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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
4
Ottawa Township will hold a Republican caucus Monday at 8 p.m. at Greendale School to select delegates. Locals include residents of Centropolis precincts and nearby towns as the meetings aim to unify party representation before upcoming elections.
Pomona Township Republicans will hold a caucus at 8 p m Wednesday at the City Hall Pomona. The Faith Lutheran Church vacation Bible school program will be at the church at 8 this evening with enrollment at 71 and average attendance about 60. Dismissals include Mrs William Holden and infant daughter 314 S Mulberry Harvey WW Reed 810 Maple Mrs John Mason Mesa Ariz. Thursday list includes Mrs Lee Olmsted and infant son 1703 S Cherry Cheryl Vuncannon Waverly John Rogers Quenemo Ernest Van Wie Richmond Nor val Louk Pomona today.
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Ellen Samsel widow of Melvin G Samsel aged 83 will be held Saturday at 2 pm from Waverly Methodist Church with Rev R D Clayton officiating. Interment will be at Waverly. She died Wednesday at 9 pm at Cedar House after two years there. Born January 2 1875 at Oakwood daughter of Asa and Lucinda Tackett she married Samsel February 29 1895 at Blue Mound and lived near Waverly most of their life. Survivors include a son Vernon M Samsel Ottawa a sister Mrs Nettie Stephens Kincaid two brothers James and William Tackett and two granddaughters and four great grandchildren.
Local market listings show wheat at 1.70, soybeans and corn values, and oat figures alongside dairy notes. The scene also notes a burglary at Fred Clabhorn's residence with a .22 rifle stolen, and Don Brown, Franklin County agricultural agent, planned to attend a Ft. Col. event.
Detroit AP report details how about 20 000 minor union officials, stewards and plant committee members, play a pivotal role in UAW negotiations with GM Chrysler and Ford during the no contract period. It notes tightened plant rules, fears of intimidation, and plans for strike votes, with unionists like Layman Good at Chrysler’s Kercheval Jefferson plant.
Claude Casida 75, former Ottawan, died June 9 at St. Francis Hospital Wichita. Retired railroad worker, resident of Wichita 30 years, born Nov. 15, 1882 in Chillicothe Missouri. Survived by widow, son Waldo, three brothers and a granddaughter. Harvey Rich 76, retired farmer of 743 Locust, died at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a year illness. Married 1906 in Galena to Rosamond Kester. family in Franklin County since 1912. he farmed until 1945. Surviving widow mentioned.
Two youths pleaded guilty to traffic violations in Ottawa. Henry Joe Brady, 18, of Paola, admitted having no valid license while Larry G. Israel, 22, of Winston, Mo., pleaded guilty to allowing an unauthorized person to drive. Both are in jail.
TOPEKA Republican Joe Gunnels filed for nomination to Congress from the Sixth District. Also seeking the Republican nod are incumbent Wint Smith of Mankato and Keith Sebelius of Norton. Separate filings show Alex Hotchkiss and Lyndon entering the race for district judge in the 35th district covering Osage and Wabaunsee counties.
Mrs Mary Stark and John Rich of Portland head a list of survivors including four sisters Mrs Mary Inman Van Nuys Calif Mrs Sarah Taylor Ottawa Miss Rozella Ada Rich Whittier Calif and Elmer Rich Seattle Wash plus 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren The deceased was a member of the Chamber of Friends Church Galena and attended the Assembly of God Church Ottawa The funeral is set for Tuesday at 2 pm from Towner Funeral Chapel with Rev Bennie Harris officiating and burial planned in Highland Cemetery
Lyle Richard Johnson of Kansas City Missouri was found guilty in U S Spees Court of taking part in the Twin City State Bank robbery last August worth $12000. The verdict carries a maximum 25 year sentence. Judge Ross Rizley will defer sentencing to Tuesday morning. Johnson helped drive the two actual holdup men to and from the bank. The two men, William Reece Johnson and Fred Charles Riley, are serving 30 years each after robbery convictions.
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