Six year old swimmer shines in Labor Day meets
Jacugeline Lawrence, granddaughter of Pomona's Ewing Lawrences, rose in local summer swimming events. The Newark New Jersey girl, six, trained at Allenhurst Beach Club and earned a second place in a Beach Club duel, another second with a trophy at Bradley Beach Club, and first in the Club Championship, winning a $10 prize and trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Lawrences
Pomona
Jacugeline
John
Jack) Lawrence
Newark
N. J
Allenhurst
Bradley
Hospital Notes and Births in Indiana and Princeton
Admitted patients include Mrs Albert Barr Indiana Sterling Coop 122 W 10th Mrs Rich ard Smay 833 S Oak Mrs Marion Zook Pomons Mrs Pearl Hum erickhouse route 4 Ronald Snethen 508 S Sycamore Robert Burns 1001 E Wilson today Births to Mr and Mrs Ralph Bloomer Rantoul a son born today weighing ten pounds Dismissed Virginia Kendall 509 N Mulberry Mrs Ross Johnson 1425 5 Main Ronnie Mewhinney 739 S Mulberry Carolee Burns 522 S Cherry Mrs Joe Heffron and baby daughter 202 Maple Roger Sch manke 417 E 12th Joy Long Princeton today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Barr
Indiana
Sterling Coop
W. 10Th
Richard Smay
S. Oak
Marion Zook
Pomons
Pearl Humerickhouse
Ronald Snethen
S. Sycamore
Robert Burns
E, Wilson
Ralph Bloomer
Rantoul
Virginia Kendall
N. Mulberry
Ross Johnson
Main
Ronnie Mewhinney
S. Mulberry
Carolee Burns
Cherry
Joe Heffron
Maple
Roger Schmanke
E. 12Th
Joy Long
Princeton
Tricks Or Treats For UNICEF Fund In Ottawa
Ottawa plans a city wide Sunday school trick or treat night on October 31 to raise UNICEF funds. Children dressed as spooks will seek contributions door to door with UN identification tags, joining a national effort for the world’s largest children relief fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United Nations International Christian Education Fund
Unicef
United Nations
Unicef Fund
United States
Clues Fade in Chicago Slayings
State's Attorney Gutknecht urged the public to help solve the murders of three boys, promising protection to anyone providing information. He warned that withholding leads could make a person an accessory before or after the fact, as authorities seek new tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John K. Gutknecht
Civic Activities Fund Supports Community Chest Drive
The Civic Activities fund of 3500 is allotted in the Community Chest drive. It finances events and promos such as the Christmas Jubilee, street decorations, 4 H Achievement day luncheon, soil conservation luncheon, Ottawa High Relay trophies, holiday flags for business fronts, convention banners, rural school float prizes, Halloweens, retail promos, a 500 guarantee for Ottawa University holiday basketball, and storage rent for decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High
Hallowesia
Ottawa University
Judge Absolved in Jury Bugging Controversy
U S Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr said Phillips bears no blame for the Wichita jury bugging incident and that earlier statements alleging formal approval were misrepresented. He noted Sobeloff did not fully grasp the issue after tapes were reviewed at Estes Park. Phillips denied approving recordings of jury deliberations without juror knowledge. The Wichita experiment in 1954 used concealed mikes in jury rooms, recording six deliberations with juror awareness.
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Denver
Herbert Brownell Jr
U. S
Orie L. Phillips
Wichita
Brownell
Phillips
U. S. Judicial
Simon Sobeloff
Estes Park
Colo
Sobeloff
Federal
Edward H. Levi
University of Chicago Law School
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Washington
Delmar Hill
Eisenhower
Browell
Township Extension Elections Announced in County
County Agent Don Brown announced results of two more Extension service elections in townships. Agriculture home economics and 4-H reps are Greenwood Harold VanHorn, Mrs. Charles Hamilton, J. F. Schwinn. Apponoose Earl Gilliland, Mrs. Earl Gilliland, Bob Steele. Monday night Rantoul election covers Peoria and Cutler townships. Ottawa city Ottawa township and Lincoln township vote at Sacred Heart school Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Brown
Greenwood
Harold VanHorn
Charles Hamilton
J. F. Schwinn
Apponoose
Earl Gilliland
Bob Steele
Rantoul
Peoria
Cutler
Ottawa City
Ottawa Township
Lincoln Township
Sacred Heart School
Politico groups seek flood control funds in Washington
Lamar Phillips of the Herald joins eight others for a flood control hearing in Washington. The nine will press for funds for the next fiscal year starting July 1 1956. The delegation includes Lew Paramore and Kansas leaders. they fly to Kansas City Monday and return Tuesday night. Also noted is polio vaccine distribution to counties for children ages 5 to 9 with clinics required. Franklin County had not yet received vaccine while Douglas County proceeds with Baldwin doctors coordinating free clinics.
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Lamar Phillips
The
Herald
Washington, D. C
Kansas
Kansas City
Hermitage
Morrow
Bureau of the Budget
Calvert
Paramore
Josaphyne
E. Davis
Franklin County
Douglas County
Baldwin
Davis
Should Have Stayed Home Pheasant Smashes Window
Walter W. Liss hunted pheasants near Battle Creek Michigan and found a dead pheasant had crashed into his home’s picture window. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigated the odd incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Walter W. Liss
Lady Deputy Added To Sheriff's Force
Franklin county gains a new special deputy, Mrs. Josephine Evans, to fill the vacancy left by Sheriff Stallings resigning October 29. Evans, a former deputy assessor, will assume duties in the sheriff's office under Sheriff Jay Les Stallings and Undersheriff Dean Dallas. She has seven years experience as a deputy and will join the Brown and Driscoll led department after a brief transition. The community notes a local supper and school start dates while mentions of move plans and other local items appear.
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Franklin County
Roy
Pete’ Kinnison
Stallings
Josephine Evans
Jay Les Stallings
Brown
Dallas
Texas
Driscoll
Evans
Mud Creek
Pala
Weiler
Thejhis
Season ends at sunset October thirty first
The season closes at sunset on October 31. The daily bag limit is three cock birds with a possession limit of six after the opening day.
Conard Field Reopens Northeast of Ottawa
A young air force veteran Charles LeMaster 28 has reopened Conard Field northeast of Ottawa after two years closed. He and his family live near the airport and he will manage the field and provide service facilities for pilots. Former operator Earl Sexton now runs the Municipal airport south of town.
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Conard Field
Ottawa
Charles LeMaster
Jair
North
LeMaster
Earl Sexton
Tthe
Town
Weather forecast and local obituary notes in brief
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with southerly winds 25 to 35 mph and warmer conditions, turning cooler Sunday with northerly winds. Highs Sunday 58 to 80, lows around 40s, yesterday’s high 70, low 45. Also funeral services for Mrs. Meric Boydston at Topeka, with burial in Hope Cemetery. River reported at 0.49 foot.
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Meric
Boydston
Topeka
Neen
Micah
Hope
Wees AG
Saw Mowe
Topeka manhunt for Francis Burns linked to Boydston murder
Slaying of Mrs. Boydston in Topeka prompts a wide search for Francis Dale Burns, 21, a parolee and former convict. Burns was with the couple Wednesday night, fingerprints tied him to the apartment, and he disappeared before Thursday morning. Police traced him to a Shreveport connection after a train sighting and Kansas City checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Ee Gable
Boydston
Pitlis
Williamsburg
Francis Dale Burns
Burns
Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Boydstons
North Topeka
Bmrs
Shreveport
Charles Crank
Kansas City
Osage City
Reformatory
Ed Kiene
Courity
Kiene
Eral
Weekend Skies To Bring Partly Cloudy Breaks
Ottawa reports light cloudiness after nine sunny days as Kansas towns expect partly cloudy skies this weekend. Temperatures will ease slightly with no precipitation expected. Ottawa recorded a low of 45 and a high of 70 yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Churches Launch Community Chest Drive in Ottawa
Ottawa churches kick off the Community Chest drive this weekend with ministers urging support in Sunday sermons. The campaign begins Tuesday as the advanced gifts committee reports early contributions. The goal is 20,800 dollars to fund community programs year round, with budgets set by need for participating groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Advanced Gifts Committee
Ldrive
Community Chest Drive Reaches Lyons Goal
A one day Lyons Kansas campaign by over 100 volunteers raised 11,290 dollars for the Community Chest. Arthur Hogson led the effort noting 93 percent of contributions were cash and 7 percent were pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LYONS
Kas
Lyon
Arthur Hogson
Three Car Wrecks Raise City Accident Toll
Police reported three wrecks in the city yesterday advancing the annual toll to 181. A 1931 Model A driven by Catherine Campbell collided with a 1947 Nash driven by Richard Lockwood at Third and Locust around 11:08 a.m. The Nash fared worse. A 1955 DeSoto hit a rear end of a 1955 Ford driven by William Gibbons in Osawatomie at Seventh and Main about 2:10 p.m. The final crash involved a 1952 Chevrolet panel truck backing from the curb by Gary Follwell and a westbound 1954 Chevrolet driven by Winona Carr in the 100 block of East Second about 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Catherine Campbell
Willow
Locust
Nash
Richard Lockwood
S. Willow
DeSoto
Floyd Flint
Osawatomie
William Gibbons
Elkhart
Gary Followell
S. Mulberry
Winona Carr
Mulberry
East Second
456 Traffic Deaths Reported in Kansas Year to Date
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 456 deaths in the last 24 hours and year to date for 1955, compared with 484 for the same period in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Coursing Meet Opens Tomorrow in Abilene
ABILENE The National Coursing Assn will open its annual meeting tomorrow offering a total purse of 25000 dollars. The meet runs through October 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
National Coursing Assn
Freshmen Pork Pie Fashion At Union College
Barbourville Ky reports Union College freshmen embrace pork pie hats featuring a Pigg a Hogg four Bacon and two Hammes as playful campus fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbourville
Union College
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Fish and Game Commission
Wellsville
James Murphy
Marly
Tally Boy Scout District
Mears Park
de- Molay
Franklin
Douglas
Goodwell
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Marvin Bond
Claude Webb
Bond
H. B. Snyder
Hi. B. Snyder
Lois Smith
Snyder
Eld
Robert Peterson
Schuessler Brothers
Anton Wellsville
Ajtr
Weiner
Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis
Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair
Lamb Ambulance
Phope 360
Awivliawu
FBI
Kansas River
Lawfurd
Boyliston
Fancis Dale Burns
Susie
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Tawtie
Fapho
Rob Laonanah
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