Ottawa brief items report injuries and local notices
Mrs Del Dunseth fractured her right wrist at home. Fireworks displays planned in Franklin County on Monday July 3 and a North Baptist Church youth fireworks stand operates at 914 N Main each evening until 10 30. Court action includes Nancy J Kirkland filing for divorce from Roy L Kirkland with custody sought of two minors. A grass fire near the Builder Plant caused no damage. Also items note a Little League uniform drive and various ads and services around Ottawa.
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del Dunseth
N. Main
North Baptist Church
Miss Mabel Chandler Visits and Local Notes
Keith Morgan of Aromas California visited John Morgan and Mrs Oma Roberts. Fifteen attended June St Therese Pinochle Club meeting with hostesses Mmes Len Metze and Fred Rocker. Amelia McDonald ill being cared for at Ernest Van Wie home. Ray Williams donated 1961 apple crop to Metho dist Community Church. Mrs Margaret Edwards in Rochester Minnesota hospital reporting satisfactory recovery. Mrs Lee Steinbacher released from Anderson County Hospital after 12 weeks. Miss Blanche Perkins visited Mrs Gladys Houston in Independence. Jack Smiths of Caney spending vacation with Severns and Smiths parents. Furman Porter drove to Lawrence to meet grandson Lester Gene Van Nelson of Compton California who will spend the summer here.
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Mabel Chandler
Keith Morgan
Aromas
Calif
John Morgan
Oma Roberts
St. Therese
Funerals for Leta Barnett and Mrs Frank H Sargent
Services for Leta Barnett of Osawatomie were held Monday at 2:30 PM at the Baptist church with burial in Osawatomie. Services for Mrs Frank H. Sargent, who died June 25, were held Wednesday at Lamb's Funeral Home with Rev. Gerald Hager officiating. Ralph Coltrane, Bill Coltrane, Mary Coltrane, and Mary singing hymns with organist J R Henning. Pallbearers included Harry Lantson Lyle Lantson Claur Winters William Coltrane and Daniel Amer. Burial followed at Hope Cemetery.
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Leta Barnett
Sawatome
Baptist Church
Osawatomie
Osawatome
Ella Cloh Sargent
Frank H. Sargent
Lamb
Gerald Hager
Ralph Coltrane
Bill
Mary
J. R. Henning
Harry Lantson
Lyle Lantson
Claur Winters
William Coltrane
Daniel Amer
Hope Cemetery
Brownie Camp Climaxed By Campfire At Mears Park
A three day Garfield Brownie Troop camp concluded last evening with a campfire ceremony at Mears Park. Fourth graders prepared to become second class Girl Scouts next November. Nancy Bullock played violin. participants included Rose Mary Heck, Nancy Schmidt, Linda Laws, Lynda McCurdy, Jane Robson, Ann Minnick, Devra Barber, and Ginger Doyen. Camp director Lena Hutchins reported nature hikes, swimming, outdoor cooking, sewing, music, and trail laying with Laura Cooper guiding notebooks. Assistants were Mrs. John Sheldon, Mrs. Robert Bundy, Mrs. Schmidt, and Mrs. Wilbur Foulks.
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Mears Park
Garfield Brownie
Nancy Bullock
Rose Mary Heck
Nancy Schmidt
Linda Laws
Lynda McCurdy
Jane Robson
Ann Minnick
Devra Barber
Ginger Doyen
Carol Anderson
Lena Hutchins
Laura Cooper
Miss Hutchins
John Sheldon
Robert Bundy
Schmidt
Wilbur Foulks
Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Fireworks Sale
Merlin C Casteel posted 100 bond after pleading innocent in County Court yesterday on illegal sale of fireworks charges. He is accused of possessing and selling a cherry bomb and an M80 firecracker not approved by the state fire marshal. The sale allegedly took place June 29 with a July 14 trial date set.
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Merlin C. Casteel
John E. Cardwell
Mmarshall
Casteel
State Fire Marshalls Office
Fatal US40 collision claims two lives near Kingdom City
In light rain on U S 40 half a mile west of Kingdom City two men died and another was seriously injured. Staff Sgt. John I. Hamilton 34 of College Park Georgia and Airman 3 C Gilbert L Creasy 19 of High Point North Carolina on leave from Schilling Air Force Base near Salina Kansas perished. John Francis McGowan 47 of Columbia Missouri driver of the other car was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Kingdom City
U. S. 40
John I.hamilton
College Park
Gilbert L. Creasy
High Point
N. C
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kan
John Francis McGowan
Columbia
Pomona Area News Note Reader Moves and Visits
Pomona area notes report Fannie Kraus and Jack Smith with family moving into the former Eugene Humberd property on East A. Lillie Hoover Jessie Hoover Ward and Carrie Marie travel from Nevada to visit the Hi Jones family. Florence Cain of Kansas City was a guest of H Cain and C Cain. Rebekah Lodge met with 19 present and admitted A A Denike. The R E Johnson family of Overland Park visited the D E Johnson home. Ralph Nitcher and family from Wichita visited Clara Nitcher.
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Fannie Kraus
Jack Smith
Carbondale
Eugene Humberd
East A
Lillie Hoover
Jessie Hoover
Ward
Carrie Marie
Nevada
Armstrong
Lexington
Hi Jones
Florence Cain
Kansas City
H. ©. Cain
Charles Cain
Rebekah Lodge
A. A. Denike
R. E. Johnson
Overland Park
D. E. Johnson
Ralph Nitcher
Wichita
Clara Nitcher
Rebels Attack in Angola Colony Sparks Farm Destruction
The Lusitania News Agency reports rebels struck four coffee plantations in Angola’s northwest area, 100 miles northeast of Luanda. Native workers were massed, crops and farmhouses burned, and attackers fled after the assault.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
Lusitania
Luanda
Upgrading Homes Drives Large Spending Rise United
Home Improvement Council reports outlays for repairs and modernization jumped from 10-12 billion in 1955 to about 18-20 billion last year. For every 10 dollars in new home construction in 1950 only 1 went to improvements, widening to 3-2 by 1980. Projections show 20-22 billion in 1961 with many homes needing modernization boosting demand for lumber banks and contractors. Glenn Bigelow of Metropolitan Life discussed growth with executives. local residents attend various events and contests. US population and spending trends predict big shifts by 1960, with more teens and seniors, higher births, and rising after-tax income. Bill Bancroft to present Franklin County fireworks Monday night.
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Home Improvement Council
U. S. News and World
United States
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Bill Bancroft
Franklin County
Death of Evalena Zabel near Quenemo at 61
Evalena Zabel 61 of near Quenemo died at Ransom Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Born November 15 1899 near Quenemo she married Ervin E. Zabel February 26 1919. Survivors include sons Charles Santa Clara California and Donald Melvern sisters Ida Wynn Wichita and Dollie Rotondo Pueblo and brother Sam Shoaf Wichita. Funeral at Quenemo Federated Church Monday July 3 at 2 pm. viewing at Shaffer Mortuary Lyndon Sunday evening until noon Monday. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona.
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Evalena Zabel
Quenemo
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Cessna and IAM Near ThreeYear Contract Deal
Cessna Aircraft Co and the International Association of Machinists announced a three year agreement for production and plant maintenance workers. The contract includes an 8 to 13 cent per hour raise in the next two years and a third year wage reopener. Effective July 3 the wage scale will be $1,914 to $3.28 per hour, up from $1,874 to $3,214.
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Wichita, Kan
Cessna Aircraft Co
International Association of Machinists
Teamsters Strike Shuts New York Construction Sites
A Teamsters walkout in New York began at 12:01 a.m. as Local 282 contracts expired with about 160 firms. About 2,000 truck drivers, including 1,200 delivering ready mix sand and gravel and 800 handling other materials, halted work with no immediate settlement prospects and effects expected within hours at building sites.
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New York
Teamsters
New York Area
James J. McFadden
Overbrook and Ottawa Livestock Sales and Household Goods Notices
Overbrook Livestock Sale in Overbrook Kansas every Monday. Ottawa Market Sale one mile east of Main on Wilson every Monday. Franklin County Base Company sells every Saturday at Locust and Wilson Ottawa. Albert Stewart and Son and C Beatty RFD 2 Ottawa. Ben Printy Cap and CH numbers listed. Jur 9 John Gibson 712 N Sycamore Ottawa. Household goods auctions at 1 p.m. July 12 and 1 p.m. Mulberry Street Ottawa. Todd Mobile Homes at 1414 8 Mulberry St Ottawa 1 p.m. household goods.
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Ottawa
Main
Wilson
Franklin County Base Company
Locust & Wilson
Waa
John Gibson
Sycamore
Todd Mobile Homes
Mulberry Bt
Notice of Probate and Appointment in Kansas Estate
In Franklin County Kansas Katharyn A McClure appointed executrix of Dora C Cook estate on June 12 1961 creditors must file claims within nine months from first publication, or be barred. Kathryn A McClure executor Winton A Winter attorney for executrix.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Dora C. Cook
Alothe
Dore C. Cook
Kathryn A. McClure
Levi Gibson Mea
L. G. Meman
Kansas
Levi Gibson Mealman
L. G. Mealiman
Driver Sought After Collision in Main Street Crash
Police search for the driver of a car that pulled across Main Street at Sth, causing a collision about 8 a.m. today. Eugene Flaherty says the vehicle crossed from east to west at high speed, rear ending a 1959 car driven by Janet Sue Duncan, 17, of 1631 Orchard Drive, causing major damage. Duncan’s car then struck a 1956 car driven by Dorothy Nicholas of 523 W 19th, with minor damage to Nicholas’s vehicle.
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Main
Sth
Eugene Flaherty
Janet Sue Duncan
Orchard Drive
Duncan
Dorothy ‘Nicholas
Nicholas
Seven Arrested After Park Brawl In Kansas City
In Kansas City on a Thursday night a party of three cars of youths attacked a white baseball crowd of about 100 in a public park. Seven Negro youths were arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill and destruction of private property. Warrants were issued for eight others. One white man was hospitalized in critical condition. another was released after treatment. Elwood M. Armstrong, 19, among the charged, admitted the group planned the fight after drinking.
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Kansas City
Kan
Elwood M. Armstrong
Ball Park
Notices of Admin Appointment and Hearing in Franklin County
In Franklin County Kansas probate court Levi Gibson Mealman deceased. Kenneth L Mealman appointed administrator nine months to file claims. Muriel B Cowgill deceased final settlement hearing scheduled. administratrix petition filed in state court.
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Piret
Laat
State of
Kansas
Franklin County
Muriel 8. Cowgill
Kanany
C.t.a
Muriel 8
Cowgill
Ing
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