Flood control funds boosted by Ottawa firms
Funds solicited from Ottawa business firms for the flood control groundbreaking celebration exceeded needs. Any surplus will go to Maraige des Cygnes Valley Flood Control Association for future flood control, including dues in the Missouri-Arkansas Basins Flood Control Association. Celebration expenses near $500. about $1,900 donated by local business people.
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Ottawa
Maraig Des Cygnes Valley Flood Control Association
Missouri - Arkansas Basins Flood Control Association
Jury Boosts Price Of River Land In Condemnation Case
District Court heard Arthur G. Wheeler appeal to land condemnation along the Marais des Cygnes river. Jurors set value at 3200 dollars, 2200 above appraisers’ 1000 dollar estimate. Property described as blocks 23 to 35, tract Nine, east of Main Street bridge, south of river. Appraisers’ further appeal set for Wednesday. Judge Floyd Coffman presiding. No session today.
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Arthur G. Wheeler
Marais Des Cygnes
Main Street
B. L. Cowdin
N. Oak
Floyd Coffman
Frost Warning Forecast for County This Week
Weather forecast for the county calls for clearing skies this afternoon with highs in the upper 50s, then a turning cooler tonight with frost likely and overnight lows in the 30s. Wednesday remains fair and cool with a high near 60.
GOP Holds School Here With Campaign Talk
A Republican campaign school at the courthouse drew more than 160 attendees as Rep. Barrett Scrivner urged GOP effort to counter Maine defeat. He warned against labor bosses shaping policy and touted the need to mobilize the party to win in November. A panel on organizing and get-out-the-vote followed with GOP leaders and volunteers discussing strategy.
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Maine
Rrett Scrivner
Scrivner
Newell George
Congress
Sam Mellinger
Clyde Reed
GOP
Glen Henry
Harvey Hall
Lee Perkins
Marion Caberly
Hutchinson
C. ¥. Semple
Phil Kline
Young
Norman Williams
Exhibition of Jane Peterson Oil Paintings at Ottawa University
Exhibition features 15 oil paintings by Jane Peterson at Mammel Art Center Ottawa University starting next Sunday. Open 2 to 5 pm daily except weekends through October with no admission. Dana Johnson arranged the show. Peterson studied at Pratt and under Sorolla. Her work has appeared at Brooklyn Museum and other venues. Tea will be served. all are invited.
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Jane Peterson
Mammel Art Center
Ottawa University
Dana Johnson
J Art Department
Miss Peterson
Pratt Institute
Sorolla
Brooklyn Museum of Fine Arts
Grand Rapids Art Associa ‘Tion
Princeton University
Wichita
Tulsa
His+torical Society
Johnson
Russian children healthier and better behaved says doctor
Dr Joseph Stokes head of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital UPenn, after a month in the Soviet Union, argues Russian kids are healthier and better behaved due to preventive care and strong parental praise. He notes affectionate parenting and group approval shape behavior, with less delinquency observed.
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Joseph Stokes
Children’s Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
el ‘American Pediatric Society
Soviet Union
Stokes
Long Alert Starts Tonight for Ottawa Observer Corps
A seven hour alert begins at 12 01 a m Wednesday for the Ottawa observer corps. Mrs Howard Henderson says the Civil Defense post will be manned on the hill south of town starting at midnight with two people on duty per two hour shift. The 72 hour alert may be tedious as volunteers have returned to college, adding a burden on the post.
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Ottawa Observer Corps
Civil Defense Post
Howard Henderson
Joplin
Tokyo Station Reports Detection of A-Russian Nuclear Explosion
Tokyo station reports detection of a Soviet nuclear explosion, likely megaton class, with origin location undetermined though atmospheric pressures rose across Japan around 10 p m Tuesday. The agency notes the blast may mark a resumed testing after earlier suspensions, amid Western powers urging restraint.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ottawa Christmas Parade Plans Announced by Chamber
Ottawa announces its big Christmas parade for Saturday afternoon December 6 at 2 90. The Junior Chamber leads the parade with the retail committee chaired by Lewis Irwin. Main Street lights will illuminate November 28 evening and stores stay open Nov 29 and December 6 13 20 22 23 with 5 pm closing on December 24. About a dozen attendees discussed plans at the committee meeting.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Irwin
Escape bid on Alcatraz ends with capture of one man
A bold attempted break on Alcatraz involved Aaron Burgett and Clyde Johnson overpowered guard Harold Miller during a trash detail. Johnson was captured on the rocky shore, while Burgett remained at large through the night as a 60-man posse searched the foggy island.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Aaron Walter Burgett
Missouri
San Francisco Bay Island
Burgett
Clyde M. Johnson
FBI
Indianapolis
Harold Miller
Miller
Alcatraz
Johnson
Coast Guard
Bureau of Prisons
Army
Dulles Hints U. S. May Alter Far Eastern Policy
The article notes U S policymakers consider changes to Far Eastern policy as tensions with China remain. Dulles signals possible shifts in stance, emphasizing containment and alliances. Also mentions evolving U S role amid regional disputes and security commitments.
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Dulles
U. S
Promotion for Dean Nofsinger Named Anchor Leader
Dean Nofsinger, formerly vice president and manager of the Ottawa office, was promoted to vice president and manager of Anchor Savings and Loan Association. The announcement came at a board meeting. Anchor operates with assets over 28 million dollars and offices in Ottawa Kansas City Lawrence and Mission.
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Dean Nofsinger
Ottawa
Anchor Savings and Loan Association
Nofsinger
Anchor
The
Home Savings Association of Ottawa
D. William Overton
Kansas City
Kas
Lawrence and
Mission
Dulles Eyes Policy Shifts If Formosa Ceasefire Holds
Secretary of State Dulles said a dependable cease-fire in the Formosa area could push the United States toward withdrawing some Nationalist forces from Quemoy. He noted the shift would apply to both Communist China and the Nationalist government and warned Chiang Kai-shek’s course depends on events inside China. The White House also stated U S fighter planes use Sidewinder missiles against Red aircraft, a move not tied to Warsaw talks.
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Washington
Dulles
U.S
Quemoy
Formosa
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Warsaw
Commission To Survey Franklin County Schools
A 25 member commission was formed in Franklin County to conduct an educational survey during a three county meeting in Lawrence. Lead officers include Forrest Bond as chairman and Dr Arvid Berglund as vice chairman with J J Seal as secretary. Ottawa High School Superintendent Henry Parker outlined Ottawa members and other names were not announced.
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Franklin County
Lawrence
Forrest Bond
Williamsburg
Arvid Berglund
J. J. Seal
Ottawa
Henry
Parker
George Lister
Hary Rybolt
Paul Gaynor
Robert Pence
E. Dorking
Charles Southard
Lowell Fouts
Ben Park
John M. Thornburg
Robert B. Wellington
Ottawa Commission
Commissions
Jury Empaneled in Salvatore Trial in Missouri
In Warrensburg a jury is completed for the Salvatore trial as parts of a state education survey advance. The case involves murder allegations in Franklin Dee and a report to central authorities on school system planning amid regional legislative action.
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Warrensburg
Salvatorejatate
Shir
Franklin Dee
Alice Kyle
Gladstone
Kansas City
Legisla
Virgil
Julie
Children shelter in caves as Quemoy braces for winter
More than 2,000 children on Quemoy and Little Quemoy live in caves and underground shelters as influenza smallpox and exposure threaten. Dr Lin Chin warns that damp cold will sap resistance while food and medical supplies run low. the State Department ships 180 000 in civilian relief including shelters and medical stockpiles.
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Quemoy
Little
Wittter
Lin Chin
Chiang
Little Quemoy
State Department
Washington
Quemoys
Towovitten
Frost Warning Echoes Across Kansas Farmlands
The first snow of the season fell in northwest Kansas as frost and freezing temperatures were forecast for northern and western areas tonight. Temperatures may dip to 25 in the northwest and 35 to 40 in the southeast, with extensive damage anticipated to sorghum fields. About a third of the crop in northwest and north central Kansas is mature while tomorrow’s highs reach around 60. Rain accompanied the cooler air, totaling .71 inch at Emporia, with Ottawa reporting .05 yesterday and .17 this morning.
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Kansas
J. E. Pallesen
Emporia
Ottawa
Farm Product Prices Rise in September Report
Washington AP says farm product prices rose about 2 percent in the period ended September 15, ending a four month decline. Grapefruit hit record highs with near record oranges and gains for beef cattle eggs milk and cotton while hogs chickens and corn weighed on the index. The mid September level stood nearly 5 percent above a year earlier but about 17.6 percent below the February 1951 peak.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Doctor Succumbs And Swipes An Ambulance
In St. Louis Missouri AP reports City Hospital assistant resident physician Dr Roscoe P Carney 389 took an ambulance after a brief neighborhood circuit an examining physician noted intoxication Police booked him on taking a motor vehicle without consent He claimed he did it to ease the urge caused by long exposure to ambulances
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St, Louis, Mo
City Hospital
Roscoe P. Carney
Mayor Egan suspends Aurora police force in revolt
Aurora Illinois mayor Paul Egan suspended the town of 55,000 and urged citizens to arrest violators as the entire 68 member police force and Chief Donald Curran refused to obey. The City Council, in a 4-1 vote, backed Curran and rejected the firing, citing it as personal.
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Paul Egan
Egan
Donald Curran
Curran
Corporation Counsel
Ilinois
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