Funeral services for J Wesley Clark held in Coatsville
Funeral services were held yesterday in Coatsville Pennsylvania for J Wesley Clark 88 longtime Ottawa resident of 404 Ash who died December 29 in a Coatsville hospital. His wife also deceased was related to the Turner families at Centropolis. Ottawa brief items note improved condition of Mrs Hughie Atherton after a stroke in India and other local notices.
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J. Welsey Clark
Ash
Coatsville
Clark
Ottawa
Turner
Centropolis
Hughie Atherton
Death of JOHN EVERETT HICKS at 71
John Everett Hicks, 71, of Osawatomie and later Ottawa, died at Ransom Memorial Hospital December 3 after years of ill health. Born August 20, 1896 in Raytown, Mo., he was a retired oil field worker and a 3rd degree Mason. Survived by daughter Mrs. F. B. Gibson and son, with Gibson care arrangements noted. The obituary notes hospital care and family history.
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John Everett Hicks
John
Everett, Hicks
Ranteal
Ransom
Memorist Hospital
Raytown
Osawatomie
F. BE. Gibson
W. KH. Twyman
Util
Rantoul
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Chicago
Ind
Twyman
Gibson
Red Border Guards Alerted in Berlin Tense Border Presence Unclear
East Berlin sees sudden call to duty for BER Russian soldiers guarding border crossings and patrolling streets for the first time since June 17, 1953 uprising. West Berlin guards report rumors of Russians intercepting deserters, with officials cautious.
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Berlin
East Berlin
East
West Berlin
Germany
Family's Holiday Cruise Turns Into An Ordeal
A Winter: Lark family cruise near Key West was hijacked for 14 hours by three teens from San Antonio. They demanded passage to Mexico while held at gunpoint on the Sias yacht. A note smuggled ashore led to rescue for Richard Sias and his family, who were unharmed. The trio, Mike Moore Tommy Edwards and Johnny Cox, appeared in court in Key West on related charges.
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Key West
Fla.p
Lark Family
Mexico
Richard Sias
San Antonio
Tex
Mike Moore
Tommy Edwards
Johnny Cox
Criminal Court
Thomas
Caro
Sias
Phyllis
David
John
Jane
Bobby
Craig
Kest
Monroe County
Siases
Lies
Norman Parker
John Hovey
Land
Rafde
St. Petersburg
Morda
Miami
Murry Keys
Sias Cribb
Cribb
Two Ottawa Residents Die Within Short Span
Joy J Wesen 57, lifelong Ottawa area resident and auto dealer, dies after six week illness at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Born in Iowa, he married Ruth Channel in 1922 and was a member of the Elks Lodge. Funeral arrangements and details follow in local notices.
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Joy J. Wesen
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Shelby County
Iowa
James
Lucy D. Adams Wesen
Ruth T. Channel
Elks Lodge
Obituary for Dale Weien summons family in Ottawa
Dale Weien of Ottawa died leaving one daughter Mrs Waydene Joy Smith in Mechattan four grandchildren two brothers Glenn Weien of Ottawa and Perry Weden and three sisters Mrs Mabel Miller Williamsburg Mrs Del Hoover Lockford California and Mrs Beulah Richardson Send Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at McVey Dengel Mortuary with burial in Highland Cemetery
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Usage Valley Masonic Lodge
Caswell
Kansas City
Kas
Lane Eastern Star
Ethel Mae Raley
Mae H. Seymour
Lyndon
Hobart L. Betz
Lane
Earl R. Hicks
Ottawa
Gertrude Hawkins
California
Charles Peters
Harald J.seymour
Manhattan
Towner’s Chapel
William G. Ward
Stanton Cemetery
Miami County
Grant Catterson
Rollie Burn
C. B. Jackson
Ben Carter
Bert Heminger
Tom Gregg
Gale Gilbert
Pat Philbin
Dean Kirkland
Dale Burgoon
Chester
Floyd Jackson
Howard
Joe Caylor
Albert James
R. L. Stevens
Dale Is
Weien
Waydene Joy Smith
Mechattan
Glenn. Weien
Perry Weden
Rid
Mabel Miller
Williamsburg
del Hoover
Lockford
Calif
Beulah Richardson
Send
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Highland Cemetery
Ben-Gurion Seeks To Form New Government
Premier David Ben-Gurion began talks in Jerusalem to form a new government for Israel after his five party coalition cabinet resigned. President Izhak Ben-Zvi urged him to assemble a cabinet with the same five parties as in the previous government.
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Ben-Gurion
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Big Shoe Party Success Amid Postponement
Dallas minister Brother Bill Herrod distributed nearly 1000 shoes to needy children before a rain postponement of the Christmas event. A department store donated 300 pairs, with plans for future parties on New Year’s Day and ongoing shipments to support the clinic mission and recreation center.
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Dallas
Bill Herrod
Misson
Ben-Gurion
Herrod
Vodka Price Hike in Moscow Suppresses Alcohol Use
Moscow reports government raises vodka prices to curb extravagance and reduce alcohol consumption. Retail costs for wine, automobiles, motorcycles, and carpets also increased, with some television sets and cameras discounted. Bread pricing to be rounded for easier accounting, benefiting consumers. A grade vodka rose from 25 rubles 80 kopeks to 30 rubles 80 kopeks per half year, implying about $6.50 to $7.75 per pint at official exchange rates.
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Moscow
Ministry of Relatiorade
Two Cars Damaged In Collision At 2nd And Locust
Police report two cars damaged in a collision at 2nd and Locust this morning. T J Cummings Jr 6 534.8 Elm Ottawa and Robert E Dunn 23 RFD 1 driving north on Locust collided at the intersection. Both vehicles sustained major damage.
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T. J. Cummings Jr
Elm
Ottawa
Poskimaster
Locust
Robert E. Dunn
RFD
Cummings
Students Hear From Old Grads At Ottawa High Assembly
Thirty two Ottawa High School graduates home for the holidays spoke at a morning assembly. Alumni from Ottawa University Baker University Emporia State College Kansas State College University of Kansas Phillips University Sterling College McPherson College Colorado Women's College Denver Clark Business School Topeka and military services in San Francisco shared experiences with current students. They discussed attending college, courses offered, differences between high school and college life, and the importance of diligent study.
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Ottawa High School
OHS
Jil High School
Ottawa University
Baker University
Emporia State College
Kansas State College
University of Kansas
Phillips University
University of California
Sterling College
McPherson College
Colorado Women's College
Denver
Clark Business School
Topeka
Army
Former Ottawa Woman Killed in Car Crash near Lakewood
Mrs. Harry Miller 40, born Maydell Davis of Ottawa, died instantly in a car accident near her Lakewood home yesterday at 1 p.m. She was the daughter of Frank and Davis from RFD 2 and had taught in Long Beach schools. Survived by her widow, two children Jimmy and Marilyn, two brothers Harold David of Wichita and Joe of Pecos, and two sisters Mrs. John Hahn of Long Beach and Patsy Ann Davis.
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Harry Miller
Lakewood
Calif
Maydell Davis
Ottawa
Frank Davis
RFD 2
Miller
Pomona
Franklin County
Long Beach
Jimmy
Marilyn
Harold David
Wichita
Joe
Pecos
Tex
John Hahn
Patsy Ann Davis
Hospital Notes Admits and Births Reported
Admitted: Mrs. d. C. Floyd. Charles Hicks. Cathy Adkinson. Ray M. McCullough. L. Frank Waring. Mrs Miguel Garcia. Virginia Bearly Parker. Mrs. Clifford A. Lee. Mrs. E. E. Neal. Births: Clarence Fowler Jr.. Lee Robbins. Donald Dahl. Dismissed: Mrs. Cecil Mewhinney. Mrs. Dale Brown and baby. Sheri Lynne Detwiler. Mrs. Donald Corssley. Mrs. Darlene Childers and baby. Locations include Pomona, Topeka, Williamsburg, Rantoul, Lyndon, Kansas City.
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D. C. Floyd
Main
Charles Hicks
Pomona
Cathy Adkinson
N. Cherry
Ray M. McCullough
RFD
L. Frank Waring
Colony
Miguel Garcia
N. Mulberry
Virginia Bearly Parker
Clifford A. Lee
E. E. Neal
Williamsburg
Clarence Fowler Jn
Lee Robbins
Donald Dahl
Monroe Trailer Court
Cecil Mewhinney
Topeka
Dale Brown
N. Main
Wilson Mack
Sheri Lynne Detwiler Rantoul
Donald Corssley
Kansas City
Kas
Darlene Childers
Baby Devighter
Lyndon
Pleads Innocent On Two Driving Counts
Joseph Leo Salb 40 of 211 S Willow entered innocent pleas in County Court to DUI and open bottle charges. Judge Winton A Winter set bond at 400 for trial January 9. Salb posted bond after Highway Patrol arrested him yesterday on a county road north and west of Ottawa.
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Ralph Leon Linstrot
Lawrence
Winton A. Winter
Linstrot
Eugene Flanerly
Ottawa
Joseph Leo Salb
S. Willow
Salb
Highway Patrol
Dr. H. E. Jones To Speak Here At Franklin County Event
Three Franklin County farm families will be honored for balanced farming and family living at the annual Franklin County Extension Council Get-Together in Memorial Auditorium on Monday January 6 at 1 30 p m Dr Harard FE Jones director of the Division of Extension Kansas State College Manhattan will speak on Agricultural Problems of Tomorrow Don Brown Franklin County Agriculture Agent Mary Dean Holle Home Economics Agent and Leslie H Sallee now 41 Agent in Franklin County will also speak
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Franklin County
Memorial Auditorium
Lloyd Neal
Williamsburg
Leonard Sheldon
Baldwin
Marvin Brenner
Princeton
Harard FE. Jones
Division of Extension
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Don Brown
Franklin County Ag
Mary Dean Holle
Leslie H. Sallee
Nab Two in Stolen Car
Roland Johnson and Bob Conaty of the Highway Patrol report arresting two teenage boys from Stillwell Oklahoma in a stolen car. The youths, ages 15 and 16, were tracked from Morgan Mack Motors near Galliam Lawrence and captured after a chase on an icy county road. They are to face Juvenile Court and County Court proceedings in Douglas County.
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Roland Johnson
Bob Conaty
Highway Parrot
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Johnson
Galliam Lawrence
Morgan-Mack Motors
Baldwin Junction
Douglas County
Stillwell
Okla
Greene couple miss tax deduction by two seconds at birth
In Louisville Kentucky Robert and Joenna Greene welcomed their daughter Karen Lynn Greene at 12 00 01 a m New Year s Day narrowly missing a year s income tax deduction by two seconds The event was recorded as a quirky timing coincidence in the local paper naming the newborn and parents.
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Louisville
Robert
Joenna Greene
Karen Lynn Greene
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Robert E. Brenner
A. R. Barnes
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Clarence Ely
Clark Robson
Mayetta
Mayetta Methodist Church
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Miss Kaisers
Connie Jn Pope
Earl Pope
K.U. Medical Center
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Hawkins School
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J. G. LyWe
Adele Mehl Burnett
Pittsburg
A C. Heigale
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Robin Hood
William Tell
Steve Shaffer
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Roger Milburn
Petan
Chuck Langdon
Anton
Joy Weien
Jipanel
Stree
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Ann Miller
Morea Cox
Freone Hollinger
Doris Parsons
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H. E. Jones
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Plaza
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Keith Andes
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