Ottawa area news highlights and obituaries brief
Rev Ralph Bertholf a 1930 Ottawa University graduate died Friday in Troy New York He was pastor at First Baptist Church Troy and played tackle on the OU football team Funeral services will be in Wichita tomorrow Union Chapel MYF Ice Cream Social June 19 at 6 30 p m at church 163 c 21 Mrs Mary Neff Ulery improving after a stroke and paralysis contacting visitors Ronald Boucek son of Mr and Mrs William Boucek heads to Chattanooga Tennessee for summer work at Dixie Portland Flour Co He is a senior at K State majoring in milling technology Four Franklin County 4 H clubs will contest July 19 at CK Ranch Brookville in a Good Feed Co sponsored event preceding Red Circle Auction Vel Rene Beauty Shop lists local details Alice Wilson to attend National Youth Assembly at Grinnell College June 26 July 3 Dr L H Gilley travels to Naples Florida with ex Ottawan Joe Davison noted skeet-field designer Local boy William E Muecke Naval Cadet participated in Garroway TV cameo and state anniversary events Fire destroyed a barn 62 miles northeast of Ottawa injured property including hay hammer mill trailer Two KU fine arts students Mary Atkinson Overbrook and John Martin Ottawa area named to spring honor roll
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Ralph Bertholf
Ottawa University
Troy
N. Y
First Baptist Church
O. U
Bertholf
Ottie Amstot
Glen Hayward
Ottawa
Wichita
Ronald Boucek
William Boucek
S. Main
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dixie- Portland Flour Co
K-State College
Manhattan
Franklin County
CK Ranch
Brookville
Good Feed Co
Funeral Services for Reva Corinne Roberts and Others
Funeral services were held for Reva Corinne Roberts who died June 12 at Towner's Funeral Chapel on June 15 with Rev. Wayne E. Caldwell officiating. Pallbearers included Billie, Jessie, Harold, Wallace and Raymond Bledsoe. burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Williamsburg. Also honored were Conrad Rudolph Gastrock, who died June 13, with services June 16 at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Worden. pallbearers Ben Gibson Chester Gibson Walter Dyer George Butell Roy Merchant and Charles Gilliland. Rex Simmons sang with wife Mrs. Simmons. burial at St. John’s Cemetery. Charlene Leila Talbott infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Talbott died June 13. services at Lamb Funeral Home June 15 officiated by Rev. Cecil M. Orr. pallbearers John Robison June B. Willhite Robert E. Hay Kenneth Cuadra. burial at Highland Cemetery.
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Corinne Roberts
Reva Corinne Roberts
Towner’s
Wayne E. Caldwell
Billie
Jessie
Harold
Wallace
Raymond Bledsoe
Phyllis Wallace
J. M. Kilgore
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Williamsburg
Conrad’ Rudolph Gastrock
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Worden
Henry Rieder
Ben and Chester Gibson
Waler Dyer
George Butell
Roy Merchant
Charles Gilliland
Rex Simmons
Simmons
St. John’s Cemetery
Charlene L. Talbott
Charlene Leila Talbott
Charles M. Talbott
Tremont
Lamb Funeral Home
Cecil M. Orr
John Robison
June B. Willhite
Robert E. Hay
Kenneth Cuadra
Highland Cemetery
Painful Way To Count Mosquitoes
BRAZOSPORT Texas Entomologist W S MacGregor uses the skin method to count mosquitoes by standing in suspected areas with bare arms as insects land and bite. Counts range from about 50 to 60 landings in five minutes in general areas, and up to 200 bites in hot spots.
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Brazosport
Tex
W. S. MacGregor
Ich
McGregor
Senate Opens Atomic Debate on IAEA Membership
The Senate begins debate on joining the new International Atomic Energy Agency born from Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan. Backed by a Foreign Relations Committee interpretation, the pact would allow amendments by member nations with two thirds support. The agency would oversee peaceful use and an international fuel pool for have-not countries.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Eisenhower
Atoms For Peace
United Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
Knowland
California
United States
Russia
Agency For the Benefit of Atomic
Harsh Weather Strikes Italy Toll Rises Across Regions
In Pavia and northern Italy a rare tornado alongside floods killed at least 17, left 60 hospitalized and drowned four in week-old floods. The Po and other rivers surged across much of the region, with damages estimated at 50 million dollars as farms and cottages were leveled.
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Pavia
Italy
Europe
Cigegnala
Robecco Pavese
Cenischia
Dora
Stura
Judge’s Name Forges Check Filed in Tacoma Case
In Tacoma Washington a forged check for 192 dollars and 13 cents was traced to a man posing as judge John D Cochran. Police say the signature was forged and the bank notified the recipient who discovered the short balance and reported the incident. The presiding Superior Judge John D Cochran expressed intent to pursue the impersonator.
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Tacoma
Wash
John D. Cochran
John D.cochran
Study Offer By Russians
London delegates met behind closed doors to gauge the Soviet Union’s proposal on ending nuclear weapon tests. The plan reportedly allows international inspection teams on Soviet and allied territories and could influence ongoing five-nation disarmament talks. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan faced pressure to push for full exploration or acceptance of the plan. Western delegates prepared for a disarmament sub-committee session with the United States Britain France Canada and the Soviet Union.
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London
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
Britain
Pacific
U.N
Harold Macmillan
France
Canada
Riot Follows Lebanon Voting in Mount Lebanon District
At a Maronite church in Miziara, more than 20 killed and 30 wounded as clashes broke out among supporters of rival parliamentary candidates during the second round voting. Lebanese army intervened to restore order amid feuds between rival clans while government candidates gained leads in three of four other contests.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sami Solh
Miziara
Mount Lebanon
Solh
Beam Nominated U S Ambassador to Poland
President Eisenhower named Jacob D. Beam career diplomat to be ambassador to Poland. Beam since 1931 in Foreign Service would replace Joseph E. Jacobs in Warsaw as Jacobs retires. Beam currently deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs since 1955 with prior Moscow embassy counselor roles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Jacob D. Beam
Poland
Beam
Foreign Service
Joseph E. Jacobs
Warsaw
Jacobs
White House
United States
Senate
U.S
Moscow
Princeton
N.J
Oxygen Bottle Blast Fatal in Mulane County Incident
Norval F Utt, 39, of Mulane Kansas, died after an oxygen bottle exploded Friday evening while he used a torch to cut metal on a car near his home. The blast wrecked the car and damaged nearby property. Utt worked at McCormick Air Force Base. his wife and three children inside the house were unharmed.
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Wichitam
Norval F
Utt
Mulane
Kas
Ott
McCormick Air Force Base
Hospital Notes Admit Several Patients and Dismissals
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs C E Andrew at 734 Ash on Saturday and Mrs Gerald Mease at 109 W 9th, with other names such as Larry Forsythe 327 Maple Esther Kratz Pomona and Mrs Hugh McDonald Harris noted today. Discharges include Mrs Courtney Ogg at 1203 W 7th Saturday and Mrs Eldon Brockus Rantoul along with Charles G Smith 134 S Locust and others listed for Sunday.
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C. E. Andrew
Gerald Mease
Larry Forsythe
Esther Kratz
Pomona
Hugh McDonald
Harris
Courtney Ogg
Eldon Brockus
Rantoul
Charles G. Smith
S.locust
Lewis Irwin
S. Cedar
Clarence Rose
Quenemo
William Johnison
N. Sycamore
Max Kiefer
Sidney 0. Morris
S. Locust
White Ducks Foil Mallard’s Flight South at Campus Pond
Domestic white ducks at Theta Pond on Oklahoma A&M campus drive off a multicolored Mallard from the pond. The Mallard, drawn by the group, postpones his southward migration as the white females abandon their mates to mingle with the visiting bird.
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Theta
Oklahoma A&m College
Two BIS Runaways Captured Here
Two runaway boys from the Boy's Industrial School at Topeka were picked up in Ottawa Sunday in a car reportedly stolen. David Reed, 16, Topeka, and Gilbert Shackelford, 15, Atchison, were stopped at 17th and Main shortly after 1 30 Sunday by Undersheriff Willard Lister, Police Chief Eugene Flaherty and Highway Patrolmen Bob Conaty and iDee Montgomery. The boys are being held in the Ottawa jail pending word from the Boy's Industrial School.
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Topeka
Ottawa
David Reed
Gilbert Shackelford
Atchison
17Th
Main
Willard Lister
Eugene Flaherty
Bob Conaty
iDee Montgomery
Industrial School
Two Cars Damaged In Pomona Mishap
An auto accident in Pomona at 19 20 Saturday night damaged Billy Junior Fawls 29 Overland Park minor and Allen Wadkins 47 RFD 3 major. Wadkins said he tried to pass on the left as Fawl turned into a driveway a third car passed forcing a swerve and a collision.
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Pomona
Billy Junior Fawls
Overland Park
Allen Wadkins
RFD 3
Willard Lister
Wadkins
Fawl
Stock Car Group Plans July 4 Races
The Ottawa Stock Car Association Inc plans to hold first races at the Ottawa track on July 4. President Merlin Casteel notes two bulldozers have worked the site this weekend and will continue. Fred Gilby and Dan Fogle contributed over ten hours of labor for dirt moving. A meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday invites all members and interested parties.
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Ottawa Stock Car Association Inc
Ottawa
Merlin Casteel
Fred Gilby
Dan Fogle
Two Killed In Kansas Traffic Collisions This Weekend
Two men died in separate Kansas crashes raising the year to date traffic fatalities to 227. Nelson Davidson, 44, of Iola, was killed Saturday night when his small truck collided with another car at a county road intersection northeast of Iola. Lee Cartwright, 44, of Spring Hill, was found dead beside US 116 near the Miami Johnson county line, apparently struck by a car.
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Kansas
Nelson Davidson
Iola
Lee Cartwright
Spring Hul
Miami- Johnson
Marriage Licenses Reported for Four Couples
Samuel Theodore Davidson 19 of Wellsville and Shirley Mae McMillan 17 of Wellsville. Bernard Jones Byrne 21 of Kansas City Kas and Mary Jo Kiefer 21 of Ottawa.
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Samuel Theodore Davidson
Wellsville
Shirley Mae McMillan
Bernard Jones Byrne
Kansas City
Kas
Mary Jo Kiefer
Ottawa
Busy Session In Police Court
Five cases heard in Police Court over the weekend. Dale Burns forfeited a $25 bond for speeding 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. William Cromwell forfeited a $25 bond for speeding 45 mph in a 30 mph zone. Neal Holt forfeited a $50 bond for failure to stop at a stop sign. Harold Puckett forfeited a $100 bond for being drunk in a public place. Willie Blackwell pleaded guilty to DUI and open bottle. Judge Milo Harris fined $100 and jailed 30 days for drunk driving plus $25 for the open bottle.
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Dale Burns
E. Wilson
William Monroe Cromwell
W. 10Th
Neal James Holt
Harold Puckett
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Willie Blackwell
Kansas City
Milo Harris
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Sauf Jey Field
Pensacola
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Frances E. Kunard
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
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Overbrook
John Martin
Conrad R. Gastrock
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Harry Says
Harry Smith Auto Supply
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Leo Edington
Animal Shelter
Chuck Langdon
Stillwater, Okla
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