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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
4
Robert Cheney aged 17 son of Mr and Mrs J R Cheney is reported in good condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a tractor accident caused skull fracture and a broken back. He showed improvement with a good night and renewed nourishment and consciousness.
Denes L. Dykstra 20 of Mission and Wanda L. Robertson 29 of Ottawa. Robert Dale Masenthin 18 of Overbrook and Carolyn Kaubig of Ottawa.
Lowell v. Nichols of Keefer, Okla pleaded guilty in County Court to reckless driving and falsifying a daily record and was fined 50 dollars. The incident followed a two vehicle crash on Interstate 35 near Wellsville Interpineage, injuring no one. Clarence E. Turk, 42, of RFD 3, driven a 1948 truck hauling a 1952 car from Kansas City when struck from behind. Nichols, a driver for Hugh Breeding of Tulsa, was jailed after the collision.
Readable odds and ends list a range of commodities with quoted prices and grades. Soybeans and wheat show general price tags, alongside rye corn oats barley and dairy items like butterfat. Poultry figures include heavy hens light hens and cocks with various small numbers, reflecting a market snapshot.
AP reports Kansas City livestock prices with cattle calves and steers varying by grade. Hogs show gains in barrows and gilts while sows trend mixed. Sheep and lambs remain mostly steady with light movement in feeder categories and cull levels.
Rawle Price of Princeton reports the death of his cousin Mrs Norma Kerr of Youngstown Ohio born in Pomona to Charles Campbell and Jennie F Rawlins of Portland Oregon. She attended New Castle Pennsylvania schools and graduated from Southside Hospital School of Nursing in Youngstown. She is survived by her mother a sister Mrs Charles F Bowen of Manchester New Hampshire and a daughter Normalee Kerr.
O T Ellott seventy three died yesterday in Pueblo Colorado. He was born in 1888 and married Clella Wesen in 1943. He moved from Ottawa fifteen years ago. Survived by his widow two sons one daughter and two brothers Harvey Ellott of Wichita and Roy Ellott of Pueblo. Funeral services set for Pueblo on June 13.
ULESSA, TURLEY Alessa Turley, RFD 2, died this morning at 12:30 in Scott City while visiting a son. A Kansas resident most of life, she was born north of Lawrence. Surviving are one son in Scott City and two daughters, Mrs. Carl Thompson and Mrs. J. M. Burruss.
Skyline Conference dissolves effective June 30 1962 leaving four members Utah Wyoming Brigham Young University and New Mexico free to join a new league with Arizona and Arizona State. Utah State Colorado State University Denver Montana to seek new affiliations and schedules football through 1943.
East Germany tensions rise as the Protestant Kirchentag rally is planned for Berlin in July. Communists vow to block East Germans from attending and may bar West German leaders from traveling by road or rail. The clash centers on unifying the Evangelical church across East and West Germany and the regime’s push for separate East German church leadership.
Four Ottawa ministers will attend the annual American Baptist Church convention in Portland Oregon June 14 to 18 as delegates. The group includes Dr Andrew B Martin president of Ottawa University Dr Raymond P Jennings pastor of First Baptist Church Rev Thomas E Ingle pastor of North Baptist Church and Dr W H Dickinson Fort Scott Miami District Missionary church. Dr Dickinson his wife and sister and Dr Jennings and his family have already left for the convention. Dr and Mrs Martin are scheduled to see Ottawa tonight. Mr Ingle will fly to Portland tomorrow.
Admissions include Cyrus Hedrick and Nele Isham with accompanying addresses, plus births noting a daughter born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen. Dismissals list multiple patients including Robert Grabham and Frank Berthot, with extensive names and hometowns.
CHICAGO AP Bleacher managers weighed the four for four exchange between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics. Chicago landed Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, and Al Pilarcik for Bob Shaw, Gerry Staley, Wes Covington, and Stan Johnson. Al Lopez called the deal good for the White Sox as they aim to revive Herbert’s form. Athletics owner Charles Finley touted Shaw as the key, while GM Frank Lane said Joe Gordon was eager to complete the trade.
A home economics judging school for Franklin County girls will be held in Memorial Auditorium basement tomorrow. Registration for girls 13 and older starts 8:30 a.m. with judging at 9. Three classes will be foods, clothing and home improvement. A later session is planned for girls under 13.
State troopers citing 18 drivers for speeding on Interstate 35 east of Ottawa according to County Court records. Among those charged are Gordon Voss and Mack Yenzer for night speeds in trucks above 5,000 pounds, and James West 71 mph, with others at 60 to 86 mph. Bonds of 15 dollars posted for Voss Yenzer West Fleming and Toms.
Phil Hill and Belgian Olivier Gendebien won their second Le Mans 24 hour endurance race in a Ferrari. They covered 2,782.18 miles at an average of 115.92 mph, setting a new distance record. Two Ferraris finished second and third. Americans Dick Thompson and August Pabst placed fourth in a Maserati.
Sale dates show Ottawa Market Sale moved to Mondays one mile east of Main on Wilson. June listings include furniture and personal property in Edgerton Kansas and Franklin County sales on Locust and Wilson, with times at 1 p.m. Also noted are farm machinery near Lawrence, household goods in Centropolis, and horse and livestock consignments in Neosho and Ottawa. Local auctions occur Thursdays at 1136 N. Main Pomona and other listings.
Lester Mills, 17, of 6044 N Mulberry, Ottawa, was fined $50 and ordered to stay away from Blue Moon dance hall for six months after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. The charge, signed by John Birzer, alleged Mills was drunk used indecent language and tried to start a fight Saturday.
Old established Midwest company seeks two men in eastern Kansas age 21 to 40 for traveling work. Earn 450 dollars monthly plus liberal bonuses. 5% days weekly, 65 stops per day, married to age 35. Apply at Kansas State Employment Service Tuesday June 13 9 to 11:30 A.M. Box 468 Lawrence Kansas sas.
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