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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1956
Page
5
Rains across Kansas ease drought concerns for the 1957 wheat crop with totals up to nearly 2 inches in places. The report notes cooler night forecasts, scattered storms in the east, and a general trend toward partly cloudy skies and warmer western regions.
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms in the east with possible local severe weather this afternoon and evening, clearing west and central areas later. Tonight becomes partly cloudy and cooler, with very cool readings in the northwest and extreme east. Wednesday brings warmer conditions in the west, cooler in the east, and temperatures in the 60s.
Ottawa University drama students present Angel Street in Memorial auditorium for the year’s first production. Director Ruth Lathrop notes the 1880s thriller, based on Gaslight, with period costumes and student stagecraft enhancing an adult audience entertainment.
Dwight F Williams 23 of 604 South Locust street was arrested Sunday on DUI and open bottle charges after his car overturned southwest of Ottawa. He pleaded guilty in county court yesterday before Judge Milo Harris and was fined 50 plus 30 days in jail for DUI and 20 with six month license revocation for open bottle. He was paroled on the jail term.
Ottawa experiences cloudy cool weather with light drizzle. The gentle rain meets local expectations as residents enjoy milder conditions and cooler temperatures.
Ottawa high school sends 23 students and sponsors from five Kay units to the Kay Kayette Conference at Yates Center. Junior and Senior High Kays, 7th and 8th Kayettes, 9th Kayettes, and Senior High Kayettes represented by named students and four sponsors. Lamb Ambulance listed with contact phone 380.
West of Ottawa rainfall was heavier with Osage City at .92 and Reading at 1.20 inches. Ottawa officials hoped for runoff to boost water supply in the Marais des Cygnes river as conditions remained below dangerous levels. Storms swept from the Dakotas to Nebraska and western Texas, with hail larger than baseballs at North Platte and a tornado near Great Bend, Larned, and Burdett causing injuries and bone damage.
A three day pheasant season across 53 Kansas counties opens at sunrise November 8 and ends November 5 at sunset with a daily bag limit of three roosters and a two day or six bird possession limit after opening day. Shooting hours run from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. A quail season across all counties lasts 15 days with dates noted as November numbers.
Youthful Ottawa children from fourteen churches will collect UNICEF donations on Halloween eve at their churches. Each church covers city areas with transportation provided by parents. Volunteers wear yellow tags with a child drinking milk, and canned milk cartons display the UNICEF symbol. Last year’s drive raised over $500. this year aims higher. Clubs: Free Methodist Bethany Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Trinity First Baptist First Methodist North Baptist Church of the Brethren St Paul AME Church Nazarene Grace Episcopal Federated First Christian. UNICEF funds health centers vaccines medicine and milk shipments to needy regions. A similar drive will occur in Quenemo at Federated church. W. C. Trout sale set for Oct 30 at 1:00 pm.
Russia and the United States urged the United Nations Security Council to order the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Egyptian territory. They pressed for a ceasefire and warned Britain and France against intervening, amid rapid developments in the Suez crisis.
Cecil and Mrs. Ogg announce Oggs Supermarket at 324 6th Main will cease operations on November 8 due to health conditions. They inform customers by letter that continued operation is impossible.
Houston L. Winter and LeRoy Turner of Osawatomie were found guilty of hunting on private property without owner permission and fined 10 and costs by Judge Milo Harris in County Court. They were arrested by the sheriff this morning for illegal hunting on land near Rock Creek School, southeast of Ottawa. a third hunter remains at large.
Lane patrons will vote Friday on bonds for a new shop building in the school system. The modern 64 by 32 foot structure will house auto and farm machinery repair, wood shop, welding, drafting, and finishing areas with showers, offices, and lockers. It will be reinforced concrete, brick exterior, Haydite interior walls, and a bonded 20 year roof, located south of the gym and connected by a walkway.
In Hungary Premier Imre Nagy announced abolition of the one party system and called for a coalition government while asking for Soviet troops to begin withdrawal from Budapest. Rebel forces slacken fighting at Maria Tereszyn barracks as insurgents refuse to lay down arms before Russians depart.
The Community Chest total reached 19146.93 with 853.07 still needed to hit 20000. Chairman John Sheldon urged workers to report promptly to wrap up the drive in the coming days.
Severe storm winds and heavy rain struck Great Bend and surrounding regions amid power outages and damaged homes. At least two people hospitalized, several cabins toppled, and an oil firm building blown down. Damages estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars with multiple communities reporting losses and outages.
Mayor Kenneth Andrews joins State Representative Robert A. Anderson George Lister and Lamar Phillips in Kansas City for a flood control conference with Senator Andrew A. Schoeppel at the Town House Hotel. Attendees will discuss Marais des Cygnes Osage Kay and other Missouri river tributaries projects and future appropriations for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 1957.
Church plans a Thursday November supper and bazaar with family style service. Tickets cost 1.00 dollars for adults and 35 cents for children. Location 277-0-1.
Franklin county races feature five county and district offices with incumbents and challengers from Ottawa Indiana. Sheriff candidates Jay Brown and Max Gilmore are both Ottawans, while register of deeds nominees Elmina Hurley and Opal Letchworth also hail from Ottawa. State senate contenders William Bowers and John Pierson run for the Franklin Miami district. state representative challengers Robert Anderson and Lloyd Stafford are Ottawa residents. Other officials on the ticket run unopposed. Voters face four statewide questions on November 6.
Egypt and Israel clash in the Sinai as Western powers threaten to seize key Suez Canal positions unless a 12 hour cease fire is declared. Eden reports paratroopers in the area while Nasser mobilizes. Tel Aviv says Egyptian counterattacks halt Israeli advances as air forces clash. US asks UN for Israeli withdrawal. Civilian evacuations rise in Beirut and Athens as war fears spread.
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