News Briefs from Ottawa area events and notices
A collage of short items covers community happenings from Aug 4 including social events at New Hope Church and a homemade ice cream cake social. Local business ads note sales on a maple dining set won in a Kansas City shoot and store promotions. Also listed are court actions, patrol citations, a descent and quiet title petition, and notices of absences and travel among residents, with club activities, church services, and upcoming events at various local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Geiger
Kansas City
Richard Freeman
Oklahoma City
Manley Announces Jamaica Referendum On Federation Vote
Prime Minister Norman Manley said a referendum will be held September 10 to decide if Jamaica joins the independent West Indies Federation Britain plans to grant independence to its 12 Caribbean territories next May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Norman Manley
Kansas Girl Places Eighth in National Safe Driver Contest
Washington AP reports Janice Nusser of Garden City Kansas placed eighth as the only girl among 40 contestants in the national teenage safe driver contest. She earned the Sportsmanship Award and a $200 scholarship. Winner David C. M. Wood, 18, of Boulder Colorado, took the $2,000 prize and will enroll at the University of Colorado where his father teaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Janice Nusser
Garden City
Kas
David C. M. Wood
Boulder
Colo
David
University of Colorado
Wellsville club officers elected on patio meeting
The Louis H Hanson unit of American Legion Auxiliary elected officers at a Monday evening gathering on Merle Warnock's patio. New officers include President Dorothy Tomlinson and 1st Vice President Mary Ann Moherman. Installation is set for August 28 with Girls State rep Dora Carpenter to share a recording at a future meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Hanson
American Legion Auxiliary
Merle Warnock
Dorothy Tomlinson
Mary Ann Moherman
Joanne Baldwin
Frances Redman
Lu Etta Crist
Jean Groshong
Iona Hogan
Helen Chanay
Eva Deay
Pauline Hay
Dora Carpenter
Auxiliary
Girls State
Stalin Drove 'Em To Self Defense Analysis
James Marlow argues Stalin forced Western alliances through pressure and fear while Khrushchev adapts with a mix of charm and threat. Berlin remains the flashpoint, with NATO forces far outnumbered by Soviet divisions yet Western resolve holding firm against escalation.
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Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Europe
NATO
United States
Khrushchev
Russia
Berlin
East Germany
Death of Former Ottawa Resident Miss Nina St John
Ottawa friends report the death of Nina St John a longtime resident aged 93 in Sunset Baptist home Concordia where she had lived for years. Sister of Mrs F O Hetrick wife of Ottawa dentist she was active in First Baptist Church here Funeral services will be at Concordia Saturday 10 AM and interment in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Nina St. John
Hospital Notes Births and Admits Across Town
Admissions include David Peterson 820 N Oak Mrs Dean Kirkland Rantoul and Mrs James Wright Wellsville Thursday. Births report Mr and Mrs Cecil Wolgast 310 W tth a son born Thursday weight 8 lbs 3 ozs and Mr and Mrs Nelson Fritts RFD 2 a daughter born Friday weight 6 lbs 442 ozs. Dismissals list Larry Walburn 1046 S Hickory Thursday Virginia Price 828 N Sycamore Harold Meneley Quenemo George Finley and infant son Princeton A C Watts 504 N Oak Harold Taylor 719 Ash Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Peterson
N. Oak
Dean Kirkland
Rantoul
James Wright
Wellsville
Cecil Wolgast
Nelson Fritts
Larry Walburn
S. Hickory
Virginia Price
N. Sycamore
Harold Meneley
Quenemo
George Finley
Princeton
A. C. Watts
Harold Taylor
Ash
Local Markets Prices and Eggs and Hens Rates
Market listing shows wheat at 2.38 and shelled corn at 1.03. Butterfat quotes 0.48 and 0.43 with eggs straight run 0.22 and graded 0.30, 0.26, 0.22. Heavy hens 0.60, cocks 0.30, light hens 0.09.
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle 500 and calves 10 head, hogs 1,400 with barrows and gilts up 50-75 cents, sows steady. 1-3 barrows and gilts 180-260 lb fetch 17.00-18.75, sows 300-400 lb 15.00-16.00. Sheep 50 head, good to choice lambs steady at 15.00-17.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Stolen Car Recovered in Osawatomie City
A 1955 car owned by James Lee Shelden was stolen from the 200 block of South Main while he attended a movie between 7:45 and 10:30. Police report the vehicle was recovered in Osawatomie freight yards. Two guns and a box with about 15 to 20 dollars were missing. diving equipment in the trunk remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Shelden
S. Mulberry
South Main
Osawatomie
New Officers of Warren C. Black Post No 60 Legion
New officers of Warren C. Black Post No 60 American Legion Ottawa announced. Commander Merlin Casteel. vice commanders Dave Bunch and Calvin Ewing. sergeant at arms Robert Wilkerson. adjutant Joe Towner. secretary treasurer A C Richeson. service officer Ed Curby. building committee Howard Doyen John Gere Ed Curby Merlin Casteel Jack Kille. Delegates to the state convention in Wichita include John Gere George Lister C F Mount Jules V Doty George Medlock Joe Towner Clyde Harber Merlin Casteel Howard Doyen. Alternates are Dave Bunch Calvin Ewing Jack Kille Floyd Crowl Lloyd Griffith O Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren C. Black
American Legion
Ottawa
Merlin Casteel
Dave Bunch
Calvin Ewing
Robert Wilkerson
Joe Towner
A. C. Richeson
Ed Curby
Howard Doyen
John Gere
Merlin Castel
Jack Kille
Wichita
George Lister
C. F. Mount
Jules V. Doty
George Medlock
Clyde Harber
Floyd Crowl
Lloyd Griffith
O. Henderson
Operation For Robert Cheney
Robert Cheney son of Mr and Mrs J R Duke Cheney 623 Elm underwent a nerve grafting operation Wednesday at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City He suffered a skull fracture and other injuries eight weeks ago in a tractor accident near Ottawa The transplant moved nerves from his left side to the left side of his head leaving his face and neck paralyzed Doctors warn it may take up to two months or a year to learn if feeling will return
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Chambers
K. U. Medical Center
Kansas City
Kas
George Chappell
Earl Murphy
Ft. Worth
Tex
Murphy
Don McCluskey
Clay Center
Lou Lytle
Roger Thorn
Charles Thorn
Santa Fe Railroad
Thorn
F.F.A
Manhattan
Muehlebach
Santa Fe
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Miami County
Dorothy Young
Alva Schendel
Alva
L. B. Schendel
Wellsville
Robert Cheney
J. R. ‘Duke’ Cheney
University of Kansas Medical Center
Robert
Highway 50
Ottawa
Cheney
Albert Mooney
V. C. Cade
Williamsburg
Gib
W. L. Shuler
Nebraska official outlines emergency ration plan for shelters
Washington AP reports Nebraska agricultural director Pearle F. Finigan announced that production of an emergency survival ration for stockpiling in fallout shelters should start within months. A two day governor led committee meeting aligned with Defense, Agriculture and Civil Defense officials. The ration, wheat bar from Midwest Research Institute, costs 30 to 40 cents per pound to produce. It stores for one to two years and could meet needs for 45 million public shelters in the next 18 months, excluding private homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
Pearle F. Finigan
Frank Morrison
Civil Defense, Agriculture and Defense Department
Department of Defense
Finigan
Midwest Research Institute
Kansas City
Education Is Top Problem In Kansas Says Governor
Kansas must spend more on schools as education tops state concerns Gov. John Anderson said in a broadcast interview. He noted rising enrollment will require preparation and planning to meet demands. He discussed the Supreme Court ruling on illegally seized evidence and said prosecutions for liquor importation will be harder but new laws are not needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
John Anderson
Wdaf-Tv
WDAF
Anderson
U. S. Supreme Court
Kansas Governor Profiles Liberal Leanings Amid Liberal Health Push
The governor described as a middle-of-the-road Republican with a tendency toward liberalism noting Kansas has historically enacted liberal laws ahead of the federal government. He cited the state mental health program as an example of national-leading policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
United States
Anderson
Announce New Post Offices in Kansas Towns
Wichita AP reports new post offices authorized for Garnett Humboldt and Waterville The Post Office Department regional office announces a contract for a $30289 building at Johnson Kas awarded to McClellan Fallon Inc of Wichita The government will lease the building for ten years at $31121 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Garnett
Humboldt
Waterville
Post Office Department
McClellan-Fallon Inc
Johnson
Kas
Germans Describe Soviet Berlin Note as Hard Yet Moderately Timed
West German government called the 15 page Soviet note on the Berlin and German questions hard in terms but moderate in tone. A spokesman spoke after a rough Bonn translation became available.
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Bonn
Germany
Berlin
Overbrook and Ottawa Livestock Sale Dates Noted
Listings for livestock sales in Overbrook Kansas and Ottawa Kansas show weekly events. Overbrook Livestock Sale occurs every Wednesday at Overbrook with Gordon James contact numbers. Ottawa Market Sale moved to Friday night at seven o’clock located one mile east of Main on Wilson.
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Wallace Park
Paola
L. B. Schendel
Wellsville
Lois Schendell
Paola Fair
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Kas
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Overbrook
Kansas
Gordon James
Ottawa
Main
Wilson
Dairy and Farm Sales Notice from Ottawa Area
Myers Bros phone Centropolis Claude 918 Howard 46. Ottawa RFD 4. Dairy and farm sales listed for Waverly and Franklin County Kansas with sale dates Aug 8 through Aug 15. Includes Harry Michaels dairy sale Waverly Sale Barn Aug 10 and other Holstein cattle, farm and household item auctions with locations Locust, Wilson, Ottawa and Rantoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers Bros
Claude
Howard
Ottawa
Harry Michaels
Waverly Sale Barn
Waverly
Kansas
Don Everson
Franklin Co
Wilson & Locust
Kas
Lester Beamer
Hallsummit
Melvin Swartz
Household Goods
Rantoul
Franklin County Sale Company
Locust & Wilson
Walters Construction Co. Low Bidder for Water Line Relocation
Walters Construction Co. of Manhattan Kansas submitted the apparent low bid of 134001 dollars for removing and relocating water lines in the Council Grove Reservoir project in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TULSA
Walters Construction Co
Manhattan
Kas
Council Grove Reservoir
Kansas
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New Hope Church
Cisss
Jim Redgers
Rodgers Barber Shop
Pete Kitterman
Ted Strain
Tom Rea
Tommy
Nancy
Danny
Denver
Colu
Mr. Rea
Denver University
Mrs. Rea
Shirley Strain
Strains
S. Main
Dessie T. Baker
Willam Mix and Company
Ellis
Joseph Gary Campbell
Parsons
Robert E. Demersseman
Alan M. Babb
Victor R. Fletcher
Excelsior Springs
John W. McGuire
Prairie Village
Crites Appliance Center
Franklin County Grange
Mears Park
Snyder Pharmacy
Rock Creek Church
Gorsage Cleaners
Ottawa Garden Club
M. R. Shoger
E. E. Turner
Ottawa Herald
Rawleigh Products
E. F. Risdon
Drake’s Bakery
Adv
Blue Moon ‘Rebel Rousers
Ady
Wellsville News
Pete Wiseman
Manitou Springs
J. E. Davidson
J. W. Davidson
Dorothy Domnick
Sheila
Duane Gifford
Virgil Christie
East 2Nd Street
L. C. Taggert
John
Melinda
Charles P. McKay
Robert B. Greene
Taggerts
Ethel Wingert
Frances Marshall
St. Louis, Mo
Forest Park
A. J. Brady
Bradys
Woman's Missionary Society of
Wellsville Baptist Church
Hugh Cramer
Eldon Whiteaker
FE. Turner
Latin America
Dollie Hill
Baptist
Homer Ganong
M. L. Averill
St. Luke’s Hospital
Juanita Reves
Julie
Patricia Hrabe
Juanita
Jimmy Reeves
Emporia
Sunflower
Ernest Harris
Hutchinson
Don Young
Nancy Harris
Miami County Extension Board
Carolyn Bracken
Ensley Sisk
Frank Hackler
Barbara Canfield
George Sherman
Western States
Kiwanis
By James Marlow
Associated Press News
France
Netherlands
Italy
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Defense
McNamara
Soviet Union
Sheldon
WAIT
Disney Productions
Cinam
Ares
Tarzan
Baal al
Yan Dore
Vice Ian
Rachel Cade
Aml
Pas Hillcrest Mtn
Jor
Cowner’s Chapel
North Main
Opeawa
Albert Stewart and Son
C. Beatty
RFD
Albert
Harold
Lyndon
Ottawa Livestock Commission Co
Wilson &J
Neosho Livestock Commission Co
Neosho
Ben Printy
N. Main
Cap
Helen Btston
Columom
Newsweek
Meg
Esler Production
Columbia Pictures
Jerry Cok
James Darren
Michael Callan
Deborah Walley
Carl Reiner
Peccy Cass
Eddie Foy
Jeff Donniell
Vic Trickeit
Joy Baker
Ruth Brooks Flippen
Fredeiics
Scray Bregles
Pals
WGA
Walters
Onal
Ine
Reward
L. A. Reeder
Centropolis
Resorts — Lake Properties
Lone Star Lake
Call Viking
Lawrence
Alcoholics Anonymous
State Ave
Wilbur Brockway
Dept
A-17
P.O. Box
Dallas
Texas
Kansas State Employment Service
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