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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1957
Page
1
Ottawa University coaches Dick Peters and Bill Frear spent part of Easter vacation observing football practice at Michigan State College in Lansing. Ottawa Herald notes numerous local residents attended events and readings across town as passes and outings are logged for the week.
Over 800 tulip bulbs are reported blooming along hospital grounds at Flora Straub Overbrook and surrounding addresses. The Well-Child Clinic, funded by Fairmount HDU, opens at 9 am in the Co-Op building tomorrow. Hawkins Grange meets Wednesday at 8 pm to discuss a new medical insurance plan with Cecil Troth explaining it. Names and addresses of local individuals appear in a community notices list.
Funeral services for Mrs Archibald D Johnson who died April 23 were conducted April 26 at Lamb Funeral Home. Officiating were Hugh T Shoemaker and Harrison Eames of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Pallbearers included George Cole A Mitchell Richard Gilliland Elmer Brooks Amos Richardson and Winston Clevenger. Mr and Mrs Henry Williston Ralph and Roland Williston sang hymns with Mrs J R Henning accompanying. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona.
Charles L Hodgson died April 23 with services April 25 at Lamb Funeral Home officiated by Rev Wayne Caldwell Pallbearers included Roy Perry Luther Hodgson Lee McGinnis John Griffith and Woolland Morris Mrs Frank Thayer sang hymns with Mrs J KR Henning Burial followed at Walnut Grove Cemetery Lim County Lenora E Fredricks died April 23 and funeral services were held at Lamb Funeral Home with further details noted.
Home on April 26. Rev Gene Taylor of Humboldt officiated the service. Pallbearers included Chester Fredricks Fred Fredricks Fred Wood James Fredricks R. B. Loveaul and Ed Plaschka. Mrs J C Briles and Mrs Harvey Staadt sang hymns with accompaniment by Mrs R Henn ing. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery.
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 2 in the last 24 hours and 164 to date in 1957, compared with 192 for the same period in 1956.
Arthur A. Yates 66 of Argentine formerly Ottawa died Sunday night in a Brawley California hospital while traveling. Heart attack caused death born May 15 1890 in Geneva Nebraska son of Albert and Emma Showalter Yates worked at Santa Fe car shops Ottawa until 1920 then Union Pacific railroad Kansas City retiring last September survived by widow four children and three brothers one son Glenn killed in action in World War II funeral Thursday 1 30 p m Argentine Funeral Home interment Maple Hill Cemetery Argentine Lea Hopkins 65 died this morning at his Richland township home Miami County farmer resident 13 years born April 27 1892 in Arco Missouri survived by widow four daughters and three sons.
Two obituaries note Letha Fre of Wellsville who died two years ago with funeral at Coughlin Funeral Home in Wellsville. Frank M. Wright, 60, of Kansas City and formerly Ottawa, died at Providence Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Burial in Baxter Cemetery after services in Ottawa Christian Church with Rev. G Russell Fosmire. Wright was a WWI veteran, Christian Church member, and former building superintendent for Brinkman and Hagan. Survivors include widow Bessie, son Walter Wright, mother J Alice Wright, brother Ben Wright, and sisters Esda Shipps Nellie Watts and Elma Wright.
Lloyd Dunn, 69, former Le Loup area resident, died in Bay City, Michigan after a brief illness. He lived near Le Loup until about ten years ago. Born in Eugene, Oregon, he is survived by a brother Perry Dunn and a sister, Mrs. Frank Scott, both of Wellsville.
An accident at North Main and Dundee at 5 15 p m yesterday caused about 300 in damage. Charles Edison Forth 71 516 N Main drove a 1953 DeSoto south and left turned into a 1951 Chevrolet 34ton pickup driven north by Robert Lee Hull 34 RFD 4. Police report both drivers thought the other would stop. Forth car about 100 damage Hull pickup about 200.
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