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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
4
Tickets for the Republican Kansas Day Club banquet are sold by Mrs J Stephenson RFC 4 at 450 each. The banquet is on January 29 at 6 30 p m in Municipal Auditorium Topeka.
Admissions include Edward Crandall Mamie Bullock Charles Burlingham Elmer Perkins J A Baldwin Danny Keith James Gray Myrtle Pinkston Mae Canfield Jesse Mundy Frank Brown and baby Fowler Gordon Moore Bobby Dale Cook and baby son Dismissals list James Gray Myrtle Pinkston Mae Canfield Jessie Mundy Frank Brown and baby Mrs Gordon Ben Moore Bobby Dale Cook and baby son over Sunday and Monday
Soybeans at 2.39 wheat 2.08 mile 1.63 corn 1.05 shell corn 1.10 barley 1.07 oats 0.19 butterfat 0.47 42 eggs 0.20 0.32 0.25 0.20 hens price shown as 3.00 per unit
KC Markets Kansas City AP reports hogs 4,000, burrows and gilts 25-50 higher, sows 25 higher. 1-3 185-240 lb 15.75-16.50, 1-3 sows 275-400 lb 13.75-14.50. Sheep 2,000 firm, lambs 18.50-20.00, fall shorn 18.00-18.75, ewes 6.50-7.50. Cattle 10,000 calves weak to 50 lower, steers 26.75-27.00, avg choice 23.25-26.00, veal 23.00-28.00.
Ernest Johnson 76 retired farmer died Sunday at Mrs. H. T. Hall home in Wellsville. Funeral arrangements by Coughlin Funeral Home. Born June 28, 1886 in Belton Missouri. Survived by sister Mae Hargrove. Also notes Mary Wemmer of Osawatomie died January 19 in Ottawa rest home. Charles Wemmer died in Ottawa in July 1962. Howard Polley of Columbus Georgia is a grandson. Claude S. Pugh 83 of Florissant Missouri, formerly Ottawa, died in St. Louis hospital. Former Ottawa city engineer 1909 to 1918. Survived by widow Clara L. Broderson, two sons Stanley and Franklin, two sisters, a brother, two grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral services in Kansas City. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
William Arthur Bryant aged 52 of Boise Idaho formerly Ottawa Ontario died January 19 at St. Alphonsus Hospital Boise after months of illness. Services at McBratney Alden Funeral Home Boise Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. burial Boise Cemetery. Survived by widow Violet Ellis Bryant five children Billie Mae Tinsley Boise John Hiler Mountain Home Earl Young Caldwell Danny Pamela Bryant six grandchildren mother Minnie Bryant Long Beach California one brother Don Bryant San Francisco three sisters J Richard Ludwig Santa Ana Har rison Eames and Harry Cochran Ottawa. Mrs Eames left for Boise last night.
Ottawa residents Gary W Rice, 23, and Barbara J Dryden, 17, obtained a marriage license. The couple, both from Ottawa, plans to wed after the license was issued by local authorities.
Charles R. Burlingham of 907 Willow was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital with a fractured pelvis after a truck struck Santa Fe train 212 on the north side of Ottawa. Engineer D W James said the train crossed Tecumseh at 20 mph as Burlingham tried to stop on ice. Burlingham is in satisfactory condition.
The Ottawa junior high two basketball teams meet Lawrence West at Ottawa junior high gym at 3 30 p m Tuesday January 22. On Friday January 25 junior high teams play at Argentine with doubleheaders starting 3 30 p m. Senior high varsity and junior varsity also at Argentine with first game 6 30 p m. Saturday January 26 Bonner Springs sophomores vs Ottawa sophomores at Ottawa junior high gym 10 a m. Mrs Charles Williamson physical education instructor and 10 girls attend girls gymnastics workshop in Turner.
Ottawa Police Chief Eugene Flaherty outlined traffic and parking plans around the Ottawa University area for the Franklin County League basketball tournament. Games are scheduled tonight Thursday and Friday. No parking on the north side of East 11th between Mulberry and Cedar. avoid blocking driveways on the south side. Street parking at the OU fieldhouse will be angled on the west side and parallel on the east side.
An exhibit of 20 Midwest artists is on display at Mammel Art Gallery Ottawa University through January 28. The show, circulated by the Kansas State Federation of Art, showcases high caliber Midwest artwork and invites public viewing.
A Reading Railroad commuter train crashed into a second train at the 10th and Spring Garden Street station in Philadelphia. More than 100 were taken to hospitals for minor injuries, two girls trapped in wreckage, as a special shuttle rammed into a crowded Chestnut Hill train amid a citywide transit strike. Passengers described a terrifying scene in the 15 degree cold while officials investigated the cause.
Ottawa police hold three men, ages 17 18 and 23, in connection with a weekend break-in at Ottawa Senior and Junior High Schools. About $15 was taken after burglars broke a small south entrance window and unlocked the door. Officers Cowdin and Adams picked up the suspects around 10 22 p m after a cafe call about coin change. The burglary is under investigation as they are to be questioned this afternoon.
City’s new Enterprise engine generator began service over the weekend at the water and light plant. Superintendent Don Hamilton reports a satisfactory start with minor vibration issues on pipe fittings being checked. The engine logged about 21% hours and will return to production this evening.
Warmer air moves into Kansas ending the severe cold for a time. Highs reach 40 to 45 in the south and west while the northeast stays in the 20s. North east corner may hit near 30. Lows range from 15 to the lower 20s. Snow remains in the north central, northeast and parts of the southeast with depths of one to four inches. Light overnight snow in eastern Kansas did not add to depths. A new cold air outbreak will move in Tuesday, first in the west and then across the state.
About 70 persons attended a Franklin County Historical Society gathering in the North American Hotel dining room. Ben Park presented color slides from a European trip showing museums in Denmark Norway Italy and England and explained each scene. Discussion followed on plans for a new Franklin County museum to be housed in the former Santa Fe passenger station on West Tecumseh Street. Doughnuts and coffee were served.
AP reports Kansas traffic death log covering 48 hours to 9 am Monday in January. Comparison with 1962 period shows shifts in fatalities, highlighting roadway risks and trends across the state.
In Franklin County Kansas Probate Court a petition by Sara A Weidner heir at law seeks to determine descent of a described Ottawa estate. Notice requires written defenses by January 30 1963 at 10:00 am in Ottawa court.
A condensed list of dairy cattle farm sales livestock auctions and farm machinery sales with dates in Franklin County Ottawa Pomona and surrounding areas. Includes names such as Myers Bros Fisher Jr Mrs Lee Perkins Vernon Fitzgerald Kenneth Coffman Overbrook Live Stock Printy and Son and others with sale locations and scheduled dates in January through February.
Our company seeks candidates with direct to consumer sales or canvassing experience and offers $600 to $900 monthly if qualified. No canvassing required for applicants. training provided at our expense after a selection interview. Write to Mr. Kulas, National Representative, 5005 West Hills Dr, Topeka, Kansas for a confidential interview.
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