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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1957
Page
1
Police report a tire and wheel were stolen from Martin Robert's truck bed sometime during the past week. No suspects named. Investigators request tips from the public to aid the case.
Death notices from Ottawa and nearby areas list survivors including family in Topeka and Wichita with details of the late Anderson and others. Local events note the Anderson County Fair opening in Garnett City Park with a parade. Court actions include a divorce filing by James Patton from Matilda Patton. Travel and visits report Minneapolis trips and relatives in Ames and Eugene. A Pasadena dog case ends with a judge dismissing charges as the dog is too old to cause harm. Marine Pvt. Jerry M. Thompson serves with the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa.
Seventy two 4 H girls competed in a home economics judging contest at Masonic Temple. Winners included Maurine Neal Far and Near Club and Edith Sass Princeton Jolleged mistreatment inquiries cited, with team top honors to Far and Near. Separate wood working contest at Ottawa High School saw Franklin Yates Rambling Ranchers win, Bill Schneider and Jack Lederer placing.
The Army announced transfers for three sergeants and Capt. John Webb, praised for an exemplary WWII Marine training record. A special court martial reminder outlines judging contests at the Franklin County Fair next week with livestock, dairy, crops, and a tractor operation event. A new 4-H penalty measure aims to curb illicit mail that could endanger or kill via forbidden materials.
Hospital notes list admissions and dismissals including James M A Decker at 319 S Cedar and John W Woodsum RFD 4. Also notes Mrs Jack Sauer and baby daughter at 622 Cedar and Mrs Merle Paul RFD 2 and Louisa Fanning 521 Hickory and Julie Gay nell Bruner 235 Hickory with today’s entries.
FT CARSON Colo Three sergeant instructors in an Army training company have been charged with mistreating trainees and ordered to appear at special courts martial.
A Wichita woman, Adram Joseph Belisle, suffered a broken ankle when a 1949 Cadillac eastbound on the John Brown Highway collided with a southbound truck on Harris road at a blind intersection 13 miles south of Homewood at 5 10 pm yesterday. The crash, blamed on loose gravel and obstructed vision, damaged both vehicles and she was treated and released from Ransom Memorial Hospital.
Churches from the Interdenominational Parish join Presbyterian churches of Osawatomie and Paola for Camp Micolapa. The session runs at Raymond Bryan farm in Spring Ridge near Rantoul with a Friday closing program. Rev. Carl A. Grondorf of Rantoul directs the camp.
Rep. Jones denounced Arnold R. Jones nomination to the TVA board calling for nine year term, saying the President and budget bureau would control TVA. He urged independence from federal dictates while noting budget-V TVA disagreements over financing and oversight.
Washington bill to President Eisenhower proposes death penalties for deaths caused by items mailed such as bombs or poison. The measure seeks tougher mail safety controls and stricter enforcement to deter dangerous correspondence.
A meeting on the federal wheat acreage reserve program was held last night at the Co-Op building with County Agent Don Brown in charge. There was discussion of the program and the signup period for the wheat acreage program.
The text notes farmers receive payments from the ASC on the reserve program with county averages around $50, varying by estimated yields. It states wheat planting typically begins mid September, with most planting in October.
TOPEKA The state dismissed seven of its 11 ports of entry supervisors for economy reasons. The move will cut about $32,000 to $35,000 per year in salaries. John Kirchner, state revenue director and chairman of the port of entry board, said expenditures had exceeded appropriations by about $1,000 monthly, making the reduction necessary. Retained were Dan Smith, Marysville. Jack Foreman, Syracuse. John Rankin, Arkansas City. and Hugh Friel, Pittsburg, with territories enlarged to supervise 14 to 22 of the state's 65 ports.
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