Local thefts and breaks in across town
Police records note an estimated 10 to 15 stars were taken from Roy Churchill’s residence at 27 Rockwood Drive on December 20. A hub cap was stolen from Alvin V. Sowers’s car on December 20. An attempted break-in at R. L. Stevens’s residence on Walnut involved a screwdriver or bar used to try and enter the home late yesterday or today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood Drive
Roy Churchill
Alvin V. Sowers
S. Willow
R. L. Stevens
LeRoy Davis
Brooklyn
William Brown Jr
Maya More
Davis
Soviet Call For Laos Session In Geneva Control Commission
London reports the Soviet Foreign Ministry handed Britain a note urging the 1954 Geneva control commission on Indochina be convened to review the Laos situation. The note, broadcast by Moscow radio, follows British concern over Laos spoilers and outside supplies to leftist forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Soviet Union
Britain
Geneva Control Commission
Indochina
Laos
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Office
Frank Roberts
North Viet Nam
Two Men Admit Burglary Here
Willis Edward Meredith of Shawnee and Larry Sharp of Overland Park admitted their parts in the December 21 break in at Chet McMillen's South Main Service Station. Both were bound over to the January 1961 District Court term after a county preliminary hearing, each held on $5,000 bond. Sharp waived the hearing. Meredith requested it. Police say they broke a rear window pane, pried a cigarette machine, and Meredith allegedly took money from another burglary at Quality Oil Co. in Olathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Edward Meredith
Shawnee
Chet McMillen
South Main
Meredith
Larry Sharp
Overland Park
Sharp
District Court
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Quality Oil Co
Olathe
Two Held In Store Burglary in Goodland KS
In Omaha two men Robert Ryan and Larry Kalkowski are charged as fugitives from justice in a case tying them to a burglary of more than 1300 suits and topcoats from a Goodland Kansas store. About $10,000 worth of clothing identified as stolen was recovered. Kalkowski waived extradition and was moved to Goodland. Ryan remains free on bond after declining extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha (Ap
Omaha
Goocland
Kas
Robert Ryan
Larry G .Kalkowski
Walter de Vere
Goodland
Kalkowski
Ryan
de Vere
West Omaha
Lions Club Free Christmas Trees Offered in Ottawa
The Ottawa noon Lions Club has 250 surplus Christmas trees from its fundraising sale. They are available free at Briscoe Drug Store, 9th and Main. Trexel Warren urged elderly residents to contact him via First National Bank for delivery arrangements if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Noon Lions Club
Briscoe Drug Store
9Th
Main
Trexel Warren
Warren
First National Bank
Christmas decorating winners named by local clubs
Winners announced in Wellsville outdoor Christmas decorating contest co sponsored by the Garden Club Kiwanis Club and Chamber of Commerce. First prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ruddell for a Madonna display, second to Mr. and Mrs. John Neis with a Santa on steps, third to Martie and Marla Chanay for a holiday mailbox and Santa letter centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville Garden Club
Kiwanis Club
Wellsville Chamber of Commerce
Tom Ruddell
Star Grain and Lumber Co
Poinsettias
John Neis
Neis
Marlin Chanay
Santa
Santa Claus
North Pole
Martie
Marla Chanay
Wellsville
Kansas
U.S.A
Marla
Chanay
Tax Scholar Walter Heller Chosen for Kennedy Adviser Post
President elect Kennedy named Dr. Walter W. Heller to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. Heller, 45, a Minnesota economist and tax expert, urged tax policy tied to economic conditions and hinted at possible tax cuts during recessions. He previously advised Gov. Freeman and leads Minnesota’s economics department. Kennedy vowed to revive the 1946 full employment framework as cabinet picks continue amid Christmas preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
John F
Heller
University of Minnesota
School of Business Administration
Minnesota
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
United States
Births and Dismissals at Baldwin and Wichita Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Robert Barnhart of Baldwin route 2 welcomed a daughter born Thursday weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces Dismissals include Mrs Robert L Shields and baby daughter of 211 Maple Wichita residents John W Snethen 508 S Sycamore Mrs Lewis Geiger 411 S Locust and Mrs Charles Wells and baby son in Wichita today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barnhart
RFD
Baldwin
Robert L. Shields
Maple
John W. Snethen
S. Sycamore
Lewis Geiger
S. Locust
Charles Wells
Wichita
Report on Soviet automation push by math panel
A Baltimore AP report notes a 350 page study by an I-man panel from the Research Institute for Advance Studies at Martin Co. finding the USSR pursuing a major scientific effort to automate industry. The panel says the USSR could accelerate technological progress via automatic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Research Institute For Advance Studies
The
Martin Co
Joseph LaSalle
United States
No Anderson Commitment On State Juce Aid
TOPEKA AP Gov elect John Anderson has made no commitment to recommend state financial aid for municipal and junior colleges after a closed door meeting with college representatives. He noted prior advocacy may depend on available funds and budget figures, with discussions on reducing property taxes. College spokesmen cited survey recommendations for 40 percent state funding and cited examples from other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
John Anderson
Anderson
Legislative Council
Fair Board Meeting Set for Tuesday in Chamber
The Franklin County Agricultural Society known as the Fair Board will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce. Don Brown cites agenda items including a 1969 fair report, a date for the 1961 county fair, and election of officers with a delegate to the State Board of Agriculture meeting in Topeka January 11 to 13. The meeting is open to the public and the 32 board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Agricultural Society
The
Fair Board
Chamber of Commerce
Don Brown
Brown
State Board of Agriculture
Topeka
County Explains Bridge Purchase by Franklin County
Franklin County officials clarified details of a Locust Street Bridge south approach span bought earlier this week. The county paid 300 dollars, half the city’s planking cost, and valued the span at four to five times that amount. The planking will fund general bridge repairs and the span will be placed over a creek somewhere. Removal by county crews is planned after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Street
Franklin County
Cecil Vining
Vining
Deaths in Ottawa area including Detwiler Keith Laws Buckles
Obituaries from Ottawa and nearby areas report the deaths of Lloyd T. Detwiler 73 of 820 East 8th and Elmer Keith 87 of 831 Ash, with service details. Also listed are Mary Laws 88 of Hartford and infant Steven Ray Buckles born to Larry Joe and Ruth Buckles in Saskatchewan, all with burial plans and surviving family noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Detwiler
RFD
Wilbur Wright
Lebannon
Ore
Dora Weaver
Peoria
Marie Ecker
Lyons
Maude Jones
Hutchinson
Wilma Berlin
Arizona
Charlie Detwiler
Baldwin
Clifford
Cecil Detwiler
Ralph Detwiler
Rantoul
Towner's Chapel
Arthur Hughes
Highland Cemetery
Elmer Keith
Ash
Crestview
Keith
Ottawa
Aberdeen
Marion
Bancroft) Keith
Cora E. Allery
North Baptist Church
Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
Gladys Keith
Abbie ‘Keith
N. Main
L. A. McClellan
Springfield
Lamb Funeral Home
Thomas Ingle
Mary Laws
Hartford
Emporia
Osage County
Lyndon
Vincent Laws
John
George Laws
Williamsburg
Walter
Howard
Max Craig
Osage City
Helen Laws
G. O. McMurphy
Barshel Garrison
Tulsa
Letisha Losh
Richmond
Mona Dorman
Melvern
Flora Patterson
San Deigo
Calif
Martin Young
Cas
Pleasant View Cemetery
Steven Ray Buckles
Larry Joe
Ruth Claudean (Koontz) Buckles
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
K.U. Medical Center
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ray Koontz
RFD 3
Harry Buckles
Princeton
Charles P. Knight
Causes of Constellation Fire Divides Naval Inquiry
Naval court of inquiry hears conflicting testimony over who spilled diesel fuel that fed the blaze on the carrier Constellation at the Navy Yard. The disaster last Monday killed 49 civilian workers while 12,000 attended memorial services. Witnesses disputed the forklift driver’s proximity to a trash bin and possible valve damage as the ignition point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Naval Court of Inquiry
Constellation
Navy Yard
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Market tests calf and hog prices in Kansas City reports
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes calf and hog market testing figures. Barrows and gilts receive quotes. sow trade details and broader market price activity are indicated with specific lot numbers and weights.
Notice of Hearing in Nellie Maude Gregg Estate
In Franklin County Probate Court Kansas a petition by Joel H Towner creditor for appointment of administrator of Nellie Maude Gregg deceased is set for hearing January 3 1960 at 10 00 a m in Ottawa Kansas to file defenses and oppose the petition if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Frankin County
Franklin County
Nellie Mauce Gregg
Kansans
Joel H. Towner
Wood
Ottawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drake's Bakery
Rawleigh Products
S. Main
E. F. Risdon
Willis Garden Center
Adv
Snyder Pharmacy
Rodgers
Murphy’s Turkey Farm
Colberns
Veterans Hospital
Harry Ball
Church of the Nazarene
Lions Club
Eddie Constantine
Pier Angel
Richard ST
John Gregson
Sydney Box Associates
Universal
Jack H. Harris
Fairview
SUN
Walt Disneys
Angle
Cat Technicolor
Outra Vista BinLtewtion Co
Walt Disney Progen
Aery
Saar Ceara
Bernice Holden
United States Post Office
Harold Wingert
Jack Chalender
Betsy
George Wingert
el Dorado
Eugene Wingert
Manhattan
M. L. Averill
Ralph Cole
Independence
L. A. Schellack
Karen Averill
Vernon McDaniel
Camden Point, Mo
Lloya Murphys
Kansas City
Nona Childs
Darrell Childs
Leroy Childs
Evan Phillips
Jodlene
Gerlyn
Janet
Evans Phillips
Mrs
Warren Phillips
Beulah Harbison
Son
D. C. Harbison
West Covina
Western Electric
J. C. Jones Jr
Max and
Bill
Truman Baily
Wellsville News
Star Grain and Lumber Company
America
Maryland
Lowell A. Small
Hutchinson Schools
Charles M. Barnes
Dodge City Junior College
Kansas Public Junior College Association
Floyd Naff
Coffeyville
Ellsworth R. Briggs
Hutchinson Junior College
Junior College Association
Lamb
Keith — Elmer
Buckles
Detwiler
Lloyd T. Detwiler
E. 8Th Street
Joe Towner
Dependable Ambulance Service
Elmer Ketsh
Omics Ae
North Man
OTTAW
AL Kansas
CC Livestock
DS Nieder
Surat
Legals
Gleason
Gleason, Doty and Logan
Dorothy Edmundson
Maxine Buckley
Gladys Baxter
Mike Gage
John G. Kaiser Drug Store
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