Local brief highlights Kansas items and notices
Briefs report eye surgery for Fred Meador at University of Kansas Medical Center and a divorce filing by Mary Ann Wenzel in Lawrence. Other items note pancake feed ads, a baby named Linda May to Afghani family, public school candidate interviews in Ottawa, fraternity pledges, a funeral in Kansas City, a dean’s list student, an old jail sentence for Bobby Dale Cook, and various community notices.
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Fred Meador
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kas
Death of Louis S Sweetwood in Williamsburg
Louis Simmons Sweetwood 71 of Williamsburg was found dead at his home near noon yesterday. His brother Charles found the body. Time of death attributed to natural causes. A WWI veteran, he spent most of life as a coal miner and belonged to the Methodist Church and Leo Santee American Legion Post. Survived by two daughters, two sisters, a brother, and two grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Towner's Funeral Chapel with burial at Mt Hope Cemetery.
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Louis Simmons Sweetwood
Williamsburg
Joe Ferns
Franklin County
Ferns
Sweetwood
Charles Sweetwood
Mr. Sweetwood
Veterans Hospital
White Cloud
Methodist Church
Leo Santee American Legion
Clifford Jones
Houston
Tex
Helen Marie Sweetwood
Oklahoma
Josie Grigsby
Seattle
Wash
Carrie Kosser
Puyallup
Towner
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Hospital Notes Readout With Patient Transfers Names
The list notes several patients and addresses including Bruce Welton 727 Ash and Mrs Raniah Bundy 902 S Main and Robert Horne Pomona and Mrs Edward Kasper 205 E Wilson with transfers to KU Medical Center for a male Davis 701 N Mulberry and others like Grady’s Chapman 414 FE Logan and Mrs George Antone RFD 3 on specified days Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Bruce Welton
Ash
Raniah Bundy
S. Main
Robert Horne
Pomona
Edward Kasper
E. Wilson
Grady’s Chapman
Logan
KU Medical Center
Davis
N. Mulberry
George Antone
Loss Of $70 Million In Newspaper Strike
New York faces a $70 million economic hit from a 61 day newspaper blackout with $28 million lost in advertising and $24 million in wages and benefits. About 17,000 other workers are out of work as Local 6 and publishers press for settlement while ITU votes on strike support. Newsroom debates and city mediation efforts unfold through the night and into today.
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NEW York
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union
ITU
Cleveland
the Plain Dealer
The
Press and News
Newspaper Reporters Association of New York
Wagner
Publishers Association of
New York City
Cleveland Newspaper Guild
Noel Wical
Louis B. Seltzer
Wical
Cleveland Guild
Blizzards Sweep Across Western Europe
Western Europe endures renewed blizzards disrupting communications and isolating communities from Britain to the Balkans. Britain faces stranded motorists, rescue teams aid villagers with emergency beds, and 150 trucks marooned near Lanark. death toll rises to 566 as France endures cold and Baltic weather. Italy and Russia report milder, springlike warmth in Rome and Moscow.
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London
Europe
Britain
Balkans
Scotland
Lanark
Wales
France
Atlantic
Franklin County Teachers Attend State Admin Meeting in Wichita
Franklin County Teachers Association members joined about 1200 education leaders from across Kansas at the State Council of Administrators annual meeting in Wichita from January 31 to February 2. Attendees included Lauren Gaddis Lane Jack Hobbs William burg Charles Hill Pomona Everett White Richmond Gary Woodward Princeton Charles McAnarney Forest Bond Williamsburg and W E Peterson Wellsville. Gov. John Anderson opened the sessions and Dr. Harold Spears of San Francisco spoke on key administrator decisions. Closing talks featured Adel Throckmorton Kansas superintendent, Mrs Scoville State PTA president, and Mrs Goodpasture Kansas School Boards Association president on school legislative priorities.
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Franklin County
Teachers’ Association
State Council of Administrators
Wichita
Lauren Gaddis
Lane
Jack Hobbs
Williamsburg
Charles Hill
Pomona
Everett White
Richmond
Gary Woodward
Princeton
Charles McAnarney
District No. 10
Forrest Bond
W. E. Peterson
Wellsville
John Anderson
Harold Spears
San Francisco
Adel Throckmorton
Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction
Scoville
State
Parent - Teachers’ Association
Goodpasture
Kansas Association of School Boards
Herald Seeks Reader News Tips With $5 Weekly Reward
The Herald announces a weekly reward of five dollars for the best tip turned in by a reader. Submissions encouraged from all readers with details on events or happenings worthy of reporting.
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the Herald
Fear Two Officers Lost In Viet Nam
In Saigon area a B26 fighter bomber with two U S Air Force officers and a Vietnamese observer crashed during a raiding mission. The plane disappeared into jungle mountains northeast of Saigon with one parachute found burned nearby and little chance of survivors.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Coin Stamp Club Names Officers
Twenty six members joined the Ottawa Coin and Stamp Club meeting in the Masonic temple basement. President K D Harrington is joined by Frank Riley as treasurer and Mrs Pat Wigglesworth as secretary. Directors include O R Norman Charles Falls Bud Pratt Mrs Ethel Irmey and Mrs Allen Gilbert. Auctions will be held at monthly meetings. Junior and senior memberships exist.
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Ottawa Coin and Stamp Club
Masonic Temple
K. D. Harrington
Frank Riley
Pat Wigglesworth
O. R. Norman
Charles Falls
Bud Pratt
Ethel Irmey
Allen Gilbert
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report
KC Markets Kansas City AP reports cattle 1 600 calves 100 steady to 25 higher high choice steers 26.00 choice 25.00 50 good 23.00 24.75 choice heifers 22.00 24.00 cows 14.00 17.00 good and choice dealers 24.00 28.00 hogs 2 600 all classes steady barrows 190 240 lb 14.75 16.00 sows 275 400 lb 13.50 14.25 sheep 200 weak to 0 lower choice and prime wooled lambs 18.25 good and choice 16.50 18.00 ewes 5.50 6.60
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Kansas. City
Area Job Outlook Is Good
The Ottawa Kansas Employment Service area reports a good employment outlook depending on weather. Adverse conditions boosted unemployment claims with 1994 in the three counties Franklin Anderson and Miami for January. December was 754 and January 1962 was 1524. Ten more placements were made in January than December focused on testing in the new building.
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Cal Ewing
Ottawa
Kansas Employment Service
Ewing
Franklin
Anderson
Miami
Missing Boy Rickerson Returns Home After Month
El Dorado AP report says 16 year old Robert Loren Rickerson ended a month long disappearance. He had been working on a Hutchinson farm and at a service station and decided to come home after hearing a radio alert about his family concern. The El Dorado Times had offered a $100 reward. He traveled home by bus and planned to return to classes in a few days.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Robert Loren Rickerson
Rickerson
Robert Rickerson
Hutchingon
el Dorado Times
Funerals Held for Phillip Eugene Rees
Phillip Eugene Rees died February 2. Funeral services were at Lamb Funeral Home February 5 with Rev. J. Carl Jones officiating. Pallbearers included Raymond Harbison E. E. Haley Dean Berlin Lawrence Ogg Robert Bundy and Wayne Dickerson. Miss Phyllis Foster sang hymns with Mrs. J. R. Henning accompanying. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery.
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Phillip Eugene Rees
Lamb Funeral Home
J. Carl Jones
Raymond Harbison
E. E. Haley
Dean Berlin
Lawrence Ogg
Robert Bundy
Wayne Dickerson
Phyllis Foster
J. R. Henning
Highland Cemetery
Four Calves Stolen From Princeton Farm
Charles Masketer of Princeton reported four calves stolen from his pasture and feed lot late Friday night or early Saturday. Sheriff Joe Ferns said truck tracks suggest calves were lifted over a fence. Neighbors heard cattle and dogs during the estimated theft window. investigation continues.
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Charles Masketer
Princeton
Franklin County
Joe Ferns
Ferns
Masketer
Notice of Appointments and Hearings in Franklin County Probate
Multiple probate notices filed in Franklin County Kansas court detail estates of Higinio Escobar and B Floyd Carter with probate actions. Administrators Edward E. Donahue and Mildred M. Higdon seek final settlements and creditor demands within nine months, and James J Chandler seeks sale of Lots 34, 36 and 38 in Park Place Ottawa.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Higinio Escobar
State of Kansas
Edward E. Donahue
Ottawa
W. H. Alward
Herington
B. Floyd Carter
Benjamin F. Carter
Mildred M. Higdon
Myron 8
Steere
State of
James J. Chandler
William F. Pearson
Park Place
Help Wanted Ad Promises Job Security and High Pay
Classified notice offers male applicants steady work with no layoffs or strikes and a $90 starting wage. Claims average annual earnings of $6,240 in 1962. Respond via Box No. 164 at Ottawa Herald.
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Ottawa Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Ann Wenzel
Lawrence
Duane Grove Wenzel
Rebekah
F. Hall
S. Cedar
Hisham Afghani
Columbia
Linda May
Afghani
Carolyn Gentry
Carey F. Gentry
Independence
Ottawa University
A. K. Esch
Dean R. Stucky
New Hope Baptist Church
Howard Wayne
Howard
Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity
Emporia State Teachers College
Joel T. Weigand
Kurt Weigand
RFD 3
Farm House of Kansas _ State University
Manhattan
Ellis
Nanny Trammell
S. Mulberry
Willis Loman
Floral Hills Chapel
Bill Hartman
Fred Hartman
University of Kansas
Goss’s
Adv
Bobby Dale Cook
S. Cherry
Louis Sweetwood
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Ray Waddell
Topeka
Charles Williamson
Junior Richardson
Denver
Jimmie Keller
Jack Bennett
Bennett Creamery
Harlan McVey
Emporia Mortician
Jim Bob Watkins
Robert B. Anderson
W. C. Harding
L. B. Paine
Herald
Austria
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
Italy
Russia
Rome
Moscow
Viet Nam
Stamp Club
Blanche Lamb
Bob Roberts
Louis
Towner's
Phillip E. Rees
Payor Agiles
Dal Sn Nortuny
Legals
Anderson & Byrd Attorneys
Donald R. Capper
Printy
Ben Printy
N. Main
Matin
Harold Stewart
Charles Beatty
Harold
Charles
Lyndon, Kansas
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
RFD
Franklin County Sale Company
Gerald Lindsey
R. L. Prewitt
Ier Bouth
Stocker & Feeder
Ore
Kenneth Coffman
LeLoup
Floyd Carter
Jack Nelson
Overbrook
Erries Kansas
Allen County
Gee City Kansas
Roy L. Bishop
Box Rct
Central Tech
Central
America
Central Technical Institute
Wyandotte
Ags
Bob's Hill House
Wilmer Rader
Paola
John Deere Tractor
Stewart
W. 15Th
Leeds
Leeds, Fort
S. Baldwin
Perry Dunn
Francis Wilson
Firestone
Ford
P.m. Garnett
Kansas State Employment Office
Cedar Mode
O’day Corp
General Services
Knapp Shoes
Lee Carter
Standard Rendering Co. Cal
Otawa Herald
Henry Swank
Ottawa Herald General Service
McCracken Electric
Sporting Goods
OK Bargain Store
Gambles
Motorola TV & Stereo
Kroehler Furniture
Douglas Bros
Just
Dinette
White
Court House
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