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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1959
Page
4
Santa Fe reported week ending December 12 1939 carloadings at 94593 versus 24975 a year earlier. Connections brought in 11633 cars up from 11021, total moved 36226 compared to 35996, and the prior week handled 34809 cars.
Graveside services were conducted yesterday in Williamsburg Cemetery for Maurice R. Wren infant son of Mr and Mrs Millard R Wren Jr of Osawatomie born Dec 12 in Miami County Hospital Rev A Otis Beach of First Methodist Church Osawatomie officiated Surviving are the parents a sister Sheri Joe and grandparents Mr and Mrs M R Wren Williamsburg and Mr and Mrs Ray F Koontz Ottawa
Cattle 6 000 calves 200 high good and choice steers fully steady. Hogs 4 500 with barrows and gilts steady and sows steady to 25 lower. Sheep 1 800 slaughter lambs steady to 25 higher. Prices listed include yearling steers 26.50 27.50 and heifers 23.90 25.00 with various stocker and feeder values.
Two inmates of the Kansas State penitentiary, Lansing, were bound over to the District Court after preliminary hearings in County Court. Keith L. Smith and Duane Hart face burglary and grand larceny charges for an August 1938 burglary of Dietrich's Mercantile Store in Richmond.
The Missouri Basin Interagency Committee will convene in Atchison on Wednesday and Thursday with governors from ten states attending. States include Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, and Wyoming. Activities feature a cave tour of the limestone formations housing the U. S. storage facility, plus a reception, dinner, and the committee meeting.
Santa from a 16 inch birdhouse gourd was painted red and decorated with construction paper, cotton, and felt for a festive end table centerpiece. Jimmy Coughenour 7 Mark 4 and Greg Barnett 17 helped. the gourd will join evergreen and candles. Mike Carmona returned to St Margaret's Hospital with casts removed and daytime and nighttime braces, with a February checkup planned. The Kent family has moved to 620 Elm, Wellsville. Mr Kent works for Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.
Initial court action is on file in the cap sizing of the motor vessel National Pride, which claimed the lives of 10 crewmen and an Army inspector. Sperlo Corp., operators, and the National Boat Corp., owners, filed a petition in U S District Court seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability. The Coast Guard found the 196 ton vessel floating upside down in the Gulf of Mexico on November 27. Only two bodies were recovered when the ship was towed to Galveston and uprighted.
Clara Collins is to receive two dozen red roses and a silver dollar daily for life. The request stems from the will of William Bari, 38, killed in a private plane crash near Benton Arizona. Bari left most of his $525,000 estate to Oscar O. Collins, 70, with half for charity.
The Vatican Congregation of Rites approved the virtues of Elizabeth Ann Seton founder of the Sisters of Charity of St Joseph in America a convert who died in 1821 at age 46 making her a step closer to becoming the first U S born saint.
Howard Darling a 46 year old Sterling book keeper for Mid Kansas Telephone Co has waived preliminary hearing and will be tried in district court on embezzlement charges. An audit back to June 1958 shows a $6600 shortage while Darling admitted taking money but says he does not know the total. The complaint cites a $105 shortage.
Taplow England AP reports Sir Stanley Spencer the controversial British painter of religious scenes has died at age 68 on Monday. His vivid depictions against traditional English settings earned him both praise and sharp criticism over more than 30 years.
Allan Meyers testified that at 12 15 am he and five other officers found Lee Andrews on a back porch glider with his dog inside the Kansas City home. They discovered his father W L Andrews, mother, and sister Jennie Marie Andrews shot to death, prompting Lee’s trial for the killings at the 250 acre farm. He described a confession detailing a center hall shooting with a .22 rifle and pistol, claiming no known motive.
Elizabeth Taylor arrived in Los Angeles by plane from New York where she had been hospitalized since Thanksgiving Day with double pneumonia. She said she felt weak but well enough overall, accompanied by her husband Eddie Fisher, two Yorkshire terriers and a Siamese cat.
AP Business News Analyst explains upcoming Social Security tax increases set to start January 1. Boss and employee both contribute as rates rise from 5 to 6 percent, and by 1969 total deductions reach 9 percent with $216 limits for worker and employer. Also notes payroll paperwork burden.
In East St Louis Illinois two young children were killed when left alone in a burning house. Joyce Neal fourteen months and Vernon Neal two years died in the blaze while their older sister Hilda escaped through an unlocked door. Two passing men tried to enter but were repelled by heat as the fire consumed the kitchen and damaged a nearby house and store.
AP reports hundreds of Paraguayan rebels crossing the Parana River into Misiones province to join the guerrilla fight against Stroessner. Brazilian sources estimate as many as 1,000 new rebels in Paraguay, despite claims of sealed frontiers.
Edna Wallace Hopper, about 85, famed stage star and Broadway favorite at the turn of the century, died Monday after pneumonia onset and complications. She was the third of six wives of actor DeWolf Hopper and sometimes known as the eternal flapper. Born in San Francisco.
The Herald lists new Ottawa homeowners and families. Albert M. Jones and family moved from Ft. Scott to 415 S. Cedar. he works as a federal poultry grader for the Agricultural Marketing Service. Freddie Black and family moved from Garnett to 724 Sycamore. he runs with American Breeders Service. Leo Quaintance and family moved from Golden Dale to 1043 S. Main, entering Ottawa from Centerville with restaurant ties. The Wright family, temporarily at 421 S. Hickory, are with W.E.P.C.O. Roofing. Larry Wright works in Oklahoma. J. C. Wrights and Bonnie Hughson reside at 627 S. Mulberry. Kenneth Liegerot and family at 421 S. Hickory joined from Huntington, Mass., tied to flood control with the Army Corps.
In Havana AP dispatch Fidel Castro testified for seven hours as prosecution star witness in the treason trial of Maj Hubert Matos. The military prosecutor urged the death penalty, asserting Matos provoked a secessionist movement and aimed to destabilize Castro’s revolutionary government after resigning as commander in Camaguey.
Harrisonville Missouri Betty Lou Moore age 29 has admitted killing her husband and two children. A circuit judge ordered 30 days of psychiatric observation at the State Mental Hospital in Fulton. Sheriff plans to take her to Fulton today. Moore held without bond on a murder charge. Bodies of her family were found November 28 after she surrendered in Grand Island Nebraska.
Hospital notes list admissions including Clifford Collinge of 427 S Poplar and Mrs Albert Knight of Quenemo and Mrs Cora Button Pomona and Mrs Cora Kerran RFD 3 and Virgil L Green RFD 4 today. Victor Weigand RFD 8 dismissed and transferred to St Luke's Hospital Kansas City. Dr Roy W Browning 407 S Sycamore. De Wayne V Roecker 308 Willow.
Four 16 year olds received jail terms of one and three days to let them think things over. Robert Black and J B Reeves were fined 20 dollars and given one day in county jail for petty larceny involving gasoline. Kenneth Gray and Frank Morgan got three day sentences. Gray faced possession of an open bottle and Morgan public drunkenness.
The Pomona area W.S.C.S. met in the church dining room with Mrs. Vera Montague leading devotionals and the business session. Roll call reported 50 sick and social calls, and Edna Starbuck presented a lesson titled Christmas in Mexico with slides of celebrations abroad.
Ri val forces in the Wilson & Co. packinghouse dispute head toward a fresh start at the conference table with a Minneapolis court clash looming. The state seeks to block a move to reopen the plant as martial law remains in effect in Albert Lea with National Guard units on duty following two days of picket violence.
President Eisenhower announces a goodwill tour memento collection will be displayed at the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene Kansas. The move aims to honor the trip and share artifacts with the public through the museum exhibit.
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