Barkleys seek divorce amid cruelty charges in Franklin County
Wilma Jean Barkley of 620 N Oak petitions Franklin County District Court for divorce from Homer L Barkley charging extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Separately Joann Seyler of Wellsville also seeks divorce from Jack William Seyler on similar grounds with five children. Local items note a Big Smorgasbord at the Coffee Shop Sunday night and community events including a Boy Scout Dads meeting at Wellsville City Park Friday evening.
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Wilma Jean Barkley
N. Oak
Franklin’ County’ District Court
Homer L. Barkley
Boy Scout Committee
Wellsville City Park
Joann Louise Seyler
Wellsville
Franklin County District Court
Jack William Seyler
Homewood Church Still Is In Use
Reports claim St. Anthony s Catholic Church Homewood may close and parish split between Sacred Heart Ottawa and St Patrick s Emerald. Rt Rev William Curtin chancellor Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas says discussions occur with no official decision yet. Diocesean Board of Consultants and Archbishop Edward Hunkeler must approve.
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St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Homewood
Sacred Heart Parish
Ottawa
St. Patrick's Parish
Emerald
William Curtin
Archdiocese of
Kansas City
Kansas
Board of Consultants
Edward Hunkeler
Cities Service Gas Plans Major Pipeline Buildouts
Kirby E Crenshaw announces Cities Service Gas will construct about 10 miles of 30 inch pipeline between Welda and Ottawa Kansas compressor stations to meet 1963 64 peak day needs for Kansas City area. Also plans seven miles of 20 inch line between Ottawa Kansas and Peculiar Missouri and eight miles of 6 inch line with 10 inch tie in at Marshall Missouri plus meter regulator facilities tapping Independence East Kansas City and Marshall sources for resale in Slater Mount Vernon Lake Lotawana and Raymore Missouri. Total cost about 1598000 dollars. Construction awaits Federal Power Commission approval with initial work slated for 1964.
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Cities Service Gags Company
Welda
Ottawa
Kansas
Kansas City
Kirby E. Crenshaw
Peculiar
Missouri
Marshall
Independence
Slater
Mount Vernon
Lake Lotawana
Raymore Missouri
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Gas Company
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Sabotage blamed after deadly Montevideo train derailment
At least 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a three coach passenger train derailed at a siding near Montevideo. Uruguay’s National Railroad said saboteurs forced the track points and blocked the switch with stones, sending the train into parked freight cars at a fertilizer plant.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan C. Funes
National Railroad
Nestor Martinez
Martinez
Casupa
Canelones Province
Marriage Licenses for Ottawa Couples Listed
A notice lists Thomas Campbell aged 19 from Ottawa and Mary Ann Hewitt aged 19 from Ottawa, along with Bobby Mersham aged 26 from Richmond and Sylvia Casteel aged 20 from Ottawa as marriage license recipients.
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Thomas Campbell
Ottawa
Mary Ann Hewitt
Bobby Mersham
Richmond
Sylvia Casteel
Stay of Execution Granted in Clutter Family Slayings
Convicted killers Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were granted stays of execution. The men were set to hang August 8 for the Holcomb, Kansas murders of Mr and Mrs Herbert Clutter and two children. U.S. Judge George Templar ordered the reprieve to remain until habeas corpus pleas are decided. A preliminary hearing is slated for August 29 at Topeka.
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Kansas City
Kan
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
U.S
George Templar
Topeka
Legionnaires At Topeka Conven tion August sessions
Ottawa American Legion members and wives will attend portions of the State Legion Convention in Topeka on August 2 3 and 4. Ottawa delegates include Joel Towner Wayland Blair David E Bunch George Medlock John Gere and others such as William F Adams George E Lister Harvey E McCann Frank H Sargent Gene W Mavity Oscar W Graham D A Rybolt and Ed Pearce.
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Ottawa American Legion
State Legion
Topeka
Ottawa Legion
Joel Towner
Wayland Blair
David E. Bunch
George Medlock
John Gere
William F., Adams
George E. Lister
Frank H. Sargent
Gene W. Mavity
Oscar W. Grahan
D. A. Rybolt
Ed Pearce
The
Ottawa Post
Bomb scare false alarm at gas pipeline site
An electronic rust preventer unearthed beside a natural gas line in McLouth Kansas was mistaken for a bomb. Cities Service Gas Co. representative and Ft. Riley demolition experts debunked the scare. The device, resembling dynamite, slows rusting of underground pipe.
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Mclouth
Kan
Cities Service Gas Co
Ft. Riley
Treaty Signed Between Afghanistan and Red China
Afghanistan and Red China initiated a treaty to define their narrow border in a remote mountain range. The eastern Wakham panhandle of Afghanistan, wedged between the Soviet Union and Pakistan, touches China's Sinkiang Province.
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Red China
Wakham Panhandle
Soviet Union
Pakistan
China
Sinkiang Province
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Record
Admissions list includes Marlin Mooney Quenemo Mrs Ruby Terrill 205 KE 13th St Luke's KC Mrs Silas Huntington 1103 N Poplar Robert Sullard Wells ville Friday Jack Beals 603 S Poplar Howard Hartpence 831 S 8th Saturday Dismissals include Mrs Raymond Huston Lane Mrs Richard Foltz Princeton Robert Watkins 824 W Hickory Friday Randy Reed 723 W 7th Etla Fogle Williamsburg Nila Yokum 915 King Saturday
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Marlin Mooney
Quenemo
Ruby Terrill
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Silas Huntington
N. Poplar
Robert Sullard
Wellsville
Jack Beals
S. Poplar
Howard Hartpence
Raymond Huston
Lane
Richard Foltz
Princeton
Robert Watkins
Hickory
Randy Reed
Etla Fogle
Williamsburg
Nila Yokum
King
Judge's Son To Be Tried For Vehicular Homicide
Gareth Martinis, son of a Bronx judge, faces trial on a five-count indictment for vehicular homicide linked to a May 19 three car crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway that killed five people. He was released on $1,500 bail for a September 11 trial after a grand jury decision following 48 witnesses. The case sparked public outrage.
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DR. Me
NEW York
Gareth Martinis
Martinis
Bronx
Henry Hudson Parkway
Criminal Court
Joseph A. Martinis
Dist. Atty
Isidore Dollinger
Death notices for Stella M Wilper in Ottawa
Mrs Stella Marie Wilper aged 75 of 109 Locust Ottawa died in Ransom Memorial Hospital at 4 45 am after eight years of poor health She was born March 24 1888 in Sedalia Missouri and lived in Ottawa 39 years Survived by two daughters Mrs Agnes Emery and Mrs Margaret Zeigler two sons John L Wilper and Francis J Wilper 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral arrangements to be announced by Lamb Funeral Home
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Stella M. Wilper
Stella Marie Wilper
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sedalia
Ottawa
Garnett
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Agnes M. Emery
S. Locust
Margaret Zeig
Adviser Landis Sentencing Set After Tax Evasion Plea
James M Landis former Harvard Law School dean and adviser to presidents faces sentencing August 30 on federal charges for not filing income tax returns from 1956 to 1980. He has paid most taxes due though penalties remain and could face up to five years in prison. Landis led the SEC the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Office of Civilian Defense and advised President Kennedy on regulatory agencies.
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NEW York
James M. Tandis
Harvard University Law School
Landis
U.S. Atty
Robert M. Morgenthau
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Internal Revenue Service
William Warren
Columbia University Law School
IRS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Office of
Civilian Defense
Federal Trade Commission
Kennedy
Washington
Reader tipped Herald pays weekly for best news tip
The Herald offers five dollars weekly for the best news tip submitted by a reader. Tips may cover local events, breaking news, or noteworthy happenings and are evaluated by the editorial desk.
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the Herald
China accuses Khrushchev of betrayal over test ban
World news report says Communist China warns Khrushchev’s support for a U S Soviet test ban pact will spell his downfall. Editorial in Peoples Daily brands the accord an American Soviet alliance against China amid New China News Agency broadcast.
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Tokyo
China
Khrushchevy
Peking People's Daily
Voice of
Chinese Communist Party
New China News Agency
Senior Club Meeting at Youth Center
Twenty five members and two visitors attended the Senior Club gathering at the Youth Center yesterday afternoon with Henry Smart presiding. The group sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic and saluted the flag, as A. J. Brady led a prayer and members gave readings. Mrs. Albert Johnson played piano selections. Ice cream cake and punch were served followed by games and visiting. Members were asked to bring sack lunches to the next meeting.
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Youth Center
Henry Smart
A J. Brady
Albert Johnson
Court list: Ottawa police release twenty cited motorists
Twenty names were cited in Ottawa police court this week with sixteen charged for speeding. Individuals include Earl Ikenberry charged with drunken public behavior, several for driving offenses, and a dozen for speeding with varied bond forfeitures and fines ranging from ten to twenty dollars. James Thomson pleaded innocent. others pleaded guilty or forfeited bonds. Many addresses reflect Ottawa area. others are from Wellsville, Richland and nearby locales.
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Ottawa Police
Earl Ikenberry
N. Poplar
Janice Whitcomb
N. Cherry
John Dryden
Jimmie Dykstra
S. Main
John Baxter
N. Main
Ronald Milton
S. Oak
Jimmy Huckaby
Cottonwood
Robert Player
Charles Fletcher
RFC
Ottawa
James Thomson
S. Maple
Harry Morton
Clifford Brown
N .Mulberry
Wayne Williams
Wellsville
Fred McDaniels
Charles Shaffer
Frank Brown Jr
Mulberry
Lester Boettcher
Richland
WDAF May Be Sold Soon
Transcontinent Television Corp announces it has completed arrangements to sell WDAF in Kansas City to Taft Broadcasting of Cincinnati as part of a plan to dispose of eight of nine stations for 38.5 million dollars. FCC approval is required, and president David C. Moore says liquidation would follow if sales are permitted.
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New York
Transcontinent Television Corp
WDAF
Kansas City
Taft Broadcasting Co
Cincinnati
Transcontinent
Federal Communications Commission
David C. Moore
Trucker Dead After Santa Fe Train Crash Near Walnut
Kansas report says Neal E. Nelson of Pittsburg, a grocery operator, was killed when a Santa Fe freight train collided with his truck at a crossing two miles west of Walnut. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Erie, Kan
Walnut
Neal E. Nelson
Pittsburg
Kan
Nebraska historian resigns to lead Eisenhower Library
W D Aeschbacher, director of the Nebraska Historical Society since 1956, announced Friday he will resign September 1 to become director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library at Abilene Kansas.
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Lincoln
W. D. Aeschbacher
Nebraska Historical Society
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Six Indictments for Kansas City Suspect Homer Martin
Kansas City AP reports six indictments by Jackson County grand jury against Homer Wayne Martin 24 a suspected Kansas City policeman who has admitted 18 burglaries.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Homer Wayne Martin
Public Hearing on Zoning Change in Ottawa Kansas
Notice of a city planning commission hearing set for September 3 1963 at 1 09 p m in City Hall Ottawa on Mark Rice proposed change to zoning map from District C apartment house to District D local business affecting Lots 29 31 33 35 Block 67 details given. Protests may be made and if none the matter moves to the city governing body for action. Dwight Haworth chairman Jess Gilmore secretary.
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City Commission Room
Ottawa
Kansas
City Planning Commission
Mark Rice
N.E
Planning Commission
Eaid Commission
Otawa
Kanses
Dwight Haworth
Missouri awards 788 degrees at summer commencement
In Columbia Missouri the University of Missouri conferred 788 degrees during the summer session commencement Friday night.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
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