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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1960
Page
4
The Silver Leaf 4-H club will host a county wide party this Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Auditorium. Nineteen 4-H clubs are invited to join in square dancing and folk games.
Car Acenses sold in Franklin County since January 4 reach 1 974 per county treasurer. Truck tag sales BOW number 633 documented in a county revenue report.
Frank L. Hunn probate judge of Atchison was elected Potentate of Abdallah Shrine Temple Kansas City. The temple covers 10 eastern Kansas counties including Franklin County. C. C. Curby Ottawa was chosen chief rabban with Clayton Dial assistant rabban and Lawrence Lefholz high priest and prophet. Don W. Williams Leavenworth Oriental guide. John Mullinix Kansas City treasurer. Mason G. Sierk Kansas City recorder. Curby also named as delegate to Imperial Shrine Council in Denver.
New arrivals in Ottawa include Cyrus Young and family at 929 S Main with two years possible stay for Pomona dam work. Dr. Peavier and wife with two children at 1415 S Cedar, moving from Pittsburgh where he taught at Carnegie Tech and worked for Westinghouse. Arthur Miller and wife at 832 Olive, employed at Minnick's and Mode O Day. Glen D Smith and baby Kevin from Topeka at 1541 S Main. Raymond Houston Jr and family at 1101 S Hickory, Houston painter for Ottawa Steel Division, GI bride wife works at Briscoe Drugstore, husband a five year Army veteran.
Albert Raymond McNish 35 of Douglas County was found guilty of grand larceny in a district court trial. He received a sentence of up to five years at Kansas State Penitentiary Lansing for the theft of 24 cases of beer from The Spot Tavern on November 6. Parole was put under advisement by Judge Floyd Coffman. Court dismissed three other cases including divorces and a vehicle safety chain charge.
Kansas lawmakers divided as Republican leaders attack Gov George Dockings tax cuts and push for more funds for education and health programs. Docking cites a 15 to 26 million dollar surplus and proposes reforms including a ten cent heavy trucks tax and a sales tax cut while warning of potential deficits if spending rises beyond revenue.
Anna Crane Platt 79, widow of Ensley E. Platt, died yesterday at Crestview nursing home after six weeks there. Born in Johnson County July 26, 1880, she married in Ottawa July 6, 1898, joined Methodist Church in girlhood, survived by husband, three sons Lonnie Emmett Calvin, two daughters Marie Gipson and Esther Alses, 20 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and brother Jack Crane. John Miller 74, Richmond, died today at Anderson County Hospital after five months as patient. Retired farmer, wife Elizabeth Lyle, six children including Arthur predeceased him, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, survived by wife, three sons Lyle Ed Louis, two daughters Mrs. Alvin Sharp and Mrs. Mark Rockers, and other son Louis. member of St. Therese Catholic Church. Funeral for Miller scheduled Friday at 10 a.m. with requiem high mass officiated by Rev. Owen Cote, Rev. Frank, and Rev. Koch.
LaVerne Smith 39 son of H D Smith of Ottawa dies January 8 by hanging. Born February 6 1920 at Oi Hill he lived much of life in Chanute and worked. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p m at Johnson Mortuary Chanute with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery officiated by Rev Ray J Hutchison.
Funeral plans note a Humboldt Brick and Tile Co. worker who served 14 years before his death. He married June Arthur in May 1943 at Chanute and belonged to First Baptist Church there. Survived by his widow, his father, and brothers Clare of Manhattan, Dean of Olympia Washington, and Homer of Ottawa.
Glenn E. Gentry 57 former Franklin County resident died Monday in Gallup after a yearlong illness. A carpenter born October 3 1902 near Lane he was married to Cleda E Barber on March 6 1942 at Mound City. Survived by his widow two sons William H and Kenneth W both at home two brothers Wilbur Chicago Heights Illinois and Ralph Calumet City Illinois. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. at McVey-Dengel Mortuary with Rev. Thomas Ingle officiating burial in Lane Cemetery.
Hospital records show admissions for John Jergens Pomona Mrs D R Morris Quenemo Arthur W Blake 1023 N Cedar Mrs Fred Kaub 1002 N Poplar Mrs Lester Hutchison 744 Walnut Andrew R Boyd Waverly and births to Mr and Mrs Donald E Martin RFD 3 a daughter 6 lb 15 oz and to Mr and Mrs Clifford Gibson 1229 S Mulberry a daughter 6 lb 10 oz Dismissals include Katherine Sue Fenton 845 S Poplar and transfers such as Robert L Hudel Pomona to St Luke's Kansas City Homer Peterson 735 S Locust Mrs Russell Wigglesworth and baby daughter 215 W 4th today.
Hollywood AP Bing Crosby and his four grown sons staged a togetherness session for reporters to show they are on good terms. Bing greeted his eldest son Gary in a casual Crosby manner during preparations for Bing's TV special with Perry Como. Gary says he cannot sing for two and a half months due to a vocal cord enlargement, and a walk on was considered but deemed impractical.
Police discovered over $22,000 in cash bonds and bank accounts amid junk and 50 maps in the four room apartment of elderly tenants Anthony Ketko aged 68 and Agatha Ketko aged 62 who faced eviction. Ketko ill on a mattress at the site and taken to hospital. Nurses found $500 on Mrs Ketko. Landlord Paul W Smith had begun eviction after city inspectors filed violation notices and entry for repairs was blocked. The couple had rented the apartment 11 years paying $40 monthly.
Kenneth Dwight Matteson died January 8. Services were held at Towner's Chapel January 12 with Rev. R. B. Shoemaker officiating. Pallbearers included Bill Smith John Shenk Virgil Smith Chester Morris Jack Nichols Herbert Wolfe Jr LeRoy Brecheisen. Mrs. Ervin Happy sang with accompaniment by Mrs. Lawrence Ott. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery.
The Wellsville Saddle Club held an election of officers with Gilbert McConnell returning as President and Shorty Bouse as Vice President. New Treasurer is Mrs. Charles Tomlin and Secretary is Mrs. Richard Cramer. The meeting date moves to the club's third Monday each month. Tracy Kramer, 9, returned to school after a week’s absence due to a cornfield fall that bruised his stomach. Mr. and Mrs. H A Stitt and family moved to a farm near Baldwin.
Cattle 3,000 with calves 150 and slaughter stock showing varied gains and declines. Hogs 3,200 with barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher. sows steady to 25 higher. Sheep 400 steady to modest gains with slaughter lambs and feeder lambs priced, noting regional ranges for many classes.
Ottawa employes at the Ottawa and Peculiar compressor stations were honored at a dinner for 100,000 man-hours with no lost-time accidents. Karl H. Mengerhausen received the award from Carl Coulter as K. E. Crenshaw, president of Cities Service, spoke. Other Ottawa staff and meter inspectors from Kansas City and Atchison were cited for the companys 6,800 mile natural gas pipeline system across five states.
The Princeton Cemetery Association will meet Saturday January 23 1960 at 7 30 P M in City Hall Princeton Kansas. Byron Robison president. Also notice of hearing before the State Corporation Commission of Kansas docket 61 927-17 regarding Centropolis Mutual Telephone Associa tion alleged inadequate service. Hearing scheduled February 1 1960 at 10:00 A M at the State Office Building Topeka Kansas. May attend if interested. Raymond B Harvey secretary. Dated Topeka November 13 1959.
Ralph Eugene Shaffer 18 and Karen Kay Hendrix 18, both of Williamsburg, obtained marriage licenses. The couple are named in the official record, with ages and residence noted.
Garfield PTA members heard a discussion of problems concerning exceptional children at the meeting. Dr. E Gordon Collister of University of Kansas led the talk. Dr. Milton Danielson gave devotions and Mrs. C Kenneth Harris conducted business. Mrs. Richard Sala chairs the newly elected nominating committee. Fourth grade room mothers served refreshments.
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