County Proposes New Franklin County Nursing Home Vote Planned
Franklin county explores building a new 50 bed nursing home after Cedar House No 2 closure plans. voters will decide in November on selling county home and farm assets plus funding via levy or bond. Officials cite aging population and cost of revamping current facility, favoring single story operation for economy.
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Franklin County
Lee Bonar
Board of County Commissioners
Cedar House No. 2
Third and
Cedar
Bonar
C. W. Wenning
Mars viewing event at Ottawa University campus
Tonight at 10 p m Ottawa University hosts a Mars viewing with Dr W D Bemmels using the 6 inch telescope on the ground west of Ward Science hall Several hundred Ottawans attended a similar event recently and now again will observe the planet which has been unusually close to Earth Custodian staff at the post office updated desks and installed new ball point pens.
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Mars
Ottawa University
W. D. Bemmels
Ward Science Hall
Hest
Dawn Post Office
Kiwanis Club Plans Kids Day
Ottawa University welcomes fall session as students arrive for Welcome Week. Senior Mike Ireland coordinates activities for new students while faculty finalize plans. New Myers Library and Mammel Art Center face delay. project to open Oct. 1 pending steel placement and interior work.
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Ottawa University
Mike Ireland
Arkansas City
Wilson Field House
Andrew B. Martin
Dean W. D. Bemmels
Robert Bundy
Myers
Mammel Art Center
Fire Scare at Ottawa Co-Op Elevator on North Main
Smoke poured from the top of the Ottawa Co-Op elevator shortly after 12 30 pm today drawing the Ottawa fire department. The fire was minor and traced to a belt ignited by friction after the motor kept running once a bin was filled. Harold Haver spotted the blaze and firefighters extinguished it before it reached grain or other parts. Lyle Grier, elevator manager, said the concrete building helped prevent a larger disaster.
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Ottawa Co-Op
North Main
Ottawa Fire Department
Harry Gilliland
Harold Haver
Lyle Grier
Ottawa Kiwanis to host Kids Day linked to bank aid
Henry Low Bidder in Ottawa Kas is announced as the apparent low bidder for emergency bank stabilization and channel rectification work. The Ottawa Kiwanis Club sponsors a Kids Day event in Wilson’s Rock Oklahoma to benefit Mears Park youth camp, with peanut day and Fourth of July concessions aiding funds. Walter Coburn, president, names John Millard as chair and Don Capper, Jay Brown, John Wassmer, Robert Winchester as committee members. Funds come from peanut day, wake day, county fair, and other activities on Main Street.
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Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas River
Ottawa
Wilson's Rock
Fort Wanis Club
Mike Mull Smith
Ark
Harry
Cahey Buick Co
Edge
Ot Henery, Inc
Kas
Kenneth Andrews
Ib Nme
Kiwanis International
United States
Canada
Alaka
Hawaii
Ottawa Club
Mears Park
Walter Coburn
John Millard
Don Capper
Jay Brown
John Wassmer
Robert Winchester
Ottawa Officials to Attend League Meeting in Topeka
Ottawa will be strongly represented at the League of Kansas Municipalities convention in Topeka September 16 to 18. Mayor Kenneth Andrews and six other city officers will attend sessions on September 17 and 18, returning for the September 19 commission meeting.
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Ottawa
League of Kansas
Topeka
Kansas Cities
Kenneth Andrews
A. C. Richeson
Ivan Brown
Don Capper
Douglas Gleason
A. J. Jefferis
Otawa
Commission
Gold Hunting Trip Spurred By Map Found In Old Pistol
FT RILEY An Army sergeant plans a Colorado gold hunt spurred by a map etched inside a Colt revolver grip. Sgt Lewis G McNeilly of the 26th Infantry says the map, dated 1894, points to a ranch near a Colorado town and marks a gold site with an X. He will be joined by his wife Lamb Ambulance for a week-long vacation.
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FT. Riley
Colorado
Lewis G. McNeilly
26Th Infantry Regiment
Mayfield
St. Louis
McNeilly
Deep Split In Britain Over Stalemate
Britain faces a sharp split over Suez policy as Cairo talks pace. Officials debate appealing to the United Nations versus using force to keep the canal open. Eden contends the action is precautionary, while Labour pushes for UN action first. The Menzies mission met Nasser privately in Cairo seeking a negotiating starting point.
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London
Cairo
Suez
Britain
U.N
Nasser
Egypt
Eden
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Middle East
Lake Party
Laborites
Laborite Daily Herald
Four Ottawans Pledged at K U Fraternity Rush Week
Four Ottawans were among 510 students pledged to fraternities at Kansas University after rush week. From Ottawa were George Kramer and John Martin both listed with Delta Tau Delta and Phi Gamma Delta respectively, Arthur M. Harkins with Phi Gamma Delta, and James B. Kiefer of west of Ottawa with Tau Kappa Epsilon. Local mothers were also pledged. Additional area pledges included Don Heilman of Williamsburg Delta Chi, Wayne Spring of Lyndon Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Miles Rickart of Lyndon Lambda Chi Alpha, and Paul Ehliott of Paola Acacia.
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K. U
Ottawa
George Kramer
W. F. Kramer
S. Main
Delta Tau Delta
John Martin
A. B. Martin
Cedar
Arthur M. Harkins
Phi Gam
Ma Delta
James B. Kiefer
Ben Kiefer
West of Ottawa
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Don Heilman
Williamsburg
Delta Chi
Wayne Spring
Lyndon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Miles Rickart
Lambda Chi Alpha
Paul Ehliott
Paola
Acacia
Topeka Teens Paroled After Property Destruction Guilty Plea
Judge Robert M Brown sentenced six months in jail then paroled five Topeka teenagers who pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property tied to a vacant house arson. The pleas followed a burn dig incident and the judge imposed conditions on the paroles.
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Topeka
Robert M. Brown
Earth Tremors Reported Across Five-State Area
Two low intensity earthquakes rattled Knoxville and a broad region including east Tennessee, southeastern Kentucky and western North Carolina today with no immediate injuries or damage reported.
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Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Mercury Slips To Record September Lows In Ottawa
The Ottawa area logged a low of 41 degrees tying the all time September 7 record from 1898. Yesterday’s high reached 70 with a record low max of 67 set in 1905. The state sees similar cold tonight with a warming trend expected later, and friday’s forecast near normal temperatures across the region.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Tormey
Youn
Rerson
Gibler
MaggiOne
Ralph Owens
Mi Vee
Milo Harris
Gene Randel
Baldwin
N. E
Police Bear Down In Kidnaping Case
In New Haven Connecticut police renew efforts in the Ruotolo baby case with the FBI stepping back though offering facilities. Gynthia Ruotolo, six months old, was found in a Harmden lake bag. Ottawa senior high voted six cheerleaders at an assembly for football game duties.
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New Haven
Conn
FBI
Hamden
Office of State
Abraham S. Ullman
Harmden
Lake Whitney
Eleanor
Ottawa Senior High School
Weather forecast for the region
Generally fair conditions expected this afternoon and tonight with warmer spells. Lows near 50 to 60 across the northeast to southwest, and Saturday highs mainly in the 80s to near 90, with warmer trends in the west and north.
Trial Continues In Fatal Le Loup Crash Case
Ivan T Gibler 36 with Baldwin route 3 was in a county court proceeding after a fatal crash near Le Loup last Sunday night. Co defendant Seth Ira Welsh 37 died and a manslaughter charge was filed against Gibler alongside drunken driving and reckless driving counts. Additional hearings set for Sept 12 with related charges and hospitalizations noted. The report also mentions student activities and a $5 student package deal for school events.
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Ivan T. Gibler
Tof Baldwin
Jean
le Loup
Seth Ira Welsh
South of Lawrence
Don White
Gibler
Gibler’s
Unidentified Man Found In Trunk Near Topeka
Troopers reported a man found beside a 1956 Cadillac at the State Highway 4 and US 73 junction north of Topeka said he had been riding in the trunk for a long time. He could not identify himself and showed tape bindings. A driver’s license bore the name David Dooley. The Arizona-registered car had Arizona tags.
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Topeka
US 73
Arizona
Mental Health Program Discussed by Ottawa Group
A Franklin County mental health plan near Ottawa was explored by the Ottawa Parent-Teacher Association Council. Speaker Mrs. Leila N. Myers of Topeka outlined a Lions Club sponsored county clinic with a full time case worker and a part time psychiatrist. A follow up meeting is planned for October 1 with Lions Club speakers.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Parent - Teacher Association Council
Leila N. Myers
Topeka
State Board of Health
Ottawa Lions Club
Lions Club
Don Anderson
George Santarpia
Max Alderman
Dwight Haworth
Lloyd Fleming
John Christian
George Lister
Pauline Buyh
H. W. Martin
P. R. Jamison
W. H. Douglas
Thief Ditches Lawrence Man In Kansas City Car Theft
A Lawrence automobile salesman reported four Topeka jail escapees ditched him in Kansas City and drove off with his car. One suspect matched the description of Carl Lewis, 23, of Kansas City, the last of 11 prisoners who fled from a county jail during an August break. The lone details include a Maytag purchase of 139.95 and unclear affiliations.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas City
Carl Lewis
Kas
Uberty
Shawe Lee
Alneg County
Douglas Bros
Negro Pupils Stay Home As Tension Rises
In Sturgis Kentucky nine Negro pupils stayed home as National Guard and State Police prepared to declare martial law to quell angry crowds threatening the integrated Sturgis High School. Officials said rumors of job losses and economic pressure were reported by parents, with FBI involvement for civil rights concerns.
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Sturgis
Sturgis High School
National Guard
Adj
J. J. B. Williams
Williams
Kentucky
Don Sturgill
Public Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frankfort
A. B. Chandler
Gen. Williams
Sturgill
Kenneth Hayden
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Nauntir
Peuuriey
U. S. Bureau of Census
Miami
Pla
Honess
Diane
Bruce Spears
Spears
Kiwanis Club
Henery
Lewanes
Lamb Ambulance
Eleanor Ruotolo
Ullman
Igation
Linda Barnes
Judy Cary
Judy Carlis
Patsy Cupp
Sharon Greene
Sandra Harvey
Patsy Hickman
Beverly Hobbs
Iva Kay Jones
Marie i‘Keelin
Rosie Meyer
Karen Sue Mack
Nancy Morrisey
Kaye Max
Connie Shofner
Karan Wilson
Mae Ann Wollam
J and
Leland Smith
Owens
Gene Hodges
Zach
the Recorder
Norris Burke
Herald
Episcopal Thrift Shop
Malu
Lawrence Man
Clinton, Tenn
Clinton
Clineton High School
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