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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
5
Miss Genevieve Gillette and Miss Alta O Flaherty will host the Centennial cabin at City park Sunday from 2 to 5 pm. The notices mention various local names and events including a church talk by Jack Merril and police cautions, all in a compact community brief.
Services for Ernest Brown 71 a painter and carpenter of Waverly will be held Monday at St Joseph Catholic Church at 10 a m Rev Jacob Mauer officiating. He died June 27 at his home. He was born December 18 1881 in Waverly. He married Rose Fontay January 30 1914. Surviving are his widow five children and four siblings. Rosary Sunday at 8 p m. Burial in Waverly Cemetery.
Police Chief Be W Flaherty announced the force will monitor homes of residents on vacation. Officers will drive by, check for irregularities, and require names and addresses by calling police HQ. He advised suspending newspapers or having someone collect them and leaving blinds open to deter burglars.
Bernhardt School of Dance presents a two hour Dance Revue on Saturday June 20 at Memorial. The program features Prologue to Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky and a first Ottawa oriented Ballet. The Lilac Fairy role will be created by Margaret Henning. Solo dancers include Dee Ann Snyder Starlene Whitcomb Lisa Birzer Carla Pence Jane Robson Joe Salk Steve Salk Sondra Clark Marjorie Bernhardt Betts Ellen McDonald Patricia Gates Donna Allen Karen McAnile. Sixty five children ages three to 15 will perform Miss Bernhardt will dance an Exhibition Waltz Adagio with Kenneth Roberts.
KC Markets reports cattle at 21.25 high to low choice, 20.25 good, hogs up to 25. Barrows and gilts rise 25, sows steady to 25 higher. Barrows 17.25-18.75, sows 13.50-15.50. 400-550 lb sows 13.50-14.50. Sheep 700 head, market untested.
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs Meda McCune Raymond Orndorff Mrs Leon Johnson and Donald Myers with Friday events. Births include Ronald and Ronald Myers Leon Johnson and Ronald Haug with weights 8 pounds 14 ounces and 9 pounds 2 ounces. Dismissals mention Albert Cox Eula Branson Roger Anderson Carl Richardson with Thursday and Friday dates.
Kansas City AP report on Edna Gardner Whyte, 61, a Fort Worth grandmother with 14,000 flying hours, finishing the Sky Lady Derby with 26 women pilots. Derby flew East Allen to Little Rock and Fort Smith before Kansas City. winners to be announced at a banquet. Whyte plans no retirement from her chrome-plating sales job despite nearing Social Security eligibility.
The third annual program sponsored by the Kansas Pioneer Homerocallis Society will take place at Memorial Auditorium. Entries are to be displayed by 11 with judging from 11 to 1 30 and awards for artistic design and horticultural ribbons to be given during the afternoon program from 1 30 to 6.
The Ottawa navy recruiting office in the Franklin County courthouse will be decommissioned after 13 years. Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Downs departs July 3 after 18 months as recruiting officer. A new RoC will visit Ottawa once weekly, with Chief Boatswain's Mate Denzel Pearson from Topeka to assume duties.
Postmaster James Hogue announces Pomona’s ZIP code 80076 for return addresses and mail to Pomona. The code follows the state in addresses, ensuring proper routing for letters mailed from Pomona.
Five Ottawa youths are among more than 11 000 enrolled in the University of Kansas Music and Art Camp. H Hurst Coffman, Thomas E Gleason, Sheri B Seright, Marsha L Stevens, and Jean A Wright are listed as music and art participants with parent addresses in Ottawa.
Mary Elizabeth Stevenson died June 25. Funeral services were held June 27 at Towner's Chapel at 10 a.m. Rev. R. C. Stephens officiated. Mrs Ruth DePriest was organist. Mrs. R. C. Stephens and Mr. Paul Stephens sang Jesus Savior Pilot Me and Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Pallbearers were Bud Milton Eugene Kitts Lee DePriest Augustus Leecy Dean Kirkland and Raymond Reed. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
Public legal notices dated 1943 to 1983 announce coadministration of the Robert William Horne estate with Ralph J. Horne and Donald Horne named as coadministrators and call creditors to present claims within nine months, plus a hearing for Elizabeth J. Silvey will and a Mary Elizabeth Joseph estate settlement with Myrtle Scribner as administratrix and Winton A. Winter as attorney in Ottawa Kansas.
Notice in Franklin County Kansas calls for defenses by July 12 1963 at 11 PM in Ottawa regarding executrix Dorothy G Daugharthy’s petition for final settlement and heirs determination with aid of attorneys. Also probate petition for FE O Triplett will dated 1952 seeks appointment of Effie Triplett as executrix without bond. hear July 13 1963 at 10 AM in Ottawa court.
Auction notices list sales in Ottawa and nearby towns with dates July 16 July 18 and June events. Irvan L Heth and Gene Kalb are among sellers. notices include locations North Ottawa Highway 60 and near Baldwin. Community sales announced weekly with times and contact details.
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