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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
4
Calvary Baptist Church will host a special musical program by the Nickel Family Singers of Springfield Missouri at 7 30 p m Sunday. The seven brothers range from age 10 to 22 with one sister Joyce age eight. Mr and Mrs Nickel also sing on some numbers. Public invited.
Emergency cases treated Thursday at Ransom Memorial Hospital include Elvin Malburg with a cut thumb from a saw, Caroline Dyer with a laceration over the left eye after a fall, and Dale Turner with a fractured wrist from an ice fall. Also, reservations urged for New Year events at House of Douglas. Dennis Dunbar, son of Albert and Mrs. Dunbar, Richmond, promotes to cadet platoon sergeant in the Army ROTC at Kansas State University Manhattan.
Gov elect Robert Docking announced the replacement of J. R. Duke Cheney by Jerry Muth of Wichita as director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control effective January 9. Muth, previously a Democratic attorney general candidate, will be paid $10,000 annually with efforts to raise to $12,500. Both men attended the news conference confirming the appointment.
London AP report notes three million families live in slums or overcrowded housing, creating a hidden homeless crisis. The effort led by Rev Bruce Kenrick and wife Isabel Howland Witty aims to organize a national Shelter campaign, leveraging Notting Hill housing trust gains to push long term slum clearance and reform.
Mrs Della Hawk 80 of Winfield formerly Ottawa died at 8 30 am Thursday in a Winfield hospital after 10 days illness Services 9 am Saturday at Marsh Funeral Home Winfield burial Riverview Cemetery Medicine Lodge residents lived in Medicine Lodge many years also in Winfield before Ottawa five years One daughter Lela Brown Ottawa died June 12 1964 Surviving husband Norman Hawk one brother Sherman Zimmer Chillicothe Mo one sister Stella Woods Winfield and two grandchildren Nor Brown Vacaville Calif altd MisveAlvina Newwater Grandview Mo Mr and Mrs Edward Woodesum Centropolis and Mr and Mrs Jay Brown Ottawa will attend Also Norman Brown Vacaville Daisy Bell Miller 86 Cedar House Nursing Home died 3 pm Thursday at the home She lived four years in nursing home in failing health Services 10 30 am Tuesday at Towner Chapel Rev Charles P Knight to officiate Burial Hope Cemetery Surviving son Mike Miller Parkville Mo three grandchildren two brothers Fred Bennett 704 N Locust and Tom Bennett 625 S Oak WILLIAM B TURVEY William B Turvey 91 Lyndon died Thursday after four year illness Funeral 2 pm Saturday Scranton Methodist Church burial Scranton Cemetery Call noon today until time of service Wife Mary Frye Turvey died years ago He was in Knights of Pythias and Scranton Cemetery board 50 years Survivors son Frank Turvey Lyndon four sisters Agnes Isaac Scranton Adah Turvey Topeka Ruth Shannon Kansas City Louise Buck Lansing two brothers Walter Turvey Burlingame two grandchildren and five great grandchildren
Washington AP reports liberal critics hesitate to label the 1966 67 term as swing toward conservatism. The court has yet to decide key civil rights and Fourth Amendment issues including housing discrimination intermarriage bans and electronic surveillance and could limit or broaden its rulings depending on upcoming hearings. The term’s trajectory remains uncertain with pivotal cases awaited.
Scores list from multiple leagues and shops with bowlers posting highs and team points. Notable highs include 550 by Kitty Clover Chips at Gildner and 544 by Cordle at 30-D. Other venues include Land Cafe, Royal T Lanes, Pepsi Cola, and Th ursday Night League entries with varied team names and individual scores.
In Franklin County Kansas the Probate Court appointed Alma Schweitzer as executrix of Mae P Westover deceased on December 20 1966 and letters testamentary issued. Creditors heirs devisees and others are notified to exhibit claims within nine months from first publication or be barred. Anderson Byrd First National Bank Building Ottawa is attorney for Executrix.
At 4 40 p m Wednesday two miles southeast of Centropolis Alonzo A Reeder 65 Ottawa RFD 4 drove a 1963 Ford station wagon turning left onto West Carlson when a 1956 Chevrolet station wagon driven by Jerry W Thompson 27 Pomona struck the left side of the Reeder vehicle icy roads prevented stopping Thompson said. Estimated damage 200 to the Reeder vehicle and 100 to the Thompson vehicle.
KC Markets reports cattle at 100, calves 10 with no price test. hogs 4,500 head, barrows and gilts 50 to 25 lower, sows slow. Prices shown for 500 lb and 190 to 255 lb ranges. Sheep at 20, prime wooled lambs 22.50, good wooled ewes 7.00. Wholesale eggs offered large 80 percent A at 37.37, mediums 40 percent A at 12.35, butter unchanged.
Admissions include Clarence Lee and Michael Eue gene Garber of Pomona RFD 1 on Friday. Dismissals list Kathy Sue Houdashelt Wells ville RFD 2 Mrs Marion Nutt and daughter Marilyn Rule 535 Birch Mark Leach Baldwin RFD 1 Brenda Bogle Wellsville and Mrs Richard Green Kansas City Mo.
The 1966 Pomona city ordinance defines city limits starting at the West East Street intersection, tracing along First Street and East E Street, then north to 7th Street, and around Hilltop Acres Addition with adjustments to Lot 4 in Blocks A and B. It takes effect December 29, 1966 following publication. Local sales listings for Ottawa and Franklin County farms and auctions follow, detailing weekly events and contact points.
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