Ottawa area briefs mix rail stats and social notes
Santa Fe carloadings for week ending August 30 1958 totaled 24 84? or 24 84. Totals show 36 472 cars moved versus 4 227 a year earlier. The column also lists a rummage sale at 124 N Main a thrift shop opening Sept 6 and an Ottawa Rotary meeting featuring Bertiny pictures from a Europe trip. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Howard KinCAid returning from California and other residents visiting Dodge City and Missouri.
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Santa Fe
Howard
C. Kincaid
Labor Day
California
Dodge City
Paul Sheldon
Sheldon
Dodge City Junior College
Kincaids
Bool Hill
Front Street
Start Taking Soil Requests Start Taking Soil Requests
The Agriculture Department opens this week for farmer applications to join the soil bank land retirement program for next year. County committees handle requests as the department allocates about 275 million dollars to pay contract signers to retire cropland. an additional 100 million funds farmers who retired land for five to 10 years. The department aims to withdraw about 1.244 million acres, supplementing 10.4 million acres already retired, with rental payments raised from 1 to 15.50 dollars per acre to boost participation. Officials remain optimistic about enrollment and eligibility in counties near Ottawa.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Ottawa
Rural schools unite in Franklin County plan
Two rural schools decide to combine for one year with Superintendent Jay J Scot stating the move is based on ten year yields and farm economy. Officials warn against counting on another favorable weather crop year and note Hawking will gain a building and two teams. Opening is set for Monday September 8 with Amery Green moving equipment and TL providing transport after a special meeting.
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Franklin County
Jay J. Scot
Hawking
Omintern
Amery Green
Lawkins
Treasurer's Office Relocated for Renovation Work
Franklin County Treasurer Roselyn Whitley and staff moved Tuesday to the office front area while workers scrub and varnish the main floor. The move is part of a major cleanup ahead of the Southeast Kansas County Officials district meeting in Ottawa on October 9, with seventeen counties expected to attend.
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Roselyn Whitley
Kansas County Officials
Ottawa
Carlson Lands U S Policies
Senator Frank Ciason voices optimism on U S foreign policy at a Wichita Bank for Cooperatives conference. He cites defense reforms and small business support as key 5th Congress achievements, praises farm lenders from four states, and notes a push for universal peace and progress nationally.
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Wichita Cap
Frank Ciason
U.S
Con Munisty
Wichita Bank For Co.operatives
Colson
Nid
Smaal
Carlson
Farm Aa Np
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Clifford Ape
Garden City
Ralph Snyder
Junction City
Ata
Franklin County
Mumane Society
Miss America Pageant Opens In Atlantic City
Fifty two of the nation s slivest girls begin competing in Atlantic City to determine the fairest. They entered the Miss America Pageant and will spend days in preliminary contests including gown swimwear and talent events. The crowning occurs Saturday before a national television audience. Public judging opened Tuesday with a parade down the boardwalk.
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Atlantic City
Nut
Tou Collins Dies at 69 in Ottawa Home
Tou Collins aged 69 of 744 Ash died at his Ottawa home after a year of declining health. He was born in Ginn Coty and had lived in Ottawa for six years. Survived by his wife Bertha Crocker, he worked at Ottawa Wholesale Grocery before retiring a year ago. He attended Hirst Methodist Church and belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America lodge. Deaths.
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Tou Collins
Ash
Dam
Hehn, Ja,din Ginn Coty
Ottawa
Solomon and
Kathryn Collins
Hirst Methodist Church
Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
Mer. Collins
Bertha Crocker
London
Denny
Buck
Moby
Kelly
Aled
West Indies
Commonwealth
Eisenhower Signs Tax Bill Amid Pork-Barrel Edits
New tax legislation approved by President Eisenhower raises the national debt ceiling to 283 billion, extends a temporary limit to next June, and provides 887.4 million dollars in education aid over four years. The measure also cuts excise taxes on certain goods and targets relief for small businesses while keeping Aviation and other programs funded. The action comes as a broad 117-bill package is finalized before Congress adjourns, with additional changes to air transport and other federal programs pending.
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Newport, RI
Eisenhower
Congress
Ottawa
Newport Naval Base
Mabel Nordyke
Eleanor Jessie
A. Calif
Gapy
Fred Nurman
Douglas Roe
Wes
Ransom Memorial Hospital
U.S
August Busy For Firemen In Ottawa
Ottawa fire department reported 15 calls in August. A July report lists incidents including a trash fire on East 9th with minor damage, a stove too close to a wall causing $35 loss, a furnace gas issue worth $500, and an explosion at a residence valued at $11,000. Several false alarms and miscellaneous calls occurred, with names and addresses of residents affected or involved.
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Ottawa Fire Department
Lee L. Harrison
Ajdar
Hletta Martin
East 9Th
Nlow
Jackie Jenkins
Browning
J. Detwiler
Rantoul
Hickory
Archie W. Clark
S. Poplar
Mon Lewis
Melvern
Wall
Warl Munsaker
Daught Nelson
Wills Cato
Matn Jler
Wellsville
Hoaror
G. Wig
Women accompany graduates to Wisconsin banking course
Mrs Wayne Dickerson of Ottawa Mrs David Woods of Humboldt formerly of Ottawa and Mrs Bruce Dickey of Paola left this morning for Madison Wisconsin to be present Friday night for their husbands graduation from a short course in banking. The three men attended the University of Wisconsin two weeks each summer for three years. Mrs Dickey drove to take the women.
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David Woods
Humbaldt
Ottawa
Bruce Dickey
Paola
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Dickerson
Dickey
Marriage Licenses Reported in Ottawa
Davey Wo Arnold, age 9 percent, and Anne Jennie Sebllet, age 28, filed marriage licenses in Ottawa. The notice notes the pairing and location, reflecting official records of union proceedings.
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Davey Wo Arnold
Anne Jennie Sebllet
Ottawa
Paola Attorney Edward H. Coughlin Dies at 76
Paola attorney Edward H. Coughlin died after a lengthy illness aged 76. He practiced law for more than 50 years, and with his brother Robert E. Coughlin was honored by the Kansas Bar Association earlier this year for their long service.
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PAOLA
Edward H. Coughlin
Coughlin
Robert E. Coughlin
Kansas Bar Assa,s
Annual Football Clinic Planned by Kansas Officials
The Kansas College Officials Association will hold its annual football clinic at Emporia State College next weekend. Ottawa official Bill Osbourn announced the event. Washburn University coach Dick Godlove of Topeka will speak at Sunday noon banquet. The program opens with Emporia State players in an inter-squad game Saturday evening, followed by Sunday rule and mechanics discussions and the banquet. About 70 officials and multiple conference coaches are expected.
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Kansas College Officials Associattion
Emporia State College
Bill Osbourn
Ottawa
Dick Godlove
Washburn University
Topeka
Emporia State
Kansas
Central Kansas
Some Fair Prizes Haven’t Been Claimed
Franklin County Fair prizes remain unclaimed manager Peg Carr of the Chamber of Commerce said. Fourteen merchandise prizes and 35 or 40 gift certificates are still at the office for winners to pick up. Prizes were awarded through a fairgrounds registration booth. A total of 102 firms donated prizes and more than 2,000 people registered. Remaining prizes have a retail value of 5 to 10 dollars each.
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Franklin County
Peg Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Carr
Notice of Hearing in Johnson Estates Probate Case Ottawa
In Franklin County Kansas Martha Johnson widow and heir of Andrew Johnson files petition in probate court to determine heirs and description of real and personal property including Lots 40 42 44 46 48 86 in Brnck In Lathrop Addition Ottawa and related estate. Hearing set for September 20 1958 at 10 a.m. Attorneys Bowers & Bowers.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Amanda Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Martha Johnson
Kansas
Brnck & In
Lathrop
Ottawa
A. Amand Johnson
Dain Rest
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