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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
3
Larry Anderson of Williamsburg has been named rush chairman for Farmhouse fraternity at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Fall rush week starts the first week in September, with events and contact details in the campus listings.
Hospital notes list admissions for Arthur Earl Phares Carl Richardson Franklin Yates Mrs J B Huderson Mrs Harvey Wilson and others with newborn weights reported. Dismissals include Anthony Plaschka Roger Comstock Trinidad Ybarra Herman Ackmann Susan Markwith Vicki Roberts Wilkie Wilhite among others.
Rural market notes indicate prices for cattle types with figures for vealers, heifers, lambs, and ewes. Prices shown include prime lambs at 21.50 and ewes culls ranging 4.5 to 6.00, with unnamed lots described in abbreviated terms.
Col Miles L Wachendorf is named district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District succeeding Col Cal A Rollins Jr who moves to the Office of the Chief of Army Engineers in Washington D C Wachendorf comes from Europe where he commanded the 30th Engineer Group in Karlsruhe Germany His prior postings include Verona Italy and Sondrestrom Greenland He holds the Legion of Merit and is a West Point graduate class of 1942 He earned a master’s degree from Iowa State College He and his wife have four children Mary Lisbeth 18 Karen 15 Miles Benton 10 and Erich Arthur 2
Luther W. Sutherland 53 former Ottawan died this morning at Labette County Hospital Labette Kas after illness since May 15 following transfer to University of Kansas Medical Center He lived in Ottawa until 1939 then Iola Parsons and LaBette since 194? Funeral at Towner's Chapel Saturday at 1 pm burial in Hope Cemetery Survived by wife Virginia Whitacre five daughters two sons four brothers three sisters and 14 grandchildren He was a Seventh Day Adventist and member of IBEW Local 718.
The first shipload of water from Communist China began flowing into Hong Kong mains. The Liberian tanker Ianthe carried 3.2 million gallons from the Pearl River on Wednesday night, with Red China supplying the water free to the drought stricken colony.
CWO Kenneth Boone of the U S Air Force recalls vivid impressions of Thailand during May to October 1962 and January to June 1963. His unit, the 507th communications and control group, set up radar control in Thailand amid Laos tensions. Boone notes Thailand is the rice bowl of southeast Asia and partly under foreign influence, with many women in fields. The Boone family arrived June 22 to visit his mother and sister. they plan to travel to Corpus Christi then Sumter. Also, the Spiritual Life group of the Women’s Society of Christian Service meets July 1 at 9 am in Hays Hall to study John Wesley notes on Romans, led by Mrs. Oren Carroll. Mr and Mrs W H Moherman and Mr and Mrs J E Moherman of Ottawa attended Gene Moherman and Shirley Thompson’s wedding in Almena Kansas.
Ottawa police court sentenced and fined several residents for traffic and driving offenses. Gary Maxwell and Irene Bellefeuille each paid 10 dollars after pleading guilty to red light violations while Thomas Laury and Harold Mains faced 10 and 80 dollar penalties respectively for speeding and reckless driving. Jesse Valadez of Kansas City faced 160 dollars on multiple charges. Allen Dawson admitted careless driving and muffler violations with a 35 dollar fine, while Robert Coulter stood innocent with trial set for July 25 and bond continued at 230 dollars. Several others forfeited bonds for failing to appear, including Wayne Murry and Mark Fleming among others.
Paris AP reports French Information Minister Alain Peyrette on behalf of President Charles de Gaulle said France never doubted Kennedy's resolve to defend Western Europe but questioned what Kennedy's successor would say in ten years.
Rep. Thomas B. Curtis of Missouri cast the only dissenting vote as the House passed a $47 billion defense appropriation. He said he opposes appropriations this year, citing lack of money and concerns over the balance of payments and deficit financing.
In Athens the caretaker government of Premier Panayotis Pipinelis won a 172 to 14 confidence vote in the Greek parliament. Pipinelis had succeeded Constantine Caramaplis after he resigned when King Paul and Queen Frederika rejected his advice to postpone Britain’s state visit next month.
London Prime Minister Harold Macmillan appointed Joseph Godber 49 to take over Britain’s war ministry after John Profumo’s resignation. Godber, a Conservative MP since 1951, has no military background and has represented Britain at United Nations and East-West disarmament talks since 1961.
Hazel Walters of Maple Valley Washington spends the summer with her grandmother Mrs Mary Walters. Mrs Lloyd Means visited her brother Tom Edwards and family at Emporia. Mr and Mrs Howard Gray with Kim and Vickie of Kincaid visited Agnes Schweitzer and Dean Coats, Kenny and Karen Sue in Odessa Missouri. Rex Stankard Cathy Christy Faith and Danny of Lawrence visited friends in Central Community. Mary Moore of Meade visited the Russell Retters and Ella Fox.
President Sukarno's government outlawed strikes in key and vital industries to stop Communist dominated unions from paralyzing Indonesia's struggling economy. The presidential decree was announced on Wednesday.
A storm east of Ottawa yesterday caused a power outage on Kansas City Power & Light Co lines south of Paola Linn County and Franklin County. Lightning struck a 33 000 volt circuit, taking four substations offline. Emergency switches rerouted current, keeping outages under 1 hour 10 minutes at Lane in Franklin County while repairs followed. REA lines between Osawatomie and Mound City also affected. service restored by 6 30 p m after outages began at 2 32 p m lasting about three hours.
Funeral services for Jackson Dunham were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Wellsville Baptist Church with Rev. Homer Ganong and Rev. Charles Peay officiating. Organ selections were played by Mrs. J. C. Jones Jr. Honorary pallbearers included the church board of deacons, L. W. Hostetler, J. C. Jones Jr., Leonard Burbank, Bernhard Fleming, LeRoy Price, Henry Chilton, Goldena Chilton, Mary Lou Shannon. Pallbearers were Harold Good, Eldon Whiteaker, Glenn Layton Jr., Bob Groshong, Loren Broers, Keith Chanay, Norman Shannon, and Harold Haney. Burial followed in Wellsville Cemetery.
Los Angeles AP reports Bo Belinsky plans to report to the Angels farm club in Hawaii, a move surprising to Angels general manager Fred Haney. Haney noted Belinsky cannot play professionally until he receives the team’s permission. Belinsky had been suspended after refusing to report May 24 to Honolulu following a 1-7 record.
New York AP reports Joseph P. Ryan aged 79 former president of the International Longshoremen's Association died Wednesday at his home after months of illness. He led the union from 1927 until his 1953 retirement amid racketeering scrutiny and heavily influenced waterfront affairs.
A resolution establishes La Teral Sewer District No. 143 in Ottawa Kansas to construct an 8 inch lateral sewer. The plan covers costs for the improvement serving a specified area starting at the northwest corner of Lot 47, Block 9, Sheldon's Addition, with the route described as proceeding north to the northwest corner of that lot.
City of Ottawa Kansas Governing Body adopts resolution to establish Lateral Sewer District 143 for an 8 inch sewer serving lands in Sheldon’s Addition Country Club Heights South Addition and nearby parcels. Bonded financing planned with annual installments over up to 11 years and special assessments on benefited property. Public hearing held June 12 1983. 1963 date in resolution references precedents. Also includes notice of suit by First National Bank Ottawa versus Richard Bellefeuille Irene Bellefeuille for replevin of listed equipment at 320 South Main Ottawa Kansas with July 26 1963 plea deadline.
June dates list farm and household goods sales near Ottawa Pomona and Baldwin with buyers Irwan Heth Gene Kalb and Overbrook Livestock Gale. Events include cattle Holstein closeouts and weekly livestock auctions. contact numbers and locations provided for multiple sales on June 22 to July 16.
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