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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1963
Page
6
Ottawa Herald compiles a jumble of notices including Miss Ruby Hollingsworth in Room 237 at St Luke's Hospital, 111 Maple, with other items on ads, military service, local education, nursing graduations, a dining spot, and church service hours reflecting a community page.
Oxford, Miss AP The Army continues pulling troops from this university town as the last of the 250 men remaining from over 28 1000 depart. James Meredith, 90, attends classes under federal marshals as he nears Aug 18 graduation with a political science bachelor’s degree, becoming the first Black Ole Miss graduate.
Services for Elmsley W Joe Douglass who died July 20 were held at Lamb Funeral Home on July 3 Rev E E Caylor officiated Pallbearers included W D Mack Rev L Snyder John J Pinney Howard F Doman Howard L Larson and Ralph A Crayford Mrs Bruce Spears sang hymns with Mrs J R Henning. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery.
Kansas traffic death log notes 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday July 3 1936 adds two earlier deaths not previously reported. Includes figures for comparable period 1962 308 and 1936 295 with details limited in the readable fragment.
Bids for highway projects to be opened at Hutchinson on August 8 include 1.6 miles of light surfacing with two reinforced concrete box culverts and a nearby bridge near Le Loup northeast of Ottawa. Another bid covers 7.2 miles of grading on US 75 from its junction with US 24 toward Burlington to create a new 44 foot roadbed. June bids for this project were rejected by the Highway Commission.
Mary E. Wilkinson died in Wichita on July 22 at age 44. Funeral services were in Mt Hope on Wednesday morning and graveside in Tope Cemetery Ottawa that afternoon. Born January 7, 1860 in Ottawa she was the daughter of J A Wilkinson of the Clark and Wilkinson law and abstracts firm later bought by Ben F. Bowers. She worked as his secretary for 25 years and studied at Ottawa schools Bradford Junior College and Washburn University. She belonged to the Congregational Church and several clubs including the D A R Colonial Dames of Kansas and P E O where she was a charter member.
Mrs Vinnie Richardson aged 95 former Amiot resident died today at St John s Hospital Leavenworth She was widow of Charles L Richardson and survived by sons Jason Westphalia Charles Greeley and Claude Topeka several daughters and many grandchildren A funeral service at Jones Funeral Home Waverly then burial in Waverly Cemetery Emma May Bixler 74 died Tuesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital Ottawa Lifelong resident and former grocery operator She and son Roy W ran the Bixler store at 215 E ard from 1917 to 1997 Burial at Hope Cemetery. surviving Roy Don Wilber and Bertha Dawson.
Aureliano Trejo 84 of 925 King Ottawa died at his home at 2 45 a m He retired after 30 plus years with the Missouri Pacific Railroad He lived in Ottawa since 1913 and worked at Sunflower Ordnance Plant during the war His funeral is set for Friday 10 30 a m at Dengel Son Mortuary Dr Raymond P Jennings officiating Burial will be in Highland Cemetery He was born June 16 1879 in Irapuato Mexico and is survived by a sister and three nieces
Lyndon Johnson, addressing the 55th annual Governors Conference at the formal state dinner, urged that partisanship cannot solve civil rights. He called for a responsible American answer achieved by all levels and people. Democrats urged swift action, pushing civil rights with a 38-3 conference vote and reshaping the nine member executive committee to cooperate with the President and federal agencies. The move aimed to outpace Republican leaders and prevent a filibuster as Democrats pressured for strong civil rights action.
Robin Archer and his mother at 1021 Hickory report a pair of cardinals nesting in a bush outside their living room window. After they placed an open parasol over the nest the parent birds resumed feeding. The mother bird once fed a grasshopper to a young, removing the rear legs before offering it. The hatchlings now perch nearby while the parents continue to feed them.
Admissions list includes Mrs Peter Johannes at 412 W 5th Mrs Gerald Feitz Kansas City Mrs Owen Redenbaugh 04 S Oak George Berg 110 N Locust David West 520 Nf 5th Robert Lee and Pamela Clolefiler 1341 Willow Neil Mounkes Reading Mrs Raymond Houston Lane Tuesday. Births report a Philip Pritchard daughter weight 7 lb 7 oz Baldwin born Tuesday and Cloyd Brooks daughter weight 8 lb Dismissals include Gregory Hazen 502 Beech Neil Mounkes Reading Mrs Floyd Gates Pomona Mrs Frank Jones 429 S Locust Mrs Harry Hull Baldwin Willis Nichols Baldwin Mrs Robert Steward and baby son Waverly Wednesday.
Motorists Gerald Holmes of Olathe and Neal Mounkes of Reading were in a 1:15 am I 35 crash four miles northeast of Ottawa. Trooper Don Lytle said both cars were headed southwest before the collision. Holmes’s damage was about 400 dollars and the other car’s about 800 dollars. Mounks was cited for passing with insufficient clearance.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas the State of Kansas to creditors heirs and all interested parties announces B F Bowers was appointed and qualified as Executor of Elizabeth J Silvey deceased on July 13 1983. Creditors must exhibit demands within nine months of first publication or be barred. Dated Ottawa Kansas July 13 1963. B F Bowers Executor. ATTEST Bowers and Bowers Attorneys.
First published July 17 1963 Franklin County Kansas notices announce Iffie Triplett executrix of E O Trip lett deceased and demand filing within nine months from first publication. Also notices of hearing in the probate case of John Edward Melroy deceased with Agnes Kiefer administrator set for August 16 1963 in Ottawa Kansas court.
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