Toy street hazards cause ankle fracture in city crash
An accident at 2nd and Main yesterday left Mrs. Dewey McClay with an ankle fracture after a fall caused by street conditions. Other items note a correction to a sale lunch, club activities, a new post office contract, and various local notices and incidents.
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Toy Street
2Nd
Main Streets
Dewey McClay
RFD 2
Joseph V. and
Frances C. Balocca
Paola
Garnett
Ottawa area community notes and business updates
The Franklin County Soil Conservation District meeting is set for January 24 in Ottawa Memorial Auditorium with about 700 guests invited and awards planned for 1961 conservation achievements. The Herald Conservation Edition goes to press Monday. Ottawa Savings & Loan re elected directors Homer Henning serves another five years. opening hours at Safeway change. George Keaton named Ottawa Laundry II manager. Western Auto preview showcases spring lines. local merchants extend sales due to heavy snow from Wisconsin, with columnist noting persistent deep snow and school disruptions.
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Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Ottawa
Memorial Auditorium
Remember Doub Family Washer Pioneer of automatic washers
Harold C. Taylor writes that John H. Doub of Walnut, Kansas, invented and sold one of the first automatic clothes washers, the Doub's Family Washer, in the late 1800s. The simple metal tub with a ridged washboard interior was operated by a rocking dasher and a long handle. Doub’s venture employed six at a reworked livery stable plant before selling to J. F. Fantz who later moved to screen doors. Some old units remain as antiques or novelty planters.
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Walnut
Eas
John H. Doub
Doub
Midwest
Kansas
Illinois
J. F. Fantz
Eral
Fantz
W. E. Archer
Seek Sanctions Against Cuba Seek Sanctions Against Cuba
Foreign ministers from 21 American republics convene in Punta del Este Uruguay to discuss possible diplomatic and economic action against Cuba. The United States, backed by Colombia and Venezuela, push for OAS sanctions while Mexico Brazil and Argentina resist fearing domestic unrest and upholding nonintervention. protests against Yankee imperialism unfold with about 300 leftist demonstrators walking from Montevideo to Punta del Este.
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Cuba
United States
Columbia
Venezuela
Organization of American States
Castro
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Latin America
Uruguay
Montevideo
Punta del Este
County Chest Clinic Schedule Change Notice
The county total reached 8,240 dollars or 20 dollars per pupil. The chest clinic at Ransom Memorial Hospital was postponed from Thursday January 25 to Thursday February 1. X-ray appointments may be made by calling Dr. F A Trump’s office. A home demonstration workshop for leaders in health safety civil defense citizenship reading international relations and family life will be held at the Masonic Hall Monday at 2 p.m.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
F. A. Trump
Masonic Hall
There Are Keglers and Types of Bowlers in Ottawan Nights
Ottawans engage in nightly kegling or bowling rolling a heavy ball down a narrow lane to topple wooden pins. Describes bowler types such as The Can Can Kegler The Nomad The Towel-puller The Score-Watcher and notes the oddity of bowling scoring focusing on maintaining average rather than big scores.
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van Cleave
Stonewall Jackson
Yellowstone
Nomad
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported
Hospital notes show admissions for Eldon Rule at 311 W 1th Mrs E J Harris 327 Willow Richard Ledom Jr 115 N Lo cust Bennie D Gilmore 1030 N Cedar and a birth to Mr and Mrs Ralph Crane 426 S Locust a daughter weight 7 lb 11% oz Dismissals include Maude Shields 940 Walnut Mrs Gordon L James RFD 3 Raymond Davis 937 S Sycamore Marion Fitzgerald Williamsburg Neal Baxter Pomona on Friday and Saturday.
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Eldon Rule
Mrs Gladys Russell Dies in Gardner Hospital
Mrs Gladys Russell mother of Mrs Dean Driscoll of Ottawa died this morning at Gardner Hospital Kansas Funeral services will be held in Gardner with date and hour to be announced later
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Gladys Russell
Dean Driscoll
Ottawa
Gardner Hospital
Gardner
Kas
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W. J. Reedy
Ruhamah
Richmond
Herald
Adv
H.B. Club
Clarence Keefer
Colbern’s
Harold Curtis
W. 7Th
Arthur C. Slader
USN
Claude A. Sluder
Pomona
California
Helena
M.P.M. Club
Columbian Shakespeare Club
R. V. Hamilton
N. Main
Standard Oil
Topeka
Ellis
Ray Carey
Princeton
Franklin County Extension Council
Kansas Extension Service
Snyder Pharmacy
S. Main
Army
Lee A. Gregg
Sharon
S. Oak
13Th Infantry
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Fort Riley
Jesse L. Gregg
Maple
Ottawa High School
Charles Whan
Baldwin
Leavenworth
John Whan
LeLoup
Whan
Harry Ball
S. Locust
Wichita
W. E. Hasty
Glen H. Lindsey
Main
Clarence Tilton
Joyce L. Stevens
Hutchinson
US 50
Eee
Meda Sinclair
Derick B. Kipp
48Th St
New York
N. Y
the Herald Conservation Edition
Gordon E. Nordquist
Ottawa Savings & Loan Assn
Homer Henning
F. R. Bennett Sr
Milo M. Hewitt
William Wallace
Dean Berlin
Jess Gilmore
Chester Worl
Noel
Sandy Douglas
Dallas
Tex
Safeway
Bill McCleary
George Keaton
Ottawa Launder II
East 2Nd
George
Green River
Wyo
Ottawa University
Cliff Reynolds
Margie
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Harold C. Taylor
Pittsburg
Headlight & Sun
Associated Press
By Roman Jimenez
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Fidel Castro
Bowmans
Dairy Queen
A.I. van Cleave
Kramer
Richard. C. Skogg
Army Reserve
Judge -Advocate’s
General ‘Corps
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Skogg
Army Law School
Ft. Knox
Board of Directors
Community Theater Players, Inc
West 4Th St
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