Dome prank and campus chatter at Ottawa University
Ottawa University students discuss a red painted “Faculty 1955-56” dome message amid rumors about faculty involvement. Larry French, a Malden Mass. native and OU sophomore, recalls floods near Betham camp and local disease concerns delaying Boston area schools. Kansas quail hunting dates and wheat price support changes also noted.
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Ottawa
Larry French
Ottawa University
Malden
Mass
Larry
Betham
Boston
Tony Jones
New Main Street Traffic Signal Prompts Parking Rules
A new pedestrian traffic signal on North Main near Lincoln grade school led city workers to mark 190 feet of orange curb on the west side north of the signal and 100 feet on the east side south of it to regulate parking on the federal highway. The issue was discussed at the city commission meeting with Milo Farris presenting.
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North Main Street
Lincoln
Main Street
City Commission
Milo Farris
714
N. Main
Clinton H. Peterson
Farris
Peterson
Four Die When Small Plane Crashes Near Lake Pillsbury
Riverside area sheriff reports the Luscomb four seater went down in Smokehouse Canyon twelve miles north of Lake Pillsbury. The victims are Charles Ise 28 Carole Hore 22 San Rafael Beverly Case 22 Berkeley and Paul Johns 27 San Francisco. Rescue teams recovered the bodies after a lengthy search amid rugged terrain and high terrain winds.
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Lakeport
Calif
Smokehouse Canyon
Lake Pillsbury
R. L. Marr, Jr
San Francisco
Lake Pittsbury
Hull Mountain
Charles Ise
Pittsburg
Carole Hore
San Rafael
Beverly Case
Berkeley
Frank H. Case
Americal Telephone & Telegraph Co
New York
Paul M. Johns
Little Luscomb
Concord
Andy Anderson
U.S. Forest Service
Ise
John Ise
University of Kansas
Young Ise
M. W. Holmes
Ottawa
For Sale Old Newspapers 10c Per Bundle Herald Office
Classified notice offering bundles of old newspapers for sale at 10 cents per bundle from the Herald office. Compact ad notes available quantity and contact point for purchase.
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Herald Office
Weather Keeps Warm Across Ottawa Area Today
The 1 pm temperature in Ottawa reached 85 degrees with yesterday’s high at 93 and a 69 degree low. A noon shower left only a trace downtown, while the Weather Bureau notes Kansas may see July like heat and possible scattered thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow from the northwest. Southerly winds bring summer conditions from Texas to Eastern Montana and the Dakotas. Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair advertises at 1275 Hickory, phone 355.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Texas
Montana
Dakotas
Canadian
Offices Burglarized At Medical Building Losses Tie to Two Doctors
More than $250 in cash and checks were taken from two offices in the Professional Building at Fourth and Main during lunch. Victims were Dr. J. F. Barr and Dr. W. H. Lennard. Access came via slipped inner doors. Missing were $135.50 in checks, $104 cash, $8 change from Barr and $107 cash plus a $10 check from Lennard. The theft was not detected until late afternoon. Police continue investigation and search for the suspect who passed a $97 bad check at Peace Food Center on South Main.
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Fourth and Main
J. F. Barr
W. H. Lennard
Dr. Lennard
Madaline Fisher
Dorothy Price
Lennard
Peace Food Center
South Main Street
Grover Knight
Weather forecast details fair and warm with scattered storms
Forecast calls for fair windy warm conditions this afternoon with partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday. Scattered thunderstorms possible in extreme northwest Friday, with cooler temperatures in that area. Highs near 90s or upper 90s elsewhere, lows mostly in the 60s to 70s. Yesterday’s high 93, low 69. river at 0.63 foot.
Enrollment rise boosts Ottawa schools to 2104
Ottawa public schools report 2104 students today, up 62 from last September 15, with Sacred Heart parochial enrollment at 132, an increase of 12. Total grade and high school enrollment reaches 2236, junior and senior highs total 912, and OHS remains above the Class A/AA line with 590 in grades 9 through 12. Garfield, Hawthorne, Lincoln and Junior High all show gains, while Eugene Field decreases by 36 to 394.
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Ottawa
Henry A. Parker
Sacred Heart
Theophane
Ottawa High School
OHS
Eugene Field
Garfield
Hawthorne
Lincoln School
Franklin county 4-H livestock team earns second place
The Franklin county 4-H livestock judging team finished second at the Free Fair in Topeka with Geary county taking first. Members included Kenneth New, Maurine Neal, Larry Averill, and Merle Todd. Neal placed third individually. Mary Holle and Dick Jameson will move county exhibits to the state fair grounds at Hutchinson as the state fair opens on Saturday.
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Franklin County
Topeka
Geary County
Kenneth New
Berea
Maurine Neal
Larry Averill
Merle Todd
SHAFF
Miss Neal
Mary Holle
Dick Jameson
Hutchinson
Why Ottawa Needs Industry
W and Hegberg of Ottawa Industrial Development argues Ottawa must attract industry to house growing population. He asserts equity capital in the form of mortgage-backed loans is needed to fund new plants, freeing company treasury for production, and stresses the city’s readiness to support industry with incentives and collaboration.
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Ottawa
Industrial Fund Workers To Make First Report Tomorrow
J L Hysom announced that the first report by workers in Ottawa’s industrial fund drive will be given tomorrow at 8 a m at the North American hotel. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. Workers aim to raise 20000 in stock purchases for Ottawa Industrial Development Inc to buy and develop a tract, and 60000 in pledges to finance about a quarter of building costs with lease terms ensuring a five year return at 5 percent.
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Industrial Fund
J. L. Hysom
Drive
Ottawa Industrial Development, Inc
Ottawa
Freshman Talent Show Excites Ottawa University Audience
O A Freshmen J P Feighner, Ottawa High School grad, performed a novelty piano number at the Ottawa University freshman talent show and drew loud applause. Sue Kepner of Los Angeles, daughter of Dr Frank Hepner, basketball star at O U 1927 31, also entertained. Class work resumed this morning with registration ongoing and most enrollment complete says Dean W D Bemmels.
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J. P. Feighner
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Sue Kepner
Los Angeles
Frank Hepner
O. U
Southern California, Baptist Convention
Dean W. D. Bemmels
Nations Quits Executive Post
TOPEKA Mack Nations former executive secretary to Gov. Fred Hall has submitted his resignation and it has been accepted by the governor.
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Topeka
Mack Nations
Fred Hall
Ione Surges Northward Away From Caribbean Islands
Hurricane Ione weakens the immediate threat to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it curves northward toward open Atlantic waters with 80 mile per hour winds. Forecasters say Ione will not follow the tracks of Connie or Diane toward the North Atlantic states while Tone’s sister Hilda moves toward the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Miami
Fla
Puerto Rico
Virgin and
Leeward Islands
Ione
Atlantic
Tone
Hilda
Caribbean Sea
Yucatan Peninsula
Leeward
Virgin Islands
Cecil Gentry
Miami Weather Bureau
Connie
Diane
North Atlantic
Government Costs Rise 400 Percent in Kansas
A Legislative Council committee reports state and local government spending in Kansas has jumped 400 percent over twenty years with no near end in sight. Driving factors are higher demand for services and inflation, plus growth in highways, education, and health programs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Legislative Council
Council
Howard Immel
Iola
Fred Hall
Much Paving Work Needed in Ottawa This Spring
City officials plan a major paving drive for spring after a survey by the city commissioners and engineer. Residents requested paving in various areas, and resolutions will be published soon to settle legal matters during fall and winter in preparation for spring work. A list of streets to be paved will be announced shortly.
Rantoul Votes Street Bonds for Black-Top Surfacing
Rantoul approves street bonds with a 55 to 20 vote. Two streets, one north–south and one east–west, will be surfaced with black-top at an estimated cost of 6 000 dollars. Local voters backed the project Tuesday in a town election.
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Rantoul
Formosa Population Update Sees Large Eight Year Gain
Formosa reports a population of 749000 with an increase of 2658680 over the past eight years. This sharp rise reflects demographic shifts and new growth trends across the region.
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Formosa
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John Ross
Paola
Dave Leahy
State Forestry Fish and Game Commission
Bob Compton
Herald Advertising Department
Russell Wray
ASC
Pawnee
Stafford
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wray
Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair
Hickory
S. W. Light
Garfield School
Lamb Ambulance
W. €&. Hegberg
You and
W. E. Hegberg
O. A
Nations
Storm
Bob Cowdin
Max Bolton
Cowdin
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