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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1956
Page
16
Republican A. Van Valkenburg seeks county commission district BES DEP x while Republican Jay Brown runs for sheriff alongside Democrat Olin Minckley. Local races present party contrasts and key contest between candidates.
A dense catalogue of real estate and farm offerings across various towns. Listings include multiple houses for sale with details like rooms, baths, garages, lot sizes, and contact boxes in Kansas, Wyoming, and nearby areas. Also includes 90 livestock items and several farm equipment sales such as tractors, corn pickers, and fertilizer drills by local dealers.
Milwaukee wins big as Hank Aaron drives in four in opener and posts 200th major league victory in nightcap. Braves split series with Dodgers, then win 3-2 in 13 innings and 4-3 in 12 against Phillies. Cincinnati tops Pittsburgh as Milwaukee extends lead. Yankees, Orioles, White Sox win. Detroit downs Washington.
Mrs A E M of Greenville asks what benefits 62 year olds can draw. The answer: to qualify for retirement payments at 62 you must have at least 42 years under Social Security and, depending on birth date, as much as ten years of covered work. J R G of Fredericksburg asks how to check wages paid. instruction to write to the Social Security Administration in Baltimore for a wage statement.
The missive compiles reader questions about Social Security eligibility and payments. It explains that a woman may begin own work based payments at 62, or wait for 65 if using a husband’s record, and notes address change notices and the need to apply at a local office when eligible. Survivors benefits are covered, with a caveat for post 1940 death dates, and readers are invited to submit inquiries via the newspaper.
A Jordanian military source reports 21 Jordanian soldiers killed wounded or missing in an Israeli raid on a police post at Gharandal in south Jordan. The attack involved 1,000 Israeli troops with heavy weapons and three planes. It follows another border assault near Rahwa, with 20 Jordanians killed in a two hour battle.
Kansas City. Sheriff Norman F. Williams says a quantity of what appears to be raw marijuana was found in the car of a man shot to death in Johnson County, Kas. The man is tentatively identified as J. R. Anderson, 26, based on papers in the car. einem address list noted as blind alleys.
Warren Shaw, Republican candidate for governor, urged additional financing for schools at a Riley County Women's Republican Club event in Manhattan, proposing indirect state taxes and moving millions of dollars of non district property into high school districts to share education costs.
Mrs. Gordon Clark, a fire department dispatcher, called to report her own garage fire. She described the reversal of roles and the excitement of being on the other end of the line as firefighters interrupted their dinner. Invest in U. S. Savings Bonds.
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