ROTC Cadets Begin Intensive Training at Fort Riley
ROTC cadets Neil A. Minden and Ronald A. Miller, both 20 and sons of respective parents, began six weeks of intensive military training at Fort Riley. A preliminary hearing in Linda L. Bishop’s case was continued to July 14 in county court. Community notices include a Prince event, university previews, Baker University summer session enrollment, and various local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil A. Minden
Joseph 3
Minden
Paola
Fort Riley
Linda L. Bishop
S. Main
Miss Bishop
Ronald A. Miller
Alvin R. Miller
Route 1
Quenemo
Ft. Riley
Baker University
B. A. Gessner
Melvern Area News Highlights Local Visits and Death
Mr. and Mrs. George Childs of Wisconsin visit Mrs. Elsie Evertson. The Needlecraft Club met at Edith Morgan’s home on June 19. Mona Overman died June 21 in a Topeka hospital. funeral was June 23 at Tibbits Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Cemetery Topeka. David Geier entered Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Childs
Wisconsin
Elsie Evertson
Needlecraft Club
Edith Morgan
Mona Overman
Topeka
Tibbits Funeral Home
Memorial Cemetery
Jones Applies For Pine Street House Permit
Roy M. Jones filed for a building permit Thursday to construct a single family residence at 721 Pine with an estimated cost of 3500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy M. Jones
Hospital Notes Admissions Listing Readies Transfers
Mrs. Eldon Zielsdorf of 714 N. Poplar and Mrs. Wilbur Humphrey of Pomona were admitted on Friday. Mrs. Robert Gifford of Waverly was admitted on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Zielsdorf
N. Poplar
Wilbur Humphrey
Pomona
Robert Gifford
Waverly
Wellsville High School annual 1964 Eagle distributed
Wellsville High School announces the distribution of the 1964 Eagle by annual staff and sponsor Kay Prideaux on June 20. Donald Reid and family plan to move to Wellsville from Lyndon in early July as the new superintendent of Wellsville Schools. Pastor Clarence Harder attends Baldwin MYF Institute this week. Karen O Connor, daughter of Gene and Mrs. O Connor, leaves Wellsville June 20 for a two week Yellowstone vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Holden
Kay Prideaux
Wellsville
Donald Reid
Lyndon
Clarence Harder
Baldwin Myf Institute
Karen O'Connor
Gene O’connor
Yellowstone National Park
Two U.S. aviators killed in Viet Nam helicopter attack
An armed helicopter was shot down in flames in the Mekong delta during a major assault in Vinh Binh Province, about 50 miles southwest of Saigon. Two American gunners were wounded and a Vietnamese observer also died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Vinh Binh
Pomona Pee Wee and Babe Ruth summer baseball schedules
The article lists summer schedules for Pomona Pee Wee Midgets and Babe Ruth teams with games against Williamsburg Waverly Melvern Quenemo and Pomona at various dates in July and August all starting at 7 30 p m unless noted. It also notes the girls team schedule and that all games begin at 7 30 p m unless noted and credits Darrell Dear for directing the program. It mentions Mrs Arthur Shibe lay delegate attending the 1964 Kansas Annual Conference in Topeka and that she will report during the church service on June 28 which is Promotion Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Wee
Williamsburg
Pomona
Waverly
Melvern
Quenemo
Babe Ruth
Darrell Dear.foss
Arthur Shibe
Pomona Methodist Church
Kansas
The
Methodist Church
Highland Park Methodist Church
Topeka
Ottawa Youth Kills Self
A 17-year-old, David Earl Curtis of 745 Tremont, was found dead near a farm field four miles west and one half mile south of Rantoul. Coroner Dr. David Laury reported a .22 caliber rifle shot to the heart, death earlier estimated around 6 p.m., with a note citing personal troubles. Sheriff Joe Ferns said the act appeared to be self inflicted and the body was discovered by the boy's father, Howard Curtis, after he failed to return from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantoul
David Earl Curtis
Tremont
David Laury
Laury
Curtis
Joe Ferns
Howard Curtis
Ferns
Towner
Shastri Told To Rest
New Delhi India AP Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri has been ordered to take complete rest due to overstrain. Doctors noted a slight temperature rise and canceled all engagements with no fixed time for returning to official duties.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
One Injured In Wreck At Busy City Intersection
Mrs. Pearl E. McKinley 46 of 617 West 5th was injured when her stopped 1960 Falcon was rear ended near 15th and Main. Driver George H. Thomas 68 of Nelson Hotel, in a 1962 Chevrolet, said he did not see the stopped car. McKinley suffered neck and left arm pain. damage to her car was listed at 98.51. Thomas faced charges of careless and inattentive driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl E. McKinley
George H. Thomas
Nelson Hotel
Thames
Thomas
High Milk Yield By Area Cows
Two registered Holstein cows belonging to E Wayne Anderson of Ottawa were cited in a special report on milk and butterfat records from The Holstein Friesian Association of America. Pauline a two year old produced 16160 pounds of milk and 651 pounds of butter fat in 305 days. Bode Acres Shia wana Ruth a two years old had 19740 pounds of milk and 613 pounds of butterfat. The annual output of the average U S dairy cow is 7500 pounds of milk and 275 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wayne Anderson
Ottawa
Friesian Association of America
Si L
Pauline
Bode Acres Shiawana
Ruth
U. S
Driver Cited After Wreck At K-68 and Peoria Road crash
At 7 p m Friday minor damages resulted from an intersection collision. Carol A Gallagher 22 of Paola driving a 1949 Plymouth east on K-68 struck a 1953 GMC pickup driven by Albert Glenn Carpenter 17 of Ottawa RFD 2 as it traveled north across K-68. Carpenter was charged with failing to yield the right of way and lacking a license.
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Peoria Road
Highway Patrol
Carol A. Gallagher
Paola
Albert Glenn Carpenter
Ottawa
Carpenter
Gallagher
Williams faces fines for log book, speeding near Ottawa
County Court records show Ralph Gene Williams, 28, cited for failing to maintain a daily log book and for operating a truck over 5,000 pounds gross and speeding 65 mph in a 50 mph zone six miles north of Ottawa on US 59. He is set to appear Friday to answer costs totaling $15 plus court costs for the log book violation and the speeding offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Gene Williams
Skin
Ottawa
Sarajevo 50 Years Later A Recollection of WWI Spark
Prince and Archduke Franz Ferdinand murder 50 years ago in Sarajevo. A Serbian youth, shaped by a hidden spymaster, fired from an automatic weapon. The piece questions if the assassination truly started World War I or if fate would have led to conflict anyway.
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Franz Ferdinand
Europe
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Baldwin Fourth of July fete with pool events and band
Baldwin celebrates July 4 with a 4 p.m. poolside program featuring coin tosses by age group, greased water, melon polo, swimming displays, clown diving and stunts. A 6:30 p.m. Baker University stadium track meet precedes an 8:30 p.m. town band concert and fireworks. During the concert, Maple Leaf Festival Queen candidates will be introduced. organizers include the Garden Club and several local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Baker University
Baldwin Town Band
Sharon Andrews
Garden Club
Camilla Brown
Tuesday Reading Club
Joyce Caruthers
Commercial Club
Christine Ferguson
Rebecca
Janet Florence
Philamatheon
Sally Hey
Girl Scouts
Donna Hibner
Eastern Star
Joyce Hornberger
Nautilus Club
Marilyn Johanning
Hopewell County Club
Rennee Johanning
B.P.W
Terri Kepple
Vinland Grange
Linda Morgan
P.E.O
Joyce Puckett
Young Mothers Club
Carol Williams
American Legion Auxiliary
Fuller family reunion and visits across states at De Soto
Notes from Lane Area report a Fuller family reunion at the Don Heiber home in De Soto on June 21 with guests including Mrs. Alice Robbins of Lexington Missouri. Other items note Cleveland Ohio residents J M Cornelius visiting care for Mrs Carey Mills at Ransom Memorial Hospital and Dr Larry Buckells with Monique of Montreal dining with W J Robinson. Buckells to intern at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Bible school opera house set for June 26 at 7:30 p.m with program starting at 8:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Chambers
Clarence Huffman
Alice Robbins
Lexington
Missouri
Fuller
Don Heiber
de Soto
J. M. Cornelius
Cleveland
Ohio
Carey Mills
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Larry Buckells
Monique
Montreal
Canada
W. J. Robinson
Buckells
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Maryland
Bible School Opera House
Church Annex
Police Cite Three Drivers In City Detention
Police report three drivers detained since yesterday morning with one man, Kenneth D. Evans, 23, 434 Wile low, charged on three counts for two stop sign violations and defective mufflers. Delaine V. Heckman, 25, 500 W. 10th, arrested for speeding 31 in a 20 mph zone on S. Main. Gary D. Beauchamp, 19, Pomon a RFD 1, cited for speeding 40 in a 20 mph zone on S. Main.
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Kenneth D. Evans
Wile Low
5Th
Walnut
Locust
Delaine V. Heckman
S. Main
Gary D. Beauchamp
Pomona
Class of 1956 Seeks Members Reunion Plan in Pomona
The Ottawa High School graduating class of 1956 plans a reunion on December 26 in the Anchor Savings and Loan social room. They seek help locating 12 members including Pat Wood Glenn Delores Hubbard James M. Collins Angel Espinosa Nancy Booth Gary Brinkman Lochiel Platter Beryl Scott Frances Harrington Donald Watson Lee Baker and Julianne Friday Barrick. Contact Mrs. LeRoy Teter Box 262 Pomona with information.
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Ottawa High School
Anchor Savings and Loan Social Room
LeRoy Teter
Box 262
Pomona
Pat Wood Glenn
Delores Hubbard
James M. Collins
Angel Espinosa
Nancy Louise Booth
Gary Brinkman
Lochiel Platter
Beryl E. Scott
Frances Whitley Harrington
Donald Watson
Lee Baker
Julianne Friday Barrick
Wars of 1914 origins told through Apis and Princip
Historians weigh factors behind Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination. Col Dragutin Dimitrievic known as Apis planned to delay a conflict by eliminating Franz Ferdinand, while Gavrilo Princip fired the fatal shots in Sarajevo. The tale traces conspirators, settings along the Miljacka, and how Belgrade and Sarajevo remember the event amid shifting national narratives.
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Dragutin Dimitrievic
Black Hand
Apis
Serbia
Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Gavrilo Princip
Austria- Hungary
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Princip
Miljacks River
Zrinzsko Bridge
Nedjelko Cabrinovic
Franz Josef Gasse
Moritz Schiller
Miljacka
S Tito
Schiller
Young Bosnia
Gavrilo
Voroslav Bogicevic
Cvijetko Popovic
Cabrinovic
Bogicevic
Vaso Dubrilovic
Popvic
Tito
Midwest hog cattle and sheep weekly market summary Chicago
U S D A weekly market summary shows steers steady to 25 higher and bulls 50 higher versus last Friday. Slaughter steers mostly prime 1190-1350 lbs 25.00 with high prime 1150-1400 lbs 23.75. Hogs up 1.00 to 1.25 with barrows and gilts 190-230 lbs around 18.00-18.50 and lighter 16.75-18.25. sows up 50-1.00. Sheep lambs mostly 50 lower. spring slaughter lambs 22.00-24.00, some to 25.00. western 90 lb feeders at 24.50.
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Chicago
USDA
Kansas City
KC Markets Kansas City Cattle Sheep and Hog Prices
KC Markets from Kansas City shows cattle gains with slaughter steers 25 to 100 higher and cows up 50.75. Calves and feeders rise sharply. Sheep losses for slaughter lambs. ewes and feeders steady. Hogs lift with barrows and gilts 125 to 174 higher, sows up 75 to 125.
Larry Dean Cox Pleaded Guilty in Burglary Case
Larry Dean Cox, 16, Ottawa, pleaded guilty to third degree burglary and was sentenced to the Kansas Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson. The grand larceny charge was dismissed and Cox is ordered to report to the reception and diagnostic center at Topeka within 60 days.
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Larry Dean Cox
Ottawa
Kansas Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Cox
Topeka
Death of Reed Fitch San Jose resident noted
Mrs. Glenn Fitch of 818 Tremont was notified of the death Thursday of her brother in law Reed Fitch of San Jose California. Services were scheduled for today in San Jose. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs C H Fitch who lived in the Elm Grove neighborhood. Surviving are his wife Ruth Fitch and a sister Ethel Bird of Superior Nebraska.
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Reed Fitch
Glenn Fitch
Tremont
San Jose
Calif
C. H. Fitch
Elm Grove
Ruth Fitch
Ethel Bird
Superior
Neb
Ottawa Teen Found Dead in Field After Friday Night
A 17 year old named Curtis was found dead about 10 20 p m Friday in a field southeast of Ottawa He was born June 22 1947 and was the son of Mr and Mrs Howard Curtis Survived by parents three sisters Mrs Robert Lane Hawaii Mrs Daniel Weber Kansas City Mo and Mary Ruth Curtis of the home two brothers Howard W Curtis Kansas City and Warren Lee Curtis of the home Services set for Monday at 2 p m at Towner Chapel with Rev Willard Neuman officiating Burial at Ruhamah Cemetery Also included is obituary for Mrs Bessie L Grosdidier 51 of 403 S Cedar who died at 1 50 a m in Ransom Memorial Hospital Services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Tuesday at 9 a m Rev Robert A Burger to officiate Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery Rosary at Towner Chapel June 29 at 7 30 p m Flowers not requested Contributions to Sacred Heart School Also notes born Feb 21 1913 in Houston Tex First married to John Usher killed in Battle of the Bulge 1944 Married April 17 1950 to Al Grosdidier at Emerald Surviving are husband two sons Linton Usher Ottawa and Timothy Grosdidier of the home three daughters Mrs Jean Anetone Leadhill Ark Pamela and Camela Grosdidier of the home eight grandchildren and one sister Mrs W D Hampton Los Lunas NM
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David Earl Curtis
Tremont
Ottawa
Curtis
Howard Curtis
Ottawa Junior High School
Robert Lane
Hawaii
Daniel Weber
Kansas City
Mary Ruth Curtis
Howard W. Curtis
Bessie L. Grosdidier
S. Cedar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Robert A. Burger
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Towner Chapel
Sacred Heart School
Grosdidier
Houston
Tex
John Usher
Europe
al Grosdidier
Emerald
Linton Usher
Timothy Grosdidier
Jean Anetone
Leadhill
Ark
Pamela
Camela Grosdidier
W. D. Hampton
Los Lumas, N, M
Leitnaker funeral set at Baldwin Methodist Church
A memorial service for Frank Cherry Leitnaker will be held at 2 PM Sunday at Baldwin Methodist Church. The body was willed to the Kansas University Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cherry Leitnaker
Baldwin Methodist Church
Kansas University Medical Center
Charles E. Rodgers Funeral Service Details
Charles E. Rodgers died June 24. Services held June 26 at Pomona Methodist Church with Rev. Harold L. Cooper presiding. Pallbearers named John Dickey Leslie Hunter A S Mitchell James Lindsey Albert Swallow and Carl Frischen. Music by Meyer Jim Driver and Mrs Neal Baxter. Burial in Mow lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Rodgers
Pomona Methodist Church
Harold L. Cooper
John Dickey
Leslie Hunter
A.S. Mitchell
James Lindsey
Albert Swallow
Carl Frischen.meyer
Jim Driver
Neal Baxter
Woodlawn Cemetery
Thank you note from Dr Henning and Dorothy Blunt Henning
Family and relatives thank friends neighbors and relatives for gifts flowers cards and visits during hospital stay and after returning home special thanks to Rev Don Fisher Mt Oliver church and others for prayers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Trump
Dr. Barr
Olive Baxter
Don Fisher
Mt. Oliver Church
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Roxann
Moherman
Wellsville Garden Club
C. E. Thomas
By Carol Baker
Nehru
Prince
By Carl Hartman
Franz Josef
David Curtis
Towner’s Chapel
Ruhamah
Cowner
Arzetta Roberts
Dr. J. R. Henning
Dorothy Blunt Henning
Pittman Mfg, CO
Grandview, MO
Myers Bros
Claude
Howard
RFD
Franklin County Sale Company
Charles Carey
Hickory
Printy
Ben Printy
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Jack Nelson
Kas
Overbrook
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