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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
5
Brief notices mix campaign updates and local events. Earl Link is a Republican candidate for county commissioner in the third district. Also listed are youth film showings, leased lake access for members, trespass warnings, military deployment mentions, local election results, and various small ads about services and graduations.
Orris Cox recreation director says the summer program opens June 15 with morning and night play, grounds, swimming, tennis, music, wading pool, and Pee Wee baseball for ages eight to nine. Little League for ages ten to twelve has begun, Babe Ruth League for ages thirteen to fifteen will meet at Forest Park 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday with practice Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Ottawa High School physical fitness program starts Monday night.
Two Ottawa women were injured about 11 p.m. Tuesday in a one car accident three miles north of Olathe on an I 35 access road. Judith Bayless 19 and Janith D Andrews 20 suffered cuts. Bayless who was driving said she lost control on a curve. Damage to the 1961 car was estimated at 450 dollars.
Leo P. Robinson Jr. of Iola was fined five dollars and costs for passing in a marked no passing zone one third mile north of Princeton on US 59. Lyman Earl Criser of Oma ha Neb was arrested for passing in a marked no passing zone and Wednesday forfeited a ten dollar bond. Arnold W. Scarberry of Chap ute was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding 70 mph in a 60 mph zone on 1.35 north east of Ottawa. He was driver of a Ryan Transport Corp vehicle from Des Moines Iowa.
Ottawa Fire Department logged seven fire calls and two silent runs under Fire Chief Harry Gilliland. May events include car fires, home fires, gas and fuel spills, with damages ranging from no damage to several thousand dollars.
Hospital notes list admissions including Donna Harrison of 613 S Poplar Quentin Roberts Ottawa Rural Fire District 2 Jimmy Patton 743 S Locust Lee Ann Montgomery and Gayle Marie Montgomery Ottawa Rural Fire District 1 David Burgoon 620 S Poplar Mrs Melvin Miller Pomona Mrs Pearl Weburg Overbrook with days Wednesday and Thursday Dismissals include Mrs John Scott Quenemo
Sixteen people forfeited bonds at police court and eight paid fines for violations mainly careless and inattentive driving and running stop signs. Several defendants faced trial July 2, including Robert J. Albers and Joel T. Weigand, while some cases ended with guilty verdicts and fines.
A group of 12 Squareteens teenage square dancers from Ottawa join 110 members in a 4-H backed program. They are invited to perform at the Spring Square Dance Festival in Fayetteville Arkansas after earning a 4-H award trip to a Wagner Oklahoma square dance institute. The dancers, many of whom learned couple and square dancing locally, will present Alpine and Spanish folk routines in costumes they made themselves.
Summer semester enrollment for the first two sessions reached 70 yesterday with more expected to enroll later. Dean D. W. Bemmels is pleased and expects steady growth. University housing is available and meals are served in the Student Union.
KC Markets Kansas City AP lists consumer egg quotes by size with large A 25 27 cents, medium 21 25, small 18 20, large B 24 25. Wholesale eggs show large 80 percent A 27 30, medium 80 percent A 23 25. Poultry and butter unchanged. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers at farm 12 13, delivered at plant 1234 1414.
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle at 1800 head and calves about 50 with steady to higher pricing for steers and cows. Hogs total 2500 with barrows gilts strong to 50 cents higher, sows steady. Lambs steady with 23.50 to 24.00 for choice and good spring lambs and 24.25 for choice and prime. ewes priced 4.50 to 5.50.
A two car collision in the 100 block of S Hickory damaged front fenders and bumpers of a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Ofelita Ivey and a 1955 Ford driven by Melvin Kneedler. Ivey backed from the curb and struck Kneedler, who had a 7 year old injured passenger complain of stomach pain. Police charged Ivey with failing to yield.
David Haverty, 20, and Debbie Drumright, 16, both of Ottawa, apply for a marriage license as proceedings for nuptials advance in local records.
Herman Katzer 56 owner of Greeley Garage died this morning at his home in Greeley. Survived by wife Lucy of the home son Dennis four brothers Leonard Walter Steven and three sisters including Mrs. Glenn Jackson and three Catholic nun sisters in distant cities. Funeral arrangements pending.
Funeral services for Olive M Miller who died May 30 in Wellington were held June 2 at the Methodist Church Oxford with graveside rites at Highland Cemetery Ottawa. Myrtie May Miller died May 31 with services June 30 at Lamb Funeral Home and burial in Antioch Cemetery southwest of Ottawa. Milton R Shoger had services June 3 at Lamb Funeral Home with burial in Princeton Cemetery. Ava M Stewart died June 1 in Lawrence and her funeral was June 3 at the First Baptist Church Centropolis with burial in Centropolis Cemetery.
Ex New York resident Nora Jo O'Brien from Hempstead Long Island plans to ride Ebony the horse from Ottawa to California in August. Unable to afford rail or van transport she seeks food and lodging info while en route. Humane Society offers free care for Ebony during the stay. She reports support from travelers in ten states and will ride most of the journey with trailer use when possible to save time and rest the horse.
Jules V Doty, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Kansas, pledged Tuesday night to push tax reforms to reduce homeowners taxes. He said homeowners are the forgotten man and urged leadership to move Kansas toward the 1960s include rest of the nation.
First published June 4 1964 and last published June 18 1964 in Johnson County Kansas. In the Probate Court of the county the guardian Julia L Jones petitions to sell an undivided one half interest in real estate described as starting at Poplar Street Ottawa Franklin County Kansas. The guardian is authorized to sell per law and interested parties must file defenses by June 26 1964 at 10 AM. Guardian contact Julia L Jones Tulsa Oklahoma 6937 E Fifth Place.
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