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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1973
Page
7
Hugh R. Atherton of 509 North Mulberry collapsed at the courthouse and was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital. He remained in the emergency room at 1 30 p.m. Also noted are event ads for Eagles Lodge dance, Parker Chiropractic seminar, local services and various notices.
At a special City Council meeting Princeton voted to tear down one of the community’s earliest houses. The showplace was tied to earlier talks of restoring it as a community building and City Hall. The council considered purchasing a former Odd Fellows Hall site for about $2,000 but took no action.
Washington officials say voluntary wage price standards will be enforced flexibly but with tighter application to the largest companies and industries. The Cost of Living Council will largely rely on discretion to decide when to use standby authority to reverse pay or price increases, a power whose frequency is not yet known. The president has ended most mandatory controls, retaining only those in food health and construction.
Stocks trim losses as Dow gains 2.93 to 1027.24 with 7 to 5 advances over declines on the NYSE. The NYSE index nudges up to 64.36 and the ASE up to 26.37, amid renewed optimism over talks in Saigon and uncertainty over Phase 3 economic implications. Gulf Oil leads volume with a 100,000 share block at 2845, while American Airlines climbs 1% to 21½ after signaling a small 1972 profit.
Dr. R Lofton Hudson founder of Midwest Counseling Center will lead a family life and human relations conference at First United Methodist Church. Youth seminar at 9:30 am. Hudson to speak at 10:30 am service. 2:30 pm youth seminar. 6 pm fellowship supper. 6:45 pm discussion. Public invited. Ottawa Library group forming. first meeting 2 pm Sunday. Allen Loyd temporary chairman. transportation line Mrs Wint Winter 242-2391. Group ties to library’s 100th birthday anniversary.
Orlis Cox Ottawa Recreation Commission director says adult education classes start January 29 to allow more enrollment time. Enroll by calling 242-1939. minimum ten participants per class. ten week courses. Most fees are ten dollars, some fifteen. Additional offerings possible include ceramics oil painting swimming knitting cake decorating woodwork furniture repair welding blueprint reading sewing karate and other activities.
Funeral services for Oscar J. Baker will be conducted from the Mortuary Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Rev. William Weber officiating. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mortuary this evening to pay their respects.
Two U S C 290 board of education members filed for re election in the April 3 general election. Dr Larry J Matney and Howard Doyen filed by fee Tuesday afternoon in the county clerk s office. Matney is a local chiropractor appointed two years ago to fill the unexpired term of Rev Stacey Hopkins. Doyen is a real estate and insurance agent active in civic and service organizations and is seeking a second term on the board.
Obituary notices list death dates and services for Bertha A. Bisel Pearl Kennedy and John C. Johnson. Bertha Bisel died Tuesday with 1 p.m. Friday services at Wall Diffenderer Chapel Topeka burial at Prairie Home Cemetery. Pearl Kennedy died Sunday with service Tuesday at Denger and Son Mortuary Rev Alfred E Hunter. Burial at Highland Cemetery. John Clayton Johnson 62 Forest Ranch Calif died January 11. Survivors include wife Alberta son Gary Johnson, four brothers and two sisters. A.C. Johnson Ottawa died October 25 1972.
Lists named individuals with admissions discharges and transfers to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and other facilities. Includes births, emergencies, and multiple speeding fines with amounts and locations. Names span Ottawa Wellsville Pomona Baldwin Princeton Independence and Rantoul areas with Tuesday dates.
Kansas City AP briefs report speeding fines and multiple criminal cases including Ferris guilty of theft, Huffman convicted on resisting a law officer, and Sheler found guilty of assault. Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices and Thursday estimates are listed for the Kansas City market. A parked car is noted at the end.
Multiple legal notices from Franklin County and Ottawa Kansas announce suit by Effie Jones et al over Lots 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 on Main Street Pomona and a separate probate matter for Maude N Richardson estate. The notices request defendants plead by February 2 1973 and February 9 1973 respectively, with hearings in Ottawa.
Rick Bulmer aged 20 of 1035 South Willow has been moved to McPherson County jail awaiting hearing on burglary and grand larceny charges. His probation from 1971 drug sale convictions was revoked in Franklin County District Court after the McPherson case. Police found marijuana during a search at his home on December 27, with the marijuana charge later dismissed after probation revocation.
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