News Briefs: Local residents, incidents and summons
Peter Noll of Williamsburg is a patient at K U Medical Center in room 407 F for a serious heart condition. Everett L Slifer 22 son of Harold W Slifer of 804 N Mulberry assigned as missileman with the 43rd Artillery at Fairchild AFB Washington. Slifer a 1955 graduate of Hutchinson High School entered the Army in November 1958. Stock Car Races Sat Nite 730 Adv Gordon Noland 423 Willow. J Beautyland CH2 4347 Mozelle Steele-Bula Cummings. Joe Stephenson 819 S Hickory reports theft of a girl s bicycle from his residence Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Frances Lucille Briant 26 Topeka cited for driving 41 in a 30 zone with no license posted 21 bond. Ceramic tile for hobbyists Christian 317 S Hickory Adv. Douglas Lancaster 19 Independence cited for passing a red light posted 5 bond. RAWLEIGH Products 1032 S Main. E F Risdon Adv. An automobile belonging to Frank Lee Johnson 20 20 Rockwood collided with Santa Fe train No 88 at 5th and Walnut about 1 a m today. Johnson said his foot slipped from brake to gas and he drove to police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Everett L. Slifer
Harold W. Slifer
N. Mulberry
43Rd Artillery
Fairchild Air Force Base
Wash
Army
Slifer
Hutchinson High School
Frank Lee Johnson
Rockwood
Santa Fe
5Th
Walnut
Johnson
Russians Curious About U S Exhibit At Moscow Fair
In Moscow the U S exhibit nears midpoint as visitors, including rural Russians, eagerly inquire about chewing gum. Guide Jack Blanshei notes gum is shown to explain uses such as relieving tension, teeth cleaning, and aiding smoking cessation, amid curiosity sparked partly by Soviet satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krokodil
Jack Blanshei
San Francisco
Blanshei
America
Teacher runs drive in while rising to principal post
Wellington High School business teacher Richard Waln builds a second career with Dick's Drive-In opened in 1954. He plans to remain in teaching while pursuing school administration, balancing evening work with family and studies for a master’s degree and future principal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Richard Wain
Wain
Barbara Clouse
Kas
Richard Waln
Waln
15 Years Wait Ends With Gilliland Burial Plan
The family learns that Air Corps Warrant Officer Leslie D. Gilliland, missing since January 28 1944 after his bomber was hit over Rebaul New Britain, has been identified. His burial is planned October 12 at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery in St Louis. His mother Mrs Leona Husted of Ottawa will attend with her son Fire Chief Harry Gilliland. Gilliland, born October 26 1921 in Ottawa, served in the Lawrence National Guard, trained in radio work, and earned the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Clusters for gallantry in the South Pacific. He is survived by his mother, a half brother, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
Leslie D. Gilliland
Leona Husted
Hickory
Lawrence
Rebaul
New Britain
Ottawa
William T. Gilliland
Leslie
Lawrence High School
Lawrence National Guard
Gilliland
Williams Field
Chandler
Ariz
South Pacific
Harry W. Gilliland
Bob
Arrest Confusion Over Missing Husband Identity
In Brooklyn a man named Seymour Kroll was arrested on an abandonment warrant from Utica but released after an Utica woman identified him as not her husband. The court found fingerprint and ID discrepancies and apologized. Kroll's lawyer announced plans for a substantial false arrest suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pucley Mimchly
Deymuul Kroll
Brooklyn
Kroll
Utica
David Malbin
Silver
New York
Chicago
Arthur Darrigrant
Oneida County
Irving M. Berg
Miteff Scores Easy Victory Over Alonzo Johnson
New York AP reports Alex Miteff defeated Alonzo Johnson, ending Johnson’s 13-fight win streak. Miteff, who suffered a cut eye and a swollen finger, won on all judges’ cards 6-4 7-3 and 6-4 as matchmaker Teddy Brenner eyed future bouts with Machen or Pastrano when Madison Square Garden reopens in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ingemar Johansson
Argentina
Alex Miteff
Johansson
Alex
Alonzo Johnson
Miteff
Teddy Brenner
Madison Square Garden
Eddie Machen
Willie Pastrano
Mark Conn
Phil Botwhnik
Leo Birnbaum
Death notices for William H. Drown and others in Ottawa area
William H. Drown, 34, Wells ville, died in a two pickup truck collision near Eu dora. He served in World War II and belonged to Wellsville Masonic Lodge. survivors include Edna his widow and four children. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in Wellsville with Masonic graveside rites at Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin. The notice also records obituaries for Mrs. Clara Weaver of Canon City and others with survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Drown
Wellsville
Eudora
Wells Ville
Calico Rock
Ark
Thurman
Bertha (Estes) Drown
Verpert
Floyd
Lenexa
Pauline Brinsfield
Arkansas
Lowell Dickinson
Oakwood Cemetery
Baldwin
Clara Weaver
Canon City
Colo
Ottawa
Edgerton Man Dies in Rural Truck Crash
LAWRENCE Kans Friday collision of two pickup trucks at a county road intersection southeast of Eudora killed William H Drown 34 Edgerton and injured two others. Luke Adron Pell 41 DeSoto driver of the other truck was treated for possible concussion. Ray E Burkhardt 39 Eudora was admitted with facial cuts chest injuries and possible concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William H. Drown
Edgerton
Kas
Eudora
Drown
Luke Adron Pell
DeSoto
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ray EK. Burkhardt
Gardner Hospital
New Tooth Glue May Eliminate Dental Plates
Navy researchers report a bone based tooth glue that could remove the need for dental plates and bridges. In dog tests a tooth or substitute was reinserted with cement, enabling eating the next day. human trials have not begun and no claims are made for use in people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Thomas J. Canty
Navy Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Canty
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions list includes A. W. Jones at 815 East 8th and Mrs. A E Knoeppel at 1427 Oak Friday. Dismissals note Mrs. Gary Davis at 311 Red Jacket Friday and Mrs. Earl Elliott at Princeton today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Jones
A. E. Knoeppel
Gary Davis
Red Jaelket
Earl Elliott
Princeton
Marriage Licenses for Roth and Boucek Listed
The record notes the marriage license applicants Harry Louis Roth age 21 of Olathe and Marcina Marie Boucek age 21 of Ottawa. The filing details indicate the union proceedings in the local civil registry with official verification pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Louis Roth
Olathe and
Marcina Marie Boucek
Ottawa
No Arrests In Wamego Murder
A coroner's jury ruled that 27 year old farm wife Mrs Ray Seematter died from gunshot wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant. No arrests have been made and no charges filed as suspects are investigated. The weapon was a .410 shotgun. The incident occurred on the enclosed back porch of the Seematters’ farm home nine miles west of Wamego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wamego
Kan
Ray Seematter
Pottawatomie
Don Williams
Williams
Seematter
Manhattan
Lyon
Seematters
Terry
Cynthia
Fishing Picks Up In Kansas
Pratt Kansas AP reports best fishing in hot weather is for channel catfish with channels hiding across most sections of the state. The Forestry Fish and Game Commission notes outstanding catches in size and number and lists good to excellent yields for channels, flatheads, black bass, and other species across lakes, rivers, and regions including Fall River reservoir Lake Clymer Nemaha and Missouri River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Kas
Kansas
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Fall River
Lake Clymer
Nemaha County
Delaware
Walnut Rivers
Republican River
Council Grove
Herington Lake
Leavenworth County
Brown County
Sabetha City Lake
Missouri River
Kansas River
Public Hearing Planned on Zoning Map Changes Ottawa Kansas
Notice sets September 15 1959 hearing before Ottawa Planning Commission to consider petitions by George H Marshall and Nellie L Brown to rezone multiple city blocks from apartment and first dwelling districts to general business and local business districts. Protests may be presented. if approved or denied, actions go to City Governing Body. Also probate hearing on Teresa Lister estate for specific blocks in University Addition No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Planning Commission
George H. Marshall
Nellie L. Brown
Sheldon
Atkinson
Bowles
Topping
City Planning Commission
Warren G. Wesen
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Teresa Lister
George E. Lister
Teresa
Lister
University
George E, Lister
County Clerk's Statement of Fund Bills July 1959
Public financial ledger details Welfare Fund and related accounts in July 1959. Includes Old Age, Aid to the Blind, Dependent Children, Disabled, and General Assistance totals, with individual names withheld but aggregate totals published. Also shows salaries, road and bridge items, Noxious Weeds, Health, Special Auto, and various county and city fund allocations. Published August 15, 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Bond & Int
Sks
Elaine Tees
Ckeeeeseses Cpoe
Aas
Board of
County Commissioners
Lawa of Kansas
Max R. Gilmore
Ofelita May Ivey
J. Scott
George Hart
Same
Grace Spears
E.ciees
Roselyn Whirley
Donald L. White
Robert L. Pinch
Christina Wake
Eileen A. Bowman
Ferns
Hughs
Ia Aatindaahdenle Cee
Helen EB
Scott
Ameda Sinclair
Vivian K. Wichinger
Sabes
Mary Jo Hanes
Virgina Hoffman
Velva Lee Mott
Wedvde Ak
Carrie Plake
Mary Jane Troutman
Grace Wilson
Sharon Whirley
Hay Daugherthy
Allle Louderback
Wise
Opal Letchworth
W. R. Gamble
W. R. Plake
Siscscare
Clive Adams
Sama
Ann Hopkins
Marvin Linnenburger
Pete Seible
Lawrence Wright, Jr
J. H. Button
L. Richaragon
Cecil Vining
Molly Hess
Ness Health
Joe R. Henning
R. E. Thompson
Frederick Gardner
Neva L. Tuiloss
Vitam West
Joseph Alexander
Merie Atchison
Brown
Howard Burroughs
Charles Cade
Herold Crockett
Bond & Tot
William Fanning
C. R. Firestone
Baste Hoete
Donald Les Fischer
Maurice M. Green
Trank.d
Wayne Griffin
William O. Griffin
Titate Pie
AlDa
Louis Hull
Saime
Albert M. Johnson
Wantite
John LaFollette
Walter Landers
Floyd McCurdy
Leonard Matteson
Emer
Warr
Frank Moris
Og Meeth
David A. Reekie
Harry E. Reekie
Walter H. Rodgers
John Schulz
Sheler
Ralph Shepherd
Clifford Sink
Thomas Stevenson
Claude I. Turner
Aethel Wesley Wadkins
Appanoose General
Centropolis
Cutler Gas Services Co
sgCity
Lt. Dept
Credit Burea
Peoples Nat'l. Bank
Ottawa Herald
Hayes Ottawa Engraving
Ottawa Type. Co
Add
Hindweed
Burroughs
Lincoln
Ohio Road
Ottawa General
Peoria General
Ottawa City
Cueee Ae
East 15Th
Lane City
Pomona City General Operations
Princeton City
Leon Warbritton
Hex
DeWayne Wilson
Williamsburg
Harald H. van Horn
Bude
Bundy Inc
Esa. Cat
Soc
Strate
Bomus
Franklin
Noxious Weed County Road & Bridge
Todd Ins
Tme County Road & Bridge
W. T. Cox Co
Chemical
Star Garage
Hayes Township
Pottawatomie Township
Frank. Co. Hgwy, G
Social Security
County Treasurer Reports July 1 1980 Fund Balances
Ro selyn Whirley County Treasurer releases a quarterly statement detailing balances of all school districts townships cities and state and county funds as of July 1 1980 with copies filed to the county commissioners and a separate ledger balance as of July 31 1959 and July 31 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roselyn Whirley
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Peter Noll
K. U. Medical Center
Douglas Bros
S. Main
Gordon Noland
Willow
Beautyland
Mozelle Neelie Steele - Bula Cummings
Adv
Joe Stephenson
S. Hickory
Ellis
Frances Lucille Briant
Topeka
Christian
Douglas Lancaster
Independence
Rawleigh Products
E. F. Risdon
U.S
Moscow
Wellington Daily News
Larry Dyer
Stillwell
Husted
Russell Island
Little Rock
California
West Coast
Army Air Corps
Seymour Kroll
Edward S. Silver
Saseerases Caveseon
Eeasen
Waverly Sales Company
Waverly, Kansas
Guernsey
Clare Sowers
John Ogle
Harold Wischropp
Merle Burgess
Jack Nelson
Don Drum
Aucts
Harold G. Peffly
Kelsey & Winter, Attorneys
Mer
Sernare
the Selig Co
Aphene
Curby Auto Sup
Royal Launder-It
Ottawa Laundry
Supogara Lmpr. Co
A. Reed Wilson Co
Oh Hoy Seaton
David G. Laury
M.D
Lattimore-Fink Lab
Hobart K. B. Alledach
J. W. Selby
D.V.M
Robert L. Pinet
Jim Kahler
Fred Coon
Alfred Yost
Virgil Wiggins
Dale R. Willhite
Rexel Warren
Bkimor Rathone
Blaine Phillips
Gilbert I. Davenport
Cgilbert I. Davenport
Reim
Cash
Lee D. Hughs
Joe Ferns
Larry M. Wright
Jay J. Scott
Bruce Spears
Suck Beauchamp
Bnty
Richard B. Kramer
Harley Decker
Warren Gorton
Ken
Wees
National Bank
Peoples National Bank
Kansas State Bank
Wellsville Bank
State Bank People's Nat’l
Richmond
Yree
Citizens
Pultlon
Ayroll
Eeriesnes
Antioch
Seetinee Eeedeeraee
Central Uvemeter
Teacher's Institute
E.sseene
Ravenae
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