Reunion brings Phillips siblings back together in Paola
A long separated family story from Paola details Paul W. Phillips Bruce M. Phillips and their sister Lois Lee Phillips reuniting after being scattered since Lois was a child. The reunion at the Lee Schmitts' home includes relatives and friends from Paola with Paul on leave from Bolling Air Force Base and Bruce en route to George AFB. A separate note mentions five Ottawans planning an elk hunt in Colorado next month, while the Williamson couple completed a 30 day Arctic safari hunting bighorn sheep and caribou via the Alcan highway.
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Paola
Paul W. Phillips
Bruce M. Phillips
Lois Lee Phillips
Lois’ Lee
Bruce
Paul
Atchison
Lois
Wallace
Mary Wallace
George Aubry
Aubrey
Lois Lee
Ray Wallace
Bryan Valliers
Valliers
Lee Schmitt
Schmitt
Aubreys
Lee Schmitts
Paul Phillips
Lois Wallace
George Wallace
Gordon Ray Christensen
Stanley
Vacat Ol
Rachdel Wray
Imogene Smith
Lee.Schmitt
Allan
Colorado
Verne Chesford
Robert B. Anderson
B. W. Kelsey
Louis Ames
Walter Coburn
Chuck ‘Williamson
Arctic Circle
Willamsons
Alcan
Fairbanks
Edge of Ottawa Auto Service Ad on Kansas Turnpike Blast
Topeka notice notes only 10 percent work remaining on the Kansas Turnpike as of August. Complete Auto Service offers free pickup and delivery. Mike Mulcahey Buick Co advertises Ottawa edge dealership with phone contact 251-26.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Mike Mulcahey
Buick Co
Edge of Ottawa
Ottawa group seeks flood fund in Washington hearing
Three Ottawans Lamar Phillips Mayor Kenneth Andrews and George Lister will travel to Washington to urge the budget bureau to include Marais des Cygnes flood control construction in the next fiscal year's funding They seek 750000 for Ottawa channel 750000 for Pomona reservoir and 100000 for Melvern planning The effort follows talks with Army Engineers and Republican leaders Senator Frank Carlson and Congressman Errett Scrivner voiced support for the proposed sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of the Budget
Marais Des Cygnes
Lamar Phillips
The
Herald
Kenneth Andrews
George Lister
Peoples National Bank
Washington
Ottawa
Lew Paramore
Kansas City
Kas
Paramore
Missouri - Arkansas Flood Control Association
Missouri
Arkansas
Marais Des Imygnes
Marais Des Cygne Valley
Phillips
Frank Carlson
Errett P. Scrivner
Congress
Russell Crites
No Moisture In Forecast For Ottawa Weather
Sunshine and dry weather continued in Ottawa with no rain in sight. The Kansas River fell to a record low of 12 feet at Topeka due to dry Kaw valley conditions. The Marais des Cygnes is low, but Ottawa city pools above the three dams have enough water to last into 1957, announced O L E Haff, superintendent of the water and light plant.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas River
Topeka
Kaw Valley
Marais Des Cygnes
O. L. E. Haff
Ottawa Planning Board Secretary Resigns Over Zoning Row
J B Muecke secretary of the Ottawa city planning commission resigns effective September 26 1956 criticizing the board as a mere name and calling public hearings a hoax after a city commissioners reversal on Seventh and Main re zoning. No other resignations were reported at city hall.
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J. B. Muecke
Ottawa Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Muecke
City
Board of City Commissioners
Ottawa City Hall
City Planning Commission
City Commissioners
Kansas Polio Cases Decline In Early September
Polio cases in Kansas dropped last week as the peak season passed. The first two weeks of September are typically the peak for polio onsets. New cases totaled 13 last week, down from 21 the week before.
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Topeka
Kansas
France Opposes Egypt UN Request on Suez Debate
France signals a hard line as Bernard Cornut Gentille opposes Egypt’s bid for UN Security Council discussion of the Suez dispute. Egypt seeks council action against France and Britain after its July 26 nationalization, while the council weighs whether to hear the two sides together or separately and in what order.
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United Nations
N. Y
Bernard Cornut- Gentille
Egypt
U. N. Security Council
France
Suez Canal
Security Council
Britain
Council
U. N
Cornut-Gentile
Paris
Christian Pineau
National Assembly
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Nasser
Selwyn Lloyd
Antoine Pineau
Mahmound Fawzi
Dulles
Gqmar Loutifi
Emilio Nunez-Portuondo
Cuba
United Kingdom
Somoza Improves After Jeopardy From Assassination
Panama's Anastasio Somoza, 60, improved slightly after a relapse while remaining partially paralyzed on the left side. He is lodged at Gorgas Hospital in the Canal Zone, transported there after Friday's assassination attempt. Surgeons, sent by President Eisenhower, operated over four hours to ease breathing by opening a windpipe hole.
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Panama
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Gorgas
Canal Zone
Eisenhower
Free Polio Shots At Ransom Hospital Draw Large Crowd
Franklin county residents brought children to Ransom hospital for polio vaccines. 734 shots given. over 100 turned away as supplies ran out. Additional vaccine expected Thursday at Ottawa junior high gymnasium. Students at schools start Thursday at 1 pm. program covers ages 6 months to 19 years and pregnant mothers. Vaccines also available through family physicians at usual charges.
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Franklin
Ottawa
L. N. Speer
Topeka
Demonstration of New Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers
A morning demonstration at Forest Park showed pressurized dry powder extinguishers used to put out a gasoline blaze on a baseball diamond. One fire truck and several firefighters attended, with observers present. Ottawa firms and drivers of petroleum products may deploy this extinguisher, and officials noted it is preferred for electrical fires. The event was arranged by a company representative producing the extinguishers.
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Forest Park
Ottawa
New Members To Chest Committee
Robert White was named chairman of the national firms solicitation for the Ottawa Community Chest drive announced by general chairman John Sheldon. A hearing for agencies to join the drive is set in Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7 p.m. tomorrow to review proposed budgets and current balances.
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Robert White
Ottawa
John Sheldon
Chamber of Commerce
Chest Board
George Lister
C. of C
E. E. Dorkins
Joel Towner
Glenn Ainsworth
Lister
T. R. Clark
E. L. Johnson
Roger Fredrikson
Verne Chesbra
Wayne Gilliland
Sheldon
Dean Nossinger
Dean Berlin
Helen Conrad
Bob Hill
Kansan Heads WCTU Again
Mrs. Glenn C. Hayes of Evanston Illinois, a former Kansas resident, has been reelected president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
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Atlanta
Glenn C. Hayes
Evanston, Ill
Kansas
The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Women Welcome On Pike Trip From Ottawa To Wichita
Ottawa women planning the Pike Turnpike trip for Saturday October 13 will be welcomed aboard chartered buses joining from Wichita Topeka Leavenworth and Lawrence. A 30 minute Emporia rest stop and a Towanda stop precede a 2 15 PM arrival at the Trig Ballroom Wichita for a social hour buffet supper and program led by Al Lew. Return to Ottawa about 8 30 or 9 PM with a $12 price covering transport meals and activities.
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Ottawa
Kansas Turnpike
Peg Carr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Wichita
Topeka
Leavenworth
Lawrence
East Lawrence
Kansas City
Emporia
Towanda
Turnpike
al Lew
Kas
Town House Hotel
Turnpike Authority
Carr
Franklin County Dem Central Committee to Name Sheriff Candidate
Members of the Democratic Central Committee of Franklin County meet next Monday evening to discuss naming a candidate for sheriff. Chairman John Gaynor says two or three persons are in consideration for the ballot, with the county committee responsible for an appointment if they choose a candidate.
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Democratic Central Committee
Franklin County
Shererat
Kansas Studies Missouri Court Plan Echoes Across States
Kansas becomes latest to study Missouri nonpartisan court plan as states consider similar reforms. Missouri adopted the plan in 1940 amid petitions by bar groups and citizens, with reforms in 1945. Judge Hyde praises the plan for keeping courts out of politics while Kansas, California and others weigh changes.
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Kansas
Jefferson City
Missouri
The
People
Parent-Teachers Assn
League of Women Voters
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Florida
Parsons, Kas
Legislative Council
Missouri Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Laurance M. Hyde
Missourii
Henry J. Eager
Clem F. Storckman
Henry J. Westhues
Kansas City
St. Louis
Judicial Commission of
State Bar Association
12 Die In Crash Of Service Plane
A Air Force C47 carrying 12 people including civilians and military personnel crashed into Mt Yale near Buena Vista Colorado. Names announced include Col. Charles A. Miller and Capt. JU. Richardson among others with a recovery by joint army air force team. Weather forecast for the area is mostly fair with highs around 90.
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Buena Vista
Colo
Mt. Yale
Women’s Army—Corps
Continental Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Charles A. Miller
Kempner
Tex
JU. Richardson
Shelby County
Tennessee
Frederic W. Ledeboer
Los Angeles
Williamsh. MacKenzie, Jr
Oakland
Calif
Oscar M. Rupert
Dayton
Ohio
Conad
William R. Carpenter
San Pedro Calif
Phillip Lenz
Japan
Ft. Carson
David C. Jacobs
Three Rivers
Mich
David W. Gill
William L. Simpson
Stanford
William R. Rooney
Riverdale
Air Force
WAF
Helen M. Schuyer
East Brentwood
N.Y
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Allen Fitzgerald
Colorado Reformatory
Continental Divide
Eisenhower to Outline Farm Price Plan in Peoria Speech
President Eisenhower travels to Peoria Illinois for a half hour farm address at Bradley University that CBS will carry at 9 30 p m EDT He plans Ohio and Kentucky stops to press a farm program aimed at higher stable prices for farmers Republicans seek gains in the Midwest while Adlai Stevenson urges disclosure of promises and results from four years of GOP policy Secretary Benson previews new elements but signals continuity with administration plans
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Washington
Eisenhower
Peoria
Ill
Bradley University
CBS Radio and Television Networks
Ohio
Cleveland
Lexington
Ilinois
Kentucky
Adlai E. Stevenson
Benson
Safety Awards To Ottawa Postal Drivers
Four Ottawa postal employes received National Safety Council Safe Driver awards today for long safe driving records. Recipients include Ray A. Howell 14 years Glenn J. Wicke seven years George W. Flinsbaugh three years and Lee Finch one year.
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Ottawa
National Safety Council
T. J. Cummings
Ned H. Dearborn
Arthur E. Summerfield
Ray A. Howell
Glenn J. Wicke
George W. Flinsbaugh
Lee Finch
Ottawa Post Office
Chester Adamson
Civil Service
Adlai In Stand For Integration
Adlai E Stevenson campaigned in the South and endorsed the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation while pledging to uphold the court decision as law. He said the party platform rejects force to interfere with court matters and predicted victory in November. In Henderson, Ky, a white boycott reduced attendance at Weaverton school by about 78 percent as segregationists urged parents to keep children home until five Negroes leave.
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Little Rock
Ark
Adlai
Stevenson
South
Supreme Court
MacArthur Park
New Orleans
Miami Beach
Fla
Henderson
Weaverton School
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Beverly Hobbs
Larry Wright
Lamb Ambulance
Planning’ Board
Jam Hospital
Kansan
WCTU
Pike
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