Forfeit and Date Set in Local Court Cases
Joe L. Fagan of Kalamazoo was cited yesterday for an illegal U turn in the 400 block on South Main and forfeited a $5 bond in police court. Harper L. Wharton, 505 Willow, appeared before Judge Myron Steere and pleaded not guilty to petty larceny. trial date set for Saturday morning.
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Joe L. Fagan
Kalamazoo
Mich
South Main
Harper L. Wharton
Willow
Myron Steere
Steere
Wharton
Ottawa News Briefs: Local Bonds and Community Notes
A $75 bond was set in today’s Ottawa report as part of refiling on a charge, with Wharton posting bond for a Saturday appearance. Assigned-Sgt. S Elmer F Rockers of Fort MacArthur, Calif, a Purple Heart recipient, is in Battery A of the 551st Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion. he is a Richmond High graduate who joined the army in 1940. George F Hull Jr, son of local residents, graduated from recruit training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center on January 19. Police logged theft reports and found the missing fender skirts, while Merle Brown reported a lost billfold. Community clubs in Hawkins and Princeton planned Friday meetings at the schools, with refreshments to be served. Sacred Heart PTA featured a talk on speech, with demonstrations by two pupils and a flag salute by Girl Scout Troop 34. Ottawa University Women’s Club awarded a $50 tuition scholarship to Mary Ponton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Ponton, for the spring semester, joining Carol Brown who won the fall award. Guy Sneadaker of the Ottawa Herald detailed newspaper publishing steps at the Rotary Club, with visitors Ray Miles, Alex Donnelly, and C. D. Lyman in attendance. March of Dimes drive chair H. C. Tetwiler reported progress.
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S. Elmer F. Rockers
Edward J. Rockers
Greeley
551St
Fort MacArthur
Calif
Rocker
Richmond High
Army
Sacred Heart P.T.A
Vivo Kiefer
Ottawa
Pamela Plett
Mary Kay Diddee
iGirl Scout
Linda Brown
Ottawa University Women’s Club
Mary Ponton
Ash
A. F. Ponton
Carol Brown
A. B. Martin
H. William Myers
M. G. Danielson
Guy Snedaker
Ottawa Herald
Rotary Club
Herald
Ray Miles
Garnett
Alex Donnelly
Lawrence
C. D. Lyman
Paola
H. C. Tetwiler
Funeral Services for Millard A. Anderson Held at Towners
Funeral services for Millard A. Anderson who died January 18 were held January 21 at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. B. Craig presiding. Pallbearers included John Ball Bert Finch John Staadt Herb Sample Larry Larkin and Jack Beauchamp. Mrs R B Craig sang hymns with Mrs Lawrence Ott accompanying. Burial followed in Peotia cemetery.
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals List
Hospital notes record admissions for Mrs. John A Metheney and Mrs. J K Strider along with several others from Princeton and Osawatomie. Dismissals include Mrs Emil Atzbach to K U Medical Center and several newborn and parentings such as Mrs William D Berger and baby boy.
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John A. Metheney
N. Main
J. K. Strider
Emil Atzbach
Garnett
K. U. Medical Center
Cecil L. Stecher
Baldwin
David Wadkins
Cypress
Joan Price
Cherry
Vickie Sue Baughman
Osawatomie
William D. Bergerhouse
Ash
William Anderson
Death of Eva Chamberlain Sarles Former Ottawan
The death of Mrs. Eva Chamberlain Sarles about 83, a former Ottawan, is announced. She died January 5 with services in Monroe Wisconsin and burial in Madison. She was a daughter of J D Chamberlain who ran a Main Street grocery. The Atkinson family from Kansas City learned the news from Dr. Phillip W W Sarles in Detroit.
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Eva Chamberlain Sarles
Monroe
Wis
Madison
J. N. Atkinson
Kansas City
Kas
Phillip W. W. Sarles
Mayflower Congregational Church
Detroit
J. D. Chamberlain
Ottawa
Chamberlain
Main Street
W. E. Bancroft
Bancroft
Chamberlains
Highbh
Hickory
Atkinson
Obituary of Harry Tracy Woodward 81 Farmed in Vassar
Harry Tracy Woodward age 81 died at home after life as a Vassar area farmer. Born July 20 1875 he married Addie Miyrtle Peterson February 15 1905. Survived by widow two sons Harold Allen and Charles E Woodward both of Vassar one grandchild one brother Charlie Woodward Denver and two sisters Rose Watson and Mary Culver Lyndon. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at Vassar Evangelical United Brethren church burial in Vassar Cemetery.
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Harry Tracy Woodward
Vassar
Addie Miyrtle Peterson
Harold Allen Woodward
Charles E. Woodward
Charlie Woodward
Denver
Rose Watson
Mary Culver
Lyndon
Kansas liquor law appeal cited in interstate shipment case
The Kansas attorney general appeals over a ruling that seizure by state and Leavenworth County authorities interfered with interstate commerce. The shipments cross Kansas from Missouri to Fort Leavenworth. Kansas law bans possession of more than two quarts of liquor without a Kansas tax stamp.
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Worth
Kansas
Kansas Territory
Missouri
Ft.Leavenworth
U. S. District Court
Leavenworth
No Verdict In Kidnap Case
Los Angeles reports the 1955 Los Angeles County grand jury adjourned without indictments in actress Marie McDonald's kidnapping story. Foreman Warren Thorne said jurors believed a serious crime may have occurred, but 12 could not agree on indictment. The jury urged ongoing police work after Marie testified about being abducted from her Encino home and held 24 hours before release on a desert highway 160 miles away.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Marie
McDonald
Warren Thorne
Encino
Plaza Theater to host Kara Kum mystery show in Ottawa
The first stage show in Ottawa for years arrives Thursday night at the Plaza theater. Kara Kum brings a mystery act traveling from Denver after a West Coast run. The performance begins at 8 30 p m and runs for one night only at the Plaza stage.
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Ottawa
Plaza Theater
Kara Kum
Denver
West Coast
Plaza Stage
Two Killed In Lindsborg Crash
Two men died and another was injured in a two car crash on U S 81 three miles south of Lindsborg. Fred E Cochran 18 an airman at Smoky Hill AFB Salina and John Jacobson 34 of near Lindsborg were killed. Albert S Parrill also of Smoky Hill was treated at Lindsborg hospital then moved to base hospital in serious condition. Patrol said northbound airman car collided with Jacobson in a southbound vehicle.
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Jacobson
Sew Easy Sundress Pattern 4835 for Half Sizes 14 to 24
Pattern 4835 offers a no side placket sundress design by Anne Adams. Features include easy to sew illustrated instructions and a fit for shorter fuller figures. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for first class mail to The Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY. Include name address zone size and style number.
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Sime
Anne Adams
Ottawa Herald
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Peter Pan Triumph Returns to Stage Years After Barrie
Sir James M. Barrie’s death in 1937 did not end the tale. Peter Pan is a hit again nearly two decades later, reasserting its enduring appeal and cultural resonance.
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James M. Barrie
Death sentences for 3 Hungarians announced
Radio Budapest said three more Hungarians were sentenced to death for inciting strikes and urging resistance to Communist Premier Janos Kadár. The count reached at least two publicly announced death sentences since the revolution was crushed, with eleven executions reported, and observers believe many more were not disclosed.
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Budapest
Radio
Janos Kadar
Traffic Deaths In State 1957 Update From Topeka
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, 24 to date for 1957, compared with 39 for the same period in 1956. A brief statewide tally reflects ongoing roadway dangers during the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Toothpaste Use Reveals U S Consumer Peak
People in the United States consume about 475 million tubes of toothpaste annually, averaging three per person. This reflects steady daily hygiene habits across the population and highlights the scale of consumer dental care.
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United States
Appeal ruling on military liquor transportation
Topeka reports a ruling declaring the state has no authority to interfere with shipments of liquor transported from Missouri to Fort Leavenworth. The decision centers on interstate shipment controls and military supply operations.
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Topeka
Missouri
Ft. Leaven
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George F. Hull
Route 2
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Jil
Jim Richardson
S.iPoplar
Merle Brown
North Main
Hawkins Community
Hawkins
Princeton Community Club
Louis H. Dengel
LAMBS
Gegevens
Lindsborg
Gillette
John G. Kaiser
Rexall
St.Joseph
Walter Medlin
Drexel
Jess Myers
Prestonville
John Deere Co
Osawatamie
G. A. Myers & Sons
Centropolis
Jesse Fielda
Kenneth Humiston
Roberts
11Th St, Lawrence
Overbrook
Wilson & Locust
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Anderson County
C. F. Schultz &* Son
Michigan Valley
Neill George
Waverly
Albert Stewart & Son Farm
Albert
Harold
B. LaRue
Princeton
Raymond Loux
Main
Franklin County
Franklin Co
Wilson
Bill D. Garrett
Virgil W. Kunard
Pressonville
Printy & Son
Ben Printy
Gardner C. Finch
Peoria
Gordon James
Jess Myere
Preasonville
Ottawa Building & Loan
Rou
OTTA
Y Association
Plymouth
Lawrence Welk
Ray Anthony
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