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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1960
Page
5
The Kansas City Bible College Coeds For Christ quartet will perform at Faith Bible Church at 621 N. Poplar this Sunday evening, with Gilbert Hagland and Harold Young of the college delivering the message.
An unemployed 66 year old man from Quapaw Oklahoma was sentenced to one year in jail for stealing a dozen bouquets and wreaths from graves at Hillcrest Cemetery near Galena Kansas on Memorial Day. He offered no explanation and was arrested in Joplin the following day.
A boy spent 15 days in rugged bush after a plane crash near Tartan Lake, 390 miles northwest of Winnipeg. Rescuers Bert Harvey Evans and crew found him exhausted but in good condition, while his father Steve Sedtor 39 and friend Ken Harrison 32 perished. The boy survived on roots and rain water as a 12 mile fishing trip turned disaster.
Washington AP In a unanimous ruling the National Labor Relations Board declared that any picketing aimed at compelling an employer to bargain with a union is illegal. The decision, applying the new Congress enacted ban on recognition picketing, held peaceful or violent actions to compel employees to choose a union unlawful. The Board ordered Teamsters Local 239 of Long Beach to stop picketing Stanley Auto Parts & Accessories Corp. which employs five people.
A six man arbitration board in Chicago awarded engineers on U S railroads a 4 percent wage increase in two steps for 40 000 workers. The decision sets a pattern for settling wage disputes affecting 760 000 operating workers including firemen trainmen conductors brakemen and switchmen. The 2 percent raise takes effect July 1 and another 2 percent on March 1 1961. Fringe benefits remain in force and the May 1 cost of living allowance is integrated into existing pay.
Oklahoma City AP dispatch notes harvesting activity rising in southwestern Oklahoma with improved weather. Most work centered in the Randlett Temple Devol corridor and expected to spread to Altus unless showers interrupt. Tillman County reported about 3 percent harvested. ample labor and machinery reported by the Oklahoma Employment Service.
Mrs Muriel Cowgill 81 of 411 S Hickory died at 10 45 am today after moving to Ottawa in 1918 from Altus Oklahoma. Born 1879 in Columbus Iowa she was daughter of Noah F Shaw and Josephine Riddle. Widow of Dr Ralph E Cowgill she leaves daughter Mrs Ray Ewart Topeka granddaughter Mrs Thomas E Trigg sister Mrs J E Cosby Ottawa and two great grandsons.
Effie E Griffin aged 84 died at Crestview Nursing Home Ottawa at 12 40 a m She moved to Ottawa in 1903 from Illinois Born July 29 1875 in Missouri she was daughter of W D and Mary Long Phibbs A member of the American Legion Auxiliary She was widow of Samuel E Griffin died January 1941 Survived by son Earl Griffin Washington DC and one granddaughter
TOPEKA AP Gen. Anderson loses ouster bid in Shawnee County District Court to remove Marion Doss as court marshal. He alleged Doss took or sought fees from bondsmen for tips on arrests. Judge Beryla R. Johnson required credible evidence. court found no proof. Both men are Republicans and Anderson may appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Services for Mrs Barbara Jean Meeker who died May 30 were held at Trinity Methodist Church on June 2 with Rev L D Boatman and Rev Charles P Knight officiating. Pallbearers were Ted Hornecker Gail Nitcher Don Waymire Charles Waymire Max Thompson Floyd Hamner. C J Milton Jr sang hymns accompanied by Miss Maude Adams. Burial was in Garnett Cemetery Garnett.
Graveside services for Teresa K Boyer infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary L Boyer of El Paso Texas will be held Monday at 2 pm in Muncie Cemetery west of Ottawa Rev Charles P Knight to officiate
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Fla AP The Air Force remote switched a Bomarc A before kill and then launched a second to intercept over the Gulf of Mexico The ninth and tenth straight Bomarc A tests from Santa Rosa in three months Army claims a Redstone flight at White Sands New Mexico carried a flying TV station achieving the longest ever land barrier trajectory with a RCA system camera worked perfectly in three tests at White Sands for third time.
In Jericho New York a bulldozer cleared a field uncovering a metal box containing more than 70 thousand dollars in assorted bills wrapped in brown paper. Landowner Arthur Shodnek and police were alerted as Lt Attwell verified the amount though an exact figure was not released. The money appeared dry leading officials to suspect it had not been buried long.
The probe into a lovers' murder near Independence, Kansas, centers on Mrs. Sharon Kinne charged with first degree murder for shooting her boyfriend's wife, Mrs. Patricia Jones. Key officials clash over evidence handling, autopsy, and exhumation while bonds are set for Kinne and Jones. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 16.
Dale Leon Ross aged 19 and Patricia Ann Spegal aged 14, both residents of Itlawa, obtained marriage licenses.
AP notes cattle with insufficient sales for price testing as 300 head, calves not counted. Hogs around 2,500 with barrows and gilts steady to 26-40 under. 1-3 190-200 lb at 17.00? not clear. Sows 13.75-14.50, 1-3 2000-400 lb. Sheep 1,400 mostly slaughter lambs delivered from basins.
State of Kansas to all concerned. Petition filed by Gene Ames seeks probate of Florence K Judd's will dated January 26 1960 and appointment of Homer J Henning as executor without bond. Hearing set for June 27 1960 at Ottawa court in Franklin County Kansas. Respond defenses by that date or judgment will be entered. Gene Ames Petitioner. Anderson and Byrd Attorneys for Petitioner.
Lamb Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements for Muriel Cowgill widow of Dr. Ralph Cowgill, a longtime resident, who passed away this morning.
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