Tornado Kills Six in Carla Backlash Galveston
The Galveston tornado from Hurricane Carla killed at least six people and injured 50 to 60. Rescue amid rubble, widespread damage including 100 crushed homes in a 2 by 6 block area, 3 foot tides hindering relief efforts, as Carla moved inland toward Oklahoma.
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Carla
Galveston
Brad Messer
Galveston News- Tribune
Austin
Waco
Oklahoma
Port Arthur
Tex
Louisiana Line
Port Acres
Carl Moon
Sheriff's Office
Weather Bureau
Hurricane Born in Shelter Baby Story at Angleton
Houston report details three newborns born during the storm hour in Angleton elementary shelter under flashlight, while Galveston County Hospital and Huntsville hospital saw additional births. Mrs Ray Rubino’s infant noted, Port Arthur mother Stephen Dupuis delivered a boy after transfer.
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Ray Rubino
Angleton
Lamarque
Galveston County
Stephen Dupuis
Port Arthur
Huntsville
Issue Order For I-70 Work In Wabaunsee County
TOPEKA AP A work order is issued to pave 15 miles of Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County from just west of the I-70 and Kansas 88 junction south of Wamego. Stannard Construction Co. Wichita holds the contract for 1 992 965. Contracts for grading roughly 14 more miles will be let this fiscal year from Kansas 99 west to Kansas 13 junction south of Manhattan. Paving is to be completed in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wamego
Stannard Construction Co
Wichita
Meschke
Manhattan
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Heavy rains expected tonight and still Wednesday
Heavy rains with rainfall in excess of three inches indicated tonight diminishing Wednesday. Cooler Wednesday with highs in the 60s and tonight’s low near 60.
Pomona Girl Stays On Job In Flooded Coastal City
Margie Kelley, a Western Union and PBX operator for Santa Fe in Galveston, rides out Hurricane Carla on the 8th floor while floodwater swirls 30 inches below. Her family in Pomona and Santa Fe relay updates by wireless. a tornado struck Galveston early, injuring some and no deaths reported. Margie and a coworker man the 12 hour shifts, keeping lines open as evacuees shelter in place.
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Pomona
Margie
Western Union
PBX
Santa Fe
Galveston
Tex
Kelley
Topeka
Ft. Worth
William Hull Dead At 37
William J. Hull, 37, Ottawa, owner of Hull Electric, died of a heart attack after climbing stairs to an alteration shop. Born Sept. 20, 1923, he served in WW II, married Marie Hoadley in 1942, and leaves two daughters, a brother, two half brothers, two sisters, and his parents. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Towner Chapel. Burial in Highland Cemetery.
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William J. Hull
S. Maple
Hull Electric
Ottawa
S. Main
David Laury
Hull
Army
445Th Engineer
Marie Hoadley
Judith
Janice
George Hull
Winfield
Keith Hull
Yukon
Okla
Oren Lee Gardner
Pacific
Joyce Hale
Peggy Jones
Arkansas
J. W
Bessie (Hetzel) Hull
First Methodist Church
Towner Chapel
Charles Knight
Highland Cemetery
Flooding Hits North Central Kansas From Rain
Heavy rains driven by a cool front and hurricane Carla to the south lashed north central Kansas overnight. The Solomon River rose six feet above banks at Beloit, with three inch plus rainfall forecast through tonight and Wednesday. Beloit reports flooding as other rivers rise. many counties record four inch rains. Cold front stalls in southeast Kansas, moist air from the Gulf cools temperatures with highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the 50s.
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Topeka
Carla
Kansas
Solomon River
Beloit
Solomon
Gulf Coast
Ottawa Union Label Queen Contest Seeks Local Beauty
Ottawa ILGWU Local 453 opens a beauty pageant for a Union Label Centennial Queen. Eligible are Ottawa area women aged 16 to 25, married or single, who submit a photo and details to Ottawa PO Box 182. A local committee will select finalists for a public pageant. the state queen is backed by the Kansas ILGWU and carries a wardrobe prize valued at 250 dollars.
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Ottawa
Area
The
Con
Traffic Toll Topeka Traffic Deaths Report
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday September 27 1961 lists 367 fatalities for the year up to that date compared with 329 in the same period in 1960. Data indicates ongoing accident toll with state totals and daily counts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dance event at Blue Moon on Wednesday, September 13
An old time dance featuring square, round and waltz steps scheduled for Wednesday September 13 at Blue Moon. The notice highlights a social gathering with traditional dances and music.
Rain showers drift over Ottawa area with varied totals
Weather observer reports spotty showers across Ottawa with North Ottawa station recording .29 inch and southern Ottawa gauges over an inch. Melvern measured 2.60 inches in the upper Marais des Cygnes valley while Quenemo near Ottawa logged .38 inch. Don Brown notes moisture helps hay and pasture but could hinder silage and harvest if rain continues. River at Ottawa shows no rise yet, with potential flattening as pipes outflow limits downstream impact.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Marais Des Cygnes
Melvern
Brown
Main Street
Quenemo
Free TB Tests For All Residents in October
Franklin County residents can receive free tuberculosis scratch tests during the third and fourth weeks of October. Tests will be offered at city grade schools, the high school, and five rural high schools with dates set for October 16 and 17 for city residents and October 23 and 24 for county residents.
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Franklin County
Kindegarten
Osburn
James Mott
State Board of Health
J. R. Henning
Franklin’ County
Jeanne Grubbs
State
TB and Health Organization
Home Demonstration Units
Parent Teachers Association
Leo Beller
Ottawa
Arla Lickteig
Ransom Demand Follows Bel Air Gallery Heist
Beverly Hills police say a ransom demand may follow the theft of four paintings insured for 670000 from industrialist David Brights Bel Air mansion. The thief, posing as a florist with a revolver in a bouquet, took Picasso Sebastian worth 400000 Picasso Looking Through Window 100000 Amadeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman 150000 and an untitled Afro Basaldella abstraction 20000. The FBI joined the probe, suspecting interstate transport for the costly works. A mysterious call to Brights answering service before the theft was publicly revealed.
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Bel-Air
FBI
Davi E. Bright
Mysteriou
Bright
Pablo Picasso
Sebastian
Picasso
Amadeo Midigliani
Shows Champion At Topeka Fair
A Hereford heifer owned by Sandra Herring of Williamsburg was named grand champion female in the 4-H beef competition at the Mid-America Fair in Topeka. Nancy McFarland of Princeton earned reserve champion honors with a Jersey heifer in the dairy class. Six Franklin County residents placed high in beef and dairy judging, including Douglas Higbie Wellville, Roger Thorn Wellsvill, Marilyn Wasman Princeton, Denny Dunbar Richmond, Lois Stenson Princeton, Ronnie Dunbar Richmond, and Steve Dunbar Richmond. Other blue ribbons went to Tharon Hogburger for a wool garment, Judy M Clure for fruit juice jars, and Al Wakeman and Nora Masey for insect collections. Additional blue ribbons listed include clothing and sewing entries, food preparation, home improvement, photography, and hobby interests.
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Sandra Herring
Williamsburg
Topeka
Nancy McFarland
Princeton
Franklin County
Denny Dunbar
Richmond
Angi
Lois Stenson
Prince
Angus Stee
Ronnie Dunbar
Richmon
Angus
Steve Dunbar
Tharon Horburger
Judy M Clure
al Wakeman
Nora Masey
I Sect
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Ore
Steven Stabler
Stabler
Galveston, Tex
Philadelphia
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Selwyn Lloyd
Joseph Koci Jr
Lloyd
the Weather Bureau
Ing
Darby Hammond
Dallas
Southwestern Insurance Information Service
John White
Corpus Christi
Louisiana
Able D. Threeton
Houston
Victoria
St. Mary’s Catholic
Texas
Nacogdoches
East Texas
Morgan City
Matagorda Island
D. B. Halliburton
Calhoun County
Port O’connor
Olivia
Shangri-La
Antietam
Compton
Granard
Francis Marion
Marine Corps
Houston, Tex
George Kelleys
William Hull
Saline
Republican
Haddam
Washington County
Gen
Eral
Washington
Rooks
Jewell
Mitchell
Osborn
Belleville
Plainville
Alton
Ionia
Cawker City
Osborne
Ness City
Ottawa’s Fairest
Eka
Don Brown
Rosalie Osburn
County Tuberculosis Association
Hoenie Meiers
Ottawa High School
Judy Sloan
Lurray Moffett
Jim Moody
Marilyn Bland
Mary Lois Snell
Susan Harvey
Herald
Beverly Hills, Calif
Topeka Fair
Douglas Higbie
Wellville
Roger Thorn
Wellsvill
Marilyn Wasman
Janet Daugharth
Patti Smith
Pony Reekie
Ann Keith
Carolyn Mage
Connie McClur Sports
Jani Milliken
Kathy Dvore
Janice Cooper
Kathy Devore
Patricia Gorsag
Edith Sass
James Dungraham
Angel
Judy N
Clare
Marilyn Shmaker
Mile Brown
Hum Interest
Max Gilmore
Joe Ferns
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