Ottawa News Briefs Rushes Through County Court Docket
County court records show Otis G Weaver, 31, of Osawatomie pleaded guilty to being drunk in public and was fined 60 dollars plus costs. Dale Smith of Ottawa faced two counts of illegal fireworks sales, two counts dismissed, with $50 fines and costs. Plus community notices for church events, a Wakefield High School teaching appointment, a watermelon social, and local ads including a fried chicken dinner and a newspaper bundle sale posted by The Ottawa Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis G. Weaver
Osawatomie
Dale
Jack) Smith
N. Main
Donald White
Worried By Refugee Flow
West Germany fears East German influx to West Berlin may prompt mass Soviet bloc immigration. Ernst Lemmer says such moves could threaten population balance and hinder reunification hopes. He insists West Germany does not lure refugees though millions have fled previously. Refugees continue to arrive in West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Germany
West Berlin
Soviet Bloc
Ernst Lemmer
Bonn
East Germany
Germany
Lemmer
Not Again in Merced Youth Shot Self in Foot
Merced California AP reports 17 year old Leland Larioso of Hilmar demonstrated with a 20 gauge shotgun and accidentally shot his right foot. Friends drove him to the hospital for treatment of the new wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merced, Calif
Leland Larioso
Hilmar
Farmer Fined For Overplanting Wheat Quota
William T. Smith, a New York farmer who bought a $6,100 Cadillac with a government subsidy, was fined $321.84 for planting 24 acres in wheat last near 7.1 acres over his 18.9 acre allotment. The notice arrived after he gained national attention for protesting farm subsidies. Smith had driven the car to Washington earlier this month. A separate letter demanded immediate payment of the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Flats
N.Y
William T. Smith
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Chemung County Agricultural Stabilization and
Smith
Goldwater
Arizona
Washington
Divorce Reason Is An Old One
London AP Bill Duffell aged 77 was granted a divorce on grounds of his wife’s adultery dating back nearly fifty years. He said he learned of state legal aid only recently after delaying filing due to cost and lack of knowledge.
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London
Bill Duffell
Nellie Stone
Duffell
Duffel
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals List
Admissions include Herschel Kunard and Frederick N. Dunlap of 422 Logan and George N. Harsh of 617 N Cedar. Dismissals include Mrs. Paul Jones and baby son of 619 N Cherry and Mrs. Minnie Shaw of 747 Locust. Gary Howard of 1M2 Poplar also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Kunard
Frederick N. Dunlap
Logan
George N. Harsh
Cedar
Lewis Smith
Paul Jones
N. Cherry
Minnie Shaw
Gary Howard
Two Escapers Are Caught in Kansas City Chase
Federal agents captured two escapees from the Clay County jail, James Dolan of Las Vegas, Ney, and Allen Bellew of Independence, Mo, after a bank robbery at Farley. They surrendered in Kansas City at 95th and Holmes while in a car driven by Clyde Smith. The pair had spent time hiding in southern Kansas City fields since escaping June 14. Their bank blast at Farley March 31 involved forcing six people into the vault. their trial had been set for Sept. 5.
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Kansas City
API
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clay County
FBI
James Arthur Dolan
Las Vegas
Ney
Allen Everett Bellew
Inelapendence
Farley
95Th
Holmes
Clyde Earl Simith
Smith
Laberty
Bellew
Dolan
Local Market Prices and Grain Distillers Report
Market listing shows prices for wheat corn and barley with various notes on eggs butterfat and hen listings. Though OCR garble obscures details it indicates price points and product categories such as shelled corn and eggs with weights and grades included.
State Line Group Forms in Pittsburg Kansas Missouri
The API A per manent State Line Highway Association formed in Pittsburg on Friday to press a road linking U S 69 in Kansas with U S 71 in Missouri to relieve congestion. Thirty five reps from Baxter Springs Galena Louisburg Pittsborg Joplin and Drexel attended. A temporary group had formed six weeks earlier at Baxter Springs. Next meeting slated August 24 at Fort Scott Kaw. Leaders noted Rex Whitton federal highway administrator originated the idea.
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Pittsburg
Kan
API
State Line Highway Association
Kansas
Missouri
Baxter Springs
Galena
Louisburg
Pittsborg
Joplin
Drexel
H. G. Smith
Davis T. Carson
Fort Scott
Kaw
Ken Sexton
Taxior Springs
Chaiman
Fred Hughes
Wiliam Marquard
Hughes
Smith
Rex Whitton
Workshop Patterns in Bedford Hills NY Novelty Pack
Pattern 308 provides actual size culling and painting guides for cut-outs and full size lettering guides for the KEEP OFF sign. Included in Packet No. 71 Novelties to Make the Neighbors Smile from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. Bedford Hills NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma Goose
Ottawa Herald
Bedford Hills
New York
Deaths of Mrs Hulda L Lewis and others in Ottawa area
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Hulda Leona Lewis 73 of Topeka former Ottawa resident died in a Topeka hospital. Survived by son Byron Lewis five grandsons a granddaughter and two brothers. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Alta Elizabeth Walters 87 Concordia area and Charles Ralph Hunzicker 73 Ottawa area with funeral details and survivors. multiple family connections listed. Burial and service arrangements set in Lamb Funeral Home and Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Leona Lewis
Topeka
Bud
Jim McCurry
Kansas City
Kas
College Avenue
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Hope Cemetery
Alta Elizabeth Walters
Ottawa
St. Joseph's Hospital
Concordia
Sunset Home
Orange M
Susan (McElroy) Gage
Capioma
Burton G. Walters
Concordia First Baptist Church
Clarence W He
Charles Ralph Hunzicker
RFD
Douglas County
David
Emma
Mattle) Hunzicker
Iva (Graybill) Gilbert Oet
Franklin County
Modern Woodmen of America
Lawrence Eagle's Lodge
Austin Allen Gilbert
Yvonne O'dea
RFD 2
Anna Brecheisen
Wellsville
Lucille Carey
Garden City
Lamb
Rev
R. B. Shoemaker
Wellsville Cemetery
Walters
Alta Elizabeth
Lamb Funeral Home
A. B. Martin
Highland Cemetery
Area Store Sales Show Increase
Area store sales in the Tenth Federal Reserve District rose 2 percent last week from the year-ago period, versus a 3 percent national gain. Omaha up 2 percent. Joplin 13, Denver 16, Lincoln and Wichita unchanged. Losses included Oklahoma City 13, Topeka 9, greater Kansas City 5, Downtown Kansas City 3, and St. Joseph 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Omaha
Joplin
Denver
Lincoln
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Topeka
Greater Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Focus On Health Finds Cause Of Athlete's Foot
Miami physicians report bacteria found to cause athlete's foot affecting the toes and toe webs. Antibiotics may help clear the skin patches. Separately, Michigan pediatricians say many so called new viruses may be old diseases resurfacing as other illnesses fade. Soviet alcoholism exists but official data are scarce. Czech anti alcohol programs show potential for helping drinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Miami
Fla
Imrich Sarkany
Ernest H. Watson
George H. Lowrey
University of Michigan
U.S.S.R
Morris E. Chafetz
Boston
Chafetz
Poland
Czechoslovakia
United States
Collapse halts freight train in Auxvasse Missouri
A limestone mine tunnel ceiling collapsed Friday as a 16 car freight train passed. A 12 by 11 by 95 foot hole opened in the roadbed, derailing several cars and straddling the large gap. The locomotive and two boxcars cleared the danger. no injuries were reported. Rail service ended in Fulton on the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio line, amid extensive tunneling by Auxvasse Stone & Gravel Co.
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Auxvasse
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Fulton
Auxvasse Stone & Gravel Co
Storm Anna strengthens. alerts issued for Central America
Hurricane Anna moves west at about 20 mph along the Caribbean coast. Warnings cover northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras for heavy rains high tides and winds up to 115 mph. The Miami Weather Bureau expects landfall near the Nicaraguan coast late today or tonight. no threat to the U.S. mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Nicaragua
Honduras
Caribbean
Miami Weather Bureau
Nicaraguan
U.S
Mother Of Ten Crash Victim Dies in Kansas City
A Bonner Springs mother of 19 children, Mrs La Verne Smith, 40, died from injuries after a pickup and tractor trailer collision. Five of her children rode in the truck. three were hospitalized in good condition. Mrs Smith was en route to pick up her husband Alvin Smith Sr. from work. The crash occurred Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Laverne Smith
Bonner Springs
Secretary of Regents Dies In Kansas death at 62
Hubert J. Brighton longtime executive secretary of the Kansas Board of Regents died Friday night. He was stricken by an apparent heart attack while visiting at a neighbor's home with his wife Evelyn. He is survived by his wife and three sisters Mrs Shoemaker of Independence Kansas Mrs Doris Clark and Mrs Clarence Foster of Longton Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hubert J. Brighton
The
Kansas Board of Regents
Brighton
Evelyn
M. M. Shoemaker
Independence
Kan
Doris Clark
Clarence Foster
Longton
Hoffa's Daughter Engaged to Steel Co Executive
Barbara Hoffa, 23, daughter of James R. Hoffa, will marry Robert E. Crancer, 24, son of Les Crancer of Valley Steel Co. Robert is manager of his father's Dallas plant. The couple, who met at the Miami Beach Teamsters convention, plan October nuptials. Barbara is an Albion College graduate and has taught in a Detroit junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Barbara Hoffa
Robert E. Crancer
Les Crancer
the Valley Steel Co
St. Louis
Teamsters
Miami Beach
Fla
Robert
Dallas. Tex
Barbara
Albion
California allows parole over prisoner consent signed bill
Gov. Edmund Brown signed a measure letting county jail parole happen without prisoner consent. The bill repeals the prior rule requiring a prisoner's agreement for parole by the county parole board.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Edmund Brown
Ottawa area obituaries at Lamb Funeral Home
Walter Alta Elizabeth Walters and Rosa Ellen Selby die. services set at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev. A B Martin and Rev. Roy Armstrong officiating. Charles Ralph Hunzicker dies. services Wednesday at 10 from the Lamb Funeral Home with burial at Wellsville Cemetery. Jesse Clifford Wright funeral Monday at 2 pm with Rev. Charles Knight officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby
Rosa Ellen
Clyde
Cedar Street
Lamb Funeral Home
Roy Armstrong
Highland Cemetery
Hunzicker
Charles Ralph
Ottawa
Rev. R, BR. Shoemaker
Wellsville
U.S. To Foot Flight Bill For Cubans
Washington reports the United States will fund commercial airlift from Havana to Miami for over 20 000 Cuban refugees. Pan American Airways will operate 10 daily flights starting Sunday, with a schedule to transport about 100 people per trip. The $350 000 cost covers waivered visa entrants and relatives of U S residents and students under 21 seeking education continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Havana
Miami
Fidel Castro
State Department
Pan American Airways
Pan Am
U.S
Cuba
Man Held on Kidnapping and Rape Charges in Baldwin Case
Lawrence AP report states 41 year old William George Daegele is held on $20,000 bond for trial in November district court on charges of kidnapping and raping a 12 year old Baldwin girl on May 26. A preliminary hearing Friday ordered continued custody. Daegele resided in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
William George Daegele
Baldwin, Kan
Daegele
Kansas City
Notice of Hearing in Estate of J W Foulks
In Franklin County Kansas the Probate Court will hear the petition by Ermine R Foulks widow and heir at law to determine the present value of real estate described as NW ¼ Sec 22 Tn 5 S Rg 2 E and Lot 7 McLains Addition to Wellsville plus all other property of J W Foulks. Defenses must be filed by August 14 1961 at 1 00 PM in Ottawa Kansas. If not filed judgment will be entered. Petitioner Ermine B Foulkes, Attorneys Gleason Gleason Duly and Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
J. W. Foulks
Ermine R. Foulks
Kansas
McLain
Wellsville
Cort
Ottawa
Wednesday And Saturday Farm and Livestock Auctions Gather
A compact listing of weekly and upcoming sales across Kansas and Missouri. Includes Jverbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook Ottawa markets and farm auctions in Baldwin Topeka and Neosho with dates July 20 July 21 July 27 and August 14. Also notes household goods consignments and community auctions every Thursday at 1136 1138 North Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Kas
Myers Bros
Claude
Howard
Ottawa
Frank Simon
Overbrook
Ralph Ritche
Baldwin
Franklin County Sale Company
Locust & Wilson
Ottawa Livestock Commission Co
Wilson St
Fana
Neosho Livestock Commission Co
Neosho
Printy and Sons
Ben
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New Hope Church
Masonic , Temple
Harold
Briggs Jr
Elizabeth Briggs
Cottonwood
Wakefield High School
Ottawa University
Clarence G
Theresa M. Beckemeyer
Fred G. Williams
Royal Neighbors Friendship Club
Forest Park
Snyder Pharmacy
Robert E. Beeler
Beech
University of Kansas Medical Center
Ellis
Harold Quick
S. Poplar
Henrietta Heermans
Washington University
Wiliam E. Heermans
Quick
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Douglas Winston Archer
Ady
Virgil Grissom
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Atlantic
Pat Pee
Mrs
Elizabeth Walters
Charles Ralph Hunziker
Mrs. Clyde C. Selby
Clyde C. Selby
N. Cedar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rosa Ellen Crow
Jesse N
Martha J
Earnest) Crow
Trinity Methodist Church
Howard A. Selby
Harry M. Hjorth
S. Locust
Harvey Crow
Ray Armstrong
Bennett
Sherbet
John G. Kaiser
Associated Press
David Taplan
Harvey Blank
Storm Anna
Kingery
A. J
Jim” Kingery
Appanonse Brethren
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Towner
Hoffa
Baldwin Case
Legals
Emnine B. Foulkes
Gleason, Gleason, Duly and Logan
Gordon James
Malo An Wilson
Albert Stewart and Son
C. Beatty
Albert
Lyndon
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