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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1966
Page
3
Brief items note a buffet style noon service and evening offerings. An ad promotes 16 oz portions, fillets priced around 2.50, and a 3 item display of large foam TV cushions. Dealer Gambles advertises a Motorola television or console stereo purchase with specials.
Oidishaira Sate leads the league as Nebraska and Oklahoma split a doubleheader while Kansas State and Missouri split a pair. Tim Van Galder earned a strong start against Missouri, and Alsop collected two triples and a double for six RBIs in the second game. Kansas State scored all five in the seventh on a Scheffer triple and Steele homer as Kansas totaled seven in the ninth but only one run.
In McPherson Kansas Ottawa University won a kite flying contest against McPherson College. Cross of Arriba Colorado kept a kite aloft for 46 hours 10 minutes while Ottawa posted 18 hours. Pandya a McPherson student from India kept a kite aloft for 20 hours but was not kept under observation as required.
Raisins rank among the oldest known foods with a refreshing taste that remains new. U S Department of Agriculture nutritionists praise their iron and mineral content and B vitamins. Their natural sugars allow less sweetening in cooking. History dates to ancient Egypt and Persia, with Armenia a major raisin producer by 400 B.C.
Marvin Ottinger head clerk at the Ottawa Safeway will become assistant manager at a Topeka Safeway. Ottinger joined the local store in 1961, is married, and lives at 815 North Main. The promotion takes effect Monday.
A compilation of bowling achievements across multiple leagues and venues. Top performances include Heckman 195 in high 10-D for Lee's Cafe 4 and Larkin 235 in high 10-30-z for Craven's Oil 4. Other standout scores feature Yost 178 in 10-30-J at Birsch-O and Bettge 535 in 30-R for Mealman-Gorton 4.
A jam packed schedule lists Cousin Ken's Carnival through late night, featuring News at 1:55, Eye Guess, General Hospital, I Love Lucy, Jeopardy, The Dating Game, The_pricey Movie Riot in Cell Block 11, and many other afternoon and evening programs. The block includes Cap Kangaroo, The Tonight shows, sports and weather updates, multiple soap operas, films, and game shows.
Police reports list four youths cited for traffic offenses in four blocks across the city. Robert Bryant 20 Fontana RFD 1 charged for speeding 50 in a 30 mph zone with $20 bond. Ernest Callahan 19 833 S Elm cited for operating a motor vehicle in a careless manner. Richard Snider 20 Ottawa RFD 1 charged for speeding 40 in a 30 mph zone. John Gleisberg 17 Wellsville cited for speeding 47 in a 30 mph zone in South Main blocks.
Admission entries include Joseph Blakesley Arthur Anderson E J McFarland Mrs E J McFarland Mrs Ella Hollister and others with dates Friday and Saturday. Dismissals list Vernie Womble Jana Kimball and additional names with locations in Princeton Prairie Village Main Street and Mulberry. Visitors report strange music heard over Yellow Stone Lake for over a century.
A backing collision in the 100 block of East Second at 8 35 a m Thursday caused no injuries. Driver Joseph O Taylor 66 of Ottawa RFD 2 backed a 1962 Ford pickup into a 1983 Ford station wagon owned by H P Peffley causing $50 36 damage to the wagon while the pickup was undamaged.
Angus Wheeler 79 of 706 Ash Ottawa longtime resident and retired real estate broker died at 12 15 p m Friday in Ransom Memorial Hospital after a year of ill health Services set for 2 p m Monday at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev Ned M Roberts officiating Burial in Hope Cemetery includes Masonic rites by Lodge No 18 AF and AM He was born February 7 1887 in Poplar Bluff Missouri son of Marion and Flora Wheeler married Ruby P Montaigue August 7 1908 in Kansas City and they moved to Ottawa Wheeler worked as a patrolman in the 1920s and later joined Packard automobile agency He belonged to First Christian Church Ottawa Lodge No 18 AF and AM Scottish Rite at Lawrence Abdallah Shrine Kansas City Kan He is survived by three sons Marefon R Wheeler William F Wheeler and Chester L Wheeler three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
AP dispatch details cattle price changes from last week with steers heifers cows and feeders all varying. Sheep and lambs show slaughter lambs strong while ewes hold. Hog prices drop across barrows gilts sows by weight with mixed ranges across classes and size brackets.
The family will meet at 9 30 a m Monday to drive to Greenwood Cemetery for the burial of Mrs Vera Decker widow of James Decker who died in 1952 She is survived by a daughter in Guymon and a brother in South Dakota
No injuries were reported after a 1960 Corvair and a 1966 Mustang collided on South Tyler Road three miles southeast of Rantoul around 4 p.m. Friday. Eldon Stottlemire, 17, backing from a farm drive, and Rex Needham, 22, northbound, blamed the other and could not stop on a steep hill. Damages were estimated at 250 dollars to the Corvair rear and 450 dollars to the Mustang front.
Caught in a whirlpool of final six weeks exams this week OHS students plunge back into a busy spring schedule after Easter. Seniors Renetta Engles and Janice Wittmeyer seek further honors at the State Speech and Drama Festival at Kansas State University. They earned a one rating at the District Festival in Topeka on March 19 to qualify for state competition. Jane Feuerborn coached Benetta on poetry and Janice on a humorous reading as part of preparations. The Kayettes elected new officers April 7: Jane Wollen president Meredith Mavity vice president Jean Geiss secretary and Sarah Brockway treasurer. Senior announcements distribution Wednesday introduced graduation plans for May 27. The yearbooks will be ordered from Western Balfour. An Invitational Orchestra Festival at Argentine Monday features EKL musicians under KU Professor Paul Todd, with a program including works by Holst Mozart and Strauss. Ottawa’s String Trio Nancy Bullock Dorothy Spencer Bill Lee will perform Gypsy Rondo. Other attendees include many students and staff. The Journalism Department yearbook signing party is set for May 20 with editors Linda Corlis and Linda Mendels presenting to Eugene Field and OJHS students. The Recorder staff manages distribution and concessions for refreshments and pens.
Channel schedules note Parker to McHale ensemble with new episodes and classic reruns. Gary Cooper and Sigrid Game star in The Adventures of Marco Polo, plus CBS News Special with Hubert Humphrey. Vietnam reports by Robert Carroll and late night films feature Teresa Wright and Robert Mitchum in Pursued.
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Weethee to be held today at 2 pm from the Mortuary with Rev Clif ford Swanson and Rev Delbert Fisher officiating Interment Highland Cemetery. Funeral services for Mr Ane gus Wheeler of Ottawa to be conducted Monday at 2 pm from the Mortuary with Rev Ned M Roberts officiating Interment Hope Cemetery Mason ic services by Ottawa Lodge No 18 AF AM with Melvin L Sellers PM Estell Northway WM officiating. Funeral services for Miss Verda Riller of Independence Missouri to be announced. Linda Brown student of KSTC Emporia resident of Olathe passed away last evening.
The Ottawa city government will hold a special session on Wednesday April 27 1966 at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall to review adjust and confirm appraisements for street improvement costs on multiple Highland Heights and Orchard Heights tracts. Property owners may speak on valuations. Also included are a suit notice for James R. Putney vs Charlotte M. Putney and a list of local sales and auctions with dates and venues across Franklin County.
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