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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1958
Page
4
In Stamford Texas AP reports the Jimmy Muehlsteins find rattlesnakes at their home each summer. This year a snake with seven rattles appeared in the front yard, following earlier sightings in the garage with six and five rattles in prior summers.
Attendees at the Ottawa University radiation shielding conference dispute a Russian statement that non transparent partitions and whitewash can block radiation. Charles Eisenhauer National Bureau of Standards, Dr Lewis Spencer Ottawa University, and Jack Greene Battle Creek say such devices would not stop penetration from atomic blasts. They suspect the Russians refer to a different radiation and note the group is among the nation’s top experts on shielding.
County forecast reports clear to partly cloudy conditions. Yesterday’s high reached 83 at 2:50 PM while today’s low stood at 63 from 5 to 6:30 AM. Record highs and lows for this date were 100 and 30 set in 1911 1902, with hourly temps shown through 8 AM and later readings around noon and PM hours. River stage this morning listed at 1.57 feet. Public notice of Lamb insured payment plan appears.
Ottawa High School reports 50 seniors took the National Merit Scholarship test last spring. Judy Jamison Ralph Gage and Lauren Ward were in the upper one percent nationwide and Robert Keelin in the upper two percent. Thirteen students placed in the top ten percent, with 23 seniors in the top twenty percent.
In Little Rock Arkansas Governor Faubus ordered all city high schools closed starting Monday to resist forced integration at Central High. The move uses a 1875 law and seeks to keep private schooling funded by the state while the Supreme Court orders integration remains disputed. A related court suit questions the closure law as officials weigh federal actions amid tension.
In McAllen Texas 108 year old Quirino Ramirez of Hargill sought dental relief after a toothache and a prior extraction in Raymondville. Dr EK G Garza completed the next six extractions, leaving Ramirez without teeth.
Agnes Egidy 72 longtime Greeley area resident died yesterday after surgery at Anderson County Hospital. She is survived by her husband William. daughters Mrs. Stella Gengus of Chicago and Mrs. Ida Raitinger of Parker. sons William and John of the home. Funeral services will be Monday at St Johns Church Greeley with burial in St Johns Cemetery.
Ottawa leaders finalize Bell Telephone’s transition to direct distance dialing. By 1:01 a.m. Sunday Sept 21 electronic equipment activates at the new building and customers will dial CHerry prefixes plus digits for out of town calls. Local office opens Sept 22 with reps at 114 EB 2nd guiding customers to 625 S Main.
Col L E Laurion announces readiness to begin acquiring land for the Pomona Reservoir at 110 Mile Creek seven miles northwest of Pomona Kansas in Osage County. Two appraisals will set a fair price with possible condemnation if no agreement. construction slated to start after first contract next spring, with 1612 acres across eight owners to be acquired by 1963.
Ottawa prepares for a Sept 27 flood control celebration led by co chairmen Russell Crites and H D McGrath. Col L E Laurion will lead a ground breaking near Main Street bridge at 4 p m with a picnic supper and entertainment at Forest Park to follow. Ottawa University and high school bands will perform, local merchants close at 4 p m, and town guests including mayors and engineers will attend. fund solicitation begins for refreshments.
Electrical worker Thomas Buckler survived when a crane touched an 11 000 volt power line after arriving in his best shoes and receiving a loaned rubber pair from a mate. Four other workers died including his brother in law. Buckler said he was thrown but unhurt and credited the boots with saving him.
Free wash and dry offer advertised for the new Colonial Laundry at 1120 North Main. Durbin's Plumbing Shop indicates a grand opening promotion with limited details and unclear end date.
President Eisenhower appealed to the Soviet Union to urge Red China to renounce force in the Formosa Strait and shift to peaceful negotiations. He criticized Khrushchev’s one sided denunciation of U S policy and affirmed continued U S forces in the Far East, signaling readiness to defend via treaty commitments amid Taiwan Strait tensions. The address linked Beijing’s aggression to the Quemoy bombardment and underscored the U S stance on peace through negotiation and readiness to fight if communists pursue force.
Typhoon Helen intensified and shifted course toward Okinawa, the major US military base between Formosa and Japan. Latest weather reports put winds around 172 miles per hour as the storm roared across the western Pacific.
Two teen boys died in a one car accident south of Paola last night. State Police identified the dead as Charles Mentastas, 14, and Roy Bents, 45, both of Paola.
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