Ottawa area brief notes service members and community items
Seaman Raymond L Burgoon serves aboard USS Tiru stationed at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Pvt Jon L Pritchard son of Mrs Neal L Pritchard begins Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri entered the Army June 16. Mary Dean Holle Kansas State University staff member and former Franklin County home economics agent will study graduate work at Cornell University next year. Mrs Harry W Stambaugh of Tonganoxie reports the death of her father Ralph A Simmons of Providence Rhode Island funeral tomorrow. Mrs G A Morgan Princeton recently returned from St Luke's Hospital Kansas City recuperating at her home with her mother Flora Sherman 122 S Locust. Pvt Gerald D Schneider son of Mr and Mrs Cecil W Schneider now with 517th Ordnance Company Darmstadt Germany 1955 Ottawa High School graduate enlisted last January. Cole community holds annual back to school potluck dinner at Cole School Friday. Kathryn Chism daughter of Lindell and Mrs Chism named resident assistant at Kansas State University Northwest Hall freshmen dormitory. Charles A Senter son of Carl Senter taking basic Navy training in San Diego California 1956 Ottawa High School graduate Terry Lymn Cramer cited for driving at night with no lights and drag racing scheduled to appear in County Court Aug 22. Stock Car Races Saturday night 7:30. Jack Frederick Guyett pleads not guilty to petty larceny. free on $350 bond with trial Aug 24. Changes in Junior or Senior High School time or courses must be made tomorrow in High School office per Norris Burke. Mrs Earl Morton hospitalized at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a fall Sunday.
KC Livestock Market Report From Kansas City
Cattle 2,500 head calved 200 good and low choice steers under 1,250 lbs 26.00-27.00 standard 23.00-25.50 utility and low commercial cows 17.00-19.00 vealers 27.50-30.00 hogs 250-270 lbs 15.35-15.59 sow 270-400 lbs 12.00-12.75 400-550 lbs 10.50-12.00 Sheep 500 head steady feed and choice 80-103 lbs spring slaughter lambs 19.00-20.50 shorn slaughter ewes 40-60.
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Kansas City
Grain Market Report From Kansas City Winding Deals
Grain markets in Kansas City show mixed moves with wheat 57 cars steady to 3 percent lower across grade lines, corn with slight shifts, oats nominal, and soybeans around 1.04 to 2.00 percent. Futures close unchanged to fractionally higher or lower amid light activity and regional price spreads remain prominent.
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Kanbas City
MAE
Cvesceesee Lot Levy
Police Cite Two Drivers in Yield of Right of Way Incidents
Police cited two drivers yesterday for failure to yield after separate collisions. Floyd William Holbert, 27, was charged with failure to yield and no valid license after backing into Martha Ann Robison, 27, in the 100 block on E 8th Street. both cars suffered major damage. Gwyneth Elaine Bramit, 24, was cited for driving on the left side after a collision at 1st and Walnut involving Wayne LeRoy Johnson, who said he was turning right onto 1st.
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Floyd William Holbert
Hamblin
Holbert
Martha Ann Robison
Williamsburg
Gwyneth
Elaine Bramit
Cypress
1St
Walnut
Wayne LeRoy Johnson
RFD 3
Johnson
Roger Cantril To Be Ordained At Mt Olivet Church
Roger Cantril will be ordained on Sunday at Mt Olivet Baptist Church. The service starts at 3 p m with Dr W H Dickinson delivering the sermon. Other participants include Rev Ray Smith of Louisburg Rev Harry Jennings Rev Thomas Ingle of Ottawa Wendel Davis Cleo Nitcher Fred Schwinn and Alfred Morgan. The ordination followed an interrogation service held Monday night at the Mt Olivet Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Cantril
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
W. H. Dickinson
Ray Smith
Louisburg
Harry Jennings
Thomas Ingle
Ottawa
Wendel Davis
Cleo Nitcher
Fred Schwinn
Alfred Morgan
Cantril
Heavy Fines For Two In Racial Unrest
CHICAGO AP Two youths arrested at the scene of a West Side racial disturbance were fined and jailed by a Municipal Court judge. Fred Bahling 18 received 99 days in jail for failure to disperse. Frank Bleers 18 a laborer was fined 700 dollars for disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. They were seized Aug 6 when a crowd of more than 3000 gathered in front of a three story apartment building recently bought by a Negro family.
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Chicago
Fred Bahling
Frank Bleers
Schoeppel Favors Centennial Medals for Kansas Statehood
Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas says Congress will approve his bill to have the Treasury issue 20,000 medals commemorating Kansas statehood centennial in 1961. He quoted Treasury support and no objection from the Bureau of the Budget.
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Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R.kas
Congress
Treasury
Kansas
Schoeppel
Treasury Department
Bureau of the Budget
Capitalists Displayed at Moscow Exposition
In Moscow a trio of American capitalists were shown to Russian crowds at the exposition. Lynn L Bollinger of Norwood Mass E M Black of New York and Richard Karasik of New York introduced to visitors. Bollinger answered questions about his Helio Aircraft Corp employing 180 workers while Black led the Sealkap carbon plant chain and Karasik headed Jaclin Stationery Co. All are Young Presidents Organization members on a 20 day tour including Moscow Kiev Kharkov Stalingrad Sochi and Leningrad.
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Moscow
Lynn L.bollinger
Norwood
Mass
E.M. Black
Richard Karasik
New York
Bollinger
Helio Aircraft Corp
Vladimir Shavrid
U.S. Department of Labor
Black
American Sealkap Corp
United States
Karasik
Jaclin Stationery Co
Young Presidents
Soviet Union
Kiev
Kharkov
Stalingrad
Sochi
Leningrad
Harvard
Otto O. Koppen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wichita Water Crisis Sparks Senate Hearing
Wichita Kansas officials told a Senate Irrigation Subcommittee that the city is living on borrowed time regarding its municipal water supply. They urged passage of legislation authorizing a joint federal city Cheney Division Wichita Project to build water, flood control and recreation dam west of Wichita. Mayor Justus H. Fugate and ex mayor A H Howse testified noting 1954 demand reached 62 million gallons daily against a 70 million gallon supply. Bills were introduced by Senators Schoeppel Carlson and Rep Rees.
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Washington (Ap
Wichita
Kas
Senate
Justus H. Fugate
A. H. Howse
Senate Irrigation Subcommittee
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Frank Carlson
Edward H. Rees
Kansas
Marriage Licenses for Kunard and Dunn in Ottawa
John Raymond Kunard aged 24 and Cora Joan Dunn aged 18, both residents of Ottawa, obtained marriage licenses. The pairing marks a forthcoming union in the local community.
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John Raymond Kunard
Cora Joan Dunn
Ottawa
Hospital Notes Births and dismissals listed by address
Hospital notes list births including Mr and Mrs Philip Benton RFD 1 daughter born Tuesday weight 5 lb 12 1 2 oz Mr and Mrs Frank Rose Hood’s Trailer Court son born today weight 7 lb 3 oz Mr and Mrs Hoyle Runnells 629 N Hickory son born today weight 9 lb 3 oz Dismissed Mrs Richard Pickler and baby daughter Topeka George Puvogel RFD 1 Mrs John Christian Pomona Viola Kratz Pomona Keith Barnhart Pomona today date fragment and addresses provided for Er nest IE Krause Michael Logan David Logan and others
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Philip Benton
Frank Rose
Hood’s Trailer Court
Hoyle Runnells
Hickory
Richard Pickler
Topeka
George Puvogel
RFD 1
John Christian
Pomona
Viola Kratz
Keith Barnhart
Plans For Rural Institute With High School Session
Franklin County plans its rural teacher institute at Lincoln School August 24 to 27 with a new high school session. Registration opens Monday at 8 30 a m. Workshops on arithmetic and social studies run Monday and Wednesday led by Vernon Troxel and Paul Burns of Kansas University. Tuesday features health discussions by Mac Hare and Mrs Paul Whitney of the State Health Department. Carl Althaus, state education consultant, will meet with high school and elementary groups Thursday afternoon.
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Franklin County
Jay Scott
Lincoln School
Scott
Vernon Troxel
Paul Burns
K.U
Mac Hare
Paul Whitney
Kansas State Health Department
McLaughlin To Undergo Tests for Slaying Case
Samuel Lloyd McLaughlin, 62, accused of killing 45 year old Edgar Smiley, will be transported from the county jail to Watkins Memorial Hospital in Lawrence for psychiatric testing. Defense attorney Winton A. Winter announced the plan, noting at least two sessions with clinical psychologists and a EU psychiatrist. The motion to move McLaughlin for testing was upheld by Judge Robert Pinet.
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Samuel Lloyd *McLaughlin
Edgar
Red) Smiley
Will Beaken
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Winton A. Winter
McLaughlin
Winter
Robert Pinet
Arraigned On Murder Charge in Kansas Farm Shooting
Eli J. Wilson, 49, handyman, was arraigned on a first degree murder charge for the killing of Delta M. Seematter, 27, on a farm porch near Wamego. He pled innocent before County Judge Richard Edwards, bail denied, and a preliminary hearing set for Aug. 12. Attorney John W. Brookens appointed. Wilson returned to Pottawatomie County jail. co-defendant listed as Robert Lyon, 36, present during the incident.
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Westmoreland, Kas
Eli J. Wilson
Wilson
Richard Edwards
John W. Brookens
Westmoreland
Pottawatomie County
Delta M. Seematter
Robert Lyon
Wamego
Greenland Weather Report From O'Dea In Greenland
Pat O'Dea of Le Loup reports a mild climate in Greenland with temperatures around 70 degrees at departure, 28 degrees above zero in April, and continuous sun in May. He notes snow in June, shifting icebergs near the coast, and a Danish North Carolina contractor project for Early Warning Radar. He also observes increased Russia propaganda since 1952 and changes in contracting policy. He visited Greenland six times and brought back a sealskin rug for his children.
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Greenland
Pat
O'Dea
le Loup
Moscow
United States
Scandanavian Air Service
Souldrestrom
O’dea
Sheryl May
Juanita Irene
Tighten Security At Larned Hospital
AP report from Larned Kansas details steps to tighten security at the criminally insane unit of Larned State Hospital after the June 2 escape of Harlan Lynn Noble. Officials will replace locks, review ward security, and tighten measures as Noble remains at large. Noble, a 99 year offender, has been moved between wards since his 1958 escape, with hospital officials noting the difficulty of securing a patient deemed highly dangerous.
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Larned, Kas
Larned State Hospital
Marshall Gardiner
Lincoln
Neb
Larned
Noble
Lansing
Naramore
Martha Raye Divorces Sixth Husband After Nine Months
New York AP report says comedienne Martha Raye and former policeman Robert O'Shea have separated with intent to divorce after nine months of marriage. Raye met O'Shea in Westport Connecticut and later hired him as a bodyguard. Past marriages include Hamilton Westmore, David Rose, Neal Lang, Nick Condos, and Edward Begley.
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New York
Martha Raye
Robert O'Shea
New York Post
Miss Raye
Nick Condos
O'Shea
West Port
Conn
O’shea
Teaneck
N.J
Condos
Miami Beach
Fla
Hollywood
Hamilton Westmore
David Rose
Neal Lang
Edward Begley
Heirs Hear Petition For Final Settlement Of Effie Stead Estate
In the Franklin County Probate Court Kansas petition filed by Richard C Byrd administrator of Effie Stead deceased seeks final settlement. Defenses must be filed by September 5 1959 at 10 00 a m in Ottawa Kansas where the hearing will take place. If not, judgment will be entered. Attorneys for Administrator Anderson and Byrd.
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Fiast
Franklin County
Kansas
Effie Stead
State of
Richard C. Byrd
Ottawa
Wichita Man Killed In Traffic Accident
James A. Doctor, 49, of Wichita, was struck and killed by a car three miles west of Augusta while changing a tire. The driver, Ed Homnertzheim, 45, said he met a large truck at the point where the car was parked and Doctor fell back into the path of his vehicle.
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Augusta
Kas
James A. Doctor
Wichita
Ed Homnertzheim
Bob Lemon
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Raymond L.burgoon
Raymond E. Burgoon
Tiru
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy
Jon L. Pritchard
Neal L. Pritchard
Fort Leonard Wood
Army
Pritchard
Jacqueline
S. Oak
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Mary Dean Holle
Kansas State University
Cornell University
Ellis
Harry W. Stambaugh
Tonganoxie
Ralph A. Simmons
Providence, R. I
G. A. Morgan
Princeton
St. Luke’s ‘Hospital
Flora Sherman
S. Locust
Gerald D. Schneider
Cecil W. Schneider
RFD
517Th Ordnance Company
Darmstadt
Germany
Schneider
Cole
Beautyland
Mozelle Neelie Steele - Bula Cummings
Kathryn Chism
Lindell
Chism
N. Cherry
Northwest Hall
Charles A. Senter
S. Mulberry
Carl Senter
San Diego
Calif
Terry Lymn Cramer
Cedar
Jack Frederick Guyett
Guyett
Norris Burke
Earl Morton
Willow
Ransom Memorial Hospital
W.escesseees Saevaeoes
KC Livestock
Arthur L. Gerhold
Foursquare Gospel Church of
Logan and
Cherry
9Th
Gerhold
Iup
U.S. Information Agency
Tell of
Robert Carr
N. Oak
Ernest IE. Krause
E. Wilson
Michael and David Logan
S. Cherry
Bernice ‘Holden
North Carolina
Russia
Larned Hospital
State Prison
Gospel Tabernacle
LOGAN
Joe
Towner’s Chapel
N. Main
Romound City
Rodeo Cowboys Assn
Ken Roberts
E. C. Roberts
Brahma
Gerald Roberts
Linn County Fair
Legals
Bess Shenk
Buildex
Ferguson
Dearborne
Ford
John Deer
Ferguson Mower
Mayrath
Ashley
Donald Fabert
Myers and Sons
Auct
People’s National Bank
Pete Geller
Herofor Eer
Eactata
Floyd. Neal
iMen
Ottawa Herald
C.P. Wyatt
P. O
Philadephia
Shrvich
Inerson
Chris
Conoco
Westervelt
Emporia
Mr. Rhodes Monroe
Men and Women Ltd
Reeves Co
Attleboro
A. Gerhold
Ottawa Trailer Park
P.O
E & H Gate
General Services
Tra Meade
Duren Reimer
King
Henry Alban
Standar Rendering Co
Conrad
Sae McCracken Electric
Wightman
Jersey
G. Williamsburg
Springer Holdstein
Lloyd Daugarthy
John Deere
Massey
Farmall M
Oliver
M Farmall
Woods Brothers
Allis WD
G. I
Massey Harris
Massey Ferguson
Ottawa Farm Imp. Co., Inc
Massey Ferguson Oliver New Holland
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