Local briefs cover meetings, services, and ads in Latimer-Fouts
Community potluck at 7 p.m. Friday in the community building. Veterans of WW I meet Monday Feb 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium with a potluck. Dr. RS Roberts reopens his Ottawa office after illness. Ottawa White Shrine Pancake Day Friday Feb 11 from 11 to 1 and 5 to 7 with sausage or egg. adults 65c children 30c. City plumbing code committee meets 7:30 p.m. Monday to discuss final code changes and plastic pipe proposal. Be a sweetheart with Merle Norman Cosmetics. free gift wrapping at 1302 8 Main. Race relations Sunday Feb 13 with pulpit exchanges among local churches.
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Ottawa White Shrine
Masonic
City Plumbing Code Committee
Franklin-Douglas and Franklin County DHIA to Meet Friday
An annual joint meeting of the Franklin-Douglas County Dairy Herd Improvement Association and the Franklin County DHIA is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at the ICCF Hall. Ed Call, extension dairyman, will assist with the proceedings.
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Franklin-Douglas County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Franklin County Dhia
1.C.C.F. Hall
Extension Dairyman
Big Dance Friday for Teens at The Rest 115 E
Ellis Piano Tuning CH 2.4431 advertises a teen dance for juniors to seniors up to 18 at The Rest 115 E on February 11 from 8 to 12. The Lost Souls perform with Stan Dena Tom and Lee. Tacos pizzas and drinks cost 15c. Admission 1.00 for boys 0.75 for girls. Parents welcome.
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Atta. J. High
Sr. High
Ihn
Lost Souls
Stan-Dena-Tom & Lee
Area 4-H'er Wins Honor
Special recognition was given Carol Bigsby Lawrence and Breeders association Monday night. Migs Bigsby was the state production winner and Kansas Holstein Girl. Peckham was the reserve production winner and recipient of a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. A state-wide 4-H show will be held at Salina on Aug 27 with 800 in gift certificates to be awarded for the purchase of a registered Holstein calf from a Kansas breeder. The club officers were retained for the pavilion year. They are George Prets Osawatomie president, Robert Bigsby Lawrence Vice president, Kenneth Bates Williamsburg secretary, treasurer, Richard Prather Kincaid director, LeRoy Wasmund Princeton milk market representative, and Clayton Stoker La Cygne sales representative.
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Carol Bigsby
Lawrence
Breeders Association
Migs Bigsby
Peckham
Chicago
Salina
Kansas
George Prets
Osawatomie
Robert Bigsby
Kenneth Bates
Williamsburg
Richard Prather
Kincaid
LeRoy Wasmund
Princeton
Clayton Stoker
la Cygne
Local Markets Prices Reported for Commodities
Market notes show mixed quotes for crops and metals with wheat trading around 1.24 dollars, soybeans near 3.71, and corn about 1.80 while rye fluctuates near 1.10 amid light activity and unclear lot details.
There’s A Law About That
Parents hear terms like Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Law as children learn modern math. The article explains these laws, shows simple examples, and notes which operations they apply to, stressing early teaching to reduce future math difficulty and confusion. It previews tomorrow’s note on Roy F Bailey’s journalism award.
Police Court Docket Includes Drunken Driving Cases
Drunk driving charges against Cecil M Drake 28 Ottawa address continued to Feb 24 with other traffic offenses. Several defendants pleaded guilty to speeding and license violations, with fines from 10 to 15 dollars. One minor received seven days in city jail for driving without a license.
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Cecil M
Clay D. Johnson
S. Main
Steven Bruce Taylor
Denison
Douglas A. Downey
W. 5Th
Rex H. Murphy
Wellsville
George C. Small
King
Steven R. Harrington
N. Mulberry
Curtis Owen Heathman
N. Hickory
Kansas
Gerald D. Poore
Scamsman
Virgil C, Crays
Fort Scott
Nelson E. McAlexander
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions list names Mrs Roscoe Ward and David James with locations on Wednesday. Dismissals include Sandra Bones and William Callaghan with Ottawa area details. Births record Mr and Mrs Wayne Miller Jr in Pomona with a son, and Mr and Mrs Donald Sloop in Lyndon with a daughter.
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Roscoe Ward
David James
S. Main
Sandra_ Bones
Princeton
William S. Callaghan
Ottawa
Wayne Miller Jr
Pomona
Donald Sloop
Lyndon
Error in county tire bid prompts oversight flag
County engineer Robert Lister says a bid mistake awarded 20 tires and 12 tubes to Firestone Ottawa for 1035.72 instead of Weidmann Tire and Factory Service for 948.40. The contract with Firestone stood before the error was found, seven bids ranged to 1163.24.
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Robert Lister
Firestone of
Ottawa
Firestone
Weidmann Tire
Bata Tory Service
Kelley Springfields
Embry Emma O funeral Service Set in Richmond Kansas
Emma O Embry service and rosary details announced for St. The rese Catholic Church Richmond Kansas with mass at 10 a.m. Friday. Rosary at Towner's Chapel 8 p.m. Thursday. Interment Mt Calvary.
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Embry
Emma O
St. Therese Catholic Church
Richmond
Kansas
Towner’s
Mt. Calvary
Death of Mrs. Josephine O'Donnell at 96
Mrs. Josephine O'Donnell aged 96 of Pittsburg Kansas died early today after fracturing a hip two weeks ago. She had lived in Ottawa with her niece Mrs. Frank Riley at 1407 South Cedar and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mrs. Riley will attend the funeral Monday.
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Josephine O’donnell
Pittsburg
Kan
County court citations and fines near Ottawa
County Court records list BRON O DEVIN 38 Ottawa RFD 3 cited Feb 3 near Ottawa on Ke68 for defective stop and tail lights, pleaded guilty, fined 7 dollars plus costs. TIMOTHY L O BRIEN 17 Osawatomie cited Feb 6 near Ottawa on US 59, pleaded guilty to following too closely, fined 10 dollars plus costs. WILLIE C SEYMORE JR pleaded guilty to vagrancy and sentenced to 30 days in county jail.
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Bron O. Devin
Ottawa
Timothy L. O’brien
Osawatomie
Us-59
Willie C. Seymore JR
Divorce Granted to Karen Dean in Ottawa District Court
In Ottawa Wednesday Karen Dean aged 20 was granted a divorce from Robert Dean 22. Custody of two minor children awarded to Mrs Dean. Shirley Hayes 30 of Wenatchee Washington was granted a divorce from James D Hayes 30 Ola. Custody of their three minor children awarded to Mrs Hayes.
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Karen Dean
Ottawa
Robert Dean
Local Farm and Livestock Sales and Auctions in Ottawa Area
Franklin County sales announce weekly pickups and farm auctions across Ottawa and surrounding towns. Listings include Myers Bros distributors, Printy and Son auctions, Lincoln School Club Scouts white elephant sale, Osage City, Council Grove livestock auctions, and closing out sale near Ottawa Highway 50. Meetings occur Saturdays and Tuesdays with times around 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Various farm equipment, livestock, and property items featured.
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Printy
Ben Printy
Cap
N. Main
Ottawa
Lincoln School Club
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Kan
Council Grove
Osage City
John Carpenter
Harry Pahlman
Highway 50
Greenwood Road
Jim
Brady
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Latimer-Fouts
Veterans of
Potluck
RS. Roberts
Merle Norman
Med
Roger Greenslade
Westminster Presbyterian Church
S. E. Hopkins
Bethany Chapel
Willard Braker
Trinity
Richter Methodist
Henry C. Moore
Mt. Olive Methodist Church
Topeka
Ellis
W. F. Lloyd
University of Tampa
Roy F. Bailey
Salina Journal
William Allen White
University of Kansas
John P. Harris
Harris Publications
Hutchinson
Bailey
Roy Bailey
Barbara E. Carpenter
Samuel E, Caylor
Rane Toul
Edward A, Schulz
Karen K. Parks
Clinton G. Everson
Willow
Brethren
McPherson College
Church of the Brethren
Lengel
Wilws Ae
Lister
Allison
Carrie Allison
Towner’s Chapel
Evergreen Mound Cemetery
Rokk
Cownier
Caapel
Amul
North Main Praowl
Walkiestalkie
Baxter Cemetery
Jim Spooner
Dex
Hurwitz
Lawrence Sanitary Milk Co
West 6Th
Ottawa Herald
General Services 29
Ins
Gene Powell
J. R. Taylor
Standard Rendering Co
Bill
Glenn Doerr
Walter Anderson
Scranton
Frankelin Co
Sale Barn
Gene Rea
Franklin County
Holestein
Sheldon
Dempster
Sheldon Truck and Tractor
Lespedeza
Ben Scott
Prairie Hay
Otto Siegele
Gingerich Fert. Co
Misc
Kenmore
E. Logan
Turner Cabinet Shop
W. 15Th
Paine
Orfhovent Shoes
Lee Carter
O.K
Vom Suaeee
Paine’s
J.D. Woodsum
Centropolis
Fulton Furniture
Ottawa Herald Business
Malott Hardware
Davis Paint Store
Bob Luce
Johnson Motors
River On Cedar
Mark Twain Boats
Mercury Motors
Ottawa Boats and Motors
Newman
Johnson Motor
Cedar
Clifford R
Hobbs
Myers Bros
Claude
Howard
Franklin County Sales Company
Bobbbie Mills
Kans
Glen Henery
Michigan Valley
Harold Stewart Gen
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