N. Locust
Calvin Kretzer
John Shenk
Rantoul
Kiwanis Dinner Brings 105 Guests to Garfield School
Farmers and Ottawa Kiwanis members gathered at Garfield School for a dinner hosted by Garfield PTA. Jim Leathers of Kansas City spoke as the featured guest, with Randolph Bundy providing accordion accompaniment. Each Kiwanian introduced his farmer guest and vice versa, creating a reciprocal program.
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Ottawa
Garfield School
Jim Leathers
KCMO
Kansas City
Randolph Bundy
Garfield Pta
Two 16-Year-Old Robbers Captured After Holdup
Police in Lebo Kas report two 16 year olds from Kansas City robbed a filling station attendant of 123 dollars and were captured 25 minutes later near Emporia They were identified as Gary Paul Phillips and Lewis James Richards and found in a stolen car armed with a shotgun.
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Lebo
Kas
Kansas City
Here
Gary Paul Phillips
Lewis James Richards
Emporia
Blames Rees For Reservoir Lag
Democratic candidate Montgomery accuses Rep Ed H Rees of stalling the four reservoir Neosho River Valley project. He cites six years since 1950 flood control act authorization and calls for river protection and flood control in the 4th District. He supports renaming Strawn reservoir to Redmond reservoir in honor of publisher John Redmond.
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Burlington
Kasut
John D. Montgomery
Neosho River
Ed H. Rees
Neosho
Strawn
Montgomery
Junction City
Strawn Reservoir
Redmond Resservoir
John Redmond
Burlington Newspapers
Corn Price Support Kept At Earlier Levels
The Agriculture Department maintained price support rates for this year's corn crop at the levels set last spring. Minimums remain $1.50 per bushel for corn grown under federal acreage allotments, or at least 62.5 percent of the Oct 1 parity price. Noncompliant farms receive $1.25 per bushel, 70 percent of parity, while corn outside the designated commercial area is supported at about $1.35.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
End of War Pact Between Japan and Soviet Union
Moscow reports that Japan and the Soviet Union signed a declaration ending the 11 year state of war after talks lasting more than 16 months. The accord deferred territorial claims, agreed to a trade protocol with most favored nation terms, and drew mixed reactions in Tokyo regarding islands Habomais Ishikotan and overall peace terms.
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Moscow
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Nicolai Bulganin
Habomais
Ishikotan
East German papers deny mass strike reports
Berlin editors of Communist papers rebut tales of widespread factory walkouts for better conditions. Neues Deutschland calls the Western push to unite Germany a militarist ploy and a trap to block unification.
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Berlin
East Germany
Red Press
West Germany
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Kansas Baptist Women Elect New Leader at Chanute
Mrs Laurence Ridge of Wilmore was elected president of the Baptist Women's Missionary Society of Kansas at the Kansas Baptist Conference in Chanute. Officers elected include E Eschbaugh Wathena first vice president, Victor Herlich Garden City recording secretary, Arthur Barber Greensburg corresponding secretary, F N Snodgrass Wichita Christian training vice president, Lawrence Sherrill Newton program chairman, Howard Waterfield Wichita house party chairman, Donavan Hinkson Junction City spiritual life chairman, Leland Pellett Garland missionary and stewardship education chairman, Oscar Moore Emporia White Cross chairman, Homer Ginter Kansas City Christian social relations chairman, Jep Williams Conway Springs literature, and Chris Fair Alden love gift chairman. retiring president is H W Smallwood of Fort Scott.
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Chanute
Laurence Ridge
Wilmore
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society of Kansas
Kansas Baptist Conference
E. Eschbaugh
Wathena
Victor Herlich
Garden City
Arthur Barber
Greensburg
F. N. Snodgrass
Wichita
Christian Training
Lawrence Sherrill
Newton
Howard Waterfield
Wichitta
House Party
Donavan Hinkson
Junction City
Spiritual Life
Leland Pellett
Garland
Missionary and Stewardship Education
Oscar Moore
Emporia
White Cross
Homer Ginter
Kansas City
Christian Social Relations
Jep Williams
Conway Springs
Chris Fair
Alden
Love
Bride Of 17 A Brave Girl Bride Of 17 A Brave Girl
OKLAHOMA CITY Cherrie Lee Thompson aged 17 marries Larry Jay Thompson 21 as he returns from Ft. Jackson S C on emergency leave. Doctors amputate her right leg to save her from cancer after the ceremony in St Anthony Hospital. The couple vows in her room as she jokes about life with an artificial leg.
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Oklahoma City
Cherrie Lee Thompson
Cherrie
Larry Jay Thompson
Ft. Jackson S.C
Larry Jay
Laroy Jay
St. Anthony Hospital
Hall Takes Steps For Water Crisis
Gov. Fred Hall announced steps to secure pumps pipelines and cash to avert water distress in Kansas cities amid a shortage. He noted eastern Kansas shortages and said he has conferred in Washington on relief and that Civil Defense will aid with pumps pipelines and cash as needed. He cited transportation of water in freezing weather as a key challenge.
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Chanute
Fred Hall
Kansas Cities
Coffeyville
Kansas
Washington
Joe Nickell
Battle Creek
Mich
Hall
Civil Defense Administration
League of Kansas Municipalities
Kansas Draft Market Sees Record Calls for Corn and Soybeans
Kansas market notes list December draft calls for 252 Barley and allocations in corn, soybeans, rye, and oats. Figures show White Corn at 1.92 and Yellow Corn at 0.0, with shelled corn last seen at 1.25 in 1955. Egg and butterfat figures included for livestock products.
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Topekara
Kansas
State Selective Service
Seseenes
Baby born in California billboard stunt headlines town
Long Beach Calif wife of outdoor advertising executive Mahlon Faust has a son named Timothy. A billboard displayed “It s a b o o y” across the top and a bottom line reading Made in California by Californians. The city audience widely notices the unusual birth announcement.
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Long Beach
Calif
Mahlon Faust
Timothy
California
Servicemen See Election Ballots in Kansas News
About 5 500 Kansas servicemen have requested ballots for the general election. The secretary of state's office will post copies of the requests in each county clerk's office as required by law. Officials say requests are higher than 1954 but close to 1952 levels.
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Topeka. W
Kansas
Secretary of State
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Jay Ellis
Drake's
Charles C. Craddock
Craddock
A. F. Lewis
Old County
Ale John W. Beekman
Usaf Hospital
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Charles Fabert
Williams- Petsn ’ Burg
Dan Fogle
Pres- South Walnut
Karl E. Fogle
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Paul L. Vots
Hutchinson
C. L. Hough
Tom A. Kraft
Keith V. Ward
John L. Ward
Route 4
Antarctic
Brough
New Zealand
Pfe
Rolland E. Edwards
Eldon Edwards
South Willow
Thailand
Bangkok
Thaisland
Edwards
9Th Marine Regiment
Okinawa
Germany
Sir Donald E. Clark
Leslie N. Clark
Daniel E. Wirtz
G. Wirtz
Cox
American Cox
Pete W. Ratzlaff
Freeman
Missouri
Louis H. Dengel
Smith
Rees
Davis
U. S
Fea
Cliff Reynolds
Russia
Tokyo
Socialist Party
Tokyo Shimbun
Kansas Baptist
A. Myers & Son
Centropolis
Roberts
B. Lith
St. Lawrence
Ernest Tawney
West Princeton Cemetery
Walter Markley
Lonpari St. Lawrence
Overbrook
T. B. Sinclair
Rudy Hawk
Lawrence
Leonard Morgan
Shaw & Ross
Weillsville
Robert's
East
Waverly
Frank Spencer
Emerald
Homewood Community Christian Church
Homewood
Albert Stewart & Son Farm Rt
Albert
Harold
Fr. Co. Sale
Wilson & Locust
Frank Haag
Hiway
Hans Lassen
Pomona
Ottaw
Sand Creek
Fr. Co
Sale
Knansaa
Wilson & Locust Sts
Kangaa
H. M. Booth & Beeks
Baldwin
Baldwin Junction
Minnie Wells
Richard Yrd
Lane
Fr. Co. Sale Co
Wilson & Locust Street
MTU
Lomb Pineral
Holy Bible
Sato
Aera
Anchor
Organization of
Ye Anchorgsavings 2Nd Loan Association
William Overton
Kansas City, Kansas
Dhan Nofsinger
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