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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1962
Page
3
Richmond resident Paul Garber is back home after nearly two weeks in Anderson County Hospital Garnett due to a lawn mower accident that cost him three toes on his right foot.
In Pomona Mr and Mrs Fred Cook celebrate as son IC1c John F Cook returns on leave from the Air Force and daughter Betty Cook Rottmann wins a national writing award at the National Press Women meeting in Denver. John, recently in Germany as a crew chief with an Air Force fighter interceptor group, will report to George AFB Victorville after July 27. Betty, with the University of Missouri public relations staff, is married to Leroy Rottmann, Fayette County agricultural extension agent.
In Ottawa, J B Mickey received a bizarre birthday gift a snake skin from Sgt Ted Harmon and a ratler nicknamed Old Charlie after a survival demonstration by the Elks Club. Harmon is moving to Europe. Old Charlie stays. Multiple petty larceny and traffic cases heard in Police Court with several dismissals and fines totalling small sums.
Charles Hull recalls the Siberian blood hound Boaz once owned by Sheriff W. P. Latimer. The dog grew vicious in town and was moved to farms near Richter and Centropolis where trainer Al Whitaker, then Francis Wilson's, failed to tame him. Hull ultimately shot Boaz in the timber after Lighty chained the dog to a tree.
Laying of the cornerstone for the new Methodist Community Church will follow Sunday morning service on July 8 with ceremony around 11 15. Also noted are various family and travel updates including visitors in Minnesota Michigan and Seattle plus a local sports win by the Richmond Babe Ruth team 87 to ?
Albert L. Coffman aged 20 and Shirley Cates aged 15, both residents of Ottawa, obtained a marriage license.
About 225 local residents and 22 priests attended the Richmond ceremony at St. Therese Church marking the 25th anniversary of Rev. Aelred Knittles ordination. He serves at Pena Blanca, N. M. after 40 years in Richmond and work among the Indians. He returned to the reservation July 7.
Mr and Mrs Lee Martin with Patsy and Peggy departed for the Seattle World’s Fair and California visits to Mrs Martin and her sisters. They will be away about three weeks, with Bob Stankard and Lloyd Means handling their chores. The Busy Bee Club planned an afternoon meeting at Central Community Center. Tuesday guests included Mr and Mrs Dean Coats and Kenny Oak Grove Missouri at the Schaub home with Rodney.
KC markets show cattle and calves steady with higher hogs as buyers push prices. Slaughter steers mostly 24.50 to 26.25, veal and feeder steers up to 25.00, cows 14.50 to 16.00. Hogs 1 3 were 26 to 50 higher, sows up to 25, lambs 18 to 93 traded, spring slaughter lambs 22 to 93 interval.
Admissions include Galen Dodd 412 W 9th and Mary Joseph RID 3 on Tuesday. Kenneth Guy Wellsville and Aethel Wadkins 822 Hamblin on Wednesday. Mary Keefer 1045 S Main and Richard Collins Jr 345 EB 5th on Thursday. Births include Mr and Mrs Billy Pinson 1641 S Main a son 5 lbs 10 Og on Tuesday and Mr and Mrs Leo A Peine Richmond a son on Thursday. Dismissals list Albert Bolen 1410 S Main Mrs George Johnson Rantoul Mrs Theodore Fishburn Overbrook Mrs Keith Gaeddert and infant son 833 Tremont Roy Nutt 943 S Locust Tuesday Mrs Cora Moore 848 E 8th Mrs Bobby Robertson Pomona Mrs Hugh Atherton 1225 Oak and Mrs Boyd Farney Williamsburg Wednesday Norbin Smith Quenemo Gleneva Peck Baldwin and Lloyd Taggart 434 Willow Thursday.
Fred Adamson 77 of 128 N. Loop, retired contractor and builder, died July 3 at his home after a year of illness. Born December 16, 1884 in Adamson Tally Creek, he taught in Emporia and Howard from 1913 to 1918, ran a dairy business 1918 to 1936, married Amy Leona Harris in 1918. Survived by widow, two daughters, two sons, five sisters, one brother, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev. Charles P. Knight officiating. burial in Highland Cemetery.
Lyle A. Hanes is the new president of the Ottawa Home Builders Association succeeding Allen Loyd. Elected officers at Tuesday night’s meeting include Barrett Parks as vice president Don Gorton as secretary and Al Morgan as treasurer.
Vanessa Wigglesworth recalls a Garnett Lake outing where a bluegill on a stringer was seized by a water moccasin shaped snake. The fish escaped but the stringer was recovered, as told by Vanessa and witnessed by her grandparents Ruel and Patricia Mitchell and friends Clarence Ward and spouse.
Mrs F Warner of 1523 S Cedar is among 25 travelers on a 62 day world tour sponsored by the University of Kansas City. The group includes teachers active and retired students a medical technician and a retired social worker. Geography classes run aboard ship and at stops with a 12 day Europe bus tour and an optional Holy Land trip from Cairo. Six hours of college credit are awarded.
City of Pomona Kansas invites taxpayers to a 7 PM July 1 1962 budget hearing at City Hall. The meeting will hear objections and questions about the proposed tax levy and fund amendments, with Vivian K Eichinger as clerk and W L Nitcher as mayor. The notice cites GBR 1948 70 2929.
Notices announce appointments and hearings in the estate matters of Raymond H. Moffett Charlotte Kennedy and related probate actions in Franklin County Kansas. Winton A. Winter appointed administrator for Moffett with nine month claims period. John Kennedy named administrator for Charlotte Kennedy with hearing set to approve sale of Lots 15 17 and 19 in University Addition Ottawa. End dates and publication dates are noted.
Readable items list weekly and event notices from Pomona and Ottawa Kansas. Overbrook Livestock Sale runs every Wednesday in Overbrook with Friday sales by Allen County Livestock Auction in Gas City. Also community sales Thursdays andTub events at 1136 North Main. Estate sale for C A Gleason at 824 South Main Ottawa July 11 at 1 pm with Ted Hornecker contact. Harold Stewart and Charles Beatty listed with Lyndon Kansas addresses.
A local job ad offers a $100.00 guaranteed income to qualified applicants and announces Fuller Brush territory is open. Personal interviews are requested at Fuller Br. Co., 1403 Davis Rd., Lawrence, Kansas.
One fast growing company seeks men age 21 to 45 for telegraph teletype and telephone operator clerk and agent roles. Qualified applicants earn about 450 dollars monthly plus overtime vacations transportation and retirement benefits. Immediate interviews at Box 1-61 Ottawa Herald and Kansas State Employment Office 117 East 2nd St.
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