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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1961
Page
3
Kenneth Envart of Denver Colorado son of Mr and Mrs E B En Mari is recovering from a major operation at St Luke s Hospital in Denver.
W. E. Peterson, superintendent of Wellsville Schools, attends the 18th Annual Work Conference on rural education administration at Columbia University New York. Session runs July 24 through August 11. Peterson sponsored by Paola and Ottawa councils with Knights of Columbus. Ottawa district meeting planned at K of C hall 7:45 pm Tuesday for trip to Paola. no meeting there. Invitations extended to local district reps, state departments, colleges, and national groups. Other notes include Lions Club pictures by Max Pierson with guests Walter L. Jones, Walt Sparrow, and Fadlze Reusch. Rev. Roy Armstrong introduced as new Trinity Methodist Church member. perfect attendance buttons awarded. and various local travels and court notices.
The Williamsburg Lerker Co owned by LW Sutherland and D Lyman closed today after the rise of home freezers cut demand. The 287 unit plant opened by the Sutherlands in August 1945. Grocery and meat departments will continue to operate.
Robert Wo Rovterdif and Kathryn Jaabel Brown, both aged 50, of Culm of Toprks, obtained marriage licenses marking the start of their union under local civil procedures.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Todd, Melba Ann and Randy returned Friday from a six day Colorado trip visiting Chester Rand and family in Salida. Rand guided several jeep road sightseeing trips to Mountain areas less publicized than typical. They crossed Independence Pass amid snowfall and toured the Tabor mines in Leadville and the deserted town of St Elmo with abandoned buildings and still intact board sidewalks.
AP market summary shows calves at 40M, steers and heifers steady to higher, stockers and feeders strong to 50 higher, primes 21.50 to 23.50. Vealers 21 to 25.90, good to choice stockers 22.25 to 25.90. Cattle and hogs mixed with sows steady to 25 higher, lambs 14 to 18, feeders strong. Lamb and sheep prices index noted with various ranges across categories.
A 1950 car stolen Saturday night from behind the A and P Store near Ottawa was found early Sunday after the driver abandoned it on 7th Street road. The owner is listed as Orville Hayward. Pomona Marshal Andy Hoover stopped the car for no lights and no license tag, then pursued to Ottawa but lacked a radio to locate the fleeing youth.
A series of three injury accidents between 4:50 and 5:30 p.m. left sheriff's deputies busy. Four people were taken to Paola Hospital after a car truck collision in Lane around 5:20 involving Olan R. Johnson backing a truck into a car driven by Mrs. Henry Theele. Theele and her three children were admitted briefly. Cleo Hill, 87, of Princeton, and 15‑month‑old Pamela Hill and Dennis Hawley, 15, were injured in separate wrecks near Princeton and Ottawa. Hill suffered facial cuts and a broken nose. Hawley had cuts and bruises. A Lawrence car driven by Albert Aldridge slid into a ditch near Ottawa, overturning.
Vatican City AP reports Domenico Cardinal Tardini, chief aide to Pope John XXIII, died Sunday in his Vatican apartment. Funeral is planned for Wednesday at St Peter's Basilica. Tardini served as cardinal secretary of state and oversaw foreign affairs. He had heart illness and arterial disease. Nicola Cardinal Canali, 70, remained near death with pneumonia. Canali heads Vatican City administration. Cardinal Tardini, a Rome native, was ordained in 1912 and joined the Vatican Curia in 1921, dedicating his career to church governance.
Tokyo AP reports Japan launches its third submarine the 750 ton Iaura shio at Kobe 830 miles southwest of Tokyo. The fleet already includes the Oyashio built in Japan and the Kurashio built in the United States.
Derek Kelly an Ottawa University student from Haiti was presented a license to preach yesterday morning at the North Baptist Church by moderator Max Shoemaker on behalf of the church. Kelly attends Ottawa University on a Kansas Men's scholarship and chairs the Christian Service Teams. His home is Cap Haitian, Haiti, where his father serves as executive secretary for American Baptist Missions in Haiti and also works as pastor and seminary teacher.
Death notices from Eureka and Garnett report Henry G. Hettick of Eureka aged 27 died recently, with a graveside service at Central Cemetery south of Pomona. Other obituaries include Mrs. Roy Ballard of Garnett dying on her farm, and Mrs. John H. Duncan of Santa Monica, California, who passed on July 26.
Admissions list includes Elmer Michael RFD 4 Albert Clark Traveler's Motel Ray Anderson RFD 2 Overbrook Mrs Perry Dunn Wellsville Ralph A Edwards Clayton Okla Sunday Births Mr and Mrs Loren Noakes RFD 1 Mound City a son born Sunday weight 8 Lbs 6 ozs Mr and Mrs Warren Milton 111 Cedar a son born Sunday weight 8 Lbs 15 ozs Dismissals Mrs John Hamerickhouse and infant daughter 919 W 6th Lew is D Smith 903 E 9th Saturday Mrs Edward Parker and infant daughter 720 Poplar Mrs Harry J LeValley and infant son 520 1S Cedar and Mrs Frank Jakovic and infant son Princeton Sunday Melvin Wagoner Westphalia Archie Hay RFD 1 Everett Higdon Princeton Mrs Chester Coats Princeton Mrs Melvin Sturn and infant son Wellsville Monday
Apparent garbled public notices including traffic toll data for Topeka Kansas and multiple probate matters. Notices announce appointment of executors for Susan M Reid and S L Brewer estates, hearing on final settlement, creditors’ claims within nine months, and required filings in Franklin County Probate Court Ottawa Kansas.
Legal notices warn of August 28 hearing in Ottawa for Hazel Brewer Haney petition and announce a Kansas probate matter for F. N. Dunlap. Also a Guardian Angel Homes ad offers elderly care at 803 S. Main, and a Western Colorado district seeks a school district business manager with salary up to 10000.
Weekly and monthly livestock sale dates across Kansas towns including Overbrook Ottawa Waverly and Lyndon feature Holstein dairy cattle consignments and household goods. Sales list times locations contact numbers and note Friday night special sales and Thursday night community sales.
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