Britisher Sends Live Pony By Mail
A live pony was mailed from Quorn, England to Leicester after the postmaster walked the animal five miles due to lack of a mail sack. Postage cost 6 shillings 84 cents, paid by stamps affixed to the pony's flank. The pony, Tom, was bought by Maplewell Hall School’s headmaster who noted trucking would cost about 2 pounds. The postmaster recalled a regulation allowing mail of reasonably small objects at a shilling per mile plus an exceptional express fee. The man and pony walked together, the postman describing a lovely morning, and cautioning against mailing elephants.
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Quorn
England
Leicester
Tom
Maplewell Hall School
Franklin County Drops Eight One Teacher Schools This Year
County Superintendent Jay Scott reports 29 one teacher schools opened this week while eight will not operate this term New Hope No 12 Old Rantoul No 16 Christian Ridge No 19 Central No 26 Fouts No 37 South Illinois No 72 Mount Hope No 86 Valley View No 91 join a three year period before disorganization and district consolidation. Middleton No 9 and Chapel Hill No 57 were disorganized last year with Middleton keeping the building as a community center and Chapel Schoolhouse set for public auction on September 23 at 1 30 p m proceeds to neighboring districts by law
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Franklin County
Jay Scott
New Hope
Old Rantoul
Christian Ridge
Central
Fouts
South Ilinois
Mount Hope
Valley View
Middleton
Chapel Hill
Hagan Brothers Circus unloads at Forest Park
Ottawa American Legion sponsors the event with two performances planned after 7 a.m. A large crowd is expected as volunteers watch the unloading of the big tent and the setup tasks. The show promises a full program including wild animal acts and aerial performances.
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Hagan Brothers Circus
Forest Park
Ottawa American Legion
Exaggerated report of schoolyard fight in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio police received about six calls reporting 200 youths fighting at a junior high. About a dozen officers went to the scene and reported two hundred involved with two fighting while 198 watched. No arrests were made.
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Columbus
Ohio
Missile Test Launch Reported From Cape Canaveral Base
A small fast missile was launched from a Florida test center near Patrick Air Force Base. Observers said the firing was routine and officials confirmed the launch occurred at 8 40 a m with a yellow ball seen rising before confirmation two hours later.
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Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Patrick Air Force Base
County Forecast With Light Showers and Cooler Highs
Mostly cloudy with a few light showers by late afternoon and a little cooler today. Occasional rain tonight and Wednesday morning. Mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. High this afternoon near 71, low tonight 60, high Wednesday in the 70s.
Lodge Urges UN Action on Hungary Crisis
U S Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge urged a UN General Assembly special session to swiftly end Hungary’s grim crackdown under Communist rule. He called for a resolute action plan and proposed Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand as a special representative with broad authority to seek a solution.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. N. General Assembly
Hungary
Lodge
81- Nation Assembly
Lodge U
United States
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
General Assembly
Girl Freed In Speeding Case Highstown NJ
In Highstown New Jersey Judge Samuel Bard dismissed a speeding ticket against 21 year old Winifred Ann Zebley of Philadelphia after police failed to prove she drove 36 mph in a 35 mph zone. Prosecution witness Dixon Blanchard cited possible timer variance of two mph.
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Highsttown
N. J
Winifred Ann Zebley
Samuel Bard
Philadelphia
Bard
Dixon Blanchard
Trenton Speedometer Co
Keystone Automobile Club of Pennsylvania
Miss Zebley
Skyline Coach Co to Build Large Trailer Plant at Halstead
Skyline Coach Co of Elkhart Indiana plans a Halstead Kansas plant to produce 1500 to 2000 trailer coaches yearly. Julius A Decio founder states over 100 workers will be employed and the facility will be separate from the Elkhart factory. A 16 acre site is being developed by the Halstead Industrial Committee with local funding for construction. Nearby Newton, ten miles away, provides supplier advantages cited by Decio.
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Halstead
Kas
Skyline Coach Co
Elkhart
Ind
Julius A. Decio
Decio
Halstead Industrial Committee
Newton
Here
C U Ticket Drive Underway at Ottawa University
Ottawa University sells season tickets through a telephone campaign led by Howard Doyen with a kickoff dinner at a North American hotel. Teams under Al Williams Jess Gilmore and Ron Reed include Carlos Pence Jim Grogan I M Sims Charles Wilser Leo Beller Liam Gray W E Gilliland Jim Alexander Trexel Warren Glen Bigelow Charles Mavity Jim Richardson. Tickets cost $6, saving $2 on four home games and Dick Peters'' return as coach aids sales along with improved west side seating.
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Ottawa University
Howard Doyen
al Williams
Jess Gilmore
Ron Reed
Williams
Carlos Pence
Jim Grogan
I. M. Sims
Charles Wilser
Gilmore
Leo Beller
Liam Gray
W. E. Gilliland
Jim Alexander
Reed
Trexel Warren
Glen Bigelow
Charles Mavity
Jim Richardson
Docking Discusses Ways to Attract Kansas Industry
Gov. George Docking met with a Marysville delegation in Topeka to discuss methods of drawing more industry to Kansas. Docking emphasized personal contact between civic leaders and industrial executives as the key approach during their visit en route to Kansas City for industry tours.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
Marysville
Kansas City
Docking
Ottawa seeks bids for Kewanee Boiler re-tubing in City Auditorium
The City of Ottawa Kansas will accept sealed bids up to 7 30 p m September 18 1957 at City Hall for complete re-tubing of a Kewanee Boiler in City Auditorium Bid proposals may be secured from the City Clerk office 233 c It
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Ottawa
Kansas
City Hall
City Auditorium
Weather Stays Cool With Sprinkles Across Ottawa Statewide
Cool conditions linger as sprinkles fall in Ottawa with a low around 58 this morning. Light rain reported in multiple areas including Wamego 0.14, Manhattan 0.11, Lawrence 0.04, Salina 0.06, and Dodge City and Garden City 0.04 inches. Additional light rain forecast for several sections tomorrow per the weather bureau.
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Nice
Ottawa
Wamega
Manhattan
Lawrence
Salina
Dodge City
Garden City
Weather Bureau
Appoints Jones To TVA Position In recess appointment
President Eisenhower gave Arnold R. Jones a recess appointment as a TVA board member in Newport Rhode Island. Maurice H. Stans will replace Jones as No 2 at the budget bureau. Congress reconvenes to consider new nomination and a further TVA vacancy awaits fill.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Arnold R. Jones
Tennessee Valley Authority
Maurice H. Stans
Jones
Budget Bureau
TVA
Senate
Congress
White House
Senate Public Works Committee
U.S. Starts Injunction Action Against Arkansas Governor
President Eisenhower, amid the Little Rock school crisis, urged patience as the Justice Department prepares to seek a court injunction in Little Rock. Rhode Island Republican leader Ewing, briefed by the White House, said Eisenhower would use full power if needed, stressing patience in resolving the stand-off between Arkansas and the federal government.
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Newport, R. I
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Rhode Island
White House
Justice Department
Narragansett Bay
Newport Country Club
Ewing
U. S. Dist
Ronald N. Davies
FBI
Franklin 4 H Members To Fair At State Fair
Franklin County 4 H clubs will showcase at the State Fair in Hutchinson with members handling demonstrations in dairy foods tire patching and changing clothing judging talent and more. Leaders Mary Dean Holle and Don Brown will accompany the group while many parents drive members to the fair and most will attend a 4 H encampment on the fair grounds.
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Franklin County
Kay Lederer
Pomona
Dairy Foods
Jim Milliken
Williamsburg
Nancy Houston
Lane
Alvin Klingler
RFD 4
Ottawa
Louann Lawrance
Joan Hay
Patricia Williams
RFD 1
Sharon
Cheryl Taylor
Wellsville
Maurine Neal
Edith Sass
Princeton
Carol Bethell
Quenema Rfc
Eula May Campbell
RFD
Barbara Johnson
Janet Scott
Larry Briggs
Richmond
Ned Bethell
Sandra Herring
Jim Lancaster
Rober Keith
Tom Chambers
James Dunn
Doug Keith
Mary Dean Holle
Don Brown
Know Your Carrier Allen Stephens North of 7th
The resident Allen Stephens lives north of 7th between Ash and the western city limits at 522 Willow. The notice identifies his address within the local carrier listing.
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7Th
Ash
West
Allen Stephens
Willow
Carlson Sees Nixon Only GOP Presidential Hope
Sen Frank Carlson of Kansas says he cannot see anyone but Vice President Nixon as the 1960 Republican nominee. He also suggests William Knowland eyes 1964 and doubts 1960 nomination for the California senator. Carlson notes Democrats have good men but doubts Kennedy will be the candidate. He comments on Congress budget pressures and adjustments during the recent session.
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Topeka
Frank Carlson
Nixon
Carlson
William Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Senate
California
GOP
Jack Kennedy
Mass
Congress
President To Sign Immigration Bill
President Eisenhower will sign a bill to ease some immigration law restrictions. The measure passed by Congress Aug 30, the day it adjourned. He may couple the signing with a broader appeal next session. The bill is the only remaining item from the recent Congressional package on his desk.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Congress
Penny the Puss Flunks Out of College
Linda Schwarz plans to enroll her daughter Linda at Sterling College in Kansas but the cat Penny caused chaos. Penny escaped from a hiding place under the car on the way to Sterling and repeatedly escaped from a cardboard box on the return trip. Penny is a deaf pure white cat with a blue and a green eye, weighing nine pounds. The Schwarz family eventually recovered Penny and the cat remains a family favorite despite the escapade.
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Linda Schwarz
Edwin E. Schwarz
W. 6Th
Sterling College
Sterling
Kas
Penny
Schwarz
Linda
Jana
Williamsburg
Mrs. Paul
Emporia
Jann
Mrs. Schwarz
Faubus Ordered to Court as High School Crisis Deepens
The U S government ordered Gov. Orval Faubus to appear in federal court on September 20 to seek a preliminary injunction aimed at stopping interference with a court order to integrate Central High School in Little Rock. Faubus accepted the summons on his lawn as guards watched.
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Little Rock, Ark
U. S
Orval EB. Faubus
Central High School
Little Rock
Faubus
Bomb threat evacuates Birmingham high school students
In Birmingham Alabama the all white student body of 2400 at Phillips High School was evacuated after anonymous warnings claimed a bomb was placed in a nearby blacksquare downtown building to explode at 9 59 a m Police guarded streets and the student body marched out calmly while officers conducted a careful search after the deadline passed without incident Students remained in East Park during the clearance effort
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Justice Department
Central High
North Little Rock High School
North Little Rock
Birmingham
Ala
Phillips High School
East Park
Phillips
Mueckes Hurt In Car Wreck
Mr and Mrs J B Muecke 839 W 5th and their son Bill were injured in a highway crash eight miles south of Amarillo Texas shortly before 5 pm yesterday Ottawa friends report The Mueckes were in a Nash total loss and treated at St Anthony s Hospital Amarillo Hip fracture ankle fracture and facial cuts are listed with possible jaw fracture Mueckes in traction and expected six week hospital stay Driver of other car is J C Curb 21 of Cannan Texas The family had been traveling to El Paso to visit their other son Bill in the Navy bound for Norfolk Va
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J. B. Muecke
W. 5Th
Bill
Amarillo
Tex
Ottawa
iMuecke
Muecke
St. Anthony's Hospital
J. C. Curb
Cannan
Mueckes
el Paso
Bob
Navy
Norfolk
Military Personnel To Get Flu Vaccine
Military service personnel will begin vaccinations against Asian flu this month and all will have the first of two compulsory shots by the end of October. After service members are inoculated, civilian dependents will be eligible to receive shots.
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Washington
Rockefeller Seen As Angel To Keep Dodgers In Brooklyn
The Associated Press reports Nelson D Rockefeller may aid in building a stadium to retain the Dodgers in Brooklyn. Los Angeles Mayor Norris Poulson said he learned Rockefeller is the angel behind the ball club maneuverings.
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New York
Associated Press
Nelson D. Rockefeller
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Norris Poulson
Los Angeles
Rockefeller
Angel
City opens bids for tractor and mower purchase
Will receive bids until 7 30 p m for a tractor and mower. Bid proposals and specifications available from the City Clerk’s office. 233 e 11
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Shann
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Special Committee of Inquiry
Soviet Union
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Dick Peters
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Bill Freer
Chuck Langdon
C.U
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Hutchinson
Penny the Puss
Blast Wrecks Mixed School
Nashville
Tenn
Hattie Cotton School
Muller
U. S S
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Kidd
Fattbus
Herbert Brownell
Federal District Court
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