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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
4
Brief shopping and event notices list Scotch pine trees from John’s Gulf and Evergreen wreaths at Willis Garden Center with holiday hours and contact numbers. Community ads promote a chili supper at First Methodist Church, a Christmas countdown at Wright’s Studio, and store openings and discounts at McCracken Gifts, Reed’s Watch Repair, Jim’s Welding, and B budgeted sale notices.
Cattle and calves show gains across beef markets with steers and heifers in the 32 to 35 dollar range and cows around 20 to 23 dollars. Feeder cattle mix 31.5 to 41.5 dollars per hundredweight. Hog prices rise 25 to 50 cents with multiple weight classes listed. Sheep and lambs mostly lower as buyers adjust. Estimates for tomorrow call for 1,200 cattle, 100 calves, 5,000 hogs, 200 sheep. Arthur Armstrong funeral services held December 11 at Old German Baptist Church with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Edd Anderson services held December 12 at Damron-Towner Chapel with burial at Feama Cemetery, Peoria. Carrie Ida Rupf funeral December 11 at Rev. Paul Pentz with burial at Highland Cemetery. Princeton Improvement Committee to meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Obituaries for Marie Erma Kirkpatrick Verna Belle Emerson and Joel H. Towner recount death dates December 9 and services at local chapels with multiple pallbearers and burial at Highland Cemetery. The list of judgments and citations covers forgery cases speeding violations and a no funds check finding, plus divorces and an annulment. Car train crash near First and Walnut injures no one, several two vehicle accidents reported with drivers named.
Police investigate the weekend theft of a $200 coat from the Ottawa University Student Union. The owner is identified as David Cordvn, a student at the school.
Two Ottawa youths aged 14 and 15 were in custody after allegedly stealing three vehicles and attempting a fourth over Friday. They were taken into custody in Lola and were expected to be returned to Allen County this afternoon.
About 170 senior students missed classes at Pomona High School today due to a boiler circulation pump failure found Sunday afternoon. Elementary students attended normally. Principal Kenneth Broadfoot said students likely return Tuesday and the Christmas program is postponed to Tuesday night.
Dr. Harold J. Terrill Jr. of 205 East 13th, son of Mrs. Ruby O. Terrill, is among six Kansas State University faculty awarded individual research grants. He will spend the summer in the Soviet Union researching medieval Russian manuscripts while teaching German and Russian at KSU.
Ottawa police investigate the disappearance of 180 dollars from the Ransom Memorial Hospital emergency room after Roscoe Weatherbee of Canterbury Court reported carrying the funds before admission for a traffic accident. New York markets rose on hopeful monetary and fiscal news amid active trading.
Washington AP reports on military death notifications in Vietnam era. Officers carry the burden of informing families, facing raw grief, with rituals and guidelines shaping each visit. Chaplains and survivors recall the emotional toll, the sobbing at doors, and the long aftermath for families.
The Ransom Memorial Hospital Christmas party on December 10 at the Elks Club drew about 125 people from staff, medical team, and trustees. Guests wore Mexican costumes. entertainment included a pinata, hat dance, gift exchange, and music by the Merry Macks. Awards recognized service minutes with pins for ten to twenty four years and best dressed prizes went to Larry Borsina and Rachel Cortez.
Fort Lauderdale based AP report notes hippies suffer ailments like itching scalps and skin rash due to lifestyle. Researchers Wilentz and Berger advise preventive care including frequent washing with soap and water to alleviate medical issues caused by infrequent cleansing.
City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing January 4 1971 at 7 00 pm in City Hall to consider Gordon Forbes petition to rezone Lots 2 4 6 8 10 12 Block 1 Dundee Place Ottawa from C 3 to I 2 at 116 East Dundee. Protests may be presented. If no protests or insufficient protests are made the matter goes to the Governing Body for action. James Grogan Chairman. Orlin W Smith Secretary.
A December 13 1971 filing by Franklin County Commissioners the Ransom Memorial Hospital trustees and Medical Offices Inc requests amendments to Ottawa Kansas zoning ordinance Article 41 Section 12 Use Group 11 of Ordinance 2306. The filing aims to adjust land use classifications and regulatory language within the city zoning plan.
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