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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
3
Sgt Phillip Lowery unveils a college student enlistment program offering Army officer candidate school for those with 60 or more semester hours. Further details available from Lowery at the employment office located at 2nd and Cedar, Thursdays and Fridays.
In observance of the Apollo 11 Flight the Ottawa Banks will be closed Monday July 21. Adv.
Dr and Mrs S Martin Brockway and John of 429 Willow travel to Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City to finalize plans for the United Presbyterian statewide family camp set for August 30 and 31. Three Ottawa couples join, as does the Wellington born Ken Hay family. Brockways and John direct the camp expected to draw nearly 200 Kansans with Bill Abbott and wife of 940 Cypress named junior high leaders.
Anchor Savings Association at 421 South Hickory will be closed all day Monday July 21 in line with a national space effort recognition endorsed by President Nixon and Governor Docking. The move honors ongoing space exploration programs and demonstrates support from state and federal leaders.
Representative R. M. Francis will be at the Youth Center on 4th Street in Kansas City Kansas between 9 a.m. and noon on the upcoming Wednesday to handle Social Security benefit applications and related business. Citizens seeking to file or conduct Social Security affairs should see Francis at that time.
An advertisement invites patrons to dine at The Red Barn with no membership required, highlighting an accessible dining option for the public. The brief promotes casual dining and suggests an inviting, inclusive experience for local customers.
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman George M. Andrews, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Andrews of Ottawa RFC 2, serves aboard the USS Constellation, an attack aircraft carrier preparing for its fifth combat mission in Southeast Asia.
A Saturday evening dance at the VFW Hall starts at 9 p.m. featuring Marvin Ross and The Country Gentlemen with advance tickets available.
Pvt. 1C James P. Rues of Greeley, son of Clarence A. Rues Sr., earned the Combat Infantryman Badge in Vietnam. He serves as a rifleman with Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, a decoration dating from World War II.
A defensive driving course for drivers sixteen and older will be held at 7 p.m. on July 22 and 23 in the Anchor Savings and Loan Association building meeting room. For more details contact the Farm Bureau office CH 24122.
Acting Chancellor James R. Surface announced that in line with Gov Docking's proclamation, all University of Kansas offices will be closed and all Monday classes dismissed. The move mirrors state observance and affects campus operations.
Likes Shoes will be closed Monday July 21 to observe the Apollo 11 flight advancement.
Vel-Ray Quin Furniture Fulton Furniture and Benner-Williams Home Furnishings announce closure on Monday July 21 in observance of the Apollo 11 flight. The advisory notes store hours will resume after the holiday.
Mrs Walter Beasley of Waverly formerly of Richmond is a patient in Newman Memorial Hospital Emporia in Room 257.
R Lee Finch of 319 Elim is listed as a patient at St Luke's Hospital in Kansas City Missouri. The note records his residence and current hospital status without additional details.
In New York City a deadly subway incident followed a heavy rain flood on the Pelham Bay line and a Lexington Avenue backup. One man died after being electrocuted near the third rail, 1,400 evacuees were removed at 78th Street and Lexington, and hospitals treated about 150 heat prostration cases as passengers endured hours in stifling tunnels.
The Israeli army said seven Arab saboteurs were killed in two clashes with Israeli patrols in the Golan Heights near Khisfin and near the Damyia Bridge in the Jordan Valley. Egypt also reported eight Israeli soldiers wounded in Suez-area fighting as guerrilla groups claimed multiple attacks and four militants were killed in a three hour clash with Israeli forces.
At Lansing Kansas Prison a major search of a cellblock uncovered a revolver, two knives, 15 syringes and other contraband. Officials disclosed a tunnel 50 feet long leading to an underground room beneath the laundry, the block’s 298 inmates were moved to a temporary compound during the sweep.
Several Ottawa businesses will be closed Monday in observance of the Apollo 11 flight. Reported closings include Butler's Sikes Shoes Richardson's Shoes Fulton Furniture Quin's Vel-Ray Maple Shop Benner-Williams Ottawa Savings Anchor Savings and Loan and the three banks.
Apollo 11 will leave behind two experiments on the lunar surface. A highly sensitive seismic station will detect tiny meteorite impacts and moonquakes up to one kilometer away, and a reflector will enable laser distance measurements to inches. EASEP aims to reveal the moon’s origin and structure through precise Earth moon distance data and continental drift insights.
Denver AP report says a group of Lutheran Church Missouri Synod pastors and laymen will call a national meeting to oppose the intercommunion with the American Lutheran Church and ALF fellowship. The biennial convention approved pulpit and altar fellowship with ALF, while voting against AL C inter communion. The dissenters argue for confessional correctness and unity with all Lutherans. The Missouri Synod runs the largest U.S. Protestant parochial system with 180 kindergartens, 1,100 elementary schools, 25 high schools, and 167,000 students.
FBI filed a list in U S District Court detailing weapons found at a desert hideout near Truth or Consequences New Mexico. Special agent in charge Thomas Jordan said agents recovered two rifles 25 cyanide gas canisters and several bows and arrows some with hand grenades attached. Robert DePugh the militant leader and an aide Walter Peyson were arrested nearby on Saturday.
Admissions Mrs. George Hutchison 750 Pecan Friday Mrs. Frank Heckman Ottawa RFD 1 Saturday Dismissals Henrietta Gibson 534 S Oak Mrs Edward Ferguson and daughter 822 N Sycamore Friday Charles Butterfield Scot Dale Buehler Ottawa RFD 1 Saturday Emergencies Dixie Leach 324 E 3rd cut a toe on tin Friday Rusty Ragan 1126 N Poplar cut right foot on fruit jar Friday
Obituaries record Claude E. Guy 73 of 926 N Sycamore who died after a heart attack while fishing and funeral services planned at First Baptist Church with burial at Highland Cemetery. Also noted is Mrs Jessie Sarah Butterfield 80 of Lyndon obituary with services at Lyndon Methodist Church, plus local court briefings, a witchcraft statistic note, traffic citations and an Ottawa police report summary.
The document shows a bank report of condition sworn by Cashier Robert W. Player for a Kansas bank in Franklin County. It lists totals including deposits and loans with dates and signatures of directors and a notary certifying the report on July 16 1969 with commission expiration September 9 1972.
Financial excerpt presents multiple large numbers with inconsistent punctuation and spacing, ending in a total of 11 800 603 65. The readable portions show amounts such as 10 476 416 55 and 300 000 00 among others, but the overall source is garbled and lacks clear context or labels.
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