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!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
5
Ottawa area notices report hospital admission and room, rummage sale details, and a list of community events. Includes a summer session attendance at University of Nebraska, surgery in Halstead, Hawaii trip slideshow, and local sales promotions. Also mentions piano tuning, appliance ad, and club meetings with dates and locations.
The 20th annual Richmond Free Fair opened with afternoon athletic events and a night sho dog and talent show. The fair runs through Saturday featuring foot races for youth, pie eating, pop drinking, livestock judging, a ladies base ball throw, yo yo contest, cracker eating, auto races for small fry, and more. An athletic men’s event includes pitching horse shoes and tug of war, with a band concert Friday evening. Saturday hosts a grand parade, a baby show, and further livestock judging.
AP reports cattle and calves steady across classes in SAS CITY market. Dealers pay 22.00 to 25.00 for good and choice cows, hogs higher by about 25, with barrows and sows up 25. Prices for 200 to 260 lb hogs run 18.00 to 25.00, and 260 to 280 lb hogs around 19.50 to 21.50. Ewes valued around normal figures.
Blue Ribbon winners announced for Lane Fair across multiple categories including clothing, home crafts, 4-H projects, poultry, food preparation, and top overall foods. Notable names include Diana Hull Princeton in several dress and wool garments, Colleen Riley Richmond for animal and landscape, Jill Lowrance Ottawa for collections and livestock design, and Anne Wakeman Osawatomie for 4-H entries and top corn honors.
The Ottawa unit of the National Guard 127th Artillery headquarters and headquarters Battery has arrived at Camp Guernsey Wyoming for a two week summer training stint. They arrived Sunday to begin training with 16 other Guard units and are expected to return home August 18.
Speakers for the mortgage burning ceremony at Melvern Church of God include Hoyard Kramer board chairman and pastor A Doyle Lamon Rev Jesse Barber from McPherson and Kansas Church of God chairman Rev Harold Boyer of Maid en Lane Springfield Ohio former Melvern resident He will speak at the 11 am service A basket dinner follows at 1 pm with a 3 pm ceremony expected to draw out of town pastors and congregations
John Farquarson of 1237 S Cedar will take part in a campus dining managers seminar sponsored by ARA Slater School & College Services. The August 14 16 sessions at Southern Illinois University cover menu planning nutrition purchasing service student relations and special functions. Farquarson heads ARA Slater service at Ottawa University which supplies food service to 153 other educational institutions across four states.
Hospital notes list admissions for Bobbie McClay RFD 1 Mrs Pearl Hayes 415 Maple Mrs Roy Bethel Williamsburg Mrs Charles Carter 919 N Oak Susan Jane Crawford Pomona and a correction in births for Chester Fredricks Williams burg RFD 2 daughter weight 8 lb 6 oz and Lee F Arnell 410 E 6th daughter weight 6 lb 12 oz Dismissals Mary M Henderson Rantoul Thursday
Mil ton J Patterson 60 of Lawrence died Monday in Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by widow Irma, two sons Richard Walsh and Lt Barry Patterson, four grandchildren, brother A E Patterson Jr, and other relatives. Jon Alan Gates 20 of Garnett died after four week illness at Anderson County Hospital. Services Friday at Towner Chapel, burial Highland Cemetery. Survived by parents Orin and Mrs. Gates, two sisters, two brothers, and several grandparents and aunts.
Mrs Stella M Wilper died Aug 3. Services were at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Aug 6 with Rev Kevin Horrigan OSB officiating, assisted by Father John Harrington. Pallbearers listed. rosary at Lamb Funeral Home. burial at Emerald Cemetery in Emerald.
Services for Maude Sta del Coleman and Elsa Towe were held at Towner Chapel with Rev. Thomas Ingle and Rev. Ralph Edwards officiating. Pallbearers included Olin James, Harry Beall, Walter Hull, Van B. Cade, Everett Walter, Grover Froggatte, Fred Wilson, Pete Geiler, Jack Reddick, Freeman Stultz, Kenneth Reddick and Deacon Richardson. Both were buried in Highland Cemetery with hymns sung by Mrs. Bert Detwiler and Mrs. Ervin Happy, accompanied by Mrs. J. M. Kilgore.
The Linn County Fair at Mound City opens August 21 featuring a shodeo on opening night at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Linn County Fair Association and the Pleasanton Saddle Club, it precedes a grand entry. Rodeo shows run Friday and Saturday nights August 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. with five major events plus trick riding roping comedy and bull fighting.
Two women entered a South Louisville grocery store and demanded money. A bag boy, headed to the parking area, was unaware of the holdup. The gunwoman urged her partner to bring him inside, but an official locked the doors and the pair fled when confronted. Chief Special Agent John Walker of the grocery firm provided the account.
Jean Blalock returned to Franklin County from Tampa Florida area and arraigned in County Court on a charge of disposing of mortgaged property a 1952 automobile. She requested a preliminary hearing set for 2 p.m. August 19 and posted a $1,000 bond before release.
Franklin County attorney Donald L. White said investigations into allegations that sheriff's officers struck two youths in a Friday night incident on Interstate 35 are ongoing. White, aided by a state attorney general agent, noted most statements have been collected and will be reviewed with the attorney general before deciding on any action. Transcripts are unlikely until late this week, with a review hoped for by Monday.
The Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha will invest about 10.42 million dollars to expand facilities in Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Iowa to boost gas deliveries to 14 customers. The Power Commission authorized the project on Wednesday.
President Ho Chi Minh said peace could return in South Viet Nam if the United States withdraws arms and troops. A Hanoi broadcast quoted Ho accusing U.S. interventionists of causing the fighting.
John L Hampton aged 21 and Virginia J Meeker aged 18, both of Ottawa, received marriage licenses.
Dale Perry of Waverly reported hitting a calf on a county road about six miles northeast of Williamsburg late last night. Perry, 18, told a sheriff's deputy he could not avoid the animal after cresting a hill. The calf was killed and Perry appeared uninjured.
Franklin County Commissioners set a 50 mph limit on old U S Highway 50 from Ottawa city limits southwest. The road, abandoned by the federal highway, had a 70 mph state limit except where posted. The measure aims to curb its use as a drag strip amid sheriff complaints of drag racing.
A postal money bag with about 100000 dollars fell from a transfer wagon and was run over by a train, bursting open and scattering 20 dollar bills along the track. A railroad worker said the money was recovered within about 20 minutes and noted there was no wind helping the spread.
State Highway Commission of Kansas notifies contractors to submit sealed proposals for road and bridge projects in Franklin County. Bids are due by 9 00 a m August 29 1963 at the Franklin County Clerk in Independence. Plans and specs available in county clerk and state highway office. Addison H. Meschke directs.
In Franklin County Kansas a petition to probate the last will of Sarah H Cook deceased was filed with executors F R Bennett Jr and Homer J Henning. A hearing is set for August 17 1963 at 10:00 a m in Ottawa Kansas to determine admission of the will and issuance of letters testamentary. Defenses must be filed by that date. John B Pierson attorney represents petitioners.
Auction notices for Michigan Valley, Pomona, Ottawa, and surrounding areas list sale events on August dates. Items include farm sales, household goods, and estates. Locations cited: Michigan Valley, Williamsburg, Pomona, Ottawa. contact names and phone numbers provided for each listing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.