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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1963
Page
4
A divorce was granted to Sharon Jane Swartz and David Philip Swartz. Sharon received custody of their 20 month old daughter Wendy Elizabeth and $40 monthly child support. The couple married December 18, 1960 and have one child.
A two car crash on US 59 at John Brown Highway junction in Princeton injured Darlene White 15 of Richmond who sustained cuts and bruises and was treated at Garnett Hospital. Roger Adams 6 was driving the northbound Adams car which struck the side of a southbound car entering a service station. Mrs. Florence Wolken 46 of RFD Greeley failed to yield and was cited for improper yielding. Wolken’s car carried five passengers with no injuries reported. damages were $600 to the Wolken car and the Adams car was a total loss.
Five persons were killed in two Kansas traffic accidents Sunday. A three car wreck south of Hoisington on U S 281 killed three people Ray mond D Cheney 24 of Hoisington Alvin Li Parks 18 of Kiowa and William D Schwartz 18 of Great Bend riding with Parks The third driver Dwight K Ritter 22 of Great Bend suffered head injuries The Parks and Cheney cars collided head on at the crest of a hill and the Ritter car plowed into the wreckage A collision between a car and County took the lives of two neighbors William H Nicholson 31 and Mrs Roxie Woodard 71 Nicholson was en route to help a neighbor cut wheat and Mrs Woodward was returning from church
Carl L. Williams, 741.8 Ce dar, was sentenced to the Kansas Industrial Reformatory at Tut chinson after pleading guilty to forgery. His probation request was taken under advisement by the Franklin County District Court. Williams allegedly forged a $600 counterfeit bank check on Farmers Trust Co., Lees Sum mit, Mo, and cashed it March 4 at Peoples National Bank.
Market notes show soy and grain bids with mixed results in Kansas City and regionally. Hog prices range steady to 26 lower for 1 3 190-400 lb barrows and gilts, sows 13.60 to 14.75, cattle with steady to strong trends and feeders 18.00 to 17.60, cows 14.78 to 17.00, and general activity described as slow to steady across items.
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs. Mary Silvey Samuel Lee Vern Allman Bruce Allison Robert Steeman John H Rogers and Mary Oak Jane Richesoff Joseph Bur goon Florence Cates Mrs Ilan Ackley Births to Mr and Mrs Robert Stoffer Dismissals include Mrs Joseph Weethee Penny Reeves Robert Brown and Mrs Floyd Barton plus infant daughter Harold Kirkland and Mrs Howard Huston noted.
Rusell C. Swift of West Springfield Pennsylvania spent six days aboard an 89 inch square bait box after his Jaya snapper boat sank on its first voyage June 3. The Coast Guard rescued him 50 miles southwest of Fort Myers Florida with an amphibian plane guiding a shrimper and a helicopter to bring him ashore to a hospital.
An internal state Commerce Commission examiner opened a weeklong hearing in Kansas City on a proposal to reduce freight charges to Gulf ports for export of wheat and flour.
Rep William Avery of Kansas says he supports a proposed user fee system for national parks. The measure is before the Interior and Insular Affairs subcommittee on national parks. hearings are done. Avery hopes Prairie National Park bill may be considered next year, though action this session seems unlikely. The proposal envisions a native grasslands park up to 60 000 acres in Pottawatomie County east of Tuttle Creek Reservoir.
WASHINGTON AP Khrushchev may join Kennedy and Macmillan to sponsor a new push to end nuclear test ban deadlock. If true, it marks a shift but U S officials remain skeptical after long stalled negotiations. Khrushchev backs a Moscow meeting 10 days after Red Chinese delegates arrive and has opposed Kennedy Macmillan efforts for six months.
Cecil Gilmore of Pomona won first in the A modified gokart race at Lake Garnett Saturday night while Eddie Boyer of 1317 Willow earned second in the A stock go kart race. The next race is set for Lake Garnett on Saturday, June 22.
Congress members agree housewives won t quit detergents for old fashion methods to cut water pollution. They favor new products that avoid polluting streams lakes and underground waters. Senator Gaylord Nelson notes it might be possible to wash like mothers did. A committee member jokes about soap making from kitchen grease.
Washington AP reports a government forecast on the coming wheat crop showing production prospects not as favorable as a month ago due to drought in parts of the country. The last forecast stood at 1,125,000,000 bushels versus 1,091,000 last year.
Lawrence Raitinger 70 east of Greeley died June 6 at home. Survived by wife Ida son Larry and three sisters. Funeral at St John’s Church burial in St John’s Cemetery. George Finch 71 of Topeka died in a Topeka hospital. Longtime custodian at Central Congregational Church. Survived by wife Esta son Floyd and four daughters and extended family. Services Tuesday at Overbrook Methodist Church with burial in Overbrook Cemetery. Harold Hurst, Ottawan, died June 9 in Bell Gardens California of a heart attack. Wife Grace Dennis of Ottawa survives.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday June 8 at Towners Funeral Chapel with Rev. Charles P. Knight officiating. Pallbearers included John Baker Gary Horne Gene Horne Junior Yates Lewis Thomas and Homer Robbins. Honorary pallbearers were Merle Montgomery and Charles Robert Horne. Mrs Ervin Happy sang with Mrs J M Kilgore. Burial followed in Agricola Cemetery.
In southwestern and central Kansas heavy weekend rain delayed the 1963 wheat harvest. Cutting slowed in Ford, Edwards, Meade, Pratt, Russell, and eastern Sumner counties while southern Sumner finished. Barber County is half harvested. Reno County begins after weekend showers. Ellis and Barton counties expect accelerated harvesting Tuesday. Stevens County to start Friday. Rice County reports 60 lb bushel wheat at 14 to 15 percent moisture. Barton County yields seen 15 to 20 bu/acre.
Karen Raye Schwartz 20, Friends University junior, claimed Miss Kansas title in Pratt. The El Dorado High School graduate from Wichita as Miss KAKEland will compete in Miss America in Atlantic City next February. She won a $1,000 scholarship plus about $2,000 in other prizes. five runners-up earned up to $450 scholarships, and ten finalists were selected from 29 entrants.
Franklin County residents are reminded that the county health office will administer all three Sabin polio vaccines in a makeup clinic at the courthouse from 5 to 7 Wednesday night June 12.
Property transfers listed include Ralph Hohner to Geo l L Enyart for Lot 33 Block 4 Gleason Add. Kenneth Harrington to Harry Funk for four small parcels and four tracts in SW% all in 1 18-18. Elizabeth Stoffer to Wm J Green for Lots 27-29 Block 17 Univ Add No 2. Richard Bryan to Cecil J Gilmore for Lots 24 Block 1 Goodharts Add. Donald Gorton to Robert L Robertson for Lot 19 Willow Acres P E L 1st Add. Teresa Bogle to Geo W Stewart for several lots in Sunnyside Add. Joseph Mickey to Vincen Bulgarelli for W148.5 feet N150 lot 4 Defords Add. Cecil Gilmore to Chas E Gillette for Lots 9-10 Gilmore Subdiv.
A long roster records removals moving residents to new addresses including Brown Leslie to 717 Cleveland Bittenbender Jack to 730 Cypress and Cal der Wm E to 521 S Sycamore. Names such as Cast c, Jose and Dick inson Mrs John appear among many others shifted within Topeka and adjacent areas.
Pomona defeated Lebo 10 to 1 yesterday at Pomona. Pitcher Bernie Nelson carried a no hit bid into the final inning before Lebo collected its only two hits to score one run. Pomona totaled 10 runs on eight hits with all but two players collecting hits and scoring.
Wendell Lee Terry of Ottawa aged 24 and Marjorie Louise Hargett of Baldwin aged 20 received a marriage license. D E Wilson of Lyndon and Jo Anna Michaels of Osage City are listed as the officials associated with the filing.
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