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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1959
Page
4
Short items report a Kingsville trip by Lt. Ivey's mother and daughter, local campaign ads, Ottawa Junior High officers elected, and coyote scalps collected for bounty. Also present are school tours, university class visits to Lawrence, fashion ads, a divorce suit, stock car races, Shrine Club events, a Paola dance, and chauffeur license renewal notices.
Washington AP An industrialist warns American consumers are fed up with higher prices and increasingly buy cheaper foreign goods. He says labor and management must curb the wage price spiral or the public will force change, impacting both employers and workers. Stein Kraus, Bridgeport Brass Co. chairman, urges domestic prices to blunt foreign competition for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
A new officer, G. C. Simmons of 815 Olive, replaces Patrolman Willard Lister who resigns to run Rose's Hardware at 111 N Main. Simmons, on the 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift, begins a six month probation after previously working as a Santa Fe Railroad yard employee. Lister served three months on the force and will keep the hardware business.
Mrs. J. H. Foster died April 24. Services at Lamb Funeral Home were led by Rev. M. Todd Macdonald. Honorary pallbearers included F. H. Bullock and Dr. W. C. Harding. active pallbearers listed. Buried at Highland Cemetery. Mary Martha Class of First United Presbyterian Church attended.
The National Labor Relations Board will ask a Lexington court for a temporary restraining order to stop the United Mine Workers Union from interfering with coal mining in eastern Kentucky. NLRB regional director John C. Getreu announced the action and said a June 1 hearing in London Kentucky will address charges of unfair labor practices against the UMW.
Admitted today are Mrs. Nora Nicholson 517 Ash Mrs EB L Warner 723 W 6th Mrs Floyd Jackson 719 Grant John W Gatson St. Ann Mo. Births to Mr. and Mrs Paul L Morgan Monroe Court daughter born today weight 7 Ibs 94 02 and to Mr and Mrs Francis R Shull 311 E 9th daughter born today weight 3 lbs 8 oz Dismissals include Merle M Jones 1116 N Sycamore Mrs John Rodgers Quenemo Mrs Virgil Smith 535 N Sycamore Tuesday Mrs Dean Kirkland Rantoul Mrs Roy Brown Jr 988 S Cherry DeAnn Roney Waverly Bobby Seyler 624 N Cedar Mrs Josephine Kirkwood 840 Walnut today
Jacob C Hannaman 71 of 74 miles southwest of Ottawa died today at noon after a period of declining health. Born April 26 1888 in Marion County he was a son of Peter and Anna Hannaman. He lived in the area about 21 years moving from Chase County and married Olga Janzen in 1909. Surviving are his widow three sons J C Jr Hutchinson Harry K of the home and Thomas B Dayton Ohio one daughter Mrs Robert Haworth Chatham New York and four grandchildren
Mrs David L Mathias 76 of RFD 1 died today at 3 a m at her home she was born January 7 1883 in Hillsdale daughter of John and Mildred Kennedy She married David L Mathias July 1 1908 in Ottawa Surviving are the widower two sons John Ottawa Alfred Pomona four daughters and 11 grandchildren Funeral services will be Friday at 10 30 p m at McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev R B Shoemaker officiating Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery
American firms surge into Geneva to run European or global operations. More than 78 US-based offices compete for talent amid high rents and living costs, aided by easy currency exchange, secrecy laws, and favorable taxes. Notable firms include Chrysler, Du Pont, GE, Dow, Kodak, RCA, and Westinghouse.
Lansing Michigan AP reports the state will skip pay days this week due to cash problems. Among 325 state-salaried workers affected are 144 legislators who have failed to resolve Michigan a fiscal emergency over four months.
New York AP report on church architecture argues that a church building serves as a 24 hour witness to faith. Pastors Frey and Whetstone defend modernistic design as honest and essential for conveying religious meaning to contemporary society. They defend the Air Force Academy Chapel as a valid, honest expression despite controversy.
Ottawa High students may sign up for summer work on Thursday and Friday. Bertha Richardson from the Employment Service will meet with juniors in the Senior High Auditorium Thursday at 8:03 p.m. On Friday she meets sophomores at the same time and place. Principal Norris Burke notes many jobs and interested students, enabling employers to contact the Employment Office.
Dr. Ernest Mahan resigns as dean of instruction at Pittsburg State College after 15 years in the position. He will continue as professor of history while teaching and research occupy his time. No successor has been named.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas notes appear for Dorothy Mae Milward estate seeking authority to sell undivided one half of real property in Baxter Springs with hearing set for May 22 1959 and defended by attorney Gleason Doty Logan. Also notice of appointment for Katie A Warner estate naming Rose V McAuley as administratrix with creditors urged to file claims within nine months from first publication.
AP reports Santa Fe Railroad earned 12,420,288 dollars in the first three months of 1959, up from 7,269,285 in 1958. Gross income reached 148,893,905 dollars versus 129,245,891 in the same period last year.
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