Madison's Christmas party and local notices briefed
Weekly traffic totals show 31 993 cars moved on Santa Fe System lines for the week ending December 16 up from 31 240 a year ago. Connections brought in 11 351 cars versus 9 855 last year. The Herald held a Christmas party at North American Hotel with a gift exchange carol singing and door prizes. Martha Swords and Mrs. Ruth Wilson organized it. James Higuera of Martinez California died after a year long illness. his daughter Mrs. William Wallace of 1034 S Sycamore received the news. Lemons of the Elks announced results of the duplicate bridge tournament with Mr and Mrs Fred Blanks first and Rodney McClay with Robert F Miller second. Mrs Robert F Miller and Mrs Hazel Hartley third. Baker University Baldwin honored C Donald Knight son of Rev and Mrs Charles P Knight on the dean’s scholastic honor roll for the first six weeks of the first semester. W W Whitacre of 427 S Sycamore pleaded innocent in County Court to a $200 insufficient funds check. a Dec 26 hearing is scheduled. An estimated 400 damage to Roy Kirkland’s 1958 car resulted from a fire on South Main. a short in a street light in front of the Bennett Creamery caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
North American
Martha Swords
Ruth Wilson
Roy Kirkland
Kirkland
South Main
Bennett Creamery
Deaths of Mrs Alta Brown of Hoisington
Ottawa University graduate 1913 Mrs Alta Surtees Brown of Hoisington died yesterday at St Marys Hospital in Kansas City after surgery. She married Dr Thomas J Brown in 1917. Survived by widower two sons Dr Robert S Brown Lea wood and Thomas J Brown Santa Ana Calif one daughter Mrs Seth B Gray Chanute eight grandchildren one brother and one sister. Services and burial will be in Hoisington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta (Surtees) Brown
Hoisington
St. Mary's Hopital
Kansas City
Ottawa University
Thomas J. Brown
Robert S. Brown
Leawood
Santa Ana
Calif
Seth B. Gray
Chanute
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births for Tuesday
Hospital notes list admissions for Leonard Matteson Pomona Mrs Roy A Bates RFD 4 Mrs Grace Constant 714 W 6th Larry Stitt Wellsville Mrs Robert Snodgrass 832 N Main Monday Lynn Lyman 1003 S Mulberry Tuesday Births Mr and Mrs Joseph K Clark Kansas City Kas son born Tuesday weight 9 lb 3 oz Mr and Mrs Dale Burns 128 S Cedar son born Tuesday weight 5 lb 1% oz Dismissals Larry Moore RFD 1 Frank Call 202 S Locust transferred to Crestview nursing home J Lloyd Sink 521 N Sycamore Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Matteson
Pomona
Roy A. Bates
RFD
Grace Constant
W. 6Th
Larry Stitt
Wellsville
Robert Snodgrass
N. Main
Lynn Lyman
S. Mulberry
Joseph K. Clark
Kansas City
Kas
Dale Burns
S. Cedar
Larry Moore
Frank Call
Collision leads to charge after failure to yield
Peter Swendell aged 725 Cypress was charged with failing to yield the right of way after his eastbound car on 2nd slid into a southbound vehicle driven by Ivan T. Brittingham at 2nd and Walnut about 8 am today according to police. In a separate slick-street collision yesterday Mary D. Mack of 822 S Mulberry rear ended Manerva C. Michel at 3rd and Main near 2 pm with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Swendell
Cypress
2Nd
Walnut
Swendell
Ivan T. Brittingham
RFD
Mary D. Mack
S. Mulberry
Manerva C. Michel
Aims Too Low In Escape Try
In St Francis Kansas a jail wall hole was found between the county jail and courtroom. Sheriff reports a prisoner used bed pieces to reach through bars and knock out two tile blocks. Only inmate Rufus Suggs, 49, denies an escape attempt while awaiting sentencing on a burglary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Francis, Kan
Ed Schultz
Rufus Suggs
Suggs
No Hole In Head Best Gift He Ever Received
Hal Boyle recalls a near fatal moment during World War II near Pilsen Czechoslovakia. He and Cy Peterman narrowly avoided being shot by a German officer when a pistol pointed at his forehead tumbled into a roadside ditch after Boyle gestured. He is grateful that the German soldier spared him at Christmas and ever since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterman
Pilsen
U.S
A Tribute For Service
Members of the Winfield Chamber of Commerce honored retiring manager J. Ray Hill after 19 years of service with a standing ovation at the Christmas luncheon. He received the first honorary life membership and luggage and will be succeeded by Lloyd A. Mink, formerly with the Wichita Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Winfield Chamber of Commerce
J. Ray Hill
Hill
Lloyd A. Mink
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Lane News Fellowship Supper At Church
A Christmas fellowship supper is planned at the church on Friday December 22 at 6 30 PM it is a potluck event with each family bringing its own table service Christmas treats will be given Open house at the parsonage Sunday 2 to 4 PM drew a good crowd with carols Mr and Mrs Jess Christian and family have left for San Diego to visit relatives over Christmas The Women’s Society of Christian Service held a regular meeting with a potluck dinner and shut in boxes packed Gift stockings were sent to Youthville Newton instead of the usual exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna Hettler
Jess Christian
David
Kathy
Phil
San Diego
Calif
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Youthville
Newton
Marriage Licenses for Clarence Klink and Janice Barnhisel
Ottawa man Clarence T. Klink, 20, and Emporia woman Janice Carol Barnhisel, 18, obtained a marriage license. The couple plans to wed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence T. Klink
Ottawa
Janice Carol Barnhisel
Emporia
More Families Can Use Help for Christmas Adoptions
Mrs. J. Stephenson appeals for a few more adoptions before tonight to aid Christmas families. With seventy families helped so far, twenty by organizations and individuals, she cannot take additional cases after tonight. Baskets will be packed Wednesday and Thursday and delivered Friday.
Ottawa Junior High Concert Plans Christmas Program
The 75 member Ottawa Junior High School band will present a Christmas music concert in the junior high gym Friday at 10 15 a m with narration The Christmas Story will be the feature of the 40 minute assembly Parents and townspeople are invited to attend as explained by music director Loren Matthews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Loren Matthews
Major surgery for Matt Bures at St Josephs Hospital
Rich mond News reports Matt Bures underwent major surgery Friday at St Josephs Hospital in Kansas City with Mrs Bures traveling there to be near him. Community groups held potluck dinners and Christmas programs at local homes with gift exchanges. Leaders and members of Leisure Hour Club Fortnightly Club and W S C S groups hosted events, noting attendees, devotions, carols, and future meeting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Bures
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kansas City
Bures
Floyd Brock
Willard Collins
Leisure Hour Club
Albert Dunbar
Cecil Vining
Melvin Stockard
Shutins
R. S. Gault
Pays Half Of Tax Bill
Kansas City Power & Light Company pays half of its 1961 Kansas property tax bill totaling 1 165 226.49 across 12 counties. District manager C. D. Lyman handed Franklin County Treasurer Almeda Sinclair a 26 500.81 check. Half of the county’s 53 001.61 due. other payments include one half of 653 432.44 for Johnson County and 132 577.75 for Miami County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Kansas
C. D. Lyman
Franklin County
Almeda Sinclair
Electric
Johnson County
Miami County
Fined $20 On Traffic Charge In Police Court
Harold L. Eastland 20 Kansas City Missouri was found guilty of failing to yield the right of way on November 15 and fined $20. He posted a $40 bond and faced a second charge of lacking a valid license which was dismissed after he showed a license. He also faced other traffic related pleas and bond continuances for related cases including drunken driving and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Eastland
Kansas City
Eastland
Rolland P. Ferris Jr
Wellsville
Ray Evans
S. Poplar
Lonnie Isham
N. Mulberry
Jaynees Present Ottawa Boys Club With Gift Check
The Jaycee Jaynes presented Ottawa's Boys Club with a 100 dollar check for athletic equipment. Mrs. Rick Beatty delivered the gift to Don Woodward last night. Funds were raised through Christmas card sales.
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Jaycee Jaynes
Ottawa
Boys Club
Don Woodward
Rick Beatty
The
Jaynes
Executor Appointed in Charlie W. Simmons Estate
First published notice in Franklin County Kansas confirms Everette B. Simmons was appointed executor on December 5 1961 under the will of Charlie W. Simmons deceased. Creditors must file demands within nine months from December 12 1961 first publication to avoid bar. Ottawa Kansas date December 6 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Charlie W. Simmons
Hiverette B. Simmons
Ottawa
Kansas
Notice of hearing in estate of Nellie Maude Gregg
State of Kansas Franklin County ss Nellie Maude Gregg deceased case 10620 Jules V Doty administrator petitions for final settlement of the estate with hearing to be held in the district court. John B Pierson attorney for executor noted. first published December 13 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Said
Nellie Maude Gregg
Jules V. Doty
Community sale and auction notices from Kansas area
Printy and Son list weekly community sales and auctions. Various sales occur Tuesday 7 p.m. at 1136 M. Malu and Thursday 7 p.m. at 1136 N. Main. Dé J Auction runs Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. Furniture and miscellaneous. Overbrook Livestock Sale every Wednesday in Overbrook. Ottawa Market Sale every Saturday at 1 p.m. one mile east of Main on Wilson. Contact numbers provided for Garnett and Overbrook listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Malu
N. Main
Duke Ralston
Princeton
Kas
Furniture & Misc
Garnett
Gordon James
Ottawa
Main
Wilson
Osage City and Emporia Livestock Sale Notices
Public livestock sale listings across Kansas appear for Osage City Emporia Ottawa and Waverly based on OCR fragments. Entries include Osage City Livestock Sale Dec 10 Dec 27 and Dec 30, Emporia Livestock Sale Co, Franklin County Sale Co, Waverly Dairy and Livestock sales, and related contact details for Overbrook Ottawa and Centropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage City Livestock Sale
Osage City
Kans
Emporia Livestock Sale Co
Emporia
Kansas
Franklin County Sale Co
Wilson & Locust
Ottawa
Kanzan
Wilson and Locust
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
Franklin County
Hivery Getter
Locust &, Wilson
Noll
Jules V Duty Administrator Petition
Jules V Duty serves as administrator in a probate matter with Gleason Doty Logan Attorneys representing the administrator. The filing names Gleason Gleason Doty Logan as counsel for the administrator in the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules V
Duty
Gleason
Gleason, Doty & Logan Attorneys
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Madison
William Wallace
S. Sycamore
James Higuera
Martinez
Wallace
Elks
Fred Blanks
Rodney McClay
Robert F. Miller
Hazel Hartley
Ellis
C. Donald Knight
Charles P. Knight
Baker University
Baldwin
W. W. Whitacre
R. O. Taylor
Snyder Pharmacy
S. Main
Mrs
Alta Brown
Vasco Viera Garin
India
C. S. Jha
Hal Boyle
New York
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Cy Peterman
Philadelphia Inquirer
Boy
Glen Dryden Farm
Garden City
Lou de Fox
Lane News
Joe Towner
Frank Snook
Mgr
Richmond News
Mabel Chandler
D. O. Warren
Leigh Arnet
Ed van Sickle
Lane
Mmes
H. C. Wolfe
Kenneth Cunningham
Clarence Gault
Oscar Newmaster
W.S.C.S
Lorene Stockard
Merritt McDonald
Betty Cox, Garnett
Scissors Club
Johnson - Roberts
Shirley Walters
Dee Spaulding
Legals
Everette B. Simmons
John B. Pierson
Executor
Harold Stewart
Charles Beatty
Harold
Charles
Lyndon
Dee
Neosho Livestock Commission Co
Neosho
Missouri
Printy
Ben Printy
Jack Nelson
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Overbrook
Ernest Arnold Overbrook
Aaid
Peth
Margery Hogan
Jim
Floyd Robertson
ST — Zodiac
Ottawa Lodge
AF & AM
Myron S. Steere Jr
Sidney O. Morris
Santa
Western Auto Store
Parmelee CO
Jack OF All Trades
MR. Mattice
King St
Ottawa Herald
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