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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1966
Page
3
News briefs list three Ote tawa students among 132 prospective KU freshmen at a June 30 to July 1 preview. It also notes advances and personal notices including military commissions, promotions, a DWI charge, and local events in Ottawa.
A herd of 93 longhorns arrived in Dodge City from San Antonio to mark the 100th anniversary of Civil War era Texas cattle drives. The cattle were kept at the stockyards overnight and are to be driven through downtown and sold at auction.
Arza Fogle reports a half acre black berry patch at the Fogle farm a mile from Williamsburg yielding about 100 gallons yearly. Pickers arrive after sunrise to harvest and a fast picker can collect five gallons per hour. Rabbits threaten the canes but rain helped revive plants after drought. Berries have been grown since the 1930s and are enjoyed as fresh fruit and cobbler by the family.
Linda Lee Bell infant daughter of Rev. Roland Bell and Marsha R. Coffman Bell of 707 Cypress died at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Funeral planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dengel and Son Chapel with Rev. Floyd Huff presiding. Survived by parents and sister Tammy Marie plus paternal and maternal grandparents and great grandparents in Ottawa Portland Minneapolis Lawrence.
Thomas Lewis Williams 74 of Quenemo died Friday at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Shaffer Mortuary of Lyndon. Born October 10, 1892 in Council Grove he lived in Quenemo most his life. He married Myrtle Irene Williams on June 25, 1925 in Topeka. She died in 1956. A retired Missouri Pacific railroad man and WWI veteran, he was a member of the American Legion at Overbrook and the Brotherhood of Maintenance. Survived by three daughters and five sons, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
In Cushing Oklahoma nine firemen resigned Friday over a wage dispute. The city hired four new firefighters and reallocated four others to vacancies. Eleven firefighters had submitted resignations June 16 but two withdrew and remained. The quitters sought a $50 monthly base pay increase from $315.
The Franklin County soil conservation district enters the 20th Goodyear competition to pick the nation’s top 53 districts. Districts are judged against state peers based on 1966 conservation efforts. A work study trip to Arizona in December 1967 awaits the 53 districts winner, with 106 members and Goodyear Farms hosting.
Police reports list LEED LIKES 36 1040 S Walnut charged with 30 mph in a 20 mph zone. Roy L. Davis 20 Fort Scott cited for 35 mph. Ray N Colgan 22 Yankton SD charged with 36 mph. Michael Steadman 24 Topeka stopped for 31 mph. George W Christe son 40 233 S Oak charged with 31 mph. Frederick O Geier 31 Gis rard stopped in 1300 block South Main for 45 in a 30 mph zone.
The 38th annual ILO.O.F. picnic in Pomona runs July 7 to 9 at the city park. John Todhunter, a 21 year old ventriloquist and Washburn University junior, is billed as a three time Ted Mack Amateur Hour winner and recently appeared on a Bell Telephone Special. Last year the event drew about 2500 attendees with square dancing, a savings bonds drawing, and amusement rides.
Admissions list includes Mrs Lillian Coen Ottawa RFD 3 Mrs Josephine Sullivan Fulton Mo Friday John D McCall 1240 Maple Saturday Dismissals cover James LeRoy Jones Crestview Nursing Home Mrs Gail Nitcher 807 N Cedar transferred to St Luke s Mrs Linton Usher and infant daughter 832 S Hickory Mrs Kenneth Bishop and infant daughter 1238 N Sycamore Mrs LeRoy Breceheisen and infant son Quenemo Friday Darrin John Myers Ottawa RFD 2 Mr Harry Hjorth 227 S Locust Saturday Mr and Mrs Lyle A Hanes 629 Willow a daughter weight 7 lbs 34 ozs today Mr and Mrs John Newton Wilkerson Pomona RFD 2 a son weight 7 lbs 15 ozs today
U S Navy planes sank three North Vietnamese torpedo boats 38 miles off North Viet Nam after a two hour engagement. Fourteen aircraft from carriers Hancock and Constellation participated. 19 suspects were rescued. Westmoreland said the war is being won.
Moscow reports suggest President de Gaulle may have aided Soviet aims during an 11 day tour including France's withdrawal from NATO military arms. He praised peaceful coexistence and the USSR while France and the Soviet Union signed science and space accords. No progress on bilateral talks or Viet Nam policy emerged.
The Ottawa University campus is busy this summer with 105 enrolled in regular classes and 59 in a seven week achievement session. Over 100 apply for the 50 plus clinic. High school students from Kansas Missouri and Nebraska attend the American Cheerleading Foundation clinic July 10 to 15.
Two vehicles collided yesterday afternoon two miles east of here at the K-68 and South Washington Road intersection. No one was injured. Glenn H. Stinson, 71, said he followed a dump truck that backed up to turn left, then his car struck the truck driven by Clayborn F. Taylor, 56, of Bowner Springs. Damages to the car were $200. truck damage not listed. No arrests.
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