Side Swipes and Birthday Honorees in Local Notes
Side Swipes reports Maggie Nisely of 733 Willow to celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house at Squires-Tankerly Nursing Home from 2 to 4 pm. A boy named Scotty Morgan suffered burns trying to power a tractor with his mother's sweeper cord, the floor scorched and he unharmed besides minor injuries. Miss Pearl Kincaid of Los Angeles enjoys Kansas weather after reporting 110 degree heat on the West Coast. Williamsburg Cub Scouts help Franklin County Humane Society roundup two abandoned mother dogs and pups, with local youths aiding authorities. A Kansas City race participant, George Brand of Wichita Falls, Texas, visited an army buddy in town as cars Moretti Maseratti and Lotus earned trophies. Twin daughters Nieta Mae and Rieta Kay arrived Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Toumberlin, joining 13-month-old Linda Sue.
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Baldwin
Scotty Morgan
Scott Morgan
Miss Pearl Kincaid
Los Angeles
Kansas
Howard S. C. Kincaid
Ottawa
Kansas City
Marvin Durbin
George Brand
Wichita Falls
Texas
Durbin
Bob Patlan
Brand
Patlan
Moretti
Maseratti
Lotus
Delbert Toumberlin
S. Main
Nieta Mae
Rieta Kay
Ottawa schools begin term with 2076 enrollment
Ottawa public schools opened the term with 2076 students, up 68 from last year. Enrollment spread shows 1041 boys and 1035 girls. Sacred Heart adds 132 students, while Eu gene Field drops to 391. Junior High and Senior High lead with 493 and 412 students respectively, total gains across buildings total 68 after adjustments.
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Ottawa
Henry A. Parker
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Theophane
Ottawa High School
Eugene Field
Hawthorne
Garfield School
Lincoln School
Junior High
Garfield
Lincoln
Senior High
Leroy Hood
J. O. Cullison
Ottawa University
Troopers Nab Prison Escapee Near Baldwin
Captain E P Mooman and Troopers Montgomery and Dee of Baldwin captured Kermit Neal, an escapee from the state prison at Lansing. Neal, found hitchhiking on US 50 east of Baldwin, said he planned to go to Wichita. He escaped September 3 and wore prison garb with cut identification marks. He was returned to Lansing.
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E. P. ‘Mooman
Lawrence
Dee. Montgomery
Baldwin
Lansing
Kermit Neal
US 50
Cool Mornings and Warm Days Stack Up in Ottawa
Early September in Ottawa brings chilly nights and hot afternoons. Lows around 57 rising to 90 by midday on Saturday, then 52 at dawn and 93 in the afternoon Sunday. Monday sees 55 in the morning and 94 in the afternoon as a fast-moving cold front nears the region. The weather bureau expects a statewide drop to chilly conditions tonight.
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Ottawa
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Martins Home From Europe
Dr and Mrs Andrew B Martin returned from a trip to Europe visiting Belfast and relatives. They attended the Baptist World Alliance meetings in London in July. A train wreck near Bucyrus, Ohio delayed their travel. they rerouted and missed a Chicago to Kansas City connection by 20 minutes. Dr Martin faced university duties as classes open next week and new men’s residences should be ready for occupancy late this week.
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Andrew B. Martin
Europe
Belfast
Ireland
Martin
Baptist World Alliance
London
Ottawa
Bucyrus
Ohio
Chicago
Kansas City
Generally fair forecast with cooler north and temperatures
Weather forecast shows generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with cooler air from the north tonight. Low tonight 45 to 50 high Wednesday 80 to 85. Yesterday high 94 and low 57. Hourly readings listed up to 8 am today, with a river level at 55 feet and a sale notice for old newspapers at 10 cents per bundle from Herald office.
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Herald Office
China Frees Nine US Civilians in Talk Breakthrough
Geneva report says Red China informed the United States that nine American civilians, including six women, detained in China are now free to return home. Ambassador Wang Pingnan told U S Ambassador Johnson that two more Americans could leave with exit permits and a third in two to three months. The talks aim to release 41 Americans imprisoned or denied exit. some identities remain partially unidentified. Immediate departures include Emma Barry, Ralph Boyd, Mrs. Juanita Huang, Robert Parker, Howard Ricks and wife, Sister Theresa Dugay, Mrs. Nadesha Romanoff, and Irene Romanoff. The meeting paused with plans to continue Saturday.
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Geneva
China
United States
Wang Pingnan
U. S
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang
Emma Angelina Barry
Shanghai
Holiday Death Toll 608: All Quiet In Ottawa Area
Three Kansas traffic deaths during Labor Day weekend plus 80 drownings and 90 other accidents push total toll to 608. National Safety Council reported 438 traffic deaths, with 32 injuries per death. Notable fatalities include Patrick Schoenberger, Robert Peterson Jr., and Paul Henderson, among others in Kansas.
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Ottawa
Kansas
National Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
Council
Patrick Wesley Schoenberger
Chapman
Wichita
Augusta
Highway Patrol
Final Winners in Herald Community Survey
Mrs. Frederick Turner won the $25 first award for the 13th and final week of the Herald’s Community Survey. Odena Detwiler earned $10 and Grace Gates $5 for second and third place. The 13 week series began June 1 and ends with the Sept 27 issue, totaling $520 awarded to 39 persons in the Ottawa trade area.
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Frederick Turner
S. Mulberry
Herald
Odena Detwiler
Route 1
Rantoul
Grace Gates
Pomona
The
Ottawa
Alemer
Ottawa Man Hurt When Boom Collapses At Work
An Ottawa man, Bruce Phillips age 19, was injured when a 50-foot steel boom buckled and fell while lifting a 10-ton furnace in the 600 block on King. He was rushed by ambulance to Ransom Memorial Hospital and remained in shock with no condition report available. Trucker Frank Bell witnessed the incident, stating Phillips ducked as the boom began to fall. The furnace and equipment were being moved from Warner Manufacturing to Forney Manufacturing in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
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Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Bruce Phillips
King
Phillips
Frank Bell
Bell
Bruce
Warner Manufacturing Company
Forney Manufacturing Company
Ft. Collins
Colo
Stormy Adieu By Hurricane Gladys Rains Texas Mexico
Brownsville reports show Tropical storm Gladys forming off Tampico delivers heavy rains up to six inches across south Texas and parts of Mexico. Ten Houstonians stranded in a camp near Tampico reassured as floods threaten 40,000 Mexican families while forecasters monitor potential new disturbances in the Gulf.
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Cross and Arrow
Mexican
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Tampico
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gladys’ Center
Mexico City
John Hagen
Hagen
Gladys
Rio Grande
Houston
King Ranch
Mexican Coast
Parked Cars Hit in Crash at Junction of K-33 and K-68
Three Sunflower workers found their parked cars damaged after a five-vehicle crash at the junction nine miles east of here around 10 15 a m. Victor Church a Navy recruiter stationed in Ottawa driving a Navy Chevy skidded after seeing John Welch 1949 Ford left turning. The Navy car hit a parked car which then struck two more. no injuries. Damages ranged from 50 to 400 dollars.
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Sunflower
Here
Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
John Welch
Topeka
Welch
Victor Church
S. Mulberry
U. S. Navy
Ottawa
Navy
Church
Weekend Labor Day Traffic Mostly Accident Free
Ottawa area roads saw heavy weekend traffic with three minor mishaps on South Main Street. Police report the accident count for the year reached 153 as motorists largely observed road courtesy. additional patrols logged speeding, drunk driving, and open liquor violations with several fines.
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Ottawa
Art Jensen
Jay Brown
Anderson
Osage County
Loose Horses Rounded Up Near Ottawa
Three horses roaming on US 59 five miles north of Ottawa were corralled late last night by Sheriff Brown. Two are owned by John Gayner and the third belongs to Paul Stone.
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US 59
Ottawa
Sherrif Brown
Brown
John’ Gayner
Paul Stone
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