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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1955
Page
6
Earl Drake a 43 year old Great Bend man died yesterday from injuries from a collision Thursday night near Ellinwood his car striking the rear of an oil transport truck authorities said Drake was from Great Bend and the accident occurred east of Ellinwood.
Emporia State College athletic director E. Gus Fish received an invitation to a presidential conference on physical fitness and American youth. Fish, president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, will attend the Denver meeting next week.
New York The Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick fined the Baltimore Orioles and General Manager Paul Richards a total of 4500 for signing college pitcher Thomas Borland after the College World Series. Baltimore was fined 2000 and Richards 2500 with a warning of a possible suspension for repeat offenses. Borland, pursued by eight clubs, signed with Baltimore for 40000 before being deemed not a help and finishing the season with Oakland in the Pacific Coast League.
The notice lists new subscribers from towns including Ottawa, Williamsburg, Pomona, Richmond, Lane, Rantoul, Princeton, Wellsville, Melvern, Quenemo, Osawatomie, and Greeley. It notes North Carolina has 4,334 miles of railroad and contrasts premium egg prices with dark shelled eggs in Boston and white shelled eggs in New York.
A car crashed into a gravel truck near Wichita late yesterday killing three men and injuring three others, one critically. The dead are Charles Patterson of Wapello Iowa John Timothy Lynch 20 of St Paul Kansas and John Edward Showalter 18 of Clearwater Kansas. Showalter’s father Edwin Showalter 41 was critically injured. The others hospitalized were Clifford Cook 19 of Dill City Oklahoma and Farrell Callaway 18 of Peck Kansas. The six were believed employed on a bridge construction project near Clearwater. The truck driver Walter Leslie Wilson 26 of Winfield was not hurt.
Washington reports that between March 13 and June 5 18 states Alaska and the District of Columbia will hold presidential primaries with delegates to the August conventions or to express nomination choices. Alabama likely limits to Democratic votes. In 1952 primaries were in 15 states and only Democratic contests were in Alabama Florida and DC.
The Kansas State Chamber of Commerce industrial council details a four point plan to generate 10,000 new jobs each year. It notes a 3.9 percent drop in manufacturing employment from 1953, but cites relative strength vs neighbors and the nation. The plan supports clinics, development credit corporations, a study of industry obstacles, and ongoing promotion by the Kansas Industrial Development Commission.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Farm Bureau approves a plan to cut agricultural output, raise farm prices, and curb surpluses. The draft, by E Howard Hill, proposes government leasing of up to 20 percent of farmland for five years to seed soil-building crops, costing about a billion dollars annually.
Motor Row discusses how often to trade automobiles and argues for trading yearly when finances permit. It contrasts old mileage norms with desires for newness, noting initial low costs of ownership in year one and rising minor maintenance in year two, then weighs trade costs versus renewal benefits.
Harold Tetwiler and family visited Chicago to view the new Mercury lineup including a Meadlist two door. Mercury Custom adds budget models with Merc-O-Matic and a 225 horse engine. Chrysler previews Flight Sweep I II and Falcon concept cars with low hoods and strong rear bulk.
Elmer P. Peck about 70 and Mrs. Peck about 60 were found dead Friday on a Lola farm. County coroner Dr. Gerald P. Pees said Peck killed his wife with a .22 single shot then shot himself. Children from prior marriages offered no motive. It was Peck’s third marriage and Mrs. Peck’s second.
Cheney Kas Clifford Collins 17 Hutchinson was killed and four others injured in a two car collision near Cheney last night according to local police. The crash occurred on a rural road close to the town with responders rushing to the scene and transporting the injured to area hospitals.
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