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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
7
A 1961 Kansan roundup shares lighthearted incidents from July 4 in Wichita with a missing flag rope canceling ceremonies, a boy declining youth water in a cave, dial telephone mishaps, practical jokes, and humorous observations from Leavenworth to Independence.
Ottawans plan New Year celebrations with church services and club gatherings. First Baptist holds 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. communion. Westminster U.P. 7:30 p.m. communion. Trinity Methodists watch night at 9 p.m. First Methodist youth communion later. Faith Bible watch night after services. Sacred Heart offers New Year Masses at 7, 9, 11 a.m. First Christian hosts 11:30 p.m. candle lighting. Monday is a citywide business and post office holiday. Herald not published. Police pledge adequate staffing. taverns closed Sunday. private clubs may stay open. Country Club breakfast at 12:30 a.m. Monday. get-together starts 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Elks and Eagles plan Saturday night dances.
PAWNEE ROCK Kansas Bill Levingston found a purse with a $92 check and $4 cash plus keys and an address. He mailed it back to the owner who later thanked him and sent a $4 check that bounced. The woman later moved from Great Bend to Arkansas City.
Occasional light snow tonight gives way to partly cloudy conditions Saturday. Not very cold tonight with a low near 20. Saturday’s high in the low 30s.
In Winter Park Florida police place signs on patrol cars asking drivers to pass slowly moving units to prevent long lines behind the vehicles. Police Chief Carl Buchanan says the signs promote traffic safety by easing congestion and reducing rear end incidents.
The nation's traffic deaths in the first 11 months totaled 34,370, down from 34,700 in 1960, a 1 percent drop. The accident death rate per 100 million miles traveled was 5.1, the lowest on record for any similar period, versus 5.3 in 1960 and 1959.
Tanly’s Toot ponders the passing year as 363 days disappear, reflecting on milestones, shifts in routine, and the playful sense of time slipping away in a lighthearted column.
The sun shone in Ottawa while the 7 am low stood at 11 degrees, just one degree above yesterday. A broad winter pattern persists with near zero temps in Tennessee and Kentucky, freezing risk spreading from the Gulf coast to southern Florida tonight, and mixed precipitation across New England and the Midwest.
The Burlington Free Press announced a front page offer to cover burial expenses for any Vermont driver killed in a New Year’s Eve crash who had previously registered with the paper. Registrants pledging to avoid driving after drinking could qualify if killed between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, as the paper urged Vermonters to refrain from drinking and driving.
Washington AP The Civil Defense office issued minimum requirements for commercially built fallout shelters seeking Pentagon approval. Designs must provide 100 times more protection than open exposure and carry a Civil Defense serial number after meeting space ventilation structural fire and radiation shielding safety standards.
The page lists upcoming features and sections including editorials on change, a Christian leader discussing Heaven, a Sunday School lesson, and Brown's Bylines. It notes smaller cattle price drops in 1962, teacher aid concerns, Swiss travel appeal for Americans, and a TV bowl game schedule.
Ottawa celebrates the first baby of the year with a wide array of gifts from local merchants. The winning family will receive prizes including food, clothing, nursery items, a portrait, and a car ride home, awarded after midnight on New Year’s Day.
Judge Floyd Coffman refused a temporary injunction to halt Ottawa school district expansion. The hearing reviewed annexation actions, noting constitutional grounds and earlier legislative amendments. Plaintiffs, including 13 rural boards and 16 individuals, argued irreparable damage. defendants contended no harm and proper legality.
A Himalayan bear at Audubon Park Zoo nipped the tip of Rose Marie Copper smith's right index finger after the 16 year old climbed a three foot fence to feed the bear popcorn on Thursday. Police said she entered the bear enclosure leading to the injury.
A U.S. soldier stationed in Saigon has disappeared and is feared kidnapped. He was last seen Christmas morning and his identity remains withheld pending kin notification.
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 am Friday with 3 fatalities. December total reaches 51. For the year 1961 the toll hits 542. Deaths occur across Topeka and surrounding areas, reflecting ongoing risk on state roads.
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