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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1956

Page

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Ottawa Briefs Roundup Stirs Local Happenings

Local news briefs report service calls and business ads, plus community updates. Items include John Rocker farm barn fire near Garnett, the death of Tom L. Smart, Ottawa student teacher Ann Hag gard Ackerman from K U, school executives meeting in Abilene, local court fines for parking and intoxication, Henry Parker and district educators at Abilene, and Ottawa Rotary and Elks activities. Also notes Goss’s two week military leave, potluck for Elks, Liberty Club meeting, Needham’s hospital discharge, Mrs. Brink’s Garnett funeral, and high school football coaching prospects.

Henry Parker Norris Burke Lowell Gish Abilene Ottawa John Giger Harold Wallace Orlis Cox Sertoma Giger

Died Yesterday of Chanute Doctor Samuel G. Ashley

Dr. Samuel G. Ashley, 74, founder of the Ashley Clinic in Chanute, died yesterday after a cerebral hemorrhage two weeks earlier. He began practice in Neosho County in 1908 and two sons are associated with his clinic. Funeral planned for Wednesday.

Chanute Samuel G. Ashley Ashley Clinic Ashley Neosho County

Fair Weather Across Nation With Warm West And Cooling East

The Associated Press reports fair weather prevailing nationwide with warming in the West and cooling in the eastern half. Cooler air stretched from Minnesota to Texas and toward the Atlantic Coast, with about 20 degree drops in Illinois to Ohio over the last day. Readings mostly in the 40s, Northeast coast in the 50s, West about 5 degrees higher than yesterday, and Southwest deserts near the mid 90s.

Minnesota Kansas Texas Atlantic Illinois Ohio North Atlantic Southwest Desert

Strong Typhoon Gilda Strikes Philippines Ripping Samar Island

A powerful Pacific typhoon named Gilda with 120 mile winds hit Samar Island after forming east of the Philippines. A U S Air Force plane sighted a distressed vessel while the Manila Weather Bureau tracked its west northwest motion toward Masbate and southeastern Luzon with earlier storms affecting northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands.

Manila Philippines Gilda Samar U. S. Air Force Guam Masbate Island Luzon Batanes Islands

Open Hearings On Feeder Airlines In Midwest

Civil Aeronautics Board examiner begins hearings to craft an expanded local air service network for Illinois Iowa Nebraska the Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin. Four airlines North Central Ozark Frontier and Central will present routes and service proposals before Examiner Curtis Henderson.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Board Illinois Iowa Nebraska Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin North Central Ozark Frontier Central Curtis B. Henderson Seven States

Surge of clashes in Algeria leaves Europeans killed and wounded

A new surge of rebel and French military activity across Algeria reports twelve Europeans killed and twenty six wounded in fresh clashes at scattered sites.

Algiers Algeria

Mid-Canada Line Nears Readiness for North American Sky Watch

The 2,700 mile Mid-Canada Line to flash alarm if invaders approach joins the Pinetree and DEW lines as part of a continent-spanning warning system. Officials say the line will start New Year’s Day and provide about one hour of warning, aiding U S military forces against bomber threats and coordinating interceptors and civil alerts.

Cranberry Portage Manitoba Sky Watch Labrador British Columbia Mid-Canada C. R. Dunlap Royal Canadian Air Force Lawa Dew Line Canada U. S.-Canada MCL Pinetree United States Strategic Air Command

Funeral services for Alfred Bronson

Funeral services for Alfred Bronson who died Sept 18 were held Sept 16 at Pomona Assembly of God with Rev Pete W Ratzlaff officiating. Pallbearers Floyd Flager William Cain Carl Johnson Ralph Beasley Willis Valentine Walter O Lankard. Mrs Ratzlaff sang hymns with Deanna Wittman accompanying. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery Pomona. The U S minted 13.5 million dollars in silver coins for Australia during World War II.

Hospital Notes Admits Multiple Local Residents

Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Kate Baird Le Roy Kas Mrs Albert Caleb 126 Walnut Mrs Hoskinson 740 Olive Mrs Keith Jameson route 3 and Mrs Quincy Seymour 204 E 8th. Births include Mr and Mrs Robert Hill 426 S Locust daughter born Monday weight 7 lb 8 oz. Discharges include Mrs Floyd Coffman and baby daughter route 3 Mrs William Wesley Roberts and baby daughter 421 S Sycamore Mrs Burton Fisher and baby son 723 A So Poplar today.

Kate Baird le Roy Kas Albert Caleb Walnut Albert Hoskinson Olive Keith Jameson Quincy Seymour Robert Hill S. Locust Floyd Coffman William Wesley Roberts S. Sycamore Burton Fisher

Ike To Stand On His Record On Campaign Trail

President Eisenhower urged Republicans to tell the truth about his administration to win. He said their record speaks for itself, rejecting partisan exaggeration, and noted the aim for peace amid global tensions. Also present were GOP leaders Leonard Hall Nixon and others planning campaign tours.

Washington Eisenhower GOP Leonard W. Hall Nixon Fred Seaton Sen Knowland California Joseph W. Martin Jr Charles Halleck

New Books At City Library Highlights

New titles at the Carnegie free library listed by librarian Miss Nell Barnaby include Blessed are the Debonair by Margaret Case Harriman and A Little More Than Kin by Nelia Gardner White. Also featured are A Family Party by Johon ete, The High Fidelity Handbook by Irving Greene and James R. Radcliffe, and Like The Vicious Circle, Harriman’s backstory.

Carnegie Free Library Nell Barnaby Margaret Case Harriman Nelia Gardner White Oliver Phineas ‘Hogg Johonete America Frederick Samarra High Fidelity Irving Greene James R. Radcliffe

New Presses For Topeka Papers

Topeka presses will double the printing capacity of the Topeka State Journal and the Topeka Daily Capital. The new presses, placing in February, will handle 128 pages and enable greater use of color. Buy or Sell through Want Ads.

Topeka Topeka State Journal Topeka Daily Capital

State records 21 new polio cases in Kansas

The State Board of Health reported 21 new polio cases in Kansas last week, bringing the year total to 139. Four of the new cases were non paralytic, with the tally down from 215 a year ago at the same date.

Topeka State Board of Health Kansas

State Republicans Launch Campaign Kickoff Tour

Warren W. Shaw leads Kansas Republicans as they start a statewide general election campaign. The group departs Topeka by bus at 2 45 PM for Lawrence amid a rally schedule with U S Senator Frank Carlson aboard. The tour will cover all 105 counties with congressional and legislative candidates joining in.

Topeka Warren W. Shaw Lawrence George Docking James V. Pratt GOP Douglas County Pratt Shaw U. S Frank Carlson

Publicity blamed for Weinberg kidnapping death

Nassau County Detective Chief Stuyvesant Pinnell said premature publicity in a New York newspaper led to the death of 32 day old Peter Weinberg. He did not name the paper but criticized its decision to run the story early. The Daily News was first on the street with the July 4 kidnapping report.

Mineola Weinberger New York City Peter Nassau County Stuyvesant Pinnell New York Daily News

Ostrex Tonic Tablets Promoted for Vitality After Forty

An advertising blurb urges husbands and wives to regain youth and energy with Ostrex Tonic Tablets containing iron and vitamins B1 and B2. It touts trial and economy sizes and claims a fourfold boost, noting availability at drug stores nationwide.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jay Ellis Mike Mulcahey Buick Co Edge of Ottawa Drake’s Garnett Tom L. Smart Paul Derby Grain, Inc Smart Maysville Continental Oil Co Ann Haggard Ackerman K. U Lamar Harris S. Hickory Shawnee County Tetwiler Mercury Co John Hen Dry Young S. Poplar Logan Main Russell Everson Cypress J. B.muecke Kansas Chamber of Commerce Ottawa Rotary Club Lawrence Rotary Club Lawrence Ogg O. R. Norman Dean Nofsinger Henry Colby Ruel Mitchell Reed Goss Jack Goss Indiantown Gap Korea the Elks Liberty Community Club Marion B. Needham Veterans Hospital, Topeka Frank Brink Arthur Harry Brink Don Powell Louis H. Dengel South Main South Side Bus North Side Nationas The Associated Press Feeder Airlines Saunders Walter L, Butler Lamb Funeral U.S Australia C. A. Myers & Son Roberts East 11Th St Fred Miller Overbrook Roberts Market James Chester White Wilson St James Firestone Centropolis Anderson County Paola Fair Grounds Paola Waverly Albert Stewart & Son Farm Albert Harold H. W John Kunard Franklin County Wilson Logan Street Pauline Field Uth Nty Sale, Wilson Richard Welch Princeton Ben Printy Lamb Sweasy F. W. Sweasy C. E. Andrews Princeton Cemetery Ike Dean Berlin City Library Chiropractic Don L. McKelvey Bennett Douglas Bros S. Main Lassen Addie Bell Lassen Towner Clinton Joe Towner Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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