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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1962

Page

3

Community notices and local ads span illness fund and events

Friends of the Clifford Johnson family start a fund for 15 year old Richard ill at KU Medical Center. Contributions via Bob Roberts, 325 S Hickory, VFW service officer. Also notices of achievements, weddings, political caucus, church events, and local ads for Father’s Day items and services. Contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and community announcements from Ottawa area.

Clifford Johnson Ash Richard University of Kansas Medical Center Bob Roberts S. Hickory VFW Johnson

Special Service At Union Chapel Ends Vacation Bible School

A program at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 16, marks the end of the Vacation Bible School session at Union Chapel. Thirty-one children attend. Services will be at the regular hour on the following Sunday, June 24.

First United Presbyterian Church 3Rd and Walnut Cub Scout Pack Lincoln School Old College Park Ottawa Union Chapel

Hospital Notes States Admissions and Births in Various Towns

Admissions list includes Mrs. Tille Gagle Wellsville and Mrs. Ernest Casten Quenemo among Wednesday entries. Debra Detwiler 707 Sycamore listed for Thursday. Births note Davie Horne 311 Red Jacket daughter born Wednesday weight 7 lb 54 oz. Winston C Johnson Reading son born Wednesday 6 lb 12 oz. Dismissals include Orta Kretsinger Baldwin Wednesday. Mrs Dale Ackerman and infant son 507 N Oak Ernest Casten Quenemo and Mrs Lulu Kimmel 605 King also listed.

Tille Gagle Wellsville Ernest. . Casten Quenemo Debra Detwiler Sycamore Davie Horne Red Jacket Winston C. Johnson Reading Orta Kretsinger Baldwin Dale Ackerman N. Oak Ernest Casten Lulu Kimmel King

Charges Solvents in Estes USDA deal challenged

Washington AP Rep Ross Bass accused Commercial Solvents Corp of securing assurances from the Agriculture Department to receive every dime of payments from Billie Sol Estes grain activities before Estes had a grain contract. Company officials denied the claim, noting no guarantees to store surplus grain. Estes began grain operations in March 1959 after a $225,000 loan from Commercial Solvents as part of a $900,000 package, with Estes later filing for bankruptcy and owing the firm $5.7 million.

Washington (Ap Ross Bass D-Tenn Commercial Solvents Corp Agriculture Department Billie Sol Estes Estes Mittee Bass Wheeler L. H. Fountain D-N.c Texas Frank Cain Dallas Cain Billie Switzerland

Committee To Study Recreational Needs Ottawa

A special committee will be named to study Ottawa’s recreational needs. Members will come from the park board recreation commission and planning commission with additional qualified citizens. The group will address more playground space in the north and southwest areas and lighting and resurfacing needs at Forest Park baseball and tennis facilities.

Ottawa Commis Sioners Park Board and Recreation Commission Park Board, Recreation Commission and Planning Commission Recreation Commission Forest Park

Drivers Fined In Forest Park Court Actions

Howard W. Deputy of 909 Ash paid 25 dollars after pleading guilty to reckless driving in Forest Park. Lawrence L. Chapman of 934 N. Oak fined 12 dollars for backing in traffic and failure to yield. Melvin B. Horner of Wellsville forfeited 300 bond for Aug. 16 appearance. charged with reckless and drunken driving. Others forfeiting bonds include John O Neill Williamsburg 10 dollars James L. Kilburn Lawrence 10 Benny D. Gilmore 1130 N. Cedar 24 Earl C. Ikenberry 819 N. Poplar 50 Sandra K. Wichman Wellsville 15 Jack F. May Lane 15 William L. Speer 924 S. Hickory 10 Darr ell D. Marconette Lawrence 10 and Anthony P. Cooley Bradford Pa 30.

Howard W. Deputy Ash Forest Park Lawrence L. Chapman N. Oak Melvin B. Horner Wellsville Horner John O'Neill Williamsburg James L. Kilburn Lawrence Benny D. Gilmore N. Cedar Earl C. Ikenberry N. Poplar Sandra K. Wichman Jack F. May Lane William L. Speer S. Hickory Darrell D. Marconette Anthony P. Cooley Bradford

Minor Damage In Collisions Reported

Two minor damage collisions were reported yesterday afternoon. At 4th and Main around 3 45 p m a car driven by Beulah R Wilhite 808 Cypress collided with Virginia J Meeker 17 213 Red Jacket. The second crash was in the 200 block on South Main shortly after 5 p m involving George J Sherman 30 Wellsville and Ethel C Robbins Williamsburg. No injuries or citations.

4Th and Main Beulah R. Wilhite Cypress Virginia J. Meeker Red Jacket South Main George J. Sherman Wellsville Ethel C. Robbins Williamsburg

Marriage Licenses for Otawa Residents

Jacob Levi Markey aged 23 and Gloria Jeanne Sink aged 20, both of Otawa, obtained marriage licenses. Floyd Eugene Mitchell Jr aged 18 and Sirwife Lee Aunter aged 18, both of Mt Wa, also received licenses. The Herald offers five dollars weekly for the best reader news tip.

Jacob Levi Markey Gloria Jeanne Sink Ōtawa Floyd Eugene Mitchell Jr Sirwife Lee Mt- Wa

American Killed In Viet Nam War

A U S Army sergeant was killed and two Americans wounded in a combat operation near the Laotian frontier about 360 miles north of Saigon. The wounded, a captain and a sergeant, were taken to a field hospital at Nha Trang. Names were withheld until next of kin notified.

Saigon South Viet Nam Nha Trang Viet Nam U.S. Army U.S United States Ngo Dinh Diem D Zone

Wellsville church school enrollment grows in June start

Wellsville Baptist Church opened its vacation church school on Monday June 11 with 96 children enrolled and numbers rising to 98 by Tuesday director Mrs Clyde Ware reports. The breakdown shows eight in nursery three, 19 in kindergarten, 52 in primary middles and 19 in juniors with about 38 teachers and helpers. Closing day is Friday June 22 and a program is set for Sunday night June 24.

Wellsville Baptist Church Clyde Ware

Travelers Catch Ferry Across Buried Arkansas Highway

Mr and Mrs Robert Cramer and Cindy with Mrs Hugh Cramer traveled to Memphis on a five day trip when they found a highway buried under water. Flooding caused by a dam overflow left a ferry in use for travelers. The group visited Cassville Missouri and Memphis Tennessee attending church services and viewing Civil War centennial observances and the St Jude hospital supported by Danny Thomas.

Wellsville Arkansas Robert Cramer Cindy Hugh Cramer Memphis Tenn Cramer Ed Waters Cassville Arthur Affalter Waters Affalter First Baptist Church University of Tennessee Medical School St. Jude Hospital Danny Thomas

Deaths Herbert Ratliff 77 Garnett auctioneer in area

Herbert Maxwell Ratliff 77 of Garnett well known auctioneer in Anderson Franklin County area died June 13 at Anderson County Hospital Garnett He was born September 17 1885 in Indiana He is survived by his wife Lena Funeral at 2 p m Sunday conducted by Rev Ray Firestone and Rev Carlos Miller at Farris Funeral Home Chapel Garnett Burial at Mount Ida Cemetery Mount Ida He was a member of Westphalia Masonic Lodge

Herbert Maxwell Ratliff Garnett Anderson - Franklin County Anderson County Lena Ray Firestone Carlos Miller Farris Funeral Home Westphalia Masonic Lodge Mount Ida

Jaycees Plan Repair Of City Cabin For Meetings

Ottawa Jaycees seek city approval to repair the Boy Scout cabin in Forest Park West End for use as their future meeting place. City commissioners welcomed the plan to fund materials and labor, with the cabin available for other groups by application on a year at a time basis.

Forest Park Ottawa Jaycees Jaycees Ottawa Jaycee

Notice of Proposed Vacation of Road in Kansas

Joint resolution by Anderson and Franklin Counties Kansas proposes to vacate a public road on the county line between the two counties. Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 20, Township 19, Range 21, continuing west 3135 feet to a junction with a road into Franklin County. Action to be taken on or after July 9, 1962 in regular session.

Anderson- Franklin Kansas Franklin County Boards of County Commissioners Board of County Commissioners Earl L. Richardson J. H. Button Cecil Vining Board of County Commissioners Anderson County Fred P. Hicks Jr H. L. Kelly

For Sale Classified Items and Auction Notice

Mixed sale notes include tomato stakes, projector for colored slides, large GE refrigerator at 20 dollars, near new electric hotplate for five dollars. Clara Geiss invites contact after 6 pm at 919 Willow. An auction Saturday June 16 at Jones Farm Supply East 23rd Highway 10 Lawrence KS features farm mowers wagons fencing tools hardware and surplus items.

Clara Geiss Willow Jones Farm Supply East 23Rd Highway No. 10 Lawrence

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