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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1964
Page
5
Pomona Methodist Church to present a living nativity with 10 characters and live animals. Performances run 7–8 p.m. and 9–10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, plus 7:30–9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Harold Cooper leads the program with a bustling holiday schedule.
Bruce Spears county clerk attended a two day personal property evaluation school in Topeka. The program, one of four across the state, explained tax assessment rules for items exempt after the first year and items still subject to tax such as boats livestock and farm equipment. Spears will relay the information to county and city deputy assessors.
No injuries reported after a 1:27 p.m. Friday collision in the 100 block of East Third Street. Frank B. Reusch, 51, backing from a stall in a 1964 Plymouth station wagon, clipped the rear fender of Elizabeth A. Taylor, 32, driving a 1958 Chevrolet station wagon westbound. Damage: Plymouth right rear $52.38. Chevrolet left rear damage undetermined. No arrests.
Admissions list includes Robert Corby of Emporia Allen Walter Hall of Emporia Miss Sue san Alice Corby Emporia Mrs Harriet Elizabeth Hobbs of Wellsville Friday Mrs W E Scott Wellsville Saturday Discharges list includes Mrs Bessie Hoopes Pomona Friday Mrs Car E Bennet Pomona Mrs Eldon Morgan and son 803 S Sycamore Mrs Richard Timmins Princeton Saturday
Scott Anthony Foster infant son of Mr and Mrs Squire Foster of Mitchell AFB New York City died in his sleep on December 17 born October 29 Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Towner Chapel Burial will be Highland Cemetery Surviving are parents and siblings Brett Allen Randall Eugene Timothy Ray Johnnie Terri Lynn grandparents Eugene Foster RFD 4 Mrs Eldon Henley 917 N Hickory and Marion Smithey 321 Dundee a great grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Robbs Wellsville
Mrs. Cora Barnett of Wellsville observed her 91st birthday on December 15 at home. Daughters-in-law Gene Barnett and Dot Harrison shared cake and ice cream and visited. Barnett, born east of Walnut Creek Cemetery on the Taylor farm, is the last surviving member of her family and has lived in Wellsville since 1950 after her husband Jim Barnett died in 1957. She has seven children and recalls a lifelong acquaintance with her husband. She enjoys mending and sewing and wrote a birthday poem for the occasion.
Kansas City reports mixed cattle and hog prices with slaughter steers down about 50 to 2100, cows up to 25, calves weak, feeders steady. Sheep showing Lambs weaker, ewes steady. hogs up 50 with barrows and gilts at 15.50 to 16.20 per 100 pounds and sows 12.25 to 13.50.
No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle incident at 12 14 p m Friday in the 200 block of West Seventh Street. Michael Prohodsky 44 El dorado driving a 1962 Cadillac northbound on Pecan street said he was turning right onto Seventh Street. Henry Alban 64 715 Willow driving a 1964 Chevrolet pick up said he was going west on Seventh Street. Cadillac damage estimated at 350 dollars left front, pickup damage about 310 60. No arrests were made.
Ottawa University students Earl Becker Frederic from Gross Point Michigan and Carl J Morris from Kansas City were cited for letting a person cling to the outside of a moving vehicle. William Espinosa of 409 E Ltd was cited for speeding 43 in a 30 mile per hour zone.
Three College of Emporia students were injured in a 4 30 p m Friday wreck about a mile east of Wellsville on B35. Driver Susan A Corby 18 blew a tire and lost control. The 1963 Pontiac overturned into a cement drainage ditch. Passengers Allan Walter Hall 24 of New Jersey and Robert Bruce Corby 22 of Bermuda suffered head and ear lacerations and were transported to Ransom Memorial Hospital. all were reported in good condition next morning.
Norris Rohrer, 22, Wiche ta, cited Dec. 13 one mile east of Ottawa on K e 68 for disobeying a stop sign, pleaded guilty and fined 5 dollars and costs. Lee Martin, 18 Wellsville, pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and drunken public. Martin fined 50 dollars on each count and costs. Alva Sider, 39, 803 S Poplar, pleaded innocent to a bad check charge. Trial set for 10 a.m. Dec. 30. Sider posted 200 dollar bond.
Services for Newel E Coffey who died Dec 16 were held Dec 18 at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Dr Raymond P Jennings officiating. Pallbearers included Ralph Allen James Peterson Kyle Lee Follette Ernest Nicholas William Christian and W Frank Lehew. Military honors were provided by VFW Post No 5901 with Howard Doman officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery.
Michael James Condry of Wellsville pleaded guilty in district court to grand larceny for stealing an automobile. Probation request was deferred. He was sentenced to the Kansas Industrial Reformatory at Hutchinson with a diagnostic center referral in Topeka within 60 days. Margie A Lindley was granted a divorce from Donald T Lindley in district court with custody given to the mother of one minor child.
At 3 01 p m Friday in the 1200 block North Main Street a 1955 Plymouth driven by Donna G Lauver 38 of 724 N Hickory stalled to turn left. Dennis D Smith 22 of 912 N Main driving a 1965 Plymouth did not see the other car in time. Lauver suffered $150 45 rear damage while Smith’s car damage was not estimated. Smith arrested for careless or inattentive driving.
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