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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
4
Lois E Wellsville sues Abby L Watson in district court seeking custody of two children, child support, alimony, and property division. Also notes local events and ads including a coffee shop buffet, piano tuning ad, a Kansas university talk, and a community theater meeting.
Ray McKinney was sworn in as Adairville mayor but quit within 48 hours after learning the federal government would fund a 500000 dollar water and sewer project. He cited being too busy to run his store and oversee the public works plan. Former mayor Jim Betts, a mortician, will be sworn in at the next meeting.
Ellettsville American Legion post withdraws petition for a liquor license for its Temperance Street clubhouse.
President Johnson orders a full fact finding on the Panama violence noting possible Castroite Communist agitation and arming of mobs. U S officials say some agitators may have acted swiftly after demonstrations, with U S diplomats seeking peace talks and a revision of the 1903 Canal Zone treaty amid Panama's severing of diplomatic relations.
John Deere Day scheduled for Wednesday January 15 at the Ottawa Tractor and Implement Co offers free lunch and a demonstration of farm equipment. Movies are shown throughout the day, with local entertainers Cliff Arquette and Charlie Keen appearing.
Youth Center hosted a Senior Club meeting with 36 members and two guests W J Hudnall Independence Mo and Mrs Belle Smith. Mrs Myrtle Graham presided as the group sang America the Beautiful pledged allegiance and heard devotions from Flora Sherman.
Dr. Raymond P. Jennings of the Ottawa Ministerial Association reports Billy Graham Evangelistic Team sees real hope for a November crusade in Ottawa as part of Heart of America preparations for Kansas City in 1965. Planning calls for preliminaries in surrounding county towns led by Graham team members.
Admissions list includes Diane Lynn Fowler 215 Logan Elder Glen Hatch 1020 Willow Miss Catherine Campbell 316 Willow Howard Huston 1015 N Poplar Mrs Rollo Carter 120 S Poplar Friday Mrs Etta Norton 1020 N Hickory Mrs George Louderback 1020 N Locust Saturday Births record shows Mr and Mrs W L Welch Princeton daughter born Thursday weighing 7 lb 5 oz Dismissals include Donald Higgins 1119 N Oak Patricia Humiston Princeton Marvin Strum RFD 1 Wells ville Arthur Glen Miller 905 W 15th Thursday Miss Hope Mott 516 N Oak Maude Hy som Americus Diane Lynne Fowler 215 Logan transferred to KU Medical Center Debbie Pauline Link RFD 2 Friday Howard Huston 1015 N Poplar Delia and John Roth 722 S Hickory Jeffrey Hahner Princeton Saturday
Wellsville Baptist Church took part in the Miami Baptist Association Leadership School on Jan 7 at New Hope Baptist Church. Representing were Le Roy Price Gene Lesh Glen Layton Jr Mary Lou Shannon Virginia Chesbro and Linnie Tyler. Clyde Barton’s children attended his funeral at Coughlin Chapel on Jan 8. Rev Clarence Harder officiated with honorary pallbearers Harry Seyler Irby Barkley Henry Todd Henry Wherry Elmer Perkins and Dr N E Naylor. active pallbearers included Marshall Barton Loren Jacoby Delon Jacoby Kenneth Randel Elwood Wilmeth and Charles Burrows. Burial followed at Walnut Creek Cemetery. Wayne OConnor and wife returned Jan 9 from a visit in Arthur Nebraska. Rev Homer Ganong visited Ted Thoren at St Luke’s Hospital. Thoren may have his hip cast removed after Jan 13 X-rays. Byron Mitchell Jr. recovers well from appendectomy at Osteopathic Hospital Kansas City MO. Women’s Missionary Society met Jan 9 at New Hope Baptist Church with devotions by Mrs Dale Van Horn and a book review by Mrs James Peckham. Officers were elected and Bazaar committee named. Wellsville Jr and Sr High youth met Jan 9 for breakfast in preparation for a youth revival Feb 28 to Mar 1. Nancy Pooch led as general chair. Reports by chairmen given. Pastor Rev Homer Ganong led devotions for 25 attendees. Breakfasts run Thursdays through Feb 27. Helen Chanay oversaw kitchen with aid from Mary Lou Shannon Vesta Burbank and Bernice Ganong.
James M. Fogle of Williamsburg, son of Mr and Mrs D B Fogle, has been selected for membership in Phi Kappa Phi national scholastic honor at Kansas State University Manhattan where he is a senior in electrical engineering. He is also a member of Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor and Sigma Tau engineering honor and the IEEE.
Pomona and Holcomb ranchers join 1,500 beef makers from 40 states at the 67th Annual American National Cattlemen’s Association convention in Memphis January 26 to 29. N. V. Hudelson chairs the national executive committee and Taylor L. Jones sits on the advisory council as Kansas bids strong presence. Mrs. O W. Lynam helps lead the Cow Belles group alongside Hudelson’s Kansas Cow Belles leadership. Kansas stockmen named to beef industry committees include John Berns and many others from Peabody to Sitka, with representatives from diverse towns across the state.
Liberal residents faced mounting electric bills after a meter reader feared dogs and often sent in estimated readings. Western Light and Telegraph cited a hot summer and extended AC use, while manager Fred Moffett explained the inaccuracy caused by the dog fear. The city filed a formal complaint with the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Joseph Armand Castro, a 36 year old former band leader, files for divorce from Doris Duke in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging cruelty and seeking 5000 dollars monthly alimony. He claims they wed in Providence July 6 1956 and again in Philadelphia February 6 1960, and that he is currently unemployed earning 150 dollars per week. Attempts to contact Miss Duke for comment were unsuccessful.
Rex Simmons and his Pinto pony Rex assist cattle feeding chores at Ottawa RFD 4. Mrs. E B Simmons saw the pony scatter hay, but cattle wandered to water and a bean field until the pony redirected them. The Herald offers a five dollar weekly tip reward for readers.
Franklin County and nearby communities list weekly auction dates and venues. Myers Bros sale in North Ottawa, Farm and household auctions in Pomona and Real estate notes for Floyd Carter Estate, Nate and Leona Gibbons, with community auctions in Ottawa, Overbrook, Gas City and Council Grove.
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