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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
Ottawa area quick items include a high school piano tuning window at Herald office, candidates for precinct committeewoman in the third ward, and remarks by Kansas deaf school head Dr. Rothm at a Rotary meeting. Other notes cover Marines enlistment, Armed Forces Day demonstrations, officers’ training, permit postings, surface paving petitions, speeding fines, a divorce ruling, parole conditions, and a park theft report.
Missouri Attorney General John M. Dalton ruled that raccoon hunting contests known as raccoon-on-the-log violate a statute prohibiting baiting of animals. D. W. Sherman Lafayette County prosecutor noted rising complaints from humane groups and said the contests will be stopped, though no prosecutions are planned.
A report notes items were taken from a vehicle while the team played Osawatomie between 7:30 and 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, after it was parked in Forest Park. No suspects named. a standard incident note appears among other community items.
Hospital notes list admissions for Donna Browning Baldwin J R Adkins 514 N Poplar Clyde Ledom 112 N Cedar Mrs Kraft 436 Beech Willard Lee Richmond Wednesday discharges include Bob Horne 315 S Cedar Wednesday Delbert Duane and Craig Allen Campbell 1321 S Poplar Mrs A D White 516 East Eighth Mrs Orville Jones 708 S Poplar Thursday births Mr and Mrs Philip Benton route 1 welcome a son born Wednesday weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces
Bernie Johnson, 37, of Asbury Park, told police he drove for 20 years without a license before a wrong turn on Rt. 1 led to discovery. He paid a $30 fine in traffic court in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Frank Proffitt 65, former Ottawa resident, died June 8 in Denver after illness. Born July 13, 1890 near Richmond Missouri, he moved to Denver twenty years ago and worked at the Mayflower hotel. Survivors: widow Wallie M. Proffitt, son Charles G. Proffitt of San Francisco, daughter Mrs Joe Lynch of Holyoke, a brother Fred Proffitt, a sister Mrs R E Little, both of Ottawa, and five grandchildren. Funeral June 11 at Moore's Mortuary, interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver. Also, Mrs Fred Sailors, about 70, died June 4 in Dodge City after a stroke. Survived by daughter Miss Virginia Sailors of Kansas City and son Howard Sailors of Bartlesville, Okla. Interment in Highland Cemetery. Evelena Elizabeth, infant daughter of M Sgt and Mrs Joe Lee of Plattsburg AFB N Y, died at birth. Grandparents listed. graveside service at Highland Cemetery planned for Saturday or Monday, details pending.
The report notes that the body will be transported from New York to Towner Funeral Chapel, with arrangements in progress. This brief item focuses on the transfer location and pending services.
Federal jurors convict White House appointments secretary T Lamar Caudle and Justice Department tax head Matthew J Connelly of conspiring to defraud the government by hindering the tax case against Irving Sachs a St Louis shoe maker. Deliberations lasted eight hours and 43 minutes before the verdict at 10 15 a m. Each faces up to five years in prison and fines up to ten thousand dollars. Sachs pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and paid forty thousand dollars in fines.
Skelly faces Budges and Phil Lips tangles with Baldwin in Ottawa Softball League tonight. Games start at 8 p.m. at Forest Park. Skelly leads the circuit with a 3-0 record.
In Conway North Carolina four year old Barry Jenkins greeted father Harry Jenkins with Daddy kiss. Barry then announced the doctor had left only a short time before that he and his twin Larry had the mumps. Now all three share a swollen jaw and stay at home together.
The United States faces a yearly need for about 250,000 new skilled workers. This demand spans industries, shaping training, immigration, and education policy to fill the gaps and support economic growth.
Public notices list various sale dates and contact details. Listings include C A Myers Son Pomona Kas Overbrook Livestock sale Wednesdays and Waverly Sale Pavilion Thursdays, plus multiple farmers and auctioneers such as Frankis Locust, Joe Brown near Wellsville and Printy Son in Ottawa.
James Arthur Lee, 18, Richmond, and Dorothea Elaine Ashton, 14, Plattsburg, Mo., are named in a local incident report.
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