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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1961
Page
5
Ottawa stores report a strong start to the Christmas season with November praised by soft goods dealers. Toys and dolls lead early buying, small appliances gaining, and bakery Christ mas cookies in steady demand as merchants expect a late rush after December 18.
ST. LOUIS AP A bill passed by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen would impose a 500 fine or 90 days in jail on anyone who abandons a grocery cart or wheels it more than 100 feet from a supermarket. Carts cost 32 to 35 dollars, and some markets lose up to 25 carts annually.
Occasional snow rate today and much colder tonight with temperatures 15 to 20. Partly cloudy and cold Sunday with temperatures near 2.
Snow depths reached 9 inches in spots as Kansas faced a new round of winter weather. A cold front moved across the state toward the Missouri line, with 1-4 inches expected ahead of it mainly in eastern Kansas. Lows near zero in the northwest, 15-20 in the southwest, highs in the 20s, and winds 20 to 25 mph. Travel hazardous as ice could form on roads. partial clearing Sunday.
A candy truck driver Elvin Currant was injured when his vehicle was sliced in two by Santa Fe passenger train No. 212 at 11 am at 17th Street. Currant, from 842 S Main, was eastbound and pulled in front of the northbound engine, was thrown from the cab, and taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital in shock. The wreck scattered candy and cigarettes along the right of way. The engine section suffered damage and may need removal.
Ottawa University Centennial fund receipts rise to 100,567 after gifts from an anonymous donor and the faculty plus 20,000 added at a session. Two report meetings planned as Milo Hewitt and Andrew Martin aim for a 150,000 goal. In Moscow Khrushchev warns of 50 and 100 megaton bombs hung over the West like the Damocles sword. vows to use if war comes, urges nuclear testing and mockingly critiques Kennedy’s Berlin plan.
Joseph Lee Michau six and his wife Martha sixty four of Little Rock Arkansas died when their car struck a freight train at a grade crossing ten miles north of Winfield Kansas. They were driving to spend Christmas with relatives in the Wichita area when the crash occurred.
Oakland Councilman Dan Marovich seeks a $3000 fund to find a mate for Effie the 11 year old elephant at the Oakland Zoo. He chairs the effort after Mayor Houlihan approved the project while noting the elephant’s loneliness.
The City School District 30 area south of the old Fouts district petitions for transfer to Princeton districts. Land includes sections 33 32 4 5 and 8. An enumerator will verify petition sufficiency. if adequate, Ottawa board may admit the property next week.
Snow moved into Ottawa earlier than expected and measured about four inches with .49 inch moisture. List & Clark contractors on the flood protection project continued concrete pouring for an emergency flood gate at the Main Street bridge during a driving snowstorm, then covered the pour for insulation. Intermittent snow and rain are forecast with temperatures dropping below 20 degrees tonight.
Mrs. Ralph Coover aged 48 of Junction City died Friday night in a two car crash on a snow slick highway south of Junction City. Her 52-year-old husband was seriously injured while the other driver Clarence Gehrke 33 of Topeka escaped with minor injuries. Gehrke said the Coover car skidded into his lane as heavy snow fell.
The 90 degree reading at 2nd and Main comes from Peoples National Bank where W B DeVilbiss chairs the board. He marks his 87th birthday this month and begins his 58th year with the bank since Dec 1 1904. The DeVilbiss family resides at 742 South Main since 1913.
Joseph B S Rosario, 39, who wired a 110-volt shock to his car to deter gas thieves was killed when the device delivered a shock. His wife Yvonne, 35, trying to help, was hospitalized. The teacher had run a live line from his home to the carport and touched the car while barefoot on a wet surface.
A Martin Co rocket plant scientist outlined a space death ray expected to be ready for testing in 1963. The device would burn at over 100000 degrees, vaporize targets, use nuclear power, and resemble a large searchlight. In space its range would be 50 to 200 miles, but on Earth under a mile.
Ottawa High hosts Chanuie in a double bill at the Ottawa High Gymnasium. The B game starts at 6 30 with the A game following.
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