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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1959

Page

5

Ottawa Briefs Include Traffic Cited Man Sale Tickets and New Shoe Store

Floyd Elmer Gumm, 41, of Wellsville, was cited for driving 1420 mph in a law zone and will appear in Police Court. By 1 pm today, more than four tickets had sold at the Chamber for Ottawa night at a Kansas City Athletics vs Chicago White Sox game on Aug 15. Charles Queen opened a Garnett shoe store near Ottawa, with Mrs Rua Jo Couture joining the staff.

Floyd Elmer Gumm RFC Wellsville Ms Police Aid Chamber of Commerce Ottawa Kansas City Athletics Chicago White Sox Charles Queen Garnett Maurice Wayne Leslie Kansas City Ralph William Haughenberry Kas Laat Court of Frankinty Kansas Edna P. Wilson John Crawford Clarance J.” Crawford Joseph W. Noble Anna B. Flickinger Hazel N. Flickinger Herbert DB. Flickinger Pauline M. Reade Newell A. Hamilton David Fields Rhoda Woodrow Raymond Wheen Goldie Snyder L.C. Wilson District Court Franklin County W. C. Wilson Frank Inn County City of Ottawa Kanaag Janey Pueseer I.S Kansan Ottawa Herald E. Wright Everett J. Baldwin Starklin County Company Arkansas City Anid Alfred R. Finch Jeff C. Finch Fitet George Cret Misc Kant Bradge Georgerugs Malott Hardware T. Lady Franklin Myron Steere Ruth A. Moody

Herter Heads Home To Tell Ike About Geneva

Secretary of State Christian A. Herter flew to Washington to brief President Eisenhower after the Big Four minsters conference recessed without agreement. West Berlin is deemed secure from Soviet pressure for months, with Herter due to meet the President after arrival.

Herter Ike Geneva Christian A. Herter Eisenhower West Berlin Washington Jovert Selwyn Lloyd London Nikita Khrushchev Lloyd Khrushchev Andrei Gromyko

Softens Speech About Russia in Washington Address

Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker softened his delivery during a Wednesday night speech to the Assn. of the U. S. Army. He had previously condemned Khrushchev and Soviet threats but cut these passages in favor of praising the Russian people and a hoped for era of understanding.

Brucker Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev U.S Khrushchev Assn U. S Moscow Richard M. Nixon

Committee Urges Continuation of Highway Program

Washington AP The House Public Works Committee urged sustaining the interstate highway program at a high construction pace for 13 years while leaving funding to Congress. It rejected the Ways and Means plan for a billion-dollar bond issue funded by diverting one-fifth of the automobile excise tax revenue, and proposed nine years of $2.2 billion yearly construction.

Washington House Public Works Committee Congress House Ways and Means Committee Isenhower Eoise Public Works Committee Ways and Means Public Works Plan

Russian Boss Asked To Kansas State Fair

Hutchinson AP Premier Nikita Khrushchev of Russia invited to visit the Kansas State Fair September 12 to 24 by the fair board. The letter to the Soviet ambassador says the visit would let Khrushchev view agricultural crops and livestock as developed in the center of the continental United States. Hutchinson is seven miles southwest of Abilene, near Eisenhower’s boyhood home and museum.

Hutchinson Nikita Khrushchev Russia Washington United States Abilene Eisenhower

Livestock Prices At Kansas City Auction AP Report

IKC Livestock Kansas City AP shows calves 1007 head steady trade with utiliy cows 16.00 17.24, canners 13.00 16.00, good and choice feeders 27.60, hogs 3500 steady to weak 1 3 190 280 lb butchers 14.75 11.00 12.50, sows 230 300 lbs 2.75, sheep 500 moderately active steady good and choice 88 108 lb slaughter lambs 201.50 41.90, slaughter ewes 4.50 5.00.

Kansas City

Deaths in Wichita Falls and Lyndon area

Mrs Mary Harrison 96 died yesterday at daughter Mrs Comstock's home in Wichita Falls Texas widow of James Harrison who died in 1937 A son Scott died two years ago Survivors include three sons Robert Coffeyville Tom Nashville Tenn and Paul Dallas two daughters Mrs Comstock and Mrs Mildred Campbell Pacific Grove Calif two brothers Dr K J Kyle Gardner and George Kyle Ottawa and one sister Mrs Letha Dunn Gardner Graveside services at Wellsville Cemetery Saturday at 3 pm Rev James Nabors will officiate Clarence E Lovett 87 Lyndon died this morning at Martha Lee residence Lyndon a retired farmer he had lived in and near Lyndon and Melvern most of his life He had been in poor health for years He remained single Surviving is a sister Mrs Harry Franklin Lyndon Services at Shaffer Mortuary Lyndon Saturday at 10 am Burial in Baldwin Cemetery

Marry Harrison Margaret Comstock Wichita Falls Tex James Harrison Scott Robert Coffeyville Tom Nashville Tenn Paul Dallas Comstock Mildred Campbell Pacific Grove Calif K. J. Kyle Gardner George Kyle Ottawa Letha Dunn Wellsville Cemetery James Naborswill Clarence E. Lovett Lyndon Martha Lee Melvern Harry Franklin Shaffer Mortuary Baldwin Cemetery

Northern Laos Calm Amid Reports of Communist Probing

The Ministry of Defense states the northern Laos situation is calm with no major action in 24 hours. Unconfirmed reports claim five battalions about 4000 men massing near the border with North Vietnam. Probing actions in Phongsaly and Sam Neua, likely by tribesmen aided by North Vietnam, may aim to back demands to reactivate the 1954 armistice control.

Vientiane Laos Ministry of Defense Viet Nam Phongsaly Sam Neua

Preston Sturges, Producer, Is Dead

Preston Sturges, famed producer, writer, and director, died in New York at the Hotel Algonquin after years of work on Broadway and film. In Saginaw Michigan, Sadie Rublowski, 71, cried for help after a fall, later dying of a heart attack in her apartment as neighbors noticed a buildup of milk bottles.

Saginaw, Mich Sadie Rublowski New York Preston Sturges Hollywood

Grain Markets Move in Kansas City Wheat and Corn

Kansas City AP reports mixed grain prices with wheat and corn showing varied shifts. No. 2 hard wheat around 1.945 per unit, No. 2 red near 1.952, corn mixed with No. 2 white about 1.20 to 1.25, No. 2 yellow around 1.21, oats listed as nominal, millet and rye modest, barley around 0.90 to 0.96, beans near 1.08 to 2.06, bran about 32.00 to 92.78, and wheat futures closing higher despite a wide spread in quotes.

Uae Kansas City Pieaseetetrs Tteseeees LL

Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported

Admission details list Mrs Dallas L Casida Williamsburg Mrs Lois Elaine Supernaw Leach and others along with Miss Jessie Kem per Nels A Olson Milton Ikenberry Pomona and Julie Ann Dillon. Births note George Eneichen Rantoul son born Wednesday weight eight pounds. Dismissals include Zilpha Dunn Princeton Jesse Stoner Lilly nursing home Neal Todd Ruben A Fanning Russell Leach Wellsville with Wednesday entries.

Dallas L. Casida Lois Elaine Supernaw Williamsburg Tate Leach N. Cherry Jessie Kemper Nels A. Olson Milton Ikenberry Overbrook Julie Ann Dillon Pomona George Eneichen Rantoul Zilpha Dunn Princeton Jesse Stoner Lilly Nursing Home Neal Todd Ruben A. Fanning Lane Russell Leach Wellsville

Re Elect Chesbro County Chairman

Vernon Chesbro was reelected county chairman by the Franklin County Republican central committee at a called meeting moved up before the primary. Chesbro had moved address from 906 S Main to 940 S Hickory placing him in ward 2. Richard C. Byrd resigned as precinct committeeman to clear the path for Chesbro’s reelection.

Vernon Chesbro Franklin County Republican Central Committee Chesbro S. Main S. Hickory Ard Richard C. Byrd

Limb Funeral Home service for longtime Princeton resident

Franklin K. Weis, a lifelong Princeton area resident, died last night. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM from Lamb Funeral Home with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Pomona.

Weis Franklin K Princeton The Lamb Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona

Senate Report Links Hoffa Ratner to Smith Abuse of Power

Washington AP A Senate Rackets Committee review finds James Hoffa paid attorney Ratner 200 a day to influence Rep. Wint Smith of Kansas and halt contempt hearings. Smith says pressure halted probes and Hoffa answered questions later. Ratner letters suggest discussions. Smith denies abrupt ending of hearings was coerced.

Washington Senate James R. Hoffa Teamsters Union Payne H. Ratner Kansas Rep Wint Smith Hoffa Ratner Rackets Committee Smith Ratners

Funerals for George F. Hough Held at Towner's Chapel

Services for George F. Hough who died August 2 were at Towner's Chapel on August 5 with Rev. Thomas E. Ingle officiating. Pallbearers named James Babcock Lindel Chism Vernon Chism Russell Gorton Grover Morgan and Willis Goodman. Wesley Dyer sang hymns with Patsy Richardson accompaniment. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery.

George F. Hough Towner’s Chapel Thomas E. Ingle James Babcock Lindel Chism Vernon Chism Russell Gorton Grover Morgan Willis Goodman Wesley Dyer Patsy Richardson Highland Cemetery

Marriage Licenses For Melvin Soper And Linda Yother

Melvin Ray Soper age 20 of Ottawa marries Linda Joyce Yother age 18 of Lawrence. The filing indicates a marriage license issued for the couple with hometowns Ottawa and Lawrence.

Melvin Ray Soper Ottawa Linda Joyce Yother Lawrence

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