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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1969

Page

3

Mrs. Harvey Reeder Receives Accounting Excellence Award

MRS HARVEY Reeder an accountant for Robertson Motor Co is honored with the Business Management Award for Accounting Excellence by Ford Division Ford Motor Company This marks the second consecutive year she has won the award Marvin Ross and The Country Gentlemen perform at the VFW Hall on Saturday at 9 p m A Social Security representative will visit Ottawa Youth Center 115 W 4th from 9 a m to noon on April 30

Harvey Reeder Robertson Motor Co Ford Ford Motor Company Reeder Marvin Ross and The Country Gentlemen VFW Hall Ottawa W. 4Th

Eagles Lodge Dance For Baseball Support

Saturday April 26 at 9 p m the Eagles Lodge hosts a dance with the Dewey Richardson Band Proceeds benefit the local baseball team Advance notice awaits attendees and community supporters to help raise funds for the squad.

Eagles Lodge Dewey Richardson

Dance Night Hosted by Ottawa Jaycees

Ottawa Jaycees present a dance event with music by Mother Franklins Pink Peach Mob at 8:00. Purple Haze performs. admission is one dollar in advance.

Ottawa Jaycees

Lightning ignites Kerr-McGee oil drum blaze in Wellsville

Lightning struck a large metal oil drum at Kerr-McGee Oil Industries Inc in Wellsville around 3 am. The drum exploded, setting off a second drum and sparking a fire hit by Wellsville Rural Fire Department. Estimated damage is $5,000 with no injuries reported.

Kerr-McGee Oil Industries Inc Wellsville

Czech Soldier Seeks Asylum After Border Breakthrough

A 20 year old Czechoslovak soldier used a crane truck to smash a frontier barrier near Gmuend about 100 miles northwest of Vienna at dawn. He fired on and was unhurt. Austrian police reported no territorial violation by border guards during the incident.

Vienna Gmuend

FAA immunity policy boosts near miss reports fivefold

Washington AP reports a new FAA policy granting immunity to pilots reporting near misses has raised reports to about 2,500 last year up from roughly 500 previously. FAA sources say fewer than half of reports show any real hazard after investigation. A 1961-62 Flight Safety Foundation study found 2,577 near misses with anonymous reporting but no immunity.

Washington Federal Aviation Administration FAA United States The Flight Safety Foundation

Ottawa Police Charge List and Local Obituary Notes

The Ottawa Police Department reports charges against six individuals for offenses including careless driving speeding illegal registration and improper license status. The list also notes the death of Clifford Boyd Blunt 54 of Kansas City born 1914 and funeral details for Vera Ione Deay 55 of Waverly with burial in Deay Cemetery and service at Bethany Church of Christ.

Ottawa Police Department Steve W. Nelson Ottawa David D. Crumm Thomas N. Dial Dianne McCord N. Hickory Clifford Boyd Blunt Kansas City Wadsworth VA Hospital Blunt Cedar Point James A Cora E. (Boyd) Blunt Evalyn King Vera Ione Deay Waverly Bethany Church of Christ Deay

Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges This Week

Hospital notes list admissions for Joyce Brown 309 S Locust George Lewis Quenemo RFD 1 Annette Davis 316 Maple Mrs Howard Curtis 745 Tremont all Friday. Dismissals include Margaret Snyder 1130 S Main Mrs Willard Brittingham Richmond RFD 1 Jerome Shope 119 S Cedar Friday Chevy Ellis 1131 S Mulberry Saturday. Births to Mr and Mrs Robert Bays 421 8 S Poplar a daughter weight 8 lb 7 oz Saturday.

Joyce Brown S. Locust George Lewis Quenemo Annette Davis Howard Curtis Tremont Margaret Snyder Willard Brittingham Richmond

Lunch menu at Central Heights School listed by day

The legal notice item outlines the school menu for Central Heights School with daily meals including items like scalloped potatoes and ham on Tuesday and lasagna on Thursday, noting sides and desserts and indicating changes may occur.

Cleaning For Food Supplies a Kansas court notice item

In Franklin County Kansas probate and district court records a mixed note reports Walter Perkins appointed executor of Blanche Perkins will with letters issued April 17 1969. Also sheriff sale notices describe land tracts in Franklin County to satisfy partition decree. FDA announced new industry sanitation standards for meat plants amid a federal inspection report.

Franklin County Kansas Blanche Perkins Walter Perkins Probate Court State of Kansas Lynn H. Baumann Daniel Clapp District Court Ottawa Franklin Towit Washington Section Township Range The FDA Ralph Nader

Classified Ads Per Word Rates and Thanks Note

Classified ad rates listed per word and insertion counts with figures. A card of thanks expresses gratitude for well wishes and visits. Includes contact note for All Davis Paint Store and spray on acoustical ceilings estimate line. Louis Foltz thanks all, with Davis Paint listed for free estimates.

FCC Caresness DAVIS

Eighteen Crewmen Killed Friday Crash in Thailand

Eighteen U S Air Force EC121 crewmen died when the reconnaissance plane crashed after departure from a northeast Thailand base. The cause is undetermined and names were withheld pending family notifications. The EC121 carries over five tons of electronic gear for radar detection in Laos and Vietnam.

Bangkok Thailand U.S. Air Force North Korea Sea of Japan Laos North Vietnam

Officials Not Calm Now By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Predictions of high winds and heavy rains raise flood fears in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River. The flood crest reached 144.7 billion gallons daily as patrols and helicopters bolster levees under Operation Foresight while Iowa counties seek aid after Nixon declared a major disaster with initial $750000 for repairs.

Associated Press Quad Cities Illinois Iowa Mississippi River U.S. Weather Bureau Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Dubuque Nixon Robert D. Ray Clinton

Young authors share writing tips at Oakland University

ROCHESTER Michigan AP third graders from 800 elementary schools attended Oakland University’s Young Authors Conference. Students offered tips to attract publishers: exclamation points after words, good drawings, and catchy titles. Leland Jacobs of Columbia University urged precise wording and to write even if spelling is imperfect.

Rochester, Mich Oakland University Detroit Jason Weintraub Booth Bloomfield Hills Roberta Shriver Farmington Mich Michigan Leland Jacobs Columbia University

Also Mentioned on This Page

William McKee the Daily Report Clarence E. Rose N. Main Steven A. Clark Baldwin Guam Island Chase Ottawa High School Kansas State University Manhattan First Baptist Church Warren Black Post No Sandra Marie Arnold S. Cedar Harold Letchworth Ruby Sanford Vera Zone Douglas County Glen Baker Miss Deay Eudora Marshall and Etta (Ogle) Deay Harold Deay Lelia Deay Lorene Shaffer Homewood Ottawa Herald Central Heights Gwinn G. Shell Garnett, Kansas Atty Township 16 Range 21 Food and Drug Administration Joe Ferns Kan Winter & Green Nat'l. Bank Attys Plaintiff Agriculture Department States Puerto Rico Louis Foltz Business and Professional Guide Optometrists Arvid Berglund, O.D Optometrist A. G. Madison, O. D Olin G. Wollen, O.D Room Optometrist Professional Rodney McClay, O.D Dennis L. Smith D.D Don L. McKelvey D.C Chiropractors S. M. Brockway W. 15Th St Medical Directory D. C. Hadley, M.D General Practice Medical Arts Building S. Main Louis N. Speer, M.D David G. Laury, M.D J. C. South, D.C L. J. Mathey Homer N. Flora Osteopathic Zellner David L. Young, D.O R. A. Gollier, M.D C. H. Strehlow, M.D Medical Arts Victor J. Lofgreen Sylva Lofgreen, M.D Henning Bros Anthony Clinical Laboratory Gladys Anthony) McMickell Yas Vasa Franklin County Guidance Center Physical Medicine Pharmacists Raney Reynolds Rexall John Reynolds Medical Arts Bldg Towner’s Joe Beautyland Eloise Milton Shirley James Peggy Ferguson Waunlta Riemer Wilema Babcock John Rodgers and Everett’s Everett Stark Lonnie Bones Crites Welding Service Harris Welding CO R. 4 Ottawa Engineering P.O. Box Brown’s Hardware H. W. Johnson Accounting and Bookkeeping Service PSC le Alant Cherar Bob Luce Johnson Motors Newman Boats Dennis McIntire RCA Zenith Richardson’s Wee Ide Cotte Harry Smith Auto Supply
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