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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1960
Page
4
About 360 attended the annual Wiki Christmas dinner last evening with a turkey ham buffet, dancing and games afterward. Dinner committee chairs were Mr and Mrs Jack Kille.
Members from the Louis J. Manson unit of American Legion Auxiliary assisted in the hospital gift shop at Wadsworth V A Hospital. They wrapped and mailed gifts for veterans families, with earlier gifts valued around $110. The unit delivered 30 pounds of carpet rags and 40 dozen homemade cookies. Also noted were Irving Chisham’s improving condition and various local community activities including Girl Scout investiture, Brownie wings, and church notices.
Thirteen people cited by highway patrol for speeding on Interstate 35 face charges in county court. Truck drivers exceeded limits on heavy rigs. speeds ranged from 58 to 64 mph in 50 to 70 mph zones. One driver hit 100 mph in a 70 mph zone. others cited for 58 to 62 mph on I 35 and US 59. Additional speeds noted include 60 and 64 mph, with several defendants from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Ida Morrow who died December 5 at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev Robert H. Powa ver presiding. Pallbearers included Luke Pattie Fred Young Dale Brubaker William Linden George W Turrell and Eugene Brubaker. Choir members Mrs L T Pattie Mrs S T Thornton and Mrs W R Binns. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs Mary Lee Price who died December 5 were conducted at Lamb Funeral Home by Rev Charles P Knight. Pallbearers Floyd McCurdy Milard Wren Lloyd Neal Elston Decker Harvey Reeder and Lee Martin. A Williams sang hymns with accompaniment by Mrs J R Henning. Burial at Mt Hope Cemetery Williamsburg.
George Marion Cates 54 of Lyndon died today at 4 30 a m in Ransom Memorial Hospital after a heart condition. He had been in poor health since June 1659. Born July 27 1906 in Lyndon he lived there and in Ottawa all his life. He worked 17 years at Warner Mfg Co. Surviving are his widow two sons a daughter and a sister and his mother. Services Monday at 2 p m at Towner's Chapel with Rev R C Stephens officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery.
Admissions include Andrea Reyes 104 Oak James Baxter Waverly Thurs day Mrs Irvin Oyler 606 N Poplar today Births to Mr and Mrs Jack Ledom 628 Oak daughter born Thursday weight 9 lb 202 and Mr and Mrs William Poston Quenemo daughter born today weight 7 lb 5 oz Dismissals include Mrs Joe Canfield and baby daughter 213 W 9th Mrs Eldon Zielsdorf and baby son RFD 2 Janice Whitcomb 545 N Cherry today
Police said an informer Hartman reports a man sought to harm a resident by mailing poison with a box of candy. The package and letter were sent to Hartman from Boise. Postal authorities are investigating. Hartman, in Great Bend, says he previously worked as an IBM operator for a state agency in Bolse.
In Great Bend Kansas Jim Hartman received an anonymous warning letter about candy sent to the police and a suspect box of homemade candy. The city accelerates fundraising for a new 420 bed medical center with total planned funding of about 6.5 million including federal Hill Burton grants and Catholic order gifts. Construction contracts expected mid-summer for a cloverleaf plan with four floors of circular nurse areas.
The National Safety Council projects a possible record low annual accident death rate due to population growth outpacing fatalities. For the first nine months this year the rate stood at 51.1 per 100,000, below the 1959 low of 52.4, while fatal accidents rose one percent to 68,500 as the population grew two percent.
The Merry-Go-Round Club met at Clara Belle's Cafe for a Christmas gathering with gift exchanges. Local moves include W Fogle relocating from an upstairs flat to a home vacated by the Warbritton family. New baby Michael Allen born to Pete and Mrs Lutze. Dee Horne hosted a birthday dinner at the Glenn Duvall residence with several guests. S T Thornton hospitalized in Topeka. Women’s Society of Christian Service held a Christmas devotion at the Turrell home with clothing sent to a mission in Ozona Texas. Other social visits include the Van Valkenburg and Milliken families. Kelson Fogle and family share updates. Lt Fogle stationed at eglin AFB. Orlin Milliken named to the National Farmers Organization Credential Committee. Williamsburg school staff entertained by the school board at Williamsburg Cafe with Legion Hall activities. Ray Campbell and Ervin Chambers hosted guests from Eureka and Overland Park.
A 1960 nine passenger wagon owned by Ottawa University coach Bill Frear was damaged while parked on Mulberry Street possibly preventing 1 or 2 of 12 players from traveling to Beth el College in Newton for tomorrow's game. David Hood, 17, of Main Street, said he glanced away to retrieve a dropped cigarette, ending with Hood's 1950 car wrecked. Hood faces reckless driving charges in Police Court on December 13.
A district court in Ottawa heard multiple cases as John Deere Day drew a large crowd. Floyd Coffman was sentenced to two consecutive 10 year terms for forgery and passing forged instruments. An accomplice, Jean Bowen, also received two consecutive 10 year terms.
Washington AP report shows John F. Kennedy leading in the national popular vote by 144,844 with 68,694,754 total counted so far. Kennedy 34,189,718 Nixon 34,044,874 Others 460,162. electoral tally 300 for Kennedy, 223 for Nixon, with 269 needed to win. Recount efforts continue in Texas and Cook County while results uncertified in several states.
In a Joplin scene, Mrs. Sarah Belcher pondered when to recover the Discoverer XVII capsule as the Air Force aims at a three day orbit. The satellite, launched December 7, carried spy gear and radiation testing gear, ejected and returned to Earth after two days. Belcher, born Mount Vernon 1875, lived with a doughboy husband who died in 1918.
Federal marshals escorted white pupils and a lone African American girl to William Frantz school amid boycott tensions. Eight white children attended as protests faded, SOS leaders warn of continued harassment, while state orders amid bank lending limits stay in force.
Market notes show prices for wheat and corn with refinements for shelled corn at minus 40, oats, milo, barley, and rattarfat. The fragment emphasizes commodity values across life of White and Yellow Corn and related grains.
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