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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1959
Page
5
Local Ottawa note: the Garden Club will hold a plenie at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Spears on Monday evening. Dr. McCandless has moved to a new downstairs location at 113 E 1th Street.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Ledom of 418 N Sycamore announce their son Larry M Ledom has enlisted in the U S Navy and traces his unit and billet in San Diego California. Robert L Luce, son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Luce, 1123 S Hickory, is in a Marine Corps training platoon leaders class at Quantico Virginia. Rawleigh Products and Drake's Bakery ads round out the local notices.
Twelve jurors convict eight alleged gamblers of conspiracy excise tax evasion and failure to register as a gambling syndicate in Terre Haute Indiana. Sentencing set for Sept. 10 with possible penalties up to 21 years and 50,000 dollars per defendant.
In Surf California civilians are evacuated by Navy buses as Discoverer missiles are launched from nearby Vandenberg and Pt Arguello. The (AP) report notes 24 hour notices, shared costs with the railroad, and repeated delays due to weather and technical issues.
Admitted today are Mrs Bertha Newfield of 417 S Locust Nora Massey of 535 S Sycamore and Adam C Young of Osage City Dismissed today is Mrs Mary Reneau of 212 Walnut Prince Deskins of Pomona and William iKanive of 118 S Poplar transferred to KU Medical Center Thursday Mrs Walter Steward and baby son of Waverly admitted today
Market summary lists barley and wheat with mixed, unclear figures. corn prices appear near 1.08, oats at 65, butterfat 0.50, eggs 0.21 and 0.17. several entries are garbled and unreadable, making exact pricing and vendors indeterminable.
Wheat and corn prices move across a range of carlot quotes with No 2, No 3 grades and futures for September December March May listed. Soybeans, bran, shorts and barley prices shown, along with overnight futures open high low and close figures for wheat.
Cattle sale notes list 300 head cattle and 200 calves with few steers and heifers offered, cows steady and canners 13.00 to 15.80, unity cows around 16.00. Hog trades show 1,800 head with barrows and gilts 13.00 to 26.0, averages around 14.65, sows 320 to 550 pounds at 9.95 to 12.00. Sheep market small with 100 head untested.
Doctors gathered over one million units of serum for five members of an East Idaho farm family fighting botulism. A sixth member died. Three survivors are in iron lungs while others are in less critical condition. the family had eaten home canned beets. Serum antitoxin was flown from Portland, Los Angeles, Denver, and Pearl River.
TOPEKA AP Carl K. Suderman an Newton investment banker is named the new president of the State Chamber of Commerce Suderman rises from senior vice president after the resignation of John Landreth Landreth is named general manager of the West Coast lines of the Santa Fe Railway and will leave Kansas Frank L Leonard supported Suderman as senior vice president
Washington AP reports 177 paralytic polio cases last week, the year's high, up 11 from the prior week but far below the 56 increase a week earlier. Through July 25 total paralytic cases reach 1,133 this year, with 278 polio cases overall for the week and several states accounting for most of the increase.
Funeral services for Mrs Bes sie B Spring who died July 25 were held July 30 at McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev Floyd Moss officiating. Pallbearers included Donald Peckinpaugh Wesley Piersol George Ferguson Wendell Davis Leslie Mallory and Evan Piersol. Mrs Arthur Geiss and Paul Davis sang hymns with Mrs R L Stevens. Burial was in Mt Olivet Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Estella L Warren were held July 30 at St Paul A M E Church with Rev J R Gray and Rev William F Bailey officiating. Members of the church choir sang hymns with accompaniment by Mrs Louise Robinson. Pallbearers were Frank Armstrong Theron Stovall LeRoy Greene Charles Allen Chris Wilson and Roy Lewis. Burial followed at Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Ella Myrtle Greenfield 68 of 609 King Ottawa died today at 3 am in Ransom Memorial Hospital after a month’s stay. Born November 10 1890 in Mitchell County she was daughter of Warren E Cook and Cassey Blackney. Survived by two sons Ermil Ottawa and Albert Little Rock Ark four daughters Verda Cates Ella Porter Althea Moon and Ava Watts fifteen grandchildren one brother Eugene Cook Osage City three sisters Edna Ballaco Carry Day and Mary Brewer. Services Monday at 2 pm at Towners Chapel Rev Wayne Caldwell officiating burial in Melvern.
Kansas non farm employment in mid June stood at 552 000 slightly down from mid May yet 10 400 higher than a year earlier Manufacturing payroll rose 1 400 to 118 500 while nonmanufacturing fell about 1 600 due to school summer closings Unemployment climbed to about 25 200 2 9 percent of the civilian labor force with most of the rise from students and graduates entering the job market
Franklin County selects four 4-H teams to compete at Hutchinson State Fair September 19 to 24 and at Topeka Mid-America Fair September 12 to 17. Clothing entries at Hutchinson include Judy McClure Judy Milton and Edith Sass with Anna Channon as alternate. Foods entries list Judy McClure Sandra Herring Edith Sass with Judy Milton as alternate. Home improvement team features Helen Lederer Anna Channon and Sharon Whirley with Sandra Herring as alternate. Home economics entrants at Topeka are Edith Sass Anna Channon and Judy Milton with Helen Lederer as alternate.
Springfield workers Archie Foster, Vic Rummel, Mike Kieper, and Donald Mattson fly from Springfield to Mankato each day for six weeks to help build a new school. They depart at 7 a.m. and return by 5 15 p.m. in a four place Cessna 172, weather permitting. Foster, president of the Minnesota Bricklayers Conference, owns and pilots the plane.
A court order halts interstate sales of PX 120 appetite reducing tablets. The action, at FDA request, targets Wilson-Williams Co. of Tuckahoe New York and president Jack Elliott for alleged false claims that the tablets fight hunger and send a stop signal to the brain to curb eating.
In Cincinnati Ohio a court-ordered restraining order blocks 15 members of the anti Hoffa faction from interfering with Local 100 Teamsters and entering headquarters after a Wednesday night hall brawl that led to 12 arrests on trespassing and disorderly conduct charges. Seven await police court hearings August 6 and four seek jury trials at later dates while the 12th man has a hearing scheduled today.
New York AP reports that repeated TV adverts, especially filmed spots, aim to fix a sponsor’s identity in viewers’ minds. Agencies insist on reiterating key words, sometimes three times per message, to reach those who miss earlier airings.
AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities by State Accident Records Section. In the last 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. today there were 3 deaths. To date in 1959 the toll stands at 325, compared with 293 for the comparable period in 1958.
Orchard notices list flavors and produce for sale including slicing tomatoes at 36%9 and canning tomatoes from Duane Lee. Sweet corn and field run tomatoes priced at 1.50 a bushel from Arnold Fruit & Flower Farm near Richter. Wealthy apples and other fruit from Davis Orchard in Baldwin Kansas plus homegrown peaches and cucumbers available by order, with white peaches expected around August 12.
Home Farmshines good selection of used dinette sets in all sizes colors and ships priced at 14.95 and up. Douglas Bros advertises a mirror chest bed set with original 129.95 now 79.95 or 7.95 down and six monthly payments. Gambles highlights 10x21 wool rug 7.95 with 6 monthly payments and a walnut bedroom suite on sale for 139.95. Colby’s Warehouse lists 124 S Main.
A vintage classified ad offers used appliances and air conditioners from Douglas Bros and others. Items include a 15 cu ft chest freezer, Tecumseh sealed units, a 59 model Home Freezer, many refrigerators from $24.95 up, Maytag and GE washers from $1.25 a week, and a 110 volt air conditioner at $49.95 with down payment options.
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