Divorce suits filed and custody requests noted
District Court records show two divorce suits Elizabeth L Nichols vs James L Nichols and Florence L Shaw vs Duane A Shaw. Mrs Nichols seeks custody of one minor, Mrs Shaw of three. Also reported: a pre sentence investigation ordered for Jack Edward Sanford Jr., 19, on four forgery counts. Sanford pleaded guilty to the four, with four other counts dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Elizabeth
L. ‘Nichols
James L.nichols
Florence
L. Shaw
Duane A. Shaw
Jack Edward Sanford Jr
Nelson Hotel
Sanford
Donald L. White
Switch To Dial At Pomona
Pomona switched to dial phones promptly at 2 p.m. Wednesday as cables were cut and new dial equipment installed. Wilda Rogers and Myrtle Coltrain guided the operators through the new office while the Farmers Union and Pomona Lumber Co made notable calls on the old system. Mayor Walter Nitcher made the first long distance call to his niece at Pennsylvania State College. The old building and lots were bought by Bill Dusin with no definite plans yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Wilda Rogers
Myrtle Coltrain
Farmers Union
Pomona Lumber Co
U. S. Mitchell
Walter Nitcher
Kennedy asks court to halt Republic Aviation strike
President Kennedy ordered the Justice Department to seek a court order stopping the strike of 9,000 machinists and other workers at Republic Aviation, the main supplier of F105 jets. He warned the walkout threatens national safety if it continues, with 7,600 more to be laid off over two years due to government order withdrawals. Five unions are involved, led by the machinists union with the largest workplace presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Justice Department
Republic Aviation
National Safety
Republic
International Association of Machinists
Ast
Funeral services for Lars S Nelson
Lars S Nelson died June 11. Services were at Lamb Funeral Home June 14 with Rev. Raymond P Jennings officiating. Pallbearers were Ray Farris Glen Weien Earl Farris Perry Weien Lawrence Tussing and Lawrence Lundstedt. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars S. Nelson
Lamb Funeral Home
Raymond P. Jennings
Ray Farris
Glen Weien
Earl Farris
Perry Weien
Lawrence Tussing
Lawrence Lundstedt
Highland Cemetery
Obituaries for Howard Griffin and James Murphy
Services for Howard Cleland Griffin died June 12 at Towner's Funeral Chapel June 14 with Rev. R. A. Pick officiating. Pallbearers named Griffin kin. burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery Williamsburg. Funeral services for James Vernon Murphy were at 2 p.m. in Coughlin Chapel Wellsville with Rev. Homer Ganong officiating. pallbearers listed. Burial followed at Wellsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cleland Griffin
Towner’s
R. A. Pick
Rex Griffin
David Griffin
Glenn Griffin
Donald Griffin
Richard Griffin
Clifford Griffin
James Driver
J. M. Kilgore
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Williamsburg
James Vernon Murphy
Coughlin Chapel
Wellsville
Homer Ganong
Wellsville Baptist Church
Ernest Harris
Lee Chamberlain
Phillip Jacoby
Irvin Carrow
Charles Steen
Ray Simmons
Wellsville Cemetery
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals List
Admissions include Harold and Coleen Hahner of Princeton and Mrs Gladys Cole of RFD 4 on Friday. Dismissals occurred Thursday. Also listed are Debra Detwiler 708 N Sycamore Frank Jones 429 S Locust and Don Douglas 119 E 5th on Friday. The Herald pays $5 weekly for best reader tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold and
Coleen Hahner
Princeton
Gladys Cole
RFD
Debra Detwiler
N. Sycamore
Frank Jones
S. Locust
Don Douglas
E. 5Th
Boy Dies Escaping East Germany at West Berlin border
A 12 year old boy trying to flee East Germany was shot by Red border guards near the wall during Whitsun holiday. West Berlin police report the death raises wall fatalities to 36. Another East German boy, 14, shot last month, remains hospitalized after escaping via a canal. Overnight, authorities fortified frontier bunkers and barbed wire along the 100 mile border to West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Wall
West Berlin
Wall
Gas Blast Kills One Hurts Five in Idaho Falls
In Idaho Falls an underground gas line leak caused a Thursday night explosion. One safety inspector, W. G. Brinkley, 45, died. Five others were hurt, three construction vehicles burned, flames a ball 20 feet across. Gas shut off to 5000 homes. 14 foot section of line slated for replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
W. G. Brinkley
Intermountain Gas Co
Gas Company
Here
Intermountain Gas
Ottawa Native Named Topeka Secondary Education Director
Roy W. Browning Jr., Ottawa University graduate of 1950, son of Dr. and Mrs. Roy W. Browning Ottawa, was appointed director of secondary education for the Topeka public schools. The newly created post places Browning, a former Topeka teacher and administrator, in charge of secondary education. He holds a master’s from Emporia State and is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Browning Jr
Ottawa University
Roy W. Browning Ottawa
Topeka
Browning
Emporia State Teachers College
University of Kansas
Deaths Co R Bud Kirkland 45 Princeton resident dies
Co R Bud Kirkland 45 longtime Franklin County resident died at 4 22 p m June 14 at Ransom Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 2 p m June 17 at Dengel and Son Mortuary He was born March 3 1917 in Rantoul and married Janie Harkin Jan 11 1936 Survivors include wife five daughters two sons six brothers two sisters and two burial in Princeton Cemetery
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Kirkland
C. R
Bud” Kirkland
Franklin County
Princeton Cemetery
Joe Andrade
Robert Klunder
Kansas City
Kas
Bill Fabert
Ottawa
Nancy
Chery
Sue
James
C. R. Jr
Frank
Dean
Rantoul
Harold
Osawatomie
Wayland
Princeton
Larry
Ronnie
U. S&s. Army
Francis Mack
Chanute
Robert Kile
Award Contract For Church Job
The Wellsville Baptist Church trustees awarded the floor sanding and finishing contract to Keith Hawk of Paola. Work begins August 6 with completion for pew installation on Friday August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Wellsville Baptist Church
Keith Hawk
Paola
Discussion On Shelters Dr. Spencer To Lead Panel
Dr. Lewis V. Spencer of Ottawa University physics will chair a panel on Shielding Considerations in Fallout Shelter design at the American Nuclear Society annual meeting in Boston on June 19. The National Bureau of Standards published Spencer’s 124 page Structure Shielding Against Fallout Radiation from Nuclear Weapons on June 1, detailing shielding theory and practical applications for basic structures. A. V. Austin of the bureau noted funding from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization and the Atomic Support Agency of the Department of Defense and stated the monograph summarizes methods and data from fallout radiation penetration research.
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Lewis V. Spencer
Ottawa University
American Nuclear Society
Boston
National Bureau of Standards
Spencer
A. V. Austin
Bureau
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Antomic Supporty Agency
Department of Defense
Jennifer Jones Hospitalized With Food Poisoning
Hollywood AP reports actress Jennifer Jones remains at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for about two days after being rushed in with vomiting and distress. Husband David Selznick said she was ill since Thursday. doctors initially cited an upper respiratory ailment before confirming food poisoning.
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Hollywood
Jennifer Jones
Cedars of Lebanon
David Selznick
Car Fire Causes $100 Damage to Downey Vehicle
Wellsville fire crews responded to a Wednesday morning car fire near the railroad tracks. Roger Downey’s 1955 car flooded carburetor sprayed gasoline, damaging wiring and carburetor, with about $100 in damage.
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Wellsville
Roger Downey
Local Farm and Livestock Auctions Directory
Ottawa area sale dates list multiple auctions including Franklin County Sale Co Locust and Wilson Ottawa Osage City and Overbrook sales with contacts in Pomona Overbrook and Emporia Kansas. Weekly auctions occur every Saturday Tuesday and Friday with ongoing sales at Printy’s Auction House 1136 N Main and ongoing community auctions.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Sale Company
Locust & Wilson
Ernest Arnold Overbrook
Kansas
Emporia Livestock Sales Co
Emporia
Franklin County Sale Co
Wilson and Locust
Osage City
Pomona
Kas
Overbrook
Allen County Livestock Auction
Gina City
Printy
Ben Printy
N. Main
Printy's
Todd Mobil Homes
Harold Stewart and Charles Beatty Sale Notice
Household goods auction listings include Harold Stewart and Charles Beatty at 924 S Cypress St Ottawa on June 15. Art Finch offers items from Charles-Lyndon Kansas. Bob Cowdin Salvage Yard closeout on June 16 at 310 N Hickory Ottawa. Jim Poe of The Iron and Metal Company posts sale at 338 West Wilson Ottawa on June 30.
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Charles — Lyndon
Kansas
Art Finch
Household Goods
S. Cypress St
Ottawa
Kas
Bob Cowdin Salvage Yard
N. Hickory
Jim Poe
the Iron & Metal Company
West Wilson Street
Local Market Prices for Grains and Dairy
Daily commodity report lists soybeans at 2.96 and wheat at 2.00, with corn 1.01 and shelled corn 1.06. Other items include oats 0.70, rye, butterfat, eggs straight 0.16 and graded 0.23.
Kansas City Auction Prices Mixed Across Livestock
AP report from Kansas City shows cattle demand uneven with steers 25 lower, heifers up to 25 higher, cows steady. Hogs up to 75 higher on 1 3 weights, sows steady to 25 higher. Lambs steady at 22.50 to 23.50, ewes 0 to 5.00.
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Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hawsleigh Products
S. Main
E. F. Risdon
Snyder Pharmacy
Diana R. Welbern
Post Office Department
Sherril Ralston
Olive
Princeton Grain Co
Leon Sobba
Pences
Hugh McLaughlin
Cherry
William McLaughlin
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Barnesville
Woolfield and
Wooster
West Scipio
WCTU
City Auditorium
Marine
Robert W. Crawford
Ralph M. Crawford
S. Cherry
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Bruce Oyler
Seward Avenue Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Ellis
Joe Yockey, Jr
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Poplar
Yockey
C. E. Hoffman
Eine
St. Luke’s Hospital
Louis Jenga
James V. Murphy
the Herald
Lamb’s
Lamb
Blanche Lamb
Bob Roberts
Ottawa Life Underwriters Association
Robert L. Shields
Don Burroughs
Owen L. Fallowell
Elmer Craven
Violet Pear Berry
W. 7Th
Ottawa High School
State Sunday School and Baptist Training Union
Bethany Chapel Baptist Church
U.S
Zehlendorf
Stewart
Jamieson
South Water Tower
15Th
Ottawan
Topeka School
Joe
North Main
Myers Bros
Claude
Howard
Jack Nelson
Harold Stewart
Charles Beatty
Forest Park
The
Ottawa Herald
Emmett Stankard
James W. Fox
Alcoholics Anonymous
A. F. Lewis
County Farm
Edna Greenawalt
Watkins
City of
Watkins Products Inc
Winona
Minn
General Services
Ralph Wilson
Underwood
KNAPP
Lee Carter
Conrad's
Standard Rendering Co
Call Collect
Ottawa Herald General Services
McCracken
East 23Rd
Highway No. 10
Lawrence
Dress Factory
Ric
Rea
Claude ‘Slater
Cedar Lawn Farm
Westphalia
Glenn W. Landis
Scott’s
John Deere Baler
Good
Massey Harris
White's Furniture & Appliance
Court House
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