Trusty And Inmate Escape From Garnett Jail Breakout
Sheriff reports two inmates Carol Stanford Prock and Richard Carey escaped Garnett County Jail between 11:15 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. A four by six brass plate formed a makeshift key for the cell door. a Dolan Ready Mix truck was used in the getaway. Prock, 31, faced fraud charges in Colony and connections to past burglaries. Carey, 20, held on parole violation after a 1959 theft sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Anderson County
Don Hermreck
Kansas
Missouri
Carol Stanford Prock
Richard Carey
Prock
San Antonio
Tex
Quenemo
Iowa
Carey
Trusty
Hermreck
Steve Leighty
Blackwell
Okla
Leighty
Dolan Ready Mix
Richmond
Lavagetto to be fired as Minnesota manager today
Bulletin from Minneapolis St. Paul reports that Harry Cookie Lavagetto is expected to be fired as manager of the Minnesota team and scout Del Wilber will assume the managerial post today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Harry Cookie Lavagetto
Minnesota ‘I
del Wilber
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Gener ally fair through Saturday
The forecast calls for generally fair weather through Saturday with warmer conditions on Saturday. Daytime highs today near the 80s and overnight lows in the 50s. Saturday will see upper 80s highs with continued dry conditions.
Adlai Finds Great Need For Reform
U N Ambassador Adlai Stevenson told President Kennedy after an 18 day South America tour that dis content and economic deterioration have grown since his earlier trip. He noted universal calls for social reforms and said nonintervention is a religion in the region while praising the alliance for progress as a new dawn. Stevenson reported strong interest in faster social and economic development and described reception of Castro as mixed with hope for progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
South America
Stevenson
South American
U.S
Alliance For Progress
Cuba
Kennedy Defense Budget Approved by House Panel
Washington AP President Kennedy’s boosted defense budget sails through the House Appropriations Committee for the next fiscal year at 42.7 billion dollars. The panel notes a worsening world situation and endorses expanding the Polaris fleet, bombers, missiles, and armed forces, with a small net cut from the President’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
George Mahon
D-Tex
United States
Soviet Union
Wellsville Girl Named Princess in Dairy Queen Contest
Judith Lynne Stephens 18 of Wellsville named Franklin County Dairy Princess sponsored by the Wellsville Chamber of Commerce. Runner up Barbara Johnson 20 of Williamsburg sponsored by the Soroptimist Club. Stephens introduced at a noon luncheon and will compete next Tuesday in Paola district contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Barter
Miss Stephens
Barbara Johnson
Franklin County
Judith Lynne Stephens
Charles A. Stephens
Wellsville
Karen Averill
Ottawa Chamber
Ottawa
Judy Allen
Centralia
J. W. Winfrey
Topeka
Kansas Dairy Association
Don Capper
Paola
Cheryl Lynn Taylor
Jan Baxter
Edith Roann Sass
Dairy Salute Section Highlights Franklin County Dairy Industry
The Herald presents a two part salute to the Franklin County dairy industry with Ottawa merchant ads supporting the sector. The special section features dairy product recipes and spotlights Jack Fenton’s cover page photo story about a young farmer thriving in dairy business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Franklin County
Ottawa
Jack Fenton
Robbery at Kansas City Grocery Station Involves Three Bandits
A grocery and service station operator was robbed of over 3000 dollars in Kansas City by three men in a late model red car. Clarence E. Lewis, 46, was accosted as he returned from a bank with the money. Two bandits forced him to lie under his truck after one struck him with a pistol butt. One robber remained in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Clarence E. Lewis
Excise Tax Extension Awaiting Kennedy Signature
Congress completed action by voice vote in the Senate to extend current excise tax rates for liquor wine beer cigarettes automobiles and other items for another year awaiting President Kennedy's signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Traffic Toll Topeka Kansas Log For 24 Hours
Topeka Kansas traffic log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with 2 fatalities for June, 37 in 1961, and 250 in 1961 overall. The comparable 1960 period shows 214.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Kennedy Feels Fine After Illness Tests Recovering
White House says President Kennedy felt fine as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Ikeda and walked without crutches at the mansion. He canceled a wind up conference, planned to split time between the mansion and the west wing, and will spend the weekend at Glen Ora with Mrs. Kennedy and the children as Dr. Travell notes a minor throat issue has cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Hayato Ikeda
Ikeda
White House
Janet Travell
Glen Ora
Middleburg
Kennedy Calls Surprise Security Conference on Berlin Threat
Today President Kennedy summoned a top level security conference with his national security advisers and congressional leaders to discuss the Soviet threat to Berlin and other pressing issues. The gathering signals heightened urgency in U.S. policy planning amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Berlin
Weather Outlook Sees Fair Skies With a Cooler Trend
The weather bureau reports generally fair conditions for the five days through next Wednesday with below seasonal temperatures. Tomorrow is expected to be warmer. Cool conditions dominated in the north and east with numerous showers, while scattered showers touched the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, New England, the Texas Panhandle, and central Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
Texas Panhandle
Florida
New Go Kart Group Elects Ottawa Officers
Walter Potter was elected president of the Ottawa Go-Kart Association at an organizing meeting. Officials include secretary Arthur Miller treasurer Chuck Shoemaker track manager Kenneth Miller assistant track manager Ted Coons and directors Virgil Bien Jack Wills C F Patterson Harold Henseik and Dwight Haworth. The group plans to seek lease approval for a race track site on West 2nd and may affiliate with the Go-Kart Club of America. The meeting drew 25 attendees and local donations came from about 12 Ottawa merchants. The Haworth Construction Company offered services for track work and plans aim to open the track to Ottawa residents first year to gain experience. Dues have not yet been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Potter
Ottawa Go-Kart Association
Arthur Miller
Chuck Shoemaker
Kenneth Mille
Ted Coons
Virgil Bien
Jack Wills
C. F. Patterson
Harold Henseik
Dwight Haworth
West 2Nd
The
Go-Kart Club of America
Miller
Jaycees
City Commission
Ottawa
Haworth Construction Company
Scarbeck Enters Innocent Plea in Warsaw Secrets Case
Irvin C. Scarbeck former U.S. Embassy official in Warsaw pleaded innocent to charges of passing government secrets to Polish Communists. Judge John J. Sirica set July 18 for trial, bail $50,000 denied, Scarbeck returned to District of Columbia jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irvin C. Scarbeck
U.S
Warsaw
Samuel C. Klein
Scarbeck
US. Dist
John J. Sirica
District of Columbia
Sirica
Klein
Castro rejects tractors deal offer in Cuba exchange
Prime Minister Fidel Castro rejected the latest Tractors for Freedom Committee proposal to swap 1,214 prisoners for tractors and said he would send captured rebels back to the United States to explain his position. He accused the committee of lying and attempted public opinion manipulation while noting a potential alternative man-for-man prisoner swap and list disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Tractors For Freedom Committee
United States
Havana Radio
Castro
Cuba
Havana
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Spain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Air Force probes seventh Atlas launch failure
Cape Canaveral AP report that the Atlas E model exploded over the Atlantic Ocean nine seconds after liftoff, 95 seconds into a 7 300 mile test. The incident marks the seventh failure in ten Atlas launches, prompting a search for the failure cause amid deep concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judith Lynn Stephens
Cheryl Taylor
Edith Sass
Shirley Ann Small
George Small
King
Prince Hall Grand Lodge
Hutchinson
Ottawa High School
Emporia State Teachers College
Bulletin
Anc
Adlai
Jfk
Atchison
Lawrence
Kansas Chamber of Comfrom
Bennett
Merce
Go-Kart Group
Francisca
the Hook) Molina
New York City
Pedro Albia Campos
San Juan
Henry Minston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!