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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1962
Page
7
Mrs Carl Wittman heard a frightening noise from the furnace while addressing Christmas cards at 516 S Lo cust. Turning up the thermostat intensified the noise. Mr Wittman set two mouse traps in the basement but the next day no mice were found. A red squirrel had climbed down the chimney.
Mrs. Detwiler tells a visitor in Peoria that none of her 19 dogs have bitten anyone, while noting the town’s canine presence. In Richmond, Mrs. Kuiken finds her lunch eaten by her dog, who was under a chair finishing the bite.
Dandelions become a nuisance in summer but one bloomed in December at Mrs. Dale McWilliams’ home 747 South Oak.
The weather forecast shows clear and colder conditions tonight with Thursday fair and slightly warmer. Lows tonight 20 to 25, highs Thursday 40 to 45, Kansas region similar with near 20 low and 40s high. Five day outlook calls for near normal west temperatures and 2 to 4 degree dips east with no precipitation.
In Nashville a Washington laborer named Warren Swanson fired several pellets from an air pistol at Teamsters President James R. Hoffa during a $1 million conspiracy trial. Hoffa remained unhurt. Swanson was subdued and hospitalized after a scuffle with marshals and spectators.
MCCUNE Kansas voters approve two bond issues totaling 136000 as the city shares the cost of water treatment and sewage plants. Of 312 registered voters, 225 cast ballots with 189 to 25 for a 38000 water plant bond and 167 to 46 for a 98000 sewer plant bond.
A Lane community youth program named the Crusaders formed by forty five Lane High students and adults aims to entertain youths under supervision. Membership is for Lane high school students with eighth graders and nonmembers under twenty allowed as dates. Meetings are Saturdays in the school gym. Officers include Mike Kutler president Dennis Baxter vice president Merry Hahn secretary treasurer Ronnie Walker court judge and Kirk Stiffler program chairman.
CARTHAGE Missouri AP Mrs Marion Allen Johnson was acquitted of manslaughter in the stabbing of her husband following an argument over pawning her sewing machine. The 55 minute jury deliberation occurred in Oronogo tavern on September 28. Both were 37. Originally charged with first degree murder.
Bob Reiter named general sales manager of Moore Chevrolet Olds and buys an interest in the firm. Announcement by Lester and David Moore. Reiter, 1342 S Poplar, moved from St Louis three years ago with his father Otto, previously ran a Pontiac Buick Cadillac on North Main. He is a 1955 Missouri grad, four-year basketball player, married with three children.
Tally's Toot seeks to capture the festive mood of 1912 Christmas observance as shoppers fill stores today. Residents say holiday spirit and community cheer echo the era's celebrations amid modern retail bustle.
Gov. John Anderson rates the latest proposed reorganization of the National Guard vastly superior to last July’s plan but will not say if he will approve. The proposal, reviewed by Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell and staff, would eliminate the 35th Division of Kansas and Missouri while increasing total Kansas Guard troops and possibly keeping most units in place. Nickell hopes to retain the same number of Guard cities, even if some units must be split between two towns, a reminder that split units were created in 1958.
Fort Scott Kansas voters approved a 450000 bond issue for a high school and junior college physical education plant with 1429 yes to 1355 no in a Tuesday election.
Ottawa school board examined site use and fallout shelter questions at a monthly session. Architect John Shaver and OU Prof Dr. Spencer discussed costs and possible protection measures, with a likely 2 to 5 percent cost increase for shelter features.
Army Reserve units in the local reorganization plan include Osage City 773rd Transportation Company retained and Osawatomie Detachment 4 89th Regiment 89th Division retained. Ottawa unit fate remains unknown.
An appellate court weighs a fourth trial for Dr. Bernard Finch and Carol Tregoff in the 1959 fatal shooting of Finch’s wife Barbara. Finch serves life for first degree murder. Tregoff is serving a lesser term for second degree murder.
In a prior Herald story Police Chief E W Flaherty outlines prevention of accidents from skidding on snow and ice. He notes braking distances at 20 mph vary by tire type and urges reduced speed and greater following distance. Reinforced tire chains and snow tires offer best stops. windshield visibility and alertness are essential for safety in icy conditions.
Oklahoma City AP reports Governor-elect Henry Bellmon, soon to be Oklahoma's first Republican chief executive, promises guests at the governor's mansion will not go thirsty. He and his wife Shirley do not drink alcohol and have never served it at home, saying there will be plenty of milk for four years.
Kansas traffic death log reports 544 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday in December 1962, up from 506 in the comparable 1961 period, according to AP dispatch from Topeka.
Chicago union election results show James Caesar Petrillo leading with 1,048 votes to 939 for Barney Richards after 1,987 counted. More than 3,000 ballots cast as Petrillo, 70, seeks another term as president of the Chicago Federation of Musicians. Richards led a reform slate opposing Petrillo.
Ottawans in 1912 celebrated Christmas with school programs centered on Santa Claus and religious themes. Washington grade school staged Dickens classic A Christmas Carol with a long cast including Mr Scrooge Robert Lowe and Tiny Tim Edward Lockhart. Other schools Lincoln Eugene Field Hawthorne and more presented recitations songs and solos by numerous pupils such as Charles Rodgers Teddy Cash Nellie Bacon Kate Williams Ruth Linsdale Clayton Cramer Grace Conner Nell Kerr and many others.
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