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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
6
The Gitawa High School class of 1943 plans a reunion dinner at 8 tonight in the North American Hotel. Non alumni may attend after 9:30 p.m. A series of local notices mention a vehicle license charge, charity events, club meetings, and community announcements across Ottawa area.
The U.S. Small Business Administration designated Marion and Saline counties in Kansas as disaster areas due to July 11 floods. Small business owners homeowners and church and charitable officials may file for SBA loans of 3 percent interest over 20 years at the Wichita regional office.
Librarian Nell Barnaby will attend the 82nd annual American Library Association meeting in Chicago for ten days. She helps staff the recruiting booth and will join a three day sub conference on Student Use of Libraries with five groups. Lois Flanagan will receive the Kansas Dorothy Canfield Fisher award. Barnaby accompanies her.
Long Island commuters ride the Albatross hydrofoil from Port Washington to Wall Street on its maiden voyage. Passengers include Mrs Samuel Goldwyn and Robert Lehman. Ira Dowd, president of American Hydrofoil Lines, was rescued after falling overboard as the craft demonstrated lifting foils and fast water travel.
Mrs. W. C. Graffham at 915 Sycamore reported a rabbit on her back steps early this morning. She noted animals are drawn to her family’s residence. Last week a raccoon entered her sister Mrs. Sherman Smith’s corn patch and damaged about half of it.
Jon A. Yockey of Ottawa sues for 9 0999 damages against William Watts of Seward Nebraska and E E Thornton and the E B Thornton Truck Line Coldwater Kansas and State Automobile and Casualty Underwriters. He alleges Watts was at fault in a July 17 1961 collision about three miles east of Baldwin on I 35 in which Yockey sustained back and neck injuries when his pickup hit a tractor trailer driven by Watts.
Funeral services for Virgil R. Gumm who died July 9 were at Town er's Chapel July 12 with Rev. Tom Ingle officiating. Pallbearers included Allen Bishop Clyde Ledom Lonnie Usher Barney Ledom Gilbert Ledom and Marion F. Nutt. Dean Zack sang hymns with accompaniment by Mrs. J. M. Kilgore. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery in Bigelow with pallbearers Preston Myers Wyatt Hagen Francis Harland Glen Gibson Downey Tyler and Maynard Myers.
Damascus and Baghdad report that Iraqi President Abdel Salam Aref condemned plots to convert Iraq into a communist state. In a National Day speech broadcast from Baghdad Radio he pledged continued action against rebels including Kurdish leader Mullah Mustafa Barzani who denies Communist involvement in his bid for independence.
Richard J. Smay and other Kansas agricultural leaders join a People-to-People mission touring European farms for 21 days. The group departs Kansas City on August 14 visiting Belgium England Poland Hungary Germany and Russia with Perry Miller leading. Miller, general manager of Kansas Electric Cooperatives Topeka, says the goal is to learn farming methods and improve U S relations.
Jackson AP report says Circuit Judge Leon Hendrick set a day to hear a motion for a mental examination of Byron de la Beckwith. Beckwith, 42, indicted for the ambush murder of Medgar Evers after a nighttime racial meeting in Mississippi. He pleaded innocent at arraignment.
New York AP reports a hesitant market fed by rising corporate profits. Second quarter results exceed 1962 in many industries including AT&T, GE, RCA, major oil firms, utilities, steel, and food chains. Analysts foresee continued gains into the October quarter and a stronger overall year.
KC Markets report shows cattle with 9 500 head and calves 400, mostly choice to high, plus steers and heifers across weight ranges. Hogs 4 000 head lift 25 to 50, with barrows, gilts and sows priced from 15.50 to 18.75. Sheep 1 800 head weaker, spring lambs 16.50 to 21.00, ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
Bonn Germany AP The Defense Ministry says the United States will train 80 West German pilots annually to operate Starfighters, marking the first German pilots trained in the United States. Germany lacks atomic warheads and under US law those weapons stay under American custody.
London AP John Strachey a leading Labor Party intellectual died today in a London hospital at age 61. He had served as MP since 1945 and held posts in Attlee's postwar government including minister of food and secretary of state for war.
Obituaries list Mrs Florence L Graham 86 of Cedar House who died at 2 a m and sources show services at Towner Chapel Wednesday 10 a m with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Quenemo. She born Feb 14 1877 in Hope lived much of life in Kansas and was active in Red Cross WWII and Railway Postal Employees group. Surviving daughter Marguerite McWhirter and son Terrance Lt Graham.
Mrs Blanch Peterson Hahn 64 of Goodland died early Sunday at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a three month illness. She was a sister of Mrs Fred Vogler of 1498 South Main. Mass will be held at St John’s Catholic Church Lawrence Wednesday at a.m. Father Robert Pool will officiate.
Merlin Johnson and Virginia Barrett among admissions at local hospital with several others listed for Thursday and Saturday. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lawrence M Wright weighing 9 lb. Discharges mention Ray Eaton and others, with transfers to Topeka Santa Fe Hospital noted for Glen Whitcher.
In Athens Greece the government freed 19 prisoners held since the 1947 49 civil war within a week Seventeen were freed July 11 and two more released Sunday leaving 941 prisoners remaining Demonstrations by leftists occurred in London last week during the royal visit by King Paul and Queen Frederika
NEW YORK AP Theatrical producer Russell Janney age 80 and author of Miracle of the Bells was found dead in his apartment on Sunday. Janney was known on Broadway for the musical The Vagabond King. Police said he died of natural causes.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court cleared Philadelphia Bulletin president Robert Taylor and city editor Earl Selby of contempt. Court ruled 6-1 to set aside fines and five day jail terms for refusing to reveal story sources to a grand jury investigating alleged corruption in City Hall.
London AP reports Britain’s Foreign Office corrected Deputy Foreign Minister Edward Heath’s remarks. The spokesman clarified that some Middle East countries possess missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, not that nuclear weapons are already there. Heath spoke to MPs, and the FO issued its clarification over an hour later.
William Edward Bennett, sentenced September 1 1960 for burglary in Franklin County Kansas will apply on July 26 1963 for executive clemency to the Governor at his Topeka office. KSP No 14706.
Pomona Kansas residents learn about open dates for farm and household sales. Sales occur every Wednesday at 7 00 p m featuring household furniture and muse. Location is next door to the Bank in Pomona with contact 566 3645.
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