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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1958
Page
4
Midget League All Stars led by Head Coach Gary Shofner will practice at 5 15 Wednesday at Garfield School diamond. No show tonite. Advertisements note local shops and services including bakeries, wallpaper, piano tuning, and beauty salons with contact details.
Funeral services for Mrs. Clif ford Mcuffin who died Aug 8 were held Aug 11 at McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev William Weber officiating. Pallbearers Harley Gover Sr Luther Stevens Chris Johnson J W Taylor Loren Ames and Louis Dale. Mrs Erwin Happy sang hymns with Mrs R L Stevens accompanying. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Funeral services for J L Kennedy aged 70 who died August 7 were held August 9 at McVey-Dengel Mortuary with Rev Jerold E Tyler officiating. Pallbearers were Ray Simmons L D Larkin Tom Liggett Floyd Serene Leo Logan and Ed Curby. Robert Bowline sang hymns with Mrs R L Stevens accompanying. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery.
Funeral services for C. Carl Nutt Sr who died August 5 were held at McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev Charles W Gross officiating. Pallbearers included Harley Gover Sr Estel Northway William Gaynor Glen Happy Reid Harder and Louis Dale. C J Milton Jr sung hymns with Mrs R L Stevens. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Washington AP reports the Department of Agriculture forecasts sorghum grain production at 496 million bushels, the second largest after last year’s record 562 million. The 1958 outlook exceeds last year in California and Texas but drops sharply in the central Great Plains due to less acreage, with Kansas about one-fifth headed by early August and Missouri yield prospects near 1957 levels.
C Frederick Longshore of Arkansas City will become personnel officer of the Osawatomie State Hospital Friday. His appointment was announced today by Supt. George Zubowicz.
In Washington the Teamsters President James R. Hoffa dismissed fears of gangsters and officials with criminal records within his union. He asserted he would act within the constitution to eject hoodlums, acknowledging past missteps by predecessor Dave Beck and saying he will be careful rather than “tough.”
A Navy blimp completing a 38000 mile arctic journey touched down at South Weymouth after 76 of 77 hours aloft. Commanded by Capt. H. B. Van Gorder, the 343 foot Snow Goose flew 3400 miles from Cornwallis Island to a floating ice island near the North Pole and back with a refuel stop at Churchill Man. The Office of Naval Research backed the mission to test blimp supply play and scientific observation amid the 24 hour arctic sun.
Salina was selected as a Nike missile installation site to protect Schilling Air Force Base. The Army said the base will host two units about nine to 12 miles from the base, each unit comprising about 100 men for ground to air missile operations.
EL DORADO AP A prisoner identified as Dan Oliver, 43, from St. Louis, allegedly slashed two inmates with a razor and set clothing afire in the Butler County jail. Gerald Thorpe, 25, of Towanda, was cut on the hand, while temporary jail employee Larre E. Tarrant, 21, suffered serious abdomen and shoulder wounds. Oliver was subdued by other prisoners.
Five people faced Ottawa Police Court this morning for speeding and related offenses. Dudley Salsbury, Larry Bennett, Norris Johnson, Dale Whiteford, and Roy Jones were fined for speeding in 30 mph zones. Am brosia Hernandez had a license issue dropped after presenting a valid license. Virgil Croucher was fined for failing to yield. Several trials postponed to August 26.
Herbert Brodkin, a veteran live TV drama producer, forms a trio with Fred Coe and John Houseman to guide CBS Playhouse 90. He plans to relocate to Hollywood to oversee 15 to 20 live dramas, stressing original scripts over adaptations as critical to television’s growth.
Merlin Casteel of 300 Ash was elected president of Franklin County's newly formed Disabled Citizens of America chapter. Lester Wells is vice president and Melvin L. Dixon is secretary treasurer. The group will meet September 3 at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the North American hotel and invites many to attend or join.
A man and a woman robbed the Pickwick Hotel in Kansas City of 4 000 to 5 000 dollars in cash and checks. About 20 patrons were in the lobby when they accosted general manager Glenn Carden and office manager Ned Sells. Carden’s 3 year old daughter Linda was present. The pair fled in a taxi after forcing the money from Carden who said the woman warned hurry up or the kid will get it.
The Nautilus docked in Portland England to a hero’s welcome after a record Arctic journey. Crowds cheered as Cmdr. William R. Anderson and 115 crew members reunited with shore leave starting immediately. A U S Navy and Royal Navy presence joined the celebration with telegrams and mail arriving for the crew.
A wage dispute triggers a paralyzing truck strike and lockout spreading to 11 Western states. About 150,000 trucks run by 1,600 firms with 2 million dollars a day in operations may halt nationwide. Estimated 100,000 workers idle. regional embargoes affect new shipments and deliveries continue only for freight already on hand. The lockout follows the Sacramento Joint Council 38 strike in eight California cities and Reno.
TOPEKA AP The first round of a highway fight in southeast Kansas unfolds before the State Highway Commission tomorrow. A Pittsburg delegation led by Kansas U.S. 69 Assn officials will appear as debate centers on routing, with Ottawa Emporia and Will Rogers Turnpike ties debated.
Nine year old Glen Thorpe fell about 20 feet into a horizontal culvert under a new highway east of Ottawa while his mother carried a hot lunch to her husband. He sustained a fractured and dislocated left ankle and a sprained right ankle and was reported doing well at a local hospital. Police rescued him from the culvert near the east Logan street bridge and sent him to medical care.
A Kansas City man is jailed in Franklin County on a fraud charge. Thom as H. Boothe, 37, was brought from Kansas City after Sunday arrest. He was arraigned Monday with bond set at $500. The complaint says Boothe drew an $87.50 advance from Carl Channon on June 18 to buy a car and then did not repay.
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs Rollie J Hashman Jr at 916 Maple and Mrs Lucy Garrett at 911 S Main with today admissions including E E Dorkins at 1149 S Mulberry. Discharges noted for W P Epps at 1128 N Oak and Horace Avery at 909 N Main with George Jennings from Waverly and others at 1303 S Mulberry and Cecil J Gilmore at 1303 S Mulberry and Clarence Cain Pomona with today discharges or moves.
Market notes show multiple grain prices with values like Wheat 1.57, Soybeans 2.07, Yellow Corn 15, Shelled Corn 120, Oats 1.95, Butterfat 52.49, and various egg and hen lines, reflecting a dated commodity roundup with dispersed figures.
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