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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1964
Page
5
Community notes list a supper at New Hope Church ten miles east of town on February 6 at 5 30 p m. Also included are salon and service ads, baby chick deliveries starting February 6, a divorce filing in Franklin County, a grass fire behind Lee's Cafe, and updates on local residents and visitors including Mrs Amy Quinn formerly of Ottawa now in Oakland California.
Hawkins Grange will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at the Briles school house. Mr and Mrs John Dodge of Forsythe Mo were in Ottawa for the funeral of Charles McGinty formerly of Emerald community. He had lived with his niece Mrs Dodge for 12 years accompanied by their daughter Kathy Dodge Mrs Catherine McEvoy and Mrs Bernard Gerwitz
A crash occurred on North Main Street involving a truck driven by Albin N. Wrence and another truck driven by Arthur Towa RFD'1. Bystanders or mall workers helped push the damaged vehicles after the collision on the Saturday scene.
Mrs Rose Marie James daughter of Rev and Mrs Ned M Roberts 1304 S Poplar Sr has been chosen for the 1963 64 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Mrs James is majoring in education at Phillips University Enid Okla where she is a senior.
Fourteen scholarship awards totaling 3700 will be given to Kansas students by the Kansas Elks Association and the Elks National Foundation. Any high school senior and any college undergraduate may apply. Deadline March 1. Application blanks at Howard Doman 616 S. Maple Elks Lodge and Ottawa High School office. Awards include six hundred three hundred and two hundred fifty. Funds cover tuition books room and board. Payments go to the college, not the winner. Criteria include scholarship citizenship personality leadership perseverance resourcefulness patriotism and financial need.
Hospital notes list admissions Richard Cruces Walter Macdonald Grace Sutherland Albert Sullard Mrs Ralph O Connor Howard Mitchell Calvin Myers Patricia Rice Glenn Morgan Births Mr and Mrs Donald Cain daughter Sunday weight 6 lb 502 Mr and Mrs Lester Walker Quenemo daughter Sunday weight 9 lb 544 02 Dismissals Stacey Williamson Billy Spratt Mrs Kate Smith Mrs May Bitts Lyn Don Mrs Lillie Zimmerman Pomona Penny Jo Reeves Nellie Bell Mrs Ralph O Connor RFD 2 Wellsville Ted Strain Monday
A crowd and riot control school will be held Thursday and Friday at the National Guard Armory. Instruction covers Kansas law mob activities gathering types psychology control baton handling signals and basic formations. Director is James S. Kline police training coordinator for the Governmental Research Center at the University of Kansas. Programs are eight regional schools for law enforcement officers statewide.
The Ottawa Coin and Stamp Club will meet tonight at 7 in the Anchor Savings building. Election of officers and board of directors will be held. Annual reports will be made. There will also be a coin and stamp auction.
Mrs Bessie E Rice 83 longtime Franklin County resident died today at 7 30 am in Cedar House nursing home after two weeks illness She born Sept 4 1880 near Ottawa married Sept 15 1904 Lewis C Rice who died 1952 She moved to Fresno California then returned to Ottawa in 1958 Surviving daughter Nelle Lakin Fresno two sons William H Rice Walter K of La Mesa seven grandchildren Funeral arrangements by Dengel and Son Mortuary
John G. Nutt 74 of Waverly died in Springfield Missouri. Born June 18 1889 in High Point North Carolina he moved to Waverly in 1895. Survived by widow Cecil daughter Mrs George Berg Springfield and brothers G P Nutt W A Nutt Waverly. Funeral Wednesday 1 pm Bethany Church of Christ Waverly burial Waverly Cemetery. Timothy Garcia died January 30 services at Towner Chapel February 1 officiated by Dr Raymond P Jennings organist Mrs J M Kilgore burial Highland Cemetery.
Ewald Peters, chief security officer to Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, hanged himself in his Bonn jail cell using a bed sheet. Peters, in his 50s, was under suspicion of war crimes tied to mass killings of Jews in the Soviet Union during World War II era, and had arranged security for Erhard’s trips to Texas, London, and Rome. He was arrested last Friday after returning from Rome with the chancellor.
TOPEKA AP Gov John Anderson calls for constitutional amendments to empower state counties and cities to cooperate with other agencies. He plans to push proposals through conferences with legislative leaders as the legislature may approve two more amendments this session.
The Franklin County Appraisers completed residential property valuation in Wellsville after beginning in Pomona. Under a 1963 Kansas law, real property must be reappraised by on site inspection to ensure equal valuations nationwide. Russell Wray led a team including Floyd Flager Ernest Harris Ralph Haney and Don Jones in measuring exteriors and inspecting interiors to standardize assessments.
Kansas City AP market report shows hogs steady, sows steady, barrows and gilts 190.245 lb range 15.00-15.50, lambs 17.00-19.50, ewes 5.00-7.00, cattle and calves with steers and heifers up 25, cows up 25, calves and feeders steady. consumer eggs large A 29.34, medium A 27.30, wholesale eggs large 32-36, mediums 30-34. poultry prices for heavy hens 12, light hens 8, capons 16-18, ducks 15, farm butter 1214.13, plant 13-14.14.
County Commissioners awarded bids today for gasoline and diesel fuel for county equipment in 1964. Cities Service offered the lowest gasoline bid at 11.79 cents per gallon and 10.79 cents per gallon for diesel grades one and two, while Standard Oil Co. won 12.20 cents per gallon gasoline. Other bidders included Texaco Mobil Oil Co Price Oil Co Sinclair Oil Co and Co-Op. In 1963 the county spent 9388 on gasoline and 5163 on diesel fuel.
Kansas temperatures will run 3 to 5 degrees above normal Tuesday through Saturday with highs in the low to mid 40s and lows around 15 northwest and 25 southeast. Rain or snow is expected early, with precipitation from 0.10 inch or less northwest to 0.20 inch east and south. Missouri will be 3 to 5 degrees above normal in the northwest and 4 to 9 above elsewhere, with highs near 35 to 40 north and upper 40s south, lows 16 to 23 north and 30s south, and precipitation from 0.20 to 0.30 inch northwest to up to 0.50 inch east and south as rain or snow throughout the period.
In Jackson Mississippi a fingerprint expert testified he found one of Byron De La Beckwiths fingerprints on a telescopic sight mounted on the rifle police say was used to kill Medgar Evers. The defense and prosecution reviewed handling and examination of the weapon as District Attorney William L. Waller outlined Beckwiths ties to the 1960 swap and Evers role with the NAACP. Evers was shot after stepping from his car at his Jackson home shortly after midnight last June 12.
Robert J. Boots son of Major and Mrs. Robert E Boots of Garnett RFD 1 will compete with 11 other youths from the Third Congressional District for appointment to the U S Air Force Academy Colorado Springs Colorado They were nominated by Congressman Robert Ellsworth after scoring high on a Civil Service exam The next step is an Academy exam with the two highest scorers earning appointments Qualified Third District residents apply to Congressman Ellsworth who authorizes initial competition entries.
Police issued fourteen speeding citations, one reckless driving charge and one wrong way on a one way street ticket. Donald W. Smith faced reckless driving charges. Vincent J. Sicka was cited for driving the wrong way on a street. Names of speeding defendants include Cheney, Bailey, Nordyke, Jones, Barnhart, Lister, Burgoon, Crimble, Geiger, Rogers, Sutton, Young, and Leecy plus others from various towns. An estate hearing notice appears in probate court for Esther L. Borland.
Feb 3 House 11 lots and furniture Pomona Kansas 1 p.m. Mr and Mrs Marlin Rice owners Phone 566-3530 Pomona Kas Overbrook Livestock Sale Ov brook Kansas Every Wednesday Every Friday Allen County Livestock Auction Gas City Kansas Council Grove Livestock Auction Council Gray Every Saturday Feb 19 Francis Bones 3 miles east of Princeton on John Brown Hiway 1:00 p.m.
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