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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1964
Page
3
The Ottawa Community Chorus will rehearse at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church with soloists to be chosen. Also notices advertise a Big Smorgasbord at the Coffee Shop Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Adv. MONDAY, FEB. 1%, is final day for buying vehicle license tags without a 50 cent penalty.
Two accidents Friday left Duane Hall age 23 of 528 S Sycamore and Sarah Herzog age 69 of 903 King injured. Herzog had chest pain and a bleeding nose while Hall suffered a neck injury after Herzog’s 1950 Packard hit Hall’s 1953 Hudson while Hall tried to turn into Bennetts Creamery at 12 55 p m. A second minor collision saw Elmer Bircher of Baldwin RD 1 back into Mary Gilmore of 415 E 15th. Bircher cited for backing from parking.
Hospital notes list admissions Duane Hall Sharon Moser Floyd Jackson and Mrs Richard Smith along with births to Mr and Mrs George Nelson a Friday son and to Mrs Fred Wood and to Mrs Larry Huston and baby son and to Mrs Wayne McKin Ley and baby daughter with several addresses and days noted.
KC Market Kansas City AP reports cattle prices by class with steers and heifers down from last week while cows and calves hold, feeders mixed. Sheep see lambs and ewes up. hogs show barrows and gilts down and sows steady to lower with varied weights and prices.
The Ottawa Senior and Junior High announces first semester honor rolls. High honors require a 93+ average for senior high and 90+ for junior high with strict grade limits. There are 43 high honor seniors and 12 high honor juniors. Names follow for High Honors and Honors across Senior, Junior, and Sophomore grades with extensive lists includingGeiss, Barbara, Brockway, John, Bowers, Carolyn, Calder, Dudley, Calder, and many others.
The 4 H Trips and Awards Committee named 12 Round Up delegates for Franklin County to attend Round Up June 1 5 at Kansas State University Manhattan and listed 14 State Camp delegates for Music Health Conservation and Junior Leadership camps at Rock Springs Ranch with alternates Shirley Hinton Margaret Henning and Linda Kimball.
National Airlines flights to 40 cities in 15 states were suspended after a clerical and reservations workers strike. Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz urged immediate resumption of bargaining with mediation and possible binding arbitration if no agreement within five days. The union seeks a $60 monthly raise over three years. company offers $36 to $51. About 2,000 of 4,500 employees are in the Miami area.
Osawatomie overcame Princeton 68 to 65 as four Osawatomie players hit double figures led by Byers with 28 points. Winton and Flint joined the scoring crowd while Princeton top scorer Sutton had 16. Ralston and Hamilton added 13 each and Wiederholt 12. Score by quarter show Osawatomie trailing early but surge to win in the final period.
Lane overcame a three point halftime deficit to beat Welda 85 63 in Lane’s homecoming game. Brown scored 20 points, Stevens 17, Mike Kuder 16 and Reeve 13 for Lane as Curtis tallied 20 for Welda.
Shrine holds an Advance Night with Mrs Richard Maxwell presiding and Mrs Fern Mitchell from Faith Shrine No 62 as guest. Clara Finch and Mr Finch led business while two petitions were accepted and plans made for a February 27 ceremony. An invitation went out for the Kansas State White Shrine Club meeting in Leavenworth on February 16 and patrol drill.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas Grace Campbell deceased William S Bowers appointed and qualified as Executor January 27 1964 all creditors must exhibit demands within nine months from first publication nine months from January 27 1964 to be barred Ottawa Kansas printed January 27 1964 Ottawa Kansas William S Bowers Executor Bowers Bowers Attorneys
The 4-H Leaders Conference will be held March 17 through 19 at the 4H Encampment Building on Hutchinson fairgrounds. The program features talks discussions and workshops on youth understanding and adult leadership with project meetings booths demonstrations talks and records. Attendees include National 4-H Service Committee staff from Chicago and Kansas State University staff led by Vivian Briggs Oscar Norby and Dick Jepsen from K State. Franklin County 4-H Council will cover extra transportation costs.
Judgment of one dollar and half the court costs awarded in District Court to Cecil Morrow of Overbrook. Morrow sued LeMaster-Glenn Spraying Inc for damages alleged from spraying, seeking twelve thousand three hundred fifty four dollars.
Virginia Woodrum of 619 N Hickory wins the Herald tip contest this week after calling about an accident on US 50 five miles south of town. Mrs. Robert Steele Sr of Pomona reported a Pomona fire, with Mary Hudelson also contacting about the fire.
A compilation of farm and household sale notices and livestock auctions with multiple dates and locations across Franklin County, Ottawa Pomona and nearby towns. Listings include buyer contact pointers, open dates, times, and directions such as Feb 20 Wm Talbott Farm Sale near Ottawa, Feb 27 F E Brown Farm Sale east of Ottawa, and weekly auctions at Printy’s Auction House, Pomona, and Overbrook Livestock Sale. Also includes employment requests and helper ads.
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