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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
1
Multiple briefs report a Ottawa man Raymond Terry arrested for drunkenness in the 103 block on South Poplar. The Western Auto Store theft involved three .22 revolvers and a .22 pistol. Other items include local business openings, a divorce granted with custody, holiday deliveries, and community notices.
Ottawa city officials consider a licensing ordinance for electricians in the city requiring a $50 license, $1,000 bond, and exam. home owners may DIY with a permit. Exam fees include $10 plus $5 for a master certificate or $6 and $2 for journeyman. The proposed board includes the mayor, water and light superintendent, and a master electrician.
Jurors in the wiretap conspiracy case against James R. Hoffa and two others heard a courtroom reading of prosecution testimony. The seven men and five women deliberated for hours without a verdict before a two hour reading began at 12 45 a.m. Federal Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan presided as the jury considered possible sentences up to one year in prison and fines to ten thousand dollars.
Funeral services for Lee Elmer Kaserman 70 of 15307 Leahy Street Bellflower California who died December 1 were held in Bellflower December 7 with burial at Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery He moved from Richmond about twenty years ago He was vice president of the Bellflower Senior Citizens Club and a Church of the Open Bible member Survivors include his widow Ruth Kaserman four daughters twins Mildred Oliver and Marie Towns Bessie Reed Kathleen Hamner Lee Eugene Kaserman both of Bellflower two sisters and twenty grandchildren
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 550 deaths in the past 24 hours and 1987 year totals, with the same period in 1956 totaling 648. This brief summary reflects statewide figures through the latest update.
Ottawa region records show marriage licenses issued for Richard B D Mille aged 84 of Ottawa and Blane K Coons of Ottawa. Details reflect the formal closing of eligibility and forthcoming nuptials between the couple under local civil procedures.
Harrison E. Jones ages 50 of RFD 1 pleaded guilty in Police Court to reckless driving after a 4:37 pm collision on South Cedar. He involved Dr. David Laury’s parked car at 1333 Cedar and the judge postponed final sentence. Robert Eugene Samuelson of Axtell also pled guilty to reckless driving and was fined $25 after sentence was deferred.
At Cape Canaveral a Jupiter IRBM was launched from the missile test center last night and burned four minutes in the air before ending. Officials said the test was successfully carried out though it did not complete its full flight, with no details given on range or accuracy. A Jupiter 4 type was rumored but not confirmed.
Wichita firm IRBM and Construction Co submits a low bid of 35086 dollars for a new roof on Waters Hall at Kansas State College. The context notes the Jupiter missile under development by the Army and describes test activities and floodlight illumination during evening demonstrations at the launch stand.
Corinthian R. Jackson of Tulsa reports Edmund Prince Hall Masons spent the past 20 Christmases in jail. Officers elected Tuesday night include Armstrong as worshipful master and Edwards as senior warden. Jackson faces a larceny charge in Tulsa and was held in Oklahoma City as a suspect in three burglaries.
TOPEKA An extensive Kansas armory construction program is nearing completion. Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell state adjutant general said 38 armories have been completed under a post war program. Four more are under construction and contracts are to be let soon for three others.
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