Don Jones funeral Thursday in Ottawa
Funeral services for Don W. Jones 47 assistant fire chief will be at Grace Episcopal Church Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Jones died Monday at Stormont Vail Hospital after surgery. He was born October 24 1915 in Meadville Missouri and lived in Ottawa since 1951. He married Doris Peterson March 14 1958. He served in WWII and held many local fraternal and professional posts. Surviving are his widow two daughters a brother and two sisters. A prayer service will be held at the mortuary Wednesday at 8 p.m. Flowers declined and a memorial fund is suggested.
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Widening of Massasoit Street proposed by church and school
Trinity Methodist Church representatives Rev Roy Arm strong and Dwight Haworth asked the school board to back widening Massasoit between Hickory and Cedar. They cited a current 24 foot width and proposed 20 foot widening on both sides for angle parking to serve about 44 cars, with trees removed and parking reduced to near sidewalks. Estimated cost about 9850 dollars, half by the school district and the rest charged to area property owners including the church. The plan would have the church and school board as initiators. action urged for spring work program. The board took the proposal under advisement.
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Traffic Toll Topeka AP Log Lists 1963 Figures
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Tuesday shows 0 deaths in February, 4 in 1963, 25 in the comparable 1962 period, and 41 overall.
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Weather forecast for county and Kansas region
The county forecast calls for continued fair and mild weather tonight with partly cloudy and cooler conditions on Wednesday. Lows in the 30s and highs near 45 to 50. Kansas forecast shows generally fair and mild conditions tonight with Wednesday turning clear to partly cloudy and slightly cooler. lows in the lower 20s and highs 55 to 65.
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Ottawa board undecided on high school bond issue
Ottawa school board deadlocked after lengthy discussion on financing a high school bond. With four members present two favored another April attempt and two favored fall action. A Feb 14 special session was planned. Holbrook and Windsor of Parker Eisen Waeckerle Adams & Purcell urged hiring them to handle legal work, bond printing, and promotion in exchange for a right to buy the issue at a set rate. The hot lunch program was discussed amid a $1,389 deficit with a plan to study expanding to all grades using Lincoln school kitchen. Total district cost for the last two elections was $1,549.50.
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Crazy Manager Stops Robbers
DETROIT RP The holdup men looked like salesmen. A briefcase carrying gunman pressed a 45 into supermarket manager Jere Reeves stomach. Reeves challenged the weapon and the two fled, noting they thought it was not a holdup. Reeves, 29, told police he acted foolishly.
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Unseasonable warmth to give way to cold week in Kansas
Unseasonably warm temperatures persist across Kansas today with highs of 70s in the west and 65 to 70 in the east. Tonight and Wednesday bring a Pacific front and a sharp drop into the 40s, followed by Arctic air Thursday. No precipitation is expected and the cold snap appears brief.
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Injured Boy Still Critical After Car Fell On Him
Charles Ladsall aged 15 remained critically injured with a basal skull fracture at Ransom Memorial Hospital. He had been working under a car when a homemade wooden tripod slipped and the vehicle fell on him Sunday afternoon. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Ledom of 130 N Locust.
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Tally's Toot Critics on Troop Call to Officers
A witty note from a military page references Marines eager for shore leave while officers plan a formal march. The piece uses playful slang like hops and fo-ads to hint at upcoming routines and social orders within the unit.
Are JFK's Marines As Tough As Ted's
Washington AP Kennedy orders 20 Marine officers to run a 50 mile three day test at Camp Lejeune to measure modern fitness against Theodore Roosevelt era standards. Shoup will not reveal the exercise in advance while 10 captains and 10 lieutenants participate. The test may implicate White House staff including press secretary Pierre Salinger.
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Kansans debate moving to Central Time across state
Topeka AP reports a bill to standardize Kansas on Central Time sparks strong west county opposition led by Rep. Jess Taylor. Greeley and other western counties on Mountain Time show petitions opposing the proposal. Taylor displays a large petition with signatures.
Prisoner In Jail Refuses To Leave
Newton police found an extra prisoner in the city jail. The man, who has appeared in police court several times, said it was cold outside and called the jail his office. An officer escorted him out and locked the cell. He will be charged with being drunk.
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Opposition to proposed investment of inactive tax funds
At the Kansas House State Affairs Committee meeting supporters and opponents clashed over a bill to let government subdivisions invest inactive funds. John S. Dean Jr. argued the measure mainly serves county and school officials seeking more tax money. KE. R. Zook suggested quarterly tax payments to keep money with taxpayers, warning reduced lendable funds and higher borrowing costs if the bill passes.
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More Guardsmen In State Under Reorganization Plan
Kansas adjutant general Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell told the Senate Ways and Means Committee that the 35th Infantry Division reorganization will increase state National Guard strength to about 7,000 from 6,600. The plan dissolves the 35th and forms an artillery group and infantry brigade, with units raised to about 80 percent of war strength. Federal per man costs are projected around $500, and Kansas guard operations are budgeted at $868,000 compared with $858,000 last year.
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Kennedy urges bold new mental health program package
President Kennedy outlined an across the board drive to shift mental health care from institutions to community centers. He sought prenatal and child health expansion, more trained personnel, and research, estimating first year cost at 31.35 million with potential higher totals as programs expand. The plan targets 600,000 hospitalized patients and 126,000 new annual cases, aiming to treat many at home and hasten recovery through community centers and better insurance coverage.
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