This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1957
Page
1
Ottawa University students staged a successful variety show in the campus auditorium, with Ben Moor introducing musicians and entertainers. Proceeds went to the Campus Chest fund.
Mrs Elmer Dougherty 76 of Locust dies at home after long life in Franklin county Born Jennie Ellen Gill September 14 1880 in Ladoga Ind She married Elmer Dougherty in 1905 Survivors include husband two sons a daughter and six grandchildren Funeral at Lamb Funeral Home Thursday 1 30 pm Burial Oakwood Cemetery Ottawa Also notes legal and local items about paroled drunk in public court and hospital surgery updates Christina Bohnet 90 dies suddenly at home in Ottawa and two brothers survive The Osawatomie Pure Gold Dairy plant moves from Paola to Osawatomie with minor office in Paola and company restructuring details
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs. Cora Frampton at Cedar House and several others including Mrs. Mary Martin Cleo Overstreet Fred Hartman and Mrs. Ernest Johnson. Births noted for Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Finch in Wellsville, daughter, weight eight pounds. Dismissals include Mrs. John Metheney and Mrs. Ella Greenfield.
Albert J. Mace of Ottawa has signed a contract as custodian at the Irving school building in Garnett. He will report for work Feb. 1. Mace has done custodial work for Ransom Memorial hospital and Sears, formerly living on a Garnett area farm before moving to Ottawa. his father and other relatives reside in Garnett.
Do your false teeth annoy and embarrass by slipping dropping or wobbling When you eat laugh or talk Just sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your plates This alkaline non acid powder holds teeth more firmly and more comfortably No gummy gooey pasty taste or feeling Does not sour Checks plate odor Get FASTERTH at any drug counter
Funeral arrangements are in progress. The service will be held at Towner's Chapel and burial will take place in Highland Cemetery.
Kansas state accident records show 1 traffic fatality in the last 24 hours and 29 deaths year to date for 1957, compared with 48 in the same period of 1956.
A dense list of sale dates and locations across Kansas and Missouri including Overbrook Franklin County Ottawa Lawrence and Paola. Entries cover livestock sales at Overbrook Waverly and Franklin County Sale plus community consignment and John Deere used machinery listings with contact details and street addresses.
Ottawa University begins the second semester as students enroll for day and night classes. Evening enrollment starts at 6:90 in the university auditorium with four courses offered: Marriage and the Family, Economic Botany, Drawing and Painting, and Contemporary Literature.
Reaction to Governor Docking's budget was generally favorable though lawmakers expect major issues to unfold around financing. The $282.2 million plan is $23.1 million higher than last year, aided mainly by a $20.8 million rise in federal funds. Contention centers on eliminating a $12.5 million residue distribution to local governments or raising the sales tax, with some Republicans cautious until analysis completes.
Closing hours Garnett Special notes the State Bank of Westphalia will close at noon on Saturdays, aligning with neighboring banks in the area. The change affects Saturday service hours though weekday operations remain unchanged.
A public meeting is set for Thursday at 7 30 PM in the North American hotel dining room to discuss establishing a Franklin County mental health clinic. County commissioners may attend as state legislation could enable the project. Presenters include Dr David Laury Norris Burke Rev John Sweigart and Mrs Harold Phares.
TOPEKA A bill to prevent the governor from accepting a civil appointment during his term or for one year after leaving office was introduced in the Senate. Sponsored by Sen F C Doty the measure also bars the governor for one year after leaving office from state contract interests. Other bills would mark traffic fatality sites with skull signs create a Cherokee County magistrate court raise township road levies and raise salaries for assignment clerks in large counties.
Jennie Ellen Dougherty widow of Elmer Dougherty died early today at 606 North Locust. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 30 PM from Lamb Funeral Home with Ben Moor of First Baptist Church officiating and Oakwood Cemetery Baldwin to receive the interment. Horner Mrs John J age 87 dies at home of daughter in Hot Springs Arkansas. Rosary at Lamb Funeral Home this evening at 8 15 followed by Friday morning services in Hot Springs.
Former Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter appears set to become the Eisenhower administration’s chief policy coordinator. He would replace Herbert Hoover Jr. as under secretary of state and as chairman of the Operations Coordinating Board, while Nixon stays on for special missions rather than OCB chair. Stassen argues Herter’s move could have changed Congress control, citing a revived GOP controversy.
Market brief listing prices for wheat barley rye white and yellow corn with units and limited figures. Includes dairy butterfat, straight run eggs, graded eggs, heavy hens, light hens, and cocks with unclear annotations and stray letters.
Joy Croan, three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Croan of Selma in Anderson county, has a poem published in the February Wee Wisdom magazine. She is the third of six Croan children to have an original poem published.
A Paola parish proposes a parochial grade school to fund with a Feb 3 solicitation. The project includes five classrooms for boys and girls toilets and offices, plus a standard basketball court stage dressing rooms and storage. The plan adds an auditorium and gym facilities for Holy Trinity parish.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.