Relatives report Van Horn shows improvement after wreck
Relatives of Richard Van Horn of DeSoto formerly Ottawa say his condition is improving though still serious following a two car collision at a country crossroads in which the other driver was killed. Also notes from Ottawa area brief items include arrests warnings and local event notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard van Horn
DeSoto
Ottawa
Elmer Blake Jackson Jr
Hilda
J. S. Blake
Perrin Afb
Sherman
Tex
Sgt. Jackson
Germany
U. S
Jackson
Toulon
Darby Sees Big G. O. P. Victory
The GOP ticket of Nixon and Lodge is expected to win Kansas by 200,000 to 250,000 votes, with delegates citing Lodge’s wartime service at Fort Riley and plans for nationwide campaigning. Kansas districts face local bonds and school issues, from Hutchinson pool projects to Hoisington high school expansion and county retirement home funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Kansas
Kansas City
Harry Darby
Darby
Ft. Riley
Nixon
Associated Press
Sam Mellinger
Imperia
Hutchinson
Carey Park
Chanute
Hoisington
Bartlett
Derby
Hope
Larned
National Guard
Meade County
Rawlins County
Wilson County
Woodson County
Baldwin
Jevy
Shawnee County
Topeka
Will Vote On Road Levies In Franklin County Townships
Residents of six Franklin County townships will vote on special road levies at the August 2 primary. Homewood Peoria Pottawatomie and Williamsburg townships face a two mill levy, while Richmond township residents decide on a four mill levy. Excluded are residents in Princeton Lane Richmond and Williamsburg cities and those in four third class cities, who do not pay the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Homewood
Ohio
Peoria
Pottawatomie
Williamsburg
Richmond
Bruce Spears
Princeton
Lane
Castro Not Seriously Ill Says Aide In Havana
In Havana an unidentified aide to Prime Minister Fidel Castro said he is not seriously ill and is convalescing from minor surgery at his Cajimar home. The aide denied reports that Defense Minister Raul Castro was recalled from a state visit to the United Arab Republic over his brother’s condition.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cajimar
Raul Castro
United Ara Republic
Fewer American Servicemen Unaccounted For in Korea
Washington AP reports the Defense Department reduced the number of missing U.S. servicemen from the Korean War by 61 to 391, based on definite evidence of deaths. The department reiterates there is no reliable proof any remain alive or in Red prisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Department
Hospital Admissions Noted for Several Local Residents
Admission list includes Mrs. Ruby Guy of 21 West Second and Ray Dean Puckett of Endora with Mrs. Rex Simmons and Rodney Gene of Blackwell Oklahoma Also James A Huderson of Pomona with Mrs Roy H Roseberry of Locust Street today all noted in hospital notes with Thursday reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Guy
Ray Dean Puckett
Endora
Rex Simmons
Rodney Gene
Blackwell
Okla
James A. Huderson
Pomona
Roy H. Roseberry
Police Cite Two After Collisions
Two persons were cited by police after three collisions here yesterday, per police records. Birth announcements include Sandra K. Emery and Lewis P. Stewart, with weights and family details. Dismissals list several named individuals.
Deaths and crashes ripple through Pomona and Ottawa
Police report an Emery car collision in the 200 block on West 2nd injuring parked vehicles and detailing further crashes near Princeton and Main Streets. The day also sees the death of Vesta B. Griffin in Pomona at 6 PM and funeral notices for Glenn S. Arnold of Richmond California with Ottawa ties.
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Emery
West 2Nd
Helen NM
Steelman
S. Qak
Thelma Egginton
Stewart
Glenda Hayward
Main
al &Th
Princeton
Hayward
Vesta B. Griffin
Lyn'a
Don
Willard H. Griffin
Layernon G. Lohman
Burlingame
National Jalopy Races Tune Up At Kansas State Fair Grounds
Drivers gathered for tune-up runs for the national jalopy races at the Kansas State Fair Grounds. More than 100 entrants from Midwest states eye two days of competition with time trials at 2 p.m. Saturday to qualify 40 for Sunday’s national final. Semi national qualifiers add five more entrants. Rookie stories dominated qualifying in several divisions as first-year standouts emerged across major leagues with notable performances boosting season’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kansas State Fair Grounds
Jack Merrick
Dodge City
Midwest
Patti Wilhelm
Wichita
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Frank Howard
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Polio Epidemic Expands in Rhode Island and Carolinas
Washington reports rising polio cases with public health officials noting epidemic proportions in Rhode Island and parts of the Carolinas. A total of 119 paralytic cases were recorded nationwide last week, up from 95 the prior week, while Rhode Island saw a decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Rhode Island
Soh
North Carolina
Iuly
Pony Express Ends Its Run
The Pony Express Centennial ends as riders finish in St Joseph and Sacramento after days of cross country mail delivery. About a thousand riders joined the relay along the near original eight state route. The final rider Keith Waddell Smith, 19, of Kansas City, carried mail pouches including letters from President Eisenhower to officials and a private fund drive supply.
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ST. Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
St. Joseph Jead
Keith ‘Waddell Smith
Kansas City
The
Pony Express
Waddell Smith
Eisenhower
Bay Saul
Colorado
Traffic Offenses In County Court Reported
A Merriam trucker Leo E Rieke, 30, paid two traffic citations totaling $65 plus costs after pleading guilty to operating a 25 000 pound plus truck with prohibited markings and improper registration. Also fined were Dean Merle Robison, 17, and Ray D Auer for stop sign and speed violations respectively. Others charged include Nathan Ballou, Ralph Warne Jr, Hugh Briener and Norvall Anderson with various oversized truck weight and labeling offenses. Anderson posted a $15 bond. Ballou and Warne scheduled to appear Aug 2 with Briener the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam
Leo E. Rieke
Rieke
Highway Patrol
Interstate 35
Otttawa
Dean Merle Robison
RFD
Princeton
Ray D. Auer
Hickory
Nathan C. Ballou
Independence
Ralph R. Warne
Jas
Wichita
Hugh F. Briener
Chanute
Norvall J. Anderson
Herman
Anderson
Ballou
Warne
Briener
Probate hearing for estate of Higinio Escobar in Franklin County
Notice in Franklin County Kansas Probate Court that Howard Donate as administrator seeks court order to sell Lots 4 and 26 in Block 7 Shaw and Ludingtons Addition Ottawa and Lot 9 in Block 49 Ottawa to pay debts and administration expenses. Hearing set August 5, 1960 at Ottawa court. Witnesses urged to appear with defense. sale to occur if approved. Auction notes for farm equipment appear in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franknin County
Kansas
Miginio Escobar
State of Kansas
Haward XE
Donate
Higinio Escobar
de Soto
Kas
Kerth
Ciy
Ottawa
Franklin Parker
Ernest Siegman
Aler
Garin Mienieen Valley
Bat Hariston
Move Closer To Ticket Goal for Athletics Home Game
A total of nearly 13550 tickets remain to be sold to secure the club's stay in Kansas City under the city contract. The effort aims to meet the required attendance threshold for the Athletics baseball game at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Athletics
Edward E Donahue Estate Notice In Herington Kansas
Edward E Donahue administrator of the estate of Higinia Eecnbar deceased files with Herington Kansas attorney Hubert L Pinet a probate matter. Pinet acts as probate judge overseeing the administration and related filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Donahue
Higinia
Decesend
H. Alward
Herington
Kansas
Ial
Hubert L. Pinet
Jude
Ottawa Market Sale Listings Chronicle
Community sale notices every Thursday night and various farm auction listings across Ottawa Baldwin Overbrook Pomona and nearby towns. Senior listings include dairy cattle milking equipment holstein springers and farm implements with dates in July August and early September and contact phones for Printy James and other handlers.
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Printy and Sons
Ben
Gordon James
Ottawa
Main
Wilson
John Shenk
Marion
Springer
Arden Johnson
Baldwin Bank
Baldwin
Kaa
Wellaville
Kan
Myers Bros
Claude
Howard
Russell Kennison
Williamebore
H. L
Blanche Tarbet
Princeton
Kansas
John Ahenk
Ottawa Market
Wilson St
Overbrook Livestock Ale
Overbrook
Waverly Mise
iAug
Homer Gibson
Holstein Fresh
Ottawa Typewriter
Heltere
Walter George Farm
Abe
Lawrence
Haskell Pors Aals Seereeree
Wilson Street
Aux Bal
Lila Fuqua
Mottman Weding
Wilson Holstein Dairy
Pomona
Arden Johnson Dairy Sale
Eayt Baldwin
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Colbern's
East Ltd
Bobby Cook
N. Cherry
Frank Cook
Drake's Bakery
Georgia P. Rea
Snyder Pharmacy
Russell Stover
Floyd Richard
St. Luke's Hospital
Ellis Piavo
Ottawa Garden Club
C. W. Bollweg
S. Mulberry
Loren Ames
Dwight Spears
Michigan Valley
Big G. O. P
Pence’s
Masonic Temple
Alice Fletcher
Melvin Dixon
E. F. Risdon
Duraclean Home Service
Cecil Wolgast
Don Wetzel
Sandra K. Emery
Larry Lines
Lewis P
Lorn
Sandra Emery
Freddie Moser
Bornt
Hursday
Charles Williams
Demoret
Alfred Finch
Rantoul
Jesse C. Wright
Bobby Robertson
Beverly Daugharthy
Albert Schulz
Vesta
Griffin
Peg
Keer
Wizard
Auragel
Warrell
William
Kenneth
Edith Reed
Ruth Yockey
Quenemo
Henry Mundy
Charlies
Mundy
Sam Mundy
Pittsburg
Fannie Lee
Hallowell
Bert Stanley
Meriden
Elizabeth Patterson
Towner's Chapel
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Glenn
Arnold
Glenn S. Arnold
California
Hamilton
Helen Dodson
Peggy Parks
Catherine Arnold
W. C. Arnold
Joplin
Lillie Alexander
William Talbott
Loth
Joe Reichler
Pancho Herrera
Philadelphia
Dallas Green
Cubs
Morris Thacker
Cincinnati
Gordon Coleman
Chico Cardenas
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Jtead
New York
Yankees
Y Towner
General Services
Eavys Galier
Econda
Cleveland
Alban
White Sox
Detroit
Baltimore
Seata
Jerry
BE Nieewander
Chey Barber
McCracken Electric
Marichal
Giants
Felipe Alou
Johnny Logan
Joey Amalfitano
Warren Spahn
Orlando
Cepeda
Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Coleman
Cardenas
Frank Robinson
Reds
Chuck Essegiangol
Bobby del Greco
Herrera
Phillies
Egals
John Reeman
Holmein Springer Heifers
L. B. Dillon
Mile East Pleasant Grave
Lawrence, Kangras
Dhe Stocker & Fredhr
Brook
Overbrook Eas
Wed
Cimt Marconette
Mgr
Pha
Bill Bilts
Sheldon Trk. & Trac. Co
S. Walnut
Brown's Hdw
Sporting Goods
Ceca A Atti
Kownerg
Shige
Sa Wamancorrawe
Ax Mois
Alice
Stewart and Sons
Albert
Harold
Franklin Co. Safe Co
Locust
Karsae
Oy Neneho
Monte
Wilson Co
Albert Kaufman
Poplar
J.D. A
J.D
J.D. Fatmall and
Ottawa Tractor & Imp
Leeds
Feeds
Free Soil Test
Morea
Gingerich
Jack Nelson
Overbrook Livestock
Kapses
H. D. _ Smith
N. Main
S. Main
Coronado
Malott Hardware
Médien
Jon
Publican
Elisabeth Briggs
Wiliam
Almeda Sinclair
Wayne Angell
Republi- Lee
AD Perkin
Pranklin County
Carl Williams
Angus Helfers
W. Kohier
Wallsville
Heldner
Co Hen Heldner
Geo
W. Downs
Pacha
Pio
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