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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1957
Page
1
Santa Fe carloadings for the week ending July 19 1957 totaled 28036 up from 23658 for the prior year. Cars moved 36577 vs 35132. connections received 10511 vs 11476. In the preceding week the railroad moved 35881 cars.
Hospital notes list admits including Mrs Raymond Farmer RFD 2 Overbrook Spencer Martin 606 Birth Hurst Coffman RFD 3 Mon day Randall Howard O Neal RFD 2 Williamsburg today Births include Mr and Mrs John Kreusch Pomona daughter born today weight 9 lb 2 oz and Mr and Mrs Gerald Milcelft Richmond son born Tuesday weight 6 lb 9 oz Dismissed Elden Carlson 1014 W 6th Mon day Thomas E Arnold 201 Dun dee Mrs Harry Smith 904 Cypress Mrs Robert Geist and baby son 310 E 4th today
A thief who robbed a Clean, New York jewel store Sunday spent more on the escape than the value taken. Police counted $215 in escape expenses after the manager interrupted the theft. An Olean taxi driver later reported the suspect paid $1090 to be driven about three miles to Allegany. A motorist then said a man matching the description was taken toward Jamestown for $40, and Jamestown police noted the man also bought a car for $75.
Robert P. John 79 of Turner died yesterday at Santa Fe Hospital Topeka after a long Santa Fe railroad career of 49 years retiring 1954. Survived by wife Marie and 3 daughters 4 sons 12 grandchildren 8 great grandchildren with services at Simmons Chapel Kansas City Kas and burial at Hope Cemetery with Masonic rites.
William Ribeau of Kansas City Kansas, 83, former Ottawa resident, died in St Margaret's Hospital after a week of illness. Retired stone mason born Aug 19 1873 north of Centropolis. Survived by six children, nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren, one sister. Funeral at McVey-Dengel Mortuary tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rev John Ward officiating. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery west of Centropolis.
Frank M. Dickey 66 of Quenemo died yesterday at 7 30 am in Winter General Hospital Topeka from a heart condition He was born April 10 1891 in Sheboygan Wisconsin son of Charles and Margaret Sims Dickey He lived in Quenemo 16 years married to Mary Fuqua in 1926 member of Quenemo Baptist Church Survived by widow one son Howard Allen Dickey of the home three daughters Mrs Tom Rogers Orankie Miss Helen Dickey of the home and Mrs Cletus W Casey Topeka four grandchildren one sister Mrs Van Fricke Kansas City Mo and two brothers Harry Pasadena Calif and Henry Kansas City Mo Funeral arrangements with Lamb Funeral Home Thursday at 10 am Rev Pete Ratzlaff of Pomona Assembly of God Church officiating Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona.
Bertha Kathryn Gebhard Peterson, aged 49, lived much of her life in Ottawa Kansas with earlier years in Topeka. Born September 20, 1903 in Princeton, she married to Lester Peterson September 4, 1931 in Kansas City Kansas. Survived by widower, three daughters, eight grandchildren, one sister, and two brothers. Lydia Victoria Winkler, 83, retired music teacher, died at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Born July 1 in Sneedville Tennessee, she lived in Kansas since age 12. Survived by one sister, one brother, and a foster sister. Funeral arrangements at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. D. Clayton.
Robert Miller files a district court suit seeking 10750 in real exemplary and punitive damages from Floyd Moldenhauer alleging a false accusation of loitering on the Moldenhauer ranch. Miller says formal complaint led to arrest and trial, later discharged, appeal dismissed, with publicity harming his reputation.
An implied religious service is planned with officiation by the Faith Bible Church. Burial will take place at Wellsville Cemetery, marking the final disposition for the deceased.
Funeral services were held July 11 in Las Cruces New Mexico for Judge Edwin Mechem 78 former Ottawa resident who died of a heart ailment July 8 He had been hospitalized since July 3 Mechem born August 14 1878 Ottawa admitted to the bar in 1903 after study at Kansas University and Michigan University He began practice in Ft Smith Arkansas moved to New Mexico in 1910 Survivors include his widow two sons Davenport Mechem Fresno California and Edwin Mechem governor of New Mexico seven grandchildren and one sister Miss Nell Mechem Sallisaw Oklahoma
Police said State Rep Anna Mae Pallanck fired three or four shots at five highway workers who were extending a fence past her Union Connecticut home. All shots missed. She was charged with aggravated assault and released on bond.
Marriage licenses listed for John A. Haller age 20 of Lawrence and Shirley Ron Willison age 21 of Kansas City Kas. Also Harold Fugene Gregg age 20 of Rantoul and Sir Elmor Brown age 19 of Rantoul. Third pair ird A. Jackson age 24 of Cedar Point and Mrs. Pallanck. Charged with wilits maniorie Alice McAuliffe age 19 of Princeton.
Federal agents seized a heroin cache aboard a French freighter in Fort Lauderdale described as the largest found in years. Merrill B. White, U S customs collector for Florida, valued the narcotic at about 700000 dollars and weighed 912 pounds.
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