Various Ottawa area briefs and notices this week
Ottawa area residents engage in family reunion travel to Swope Park and Kansas City. a rummage sale at Memorial Auditorium is announced. Pomona Rebekah Lodge hosts Friendship Night. local residents involved in a Swift Strike exercise with the 82nd Airborne. several traffic citations issued on Interstate 35 for speeding. Princeton School enrollment dates released. muffler violations cited for Robert Butler in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Swope Park
L. W. Seright
Frances Arganbright
Hutchinson
Ottawa
J. T. Seright
Sheri
Fred Kissinger
Diana
Wayne
Barbee
Carolyn
Chillicothe
Trenton
Arganbright
Republicans Call For Bowles Muzzle Or Dismissal
Senate Leader Dirksen and House Leader Halleck urge President Kennedy to muzzle or fire Chester Bowles at the State Department. They also push Commerce to tighten exports to the Soviet bloc amid foreign policy tensions. Dirksen accuses Bowles of backing a U N delegation vote with the Soviet Union, recognizing Communist Outer Mongolia, and supporting the two China concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Chester Bowles
State Department
Commerce Department
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Kennedy
Dirksen
Bowles
U.N
Soviet Union
Portugal
Angola
Mongolia
China
Skies Clear Across Kansas with Cool August Temperatures
The Topeka AP reports cool August weather with clear skies across most of Kansas. brief showers occurred in the northeast and around Dodge City, with sunny skies and warming through Friday. Overnight lows ranged from 54 to 63 degrees and Wednesday highs from 75 at Chanute to 88 at Goodland, while today’s highs topped 80 in the east to 90 in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Emporia
Concordia
Garden City
Chanute
Goodland
Sued For Not Paying Overtime
In Wichita AP report the Department of Labor filed a federal suit against Ralph Rouse a contract mail carrier in Newton charging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act for failing to pay overtime to three employees who worked more than 40 hours weekly. The department seeks an injunction to stop the alleged violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Department of Labor
Ralph Rouse
Newton
Rouse
Bids for six southeast Kansas highway projects set for Ft. Scott
State Highway Commission will open bids on September 1 in Ft. Scott for 13 highway projects in six southeast Kansas counties all in the 4th division. Top US-75 projects include 7- mile grading and a 9.3 mile north route from Caney and Yates Center respectively. Other plans cover grading bridges on county routes near Galena Sycamore and Erie, plus miles of light-type surfacing and boxed culverts in Anderson Cherokee Franklin Montgomery Neosho Woodson counties. Addison H Meschke announced the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Ft. Scott
Addison H Meschke
4Th
Caney
Montgomery County
Yates Center
Galena
Cherokee County
Sycamore
Franklin County
Princeton
5Th St
McGee St
Cuba Offers Talks with Kennedy in Quiet Diplomacy
Fidel Castro’s regime says it sent a feeler to President Kennedy for travel talks. Ernesto Guevara told Richard Goodwin at a Uruguay party that Cuba is ready to discuss differences within the hemisphere. White House dismisses the move as non political.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
White House
Cuba
Ernesto Guevara
Richard Goodwin
Uruguay
Guevara
Goldwinn
Goodwin
Washington
Pierre Salinger
Rebekah Lodge Plans Rummage Sale and Friendship Night
Notes from Pomona area report eleven members in regular session of the Rebekah Lodge. They discussed plans for a Rummage Sale set for Saturday and Friendship Night planned for Monday. Several local residents were listed as visitors or guests in a series of family and social visits among neighbors and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Elizabeth Barnhart
Della
Colo
Effie Raymond
Joplin
Dudley Morrow
Alvin Bethell
Hill Cite
Willian Fawl Jr
Jim
Prairie Village
E. J. Neely
Brad
George Lindsey Jr
Brhel Lindsey
Ottawa Industrial Survey Details City Prospects
A new industrial survey of Ottawa outlines the citys history from 1822 land cession to Pomona Reservoir, and covers population, wages, transportation, materials, utilities, schools, and major current industries. Sponsored by Ottawa Industrial Development Inc the report notes a $12 million annual agricultural and livestock sector and calls for a Sept 12 dinner to review a banquet panel including Nesmith and regional officials.
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Ohio
Franklin County
Pomona
Ottawa
Ottawa Industrial Development, Inc
Dwight Nesmith
Kansas State University
Division of Engineering and Industrial Services
Nesmith
State Chamber of Commerce and
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Woman Killed In Car Collision Near Eureka Kansas
A 1? year old woman, Mrs. Kathy Williams of El Dorado, was killed when her car collided with another vehicle ten miles west of Eureka on US 54. Her husband Paul Williams and Hillard A. Thornton of Pratt, driver of the other car, were listed in critical condition at Greenwood County Hospital. Thornton's eastbound car was towing a second vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Kas
Kathy Williams
el Dorado
Paul
Hillard A. Thornton
Pratt
Greenwood County Hospital
Thornton
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Jane Milliman
Mrs Emma Jane Milliman died August 20. Funeral services were held August 23 at McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev Wilbur Purvis officiating. Pallbearers were Don Lankard Bill Lankard James Lankard Johnny Milliman Leonard Lankard and Stanley Sheppard Jr. Sisters sang hymns with Mrs R L Stevens accompanist. Burial followed at Richmond Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma J. Milliman
Emma Jane Milliman
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Wilbur Purvis
Don Lankard
Bill Lankard
James Lankard
Johnny Milliman
Leonard Lankard
Stanley Sheppard Jr
Earl Butts
Kathern Darney
R. L. Stevens
Richmond Cemetery
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions include Mrs. Stella Nichols Baldwin Barney Beasley Pomona on Wednesday William Wesley Roberts Jr 1105 N Main on Thursday Births to Mr and Mrs Clarence Scott 930 N Main a son born Thursday weight 8 lb 4 oz Dismissals include Mrs William Cook Baldwin Wednesday Mrs W J Osburn 1909 Princeton Road Willa Jane McKinley Pomona Mrs Sarah Pardee 429 S Locust Thursday
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Stella Nichols
Baldwin
Barney Beasley
Pomona
William Wesley Roberts Jr
N. Main
Clarence Scott
William Cook
W. J. Osburn
Princeton Road
Willa Jane McKinley
Sarah Pardee
S. Locust
Suit seeks 21900 in damages from Long and Northern Kansas Telephone
Wayne Starkey of Topeka sues Clarence E. Long and the Northern Kansas Telephone Co. over a September 30 collision in Topeka that allegedly involved a 1980 station wagon owned by the company. The petition seeks 15000 for injuries and 5000 for punitive damages. Also reported, Frank Hodges in Olathe wins 3458.97 in a money suit against Leo Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Long
Northern Kansas Telephone Co
Wayne Starkow
Topeka
Long
Starkey
Frank Hodges
Hodges Brothers, Olathe
Leo Hoffman
Guard Call Expected In October
Washington AP reports indications the Army will begin bringing into federal service by early or mid October some of 37 National Guard units alerted for callup. The plan allows designated reservists to fill units as they pass from state to federal control, with notifications due by September 15.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
U.S. Army
Soviet threat to Berlin link test of Western resolve
Moscow warned Western allies that West German actions in West Berlin violate 1945 air corridors agreement. The 700 word note delivered to US Britain and France accuses Ad enauer government of illegal interference and calls to bar agitators from Berlin air routes. Western diplomats see this as pressuring future talks and a test of the West’s resolve to protect West Berlin residents.
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Moscow
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
West Berlin
Soviet Union
West Germany
Lane area social notes span visits and moves
Major and Mrs. Crawley and Stephenie of White Sands Missile Base New Mexico and many neighbors hosted and visited kin in Lane area including Creemers in Kansas City and Denver war buddy reunion. Residents planned moves to Grandview Missouri and September duplex with assistance from friends while others vacationed in California Welch Oklahoma and hospital visits noted.
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F. Crawley
Stephenie
White Sands Missile Base
N. M
Ray Bloomer
Virgina Robertson
Ottawa
C. A. Gleason
Gail Chambers
Rex Needham
A. L. Creeper
Kansas City
Leroy Day
Council Bluffs
Jana
C. M. Beeson
Nas
Luther Christian
Osawatomie
Colorado
Christian
Denver
Teasley
Bra Chistian
Puebla
Alice Christian
Joher Christian
W. A. Neill Sr
Neills
Grandview
Hy Kelley
Ack and
Jane
Virgil Jones
Pall Little
Bill Tuttle
Olan Johnson
California
Wo A
Neill
Dick Davis
George Lee
Twyla
Welch
Okla
Neil
John Williams
Williams
Two School Aid Bills Face House Vote Split
Washington AP reports the House may vote on a split federal school aid package after Democratic leaders decided to divide the administration plan into two bills. Speaker Rayburn and President Kennedy discussed the strategy, with Adam Powell confirming two separate measures to cover impacted areas, elementary construction, and higher education separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Sami Rayburn
Kennedy
Education Committee
Adam Clayton Powvell
D-N.y
Powell
KC Markets Kansas City Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed
KC markets report mixed demand with cattle mostly steady to higher in spots and hogs steady to higher. Steers and heifers traded around 31.00 to 24.00 for feeders, cows 14.90 to 16.50, good and choice dealers 23.00 to 35.00, barrows and gilts 18.51 to 19.00, sows 28.0 to 40.0 hundredweight, sheep and lambs mixed with good lambs 18.50 to 18.26 and culls around 4.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Put Off Action On Foreign Aid
Washington AP report that Senate and House conferees postponed resolving major differences in Kennedy foreign aid proposals. They met three hours without progress on financing, as the Senate backed five year 8 billion dollar loans with Treasury borrowing authority while the House favored a one year 1.2 billion dollar program funded by appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
Treasury-borrowsing
Veterans Built Lincoln Park Auditorium Story
Weary war veterans in Pittsburg built Lincoln Park and began a long history of gatherings. A large auditorium with a surrounding porch, started in 1910 and dedicated in 1911, stood at the park center for reunions, Fourth of July events, and community programs. The space remains active as plans call for Sept. 17 rededication in the Kansas Centennial celebration.
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Pittsburg
Lincoln Park
Kansas
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Baxter Springs
George Kessler
Grand Army of the Republic
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