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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
4
The Franklin County Fair Board will meet Thursday with the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the upcoming fair set for August 20 to 23 this year. WEDDINGS in color. Mickey, photographer, 839 W. Std. Adv.
Mrs Sylvia Ingersoll of Ottawa underwent Friday surgery at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and is listed in room 320.
Ivan Jones of 410 East Standard Street underwent surgery Saturday morning at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. He is listed in room M-427.
Neighborhood sale announced for 834 5S Poplar with dates June 18 19 and 20. Advertising notes items likely available.
Local notice announces a 4 H yard sale on June 29 at 1408 South Main. Advertising details are included for community participants.
VFW announces a food sale at the gas office on Wednesday morning from 7 to 8 a.m. Ady.
Bedding plants two for one on geraniums petunias coleus ageratum salvia marigolds and more. Cash and carry. Osburns 118 East 8th. Adv.
Extension Service offers a tractor operating school on June 19 20 to qualify 14 and 15 year olds to operate farm tractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Topics include hazardous occupations and safe tractor use with training at City Hall and fairgrounds. certificate issued to attendees and employers. contact county extension office for details.
Firefighters fought a blaze at a three story Seattle hotel on Sunday. A flock of apparently unwanted occupants escaped the building, including a reputed high living guest. Four empty bottles of six year old Canadian whisky and a half-eaten steak were found in an abandoned room.
Early risers in Maxwell New Mexico reported pink water from faucets after city workers found several packets of instant drink mix dumped into a 40 000 gallon storage tank. City employee Jeff Bartlett arrived at work and discovered the contamination.
Minor damage from two crashes on Saturday afternoon at Second and Main and in the 200 block of South Main. Other items include a 2:45 am arrest for reckless driving after a car hit a pole and overturned, and a rear end collision with minor damage and no injuries. Notices cover obituaries, admissions, dismissals, births, emergencies, cattle prices, and local police speeding and U turn charges.
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that an 1866 civil rights law bans all racial discrimination in sale or rental of property, private or public. The decision held the Reconstruction era statute applies to private action and was a valid exercise of Congress power, with Justices Harlan and White dissenting. The case involved Joseph Lee Jones and Barbara Jo, barred from buying a home near St. Louis.
Public legal notices from Franklin County Kansas cover estates of Melvina Rose Harley S. Davis and Alberta B. DeShazer with hearings and appointments, plus a monthly city report for Ottawa listing fund balances and reserve funds, and an invitation for sealed bids on the 1968 Sewer Project Pt I. Authorities include Joel H. Towner Frances C Dunn and Violette F. Davis with attorney Robert W. Green.
Dated June 12 1968 a resolution orders the improvement of Brookside Lane from Mulberry Street to Lot 6 Gilmore Subdivision in Ottawa Franklin County Kansas. It sets pavement options reinforced concrete or asphaltic concrete with curbs and gutters, with costs around 28191.86 or 24563.15 and city share of 7312.50 or 7112.50 respectively, and defines the improvement district including Lot 6 and surrounding parcels.
Ernest A. Casten aged 83 a lifelong Quenemo resident and former farmer died at 4 30 am today after a long life in the community. Funeral plans will be announced by the Casten family.
James W. Newton a magna cum laude psychology graduate from Glendale Ariz provoked strong reactions at Dartmouth College commencement by calling the Vietnam War a colossal stupidity and urging peers to refuse service when drafted. Applause and jeers followed his remarks as graduates challenged or supported the stance.
AAP weather snapshot lists multiple U S cities with conditions and temperatures. Readings show varied skies from clear to cloudy with occasional rain or precipitation amounts and highs reaching into the hundreds in some western spots.
A list of new fiction and non fiction titles including A Trace of Footprints by Ruth Wolff and The Philby Conspiracy by Bruce Page David Leitch and Phillip Knightley. Other titles include Travels with a Duchess Enthusiam Makes the Difference and The Survival of the Fittest. The collection covers generational stories advent of modern life espionage and religious thought.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. Porter formerly of Ottawa who died early yesterday will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Mortuary with Rev. Paul Pentz officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
City of Ottawa Franklin County Kansas adopts a bond plan to fund street and utility improvements in Section 1 Township 17 Range 19. The cost will be assessed against district parcels based on appraised value, with bonds issued to be paid over up to 10 years, interest rate capped, and annual installments starting within two years. Lamar W. Phillips signs as mayor. city clerk attests.
Classified notices outline deadlines and rates for word ads and display ads. It lists per word charges, multi insertion discounts, minimum cash, payment methods, and special notices including Lodge Emblem ads. The text also mentions blind ads, National notices, and local by the word discounts with specific timing.
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