Local News Briefs Include Visits, Education News, and Vandalism
The list reports several items from Ottawa area sources: the Vertus Crotts family vacationing in Denver with relatives, a Wellsville resident cited for a defective muffler, and local political caucus notices. Education updates include Steven Mudrick earning a BS in civil engineering from the University of Missouri and Francis Hubbard earning an AB in religious education from Marion College, plus Jo Archer named to the University of Kansas fine arts honor roll. Vandalism is noted as seven windows broken at Eugene Field School, while St Luke's Hospital patient updates and a public story hour at Carnegie Free Library are mentioned. The notices also cover an Ottawa employment office visit to Fayetteville, Ark, and a bridal shower hosted by Calvary Baptist Church for Gloria Sink.
Deaths: M C Davis Weds Lulu Humes End of Life in Texas
Obituary list notes the death of 74 year old McAllen Texas resident Harry C. Davis after a stroke and years of ill health. Survived by widow Lulu Humes two daughters Vera Johnson Jeanice Stafford and Cleo Pederson two sons Marion Davis and Lewis Davis a sister and a brother. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Davis
McAllen
Tex
Mr. Davis
Williamsburg
Lulu, Humes
Richmond
Texas
Vera Johnson
Jeanice Stafford
Cleo Pederson
Port Isabel
Marion
Buster) Davis
Lewis Davis
Pharr
W. P. Strawbridge
Austin
Frank Davis
Kiwanis Hosts Ottawa Boys Camp Evening
Ottawa Kiwanis members and families hosted 19 boys, two adult leaders, three junior leaders and families for a camp at Mears Park. After a potluck, Prof. Charles Oldfather of Kansas University led a ballad program and the boys performed skits. A Rocky Mountain National Park film from Estes, Colorado was shown to about 150 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Kiwanis
Mears Park
Kiwanis Club
Lowell Gish
Charles Oldfather
Kansas University
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes
Colo
Cubs Give Park Plane Ride by Ed Kasper for Scouts
Cub Scouts from Den 2 Pack 81 rode a plane tour arranged by Ed Kasper of 205 Be Wil son. Riders included Rodney Kasper Richard Graham Brice McFadden Tommy Ingle Eddie Yest Kurt Van Cleave and Mrs Robert Graham of 620 Locust Don Mother was noted as accompanying adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 2
Ed Kasper
BE. Wilson
Cubs
Rodney* Kasper
Richard Graham
Brice McFadden
Tommy Ingle
Eddie Yest
Kurt van Cleave
Robert Graham
Don
Hospital Notes Admissions And Births This Week
Admissions Mars Melba Farrar 818 Oak Sunday Births Mr and Mrs George Lee Lane daughter Saturday 8 Ib 1% oz Mr and Mrs Wesley Humblesaugh RFD 3 daughter Sunday 7 Ib 3% oz Mr and Mrs Dale Ackerman 507 N Oak son Monday 8 Ib 707 Mr and Mrs Theodore Smith Pomona daughter Monday 8 Ib 13 oz Dismissals Mrs Mooney Quenemo Gertrude and James Rice Melvern and Joseph Blakesley Monroe Trailer Court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lee
Lane
Wesley Humbaugh
RFD
Dale Ackerman
Oak
Theodore ‘Smith
Pomona
Mooney
Quenemo
Gertrude
James Rice
Melvern
Joseph Blakesley
Monroe Trailer Court
Antique Show Attracts Nearly Seven Hundred Attendees
The second annual Antique Show in Memorial Auditorium drew nearly 700 people, sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi three chapters. Booths doubled from last year, five dealers signed up for next year, and one dealer from Vinita Oklahoma still exhibited. Rebekah and IOOF lodges served lunch. Proceeds go to the Franklin Osage County Guidance Center. Plans for next year are already underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Auditorium
Beta Sigma Phi
Hasnttye Ohisho
Rebekah
IOOF
Franklin - Osage County
Seven Dollars Taken From Hospital Volunteer Wallet
Ruth Wickard, a Gray Lady at Ran som Memorial Hospital, reported her purse was taken from a reception desk. A young male thief exited during her ER run, leaving with about seven dollars and her driver’s license. The handbag was recovered in the hospital parking lot. the billfold later turned up in the 700 block at Sycamore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wickard
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sycamore
Funerals Held for Mrs Lucy Ann McClay
Services for Mrs Lucy Ann McClay who died June 5 were at Eddy Funeral Home Osawatomi June 8 Rev George Snyder officiated Ida Phares played organ selections Pallbearers were H D McGrath J J Wassmer Fred Kaiser Tom Porter L D Barnett and H J Henning all of Ottawa Burial was in Osawatomie Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Ann McClay
Eddy Funeral Home
Osawatomie
George Snyder
Ida Phares
H. D. McGrath
J. J. Wassmer
Fred Kaiser
Tom Porter
L. D. Barnett
H. J. Henning
Ottawa
Osawatomie Cemetery
Shepard Receives Honorary Degree at Dartmouth
Alan B. Shepard Jr., famed as the nation's first man in space, was awarded an honorary master of arts degree by Dartmouth College on Sunday. The honor adds to his postflight accolades as he visits his home state for the first time since his May 1961 suborbital flight, noting his New Hampshire roots in Derry where his parents still live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
N.H
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Dartmouth College
Slaff
Navy
Shepard
Derry
Herald Photo Gets Around
Former Ottawans in the United States react to a Herald photograph of an electric skillet filled with ducklings. C W Walker of Eugene Oregon reports seeing the picture in an Eugene newspaper. The image, shot by Herald photographer Jack Fenton, was taken at Willis Gilliland’s home 816 Cleveland. Fenton sent it to the Associated Press, explaining its wide circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
C. W., Walker
Eugene
Ore
Lloyd Walker
The
Herald
Jack Fenton
Willis Gilliland
Cleve Island
Fenton
Associated Press
KC Markets Report from Kansas City Cattle Hogs and Sheep
AP dispatch notes cattle counts at 9500 head with calves 900. steers and heifers weak to 26 lower, cows 25 lower, vealers unchanged. feeders mostly steady. good to prime steers 22.00 26. hogs 5000 with barrows and gilts up to 26 higher. sows steady. lambs 50 higher. feeders steady. good to prime lambs 18.00 23.50. good to choice ewes weaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Alumni Elect Four To Baker Board Of Trustees
Baldwin four Baker University alumni were elected to the board for a year tenure by the Annual Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church in Emporia last week. They are Frank H. Driggs of Chicago North Chicago president of Fansteel Metallurgical Corp Kenneth Neal Hutchinson Clark Randall Kansas City and W Ralph Warner Kansas City president of Union National Bank. Other trustees re elected for four years include Mrs Paul Bartlett Kansas City Mrs William Guier Tulsa and Rev Doctor Ewart G Watts Pekka. Officers for 1962 63 are C Y Thomas Kansas City president Charles P Knight Ottawa vice president Robert E Russell Topeka recording secretary and G Marlin Welch Merriam financial secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William Guier
Tulsa
Ewart G. Watts
Peka
Board of Trustees
C. Y. Thomas
Charles P. Knight
Ottawa
Robert E. Russell
Topeka
G. Marlin Welch
Merriam
Former Ottawan Hart In Crash
Mrs. Fred Watts of Oklahoma City formerly Wadine Brown of Ottawa is hospitalized in Memorial Hospital Enid Oklahoma for injuries from a car crash on Sunday June 3. Rain and gravel caused the vehicle to skid near a bridge. the car avoided a 30 foot embankment but struck the bridge. A nearby doctor provided first aid and accompanied her to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Watts
Oklahoma City
Wadine Brown
Ottawa
Memorial Hospital
Enid
Okla
Watts
Wichita
Four Charged With Speeding In 20-Mile Zones
Four cited for speeding over weekend in 20 mile zones. Anthony P. Cooley 38 of North American Hotel drove 50, Benny D Gilmore Jr 21 of 1130 N Cedar 45, John L Onneill 49 of RFD 1 Williamsburg 35, James L Kilburn 29 of Lawrence 30. Cooley and Kilburn posted bonds 30 and 10. Curtis Owen Heathman 45 of Ottawa posted bond after pleading innocent at Police Court arraignment for a drunk charge, trial set July 5. Francis E Fowler 44 of 717 5 Main arrested for drunkenness in private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony P. Cooley
North American Hotel
Benny D. Gilmore Jr
N. Cedar
John L. Onneill
Williamsburg
James L. Kilburn
Lawrence
Cooley
Kilburn
Curtis Owen Heathman
Ottawa
Francis E. Fowler
Main
Hams Picnic Draws 85 Amateurs in Pomona Park
The Chippewa Amateur Radio Club hosted its first picnic Sunday at Pomona Park with 85 attendees from Osage City Emporia Kansas City and Overland Park Barry Brown of Ottawa won the 2 meter transmitter hunt John Kendall of Williamsburg won the 75 meter hunt Prizes included a microphone maps and log books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Park
Tax Payments At Faster Pace in County Collections
County treasurer Almeda Sinclair reports 73.27 percent of the 2,481,517.58 abstract collected, totaling 1,818,264.77. Comparison shows 79.04 percent of 2,956,436.17 abstract last year and 71.67 percent of 2,278,447.71 abstract in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almeda Sinclair
Island Main Collision Damages Two Vehicles
A pickup truck and a car sustained minor damage in a collision at Island Main about 8:30 a.m. today, police said. The truck was driven by Fred I. Kaub, 34, of 1002 N. Poplar, and the car by Earl F. Crow, 62, of 412 W. 2nd. Both were traveling south at the time of impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Main
Fred I. Kaub
N. Poplar
Earl F. Crow
New Family At LeLoup Settles On 180 Acre Farm
WELLSVILLE Newcomers to the Wellsville LeLoup area are Mr and Mrs C E Pulver and children Carl 14 Henry 7 and Marina 6 They moved to an 180 acre farm east of Le Loup purchased a year ago They will remodel their Shawnee home and plan a new house on the property They adopted Henry in 1957 and Marina in 1958 both now American citizens Mrs Pulver is the daughter of Rev P A Rapson a pastor once active in Wellsville Kansas City and Illinois Pulver works in carpentry and farming The family owns three registered saddle horses a pony and a Tennessee Walker and may begin breeding registered saddlebred horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sylvester
Wes Wadkins
Cherry
Cedar House
Quenemo
Phoebe Ann Burgo
James An
Sarah Wad‘kins
Franklin
Osage
Ottawa
Wadkins
Bert Ross
Allen Wadkins
Calvin Wadkins
Axtel Wadkins
Lavern Wadkins
Mary Holmes
Denver
Cole
Helen Seyler
le Loup
Jake Wadkins
Tacoma
Wash
Elisa Wadkins
Ralph Edwards
Wellsville
Wellsville - LeLoup
C. E. Pulver
Carl
Henry
Marina
LeLoup
Shawnee
Pulvers
Athens
Greece
Pulver
P. A. Rapson
Kansas City
Kas
Illinois
Canada to keep 92.44 cent-dollar rate stance
Finance Minister Donald Fleming said Canada will not change the 92.44 cent per US dollar rate despite pressure. Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton told reporters he supports further devaluation toward 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Donald M. Fleming
Canada
U.S
Fleming
Alvin Hamilton
Kesner Golden Wedding Observed by Family in Williamsburg
Additional Society notes report Mr and Mrs Richard Kesner of Williamsburg Kansas celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 pm at their daughter's home 7311 Waverly Kansas City Kas family members including Lee W Kesner Mrs Leonard Hoens Mrs Steven Oftutt and Guy Kesner attend The elder Kesners moved to Williamsburg two years ago from Kansas City Kas where they lived 42 years He is a former City Street Car Co employee and now runs a real estate and building business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kesner
City
Kas
Williamsburg
Charles ‘Smith
Waverly
Kansas
Kesner
Lee W
Leonard Hoens
Kansas City
Steven Offutt
Gary
Ind
Guy Kesner
Four Bethel Girls Attend Dodge City Convention
Four members of Bethel No. 81 Job's Daughters traveled to Dodge City for the convention and returned Saturday night. Judy Lister was elected grand 3rd messenger and Lurray Moffett named grand representative of Iowa. Mrs Letha May McCracken installed as grand marshal, with Lorraine Gross remembered at the necrology service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel No
Job
Dodge City
Art Jensen
Judy Lister
Lurray Moffett
Teresa Moore
Judy Daugharthy
Armand Bishop
Parsons
Letha May McCracken
Phil McCracken
Joyce Lynn Clark
Kansas City
McCracken
Grand Marshall
Pearl Eddie
Topeka
John Stuermer
Kansas
Lorraine Gross
S. H. Vincent
Ottawa
Bucklin Bethel
Socialettes Princeton Circle picnic and related club notices
Socialettes Princeton Circle No 33 Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic plans a picnic at Roadside Park tomorrow at noon. Zigzag Club hosts a picnic supper at Mrs B G Ottos home Wednesday at 7 pm. Soroptimist club ends season with luncheon Thursday noon at the Lofgreen building. Army Mothers meet Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Auditorium. Mrs Harry Moody and Mrs George Kersley hosted Far and Near club Thursday. nine members attended with Mrs Gene Domanish presiding and Mrs Darrell Macy winning the door prize. Next meeting at Mrs Grant Carey’s home on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Circle No
the Grand Army of the Republic
Road Side Park
Soroptimist
Harry Moody
George Kersley
Gene Domnanish
Darrell Macy
Grant Carey
Supper for Harvesters Honors Longtime Youth Worker
Thirty six members of The Harvesters fellowship group attended the supper last evening in the church hall. Mrs. Beeb. Caylor led worship and spoke on faith in God church fellow men and in ourselves. Rev. E. E. Caylor paid tribute to Mrs. H. L. Cartzdamner for 38 years serving youth. Robert Spencer led a business session. During social hours attendees, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gaddis Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Harder and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer hosted the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvesters Fellowship Group
Beeb. Caylor
Robert Spencer
E. E. Caylor
H. L. Cartzdamner
L. C. Gaddis
R. O. Harder
Mission Society votes to aid Baptist Youth Center in Manhattan
Seven members attend Appanoose Baptist Missionary meeting at Mrs. Lester Clark's home. They vote to send 5 for the Baptist Youth Center project in Manhattan, with a 5.70 offering recorded. Public notices follow about Ottawa zoning changes and the estate of C. A. Gleason with executor Raymond Bloomer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoose Baptist Missionary
Lester Clark
Baptist Youth Center
Manhattan
Ottawa Area Farm and Livestock Auction Listings
A compiled notice lists multiple weekly and upcoming auction events and sales across Ottawa and surrounding towns. Entries name buyers sellers locations and dates including Osage City Overbrook Emporia and Ottawa with diverse items from household goods to horses and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Arnold Overbrook
Kansas
Emporia Livestock Sales Co
Empore
Franklin County Sale Co
Wilson and Locust
Ottawa
Osage City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vertus Crotts Jr
Leroy
Patty
V. J. Crotts
Sandra Kay Wichman
RFD 1
Greenwood Township
Greenwood
Steven Ned Mudrick
Elm
University of Missouri
Wilky’s Pottery
Pleasant View Grange
Jennie Ottaway
Francis Hubbard
Marion College
Cal Ewing
Otta
Fayetteville, Ark
Eugene Field
Richard Johnson
Herald Carrier
Clifford Johnson
Ash
St. Luke’s Hospital
Snyder Pharmacy
Jo Archer
P. W. Archer
Hickory
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Carnegie Free Library
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ellis
Clare Shadle
Poplar
Earl Crowe
St. Luke's Hospital
Democrat
Centropolis Township
Centropolis School
Gloria Sink
Jake Markley
Calvary Baptist Church
Albert. Lee Crawford
W. E. Crawford
Bir George
Pomona High
Crawford
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Marry C. Davis
Robert V. Wadkins
Edward T. Martin
Edward Thomas Martin
Turon
Cedarhouse
Mexico
Hattie Martin
James L. Martin
Overland Park
First Methodist Church
Turon Cemetery
Marshall Ramsey
Vista
Calif
India
Cannady
S. Cedar
California
Wichitta
Josephine Calhoun
Los Angeles
P. G. Ramsey
Colony
Christopher Schoonover
Christopher Lee Schoonover
Charles Schoonover
Charles C
Norma Sue (Brown) Schoonover
J. W. Schoonover
Lloyd Brown
C. L. Campbell
Chanute
L. W. Brown
Hutchinsom
Towner's Chapel
Highland Cemetery
Roy W. Browning
Kiwanis
Mars
Melba Farrar
Baker Board
Ottawan
Hart
Stewart
South Water Tower
15Th
Lambs
Otawa
Lamb
B. G. Otto
Army
Towner’s Chapel
Mission Society
City Planning Commission
Lindel Chism
Towlt
Sheldon
Planning Commission
Dwight Haworth
Harold Pettly
State of Kansas
Franklin County
C. A. Gleason
Clarence A. Gileason
Clarence A. Gleason
Raymond Bloomer
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Howard
Pranklin County Sale
Locust & Wilson
Earl Lee
Michigan Valey
Jack Nelson
Overbrook Liveatock Bale
Overbrook
Kansec
Allen County Livestock Auction
Gas City
Printy
Harold Stewart
Charles Beatty
Harold
Charles
Lyndon
Ottawa Livestock Commission Co
Weat Wilson
John W. Berry
Ottawa Livestock Comm. Co
Bob Cowdin Salvage Yard
Agle
Jim Poe Iron and Metal Co
W. Wilson @t
Sseessseusseene
George Huddleston
Vina M. King
King Family
Forest Park
Ottawa Herald
A. F. Lewis
County Farm
General Services
Cleveland
Palamino Stud Service
Lee Figgins
KNAPP
Lee Carter
Conrad's Painters
Standard Rendering Co
Ottawa Herald General Services
McCracken Electric
Cecil Beatty
Ottawa Livestock Commission Company
West Wilson Street
Wisconsin
Otto Vanderburg
North Prairie
Antonio and
Chico Jr
Bauck Bros
Vassar
Scott's
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