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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1956
Page
1
Local Herald readers are urged to arrange the Vacation Pack service for uninterrupted copies during absences. Community items include piano tuning, bakery ads, a July ice cream social, a 4-H cow record, Franklin County Premiums, home purchases, a divorce filing, Spokane visit, and the Council Grove community sale tracing back to 1923 with continuation by Alvin Lowe.
To Conference Don Brown, county extension agent, plans to attend a meeting of county agents at Eureka tomorrow. Deadline Tonight The last chance to register for the primary election on August 7 will be just before 10 tonight, City Clerk Don Capper reminded today. The registration books will be closed after that hour until after the primary. The city clerk's office was open all day today and will remain open until 10 tonight. About 20 persons came into the office yesterday to register. Most of them were persons who had moved from one precinct to another since the last general election. De Molay Franklin County Chapter heard a report by Don Sexton about coming events of the state conclave to be held Aug. 30 31 in Topeka. Julius Raffelock announced work on the permanent De Molay stand at the Franklin County Fair by Jim Hornbuckle, Charles Terry and C. E. Kaeckell, is progressing nicely. Gary Hornbuckle, master counselor, appointed a committee of members to help with the stand. The De Molay Mothers Circle served refreshments. Thirty five members were present. Other advisory council members were Dr. W. C. Harding, chairman, C. R. E. Kaeckell, Myron Steere and L. A. Wilson. Buys Bank Stock Robert Docking, cashier and assistant trust officer of the First National bank at Lawrence, has invested in stock of the Union State bank at Arkansas City. Docking also is a member of the board of directors of the Lawrence First National. Recently control of the Lawrence bank was brought by James S. Kemper Jr. and associates of Kansas City, Mo. Docking said he was not certain whether he would move to Arkansas City.
Ottawa National Guard departs for Camp Ripley Minnesota for a two week summer encampment. The unit led by Capt John H Kaiser Jett moves out with Lt Col Walton K Weltmer Maj Wilber E Anderson and many other officers and enlisted personnel listed by rank. The mess hall will be run by the local unit during the camp.
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Paul Haggard at 606 Maple and Miss Elsie Edgerton at 726 S Locust along with Mrs. Merle Montgomery at 110 Manhattan and Mrs. Wilbur V. Horne of Williamsburg on Thursday. Dismissals include David A. Reekie route 2 Pomona and Mrs. Wilbur V. Horne Williamsburg along with Miss Wisie Edgerton at 726 S Locust and Mrs. Wayne Bruner and baby daughter at 611 Cleveland today.
Victor T Morris 53 of 103 S Locust died Wednesday at 145 at home. He was a feed foreman at the Co op elevator and a Richmond native with time in Greeley before moving to Ottawa in 1941. Survivors include his widow five children and three brothers. Funeral at McVey Dengel Mortuary Sunday at 2 pm with burial in Richmond cemetery. Sanford S Dunn 82 retired farmer near Princeton died today at 2 am after nine months ill. Born December 25 1874 in Normal IA he lived in Princeton since 1949 from Hershey Nebr. Survived by wife one son three grandchildren, one great grandchild, one brother and three sisters. Funeral at McVey Dengler Mortuary Monday 10:30 am. burial in Princeton cemetery.
TOPEKA Frank Harch Jr state highway director says gasoline suppliers are chosen on recommendations of county Republican officials if they meet the price set by the Highway Commission. No competitive bidding. price is listed tank wagon minus 2 percent volume discount plus 4 cents a gallon at regular stations. He doubts bids could lower prices and notes the department would not meet needs with a single supplier. July 23 remarks.
Obituary notices record funeral services for Mrs J Edward Nelson died July 22 with Rev John B Sweigart officiating at Lamb Funeral Home. Pallbearers named and burial planned at Highland Cemetery with organist Mrs J R Henning.
TOPEKA The proposed debate between Gov. Fred Hall and Warren Shaw over the right to work issue seems to be back on. Shaw, challenging Hall for the Republican nomination, accepted Hall's rules and proposed Aug. 3 in Wichita as the debate date. Pansing Hall's secretary said Shaw picked the only date between now and the election when both candidates were free on a television program in Topeka. He added that Shaw will not be blocked if he insists on Aug. 3 as all gubernatorial candidates had agreed to appear on the Topeka program.
Topeka Kansas reports 341 traffic deaths in the last 24 hours and year to date for 1956, up from 312 in the same period in 1955. Separately, the average price of a pound of dye enough to color 600 sweaters is listed at $1.17 today.
C A Myers and Son advertise sales at Centropolis Ottawa Route 4 July 28 Roberts Market Sale East 11th St Lawrence Aug 1 Overbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook Aug 2 Mrs Bert Brock Williamsburg Aug 4 Roberts Market Sale East 11th Aug T James Gabbert 1 mile northeast Baldwin Aug 14 J W Beers 3 miles south and 2 1 2 near Baldwin Junction.
Washington reporters anticipate the 84th Congress ending today or tonight after a heated debate over omnibus housing and civil rights legislation. Senate and House leaders clash over Wherry housing valuation and a proposed government buyout, while Rep Cole blocks passage by unanimous consent until atomic energy bills move. Ontario and Kentucky data are also noted in brief endnotes.
Jimmie Kaerle, four, crawled into a clothes dryer while playing hide and seek. His mother, hearing the commotion, turned on the machine with clothes inside. She rescued him unharmed as the dryer began to spin, fearing it was coming apart.
The Senate approved a bill to fund a 450000 dollar federal fish hatchery at Cedar Bluff Reservoir in Kansas. It faces likely death in the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee as Congress adjourns, with no further meetings planned this session. The bill, referred July 23, mirrors a May 3 measure by Rep. Wint Smith.
The Agriculture Department adds the Cimarron watershed in Kansas to eight watershed protection projects. The 6,440 acre Cimarron area in Gray County costs 182,948 dollars with 114,344 dollars funded locally and the remainder by the federal government.
Local listings show weekly livestock sales across Kansas towns including Overbrook Waverly and Ottawa. Multiple phone contacts and farm locations are listed for buyers and sellers, with weekly sale days and barn locations at county fairs and private markets. Historical notices reference Holstein breeders and farm operations in Pomona Ottawa Waverly Olivet and Printy areas with included farm names and driver notes.
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