Local Fete Has Roots Back East
Ruth Supplee of Ottawa has deep ties to Chautauqua, tracing its 19th century roots to New York and noting Ottawa’s long branch. She recalls speakers like Bryan and Roosevelt, the Forest Park tent city, and the multigenerational family ties that keep the annual summer circuit alive despite era shifts and floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Supplee
Chautauqua
New York
Ruth
CLSC
Chorus
Bird, Tree and Garden Club
Ohio
Ottawa
Forest Park
A. L. Cook
Cook
Ottawa Country Club
Cook Home
Locust
Ransom House
Margaret
Bloomingdale
Maureen McGovern
Jose Feliciano
the King Family
Earl Scruggs
Tennessee Williams
Puccini
Hans Morganthau
David Halberstam
Bill Ransom
Williamsburg
Area Weather County Forecast: Warm and Likely Thunderstorms
County forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions through Thursday with isolated late afternoon and evening thundershowers. Very warm highs in the mid 90s, lows tonight around mid 60s. Southerly winds 0 to 25 mph, gusty today, easing tonight.
Ann Landers Announces Divorce After 34 Years of Marriage
Editor notes reveal Ann Landers is divorcing Jules Lederer after 34 years. She describes the struggle, honors their past, and asks readers to respect privacy, offering no details and promising no comments. The column frames the split as a personal memorial to a once-long marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Jules Lederer
Gustie Lederer
Jules
CBD Corporation Proposed In Report To Ottawa Chamber
A plan to form a non profit CBD development group for downtown Ottawa urges a new separate organization. The report by Ransom Sennett Jr and colleagues outlines boundaries from Marais des Cygnes River to Fifth Street and Walnut Locust alleys, calls for a six member board, and broad powers for the directors to manage the district's business and real estate interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Scott
Central Business District
Greater
Ottawa
Budge Reusch
James Alexander
Marais Des Cygnes
Fifth Street
Hickory
Cedar
Walnut
Locust
Court Order Halts New York City Sanitation Strike
In sweltering July heat New York City obtained a court order to stop a two day wildcat sanitation workers strike leaving over 30,000 tons of garbage on streets. The order came as firemen called in sick and police threatened action over mass layoffs. A health emergency was declared as State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Hughes issued the restraining order prioritizing residents' health and safety. John DeLury said workers acted independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York City
State Supreme Court
Thomas J. Hughes
John DeLury
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
Spinning Wheels In Jail Standards Debate At Ottawa
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce committee discusses upgrading jail standards and grant options. Sheriff Rex Bowling and District Court Judge Floyd Coffman outline proposed annual inspections and 24 hour prisoner supervision. Franklin County faces staffing needs. Osage, Caffey and Anderson counties lack modern facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County Commission
Rex Bowling
Floyd Coffman Coffman
Secretary of Corrections
Coffman
Osage
Caffey
Anderson
Franklin County
Governor's Committee On Criminal Administration
Robert A. Anderson
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Don Lambert
Chautauqua Lake
Ulysses Grant
United States
Waitef
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
America
Ransom
Lake Chautauqua
Joe Swarner
Olathe
CBD Corporation
Bennett
Abraham D. Beame
Pennsylvania
California
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