Ottawa Driver Loses Control in Bridge Crash
A car driven by Ellen Kunard of Ottawa RFD 1 slid out of control and struck the Rock Creek Bridge rail on 25th Thursday. No one was injured. Postmaster T. J. Cumming reports Ottawa post office gross receipts rose in 1963 to $203,192.21 from $165,453.53 in 1962, with year end peak dec 31 at $6,055.38, indicating higher business volume and rate adjustments.
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Ellen
Kunard
Ottawa
RFD
Rock Creek Bridge
T. J. Cumming
How to Care for Houseplants at Ottawa Garden Club
Ottawa Garden Club meets Monday night to discuss houseplant care at First Methodist Church. A 6:30 p.m. potluck supper precedes the program in the church dining room. Thrift shop offers half price merchandise Saturday 9 to 1 and Wednesday 1 to 5. Mrs Glenn Woc Woods of 631 N Oak reported in satisfactory condition after surgery at Doctors Hospital Kansas City. Bernhardt's School of Dance announces new classes starting.
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Ottawa
First Methodist Church
Glenn Woc Woods
N. Oak
Doctors Hospital
Guham Road
Kansas City
KC Markets KC City Cattle Hogs Eggs Poultry Prices
Kansas City markets report cattle at 200 head with calves 25, hogs up 25.50 for 190-260 lb, sows and boars mixed. Consumer eggs show medium A 30.36 and small A 20-24, wholesale eggs large 40-45, mediums 37-40. Poultry and butter unchanged. Missouri and Arkansas fryers and broilers unchanged.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Jim Milliken Wins Honor with IFYE first alternate pick
Jim Milliken, a former 4-H member of the Far and Near 4-H Club in Williamsburg, was chosen as a first alternate for the International Farm Youth Exchange program. He will attend all state orientation sessions and would fill duties if others cannot go. The six month exchange involves living with host families, working in fields, and aligns with the host country’s growing season. Funds cuts reduced the number of exchangees, making Milliken’s selection notable.
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Jim Milliken
Williamsburg
IFYE
Jim
International Farm Youth Exchange
Moten Funeral Rites Held at Bethany Baptist
Clyde Louis Moten died Dec 27 and funeral services were conducted January 2 at Bethany Baptist Church with Rev S E Hopkins officiating. Pallbearers were C F Boston Ferris Woods George Small Lewis Edwards Robert White Jr Willis Ray Moten. Soloist Mrs Roberta Wash and the church choir sang with piano by Mrs Kitty L Armstrong. Burial followed in Hope Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L, Moten
Clyde Louis Moten
Bethany Baptist Church
S. E. Hopkins
C. F. Boston
Ferris Woods
George Small
Lewis Edwards
Robert White, Jr
Willis Ray Moten
Roberta Wash
Kitty L. Armstrong
Hope Cemetery
Robbery at Pepsi-Cola Warehouse Near Lawrence
Two armed men tied up a local Pepsi-Cola driver at the Lawrence area warehouse Thursday around 6 p.m. Claud Aubry could not identify the suspects. They escaped with an undetermined cash amount. Douglas County law enforcement investigates.
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Pepsi-Cola
Lawrence
Steve Ralph
Claud Aubry
Ralph
Aubry
Douglas County
Viet Cong Trap A US Ranger Battalion Near Saigon
A South Vietnamese ranger battalion 30 miles northwest of Saigon engaged a Viet Cong battalion near Binh Duong Province. After crossing the Saigon River they faced a heavy ambush, with six hours of fighting that left four rangers dead and 17 wounded, plus 30 still missing. Despite losses, the rangers recovered and retained the capability to counterattack, signaling the Viet Cong remain formidable in the jungle war.
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Ben Sac
Viet Nam
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Binh Duong Province
Auto Production Best Since 1955
U S auto makers report 1963 as the second best year in industry history with an estimated 7,636,993 passenger cars produced. Output trails the 1955 peak of 7,942,125 by a narrow margin, up 10 percent from 1962's 6,935,308. Final 1963 sales figures await next week’s official tallies from regional reports.
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Detroit
U. S
Goodland Jaycees pioneer weekly Tourist of the Week program
In Goodland Kansas the Jaycees launched a popular Tourist of the Week promotion. A traveling family stays one night each week with free lodging meals and entertainment, flagging down by police in a styled vehicle as locals welcome visitors. The program has created booster families nationwide and the town plans to expand with a new state lake and exploration of Indian camps and battle sites for visitors.
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Goodland, Kan
Kansas Economic Development Commission
Goodland Jaycees
Goocland
Ilinois
Goodlandites
Goodland
Maine
California
Panama Canal Zone
New State Lake
Kansas
Huston Drops Citizenship for Irish Status
Dublin AP Huston John American born film producer became an Irish citizen renouncing U S citizenship in Justice Minister Charles Haughey s office. He has lived in Ireland twelve years on his Galway estate with wife Rici and children Anjelica and Walter. Huston says he wishes to be a citizen of the country he lives in and notes Irish life attracts him. His wife may soon obtain citizenship and children will follow.
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Dublin
Ireland
John Huston
U.S
Walter Huston
Charles Haughey
Huston
County
Galway
Rici
Anjelica
Walter
Canada
Aremagh
Hospital Notes Admisssions And Births And Dismissals
Admissions note Linda Green Quenemo Arthur Miller 905 W 15th Kent Marshall Lawrence Friday Births Mr and Mrs Joseph Earless Kint 605 E 1rth daughter Friday weight 8 lb 13 oz Mr and Mrs Robert Mattson Edgerton son Friday weight 9 lb Dismissals Arlon Pool Wellsville Linda Wood RFD 4 Thursday George Patrick 740 5 Sycamore Betty Fabert RFD 3 Mrs Michael Ott and baby son 923 N Cedar Sherman Smith RFD 4 Lena Barnhart Pomona Linda Green Quenemo Friday
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Linda Green
Quenemo
Arthur Miller
Kent Marshall
Lawrence
Joseph Earless Kint
E. 1Rth
Frise Day
Robert Mattson
Edgerton
Arlon Pool
Wellsville
Linda Wood
George Patrick
Sycamore
Betty Fabert
Michael Ott
Baby Son
Cedar
Sherman Smith
Lena Barnhart
Pomona
Cars As Homes Consider Cars As Homes
New York AP reports a plan to curb abandoned cars on city streets by sinking them in the Atlantic off Long Island to become fish habitat. Commissioner Frank J. Lucia of the Department of Sanitation says the idea may gain serious consideration after 13 600 abandonments last year.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island
Frank J. Lucia
Department of Sanitation
McCormack Sees Cold War Needs Military Readiness
In a Boston AP interview Speaker John W. McCormack says the United States must stay alert and strong militarily to counter Soviet subversion while pursuing East West talks. He backs a continued foreign aid program, supports civil rights action as urgent, and notes the tax cut fight as a challenge in Congress. He rejects resigning due to age and says Johnson plans to keep him informed on security and foreign affairs.
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Holcombe
Noble Associated Press
Boston
John W. McCormack
Soviet Union
United States
Union
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
McCormack
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Congress
Third Blank Income Tax Form Filed
A. J. Porth filed his third consecutive blank income tax returns in Wichita. He claims income taxes are unconstitutional and says he has become a tax consultant. Federal civil proceedings seek a complete return and possible tax due. Porth cites his wife as holding property and taxes.
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Wichita
A. J. Porth
Porth
School Gyms Open To Play In Ottawa Area
The Ottawa Recreation Commission lists gym opening times for area boys at multiple sites including Senior High, Junior High, and First Methodist Church facilities. Schedules cover Saturdays and Sundays with grade-based sessions, and evenings for junior and senior high and all-boys use under adult supervision.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ottawa Area
First Methodist Church
Franklin County road vacation and probate filing notices
Public notices announce a December 16 1963 county board action to vacate a road in Franklin County Kansas with a January 15 1964 hearing date at 10 00 am. The notices also cover a probate matter Case No 11 145 In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Olive Carrier requiring defenses by January 20 1964. Emma Maxine McGhee Petitioner. Attorney Gleason Doty and Logan.
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Board of County Commissioners
Franklin County
Kanesas
Kansas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Frankelin County
Lane
Cecil Vining
Bruce Spears
State of Kansas
Said
Mary Olive Carrier
A. A. Fisher
Estate sale petition in A A Fisher estate case
A petition has been filed by Lewis Fisher as administrator of the A A Fisher estate seeking an order to sell Lot 1 and the north 30 feet of Lot 2 in Block 4 Barbalows Addition Williamsburg Franklin County Kansas to pay debts taxes and admin expenses. Defenses must be filed by January 15 1964 at 10:00 in Ottawa Kansas. The attorney listed is Donald L White.
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State of
Kansas
Emma Maxine McGhee
Mary Oliver Carrier
Franklin County
Bowles
Sheldon
Topping
Ottawa
Mary Olive Carrier
Multiple Farm and Livestock Auctions Listed in Kansas
Community and farm auctions with dates and locations across Ottawa Pomona Overbrook Council Grove and Floyd Carter Estate. Listings include Printy and Son Printy Cup, Printy’s Auction House in Ottawa, weekly sales on Saturdays and Thursdays and livestock sales in Allen and Franklin counties with contact numbers.
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Printy’s
Main
Ottawa
Pomona
Kas
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Ovbrook
Kansas
Allen County Livestock Auction
Gas City
Council Grove
Fuel Tank Found Near Osawatomie Kansas
An empty 230 gallon jet fuel tank marked U S Air Force was found in a corn field about five miles south of Osawatomie. The tank landed about 150 yards from the nearest farmhouse on Mike Sheehan’s property. No date or origin of the plane is known.
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Osawatomie
Kan
U.S. Air Force
Mike Sheehan
Tadpoles Seen Early Amid Cold Winter Breakup
Mrs. Lloyd Pearson of Rantoul found about 80 tadpoles under ice while breaking it for cattle on her farm Tuesday. Each tadpole measured nearly six inches, and a biology teacher noted winter emergence is possible with tadpoles seen as early as Christmas.
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Lloyd Pearson
Lane pair sealed marriage license in Kan county
Virgil Jones aged 18 and Sharon Rash aged 18, both of Lane, Kansas, obtained a marriage license. The filing lists their ages and residence with no additional issues noted.
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Virgil Jones
Sharon Rash
Lane, Kan
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Ottawa Herald
Ellis
Thrift Shop
iBernhardt’s School of Dance
Ady
Sai Zon
Jerrilas
de Commu
Robert Wieghtman
Kent
Washington
Kans
Goodland Group
U.S. House of Representatives
Johnson
Lamb
Legals
Gleason, Gleason, Doty and Logan
Donald L. White
Lewis Irisher
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
Ottawa Rfd
Franklin County Sale Company
Floyd Carter
Printy
Yoni
Jack Nelson
Nate and
Leona Gibbons
South Water Tower
Elmer Black
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