Ottawa News Briefs highlights from February events
Today in Ottawa News Briefs lists local notices and short items. Youth Week Service at First Baptist Church features speaker Roger Fredrikson on February 3 at 6 30 p.m. Garden Club discusses Bugs and Plant Control Monday at 7 30 p.m. First Methodist church hosting potluck prior. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs Myrtie N Kimes. Army and Navy personnel from the region are mentioned with assignments and leave. Drake's Bakery advertises butter rolls donuts pies cakes and wedding cakes. Police report four overtime parking citations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First. Baptist. Church
Roger Fredrikson
Garden Club
Glenn Fitch
Ottawa Garden Club
First Methodist Jechurch
New Caretaker At Forest Park
Forest Park to have a new caretaker due to James G. Woodworth’s retirement. Marvin Montgomery becomes caretaker after 13 years with Ottawa Fire Department and will reside with his wife and daughter Marvel at the park residence. William West succeeds Montgomery on the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
James G. Woodworth
Marvin Montgomery
Ottawa Fire Department
State Officials Are More Honest State Officials Are More Honest
Topeka reports W G Hamilton state director of post audits notes fewer defalcations of public funds in cities counties schools and townships last year due to improved auditing of tax money. He cites 1956 findings of 175 officials misplacing $10 988 and over 20 years 4 014 officials unable to account for $621 943 in public funds with restitution typical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
W.G. Hamilton
Post
Hamilton
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements From Local List
Hospital notes admit Billy Burgoon Wellsville Mrs Maney White Lane Helen Jo Willey Lane Mrs Oscar Neff Princeton Mrs Lyle D Johnston Pomona Thursday Joe Sebba Richmond today Births Mr and Mrs Ora Lee Mace 733 N Poplar daughter born Thursday weight 9 lb 2% oz Dismissed Mrs Emma McMahon Garnett Barbara Nauman 12 E 5th Thursday Mrs Marlin Mooney Quenemo Mrs Eldon Finch and baby daughter route 1 Wells ville Stephen Miller 628 Willow Leon Spore 832 Hamblin Mrs William Whitacre and baby son 310 W 6th Robert Bunton Lawrence Mrs R O Ferguson 335 N Mulberry today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Burgoon
Wellsville
Maney White
Lane
Helen Jo Willey
Oscar Neff
Princeton
Lyle
D. Johnston
Pomona
Joe Sebba
Richmond
Ora Lee Mace
N. Poplar
Emma McMahon Garnett
Barbara Nauman
Marlin Mooney
Quenemo
Eldon Finch
Stephen Miller
Willow
Leon Spore
Hamblin
William Whitacre
Robert Bunton
Lawrence
R. O. Ferguson
N. Mulberry
Marriage Licenses for Garland Smith and Eila Denker
Garland Cecil Smith aged 24 of Quemeno and Eila Mae Denker aged 19 of Princeton receive a marriage license. The couple plans to wed in the near future per county records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Cecil Smith
Quenemo
Eila Mae Denker
Princeton
Pony Express Company Formed for Navy Enlistees
A 75 man United States Navy company from Kansas and Missouri will sail from Kansas City on February 27 to San Diego. The unit named Pony Express Company offers enlistees aged 17 to 31 a healthy life, future security, advancement, medical care, good pay, travel, training, experience, friendship, and early retirement. Enlistees are accepted on a first come first serve basis.
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United States Navy
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
San Diego
Calif
Pony Express Company
Pony Express
Navy
Deeds Recorded In This Week's Credit Bureau Bulletin
Deeds listed include Layton McCandless to Robert B. Anderson for Lots 5-6-S Wire Sec 30 17-21 and A R Haskell to Loy F. Gerth for Lots 13-16 Blk 3 Devers Add Lane QCD. Several other transfers involve Loy F. Gerth and Barnard A. Smith with various lots. Company notes show a steel firm reporting record earnings and a 60 cent dividend with a 4-for-1 stock split planned this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton McCandless
Robert B. Anderson
Swire
A. R. Haskell
Loy F. Gerth
Devers
John J. Davidson, Jr
Elk
Lane
Howard Burress
Elery Stevens
SEM
Minnie
Mary Nelson Sessen
John N. Washburn
Community Sale and Livestock Auction Listings in Kansas
Multiple sale dates and locations listed for February in Kansas including Overbrook Wellsville Lawrence Ottawa and Centropolis. Entries cover John Deere used machinery livestock and farm equipment consignments with contact notes and street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Medlin
Paola
Kansas
Drexel
John Deere Co
Sanatomie
A. Myers & Sons
Ottawa
Roberta
Hast
Overbrook
Guele & Shields
Wellsville
Lawrence
Kans
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Raymond Wall
Mile North
West
Centropolis
Albert Stewart & Son Farm
Albert
Harold
Franklin County
Wilson & Locust
Franklin Co
Wilson and Locust
C. L. Kapp
Frankin Co
Franktin Co
Wilson and Locust Sts
W. England II
Willard Shoemaker
Holstein Sale
Sale
Bill D. Garrett
Virgil W. Howard
Pregsonville
Kansse
Printy & Son Ben Printy
Orden Dames
John Deere Canned Machinery
Oonwatomie
Bethlehem Steel Chairman Predicts 1957 Record Production
New York based Bethlehem Steel Corp chairman Eugene G. Grace forecasts a record level of steel production across the industry in 1957. He cites robust demand and capacity utilization as key drivers shaping the outlook for steel makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Removals in Credit Bureau Bulletin Itemized Transfers
Removals list shows multiple meter connections disconnections and removals with names and old to new addresses including Teresa Allsup Denver Orville Beaty Corbin Oscar Crouch Jack Jackson Mrs Henry Johns Harvey Martin Al bert J Mace Kenneth Mille Glenn McFadden Wilbur Richardson Billy Romans Billy D Romans and others moving from streets in Kansas and Colorado to new addresses such as 523 N Oak 838 S Oak 1121 College 1410 S Cedar 803 N Main and 1126 N Poplar.
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The
Credit Bureau Bulletin
Allsup
Teresa
Denver
Colo
Beaty
Orville
Cedar
Corbin
Oscar
Oak
Crouch Nee
Mulberry
Jackson
W. L
Poplar
Johns
Mrs
Henry
J Martin
Harvey A
College
Mace
Albert J
Cleveland
Gar Mett
Kansas
Mille
Kenneth
Cherry
McFadden
Glenn
Richardson
Wilbur J
Romans
Billy D
Wood
Dale L
Bankers Seek Fund To Fight Interest
Topeka reports Gov. George Docking released replies to a banks fundraising letter opposing a bill to charge interest on state inactive funds. The Kansas banks hold over 70 million, with 4000 bankers polled and 96 percent opposed. The fund plans range from 25 to 500 dollars based on bank assets to oppose the proposed one percent charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Oscar Brown
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Hill City
Bankers Group
Cose
Docking
Burton. Lohmuller
Centralia
Spite Cost Committee Jobs Costing Two Senate Aides
Grace E. Johnson and Mary Frances Holloway wereremoved from the Senate Appropriations Committee payroll amid protests over a yearlong USIA salary inspection trip. Johnson earned 10822 dollars yearly as a staff investigator, Holloway 5426 as a clerical assistant. Johnson denied drinking rumors and said complaints centered on gossip and spite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington UI
Grace E. Johnson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Mary Frances Holloway
Hayden
D-Ariz
Holloway
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
Congress
Marine Recruiter to Visit Ottawa University
Captain William C. Drumright of the Marine Corps will visit the Ottawa University campus in February to interview men seeking Marine Corps Reserve commissions or info on training obligations. Many Ottawa students have entered the Marine Reserve via the Platoon Leaders Class, with two summers of six weeks each needed for commissions. aviation training is also available.
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William C. Drumright
Marine Corps
Otawa University
Marine Corps Reserve
O. U
Marine Reserve
Marine Corps Aviation
Accident Deaths Show Increase in 1950s Figures
The National Safety Council estimates that 95,000 Americans died in accidents last year, with 40,000 of those in traffic. The all-accident total rose 2 percent from 93,443 in the prior year, though final traffic numbers await authoritative tabulation. Economic losses reached about 10.8 billion dollars for wage, insurance, medical, and property costs.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
NSC
Former Athlete II Electrocuted in Hunting Accident
STILLWATER Oklahoma. Efaw a former Oklahoma A M track star and national AAU steeplechase champion was electrocuted while hunting. He was 37 and had won four Missouri Valley mile and two mile championships with the Aggie team in 1938 39 40. After graduation he won the national AAU title. Officers said he was hunting on his farm when his dog chased a rabbit into irrigation pipe and the pipe touched a high voltage wire.
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Stillwater
Oklag Lf
Forrest Efaw
Oklahoma A&m
Efaw
Missouri Valley
Aggie
Bfaw
Optimism Over the Saud Talks
King Saud of Saudi Arabia meets with President Eisenhower amid optimistic reports from both sides on joint talks. U.S. Ambassador George W. Wadsworth says the visit has been perfect so far. They seek support for the Eisenhower program and renewal talks on a U.S. use of the Dhahran air base. Saud will join a White House dinner and visit the Naval Academy before continuing to West Virginia.
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Washington
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
George W. Wadsworth
U.S
Dulles
Laud
Rew
Middle East
United States
Strategic Air Base
Dhahran
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Ellis
Drake’s Bakery
Daniel E. Wirtz
George KE. Wirtz
S. Locust
Uth Airborne Division
544Th Field Artillery
Germany
Wirtz
Caldwell High School
Army
Ronald
Donald
Army Quartermaster Depot
Kobe
Japan
Tokyo
James Nofsinger
Dean
Nofsinger
Myrtie N. Kimes
Robert L. Smith
Willis Smith
Lth Airborne Division
Isath Infantry Regiment
Smith
Osawatomie High School
Victor Church
U. S. Navy
Ils
Gary Davis
Clarence da Davis
Vis
Williamsburg
George W. Davis IV
Ft. Leonard Wood
William J
Ft. Gordon
Hastie
Osawatomie
Pvt
Gary D. Davis
2Nd Trag. Co
RFA
MPTR
Max €. Gorton
R. C. Gorton
Taylor
J. R. Henning
Land Air Force Base
Texas
Gordon Noland
E. O. Northway
Ralph Emerson
Robert. Duffield
Max C. Gorton
Afl
Albert J. Williams
Masonic
Otto- Lackland Air Base
A. F
A. M
Charles W. Watts
P. M
Princeton Cemetery
Arthur Atchison
Emory Wait
Greeley
Anderson County
Garnett
Maude Wait
Madge Walker
Verle Wait
Okla
Dale Wait
Atchison
United Brethren Church
University of Kansas
John Edgar Beam
Hickory
Kenton C. Granger
Main
Charles §. Henning
Marilyn R. Henning
S. Cedar
Douglas Arnold Statt
Darwin E. Sharp
James Allen Wilson
Baldwin
Paul Edmund Woodward
Ralph Lytton Wright
Ottawa Kiwanis Club
C. W. Henning
Ottawa High School
Kiwanis Clubs
W. D. Bemmels
Robert Winchester
Randolph Bundy
Walter Coburn
Joel Nordeen
Lowell Gish
Lamar Phillips
Dr. Henning
Lowell R. Darner
Darner
McVe - Dengel
Louis H. Dengel
Colbern
1Ith and
S. Main
Apt
Special Navy
Ray Palmer
Flave Watts
Kerrs
James E. Messenger
Alfred C. Brown
Winters
Willard T. Bennett
Garfield Add
Kenneth W. Baxter
Cleveland F
Jack Nelson
Kas
Neill George
Waverly
Matthew
Jide
Saud
Ing
White House
Sand
U.S. Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Navy J1
Duke University
Greenbri‘ler
White Sulphur Springs
W.a
Sowers Furniture
Stewart Memorials
Gordon B. Noland
W. 15Th
Seeeas
Organization of
Hz Anchor Savings and Loan Association
D. William Overton
Kansas City, Kansas
J, Dean Nofsinger
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