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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1958
Page
5
Mrs Emma Foust of Leona mother of Mrs Carl Channon of 422 Ash died Tuesday evening after a 10 day illness. Mrs Channon and her daughters Emma and Anna joined her husband at Leona for the funeral.
Obituaries and notices list Mrs Amanda Allen Evertson longtime Ottawa resident died in Iola aged about 84 born in French Lick Ind survivors include two daughters Mrs Theodore Vanj Valkenburg Overbrook and Mrs Roy Barnes Beattyville Ky two sons Lawrence Emporia and Harold E Topeka eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren funeral Saturday at Melvern Methodist Church Rev Joseph H Blackburn officiating burial Melvern Cemetery also reports Navy enlistments four area youths Arthur D Warner John E Wheeler Robert E McAlexander and James C Hulett and local notices of meetings and social events including a potter y items and executive board meeting at Pepsi Cola plant and Lackland Air Base assignments.
Funeral services for Boad R. Hegberg died July 15 held at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Fredrikson officiating. Pallbearers listed. burial Highland Cemetery. Also services for Mrs. Ernest E. Casten died July 11 held at Quenemo Federated Church. burial Valley Brook Cemetery. Funeral for Mrs. Harley Blackstone died July 12 at Ruhamah Baptist Church. burial Ruhamah. Services for John Thomas Crocker died July 12 held at Pomona Methodist Church. burial Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona.
City commissioners selected Moore Chevrolet after six bids were opened for a pickup and a four door sedan. The city paid 1480 for the pickup and 1739.39 for the sedan with a 100 trade in on the old 2 ton truck. Other bids ranged from 1550.40 to 2180.75 for the pickup and 1827.69 to 2200 plus for the station wagon, with various trade in offers.
Kansas City Eas district court bound over Samuel Beasley a 17 charged with breaking and entering a Forest Park concession stand July 1 after a preliminary hearing Judge Winton A. Winter found sufficient evidence and set bond at 700 dollars Beasley had pleaded guilty to petty larceny a misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in jail His parole motion was taken under advisement Two other youths allegedly involved were being handled separately.
A 19 year old Ottawan was cited to appear in Police Court July 22 after his car struck another on Main Street. Lonnie L. Hendrickson, 5035 Ash, backed from a curb at 282 North Main about 11 55 p m, colliding with Haig Barsegian Jr 20 West Dormitory Ottawa who was southbound. Hendrickson was charged with failing to yield the right of way. Major damages to both cars.
Admitted Roy Boyer at 1116 W 7th and several others listed. Births include a Beardsley son at 307 8. Sycamore weighing 5 lb 9 oz and Crawford daughter weight 8 lb 4 oz. Additional entries note Clark daughter weight 6 lb 7 oz and various discharges and transfers.
Two Ottawa men file for divorce on similar grounds in District Court. Trinidad Ybarra of 1034 Walnut accuses Leona S. Ybarra of extreme cruelty and neglect of duty while also seeking custody of four children ages 10 11 and 4 2. Charles J. Setter of 805 Spruce claims Barbara Faye is unfit to have custody of their two children. The Setters married August 29 1953 and the Yaharras married in Topeka July 28 1947. Both husbands request custody.
Lucille Merrell of Ottawa was found guilty in Franklin County Court on two misdemeanor counts and her case bound on three felony counts. A temporary injunction was granted to stop selling fried chicken under the Kentucky Fried Chicken label. Sentencing was adjourned. Merrell posted bond and faces a District Court appearance in September.
Franklin County dairy training and official judging contest set for Saturday at Martin Dickinson farm near Homewood. Nine classes cover three breeds with top members in age groups. tour begins 8 30 a m. A fitting and show ing school led by Miami County starts Monday at Charles Butes farm near Junction 68 and 169 at 9 a m. Franklin 4-H members and leaders invited to all day event.
Under sheriff Lloyd Greaves noted details from Franklin County marriage license records. The report lists several individuals with ages and locations including Lewis Ho Brown, 76, Myrtle R. dasiy, Claude Biachard, 55, and Ruby Elfinger, 55, with mentions of entry by prying a door and a drill valued at 30 dollars and the law at 40 dollars.
Ella Tulloss widow of W. Tulloss longtime Ottawa resident died yesterday. Funeral Friday at 1 30 P M from Lamb Funeral Home with Rev Roger Fredrikson officiating. Interment in Highland Cemetery. Road R Hegberg also a Lamb Funeral Home service Friday at 3 30 P M with Rev Fredrikson officiating and Highland Cemetery burial.
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