Foreigners study Ottawa county welfare and government
A dozen visitors from Jordan Indonesia Malaya Singapore Nicaragua Iran Ethiopia Burma and Sumatra toured Ottawa county offices and met with county officials to compare systems of welfare and local government. The group, aided by University of Kansas staff and sponsored by families and the U S State Department, will spend three months in the United States observing agencies.
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Ottawa
Jordan
Indonesia
Malaya
Singapore
Nicaragua
Iran
Ethiopia
Burma
Sumatra
Franklin County
Esther Twente
University of Kansas Social Work Department
Winton A. Winster
William Lancaster
Social Welfare Board
Welcor
Kansas University
United States
America
Federal Department of State
Judge Coffman Attends ABA Meeting in Los Angeles
Judge Floyd Coffman of Ottawa leads Kansas District Judges Association delegation at the American Bar Association gathering. The Judicial Administration Section aims to form a national Federation of state trial judges to address cross state issues. Also present are Judge A K Stanley of Lyndon and Judge Spencer Gardiola. Stanley chairs the 10th Federal Circuit committee organizing state trial judges. Gardiola will appear today as part of uniform rules discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Coffman
Ottawa
Kansas District ‘Judges Association
American Bar Association
Los Angeles
Calif
Judicial Administration Section
Federation of State Trial
Coffman
Kansas
Iso
A. K. Stanely
Lyndon
Spencer Gardiola
Stanely
10Th Federal Circuit
TH Gard
Texas Mice Survive Space Test On Algae Oxygen
Two Texas dwarf mice lived 37 days in a sealed space chamber using oxygen produced by green algae. They remained alive, but the algae method is not yet practical for manned spaceflight due to oxygen needs and tank weight. Dr. Jack Myers and Ruth Doney led the Texas team, presenting at Indiana University for the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Texas
University of Texas Laboratory
Jack Myers
Ruth Doney
Dr. Myers
Myers
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Indiana University
Garnett Fair To Open Wednesday in Anderson County
The Anderson County Free Fair opens Wednesday in Garnett featuring a parade with local floats and comic strip depictions sponsored by the Rotary Club. A rodeo, ice show, 4-H style show, and contests follow including a Best Groomed Boy Scout, a kids greased pig contest, and a water skiing exhibition.
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Anderson County
Garnett
Rotary Club
Stadium
Two Motorists Cited by Highway Patrol in Franklin County
Two motorists were cited Sunday by the Highway Patrol. Floyd E. Higdon 22 of Ottawa was charged with driving 70 mph at night on US 59 two miles south of Ottawa. Mark A. Feuerborn 23 of Richmond was cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision on US 59 one mile north of Richmond. Both are to appear in Franklin County Court on Aug. 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Floyd E. Higdon
RFD 1
Ottawa
Mark A. Feuerborn
Richmond
USS9
Franklin County
Contracts Awarded For Hospital Corridor Project
Ransom Memorial Hospital Board awarded three contracts today for a covered corridor and waiting room linking the elevator penthouse of the new wing to the main building. Orval Staneart and Franklin County Construction Co. won the general contract for 12490 dollars, Servatius Plumbing Co. the heating contract for 2495 dollars, and McCracken Electric Service and Supply the electrical work for 642.50 dollars. Construction to begin soon per hospital administrator Bruce Bredeson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ransom Memorial Hospital Board For Directors
Orval Staneart
Franklin County Construction Co
Servatius Plumbing Co
McCracken Electric Service
Deaths of Gail W Beach and Ottawa ties noted
Word reached of the death of Mrs Gail W Beach formerly Blanche Willis of Ottawa at her New Westminster B C home. Survived by Mr Beach. Both Ottawa University graduates in 1895. Beach long active in Canada lumber. Mrs Beach last of the Willis family once prominent in Ottawa. Willis Nursery founded by her father and led by her brother Arthur Willis until his death. Sister in law Mrs Arthur Willis lives in Osawatomie. Mr Beach’s family also prominent in Ottawa’s early days.
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Gail W. Beach
Blanche Willis
Ottawa
New Westminster
B.C
Beach
Ottawa University
Canada
A. Willis
Willis Nursery
Arthur Willis
Osawatomie
Prairie Village man given jail time for drunk driving
Richard H. Spencer, 36, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Court to drunk driving and was sentenced to 30 days in jail with a $125 fine and parole on the condition of no law violations in Kansas for a year. He must also pay court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Village
Franklin County
Richardh. Spencer
Kansas
Christeson family attends Boulder commencement
Mr and Mrs Mearle Christeson returned from Boulder Colorado where their son Jerry L Penney earned a Masters degree in music education at commencement exercises Saturday. Ottawa firemen responded at 12 13 to 9th and Cypress with a car battery shorted owned by Ben Watkins. no damage listed.
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W. C. Brauer
Bonner Springs
Donald
F. C. Waldron
Piper
William G. Henry
Denver
Colo
Ottawa
Capt
Henry
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Germany
Mike
Vicki Lou
James Hogue
Pomona
Mearle Christeson
Boulder
Christeson
Jerry L. Penney
9Th
Cypress
Ben Watkins
Hospital Notes Admits And Dismissals Listed
Hospital notes record admissions for J. C. Ashcraft of Williamsburg and Edward A. Nelson at 619 S Elm, with Mrs. Clifton Detwiler of Rantoul and Mrs. Ida Atchison of 229 Ash among those noted. Dismissals include Mrs. Ida Atchison and Alva Bond of Overbrook, with Mrs. Robert Carpenter and 513 N Cherry also mentioned.
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J. C. Ashcraft
Williamsburg
Edward A. Nelson
S. Elm
Clifton Detwiler
Rantoul
Robert Carpenter
N. Cherry
Alva Bond
Overbrook
Jerry Slavens Appeals Case In Police Court
Jerry Slavens an 18 year old from Ot tawa was found guilty on speeding and failing to heed a police car siren. He was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 60 days in jail but paroled on condition he commit no more law violations in Kansas. He appealed to District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Slavens
RFD 2
Ottawa
David Griffin
Slavens
Winton A. Winter
Kansas
Lois VanLoenen
S. Oak
South Main
Virginia
Lee Arnold
Dundee
Los Angeles
Ralph Ortiz
East 3Rd
Davis FE. Rollins
Miami
Okla
Warren H. Bennett
Neodesha
Chestier M. Rhodes
Council Grove
Marriage Licenses Granted for Gray and Schweitzer
Howard E. Gray aged 23 of Arkansas City and Lois Elaine Schweitzer aged 20 of Portville were issued a marriage license. The couple plans a private ceremony in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Gray
Arkansas City
Lois Elaine Schweitzer
Princeton
Traffic Toll Topeka Report 1958 Fatalities
AP dispatch from Topeka shows Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the state accident records section. In the last 24 hours two deaths. year to date 1958 total 332, compared with 342 for the same period in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Scout Tells Of Life At Pole
Rich ard L. Chappell recalled life at Little America in Antarctica where he worked as a scientific aide during the Geophysical Year expedition. The 18 year old Eggertsville N Y native spoke to 3000 Boy Scouts at the National Order of the Arrow conference at the University of Kansas. He described crevasse rescues and extreme temperatures from 64 degrees below zero to 40 above and noted overheated top bunks and near freezing floors in insulated damp buildings.
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Chappell
Boy Drowns In Gardner Lake
A year old boy named Mark Laaksonen drowned at Gardner Lake near his home in Gardner Kansas. His body was recovered Monday night after bystanders found the family dog at the dock and the dog led rescuers to the Laaksonen residence. Mark was the son of Wilford Laaksonen an air controlman first class at Olathe Naval Air Station. Over 100 men from the station aided in the search alongside 50 local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner, Kas
Gardner Lake
Mark Laaksonen
Mark
Laaksonen
Wilford Laaksonen
Olathe Naval Air Station
Search for missing boy widens in Johnson County
Gardner, volunteer firemen and Johnson County officers broaden the search for Mark. The boy’s mother, Mrs. Joan Laaksonen, said she last saw her son playing in the yard of the home.
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Gardner
Johnson County
Mark
Joan Laaksonen
Notice of Hearing in Schulz estate in Franklin County
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas case number 10-238 Dixie Olive Schulz deceased. Billie K Schulz widower and heir requests appointment of administrator. All interested persons must file defenses by August 27, 1958 at 10 A.M. in Ottawa Kansas. Attorney for petitioner Gleason Gleason Doty Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Herald
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Baid County
Dixie Olive Schulz
Billie K K. Schulz
Ottawa
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Jim Kiefer
Angus Steer
Jerry
Ben Kiefer
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. B. Mickey
Wanda Baird
Franklin County Welfare Board
John A. Barbour
Associated Press
Garnett Fair
Guneral
Bruce Bredeson
Santa Fe
Hughes, Texaco, Lith, & S. Main
Harvey S. Gifford
Derby
Brighton
Duane
Wellsville
Henry Jackman
Drake’s
Eugene Farr
C. Lowell Farr
S. Cedar
Northrope Aeronautical School
Inglewood
Selective Service Office
Phil Hart
Western Auto
Adv
Phone 47
Ida Atchison
Stewart
Gordon B. Noland, Mer
Herald
John Danielson
Milton Danielson
Hickory
Joe Stafford
Lloyd Stafford
California
Clausie Smith
Ambrosia Herandez
E. Wilson
Hernandez
Jon Alterman
Cleveland
David Moore
South Cedar
Orval O. Tucker
Pete Johannes
W. 5Th
State Highway Patrol
7Th and Main
Pole
Billie Be, Schulz
Gleason, Gleason, Doty & Logan
Baldwin Junction
Wisconsin
Ferguson
Enterprise
Claude Terrell
Ernest Arnolds Overbrook
Claude Myers
Centropolis
Hugh Braum
Richland
Perri
Hollywood
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Disney
Felix Salten
Buena Vista
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