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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
3
The HDU Play Day starts at 10 30 tomorrow in Ottawa University auditorium. Local residents attend demonstrations and talks on Hobby Lobby and European Travelogue while visitors stay about a week. Train and library notices plus a speeding charge are included.
Admissions list includes Beulah Atchison of Princeton G B Young Travelers Motel Don Harbison 528 S Sycamore Monday Mrs Edna Wilson 513 S Oak Dorothy Bell 946 E 7th Mrs Elmer Keith 831 Ash Walter B Ottaway RFD 4 Tuesday Dismissals note G B Young Travelers Motel Tuesday.
The Marais des Cygnes Chapter of Sweet Adelines in Ottawa invite the Chippawa Chapter of SPEBSQSA to join for the monthly Sing Out Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the City Park band shell. Ottawa and Lawrence quartets will perform and a preview of the Carnival of Songs show planned for September at Memorial Auditorium will be offered.
The Highway Patrol cited ten drivers over the weekend on Interstate 35. Friday two offenders were Harold L. Smith 31 Kansas City Missouri speeding 92 mph and Cynthia K Breadbrooks 21 Kansas City Missouri speeding 80 mph. both ordered to appear in County Court Friday. Saturday four were Wayne G Marsh Wichita improper passing on a hill near Williamsburg Royce E Brown 21 Wichita speeding 70 mph in a truck in a 50 mph zone on I-35 Claude M Peacock 38 Gardner speeding 65 mph in a truck in a 50 mph zone on I-35 Jack Gray 44 Independence Missouri speeding 82 mph on I-35. they were ordered to appear in County Court Saturday. Sunday four were Eugene Levering 30 Overland Park speeding 84 mph Richard L Marx 25 Independence speeding 82 mph Dayle Procter 21 Mound Valley speeding 81 mph and James Mc Murray 55 Wichita speeding 70 mph in a truck in a 60 mph zone 10 miles east of Ottawa. they were ordered to appear in County Court Friday. Gray and Marx posted $15 bond.
Washington AP reports striking Eastern flight engineers offered to accept the Labor Department plan to end the month long walkout if Eastern reconsiders. Eastern rejected the proposal, insisting pilots must approve changes and objecting to retroactive pay arbitration. The FAA considered trimming training for licenses as crews move from four to three, while engineers plan to sue over job offers and qualification changes.
AP reports showers linger across Kansas with southern counties taking the brunt. Cimarron records 3.26 inches, Englewood 3.50, Liberal 1.97, Scott City 1.37, and smaller amounts elsewhere. Northwest sees 0.51 in St Francis. Expect cloud cover and mild 80s highs, 60s at night, with the south likely to see the heaviest showers today and tonight.
An elderly farmer, Carl Venneburg about 65, was fatally injured when his tractor roared ahead after hitting a tree stump. Dragged 35 feet, the plow ran over him and the machine continued through a barbed wire fence and ditch before crashing into the Mark Campbell residence living room window. Campbell rescued his small son as the tractor broke through the window.
Cattle numbers 4 400 with steers and cows steady to firm. Steers and heifers priced high with primaries 26.40 26.50 for top classes. Calves and vealers strong with good and choice ranges 21.00 26.00. Hogs 4 200 with barrows and gilts 18.50 19.00 for 205 250 pounds. Sheep 2 000 with lambs steady to higher and ewes steady. Spring lambs at 21.50 22.50, best primaries 22.25 22.50, feeders 13.00 14.50.
Postmaster T. J. Cummings Jr will present National Safety Council safety awards to five postal employees tomorrow. Recipients include Robert L. Finch six years accident free driving William J. Story six years George W. Flinsbaugh nine years Lawrence M. Wright ten years and Glenn J. Wicke thirteen years. All drivers hold federal and state driving permits.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas R M Clogston was appointed executor of the will of Lars S Nelson deceased on July 16 1962 and letters testamentary were issued. Creditors heirs devisees and others concerned must exhibit demands within nine months from first publication or be barred. Anderson Byrd Attorneys for Executor.
List of candidates seeking nom in the August 1 1982 primary for Franklin County Kansas includes United States Senator Frank Carlson Regular Term Joe Corpstein Edward Arn James B Pearson Robert F Ellsworth Governor John Anderson Jr Harvey F Crouch Lieutenant Governor Harold H Chase S N Jibo Hewitt Secretary of State Paul R Shanehan State Auditor Clay E Hedrick State Treasurer Walter H M Perry Attorney General William M Ferguson State Superintendent Throckmorton Wichita Commissioner of Insurance Frank Sullivan Jean M Neibarger State Representative Wayne Angell County Ticket County Clerk Bruce Spears County Treasurer Almeda Edwards Register of Deeds Ofelia Ivey County Attorney Donald L White Probate Judge Robert L Pinet Sheriff Jay Brown County Commissioner 1st District J A Baldwin Jr Justice of The Peace Gardner P Walker Constable Gee W Lathrop Committeemen and Committeewomen listed for Ottawa city ward precincts and townships.
The document lists Committeewoman Hivelyn Alden of Wellsville and numerous township posts in Greenwood Township and adjacent areas. It names treasurers, clerks, trustees, and committeemen from Ottawa, Pomona, Richland, and surrounding townships, plus Democratic national and state offices and local precinct officers. Key figures include Joseph Poizner for U S Senator, Bill Sparks for Congress, Maurice Ponton, Marl Richardson, and many township officers across Ottawa County.
A scanned legal notice lists trustees clerks constables and committeemen for multiple townships including Harrison Homewood Pomona Pottawatomie and Williamsburg with precincts at churches schools halls and city buildings. It names Harold Vaniford Pomona Frances Fitzgerald Clyde Wyatt H A Willis Olive Red and others along with candidate roles such as treasurer clerk and justice of the peace and specifies polling locations across Ottawa Centropolis Williamsburg and surrounding townships.
Overbrook Kansas hosts weekly livestock sales every Wednesday and Friday. Pomona and Allen County auctions are noted with specific dates and contact details. Prof Lamar Wallace is listed for July 26. The Pomona city printy listing and 1136 North Main venue are referenced for community sales on Thursday nights.
A dense roster of livestock and consignment sales from Ottawa Kansas region listings. Events include night consignments of furniture and horses, household goods, dairy cattle and farm sales at Franklin County Sale Barn, Neosho Livestock, Emporia Livestock, and Osage City venues. Listing covers dates July through August with multiple sellers.
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