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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
6
Rep Robert Ellsworth told Rotary members that in nine months he received over 10000 letters from Kansans with personal attention. The briefing covered Congress activities and included visitors from Liberty Missouri and two Hawthorne School seniors.
Pomona Chapter No 305 OES elected officers at the December 4 regular meeting. Re elected were Vera Vincent as worthy matron and Lamar Wallace as worthy patron. Also named were Margaret Cain associate matron Ed Neeley associate patron Beth Slinkard conductor Golden Nelson as associate conductress Vera Kelley secretary and Marvel Lawrence treasurer. Seventeen to nineteen members attended. refreshments followed.
Two leaders of the Council of Kansas Labor state they expect a charter within a month from the National Industrial Union Department AFLCIO. Alvin Phillips president and Jim Yount executive secretary treasurer say the charter would make CKL an industrial union under the state AFL CIO framework.
KC Markets Kansas City AP reports cattle at 90 steady with steers and heifers scarce. high standard to low choice veal and cow prices given. Hog and sheep sections show totals around 3,000 hogs and 410 sheep. lambs good to prime wool at 15.00 to 16.78 while ewes range 3.00 to 28.0.
Junction City faces the tightest housing market in years due to the Ft Riley military buildup. An Army referral desk in the ESO clubrooms aids arriving families, with many referrals turning to Milford Chapman Abilene Wakefield Riley Clay Center Herington Woodbine and White City and rural areas up to 40 miles away.
Hospital notes show admissions for Clara Bolyard at Ang els nursing home Nancy Fowler 1015 N Mulberry Mrs James Rice 617 Cleveland Nov ma Payne 424 N Poplar Mrs Alva Filbrun Westphalia Roger Comstock Quenemo Thursday Births to Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson 22 Rockwood Drive a son born Thursday weight 8 lb 9 14 Dismissals include Allen Troutman RFD 2 Mrs Robert Snodgrass 832 N Main Sam Blair Quenemo Thursday
A federal grand jury indicted New York Supreme Court Justice James Vincent Keogh of Brooklyn on conspiring to fix a fraudulent bankruptcy case. Also charged were Elliott Ke haner, 36, and three others including Antonio Corallo, 47, and Dr. Robert Erd Man, 43. The group allegedly tried to fix a U.S. District Court Brooklyn case for 35000. The probe followed orders from Attorney General Kennedy after a reported fix plot surfaced last April.
Lakeland Florida drought has cost citrus growers 10 to 12 million dollars for irrigation in the past six months. Florida Citrus Mutual says no relief is in sight. Tree damage is negligible across the citrus belt. Rutledge of the Florida Citrus Growers Association warns drought could affect volume and price later.
A Southern Rhodesia teacher, Victoria Mutswairo, questions American views of Africa. She joins 14 other female educators from nine African nations finishing a three month U S tour, noting Americans hold wrong impressions and many Africans work and aspire.
President Kennedy announced at the AFL-CIO convention that the national unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in November from 6.8 percent, with 87,949,000 persons employed. Labor data cited seasonal farm, construction, and outdoor job declines as contributing factors.
New York police are advised to use nightsticks freely to restrain prisoners and avoid injury. An illustrated leaflet distributed to officers says taking a prisoner is not a personal contest and urges restraint without self-injury. A nationwide survey notes increased mob attacks on police, many in New York City.
Funeral services for Frank C Strafuss will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from S Anthony's Church with Father William Kaufman officiating. Interment follows at St John's Cemetery. The rosary is recited Friday at 8 45 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home. Friends may call through Friday evening. the casket will not be open at the service.
Betty Ruth Gilmore 25 of Cleburne Texas had charges of burglary and grand larceny dismissed after the state failed to present sufficient evidence at a preliminary hearing in County Court. Court records show she was returned to Ottawa from Fort Worth on December 2 in connection with the November 19 burglary of Grover Knight Men's Clothing store.
Mrs John Roberts 68 of Garnett died last evening at her daughter Mrs Melvin Dixs home 315 Mulberry after a three week illness. Survived by one other daughter Mrs Beatrice Sulcuff Harris three sons Virgil Roberts Jola Orson Roberts Garnett Marvin Roberts Burlington 13 grandchildren and one great granddaughter Husband and two daughters are deceased Services Saturday at 3 pm in Farris Funeral Home Garnett Burial in Garnett Cemetery
Sen Richard Russell of Georgia says the Army may be reduced considerably by spring while the Air Force expands and draft quotas rise. He notes many Reservists will be released, with draftees replacing them in some cases. He will lead a Senate Armed Services Committee probe when Congress reconvenes.
A compiled list of nightly and weekly livestock auctions across Kansas and nearby Missouri. It includes Florence Ottawa Neosho Overbrook Emporia Waverly Garnett Pomona Ottawa and related venues with sale dates in December and recurring weekly times, contact points, and auction houses such as Ottawa Livestock Commission Co Overbrook Lafayette and Franklin County Sale Co.
Classifieds list urgent positions and services in Ottawa including Rawleigh distribution openings in Freeport Illinois, household repairs, babysitting, painting, elderly care, kitchen built ins, wallpaper removal, and appliance service. Entries emphasize immediate start and local contact numbers.
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