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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1960
Page
4
News briefs note Rural mail carriers finished routes with two hour delays. Four carriers average 75 miles daily serving 1 047 families in 957 boxes and ask patrons to shovel snow from around boxes to speed service. Other items: speeding conviction, pension talk, meetings, and upcoming community events.
Ernest R. Wells age 61 died Thursday while shoveling snow at his home in Iola He retired in May after a 35 year career at the Iola Post Office serving as assistant postmaster
Bids are being taken for construction of new water storage facilities to be opened publicly at 7 30 p m Monday. Work includes a 250 000 gallon ground level storage tank by Chicago Bridge and Iron Works a new pump house two booster pumps yard piping and control equipment. Existing telephone pole yard to be removed and replaced. Also notes local notices about community events and local farm meetings with names and dates.
Ada Nolpe 83 formerly of Ottawa died in Iola after living there years. Survived by daughter Hazel Michel and siblings Frank Dave Mathias Maude Deal and John Kennedy. Service tomorrow 2 p m at Waugh Funeral Home Iola with burial in Highland Cemetery Ottawa. Gattshall Prairie du Sac Wis died in Madison Feb 26. Survived by husband two sons Russell Donald and two daughters in Wisconsin. A son Wayne died in a Florida hunting accident. Services tomorrow at Prairie du Sac.
AP report shows 1959 net farm incomes dropped in seven states led by Illinois Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas California Florida Kentucky Mississippi New Mexico and Oregon with declines ranging from 12 to 29 percent. Illinois earned 3187 dollars while Iowa 3357 and Missouri 2075. Nebraska 3131. Kansas 2446. Oklahoma 1711.
Ottawa High School selects seven juniors for Boys and Girls State in June. Boys chosen to attend Boys State at Wichita West High School include Ronnie Reusch Eddie Martin Stephen Shaffer Tom Campbell and Alfonso Mages. Girls State delegates are Sharon Bennett and Karen Indall with alternates Janet Duncan and Nancy England. no Boy's State alternates named.
Lloyd C Brown died February 29 and funeral services were held March 3 at First Christian Church with Rev. Robert Powner and Rev. J B Brown officiating. Pallbearers included John Hiatt R L Scott Charles Terry Ralph Emerson Eugene Saffron and Kenneth Hammond. Albert J Williams sang hymns with Mrs Robert Cole. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery Hutchinson. Members of Brick Layers Local No 18 attended.
John R. Hoskins 79 returned to the Fort Madison state penitentiary at his own request after parole last May. Hoskins had spent 40 years jailed for the 1919 murder of his wife and two stepsons and was paroled to a daughter near Long Beach, California when Gov. Herschel Loveless commuted his life sentence. Parole Board officials said he could not adjust to life outside and asked to return. his prior record at the prison was excellent.
In Wichita AP report, Kansas Soya Products Co. of Emporia Western Star Mill of Salina and three individuals were ruled infringers on patents held by the Iowa State College Research Foundation for a cattle and sheep food supplement. The federal court ordered an accounting of profits. Defendants include John Varner O Burr Ross of Salina and B K Smoot of Mount Barbara.
Washington AP reports a 45 year old Senate record for continuous session length fell as the filibuster extended to 54 hours 11 minutes by 1:39 pm EST. Since Wednesday morning the chamber remained in session with only a brief 15 minute recess, surpassing prior records from 1915 and 1964.
Elvis Presley, 24, completed his final day as a soldier at Fort Dix New Jersey turning in extra GI clothing and handling administrative duties. Despite heavy snow he proceeded with orientation lectures forms and discharge steps finishing on schedule to leave the Army and pursue a return to show business with projected earnings well over $850,000 this year and likely more from films and TV.
CHICAGE AP Proponents of a racially integrated housing project lost in U S District Court today their attempt to settle Negroes in all white Deerfield. Deerfield is a suburban community of about 410000 northwest of Chicago. Judge Joseph Sam Perry declared the village park board could proceed with its suit to condemn the site of the proposed housing project for recreational purposes. The condemnation suit is pending in the Circuit Court of Lake County where Deerfield is located. Since Feb 2 Judge Perry has been studying the evidence from weeks of hearings.
Kansas Democrats facing heavy snow and cold converge on Hutchinson for the 1960 state convention. Senator John F. Kennedy and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey are set to speak at a dinner expected to attract about 2,000 attendees, part of a two day program. Humphrey flies in from Wisconsin to debate Kennedy on campaign issues on the same platform.
An apparent low bid of 17 209 000 was submitted by a San Francisco corporation for a contract on first stage construction at nine Atlas ICBM launching systems around Schilling Air Force Base near Salina Kansas. The Utah-Manhattan Sundt Corp joint venture submitted the other low bid. Government estimate was 18 148 000.
General Services Administration seeks bids to lease the Smoky Hill warehouse annex in Saline County Kansas. A 204 acre tract accompanies the buildings. Bids will be opened by the Kansas City regional office on April 4 per notice to Senator Andrew F Schoeppel.
Kan sas Forests Fish and Game Commission shows 233 votes in three years with 212 unanimous. Only 11 deadlocks occurred none affecting programs. Leahy said misperceptions exist and noted most motions were routine or jokey. Neosho County project talks delayed by referendum soundings. land acquisition approved earlier. Meeting set for March 14 in Great Bend.
Washington AP reports Texas topped states in federal farm program payments for the year, delivering about 82.9 million dollars to farmers. Total payments across all states reached roughly 681.5 million, dominated by Soil Bank retirement and soil conservation payments, with Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Iowa and Nebraska among top recipients.
Lloyd L. Barton, 33, was sentenced to up to 30 years after pleading guilty to second degree kidnaping and attempted murder. He abducted Dorothy Geske, 37, fired at her, and shot himself as police arrived at her Wichita apartment.
Admissions include Mrs J S Weethee Rex Leroy Rowe Jr today Births list Leonard Wilcox Wayne Wolf Eugene Brock with weights 9 102 8 2 6 12 Dismissals include Claude F Clemings Billy Keelin Mrs Lee Lennon Glenn Adams with locations Baldwin Lincoln Rantoul Maple Tremont Lo cust listed.
The Big Ten votes 5-5 to end conference relations with the Rose Bowl and West Coast Big Five on New Year’s Day appearances. An individual invitation path remains briefly via a joker clause stricken from the handbook, pending institutional review.
Kansas City AP reports Barbara Stephens 35, a house wife, killed herself while on the phone with her husband Freddie Stephens, a patrolman. She feared cancer after a prior lung operation and mentioned a transmission and starter spring trouble before the shot. She was at her sister in law’s home when the tragedy occurred.
Stockholders of Union Oil & Gas Corp of Louisiana and Texas Natural Gasoline Corp approve a merger to form a 250 million dollar firm based in Houston. Action occurred at special stockholder meetings in Houston and Tulsa. Boards recommended the move. Union based in Houston and Texas Natural in Tulsa. New company will be Union Texas Natural Gas Corp.
Local market listing shows soybean price at 1.86 per unit and barley at 85 cents. Wheat and corn prices appear around 80 to 95 cents. Butterfat and eggs are noted with graded egg prices and poultry items including heavy hens light hens and cocks.
IKC Livestock Kansas City AP notes cattle auction results with 300 head cattle none sold for market test 7 loads choice cattle arriving at 27 00 hogs 3400 head down 25 to 50 cents fair activity sows steady 190 240 pound barrows and gilts 14 75 16 25 270 550 pound sows 13 00 75 slaughter lambs and ewes steady deck choice prime 97 pound wool lambs 21 50 few good wool ewes 6 50
Washington AP A House payola investigator urged that Dick Clark be called for questioning about payola. Rep. John Bennett said Clark received gifts like rings and fur coats, prompting subcommittee dispute over pursuing Clark. FTC chief Kintner said payola reached 255 disc jockeys in 56 cities across 26 states.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas No 3477 Blanche Lamb and John H Lamb executors seek final settlement and asset distribution under the Will You must file defenses by March 12 1960 at 10 am in Ottawa Kansas The hearing will determine the decree of assignment and relief as required by the will John B Pinerson Attorney
Special registration notice to Ottawa Directors announcing voter registration from March 7 to March 11, 1960, 8 am to 10 pm, closing March 11 at 10 pm. Requirements include residence six months in Kansas, 21 years old, and re registration if previously registered but did not vote in 1958 or moved or changed name. Register in City Hall. arrangements for sick or disabled. Donald R. Capper, City Clerk.
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