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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
6
The Pomona High School band under Mrs. Louise Welborn will perform at the Richmond Fair on August 22. Community notices include piano tuning, garage sale, and Army service updates. Trial of Charles Northcott on a no fund check charge continued to August 26 in county court.
KC Markets reports weekly cattle sale receipts 2,500 with calves steady and yearlings weak. Angus steer top at 23.70 for 54 head, most good and choice 18.60 to 22.70. yearlings 18.60 to 20.50, feeders 18.30 to 21.75, heifers 19.45 to 20.30. Hog sales 8,000 with 200–340 lb bars and gilts mostly 15.50 to 17.75. sows strong to 50 higher. Sheep light offerings. spring lambs 22.25 to 23.25, ewes 4.50 to 5.50. Cattle and calves totaled 2,700 with insufficient slaughter class for price test.
Washington AP reports a new three year Army program to train volunteers who cannot meet current mental and physical requirements. The center at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri will begin in November. About 60000 men are expected to pass through in three years to boost voluntary enlistments and reduce draft reliance with six month to one year corrective courses before a three year enlistment.
County Court fined Charles A. Norton, 54, of 1138 Elm, five dollars plus costs for having no lighted red lights on the rear of a trailer, in today’s session.
Congress was told the government could have negotiated $326 800 less with Cessna if overstatements had not occurred. GAO found Boeing overstated costs by $1 475 000 on KC 135 contracts from 1960 and 1961. Campbell said Cessna added about $51 500 to estimates for rejections and profit, while Cessna cut prices by $473,800 on three contracts when labor came in lower. Boeing acknowledged $180 817 in overstatements with others unlikely to require adjustments. Air Force plans price reductions and audits of outside production costs.
John Montgomery Junction City publisher and Democratic nominee asks Kansas Credentials Committee member Carolyn Hinschliff to seat the Freedom Democratic party of Mississippi. He cites Kennedy ballot exclusion and says he will back the Freedom group if a floor fight occurs as Hinschliff and Tom Corcoran travel to Atlantic City for the convention.
Garnett High School announces three new teachers for the 1964-65 year plus one staff member returning after two years absence. Lonnie Bratcher will teach English, Betty Duff art in a first year for the subject, Karen Sue Kappel will teach Spanish and American history, and Mrs. Sara Combs returns to teach bookkeeping and English II. Summer repairs update art and typing rooms and homemaking departments with new furniture ordered.
Youth from Garnett area churches met at First Baptist Church to form a local unit in support of the Heart of Eastern Kansas Crusade set for November 8 to 15 at Memorial Auditorium with evangelist Roy Gustaf. Garnett youth officers elected were Carol McAfee chairwoman Carol Martz vice chairwoman Vickie Biederback secretary Sharon Spencer reporter and Rev Gaylor Plummer adult sponsor. Jim Whistler and Jim Anderson from Ottawa aided in the election and explained the organization.
Paul Moore a 55 year old Santa Fe Railway Co construction worker was killed Wednesday in a train accident near Mayfield. He stood between a freight train and his work train and was struck by a grab bar on the moving freight after stepping back. He died about an hour after reaching a Wellington hospital.
LaVerne Early of Wellsville admitted Wednesday and two births recorded for the week. Mr and Mrs John H Bushman, 1533 Willow, welcomed a son weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces Thursday. Mr and Mrs Gary Milbern, 728 Pecan, welcomed a daughter weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces Thursday. Dismissals include Mrs Ronald Ruby of RFD 3, Thursday.
Brenda Naylor a 15 year old from Holden Missouri died in an ambulance on the way to Kansas City after a broken exhaust pipe allowed carbon monoxide to enter the rear compartment. her mother and Dr A M Ziegler of Holden were unconscious on arrival. driver Samuel B Ropp was unharmed. Brenda had injuries from a highway crash near Holden earlier.
Roy E. Wardin 53 of Topeka died in a Topeka hospital after a year of illness. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Tibbitts Funeral Home Topeka burial in Union Cemetery north of Centropolis. His wife Lottie Clark Wardin formerly of Centropolis died Feb 15 this year. Survived by son Clark Enslow of Washington. Mrs Hattie N Patterson 81 of Gardner Ottawa resident four years died Wednesday at Cedar House nursing home. Services 2 p.m. Saturday Bruce Funeral Home Gardner burial Gardner Cemetery. Survived by son A E Patterson Jr San Jose Calif and daughter Mrs J Ray Waddell Ottawa six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Mrs Viola Tilton 815 N Mulberry died 11 p.m. Wednesday at KU Medical Center after two weeks as patient. Lived in Anderson and Franklin Counties. moved to Ottawa in 1942 from Garnett. Married Sept 19 1914 to Herbert Tilton in Garnett. Survived by husband two sons Francis Tilton Benton and Kenneth at home five grandchildren and three sisters Mrs Gayl Jahnke Spenard Alaska Ruth McClun Portland Ore and Mrs D H Baker Coffeyville.
AEC conducted an underground nuclear test at its Nevada site on Wednesday. It was the twelfth test this year and the first since July 16.
Legals from August 1964 announce a resolution to levy an annual tax not exceeding two mills on all taxable tangible property in Le Loup School District No. 85 Franklin County Kansas for up to ten years. Funds go to a special building fund for construction repairs remodeling and related costs, plus architectural fees site acquisition and buses. Published weekly for three weeks with a 30 day petition window. Adopted August 4, 1964.
Kansas population rose by 8,237 to 2,180,533 from Jan 1, 1963 to Jan 1, 1964, per the state Board of Agriculture. Wichita remains largest city at 265,366. Overland Park leads county gains with 5,479. Johnson County up 12,957. Geary County shows the largest decline with 930 fewer residents. New cities Grandview Plaza and Auburn incorporated.
Local auction and sale notices for Franklin and surrounding counties. Alfred Hegeman Est holds farm sale near Baldwin Jct on Aug 25 at 11 a.m. Nellie Teague estate sale at 840 S. Cedar on Aug 31. Overbrook and Council Grove livestock auctions. Printy auction houses in Ottawa host Tuesday and Thursday events, program details and contact numbers included.
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