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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1968
Page
5
Robert Winchester of Peoples National Bank Ottawa Kan was among 155 banker students from 36 states who graduated Friday night from the School for Bank Audit Control and Operation at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
BOBBY D. Erisman of Richmond is among 43 students at Pittsburg State on the All A Honor Roll for the Summer Semester 1968. He earned a masters in 1965 and will teach at Central Heights High School this fall. Recreation at 2nd and Hickory with pool and soft drinks advertised.
All high school and junior high athletes will receive physicals at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Ottawa High School gymnasium.
A 1:30 to 6 yard sale runs Thursday and Friday at 611 West 8th. An advance notice notes a half price sale at Episcopal Thrift Shop starting August 24 on the second floor at Main and 2nd.
A dense weather table lists high and low temperatures for many cities including Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Maine Portland Oregon Rapid City Richmond St Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg with varying conditions from clear to cloudy and temperatures ranging from the single digits to the mid nineties. The entry concludes with a date stamp and a missing data note.
The Franklin County Fair opened with a slate of blue ribbon winners across Yeast Rolls Bread Cakes Cookies Pies and Food Preservation. Notable names include Janice Mulcahey Susie Minnick Martha Coffman Sheri Hewitt Margie Davis Julie Mae Cook Peggy Cunningham and many more across 4 judged categories. Grand Champions were listed as Mrs. Vernon Gragg for tomatoes and Mrs. L. E. Dunn for baking.
A yard sale at 909 Hamblin runs Thursday and Friday August 22 and 23 from 8 30 a m to 4 p m Adv.
Neighborhood yard sale advertised for Thursday and Friday at 714 North Main featuring many ten cent items. Proceeds likely go to the advertised sale.
Ad correction from last night fixes the Datsun pickup price to 1695.00 dollars instead of 2995.00 dollars as previously listed. The notice specifies Vaughans Imports as the source.
A neighborhood sale featuring good clothing for children teens women of all sizes plus household articles and miscellaneous items. Held Friday and Saturday the 23rd and 24th at 1035 North Cherry.
A two day garage sale set for Thursday and Friday August 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 609 West 4th Street. Household items toys books and more expected. Information notes Adv.
Democratic nominee William E. Robinson charged U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Dole with voting against nearly a score of education bills during his seven years in Congress. Robinson cited seven acts from 1961 to 1963 that Dole opposed or supported only after taking a recommit or kill position. He called education an investment in the future and a starting point to ease civil disorders.
The Weather Bureau reports cooler air moving east from the Rockies should reach western Kansas late tonight or Thursday. Expect continued heat today with southerly winds easing. partly cloudy skies with a chance of isolated thundershowers in extreme west tonight and Thursday. Highs 95 to 100, Lows 70 to 75, northwest near 60s. Tuesday highs mostly 90s, winds gusting to 40 mph in western Kansas caused blowing dust.
Charges in Ottawa include speeding for Fletcher Wright Honn and others with no injuries in a two car Main Street collision. Civil and criminal filings span improper passing, no fund checks, careless driving and a money suit. Also listed are marriage licenses, local market updates, obituaries and hospital admissions and births.
Hollywood AP reports Jim Webb rose from dropping out at 18 to composing hits like By the Time I Get to Phoenix and MacArthur Park. At 21 he signs to score Peter Pan and records One of the Nicer Things as his singing debut. He rose from Oklahoma roots after his desert San Bernardino move and a life-changing flight home.
Four boys under 14 face hearings in Ottawa for vandalism at Ottawa University Brown Hall on August 11. Three will also be tried for burglary and larceny at Lester Daugharty’s home on August 12. a fourth youth is charged and a Sept. 4 hearing date is set.
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