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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
7
City building and plumbing inspector Vern Wadkins, 34, of 404 S. Ash, was struck in the jaw during an attempted theft at Grogan Service Station, 402 S. Main. Two men in a black or blue 1951 Chevrolet fled after a scuffle as Wadkins reported the incident at 8:25 p.m. No property loss occurred.
Prince Philip of Great Britain will tour the United States and Canada in March to promote charities sponsored by Variety Clubs International. The royal visit aims to raise awareness and support for child welfare programs run by the charity network.
R Lofton Hudson, rector of the Midwest Christian Counseling Center, will lecture at First Methodist Church on human relations. A Vanderbilt and SBC Theological Seminary graduate with a PhD from George Peabody, he will speak at 9:30 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. with a 3 p.m. youth forum and 5:30 p.m. talk on family emotional problems. Also, Ottawa Veterinarian Dr. Lowell Lyons, 32, practices at his parents’ home. he is a 1965 Kansas State University DVM graduate.
Clarence W. Cranford links Kant and Psalm 19 to argue that the starry heavens and the moral law within point to God. He cites Paley, Luccock, Jeremiah, Paul, and Jesus to show that while arguments may be challenged, the Christian faith rests on the event of Jesus life, death, and resurrection and is found by walking his way to truth.
Services for Mrs Oma R Finch 81 of Rayville Mo formerly of Ottawa were held January 6 at Thurman Funeral Home with burial in Richmond Memory Gardens. Ottawans attending included Boone Walker Raleigh Walker Alfred Finch Ruth Womble Flora Finch Harley Finch and Allen Roberts. She died January 5 in Richmond Mo. Born April 18 1884 in Sulphur Springs Ark, she had lived in and near Ottawa. She leaves son Thomas Finch Grand Junction Colo two daughters Cecil Parker Independence Mo and Marvin Parker Rayville Mo one brother Boone Walker Ottawa and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission sponsors three Monday night classes for ten weeks at the senior and junior high schools. Typing I and Typing Review run 7 to 9 p.m. in the senior high typing room with Marie Girard supervising. Woodwork and Furniture Repair run 7 to 10 p.m. in the junior high shop with Mike Newmaster. Metalwork and Welding run 7 to 10 p.m. in the junior high metal shop led by Ronald Spencer.
TV guide lists Channel 9 at 8:30 p.m. Peyton Place with witness calls and memory drama. Channel 5 offers All That Heaven Allows at 9 p.m. Channel 9 shows Without Reservations at 9 p.m. Channel 13 airs There Goes the Groom at 10:35 p.m. Channel 5 presents The Yellow Cab Man at 11:55 p.m. Channel 4 broadcasts Walk the Dark Street at 12:05 a.m.
Raymond W. Kratz died Jan 3 and funeral services were held Jan 6 at Michigan Valley Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Harvey presiding. Pallbearers were Vern Clark John Tucker Max Hetrick Lester Clark Ralph Brooks and Howard Whites latch. Burial at Dean Cemetery Pomona RFD 1 followed by service by Andersons Raible American Legion Post No 230. Post members attended including the firing squad of Overbrook Post. New manager Sherman Sperry, 53, named manager of North American Hotel Ottawa 109 E 3rd effective Jan 3. Sperry formerly ran Kansas City hotels and Cincinnati properties.
James W. Shelton Jr 42 of Kansas City pleaded guilty to not having a current drivers daily log book near Ottawa on US 59. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Lavern W Early 28 of Wellsville RFD 1 pleaded guilty to speeding 60 in a 45 mph zone near Wellsville. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs. Myrtle R Whaley 43 of Lyndon pleaded guilty to disobeying a stop sign near Ottawa on Ke68. She was fined 5 dollars plus costs. Daniel J Cochran 18 of Williamsburg RFD 2 pleaded guilty to speeding 69 in a 60 mph zone near Williamsburg on US 50. He was fined 9 dollars plus costs.
Actress Carroll Baker completed a South Vietnam entertainment tour and arrived with Gen. Westmoreland’s four stars an aircraft carrier captain’s ashtray and a combat suit marked Property of U.S. Marines, reflecting her military theater gifts.
We have sold our farm and will hold a closing out sale at the farm location 2 miles east and 14 percent miles south of Pomona Kansas or 10 miles southwest of Ottawa Kansas on the date shown.
A Friday January 14 1966 farm auction offering Holstein dairy cows heifers and steers with ages ranging from 28 to 8 years, several cows freshening or due to freshen through summer and spring. Also included are dairy equipment such as Mueller 300 gallon bulk tank and Surge milking machine, plus tractors IHC and Ford 1949 models, hay and feed stock, chickens and miscellaneous farm items. Auctioneers Jack Nelson Claude Myers with Citizens State Bank of Pomona and Greenwood Ladies Aid lunch served.
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