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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1968
Page
4
The Holiday Manor Nursing Home in Osawatomie has been certified by the U.S. Health, Education and Welfare as an extended care facility under Medicare. First in its four-county area, it has operated since June 28, 1967, and can house 100 residents. Piano Tuning Call Butlers. Adv.
Elizabeth Stoner, a chemistry major and Ottawa University junior from 802 S Cedar, has been selected for Missouri University’s 1968 National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Program. The 10-week session began today at MU in Columbia.
Connie Naiman a Richmond junior in art earned a scholarship in the Harry Darby sunflower painting competition at Kansas State University for outstanding achievement in art. The award was decided by a painting contest.
A C E yard sale is set for Wednesday June 5 at 212 S Locust. The listing notes items for sale and invites neighbors to browse the collection on that day.
Monte Mace of Garnett Kansas, a University of Kansas senior majoring in journalism, has been chosen as assistant managing editor of the University Daily Kansas for the fall semester. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mace.
Reekie McClure daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Reekie Williamsburg earned a diploma and pin from Stormont Vail School of Nursing Topeka She and her husband will move to Manhattan Kansas where both will enroll at Kansas State University
Two Ottawa freshmen receive Dean's honor roll recognition at St Benedicts College Atchison. James L. Clarkin, son of Mr and Mrs John Clarkin Ottawa RFD 2, and Gerald B Didde, son of Mrs Bernard Didde 522 E 5th St, are among those honored.
May rainfall at Worden totaled 4.37 inches, below the 5.00 inch normal. Year to date rainfall reaches 10.56 inches, versus a normal 14.74 inches for the period.
Frederic B Zook of 1506 Willow will receive his Ph D at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Friday evening. Warren Black Post 60 American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 tonight at Memorial Auditorium. Veal Sale at 210 Maple Wednesday and Thursday 8 to 5. Adv.
Ottawa Junior High launched its summer session with 137 students enrolled and attending classes today.
South Carolina marks a legal state holiday with most state offices and many local offices closed for the anniversary of Jefferson Davis born June 3, 1808. The observance affects government operations and public services across counties and municipalities.
The notice lists admissions for Oren Hughes Ottawa RFD 1 and others while dismissals cover multiple individuals including Mrs. Warren Hermreck Richmond and Steve Griffen Pomona. Emergencies report injuries to Marlin Porter Karen Bouska Charles Leach Lindy Cooper Fernando Diaz and others with police court note of a bicycle theft at 629 Willow TM Steve Hains.
Keith F Holden age 22 of 1627 Chestnut pleaded guilty to speeding 81 mph in a 60 mph zone. He was fined $20 plus costs in the county court.
Probate court lists names with ages and towns including Melvin Potts, Carolee Risdon, Steven Kirkland, Carol Guy, Larry Romans, Susan Adams, Alfred Butler, Margaret Poland, Tommie Chadwick, Mabel Mason, Leroy Crowl, Dorothy Simms, George Schreier, and Kathryn Sharp. Ottawa Police report multiple charges including Louise Hughes running stop sign and no license, David Sullivan license suspended, Edna Price careless driving, Richard White warrant arrest, Lela Johnson stop sign, Glen Perry stop sign, Stephen VanFossen stop sign, George Toumberlin stop sign, John Johnson stop sign. Bond amounts and warrants noted.
A 14 year old boy faced juvenile authorities after a Sunday learner permit violation following a collision in the Forest Park pool lot that damaged Vincent Bulgarelli’s car. Also, Carl Walman, 28, injured in a West Seventh collision with William Calder, 18, as the truck entered a driveway. Kansas City market notes list cattle, hogs and sheep prices with varied grades and weights.
A column cites diverse items from science and folklore. It notes a scale measuring a fly’s tongue at one millionth of a fly tongue, Yale researchers’ speed estimates for dinosaurs up to 30 mph, and U.S. Census figures on vacant lots led by Texas California and Florida. It cites arthritis affecting 16.8 million and a reversal from past surveys, quotes de Gaulle on cheese, Sprague on exercise, and a daily blood cell production rate of 2.4 million per second, plus folklore about moles pennies luck and thresholds on New Year’s Day.
A digest of best selling fiction and notable works listed in the New York Times. Titles include Airport by Arthur Hailey, Updike couples, Gore Vidal Myra Breckinridge, Leon Uris Topaz, Fletcher Knebel Vanished, Caldwell Testimony of Two Men, Styron The Confessions of Nat Turner, Marshall Christy, Durrell Tunuc, West The Tower of Babel, Ginott General Between Parent and Child, Morris Naked Ape, Julia Child French Chef Cookbook, Watson The Double Helix, Birmingham Our Crowd, Michener Iberia, Chichester Gipsy Moth Circles the World, Massie Nicholas and Alexandra, Frost and Jay The English, with Our Crowd noted as on order.
Three Atlanta high school youths Jim Patton Steve Bischoff and George Knight presented Gov. Lester Maddox with a white goose named Mac. Maddox accepted the nonpolitical gift and released the goose into the fountain at the governor's mansion, noting no other geese were on the premises.
Ottawa High School students joined 1161 boys registered Saturday for the 31st annual Boys State of Kansas at the University of Kansas. From Ottawa: Robert Hamerickhouse Rick Byrd David Mudrick Jay Hoglund David Thayer Steve Williamson Don Stevens Lee Van Fossan Tim McClay and Skip Nesbit. Opening day was Sunday with sessions to run through Saturday under American Legion sponsorship focusing on citizenship and government mechanics. D Scott Ross of Wichita, elected governor last year, will serve until a new governor is chosen Wednesday.
Jay Disberger, former Pomona High School principal, has been notified of acceptance for the American Civil Liberties and Social Change Institute at Columbia University from July 1 to August 9. The institute aims to deepen understanding of contemporary American liberties for junior and senior high school teachers and administrators and to help turn that knowledge into classroom materials and instruction.
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