Eagles and clubs plan district meeting in Ottawa
A recap of local group activities includes the Eagles auxiliary meeting led by Mrs. Hayward Brill, a mystery package for Mrs. Ernest Sink, officers' meeting to plan the Ottawa district gathering on January 21 at 2 p.m., and a pancake sale at the Masonic Temple on Friday January 12 with serving times and price. Also noted are a drunken in public arrest for Francis Edwards, a Wycoff Community club gathering hosted by Mrs. Bromert and Mrs. McCullough, and a Europe travelogue by the Wayne Blairs at the January 19 night community meeting with a potluck beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Hayward Brill
Ernest Sink
Ottawa
Wycoff Community Club
W. A. Bromert
Esther McCullough
Earl Farris
C. W. Schneider
Snow Collisions Near Ottawa Cause Major Vehicle Damage
Snow caused two crashes yesterday near Ottawa. At 2:30 p.m. on US 59 a mile south of Ottawa Herbert A. Harrah age 19 and Jack L. Cannon age 25 suffered major damage to their cars while Harry Johnson age 77 and Rex L. Howard age 17 received minor damage to a truck and a car. The incidents occurred in the 100 block on West 2nd after noon with no injuries or citations reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
US 59
Herbert A. Harrah
S. Mulberry
Jack L. Cannon
Lawrence
Harry Johnson
S. Locust
Bing Crosby Recovers After Kidney Stone Surgery
Santa Monica California AP reports Bing Crosby 57 is recovering well after a two hour twenty minute operation to remove two kidney stones. This was his third such procedure with prior surgeries in 1952 and 1955. Doctor Frederi ck Schlumberger noted the stones shifted position prompted the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Frederick Schlumberger
Switching Generator Bearings at City Plant
The Enterprise dual fuel engine at the water and light plant is to have 18 bearings replaced by Enterprise Engine Co. of Oakland. Replacement includes 10 main crankshaft and eight connecting-rod bearings with aluminum alloy bearings. Work should finish by Wednesday. sloughing was noted in some bearing metal as part of ongoing manufacturer research and the city’s 1957 purchase agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Don Hamilton
Enterprise Engine Co
Oakland
Calif
Hamilton
Funeral services for Esther Gage announced
Funeral services for Esther Gage will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Towner's Chapel with Rev. R. C. Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Gage
Towner’s Chapel
R. C. Stephens
Antioch Cemetery
Marriage Licenses for Heckman and Hall in Ottawa
Floyd R. Heckman 21 and Sharon K. Hall 18, both residents of Ottawa, obtain marriage licenses. The filing notes their ages and hometown as the key details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd R. Heckman
Sharon K. Hall
Ottawa
Haggard Named Police Chief in Cheyenne Wyoming
Paul L. Haggard son of Mr and Mrs J P Haggard 920 Maple has been named Cheyenne Wyoming police chief A retired Army major he began in Cheyenne as a non commissioned officer in 1931 returned in 1958 as a Counter Intelligence Corps agent retired 1960 taught at a junior high school He holds a law degree from the University of Kansas 1938 and studied at Princeton Ottawa Wichita Stanford and Wyoming Universities He served in the Wichita police department three and a half years aided Greensboro North Carolina police reorganization in 1941 then was security officer at Mare Island Navy Yard He served in the Navy until 1947 then joined the Army CIC with duties in Japan Korea Denver and Cheyenne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul L. Haggard
J. P. Haggard
Maple
Cheyenne
Wyo
Paul
20Th Infantry Division
Counter Intelligence Corps
Ann Landers Letters Share Boss Gratitude and Petty Snubs
A collection of Ann Landers letter excerpts covers workplace appreciation and disrespect, cat versus dog owner debates, engagement ring etiquette, and parental advice. Letters from anonymous readers reveal boss praise shortages, pet-owner clashes, and remounting ring suggestions, with a plug for a self-help booklet.
Wellsville News Highlights Local People and Events
David Shannon, 18, is wearing a cast on his right leg after a bone separation at Gardner Medical Center. He is in eighth grade at Wellsville Junior High. Supt. W E Peterson spoke at a rural education conference in Ottawa and attended Colum bia University last summer. Marilyn Grantham and Chuck Marvin, KU students, led worship on Student Recognition Day at Wellsville Methodist Church. Local educators attended a Little Seven League meeting in Gardner, including Peterson and English teachers from nearby schools. J J Curtis of Toronto visited his nephew George Sherman and attended the Big 8 Basketball Tournament in Kansas City with Sherman. Curtis returned home for the holiday break. Kayette Club installed Pam Myers and Susan Gleisberg as officers for the second semester. A kitchen fat ignition caused a small blaze at Keith Chanay’s. the fryer was a total loss with no other damage. Guests at the Baily home included several area residents from Dearborn, Camden Point, and North Windy. Crescent Club met at Mrs Norman Shannon’s. topics included Alaska and The Communist Menace. Mrs Roy Burbridge was elected president to fill a vacancy. Eldon Whiteaker’s family returned from a week in Arkansas visiting relatives in Calico Rock and Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Shannon
Norman Shannon
Gardner Medical Center
David
Wellsville Junior High
J. J. Curtis
Toronto
George Sherman
Curtis
Kansas City
Sherman
Wellsville High
Crescent Club
Ralph Lidikay
Alaska
W. D. Farney
Roy Burbridge
Russell Lambert
KC Markets Kansas City Cattle and Hogs Report
KC Markets Kansas City AP survey shows cattle classes steady with primes 33.00 to 25.75 and good to choice helfers 22.50 to 25.50. Cows 16.25 to 17.50, stockers 2.00 to 26.85, calves 30.75 to 32.50. Sheep markets steady with ewes 3.50 to 6.00 and feeder lambs 11.00 to 14.00. Hogs move higher with barrows and gilts 35 higher, sows 25 to 30 higher. barrows and gilts 200–220 lb 17.65 to 17.76, 300–400 lb sows 14.50 to 15.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions Diane Lee RFD 1 Richmond Mrs Roy Jones 712 N Sycamore Friday Births Mr and Mrs Floyd Mignot RFD 1 Wellsville daughter born Friday weight 8 lb 14 oz Dismissals Eddie J Smith 907 E 8th Friday Mary Harkins 422 W 9th Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Lee
RFD
Richmond
Roy Jones
N. Sycamore
Floyd Mignot
Wellsville
Eddie J. Smith
Mary Harkins
Discount Surge Shifts Dept Stores Toward Self-Service
Major department store chains push discounting and self-service models nationwide. Downtown store conversions, new budget branches, and expanded self-service divisions reshape retail as firms cut costs and extend hours. Local managers report basement bargains and new divisions as investors promote car safety and consumer financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Jesdinsky
Montgomery Ward
Navy Man Wins 1961 Theodore Roosevelt Citizenship Award
Ray R. Rew, a chief hospital corpsman in the Navy and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rew of 731 N Main, receives the Theodore Roosevelt Citizenship Award for outstanding community relations work. Assigned to the Potomac River Navy Command, he and his wife Kathleen have cared for 10 foster children and a 19 month old blind child. they also have a daughter, Marcia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray R. Rew
Navy
Harold Rew
N. Main
Theodore Roosevelt
Rew
Potomac River Navy Command
Kathleen
Ren
Marcia
Executor appointment and public notices in Franklin County KS
In Franklin County Probate Court Nettie Gibson estate appoints Thomas E Gleason as executor with letters testamentary issued December 26 1961. Creditors heirs and others must file claims within nine months of first publication. Gleason and law firm Gleason Doty Logan represent the estate. Also notice of executive clemency petition by Duane Hart filed January 25 1962 and administration of Forrest E Shadle estate by Floyd H Coffman as administrator with nine month claims period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
Nettie Gibson
Nettie B. Gibson
Thomas E. Gleason
Probate Court
Thomas BH
Gleason
Nettle Gibson
Doty
Logan
State OF Kansas
Kansas State Penitentiary
Duane Hart
Topeka
Forrest BE. Shadle
Forrest
Shadle
Forrest E. Shadle
Ottawa Kansas Sale Dates and Locations List
Sale dates and contact numbers for Ottawa area livestock events list venues at Locust and Wilson Ottawa and Osage City Emporia Franklin County. Jan 9 Locust Street Ottawa Jan 12 Osage City Jan 13 Franklin County Jan 15 Franklin County Jan 16 Osage City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Sale
Locust and Wilson
Ottawa
Kansas
Osage City
Emporia Livestock Co
Memoria
Franklin County Sale Co
Wilson and Locust
Closing out Dairy Sale in Homewood area Ottawa Kas
Myers Bros sells dairy stock in a closing out sale near Homewood Kansas 6 miles south and 1 mile west event listed for January 11 with Claude Neilson noted. The sale is hosted by Franklin County Sale Company at Wilson and Locust in Ottawa on January 8 and features Waverly Livestock Sale in Waverly Kansas on January 16 and a Special Stocker and Feeder Sale by Franklin Co Sale Co at Wilson Locust Ottawa Kansas on January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Sale Company
Locust & Wilson
Ottawa
Kas
Claude Neilson
Homewood
Waverly Livestock Sale
Waverly
Kansas
Franklin Co. Sale Co
Wilson & Locust
Night Horse Sales Across Kansas and Missouri Listed
A condensed notice lists multiple upcoming auction events including Jan 11 night sale in Charles Lydon Kansas, Jan 17 Neosho Missouri sale, Jan 25 Printy and Son Cap CH 2-1974 CH 2-1201, plus ongoing sales at 1136 N. Main Princeton and furniture auctions in Garnett and Pomona, with weekly Overbrook Livestock Sale on Wednesdays and a late Tuesday community auction at 1136 N Main. Local contacts include Jake Ralston and Jack Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles — Lyndon
Kansas
Ottawa Livestock Commission Co
West Wilson St
Ottawa
Neosho Livestock Commission Co
Neosho
Missouri
Printy
Ben Printy
N. Main
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Masonic Temple
Francis Edwards
Cypress
Ellis
Snyder Pharmacy
S. Main
G. W. Tulless
Charles S. Darville
Richard
Overland Park
Floyd Barnett
Roger
Olathe
Adv
Lamb Funeral Home
Ottawalbransas
Bing Fine
Sylaza
Monte Cristo Wi
Corporalm Cha
WAL Laterprel
Haggard
Haggard Was
Princeton High School
Ottawa University
Ann Landers
Miss Landers
Mrs. H
Petunia
Yitzruck
Valmont Avenue
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Wellsville News
Bernice Holden
Supt
W. E. Peterson
Peterson
Columbia University
New York
Marilyn Grantham
Chuck Marvin
Wellsville Methodist Church
Little Seven League
Gardner
Barbara Cole
Lowe Frisbie
Pam Myers
Susan Gleisberg
Kayette Club
Keith Chanay’s
Truman Baily
Larry Hamm
Dearborn
Marsha Wilson
Louise McDaniel
Darrell McDaniel
Camden Point
Mike Shaw
North Windy
Eldon Whiteaker
Arkansas
Otis Whiteaker
Calico Rock
Ada Wilson
Dave
Fayetteville
Cannes
NWA
Bansas
SEARS
Kenmore
Don Shipman
Willard Lister
2Nd St
Lister
Arthur Dennis
Pontiac
Cadillac
Bob Robbins
Linn County
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Leo Miller
Robbins
E. 14Th
Dean Berlin
Ottawa Savings and Loan Association
Max Ward
Lesh Oil Co
Crites Appliance
Lesh
Dun & Bradstreet
Finney Company
Bedford
Ohio
Crites Appliance Center
Hazen Richardson
Investors Diversified Services, Inc
U. S
Art Wilson
Wichita Baptist Tabernacle
Wichita, Kansas
Centropolis Baptist Church
Centropolis, Kansas
Willard Neumann
the Baptist
Christ
Hughes
Auto Parts
Legals
Petitioner
Floyd H. Coffman
Gordon James
Main
Wilson
Ernest Arnold Overbrook
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
Harold Stewart
Charles Beatty
Harold
Jake Ralston
Princeton
Garnett
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Overbrook
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