Summer conference presence and local notices in Topeka area
Don Brown and Rosemary Crist will attend a summer extension agents conference in Topeka from tomorrow through Thursday. Community notices list an ice cream social in Homewood on Sunday, July 24 at 5 p.m. Two persons jailed on drunk charges bonded out at $50 each and await Police Court. Other items include vandalism at Liberty School with windows broken, chalk dust, and a globe placed in a refrigerator, plus ads for local sales and meals.
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Don Brown
Rosemary Crist
Topeka
Eugene M
Paul
Princeton
Tsessie Petterson
Gallup
N. M
Liberty School
RFD
Sheriff’s Office
Balloon Soars 25 Miles High in Cosmic Ray Flight
A huge balloon rose 25 miles above the earth Sunday over Bemidji Minnesota. It probed the stratosphere for information on cosmic rays and radioed the data to scientists on the ground for study.
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Bemidji, Minn
Wellsville Girls Attending Camp in Kansas News
Wellsville community notes record girls Teresa and Becky Slaven Linda Harra and others from New Hope Baptist Church attending Camp George Wise near Tonganoxie with help from local church groups. The piece also lists visits, church society meetings at Wellsville Methodist, and town residents traveling to California and Kansas gatherings.
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New Hope
Baptist
George Wise
Tonganoxie
Teresa
Becky Slaven
John Slaven
Linda Harra
Louis Harra
Harry and
Allen Peckham
James Peckham
Golden Hours
Homebuilders
WMS
BYF
Ray Detwiler Dies At Home In Rantoul Area
Ray Detwiler lifelong Rantoul area farmer died of a heart attack Saturday at 7 p.m. ten miles west of Rantoul. Born June 8 1894 in Peoria he was married to Odena Thurman in 1920 and was a member of Evangelical United Brethren Church. Surviving are his widow a son Bert Detwiler of Lane three granddaughters five brothers and four sisters. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home with burial in Highland Cemetery.
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Ray Detwiler
Rantoul
Peoria
Samuel Thomas
Alwilda (Fisher) Detwiler
Odena Thurman
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Bert Detwiler
Lane
Lloyd Detwiler
Ottawa
Clifford
Cecil
Charlie
Baldwin
Ralph
Gomer Jones
Hutchinson
Harold Ecker
Lyons
Clinton Berlin
Phoenix
Ariz
Fred Weaver
William Judson
Lamb Funeral Home
R. B. Shoemaker
Art Hughes
Highland Cemetery
W. A. Foster
William Albert Foster
N. Main
K. U. Medical Center
Martha Albertine iMcCammon
Jonathan J. T
Margaret
Ab‘ney) McCammon
Foster
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Gilbert Harris
Downey
Calif
George S. Foster
South Carolina
Fou
Thomas McCammon
Sweet Home, Ore
Detwiler—Ray
Near Rantoul
Funeral services for Herbert J. Overton
Funeral services for Herbert J. Overton who died July 10 were at Lamb Funeral Home on July 16. Rev Ray Nitcher officiated with pallbearers Neil Kristenson Charles Eichenberger Merle Paul Walter Nitcher Floyd Hackett and Trexel Bruner. J J Milton sang hymns with Mrs J R Henning. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona.
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Herbert J. Overton
Lamb Funeral
Ray Nitcher
Neil Kristenson
Charles Eichenberger
Merle Paul
Walter Nitcher
Floyd Hackett
Trexel Bruner
J. J. Milton
J. R. Henning
Woodlawn Cemetery
Pomona
High Winds Strike Oklahoma Towns and Cities
A line of severe thunderstorms lashed northern and central Oklahoma with winds up to 95 mph and golf ball to wall sized hail Sunday evening. Stillwater and Midwest City faced the worst damage with large hail and strong winds. rainfall reached 12 inches in Stillwater and Ponca City.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Midwest City
Marriage Licenses Don Bloomer and Bessie Froggatte
Don Bloomer aged 24 of Rantoul wed Bessie L Froggatte aged 18 of Princeton in a marriage license filing. The union represents a formal records entry detailing the couple and their residences.
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Don €. Bloomer
Rantoul
Bessie L. Froggatte
Princeton
Carver Monument Dedicated At Birthplace In Missouri
In Diamond Missouri a national monument honoring George Washington Carver was dedicated near his birthplace. The event drew about 1700 visitors at the site three miles southwest of Diamond in the Ozarks foothills. Speakers included Roger C Ernst and Missouri Lt Gov Edward V Long. Carver, born a slave, would have turned 100 had he lived. He died January 5 1943 at Tuskegee Institute.
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Diamond, Mo
George Washington Carver
Carver
Moses Carver
Diamond
Carver National Monument
Carver Farm
Ozarks
Roger C. Ernst
Interior
Edward V. Long
Missouri
Ernst
theTuskegee
Ala
Institute For
GOP Candidates Attend Dinner in Leavenworth
About 700 Republicans attended a Saturday night dinner in Leavenworth introducing Kansas gubernatorial contenders John Anderson MecDill Huck Boyd and W H Bill Addington along with Sen Andrew Schoeppel Ree W Avery and other state and county candidates.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Andrew Schoeppel
W. H. Avery
John Anderson
MecDill
Huck) Boyd
W. H
Bill) Addington
Lightning Fire Destroys Stark Elevator and Warehouse
Stark Kansas AP Lightning struck the Smith elevator at Stark igniting a blaze that destroyed the elevator and an adjacent warehouse. Owner Henry Smith estimates losses at 15000 on buildings and 30000 on contents. Grain losses include 11300 bushels wheat and 1000 in feed. About 9400 bushels corn and 8000 bushels milo in nearby tanks were damaged. Grain fully insured, buildings about ten percent insured.
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Stark, Kas
Stark
Henry Smith
Smith
Finds Children And Husband Dead In Baltimore
A waitress returning from work discovered her husband John Cooley Jr and their three children shot in the head. The two sons, ages 6 and 11, died later. Police did not name a suspect as those involved were either dead or unconscious. Lt. Fred Gladstone said the father had been despondent over unemployment and domestic troubles marred the couple along with the tragedy.
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Baltimore
Fred Gladstone
John Cooley Jr
Ikeda Rated Strong Choice for Japan Prime Minister
Hayato Ikeda, 60, won Japan’s prime ministership over two Socialist rivals in Parliament. He inherits a kyushu coal mine crisis and the wounded former PM Nobusuke Kishi, who was stabbed July 14, and Kishi begins recovery. Ikeda moves to form his cabinet within days.
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Tokyo
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Kyushu
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Ikeda
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Report
Admissions list includes Gary Wayne Griffin Pomona Mrs J S Weethee RFD 2 Mrs Nellie E Jones 604 Walnut Saturday Kenneth E Hollon 720 W 5th Mrs Chester R Fredricks RFD 3 Mrs Everett R Roecker Williamsburg Sunday Miss Nelle Buchanan 205 E 5th Mrs H B Willis Baldwin today Births a daughter 7 lbs 12 ozs Saturday to Arlie McMahan Lawrence a son 6 lbs 11 ozs to Dr J C Smith 1240 S Cedar Dismissals Dwight Keefer Kansas City James Fletcher 1011 N Cedar Mrs Lola Hudson 426 S Hickory Mrs Katie Dwier Baldwin Sunday Mrs L Hayes Johnson Richmond Mrs Larry MacArthur Richmond Shirley Rae Patten 434 S Sycamore Mrs Paul Edgecomb RFD 4 today.
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Gary Wayne Griffin
Pomona
J. S. Weethee
Nellie E. Jones
Walnut
Kenneth E. Hollon
Chester R. Fredricks
Everett R. Roecker
Williamsburg
Nelle Buchanan
H. B. Willis
Baldwin
Arlie McMahan
Lawrence
J. C. Smith
S. Cedar
Dwight Keefer
Kansas City
James Fletcher
N. Cedar
Lola Hudson
S. Hickory
Katie Dwier
L. Hayes Johnson
Richmond
Larry MacArthur
Shirley Rae Patten
S. Sycamore
Paul Edgecomb
RFD
Quarrel Ends In Fatal Shot at Noel Missouri
In Noel Missouri a bitter quarrel between two women ended with the death of Lorene May Thompson and injuries to Mildred Adams. Adams, who said she acted in self defense, fired four times after a confrontation at Adams home. Coroner R. M. Humphrey said an inquest would be held and no charges have been filed.
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Noel, Mo
Lorene May Thompson
Mildred Adams
Bob Thompson
Adams
Cobb
Thompson
Rockefeller draft stance seen weak outside New York
Republican national chairman Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky said there has been little strength for drafting Nelson Rockefeller outside New York as the party moved into the final week before its July 25 national convention. Morton spoke at a news conference after Rockefeller said he would accept a genuine draft.
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Chicago
New York
Rockefeller
Thruston B Morton
Kentucky
Morton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Four Truckers Charged With Speeding on I 35
Four truckers cited by highway troopers on Interstate 35 east of Ottawa July 15 have been charged in County Court with driving in excess of the 50 mile an hour speed limit for trucks over 5000 pounds. Charged were James F E Buck ner of Wichita 39 Henry J Clark of Kansas City Mo 45 Walter J Johnson of Indianapolis Ind 36 and Claud W Michael of Iola 59. All are set to appear in court July 22.
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Interstate 35
Ottawa
James FE. Buckner
Wichita
Henry J. Clark
Kansas City
Walter J. Johnson
Indianapolis
Ind
Claud W. Michael
Iola
Plans For Annual Picnic At Mears Park
Pomona Grange met Saturday night at the 1.0.C.F. hall to plan the annual picnic and memorialize four deceased members. Master Bill Rice presided with 10 officers present. The picnic is set for August 7 at Mears park as Franklin County Grange Rural Life Sunday. A talent show will feature participation from various granges.
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Pomona Grange
C.F
Bill Rice
Mears Park
Franklin County Grange Rural Life
Fred Kissinger
Dean Hoopes
B. M. Ottaway
Dale van Horn
Rice
Carl Fischenmyer
Clifford Hunter
J. G Lytle
Home Ec
Kansas Citian Drowns In River
John Ern est Pierson a 51 year old Kansas City painter for General Body Manufacturing Co was found dead in the Platte River nine miles west of Smithville after going on a fishing trip with a companion Pierson had been missing since Saturday and was last seen at Melon Bridge his body surfaced about 500 yards downstream as rescuers searched with grappling hooks
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Kansas City
John Ernest Pierson
Platte River
Smithville
Pierson
General Body Manufacturing Co
Melon Bridge
KC Livestock Market Report From Kansas City AP
KC Livestock in Kansas City shows cattle steady to mixed with slaughter steers and heifers largely steady, good beef prices 23.00 to 25.75. hogs 190 to 250 pounds steady to 25 higher, sows 14.00 to 14.78. sheep and lambs steady with choice spring lambs 19.50 to 20.00 and ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
Notice of Estate Settlement in Franklin County Kansas
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas case 10 30 the estate of George T Lady deceased is set for final settlement and administrator Julia V Doty proposes allowances and asset distribution. Defenses must be filed by August 4 1960 at 10 00 a m in Ottawa Kansas and failure to do so will result in judgment upon the petition.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Kansas
George T. Lady
Julia V. Doty
George T
Ottawa
Jules V. Doty
Registration Notice for Ottawa Kansas Voters in July
Special registration notice to Ottawa Kansas electors lists dates from July 18 to July 23 1960 with daily hours up to 10 PM. Eligible residents 21 or older who have lived in Kansas six months and Ottawa ward 30 days must register or re register if previously registered but did not vote in 1956 or if moving or changing name. City Clerk Ronald Br Capper states in person registration at City Hall with possible sick or disabled accommodations.
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Ottawa
Kansas
State of
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Towner
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Frankle County
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Almeda Sinclair
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T&k O'Dea
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