Thompson village pioneer lives near Richmond farm
Mr Thompson arrived in Franklin County on January 29 1878 and has remained since except for a few years in western Kansas He lives alone on a farm east of Richmond doing his own chores growing a garden and feeding his team He claims his rhubarb pies and biscuits are excellent while light bread remains his only failing He has three children Charles Richmond Clarence Fort Morgan Colo and Mrs Lucretia Joy Howard Eugene Ore plus four grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Mr. Thompson
Franklin County
Kansas
Richmond
Charles Thompson
Clarence Thompson
Fort Morgan
Colo
Lucretia Joy Howard
Eugene
Ore
Lucille Perkins
Mexican goodwill visitor to visit Kansas towns
Sr Don Roberto L Gomez writes that Bobby Gomez former Ottawan and Kansas hotel employee will tour Kansas and other states this month as a Jaycee goodwill ambassador. He will attend the Kansas Mexican Fiesta in Chanute September 14 15 and visit Ottawa September 17 at the North American Hotel.
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Don Roberto L. Gomez
Esquivel de Kansas
Bobby Gomez
Kansas
Bobby
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monterrey
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Don Roberto
Jaycee
Wichita
Chanute
Ottawa
Kansas City
Topeka
Marceline
States
New Counselor Plan For 0U Ottawa University
A new system of student residence counselors will operate on the Ottawa University campus this fall. Ten advanced students are in a training course this weekend to learn counseling methods with students. Dr. Charles Southard started the plan last year with five counselors. expanding to ten this fall, with Dean of Women Edna Agnew helping administer. Counselors include Carol Wiles Chanute Nancy Lenox Detroit Kaye Overstreet Keokuk Colleen Walker Fort Dodge Jacquelyn Green Shawnee James Springfield Evansville Alfred Smith Chicago David Phillipps Bronson George Diehm Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Charles Southard
Edna Agnew
Carol Wiles
Chanute
Nancy Lenox
Detroit
Kaye Overstreet
Keokuk
Iowa
Colleen Walker
Fort Dodge
Jacquelyn Green
Shawnee
James Springfield
Evansville
Ind
Robert Yangas
Alfred Smith
Chicago
David Phillipps
Bronson
George
Southard
Stopping at Accident Scene Brings Fine On Drunk Count
Leland Smith of Lawrence paid a $25 fine and costs after pleading guilty to being drunk on a public highway. He stopped at a fatal wreck involving Ivan Gibler and others near Baldwin. Gibler faces DUI and reckless driving charges with manslaughter possible. additional defendants received varying pleas and continuances.
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Leland Smith
Lawrence
Smith
Ivan T. Gibler
Baldwin
Douglas-Franklin
Seth Welsh
Cdl
Ralph Frederick Owens
Gibler
Milo Harris
Gene Randel
Route S
Freight Safety Is Meeting Theme
Freight handling safety was the theme of a Santa Fe employees meeting aboard a special train in the yards last night. J A Lusk of Chicago supervised the event with A M Hansen and J H Blake and M E Shewmake assisting. Special guests included Mayor Kenneth Andrews, Guy Snedaker, George Lister, and Rod Cupp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
J. A. Lusk
Chicago
System
A. M. Hansen
Topeka
J. H. Blake
Eastern Division
M. E. Shewmake
Emporia
Fielding
Ottawa
Lusk
Kenneth Andrews
Guy Snedaker
Herald
George Lister
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Rod Cupp
Humane Societies In Meeting Here
Thirty five reservations were made for a Kansas humane societies gathering at the North American Hotel. Represented towns include Leavenworth Kansas City Cherryvale Lawrence Topeka Hutchinson and Ottawa. Sessions start 11 a m with a Smorgasbord luncheon at noon and will resume after.
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Humane Societies
Representatives of Humane Societies
Kansas
North American Hotel
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Cherryvale
Lawrence
Topeka
Hutchinson
Ottawa
Six Elected As Cheerleaders At Otawa High
Otawa Junior and Senior High students named Mae Ann Wollam as head cheerleader and Judy Cary Judy Corlis Beverly Hobbs Marie Keelin Karen Sue Mack as top squad for football and basketball seasons. B team picks to be announced later after yesterday morning tryouts in the junior high gym, decided by a student body vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otawa
Mae Ann Wollam
Judy Cary
Judy Corlis
May Recall Guardsmen In Race Strife
WFBI agents recalled hundreds more Kentucky National Guardsmen after threatening segregation mobs in Sturgis and Clay. Nine Negro students plan to return to Sturgis High Monday while 15 Clay residents vow to resist integration. National Guard standby, FBI civil rights checks, martial law wording, and NAACP meeting planned amid tense mood as communities brace for school reopenings.
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Sturgis
WFBI
Kentucky
National Guard
Camp Breckinridge
Don Sturgill
Public Safety
FBI
A. B. Chandler
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Clay
Free Polio Shots For Older Group
Polio shots will be free for ages 6 months to 20 years in a program this month announced by Mrs. Pauline Duyk Ottawa shop nurse. Shots at Ransom Memorial Hospital on September 25 and at the Junior and Senior High School on September 27. Expectant mothers of any age may also receive shots at Ransom Hospital on September 25. Card signing and parent accompaniment required for hospital visits. Cards distributed next Monday and Tuesday at the junior and senior high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Duyk
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Hospital
Springfield
Ohio
Donnelsville
Gentry
Emma Blackburn
Sanford
Diego County
California
Scribner's
Karen
Riverside
Eenus
Three Killed In Flaming Crash Near U S Highway 59
A fiery northbound collision on U S 59 five miles south of here killed three men from St. Joseph, Robert Schwamp 21 Robert Jenkins 38 and David Lee Russell 48. The state patrol said their car rammed a second northbound vehicle driven by John Angsten 35 of Salina Kansas, the car ran off the road and burst into flames. A Maytag appliance ad appears in the text.
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Wusken W
U.S. 59
Here
State Highway Patrol
St. Joseph
Robert Schwamp
Robert Jenkins
David Lee Russell
John Angsten
Salina
Kan
Father Refuses to Attend Services For Baby Cynthia
New Haven Conn Steph en Ruotolo refuses to confirm the body found in Lake Whitney as his six weeks old daughter Cynthia who was kidnapped from a Sears Roebuck store in Hamden. Coroner James J Corrigan says four family members believe the body is Cynthia but Ruotolo disputes it. Coroner notes positive identifications by Eleanor Ruotolo, Anna Monte, a pediatrician, and a visiting nurse.
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New Haven
Conn
Stephen Ruotolo
Lake Whitney
Ruotolo
Cynthia
Sears Roebuck
Hamden
James J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Eleanor Ruotolo
Anna Monte
CAB probes leak in Northeast stock move on award
Washington A premature claim of a CAB rowle award tied to Northeast Airlines stock gains prompts a five day explanation request to attorney Albert H. Rappar for potential rule violations. The CAB secrecy on Aug. 2 approved routing to Northeast. public Aug. 10 widened the stock surge amid SEC and FBI scrutiny.
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Washington
Aeconautics Board Rowle
Northeast Airlines
CAB
Albert H. Rappar
Rappar
Northeast
Miami
New
James R. Durfee
Securities and Exchange Commission
FBI
Noted Violinist Too High Strung
Los Angeles divorce case reveals violinist David Rubinoff as a perfectionist hard to please. Ma trice Rubinoff, 42, wins a decree and continues as business manager and booking agent while receiving title to the couple’s $150,000 home and $150 monthly child support for Rubin, 12.
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Los Angeles
David Rubinoff
Former Ottawan Joins Riverside County Schools Staff
A former Ottawan, Dr. Adrian Gentry, 44, has joined Riverside County superintendent of schools staff in California. He is the son of the late Dr. L. P. Gentry, Ottawa veterinarian. He holds an A B from Ottawa University, an M A from the University of Kansas, and an Ed D from the University of California Riverside.
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Adrian Gentry
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools
California
L. P. Gentry
Ottawa Veterinary
Ottawa University
University of Kansas
University of California
Rarbalav
Ottawa Morning Temperature Drops To 41 Degrees
Temperature in Ottawa fell to 41 degrees again this morning matching yesterday. The date's record low sits at 40 degrees set in 1898, while yesterday’s high reached 73 degrees, among the cooler seasonal highs. The weather bureau forecasts fair conditions with slightly warmer temperatures coming this weekend.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Deny Stalemate In Suez Talks
Cairo reports a Menzies mission spokesman says talks with President Nasser are still under way and have not reached final stages. Five nations planned another meeting despite initial press officer signals. U.S. officials see slim chance Britain and France force a end to the dispute.
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Cairo
Egypt
Menzies Mission
Nasser
Suez
Noel Deschamps
Deschamps
Washington
U. S
Britain
France
Menzies
Nasser al Cairo
Dulles
United Nations
London
4-H Exhibits Topeka Fair From Franklin County
4 H club exhibits from Franklin County were taken to the Kansas Free Fair at Topeka today by Mary Dean Holle county home demonstration agent. The exhibits include top winners from the Franklin County fair in food preparation preservation clothing room improvement place settings crops and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Topeka
Mary Dean Holle
Auto Santa Fe collision kills three brick masons
A car and a Santa Fe train collided ten miles south of here yesterday killing three men: Gilbert Schumacher, 28, Sterling. Eddie Schumacher, 35, Lyons. and John A. Berry, Sterling. They were returning from a Haven area school construction job where all worked as brick masons.
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Autonuvsu WA
Santa Fe
Here
Gilbert Schumacher
Sterling
Eddie Er
Lyons
John A. Berry
Haven
Youth Killed In Car Crash in Parsons Area
Robert Baty, a recent Thayer high school graduate, was killed when two cars collided on a country road between Parsons and Galesburg. Roy Johnson and his son Frank, both of Parsons, were listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Also hurt were Henry Hapner of Parsons and 16 year old Charles Haviland, who were riding with the Johnsons and Baty respectively.
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Parsons
Robert Baty
Thayer
Roy Johnson
Frank
Mercy Hospital
Henry Hapner
Johnsons
Charles Haviland
Baty
Galesburg
Kansas dairy princess hopefuls named for state contest
Mary Jo Kiefer, daughter of Ben and Mrs Kiefer, leads eight Kansas dairy daughters vying for the state Dairy Princess title at the Kansas State Fair opening Sept 15. Regional winners sponsor the bid to become American Dairy Princess contenders this fall. Other contestants include Marcia Hall of Coffeyville Joyce Miller of Dwight Mary Steinbrock of Delphos Karen Suderman of Marion Marilyn Dickman of Grinnell Sally Newman of Holton and Helen Morris a Wakeeney home economics teacher with dairy-farmer father near Coldwater.
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Mary Jo Kiefer
Ben Kiefer
Kansas
Kansas State Dairy Assn
American Dairy Assn
Marcia ‘Hall
Carlton Hall
Coffeyville
Joyce Jeanette Miller
Lowel L. ‘Miller
Dwight
Mary K. Steinbrock
Vincent Steinbrock
Delphos
Karen Suderman
Jonas Suderman
Marion
Marilyn’ Dickman
Vincent Dickman
Grinnell
Sally Jo Newman
Polio Vaccine Free to Youth and Expectant Mothers
Each student must have a sighed card in hand to receive shots. Free polio vaccine is available through arrangements with the family physician for persons from 6 months up to 19 years old and for expectant mothers.
Irishman Recalls Capturing a Flying Saucer Tale
An Irishman named Hutchinson told police he captured a red egg shaped flying saucer that spun away after he put a hammer lock on it. He described the object as 3 feet by 18 inches, bright red with two dark red marks and it rose into rain clouds near Loup. The report notes Stalin prize context and a Moscow station reference.
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Moneymore
Fhamag J. Hutchinson
Ajspin
Moscow
Hutchinson
Stalin
Viet
Loup
Maud
Combe Bog
Council of Motionless
lUandeneas
No Building Tax Fight Over Troy Fire Or Grain Co Warehouse
A chaotic report from Troy Kansas details a large fire destroying a rime ena and three dark red objects. The state Tax Commission ruled that a Shawnee County warehouse used by Twombley Grain Co would not be taxed. Loss was estimated around 500000 dollars with claims of 200000 dollar liability for the Hutchinsons. The scene included a gadget proposed for a brief moment and remarks from a police sergeant regarding opinions on the case. The discussion touched education and tax status of the building as well as the awkward exchange with an Irish question.
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Troy Troy
Kas
Topeka
Twombley Grain Co
RAF
Kansas State
Hutchinsons
Shawnee County
Miss America Finals Tonight Pick Nation's Top Beauty
Atlantic City witnesses the Miss America finale with five finalists after a week of judging. ABC-TV will air the final hour and a half as the 50 contestants vie for 50 thousand dollars in prizes and a year of fame. Finalists from Nebraska, Arkansas, Alabama and Chicago headline the field with the winner to receive the crown from Sharon Kay Ritchie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Abc-Tv
Midwest
Far West
South
Nebraska
Diane Knotek
Lincoln
Arkansas
Barbara Banks
Centray
Tho
Alabama
Anne Arian
Birmingham
Oklahoma
Brace
Beauty
Chicago
Sandra Stuart
Hawaii
Jere Wright
Honolulu
California
Joan Beckett
Sacramento
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Denver
Cola
Swinner
Washington
D.C
Hafgall
Canada
Rail Crash In Warsaw Injures 37 Passengers
In Warsaw Indiana the Pennsylvania Railroad Trail Blazer derailed near two hours from Chicago to New York injuring 37, none fatally. Cars listed at a 45 degree angle. nine left rails. Journal on a wheel caused the wreck. train stayed on track except for cars split. Wreckage blocked main lines and rerouting followed.
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Warsaw
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York
Tto
McDonald Hospital
Murphy Medical Center
Igchods
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Plyman
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J. D.ipson
Douglas Bros
Ottawan
Hugh Dash
Dash
Robert I G. Menzies
Australia
Jony Nasser
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Mahmoud Fawzi
Cmndi
Topeka Fair
Wierd
Mieebe
al Loup
Gald Hutch Royal Air Force’ Station
Aldergrove
Buick
Lawa
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