City Water Department Fills Pool Quickly
The City of Ottawa filled a new 16 by 32 foot pool with water from a fire hydrant in a two hour window, using about 15 thousand gallons. Mr and Mrs Harry E Brown said filtration and cleaning will precede swimming and gates will be finished soon. City Clerk Don Capper noted this was the first pool fill request and future water service will be scheduled via city hall. bulk water rate is one dollar per thousand gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Brown
S. Cedar
Brown
Don Capper
Capper
Ottawa
State Highway Department
Businessmen Invited to Franklin County Picnic and Talent Show
Invitations go to 82 area businessmen for a 6 30 p m picnic at City Park hosted by the Junior Leaders 4 H group with the Chamber of Commerce. A 8 p m talent show at the band shell features 10 acts including Lois and Joyce Stinson from the Princeton Jolly Writers and multiple town clubs. six winners advance to the Franklin County Fair review.
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4-H
Chamber of Commerce
City Park
4-Hers
Shell
Franklin County
Lois
Joyce Stinson
Princeton Jolly Wiiters
Ronnie Matthews
Doug Durbin
John Brockway
Kenneth Presley
Temporary injunction blocks Velma Howard home
A district court granted a temporary injunction to pad lock the residence of Velma Howard at 104 S Locust. The order remains until a permanent injunction is decided or bond posted. Howard released on $3000 bond paid by daughter and son in law Clifford and Mrs Gibson. Trial set for July 30 at 2 pm. The Gibsons also paid outstanding costs from a prior injunction. Police sheriff and ABC agent arrested Howard for alleged liquor at the home. House searched twice, finding 1.8 quarts of 100 proof alcohol first then 20 assorted liquor bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Howard
S. Locust
District Court
Junction
Howard
Ottawa
Sheriff's Office
Alcoholic Beverages Control
Vocational School Plan Seeks Commitments From Area Districts
Ottawa Olathe and Paola officials seek about 20 area schools to commit before applying for state permission to start a vocational technical school. A July 6 resolution directs superintendents to file, with potential participation from Williamsburg and Garnett. State director Thaine McCormack says timing hinges on commitments to gauge interest and financing, as districts may levy up to two mills. Vocational classes would run half-day at home and half-day at the new site, with transportation provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine King
Ottawa
Olathe
Paola
Williamsburg
Garnett
Hob Larson
Thaine McCormack
Larson
Miami County
Goldwater presses for civil rights calm with Johnson
Republican Barry Goldwater meets President Johnson amid sharp rhetoric on civil rights. Goldwater voted against Lyndon Johnson’s poverty program and opposes a formal pact to keep civil rights out of politics. He urges a broad campaign discussion and plans a White House session after consulting advisers. He challenges Johnson to frame the civil rights issue, calling him the phoniest individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Senate
Goldwater
White House
Arizona
San Francisco
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Pickets Jeered as Harlem Pickets Clash With Police
In New York夜 police headquarters picketing by CORE led to violence as white youths hurled missiles at both protesters and police. A rock struck Inspector Henry Yack in the eye. he was hospitalized. An egg narrowly missed Police Commissioner Murphy. Seven whites were arrested from an auto bearing an anti Negro placard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Brooklyn
Lower Manhattan
Congress of Racial Equality
Michael J. Murphy
Murphy
Henry Yack
Lower East Side
Weather county forecast with scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Saturday with widely scattered thundershowers tonight. Low around 70 tonight. High Saturday in the mid 90s. Records note 1936 high 111 and 1905 low 49. Trace precipitation in last 24 hours. Hourly temps listed through 8 a.m. with highs near 93 and barometer 29.98.
Holding Action NFO Support Seen For Farmers
Kansas farmers show enthusiasm for a proposed holding action on farm products as NFO officials plan meetings to sound out farmers. Dieterich says prices must be stabilized and that farmers should act as businessmen, potentially coordinating across 23 states including Kansas to pressure processors and set price contracts.
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Kansas
Dale Dieterich
Princeton
The
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Dieterich
Oren Staley
Staley
Illinois
NFC
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
North Dakota
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Idaho
New York
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Ohio
West Virginia
Ers
Main Street
Dietrich
Sisters Three Boost John Crutcher Campaign in Ottawa
John Crutcher, favored GOP lieutenant governor hopeful from Hutchinson, campaigned in Ottawa with his sisters Naomi Rouser Maurine Crutcher and Virginia Huey. The sisters’ door knocking fights Kansas heat while Crutcher, a Kansas Senate veteran and four career man, juggles business leadership lecturing naval reserve duties and a recent Pacific duty in Vietnam area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crutcher
Ottawa
Naomi Rouser
Wichita
Maurine Crutcher
Virginia
Huey
Hutchinson
Crutcher
GOP
Virginia Huey
Kansas
John
Senate
U.S
House of Representatives
Floyd Breeding
Hutchinson Investment Club
National Knife and Fork Club
U.S. Naval Reserve
Kansas Democrats Rally Behind Johnson Choice
Kansas delegates at the Democratic National Convention show solid support for President Johnson’s pick for VP. Most favor Humphrey or Kennedy among personal choices but will accept Johnson’s decision. 12 at large and 30 district delegates vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
Sarsent Shriver
Peace Corps
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Kansas
Gray
Frank Theis
Arkansas City
Johnson
John Montgomery
Bob Kennedy
Marie Vickers
Pratt
Humphrey
Sargent Shriver
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City Water Department
Fred Brown
Mike Bennett
Fred
Dale Goforth
Bill Burgoon
Dennis Nelson
Nancy Hewitt
Town and Country Club
Jacqueleine Beauchamp
Joan Beesley
Margaret Henning
Vicki Clark
Centennial Club
Judy Shelton
Peggy Brown
Kathy Devore
Beverly Moss
Sandy Shoemaker
Janice Wagner
Barry
Lbj Cenfer
Democrats
Topeka
Georgia Neese Gray
Democratic National
Associated Press
Carolyn Insers
Robert Brock
Cordell
Tara
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