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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1961

Page

3

Thinner guests at Monroe Courts gatherings

News briefs list social visitors for Mr and Mrs Carl Furman at Monroe Courts with names including Richard Furman Margery Omer Furman Donnie Richard Dunn Linda Baldwin and Captyn Taylor. Also notes an August 4 ice cream cake social at New Hope Church Homebuilders Class and several local notices including minor court charges traffic issues thefts and a car theft recovery.

Carl Furman Monroe Courts Richard Furman Margery Horsehead N.Y Captyn Taylor Deer Park Omer Furman Donnie Council Grave Richard Dunn Diana Linda Robin Baldwin New Hope Church

Unemployment Up A Little In Kansas Week

Kansas unemployment rose slightly while unemployment insurance payments fell. The Employment Security Division reported an insured unemployment rate of 2.9 percent, up from 2.8 a week earlier and 2.7 percent a year ago. Total benefits paid last week were 299 835 to 20 0.

Kansas Employment Idcurity Division Today

Crash Fatal To A Child In Louisburg Area

A collision on US 69 just north of Louisburg, Kansas, killed three month old Gayle MecWilliams. Motorist Mrs Harold McWilliams 31, and her mother Mrs Elsia McWilliams were injured and taken to KU Medical Center. The crash involved a car driven by McWilliams and a pickup truck driven by James R. Grandev du of Limaburg as he turned onto a country road. The infant’s family resided south of Louisburg.

Louisburg Kan Gayle MecWilliams Harold McWilliams Kansas Highway Patrol Nnk James RK. Grandev du Limaburg McWilliams Nda Elsia McWillams Wrandatte County University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City

Lane community notes on remodeling and church activities

Lane reports nearing completion of the Abe Lynn property remodel by W M Christian with new living areas and a duplex under construction across the street. Post office fixtures and City Park rest rooms updated. Lane Fair preparations advance with dinners planned August 2 3 4 at 11:30 and 4 30. WSCS notes include August 24 meeting and fundraisers. Several residents visit or travel, including trips to Versailles and California.

Abe Lynn W. M. Christian Christian George Lee Twila Allie Knoop Oscar Henderson Kansas Street Lane Lane Methodist W.S.C.S Staly Peggy Baucom W. E. Neller Jesson Joy Gentry Peters Earl McAlwain Jerry Triplett Society Merry Dee Hahn Kathy Gentry Sharon Shirley Hinton Church Annex Debs McDougal Versailles Missouri Charles Mitchell Brenda Belle Brownlee Arlene Steinlage Topeka E. F. Brownlee Jack John Art Holland Kansas City

Local Market Report Mixed Signals Amid Grain Prices

Market notes show soybeans and corn activity with references to shelled corn and grains. Prices listed include 6.056 for butterfat, with other figures 40 28 22 and notes on heavy hens and cocks. Reads like a cropped commodity page with limited legible data.

KC Markets KCKANRAS CITY AP cats and crops report

Market notes list prices for cattle and hogs with fluctuating bids and steady, firming, and buying interest. Entries mention steers, cows, calves, and hogs with various weight ranges and price estimates, reflecting a typical midweek rural commission market overview.

Need Three More Votes Need Three More Votes

Asian African bloc seeks a special U N General Assembly session over the French Tunisian crisis with 37 signatures on a petition and blocs of nine nations plus Cuba, aiming to reach the 99 member threshold. U N officials plan a session early next week expected to last four days while Adlai Stevenson meets Tunisian envoy Mongi Slim to push for peace talks.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly Soviet Bloc Cuba Tunisia U.N U.S Adlai F. Stevenson Mongi Slim France Slim

Kennedy Signs Bill to Boost U S Defense Spending

President Kennedy signed a bill authorizing an extra one billion dollars for missiles ships and planes to strengthen armed forces against the Soviet Berlin threat. Senate moves to expand a 47 billion defense package including 3.5 billion for the new authorization. Leaders of both parties back the added funds with swift action.

Washington Kennedy Berlin Senate House Congress

Hospital Notes Admissions and Births List

Admission notes include Mrs. Gary Riemer and Gary Blakesley among others with addresses in New Mex and Kansas City. Births report a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Spears in Kansas City, weight 6 lbs 14 ozs. Dismissals list Ralph A. Edwards in Clayton Oklahoma and L. M. Shaughnessy on Main Street.

Gary Riemer Tocast Gary Blakesley Tremont Lee Schmitt Jne Wilbern S. Cedar Harold Meneley Quenema David Walmer Crestview John C. Spears Kansas City Ralph A. Edwards Clayton Okla L. M. Shaughnessy

Insect Dust and Relighting Cigarettes Highlight Medical News

Insect dust triggers hay fever and asthma for some, with House flies May flies aphids beetles mites and other insects in the air. Relighting half consumed cigarettes may double lung cancer risk, especially among those smoking 10 to 29 daily, per studies in Britain. Safe sedatives include two new options, one synthetic from Germany and a barbiturate with a catch mechanism that limits overdose.

Samuel M. Feinberg Neorthwestern University Manchester John Dark M. Pemberton Marion Russell Lancet Britain United States Germany World Medical News

Traffic Toll Topeka AP 1981 Death Log Summary

Kansas traffic death log reports totals for the 24 hours up to 9 am Thursday August 7. Figures compare 1981 to 1960 period, listing 24 hour totals and broader year comparisons with 262 and 205 noted.

Topeka Kansas

May Shift A Support Load May Shift A Support Load

ST LOUIS AP Professor W J Brockelbank of the University of Idaho says support burdens for destitute families may shift from public funds to runaway husbands and fathers due to broad adoption of the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act. He notes reductions in dependent aid since the act’s proposal and cites social security estimates from earlier years.

ST. Louis W. J. Brockelbank University of Idaho Brockelbank National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform Law Idaho American Bar Association

Turkeys dominate weekend food sale lists nationwide

Turkeys score popularity on supermarket lists with the lowest prices since 1942. Beef remains the priciest item among ads while pork chops join the push in some areas. Vegetables show smaller fresh supplies but cheaper potatoes, with strong buys including beets cabbage celery and tomatoes and fruits featuring melons watermelons and cherries.

Agriculture Department

Humphrey warns vote needed on school grants

Washington AP Humphrey says Congress must vote on school construction grants to keep aid for federally impacted districts. Senate already passed 2.3 billion education bill with classroom construction and teachers salaries. House Rules Committee stalemated, extension unlikely without exact form approval.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn Congress Humphrey Senate House House Rules Committee Charles A. Halleck Indiana

Man Charged After Wounding Crop-Dusting Pilot

Frank Frey of 18 miles north of Satanta Kansas is charged with felonious assault with a deadly weapon after firing four shotgun blasts at a crop-dusting plane piloted by Robert Calhoun Jr. near Frey’s farm. Calhoun, sprayed Milo, landed safely in Garden City after pellets hit arm and neck areas. Frey was bound over to district court under $1,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing.

Satanta Kan Frank Frey Here Robert Calhoun Jr Garden City Frey Calhoun Justice Cour Milo

Marriage Licenses Listed for Burns and Christie

Donald Burns Wandard, 28, Orlando Florida, and Carolyn Jane Christie, 22, Oklahoma? Arizona? (OAwa) appear in a marriage license notice. The record notes their ages and hometowns amid a broader city list of couples obtaining licenses.

Donald Burns Wandard Orlando Fla Carolyn Jane Christie Oawa

Ottawa City Commission Brief Meeting Passes Two Measures

At City Hall the Ottawa City Commission approved a no parking zone on the east side of Main Street from Tecumseh to Keokuk and authorized paving and improvements on Cherry Street from 7th to 9th. A resident, Harry Johnson, complained Skunk Run water pooling near his property invites insects and endangers children. officials said they would consult the city engineer about drainage improvements.

Ottawa City Commission City Hall Main Street Tecumseh Keokuk Cherry Street 7Th Harry Johnson S. Locust Skunk Run

Protest On Red Ruling in Berlin Spur Global Tension

Berlin reporting from AP describes protests by American British and French commandants to the Soviet commander Col. Andrei Solovyev over measures against East Germans employed in West Berlin. East German authorities seal off Berlin as they curb refugee flows and impose new identity controls while workers commute mainly by women.

Berlin Soviet Union West Berlin Andrei T. Solovyev Red East East Germany Neues Deutschland East Berlin

Khrushchev Says West Berlin Guaranty Possible

Khrushchev told Italian Premier Fanfani he remains set to sign a peace treaty with East Germany but is willing to provide whatever guarantee West Berlin wants. He said Berlin may choose a capitalist regime and that such a choice should be allowed if it is the people's will. He warned that a peace treaty would not mean war and urged resumed talks, while reaffirming the date for signing is fixed by himself. Fanfani and his aides left Moscow with mixed views, noting the speech was propagandist and that Western positions were reiterated.

Moscow Khrushchev Amintore Fanfani East Germany West Berlin Fanfani Berlin Kremlin Kennedy Vienna

Death Takes A Cardinal Cardinal Canali dies in Vatican City at 87

Nicola Cardinal Canali, 87 and longtime mayor of Vatican City, died of bronchial pneumonia and circulatory complications. His passing comes four days after Cardinal Domenico Tardini, secretary of state, reducing the College of Cardinals to 82. Canali had long suffered circulatory issues and died after a week of pneumonia with doctors losing hope. He had served as president of the pontifical commission for Vatican City since soon after its creation by Pope Pius XI in 1929.

Vatican City Nicola Cardinal Canali Cardinal Canali Domenico Tardini Roman Catholic Church College of Cardinals Pontifical Commission For the Pope Pius XI

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