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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1967
Page
4
DIVCO WAYNE Corp. posts record quarter ended July 31 1967 with net earnings from normal operations of 1 419 568 or 1 24 a share up from 1 147 264 or 1 01 a share in 1966. Quarterly net sales reach 31 173 826 versus 28 953 382 a year earlier.
A patio sale at 313 Maple runs Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items include furniture, dishes, bedding, tools and miscellaneous goods. KEVIN W FLORY, son of Leonard and Mrs. Flory of rural Pomona, a University of Kansas senior, has won a Universal Oil Products Foundation scholarship in chemical engineering for the next year. His GPA is listed as 2.63 on a scale where straight A is 8.0.
A collage of yard sale notices and small ads for Ottawa area events. Included are dance and sale announcements at Ottawa High School and various addresses on Main Street, with items like dresses, ice cream, hats, dishes, clothing, linens, and back to school clothes. Some entries note dates around August 18 and 19 and times from morning to afternoon.
Kansas City police search for a woman driver who allegedly broke off a downtown parking meter with her car and asked two Air Force officers to help remove it for transport to the police station. The meter remains missing as authorities pursue leads.
Patron tickets priced at five dollars are tax deductible for the Rane som Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Follies. Proceeds support the extended care unit on the third floor. Tickets available from Mrs. John Wassemer and committee members for the Oct 6 and 7 performances with a special patrons section each night.
Wall Street brokers remain wary of the effects of shorter trading sessions on operations and commissions. Volume trends show declines since the Aug. 8 hour cut, easing clerical bottlenecks but leaving brokers unsure of long term relief. Settlement dates approach, offering a clearer path for back office work and transfers.
Pearl E Foltz, 54, of Princeton, attempted a left turn in the Gibson parking lot on East First Street. Traffic stalled, she backed onto the Mies sourie Pacific rails, and a freight train at about 15 mph struck the left rear quarter panel, pushing her off the tracks. She was uninjured. car damage estimated at $299.72. The Ottawa Police Department, Bill Wheeler, investigated.
A 30 year old Wellsville man Elroy Jacobus was arrested by Franklin County Sheriff’s officers at a hayfield near Wellsville for a farm home burglary northeast of Ottawa. He is jailed as investigation ties to the Monday night break in at the James Cassette residence eight miles northeast of Ottawa. Stolen items including a 410 shotgun a .22 rifle two garden hoes a rake and a weed whip were recovered, according to Sheriff Joe Ferns.
William H. Hor rell died August 14. Funeral services held August 17 at Towner Chapel with Rev. Don Rothfuss officiating. Pallbearers E C Finch Oreval Beeson Kenneth Baston Richard Pointer B W Campbell Cecil Gilmore Sr. Hymns by Lois Mareilyn Martha and Ruth Sundstrom with Mrs. Lee DePriest. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Ottawa postal workers attended as a group.
Hospital notices list admissions for Mrs James Montague 720 S Cherry and Harry Cochrane 208 Ash plus Mrs Frank Barnes 904 West 6th on Thursday Jerry Dean and Kathy Hollingsworth 804 Ash on Friday. Dismissals include James Dreddy 1020 N Hickory on Wednesday Harry Shaffer Princeton on Thursday and Mrs David Ott with son Ottawa RFD 2 and Mrs Martin L Meeks 827 Tremont on Friday.
Mrs Daisy D Rodgers 90 former Centropolis resident died at 5 30 pm Thursday in a Kansas City nursing home where she had lived 20 months Ill several months Services set for 72 pm Sunday at Dengel and Son Chapel with burial in Union Cemetery Centropolis She was born June 28 1877 Dennison Texas daughter of Frank and Catherine Ribeau married March 8 1903 to Arthur C Rodgers who died July 5 1962 She was a Jehovahs Witness Surviving are daughter Marguerite Warner San Jose California son Francis J Rodgers Kansas City four grandchildren seven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews Services will be held at the Church of the Brethren at 230 pm Monday Rev Ralph Hodgden officiating burial in Highland Cemetery
Miss Ethel Watkins 84 of 1026 S Main Ottawa died at 6 30 a m Thursday at Cedarhouse Nursing Home in Ottawa after four months of illness She was born March 8 1883 near Welda daughter of Jacob T Watkins and Clara Vanscoyoe Watkins She earned a teaching degree from Emporia State and did graduate work at the University of Chicago and the University of Colorado She taught rural schools in Anderson County then in Scott City Edna Baldwin and Ozawkie retiring in 1950 She was a member of Busy Corners HCU Well Child Clinic and the Church of the Brethren Surviving are her brother Evan Watkins Welda and three sisters Mrs Edith Gerhard.
Emma Josephine Farren 82 of Greeley died Thursday at Cedar House Nursing Home after long illness Services 3 p.m. Sunday at E U B Church with burial in Greeley Cemetery Rev Don Shaw officiating Born Sept 7 1885 in Linn County moved to Greeley in 1913 Married July 21 1913 to John W Farren Survived by husband three daughters Mary Margaret Farren North Kansas City Mo Della Birdean King Virginia Beach Va Arasminta Morlan Topeka and six grandchildren
Mrs Amos Welch of Garnett died Thursday at Anderson County Hospital after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Farris Chapel Garnett with burial in Garnett Cemetery. Survived by husband two sons and a daughter.
Notice in Franklin County Kansas Probate Court announces a hearing on the estate of Charles J. Winter. William S. Bowers seeks an order to sell two parcels totaling about 3 acres to pay debts taxes and administration costs. Objections due September 11, 1967 at 10 a.m. in Ottawa. Attorneys Bowers & Bowers.
Ordinance 86 approved August 18, 1967 fixes Princeton Kansas water rates including a $6.25 minimum for 1,000 gallons and per thousand rates of $1.25 up to 5,000 gallons and 0.75 thereafter with a separate meter requirement for residents. It prescribes a Water Committee of three council members and a water superintendent under city oversight with meters and installation costs for new connections.
Auction listings for August and September in Ottawa and Pomona Kansas. Items include 4 H Livestock Sale at Fair Ground Ottawa on Aug 24, Stocker and Feeder sale at Franklin Co. Sale Barn Aug 28, Grain Bin sale at Richmond Aug 31, multiple farm sales in Sep including J D R Dennis near Pomona, A M Kennison near Eudora, Owen Heidner near Ottawa, closing out farm machinery sale near Ottawa, plus weekly auctions in Council Grove Osage City and Ottawa area by Printy and Son. Includes contact at Pomona and Kansas City addresses.
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