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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
5
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints bought a house at 315 S Cedar for church use. Evangelist E Y Hunker will hold two meetings this week, Dec 5 and 7, at 7 45 p.m., in the new building.
TOPEKA AP The Highway Commission has legal clearance to dispose of about 500000 unwanted Kansas Centennial license tags. Most will be used as small highway markers or offered to other state agencies as surplus property, or sold to the public if needed. The state ordered 631750 in 1959 for 25 cents each. only 129431 sold, a loss of about 37500 so far. Maintenance crews will collect leftovers from county treasurers and store them at highway division headquarters until needed for marking.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP The United States advances toward a global orbit this year with John H Glenn Jr at the center. Glenn in a ready room near the Cape launches pad undergoes physical and psychological tests and reviews space roadmaps as preparations begin for a possible December 20 launch in Project Mercury. NASA has not announced a firm date but officials aim for 1961 alongside the Soviet program.
John O. Allison a 60 year old retired farmer died at his Lyndon home after four years of ill health. Born May 5, 1885 in Lyndon he lived on a farm west of Lyndon before moving to town. Survived by widow Clara funeral at 2:30 pm tomorrow Shaffer Mortuary Lyndon Cemetery burial remains.
Kansas City livestock market reports show cattle mostly steady to higher with cows and heifers up to 25, hogs mostly steady to lower with sows down, vealers and feeders steady to high, and sheep trading around steady. Prices include good to choice cattle at 23.50 to 25.75, vealers 23.00 to 26.00, hogs 160 to 254 pounds at around 1650, sows 13.50 to 14.75, and lambs near 18.00 to 16.50 for prime cuts.
Italian film star Rosanna Schiaffino rises in Hollywood after being spotted in Genoa. The Genoa native, 21 on her birthday, acts opposite Kirk Douglas and others in Two Weeks in Another Town. She notes Disneyland visits and birthday parties as part of her new life in Hollywood.
Fort Hall district council near Nairobi adopts a strict policy forcing parents to pay taxes by threatening school closures. Tax inspectors will review school lists against taxpayers to identify non payers and deny schooling until dues are settled.
Admissions list includes Mrs. Raymond McConnell Wells ville Harold Yost 634 N Cher ity George Lister 1118 S Main Harold Tickner 1048 Cottonwood with dates Monday Billy Espinosa 313 Walnut Tuesday Dismissals names include George Lister 1118 S Main Mrs Lowell Harris Waverly Mr Oscar King and baby daughter RFD 2 Pomona George Turrell Williamsburg Vern Sink RFD 4 on Tuesday.
London (AP) The British Health Ministry allows free birth control pills through the national health program when prescribed by a doctor. Each pill costs just over 14 cents and a daily regimen of 20 days per month provides contraception.
Mary Hudelson reports a long list of community happenings in Pomona. Notables include the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Surbaugh observed at home, church Christmas WSCS plans with a patient gift drive and a Christmas play, travel notes about Mrs. Lamar Wallace to Cincinnati, and visits among local families. Also covered are school staff changes, a Washburn University scholarship finalist, reading program tests, and local arts events at Emporia’s civic auditorium with transportation details for participants.
Kansas State University dean T. J. Marshall Hahn has been named president of Virginia Tech. He will start June 30 after Walter Newman retires due to health. Hahn, 35, a former VPI physics professor, will lead the land grant university amid national competition for top faculty.
A New York AP column presents fictional letters fans would like to receive, including a royalty check for a novelty song, missed visits due to a sprain, corporate pay raises, terminated charge accounts, a misaddressed police ticket, a real estate move, tax refunds mix up, old furnace advice, and a Santa Claus money gift.
Bonds totaling 65 were forfeited by three persons at a brief Police Court session today. Noel S. Ratcliff, 59, Garnett, forfeited 50 for being drunk Nov. 25. Bvelen M. Berry, 27, Haysville, forfeited 10 for failing to stop at a red light. Robert L. Walsh, 18, Shawnee, forfeited 5 for making an illegal U turn. Arraignment for Dorothy Y. Wilkerson, 35, charged with making an illegal left turn Dec. 3, was postponed until Dec. 12.
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday recorded 499 deaths for December 1961. The comparable period in 1980 lists 467 deaths, highlighting a decline in fatalities between the two eras.
A roster of upcoming consignments and weekly auction events across Kansas and nearby Missouri. Listings cover Morse, Neosho, Ottawa, Princeton, Overbrook, Garnett, Pomona, Osage City, Emporia, Wilson, and Franklin County areas with dates ranging December 7 through December 16. Major sales include Flint Hills Auction Morse, Night consignments in Ottawa, and Northeast Kansas Hereford Association in Overbrook.
Betty Ruth Gilmore 25 of Cleburne and Paul Fuentes 23 of Fort Worth had bonds set at 2500 after requesting preliminary hearings on breaking and entering and grand larceny charges linked to the November 19 burglary at Grover Knight Men’s Clothing. About 500 dollars in merchandise and cash disappeared. Gilmore and Fuentes scheduled for 3 p.m. preliminary hearings tomorrow. Others in custody: Leroy McKinney 16 Augustine Mason 22 James Ray Brown 17, all of Cleburne.
General Services listing from Ottawa includes elder care in Zielsdorf and baby sitting in Henderson area, kitchen built-ins by KNAPP SHOES Lee Carter, magazine ads Merry Christmas year round, dead animals removal by Standard Rendering Ottawa 2-1064, Alban's Hydraulic Jack Service new and used 715 Willow, wallpaper removal by steam painting and decorating Conrad's Spray Painters 2-3268, tree trimming insured free estimates 2-3388. Various contact numbers appear for service inquiries.
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