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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1964
Page
6
The case against Donald Mc Nesir on a charge of simple assault was dismissed in county court by the county attorney. The notice also lists community events and local updates including sales, township appraisals, an ice cream social with a square dance, and remarks on a hospital update for Francis Arnold.
Admissions list includes Mrs Edd Barbee and Raymond Chambers of Quenemo on Wednesday, Pamela Johnson in Oak, and Mark Carey in Oak on Thursday. Births report Mr and Mrs Eddie R Warner of 704 Sycamore with a son born Thursday, weight 7 pounds 1 ounce. Dismissals include Mrs LaVerne Early of Wells ville Floyd Hackett of 804 N Cedar on Wednesday, Harold Ball of Rantoul, and Cecilia Reyes of 1048 Oak on Thursday.
Seventeen St Augustine restaurants under federal court order to integrate served Negro patrons. Signs in two eateries stated money received from Negroes would be donated to Goldwater's campaign fund. Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater was the Republican presidential nominee. Testing of Negroes finished Wednesday with no incidents.
KC markets report cattle and calves scarce on classes for trend. Cattle steady, feeder volume weak. Steers 24.00 end, good 22.25 75, heifers 19.00-21.00, cows 11.25-13.00. Hog prices near steady. 260 lb barrows 16.50-17.00, 190-200 lb 16.00-16.50, sows 14.00-15.00 for 250-350 lb. Sheep test limited. spring lambs 23.50, good 22.00-23.00, ewes 4.50-5.50. Eggs unchanged. large 30-35 cents, mostly 31. wholesale large 37-39, mediums 29-31. Butter steady at 67-68 cents per lb.
William D. Wolf aged 22 of Kirkwood Missouri and Jane E. Knight aged 21 of Ottawa are listed for marriage licenses. The notice records their names and ages as part of public marriage filings in the county.
Dr Curt Teichert now with the United States Geologic Survey is named Regents Distinguished Professor of geology at Kansas University. The 1963 Kansas Legislature provided 50000 dollars to establish the professorships. He will work with KU geology faculty on editing a 24 volume Treatise of Invertebrate Paleontology. Teichert was born in Koenigsberg Germany and has taught in Denmark and Australia before coming to the United States.
H William Myers was elected chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Franklin County at a meeting of the committee More than 30 persons attended the meeting held at the Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday night Plans for the coming campaign were made The committee decided to open a campaign office above 213 S Main after Sept 1 Mrs Dan Lickteig Richmond was named vice chairman and Mrs Al Mages was named secretary Julius Raffelock was elected treasurer
City officials report reduced electric consumption due to cold spell with air conditioner use down. Peak load yesterday 5,000 kilowatts, prior two days 6,400 and 9,000 kilowatts. Earlier peak July 22 reached 10,100 kilowatts, August 3 10,000 kilowatts.
A trash fire started by pipe line workers burned out of control Wednesday and consumed about four acres of a pasture six miles west of Richmond. John Rubick of Richmond used his bulldozer to halt the blaze before the Richmond fire department arrived on the scene.
The Kansas district of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod presented a 36.6 million dollar basic program budget through next year to delegates at the convention on Wednesday. The district plans to raise 375 thousand dollars, and congregations will approve the proposal after the convention.
Mrs Lloyd Brown applied for a building permit to install a mobile home owned by Duane Brown at 1410 South Main Apt. E. The project is valued at 5000 dollars.
Eleven persons forfeited bonds in city court and three were fined. Multiple defendants faced speeding charges, mufflers defects, reckless driving, and vagrancy. Notable actions include Claude J. Martin fined bond for speeding, George L. Frey Jr. Guilty on speeding and reckless driving with a $45 fine, and several pleas of guilty resulting in jail or fines up to $60. Trial dates set for August and September for several cases.
First published legal notices describe Lane School District No. 20 levying up to 2 mills for ten years to fund a special building fund, plus published hearings on Oliver Lee Roberts estate and a concurrent tax for Rantoul School District No. 92 to finance school buildings and bus purchases. The notices request opposition petitions within 30 days and announce dates and parties involved.
Judge Robert Pinet announced higher parking fines in Ottawa rising from $1 to $2 for violations in yellow zones outside white guidelines and after 1 am on Main. The change targets ticket frequency and late payments, aiming to free up parking spaces rather than increase revenue, with 48 hour envelope restitution preserved for meter fines.
County Court Barney Leon Worley of Mis west City Oklahoma was timed and plus costs Wednesday in a county court for having pearly log boox. Claude W. Johnson aged 23 Paola was fined $10 plus costs for having no current operator's license.
Mrs Dora Ellen Randel 81 Baldwin died Wednesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born June 12 1883 in Loveland Iowa she leaves eight sons Raymond Schula Vista Calif Don Lawrence Wilbur Bakersfield Calif Clarence Montie Arch William all Baldwin three daughters Ruth Hird Ottawa Fern Hageman Eu dora and Faye O'Brien Melvern 25 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren one daughter deceased Services 2 p m Saturday Lamb Funeral Home Baldwin burial Oakwood Cemetery Dr R M Jones Jr officiating
Funeral services were held in Omaha for Kenneth Kennedy and Mrs Edward Kennedy who perished in a five car crash near Council Bluffs Iowa. Survivors include Edward Kennedy and two women from Omaha and Ottawa mourners attended from Ottawa including Mr and Mrs Robert Duffield and Mrs Charles Miller etc.
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