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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1961
Page
6
In Washougal Washington, Joan Shaffer a 35 year old blind mother woke to smoke and carried her 5 year old Laura outside wrapped in a blanket then returned to summon help but the telephone was dead. She navigated again through the smoke and carried Laura to a neighbor as firemen arrived and extinguished the blaze.
TOPEKA AP reports after failed trials with chemicals from across the country, City Hall will use ordinary diaper bleach to restore its original color. George Champney, the low bidder, noted earlier efforts failed before the grocery store bottle succeeded.
A judging contest to win berths at the Kansas State Fair and the Mid America Fair begins tomorrow. A home economics contest opens at 9 a.m. in the auditorium, guided by Rosemary Crist, county home economics agent. A demonstration competition follows at the Masonic Hall Friday at 9. The judging covers home improvement, food and clothing. Individual entrants accrue scores from three categories. top club members form a club team, combined with scores from recent judging schools. The top three individuals will make the county team. One team competes at the Mid America Fair in Topeka Sept 9-14. separate teams may compete in each event at the state fair in Hutchinson Sept 16-21. Club members aged 12 and older may participate in state competitions.
A delegation from the Ottawa Garden Club told Franklin County commissioners it opposes using the courthouse lawn for parking. Members Franklin Baker, Wayland Blair, and R D Spears said the group voted 27 to 3 against any such use. Local churchgoers and a minister had proposed using the southeast lawn corner to ease Sunday parking near churches.
Partly cloudy this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Highs around 85 to 90, tonight’s lows near 70. Cooler Thursday with more scattered storms and continued cloudiness.
A Viking chartered plane carrying 36 passengers vanished after radio contact was lost five minutes before landing at Sola Airport. Rescue crews searched the North Sea as helicopters and ships combed the area while police confirmed tourists were aboard.
Hutchinson will host the bid opening by the Kansas Highway Commission on August 31 for construction and improvements across 11 counties. Highway Director Addison H. Meschke announced the upcoming session in Topeka.
Mal Farwa a 16 month old Arabian filly from Pomona California is sent to the George D Laws home in Williamsburg to be kept while Lloyd C Laws moves back to Franklin County The filly is a half sister of a mares on the TV show My Friend Flicka Laws recalls falling for Arabians in 1958 and plans to raise Arabian show stock in Franklin County by 1963 He notes the filly endured the long trip well and is ready for action
Mrs Nellie Mac Cash 73 of 840 8 Cherry posted a 2500 bond pending a county court preliminary hearing on August 14 for first degree murder in the fatal beating of her husband William. Arraigned August 7, she says he struck her with a stick during a money dispute and she used a stick then a 12 gauge shotgun. Sixteen gashes were found on the victim. Judge Robert Pinett noted age and long county residence in setting bond.
Ottawa retailers are invited to attend a promote Ottawa meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday in the North American Hotel dining room. The agenda includes city promotion ideas, the Sidewalk Bazaar on August 23, committee reports, and coffee and doughnuts.
A Pan American DC8 jet carrying 72 passengers and 9 crew was hijacked over Mexico and diverted toward Havana Cuba. Officials said the hijackers may follow a prearranged plan. White House and FAA tracked the flight, with Havana bound by 3:40 p.m. EDT. The incident marked the fourth airline hijacking in three months.
Fort Bragg North Carolina reports a joint Army Air Force Swift Strike exercise with heavy cargo planes dropping on Darlington South Carolina area. Air Reservists and Guardsmen manned most aircraft as STRAC forces tested air cover supply drops for the 82nd Airborne Division near Camden South Carolina. The plan calls for the 101st Airborne Division to drop about 5 000 paratroopers Thursday to counter the 82nd in this simulated foreign invasion.
DETROIT AP The Ford Motor Co told its 105000 employees today their average pay last year was 71 cents an hour higher than the industry average for manufacturing workers.
United States backs Latin nations demand for a 10 year inflow of at least 20 billion dollars from U S and other foreign sources under the Alliance for Progress. Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico and Peru propose a leaner planning staff and limit a public information campaign while urging rapid internal reforms to attract external capital. Delegates meet in Punta del Este to draft a final declaration due August 16.
Federal tax collections in Kansas for July totaled 45.34 million dollars, up 11.3 million from July 1960. For the seven months ended July 31, 1961, collections reached about 432.29 million, up over 18 million.
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg predicts the gross national product will reach about 535 billion dollars in late 1961, with a goal of 585 to 600 billion annually to sustain unemployment at tolerable levels. He spoke at the International Convention of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, noting a strong recovery from recession and praising the no strike pledge. He cited over a million man-days worked on missile and space programs in July and conveyed Kennedy’s greeting urging cooperative effort among free men.
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, 26, arrived in Moscow atop a citywide celebration after a 25 hour orbit around Earth. Titov pledged peaceful use of space, warned against imperialist attack, and praised the Communist Party as Khrushchev lauded the return beside Yuri Gagarin.
AP tally shows 24 hour period ending 9 am Wednesday recorded 310 traffic deaths in August 7 1961 in Topeka Kansas, compared with 299 in the same 1960 period.
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