Town briefs report arrests, training, and local notices
Undersheriff Willard Lister and Ottawa officer Larry Jones delivered Alfred Grey Augustus Van Scoy and William Carthers to the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory after pleas of guilty for forgery and grand larceny. Army Pvt. Bill D. Wilson progresses eight weeks of artillery training at Fort Chaffee. Wreck at US 50 and Sand Creek Road injures no one. A varied mix of local events, schedules, and civic updates follow, including church socials and planning commission actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Lister
Ottawa
Larry Jones
Hutchinson
Alfred Grey
Augustus van Scoy
William Carthers
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Reformatory
Floyd Coffman
Grey
van Scoy
Carithers
Army
Bill D. Wilson
Paola
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Lela M. Randall
Lane
Spring Hill High School
Gas siphoning report from Wright Studio area
Eldon Zielsdorf reported to the police that someone siphoned a half tank of gas from his car sometime between 1 30 and 7 a m Tuesday while the vehicle was parked in front of his home at 720 North Poplar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main
Reli¢E
Kenneth Allen Campbell
RFD
Hugh Ulewellan Talbot
Princeton
Campbell
Talbot
Eldon Zielsdorf
N. Poplar
Talk on juvenile delinquency at Rotary club meeting
Dr. James Short of Washington State Pullman spoke on juvenile delinquency at the Rotary club, outlining findings from a three year research project. Visitors included Rotarians Chester Gates Frank Wolf Leo Smith and Dr Frank Gleason of Baldwin. William Overton of Kansas City Kas Jack Lowe Englewood N J and Dick Zingle Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Short
Washington State
Pullman
Rotary Club
C. W. Hegberg
Chester Gates
Frank Wolf
Leo Smith
Frank Gleason
Baldwin
William Overton
Kansas City
Kas
Jack Lowe
Englewood
N. J
Dick Zingle
Detroit
Deaths Mrs Meck Rice Hall 89 Lyndon resident
Mrs Meck Rice Hall died at the H H Lyder home in Lyndon after a decade of illness. Born May 13 1668 in Frankfort Kentucky she lived in Lyndon 85 years. She married Lemon C Hall in 1911. he died in 1934. She leaves three stepsons Charlie Hall Topeka Roy Hall Kansas City and Will Hall Fayetteville Ark. Funeral Thursday at Lyndon Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Burial in Denyer Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon C. Hall
United Brethren Church
Charlie Hall
Topeka
Roy Hall
Kansas City
Will Hall
Fayetteville
Ark
Lyndon Methodist Church
Denyer Cemetery
JayCees To Support Home In Louisiana Orphans Drive
The Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce approved joining the national Jaycee campaign to fund an orphan’s home in Lake Charles Louisiana for hurricane Audrey orphans. Donations welcomed from members and non members. Proceeds from last Sunday’s Jaycee car wash exceeded capacity and funds will aid the project and cover Janet Sue Scott’s trip to the Hutchinson fair. Meeting night moved to the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:30 PM over Sears store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lake Charles
Ottawa
Janet Sue Scott
Hutchinson Fair
JayCees
Sears
Military Avoids Liquor Tax Says Kansas Officials
Kansas military bases defend lawful liquor shipments saying they bend over backward to stay within law while state officials allege smuggling. State Liquor Director Murphy cites undeclared cargo at ports of entry and shipments to Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Riley, with federal court litigation ongoing over out of state liquor shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
W. E. Murphy
Lawrence
David H. Buchanan
Ft. Riley
Lionel C. McGarr
Ft. Leavenworth
Murphy
Junction City
Kansas City
Kas
Accuse Khrushchev of Interference in German Elections
The State Department accused Nikita Khrushchev of crude attempts to influence the September West German elections. A press officer said Khrushchev's East German visit backfired and his Berlin speech attacked Chancellor Adenauer, a central figure in the Sept. 15 vote. Khrushchev's Moscow return followed the remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington i
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
West Germany
Lincoln White
Khrushchev
East Germany
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Funeral services for Robert Hewson Lister
Funeral services for Robert Hewson Lister who died Aug 10 were held Aug 13 at Lamb Funeral Home. Rev Charles P Knight officiated with pallbearers George H Lister Milo Harris Gene Barnett William S Bowers Richard Geiger Ralph Batdorf Lee A Casida and Artis Hutchinson. Albert J Williams sang hymns with Mrs J R Henning. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hewson Lister
Lamb
Charles P. Knight
George H. Lister
Milo Harris
Gene Barnett
William S. Bowers
Richard Geiger
Ralph Bat‘dorf
Lee A. Casida
Artis Hutchinson
Albert J. Williams
J. R. Henning
Highland Cemetery
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Brief Note
Hospital notes show admissions for Mrs Tate Taylor at 236 Ash and John Hughes in Pomona along with Mrs Florence Bruce at 603 S Poplar on Tuesday. Discharges include Mrs Kenneth Evans and her baby son from Wellsville on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate Taylor
Ash
John Hughes
Pomona
Florence Bruce
Poplar
Kenneth Evans
Wellsville
Knouft Named State Purchasing Director in Kansas
Henry H. Knouft a 49 year old Republican has been appointed state purchasing director with permanent civil service status. Knouft formerly acting director since March 2 and in Holton Kansas he and Charles Lenk of Wichita passed the civil service test. The post handles nearly 50 million dollars in annual state purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Henry H. Knouft
Knouft
Holton
Kas
Charles Lenk
Wichita
William Salome
Department of Administration
George Docking
Salome
Civil Service Rating Board
Lenk
Department
Docking seeks federal aid for Kansas anthrax outbreak
Gov. Docking telegrammed Agriculture Secretary Benson requesting federal assistance for Labette and Cherokee counties hit by anthrax losses. He cited daily cattle losses and 11 confirmed cases statewide. The Kansas Livestock Sanitary Commission has 7000 for vaccination veterinary services and disposal of carcasses while Oklahoma also seeks aid amid a severe outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Labette
Cherokee
George Docking
Docking
Benson
Kansas
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Ottawa all star little league opens tournament in Topeka
The Ottawa Recreation Commission Rotary midget all star team faces Paola at 7 p.m. under lights at Forest Park in the opening double header of the Topeka little league tourney. Ottawa meets North Topeka in its first main game, with North Topeka a top seed from the regular season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Rotary Baseball League
Topeka
Paola
Forest Park
Ottawa
Richmond
North Topeka
David Allen
Jeeper
Jim Bill Baldwin
Harry Morton
Charles Pohl
Larry Crane
Robert Salsbury
Jimmy Hotaling
Alan Rybolt
Ronnie Frakes
Danny Killion
Rickie Snider
Buddy Moore
Rickie Jamison
Howard
Don Killion
Lloyd Hotaling
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Report 1957 Update
Topeka reports state accident records showing 305 fatalities in the past 24 hours and year to date for 1957, versus 386 in the same period of 1956. The figures are released by the State Accident Records Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
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US 50
Sand Creek Road
Ray R. Brecheisen
Elvin Malburn
S. Cedar
Gordon Barnes
Frankie
James Dewitt
Colorado
Drake's Bakery
W. B. Johnson
N. Mulberry
Herald Office
Staadt
Harold E. Staadt
Johnson
Sand Creek
Harold Stevens
Franklin County Soil District
Water Resources Division
State Board of Agriculture
Bob Dean
Osage City
Stevens
Baptist Church
Hickory St
First Baptist Church
Clyde D.katzer
August Katzer
Garnett
Maurice H. Katzer
Tony Katzer
Greeley
Fort Leonard Wood
Enos Honn
Shirley
Jimmy Honn
Lake of the Ozarks
Harold Honn
Chamute
Thomas E. Flowers
Bob
Flowers
Jay Ellis
Franklin County Selective Service
Zellner Building
Phil Hart
Princeton Myf
Princeton Methodist Church
Charles L. Perry
Vel Rene Beauty Shop
T.F
Order of de Melay
Jlere Berglund
Mary Dean Holle
Ithaca
Cornell University
Lucile Shafer
Butler
Planning Commission
Pine and 5Th
Warren Weien
Gleason Addition
15Th and
Willow
Weien
FHA
Wright Studio
Russell Ralph Construction Co
Pepsi-Cola
17Th Street
Ralph Company
Clifford Crouch
Williamsburg
G. C. Hoffman
Halstead
Foreman
Harold Schroll
Chuck Langdon
McGarr
Nikita
White
Moscow
McVe' Dengel
CELE
Louis H. Dengel
the Keen Co
S. Main
Robert H. Lister
Ashley
Budge
Motor Company
Republican
Securallon
Gibbons
Harry Says
Whee
Harry Smith
Ottawa Building & Loan
Aloana Franklin County Institution
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