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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1965
Page
6
Don Pretzer farm management fieldman will discuss social security regulation charges and their effect on farmers at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Auditorium basement.
A special meeting between 2 pm and 8 pm Thursday will be held by Social Security Administration representatives to assist residents aged 65 and over in enrolling for Medicare. Contact Douglas at 113 S Main for details.
The Star Mobile Homes Division of Divco Wayne voted to join United Auto Workers in an election Friday. Results show about 60 percent union support and 40 percent against. The National Labor Relations Board will review the vote and neither side indicated whether an appeal will be filed. Plant manager Rene Clos provided the figures and declined to say if management would appeal.
TOPEKA AP A decision by Attorney General Robert C. Sonderholm is expected this week on whether to pursue legal action following investigations into how much the state paid for road asphalt.
AP market report from Kansas City shows egg prices for large A at 41-42 cents, medium A 37-40, and other farm eggs large A 38-42, mediums 30-38, small 21-24, with grade B 25-35. Wholesale eggs 80 percent A 42-44, mediums 80 percent A 40-42. Butter unchanged at 74 cents for Grade A quarters and 73 cents for Grade A lid. Cattle totals 10,000 with feeders steady. steers 25.25-26.00, prime 27.00, good 24.50-25.25, and various cow ranges 13.00-14.50. Hogs 4,500. barrows and gilts 19.0-25 higher in certain weights. sows steady to 25 higher. Sheep 1,000. lamb prices 25-26.50, ewes 5-6.25.
Hospital admissions list includes Mrs. Roscoe Ward and Lisa Warren among patients at several Ottawa addresses, with entries for Saturday and Sunday, plus dismissals of Mable Smith and others. Birth announcements report a son for George and Mrs. Wingert at 432 Elm Ottawa and another son for Roy Dean Billings in Olathe with weights 8 pounds 1 ounce and 6 pounds 13 ounces respectively.
In Chapter Seven of Jabbatara Bus-7 the Fabulous Dunklebum ferries a group down a perilous mountainside to Santa Land. The bus careens unchecked, lights flash, brakes fail, and elves at the shops reveal themselves as stone statues, shocking Mr D and companions as they stagger into the snowbound wonder.
Obituaries and notices recount the deaths of Dollie Anna Shuler Grace B Woodrum Mary Kunard Fred Bartz Vernal W Mock and Agnes Dennis Hart with details on ages birthplaces family survivors former residences and funeral arrangements. Included are dates places and affiliations with churches and farms across Ottawa and nearby towns.
Police reports list David P. Mikelic 21 of Kansas City cited Sunday at Fifth and Main for careless or inattentive driving with $25 bond. Arthur K. Buckner 56 of Lawrence cited today in 1000 block South Main for speeding 40 in a 30 zone. Orna Aldridge 22 in 924 Willow cited Sunday for careless driving. J. B. Ross 27 of 916 N. Main cited Saturday for careless driving. Homer G. Teter 18 of 834 S. Elm cited Saturday for defective mufflers on a motor vehicle.
Richard Kelly Summer, 19, Moe Pherson, and Trudy Marcene Barnes, 21, Augusta, obtained marriage licenses. The filings list the parties and their ages, with Augusta as the filing location. The records reflect standard prerequisites for marriage.
A collage of classified-style notices invites applicants and workers: U S Civil Service tests promising thousands of open positions, an Ottawa Lawrence Lawrence Kansas training lead in sales and service roles, an auto mechanic opportunity at Ship Winter Chevrolet offering $2.40 hour and benefits, a salesman post with earnings up to $12,000 yearly, and various staff openings including tax preparers and Rawleigh product distributors.
Gov William H Avery in Topeka named a nine member Coordinating Council for Economic Opportunity to oversee anti poverty programs. He criticized federal projects for lacking state supervision, citing inefficiency and political overtones and said he will back objections from the National Governor's Conference.
Grace Episcopal hosts a public Advent recital at 7 30 p m Tuesday featuring Lester Groom organ professor at Baldwin University. Groom comes from a musical family and has taught widely while composing organ works and articles. Women of Grace Episcopal sponsors. undercourt meeting follows in church.
Franklin County received 10390.51 from the state treasurer for cigarette tax distribution. The quarter total was 1,083,111.53. Counties listed include Anderson 4435.77 Coffey 8842.99 Douglas 18686.92 Linn 4085.93 Miami 9142.65 Osage 6421.88 Sedgwick 161870.80 and Greeley 1100.98 as the largest and smallest refunds respectively.
Market listing shows Wheat at 2s, Shelled Corn 1.72, Soybeans 2 038, Ear Corn 0, price figures are garbled and partially unreadable, reflecting a damaged OCR page segment from a local markets column.
The Union Chapter No 15 of the OES holds a stated meeting on Wednesday December 15 at 7 30 p.m. Balloting and a Christmas gift exchange with a $1 limit are on the schedule Visiting members are welcome Lola Sellers W M and Vola Phillips Secy listed.
Franklin County sale notices list weekly auctions and farm sales across Ottawa Centropolis Pomona Council Grove and Brady areas. Listings include Fishburn Farm Sale 214 miles west 1 mile north Centropolis Kan and Franklin County Sales Co sale north Ottawa Kan with arrival times around 11 a.m. Regular Saturday sales run at Myers Bros Centropolis and Council Grove Livestock Auction. Auctioneers include Claude Howard Harold Stewart Clifford Hobbs Jack Nelson and J Buster Mullin with contact numbers and CH phone prefixes.
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