Local briefs list Army course, hospital updates, and notices
PVT Ronnie D Slifer, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Harold W Elifer, completed a 13 week machinist course Dec 20 at the Army Ordnance Center and School Aberdeen Proving Ground Md where he learned to manufacture repair and modify parts for tanks and weapons. Stella D Brown a former Ottawan sister of James Durbin is recovering from major surgery at Women's Ward Hospital Travis Air Force Base Calif. Marvin Ross and The Country Gentlemen will play at VFW Hall Saturday 9 pm. Nora Mersman Richmond is a patient at Anderson County Hospital Garnett treated for a fractured left arm. A truck and auto repair business opens at 307 West Wilson. Pistol Club members meet 7 pm Monday at City Hall. Gambles classified ad corrected to read 199 dollars for a refrigerator freezer. Bernhardt School of Dance offers classes in dance. For frozen pipes call two numbers. Enumerators started city and county tax property listing. forms due by March 1 or penalty. Rocky D Woods of Ottawa RFD 4 is reported in good condition at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a car crash left him with a fractured ankle concussion and chipped vertebra.
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Harold W. Elifer
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Army Ordnance Center
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Stella D. Brown
James Durbin
S. Main
Women’s Ward Hospital
Travis Air Force Base
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Rocky D. Woods
Roy Woods
Ottawa
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Sand Creek Road
Higgins Fined $5 For Dog At Large In Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND Neb August The acting police judge John R Higgins was fined five dollars and costs after appearing in police court to answer to a charge that his dog was allowed to run at large.
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Santa Fe Ordered To Pay Buckman Damages
Los Angeles AP reports a jury awarded Donald Buckman 266,237 in damages after a freight train strike incident in 1963. The Santa Fe Railroad had protested a prior court order to pay 102,000 and won a new trial before the latest ruling.
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Donald P. Buckman
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Language distribution in Switzerland’s multilingual society
In Switzerland 74 percent speak Swiss German, 2 percent French, 4 percent Italian and 1 percent Romansh. Many people are multilingual, knowing more than one language.
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Switzerland
Easy To Predict What TV Will Come Up With
Cynthia Lowry surveys television trends likely this year predicting more half hour comedies about a widow and her son, insistence on new variations of Laugh-in style formats, and continued scarcity of old movie reruns. Expect protests, political talk in late shows, and mixed viewer reactions to cancellations and sports nursing the schedule.
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NEW York
Julia
Boot Hill
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Martin
New Governor Has Citizens' Confidence
Puerto Rico waits as Luis A Ferre takes office amid hopes for reform. Despite strong growth and high living standards unemployment stands around 12 percent with many San Juan residents living in substandard housing. Ferre promised major projects while supporters cite Ferre Enterprises as proof of his capability.
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1968 deepens church role in aiding the poor
The 1968 yearend view notes churches increasingly confront human suffering by expanding social action beyond charity to address conditions causing mass destitution. The shift provokes debate over church wealth and property as theologians call believers to use wealth to aid the poor, or face gospel judgment.
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Admissions and Dismissals with Emergencies and Obituaries
Admissions include Myrtle Scribner Quenemo RFD 2 Iva Wilson Walnut Jack Robinson Jr Cherry Willetta Lupton Frid ay dismissals list Danny Seymour Walter Weems Fred Brown Thursday Emergencies report several falls and injuries including Elba Bechtle Pamela Baugher Karen Stine David Kile Robert Long. Obituaries note services for Grant Catterson Clare A Lewis Helen Reynolds Esther Shepherd with burial details and survivor lists.
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KC Markets Kansas City Live Stock and Egg Prices
AP report from Kansas City lists wholesale egg quotes by grade and size with butter steady. Cattle offerings sparse and test prices inconclusive. Hog market shows 2,500 head with barrows and gilts mostly 50 lower and various weight ranges noted. sows steady. No sheep on offer.
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Jerry's Tax Service opens in Ottawa a new tax aid firm
A new business named Jerry's Tax Service will open in Ottawa Monday with offices at 132 S Hickory. It will offer income tax help state and national public accounting and bookkeeping year round. Roger Crews of Kansas City will run the firm and move to Ottawa with his wife Janice. he has five years tax and accounting work in Asheville and previously attended University of Tennessee. He will partner with Jerry Kierl of Paola who has run a similar business in that area for three years.
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Car Collisions at Eighth Cedar and Ninth Mulberry Reported
No injuries or citations noted in two separate accidents. At about 8:45 this morning Robert L. Brandt 20 of 804 S Oak and Cleo G. Hensick 55 of 301 E 1st collided at Eighth and Cedar with Brandt westbound and Hensick southbound. Later Thursday afternoon Ralph A. Crawford 50 of 634 S Oak and Randy M. Cole 16 of Ottawa RFD 2 collided at Ninth and Mulberry with Crawford northbound and Cole turning from Ninth onto Mulberry. damage described as left front fender on Crawford and left side on Cole.
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S. Oak
Cleo G. Hensick
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Brandt
Hensick
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Randy M. Cole
Ottawa
Two Ottawa Women Injured In Sunset Intersection Crash
Two elderly Ottawa women were struck at First and Main by a car driven by Lindsey Elder Jr. The victims Mrs. Iva Wilson 75 and Mrs. Mae Wilhite 70 were treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital in good condition with abrasions and possible fractures. Elder was cited for improper vehicle registration.
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Bonita Granville: Child Star Turned TV Producer Wife
Hal Boyle reports Bonita Granville, once a famed child actress known for brat roles, is now married to Jack Wrather. She works as assistant producer on Wrather's CBS Lassie show, reflecting a life from Hollywood youngster to married show business figure.
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