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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1959

Page

3

Dr Raymond Jennings preaches at Ottawa First Baptist

Dr Raymond P Jennings preached at Ottawa First Baptist Church yesterday as the pulpit committee led by Prof B Smith Haworth sought a new pastor to replace Dr Roger Fredrikson who resigned to go to Sioux Falls Minnesota last June Jennings recently returned from ten years in Japan on educational missionary work Also notices about Christmas photos Wrights Studio adv and local police court items follow.

Raymond P. Jennings Ottawa First Baptist Church B. Smith Haworth Roger Fredrikson Sioux Falls M.D Jennings U. S Japan

Local Markets Grain and dairy price summary

Market notes show soybeans at 1.80, wheat at 1.82, corn around .85 to .92 and oats near .75. Butterfat 0.53, eggs graded at .28 and .20, heavy and light hens listed with small figures, cocks at .07.

Sea Pets Saone

Kansas City Livestock Market Prices Report AP

Kansas City cattle and calf receipts near 14 000 with slaughter steers 25.50 lower, heifers and yearlings mixed. Feeder steers 25.75, barrows and gilts 25 40 lower, sows steady to 25 lower. Slaughter lambs steady to weak, ewes 3.00-4.50, feeder lambs 14.00-15.50.

KC Livestock Kansas City

Light Plane Pilot Sets Down In Storm Near Plattsmouth

PLATTSMOUTH Neb AP A light plane pilot named D. Cole landed safely after icing began on ascent from Hannibal Mo He touched down in a field near Mercer Mo and was with his wife, baby, and an unidentified man, a member of the Offutt Air Force Base flying club.

Plattsmouth Neb Martin D. Cole Hannibal Mercer Cole Offutt Air Force Base Omaha

Colorado Democratic leader found dead in park

Colorado Democratic national committeeman George F. Rock aged 52 was found dead in a park after a night of revelry. Autopsy cited skull fracture as cause. Police detain Darlene Gresham and two men, with no charges yet filed, while Rock's wallet and a wristwatch are missing. He was president of the Bank of Denver and active in civic life.

George F. Rock The Bank of Denver Denver Colo Colorado Keith Morris Darlene Gresham Rock Morris William Franklin Tribunel Gresham Tribule Clarence McGroom Romolo's Cosmopolitan Jesters Shriners’ Fun Society Joseph J. Marsh Clifford Price Auto Glass Romolo’s Marsh

Burly NYPD Officer Combines Faith With Duty in East Harlem

Deputy Inspector Conrad S Jensen, 48, leads the 23rd Precinct in East Harlem with strength and prayer. He promotes Christianity as the core approach to policing, kneeling with youths, sharing Bible verses, and aiming to calm a racially mixed, gang-prone area where crime has declined under his tenure.

New York Conrad S. Jensen Manhattan East Harlem Jensen Christ

Predicts Clean State Sweep For Democrats In Kansas

Mrs. Georgia Neece Gray, former secretary of the treasury, predicts a clean sweep for Democrats in Kansas elections. Speaking at a Democratic State Committee session in Wichita, she warned of challenges ahead and urged an all-out effort. The meeting outlined delegate allocation for the 21 convention votes, district and at-large delegates, and alternates. County conventions are set for January with the state convention in March in Wichita or Hutchinson.

Wichita Georgia Neece Gray Secretary of the Treasury Democratic State Committee Frank Theis Kansas Hutchinson

Hospital Notes and Births in Local Area

Names and addresses of patients and births listed from hospital notes. Mrs. Jack Allen 506 S Poplar. John Doudna 20 S Oak. Mrs Albert Graffham 1023 S Locust. William E Bancroft 404 Birth. Victor Weig and RFD 3. Mrs Howard Cecil Quenemo. Births: Mr. and Mrs Bruce Bredeson RFD 1 daughter born Sunday weight 7 lb. Dismissed: Mrs Rosa Jenkins Cedar House nursing home. Mrs Keith Paine 1013 Cottonwood. Mrs Jerry Smithey and baby son 703 E 4th. Mrs Arthur Barnett 909 S Hickory Sunday. Mrs Theodore Smith Pomona. Mrs Thomas Ingle and baby son 206 Black Hawk. Mrs Roy Hollingsworth Quenemo. Mrs Jack Allen 506 S Poplar today.

Jack Allen S. Poplar John Doudna S. Oak Albert Graffham S. Locust William E. Bancroft Victor Weigand Howard Cecil Quenemo Rosa Jenkins Cedar House Nursing Home Keith Paine Cottonwood Jerry Smithey E. 4Th Arthur Barnett Hickory Theodore Smith Pomona Thomas Ingle Blackhawk Roy Hollingsworth

Moonshine feud ends with two police deaths

In Saraland Alabama a Negro man Tom McCracken, whose wife was jailed for possessing moonshine, killed one officer and wounded another at City Hall and was killed by a passerby. Police say Armistead, 22, was shot after wrestling the revolver. Read, 38, was slain in the struggle. McDonald then fatally shot McCracken with a shotgun as he fled. Armistead underwent surgery in Mobile in critical condition.

Saraland Ala Charles Armistead Tom McerCracken McCracken Armistead Norman L. Read Read C. C. McDonald City Hall Mobile

Old Confederate Veteran Rallies At 117 Years

Walter W. Williams, the Civil War's last surviving veteran, rallied briefly as pneumonia threatened him in Houston Texas. Doctors reported slight improvement Sunday night but his condition remained critical. He has been fed intravenously since Friday after a week without nourishment.

Houston Tex Walter W. Williams Williams

Wanted Kansan Is Captured

ST. LOUIS AP police say a convicted armed robber who escaped Kansas authorities in June has admitted six recent holdups in Kansas City Kansas, totaling about 9700 dollars. George McFarland Jr., 26, was arrested in a downtown St. Louis hotel. He told detectives of the Kansas City, Kansas, robberies and is being held for questioning on recent holdups here. McFarland escaped from Sedgwick County Hospital on June 17 while awaiting transfer to start an 11 year term for armed robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. Two alleged accomplices in Kansas City, Kan., were reported in custody.

ST. Louis Kansas Kansas City Kan George McFarland Jr McFarland Charles Craft Craft Sedgwick County Hospital Wichita Kansas State Prison

Funeral Arrangements for Melvin W. Cecil

Death occurred December 10. Services held December 12 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev. Charles P. Knight officiating. Honorary pallbearers named. Organ selections by Mrs. J R Henning. Service also held in Sedalia Missouri with pallbearers listed. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Sedalia.

Melvin W. Cecil Lamb Funeral Charles P. Knight Fred Gardner Thomas Morse Cliff Haverty Harold Skinner E. G. Stith Fred Weidner D. C. Whitaker Clarence Nauman J. R. Henning R. Stribling Sedalia Charles van Dyne John Crawford George Dugan Eldred Menefee Milton Overstreet Melvin Cecil Memorial Park Cemetery

France objects to remarks made by Twining

Paris reports France denounces Gen. Nathan F. Twining as excessive and dramatic for criticizing Western delays in accepting U S atomic weapons and air defense integration. Foreign Minister Couve de Murville tells Secretary Herter he was surprised by leak of secret military committee debates and defends France's stance ahead of NATO talks and a Soviet summit.

Paris France Nathan F. Twining U.S Twining Christian A. Herter Couve de Murville Herter NATO Soviet Union Paul-Henri Spaak Lauris Norstad Europe Selwyn Lloyd

Doubts State Taxes Will Be Reduced

Governor George Docking warned bankers there is no guarantee of immediate tax cuts in Kansas. He said a budget must be built with a critical view of what the Legislature can deliver, noting lawmakers are mindful of pressure groups.

Kansas City Kas George Docking Kansas Kansas Banking Board

Marriage Licenses Sherman Rex Adams and Cora Rosetta Gumm

Sherman Rex Adams aged 59 of Kansas City Kansas and Cora Rosetta Gumm aged 39 of Ottawa are issued a marriage license. The ceremony details are not provided in the available text.

Sherman Rex Adams Kansas City Kas Cora Rosetta Gumm Ottawa

Wellsville community news and veterans gifts report

Wellsville Legion Post 194 distributed a case of cigarettes at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital in Leavenworth with Legion reps Bill Shields Charles Miller Harold Good Ray Brecheisen Delbert Shawen Free man Shawen Junior Gorsage and Melvin Pierce visiting the facility. The Wellsville Garden Club sent a box of puzzles games note pads cards pencils and cross word puzzles plus 27 pounds of carpet rags for hospital therapy chairmen are Mrs E E Turner and Mrs Lee Chamberlain. Therapy at Bailey's Cafe grand opening featured coffee and donuts. Rex Patton returned to work at Taylor Forge in Paola after facial burns from a gas explosion on Nov 30. Mrs Ross Gault had surgery at St Mary's Hospital Kansas City and is reported satisfactory and moved to 361 with a weeklong stay. Mrs Floyd Smith improves at Reece Hospital Gardner and has been up several days. Mrs Ed Smith improves since entering Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka room 319. Mark Coughenour celebrated fourth birthday with a party after school. grandparents E E Turner and Mr and Mrs Mark Coughenour were guests. Den 8 Cub Scouts made Christmas corsages and waste baskets. Den mother is Mrs Frank O'Neil. Den 5 Cub Scouts made Christmas nut cups and plan to send them to a hospital. this week they made waste baskets for parents. Mrs Harold Good is Den Mother.

Louis H. Hanson American Legion Wadsworth Veterans Hospital Leavenworth Legion Bill Shields Charles Miller Harold Good Ray Brecheisen Delbert Shawen Freeman Shawen Junior Gorsage Melvin Pierce Wellsville E. E. Turner Lee Chamberlain Den

Dr H A Duensing Dies At 76 In Greeley

Dr H A Duensing 76 a longtime Greeley resident and dentist died at his home after years of illness Surviving are his widow Lula two sons De Loss Louisburg and Ned Greeley two brothers Gus Free man Mo and Rev George Duensing Overland Park Services will be Wednesday at 2 pm at Greeley E U B Church burial in Greeley Cemetery

H. A. Duensing Greeley Bedfast Lula Duensing de Loss Louisburg Ned Gus Freeman George Duensing Overland Park Greeley E.U.B Greeley Cemetery

George Objects To Idle Sunflower

Washington Rep. Newell A. George blasts Defense Secretary Gates over the idled Sunflower Ordnance plant west of Kansas City. He calls the half billion dollar facility shameful and says it should not stand idle while the Soviet Union advances in missile development.

Washington Newell A. George D-Kas Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr Sunflower Ordnance Kansas City George Soviet Union

Eisenhower Heads Aboard Des Moines For Med Cruise

President Eisenhower will sail Tuesday aboard the Des Moines for a three day Mediterranean cruise between Athens and Toulon to meet Tunisia's Habib Bourguiba and attend talks ahead of the Paris Western summit. The heavy cruiser is expected to ride smoothly despite squalls in December with a 21 gun salute and manning the rail as the President boards.

Athens Eisenhower Des Moines Tunisia France U.S. 6Th Fleet Paris Habib Bourguiba Tunsia Toulon Mediterranean 6Th Fleet U.S. Navy Toulon Harbor George W. Anderson Jr

Commies Elect New Leader In Harlem Convention

The Communist party of the United States chose Gus Hall 49 as general secretary replacing Eugene Dennis in a Harlem hotel during its 17th national convention. Dennis cited stroke. Flynn of New York and Lightfoot of Chicago named national vice chairs as 222 delegates attend.

New York Communist Party of the United Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Claude Lightfoot Chicago

Peace Crusade May Influence Demo's Choice

Senator Mansfield and Senator Monroney said Eisenhower's peace mission could shape the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. They noted the tour strengthens the case for a candidate qualified to face Khrushchev, naming Adlai Stevenson, John F Kennedy, Stuart Symington, Hubert Humphrey, and Lyndon Johnson as likely contenders.

Washington Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev Mike Mansfield D-Mont A. S Mike Monroney Dokla Mansfield Senate Free World United States Republican Party Khrushchev Adlai K E. Stevenson and Sons John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Stuart Symington Missouri Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Lyndon B. Johnson Texas

County Clerks Statement of Welfare Fund November 1959

Public filing lists total welfare outlays for Old Age Assistance Aid to the Blind Aid to Dependent Children Aid to the Disabled General Assistance and Administration. Names and addresses of recipients not published but a public file available in county offices. Total Welfare Fund 52509.35. Also includes detailed salaries and road and health expenses, and a treasury notice about gaming device seizures and probate notice for Clarence H Frisch estate.

Board of County Commissioners Kansug Franklin County Kansas Clarence H. Frisch C. H. Frisch T.A Probate Court C.t.a

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