Births and admissions listed for area residents
Admissions Samuel Pacheco 291 Ash Saturday Arthur Hayden 704 N Sycamore Miss Florence Robinson Cedar House nursing home Sunday. Births A son weight 7 lb 19 62 Saturday to Mr and Mrs Jerry Milcfelt Richmond A son weight 8 lb 7 oz Saturday to Mr and Mrs Vernon Gragg Quenemo A son weight 8 lb 6 4 oz Saturday to Mr and Mrs Billy Rose Topeka Today a son weight 13 oz to Mr and Mrs Robert Beardsley 10075 Sycamore Dismissals Mrs Richard E Branstrator and infant daughter 1106 N Main Ray Dean Puckett Eudora Mrs Orville Hayward 712 E 9th Samuel Pacheco 23 Ash Mrs Roscoe Ward 0 W Std Saturday Mrs Larry Lines and baby son IRFD 3 Mrs Rex Simmons and Rodney Gene Blackwell Okla Mrs Glenn Jones and infant daughter 704 Cypress Mrs Freddie Moser and infant daughter Williamsburg Mrs Marion Fitzgerald Williamsburg Mrs Stanley Ricker and baby daughter 301 FE 4th Miss Carol Martin 220 Maple Sunday Mrs Alfred Finch and baby son Rantoul Mrs Charles Demoret and infant son Princeton today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Milcfelt
Richmond
Ver Jnon Gragg
Quenemo
Billy
Rose
Topeka
Robert
Beardsley
Sycamore
Richard E. Branstrator
N. Main
Ray Dean Puckett
Eudora
Orville Hayward
Samuel Pacheco
Ash
Roscoe Ward
Larry Lines
IRFD
Rex Simmons
Rodney Gene
Blackwell
Okla
Glenn Jones
Cypress
Freddie Moser
Williamsburg
Marion Fitzgerald
Stanley Ricker
Carol Martin
Maple
Alfred Finch
Rantoul
Charles Demoret
Princeton
Local 4H Leadership Conference Attendees Named
James Dunn Sandra Herring George Brenner and Patricia Williams represent Franklin County at a 4H Junior Leadership Conference on August 16 at Rock Springs Ranch. John R. Martin of 1314 Willow attended a two day orientation for transfer to the University of Kansas. Linda Machin and Tom Morisey spoke to Ottawa Lions on Youth for Nixon trip to Chicago with nearly 500 teenagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dunn
Sandra Herring
George Brenner
Patricia Williams
Franklin County
Rock Springs Ranch
John R. Martin
Willow
Rai
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Linda Machin
Tom Morisey
Ottawa Lions Clubs
Chicago
Youth For
Busy Month For Firemen In Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Department logged seven fires and six miscellaneous calls in July. The worst blaze damaged a washer and dryer at Gene Humberd’s residence, 423 South Sycamore, with $300 in losses. A garage fire at Rev. Raymond Jennings’s home, 426 East 11th, caused lesser losses. Five misc calls included two grass fires and two carburetor backfires, plus a hot box fire on a flat car at Santa Fe junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Fire Department
Gene Humberd
S. Sycamore
Raymond Jennings
Santa Fe
Coin Collection Full-Time Hobby in Wellsville
A Wellsville item notes Mrs. Robert Groshong pursues year round coin collecting with a varied set of pieces. Highlights include a 1867 shield nickel, a 2 cent piece, a 49th State Golden Dollar, numerous Morgan and Liberty era coins, and a rare buffalo nickel. The collection also features an 1829 large cent and a 1645 large cent, with trade-ready duplicates kept for acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Groshong
Elde
Agnes Sinclair
Alaska
Fer
Booker T. Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Liberty
Morgan
Washington
Mercury
Roosevelt
Jefferson
Appraisal Filed in Basil W. Kelsey Estate
Inventory and appraisal of Basil W. Kelsey who died May 22 filed in Franklin County Probate Court. The appraisal values the estate at $95,013.41 with $20,100 in real estate. Widow Elizabeth named executrix and beneficiary. bequest of $1,000 to Grace Episcopal Remembrance Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil W. Kelsey
Franklin County
Elizabeth
Kelsey
Grace Episcopal Remembrance Trust
Kansas City Market Report Mixed Cattle Hog and Sheep Trends
Cattle slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to higher with some gains. cows slow and weaker. Slaughter calves weak. Stocker and feeder cattle steady. calves slow. Feeder steer and steer calf prices range 23 to 28 dollars. Hogs moderately active with barrows the same to 25 lower. sows steady to strong. Sheep mostly active. lambs steady with good and choice feeders around 15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KC Livestock
Kansas City
API
Watermelon Feed Draws Four Hundred At Forest Park
An estimated 400 persons attended the Farm Bureau water melon feed in Forest Park yesterday. Greased pigs were caught by Sherrie Shoemaker and Albert Carpenter. Winners of the men diaper changing contest were Carl Eichenberger and Emery Morgan. Other contests included ball throw, potato contest for children, and horse shoe pitching for men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Forest Park
Yester
Sherrie Shoeimaker
Max Shoemaker
Albert Carpenter
Glenn Carpenter
Carl Eichenberger
Pomona
Emery Morgan
Eichenberger
Morgan
Deaths Mrs Lula A Clark Provo Utah
Mrs Lula H Clark 67 of Provo Utah wife of Laurence H Clark died Saturday evening in Provo Hospital She was a former Ottawan born November 24 1902 in Peoria township Married August 1 1922 She was a member of Community Church Provo Surviving are husband a daughter Lara Dee Gren Provo a son Richard Colorado Springs seven grandchildren one sister C B Goodwill Williamsburg and three brothers James Curry Ottawa Carl Curry San Bruno Cal and C H Curry Wichita
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula A. Clark
Lula H. Clark
Provo
Utah
Laurence H.clark
P.m
Provo Hospital
Charles HK
Clara (Holderbaum) Curry
Peorian Township
Clark
Community Church
Lara Dee Gren
Richard
Colorado Springs
C. B. Goodwill
Williamsburg
James Curry
Ottawa
Carl Curry
San Bruno
Calif
Land
C. H. Curry
Wichita
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Blair held in Quenemo
Mrs. Fannie Blair 76 of Quenemo died July 26 in Mineral Wells Texas. Funeral services were July 29 at Quenemo Baptist Church with Rev. William Brewer officiating. Pallbearers listed. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Quenemo. Mrs. Blair daughter of J B and Lucy Meneley, born on farm, veteran miner. An AP report notes a Polaris missile test anomaly with a sublaunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Fisher
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Gerald Mease
Herbert Sample
Paul McCracken
Cecil Detwiler
Cliff Detwiler
Harvey Richards
Francis Wilson
Roy Gerhard
J. M. Kilgore
Peoria Cemetery
Fannie Blair
Quenemo
Mineral Wells
Tex
Quenemo Baptist
William Brewer
Rooy Sutton
Carl Brooks
Norvin Spencer
Charley Crable
Wayne Cochran
Floyd Finch
Pansy Webster
Charles Meneley
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Mt Etna Quiet After Burst of Activity Subsides
Catania Sicily Mt Etna showed signs of subsiding after a recent flare. Authorities monitored seismic activity and lava flow for renewed eruption risk while residents stayed cautious and authorities issued advisories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Etna
Catania
Sicily
Mt. Eta
Traffic Toll Topeka Journal Notice
Kansas traffic report fragment notes a 48 hour period with monetary totals and a 1959 era comparison. Appears as a brief civic traffic toll update with numbers and time window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Foreign policy to be major topic in 1960 campaign
The article previews foreign affairs as a core issue in the Nixon Kennedy race. It notes Kennedy’s Foreign Relations Committee role, travels, writings, and 14 years in Congress. Both favor foreign aid, strong alliances, and peaceful firmness. Nixon cites Khrushchev talks and a need for decisive action in limited wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Iain
Herbert G.joosen
Klein
Middle East
Ber
United States
Gene O.co
Seato Council of Foreign
Ottawa Kansas approves Thirteenth Street improvement ordinance
The Ottawa Kansas city government adopts an ordinance to grade gutter and pave Thirteenth Street from Elm to Maple using steel reinforced Portland cement concrete. It sets assessments on adjacent properties to cover the cost, with bonds for unpaid amounts and scheduled maturities up to eleven years. The measure, passed July 21 1940 and approved July 27 1960, authorizes the levy and bonds and directs construction per plans on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kaneine
Elm Street
Maple Street
Manassa
Thirteenth Street
Keneas
Him Street
Mapietreet
Kansas
Olawa
Amid City
State of
Tate Ues
Ole
Ciy
Laree
Oftaea
Kansay
Jesus Improvement
Missing NSA mathematicians sought by FBI and police
Washington AP reports the Defense Department asked FBI and civilian police to locate two NSA employees who vanished in the late June period. Both are mathematicians, Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin, who left Ft. Meade Maryland on June 18 for vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
FBI
National Security Agency
Bernon F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
Ft. Meade
Wells 24
Ville Garden Club
Humboldt Man Held In Death Of Wife
Ivan Thoman, 40, Humboldt Kansas, in custody after his wife Maxine 34 was found strangled Saturday in their apartment. Sheriff Ray Emmons said Thoman confessed conflicting tales and the county attorney planned to file a murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jola
Ivan Thoman
Humboldt
Kan
Maxine
Tho‘Maan
Ray Emmons
Thoman
Russell
Emmons
Robert Talkington
Youth Held On Three Counts Involving Fight Near Logan and Main
A 17 year old, Lester Correll Mills of RFD 4, was jailed at 1:20 am on charges of drunkenness, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest after police said he tried to start a fight with another youth near Logan and Main. Officers carried him to the car and later to a cell. bond was set at $150 and he is slated for Police Court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Correll Mills
RFD
Mills
Logan
Main
Three Truckers Charged for Speeding on I-35
Three truck drivers cited by highway patrol for trucks over 5000 pounds were charged in County Court. Richard E. Cup ny, 23, Lola. Wayne Arthur Barclay, 33, Springfield, Mo. and Francis D. Holland, 43, City were charged. Cup ny and Barclay, cited July 29, charged with 65 mph. Holland, cited yesterday, charged with 58 mph. Speed limit for heavy trucks is 50 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Cup Ny
Lola
Wayne Arthur Barclay
Springfield
Francis D. Holland
Cuppy
Barclay
Holland, J
Belgian Troops Withdraw From Three Congo Towns
Belgian forces pulled out of Banningville Libengi and Coquilhauville in Equator province. UN Secretary General Hammarskjold resisted calls for immediate force, while Congo's government backed by the Soviet Union pressed for full withdrawal. About 10,000 Belgians remain in Congo at Kitona Kamina bases and in Katanga. Reports of clashes in Kasai with up to 100 killed surfaced amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Congo
Soviet Union
Tte
United Nations Sant
Dag
Hammarskjold
U.N
Katanga
U. N
Banningville
Libengi
Coquilhauville
Equator
Belgium
Brussels
Kitona
Kamina
Kaitanga
Antoine Gizenga
Community of Peoples
Lwua
Kasai
Tshikapa
USN
Tass
Mob Violence Spreads In Korea After Election
In Seoul South Korea post election violence and ballot burning spread with about 100 injured, 322 arrested and unconfirmed reports of two deaths. Caretaker Prime Minister Huh Oming blamed politicians while National Police Chief Kang Su-ryong accused watchers. Targets included former members of ex-President Syngman Rhee's Liberal party as they fared in Friday's parliamentary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Huh Oming
Whch
Kang Su-ryong
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
Rhee
Three youths arrested for speeding on horse at Fairmount Park
Philadelphia AP report says Fairmount Park police arrested three young men Sunday for riding horses at slightly more than seven miles per hour, above the bridal path limit. The incident occurred on park grounds where speed limits apply to mounted riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Fairount Park
Ark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Hayden
N. Sycamore
Florence Robinson
Cedar House Nursing Home
Gorsage Cleaners
Kenneth E. Munson
Virginia A. Munson
Rosemary Crist
Melvern Fair
Leo Mathias
AL T Grauerholz
Coffey“ville
Otawa
Kansas Park Authority
Pomona Reservoir
Big al
Coffeyville
Pol
Gleason
Stephen H. Wells
Olathe
James H. Humphreys
Bell
Ile
Adv
Claron Sobba
Lloyd Daugharthy
San Bernadino
Woodrow Goddard
St. Bernadino Hospital
Daugharthy
Denver
Kay
Duraclean Home Service
J. I. Good
St. Luke's Hospital
First Methodist
Church
Commission On Christian Social Relations
Wayne James
S. Poplar
Stormont Vail Hospital
Ellsworth Smith
Culver City
Florence Cates
Helen Bush
Daisy van Valkenburg
Leo Santee Uni
American Legion Auxiliary
Homer Gibson
Baldwin Junction
Wellsville
Gardner
Edgerton
L. W. Hostetter
C. A. Dodd
Iincis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dodd's
Dallas
Terry Silvius
John Silvius
Kansas State University
Colorado
H. E. DeTar
Manitou
Maude Newton
Harvey Booth
Baldwin
Newton
Forrest Booth
Keith Adriance
J. Russell Lambert
Ross Gault
Elizabeth Booth
Jennie Lytle
William Farney
Marion Bosworth
Clarence Coffman
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Hanson Hall
Tarkio
Bill Pogue
Herman Gilborn
Richard Kerr
Greg
Gary
Hazel Kerr
Titusville
Johnson, Kas
Mrs. Kerr
Mrs. Gilborn
Mrs. Pogue
Miss Kerr
Pogue
Bill Garrett
Jack Sawing
Sue
Lee Chamberlain
Bil] Shields
FE. E. ‘Turner
Mary O'Neil
Ruddell
Lester Whitley Sr
Carl Warnock
Hugh Macy
Oliver Neis
Art Qhanay
Bernard Fleming
Royce Myers
John Neis
Virgil Kunard
Elkhart
Ind
W. G. Kunard
Wellsville Telephone Co
Paul Heimsch
St. Louis
Paula Jo
Paul Heimsch Sr
Noah Birckhead
Joan Birckhead
Elkshart
Garrett
5Th and Main
Jackie
Kris
Kelsey Estate
Vesta B. Griffin
Towner’s Chapel
Vyrl L. Pember
Jerry Yockey
Larry Griffin
Albert Britton
Claire Shepherd
Raymond = Stankard
Larry Hollingsworth
Jim Driver
Lawrence Ott
Mt. Hope
Polaris
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Nou
Unn
Moscow
NATO
Asia
Forrica
Latin America
lAmerica
Hugoton
Korea
L E. Gleason
Rean
Elisabeth Briggs
J. Stephenson
IILL
Arthur Pough
Kanaan
Wayne Hey
Gerald Sidney
AF &Am
B. Harford
C. Morris
Sec'y
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!