This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1957
Page
1
Incorporation of Le Master Spraying Inc with 10000 authorized capital completed. Members are Chuck LeMaster and Mr Mrs O M Mulcahey. Mulcahey is resident agent.
Admits include Mrs. Ralph Miskimon Williamsburg and Jean Reichard Williamsburg and Pamela Jean Plett 1029 West 5th Saturday. Births report Mr and Mrs Dale Wood 1126 North Poplar a daughter born Friday weight 6 pounds 8 ounces. Dismissals include Sister Stanislaus 410 Cedar Mrs Jennie Naple 536 Beech Friday and Mrs James D Harrell 930 Maple Saturday.
Funeral services for Barton J. McClow who died June 6 at Melvern will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m from Shaffer Mortuary Lyndon Rev C E Eggelston Melvern to officiate and interment will be at Norfolk Nebraska
Velma McCartney about 65 drowned in a pond near her Angola farm home. Body found yesterday. Coroner Dr I J Waxse ruled it death by own action. Sheriff J E Morrow said she was last seen alive Wednesday night.
Chester Dean Fredricks, 19, Ottawa, and Sheryl Marie McBride, 16, Prince ton. Robert Oran Courter, 17, Edgerton, and Nancy Jane Davidson, 17, Ferrerview, Mo. Francis A. Schamie, 31, Osage City, and Betty Allene Mollett, 28, Osage City. Howard R. Ledom, 22, Ottawa, and Patricia L. Burgess, 17, Pomona.
Washington The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 18 to 2 to continue the acreage reserve portion of the soil bank for 1958 crops, a move seen as administration friendly. The panel also approved a 12 month Agriculture Department funding bill of 3.668 billion, about 24 million less than the House figure and 300 million below Eisenhower’s request, while authorizing 500 million for 1953 crop acreage payments.
Mrs Dean Burkdoll 39 of Lyndon died last night in Stormont Vail hospital Topeka after a year and a half of failing health Georgene Caroline Neill born September 13 1917 at Quenemo daughter of George and Florence Neill married to Mr Burkdoll May 12 1935 at Vassar Survivors include husband children Dean Lee Carolyn Frankie Roxine mother and several siblings Funeral set for Sunday at 3 p m at Evangelical United Brethren church Vassar with Rev F W West and Rev O H Deever officiating burial in Lyndon Cemetery
New Delhi reported 2,800 new influenza cases and its first flu death in the Asian epidemic yesterday. Earlier figures show 3,000 cases on Thursday and 3,000 previously.
Lebanon Kentucky judge questions defendant about lacking a driver's license. He answers he has not had time since army discharge in 1946. Judge orders ten dollars and costs.
Sandra Owen of Navarre Ohio and Dana Bennett of Denver Colorado shared the 30th annual national spelling bee title after 37 rounds of spellings. Each won 1000 dollars plus a trophy and a 100 dollar weekend trip to New York.
A 39 year old crop dusting pilot Doyle Chester Dillon of Mankato Kansas was killed in a single engine aircraft crash on a farm near Osborne Kansas 18 miles southwest of town. The Osborne County sheriff reports no witnesses to the crash on the Lewis Boultinghouse farm. Dillon is survived by his widow and three children.
The Supreme Court was asked by the Justice Department to deny review of convictions under the Sherman Act in 1955 for the Kansas City Star Co and its advertising director Emil A Lees. Lees was fined 2500 dollars and the company 5000 dollars for attempting to monopolize news and advertising dissemination in the Kansas City area.
The community church calendar lists Children’s Day at St Paul A M E Church in the morning service. Faith Lutheran’s Vacation Bible School closes with a program Friday night June 14. First Baptist hosts 204 children and 44 teachers from several churches. St Paul A M E Rev Edwin M O Neal presides with 9:30 church school 11:00 worship and 5:30 ACE league. Older Youth Christian Fellowship meets Federated Church tomorrow at 4 for Lone Star Lake picnic with sack lunches. ministers invited.
Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Communist party chief, will address a mass meeting in Helsinki in his first speech to the Finnish people since arriving with Premier Bulganin.Observers note cautious Finnish public interest as official assurances of friendship have been made and a communique reports three new cooperation committees in trade and culture.
Alla Westlock reports Mike Bison keeps chickens that produced a jumbo egg weighing 6% ounces with a diameter of 3% inches and an egg length of nine inches. The event drew local interest as neighbors gathered to view the unusual offering and discuss poultry feats.
Georgiana Rundle, 21, of Axtell was crowned Miss Kansas 1957 and will go to Miss America in Atlantic City. The Kansas State College sophomore earned the title on the third ballot, receiving an all expense trip, a $100 scholarship and a trophy. She is the daughter of Mrs. Rolf Huffman and was raised by her grandparents in Axtell. Runner up was Jorma Jean Cook of Winfield, with Sherry Tourtillott of Newton third among 11 contestants.
Miss Allie B. Clark, 88, was found beaten to death in her three room Kansas City apartment. Police say she was raped and the intruder entered through a rear screen door. Coroner notes facial bones crushed and motive listed as sex. A $10 folder was found near the body. investigators seek known sex offenders for questioning.
The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved a bill to spend 2,184,000 dollars for public works at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Grandview, Missouri. The measure targets base infrastructure and related improvements.
Directory lists area churches with addresses and pastors. It includes Assembly of God, Bethany Chapel Baptist, Church of the Nazarene, Church of Christ, Wesleyan Methodist, Church of Christ, Christian Science Society, Faith Lutheran, Garnett Lutheran Extension, Trinity Methodist, First Christian, First Baptist, Calvary Baptist, Federated Presbyterian Congregational, North Baptist, Faith Bible, United Presbyterian, Church Of The Brethren, First Methodist, and Sacred Heart Catholic with service times from Sunday schools to evening worship and midweek meetings. Various pastors named: Harris, Batley, J Russell Smith, Ser vices, Caldwell, Andrews, Len non, Garnett Kurth, Craig, redrikson, Weber, Clayton, Macdonald, Mease. Addresses include 520 HB 13th, 2nd Poplar, 7th Elm, 5th Cedar, 615 N Main, 903 N Poplar, 316 E 12th, 610 W 8rd, 316 E 12th, and others.
Parsons Kansas Peace Officers Association holds its annual spring gathering expected to draw about 150 law enforcement officers. Members from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation the Kansas Highway Patrol and city and county agencies will attend the three day meeting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.