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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
4
Fire department reports four building fires and eight miscellaneous calls in February with one building fire causing about 50 dollars in damage. Week ending March 2 sees 32 325 rail cars moving on the Santa Fe with 12 061 cars from connections, up from last year. Community notices include sales, nominations, a wellsville church supper, an obituary, bridge results, and local theater needs.
Ottawa American Legion Post No. 60 has raised 2377.34 for a new hall at 418 N Sycamore with 1000 from the Auxiliary. Building materials and paint are being sold at cost. Post Commander David Bunch and Adjutant Joe Towner reported on a Louisburg post visit. The local plan mirrors Louisburg with tweaks, aiming for a total cost near 20000.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sarah A. Cole who died March 1 at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev. Raymond Langley officiating. Pallbearers named, burial at Woodslawn Cemetery Pomona. Ralph W. Curtis died Feb. 28 with services March 4 at Tow Iner's Chapel. Rev. R. B. Shoemaker officiated. pallbearers listed, burial at Ruhamah Cemetery. Mrs. Olive Robe died March 1. services March 4 at First Methodist Church. pallbearers listed. burial at Highland Cemetery. Isabelle Jacobsen, died Feb. 25. services Feb. 28 at Lamb Funeral Home. Rev. Charles P. Knight officiated. extensive group attendance from Masonic and civic bodies. burial at Fairview Cemetery Smith Center. Jonas A. Keil, 78, Tulsa, an Ottawa native, died March 8. services in Tulsa today and graveside in Highland Cemetery Ottawa Wednesday. Rev. E. E. Caylor to officiate.
An AP report notes Kansas winds down after a snowstorm dropping up to five inches in the western part. Temperatures will rise to 35-40 with lows 15-30 as ice forms. Phillipsburg reported five inches, Frankfurt to Dodge City line saw snow, slick highways and overhead line troubles noted. The system moves south and east with no additional precipitation expected per the Weather Bureau.
In a 30 car convoy, Elwood Jacobsen 35 Foreston Minn and Gaspar Alfonso Makil 35 were killed by Viet Cong at a roadblock about 66 miles northeast of Saigon. Makil's 4 month old daughter died in hospital. his wife Josephine and other children were uninjured. The Jacobsens had been on their first overseas tour with the Summer Institute of Linguistics, a Santa Ana Calif group.
NEW YORK AP A coronary attack suffered by the bus driver caused a bus to swerve into the East River, killing seven. Four passengers were saved. John E Albert Sr, driver for the departments of hospitals, had a prior attack in November 1960. Autopsy cites drowning and a fresh acute thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery. The deceased appeared well before collapse. Beatrice Sturdivant among the missing, presumed drowned. six other aboard also drowned. The bus was a 2nd graf 111 to20.
Admissions list includes Mrs John Kramer 1007 S Hickory Leon Shepherd Pomona Monday Bradley Cowdin 622 N Locust Mrs Tom Flory 1219 S Main Tuesday. Dismissals include Mrs Duane Gifford Wellsville Edgar Reeves 801 S Locust Mrs Max Hunter and baby daughter RFD 2 Tuesday.
Flood waters from drenching rains and melting snows forced hundreds from their homes across Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania. The Weather Bureau said the Ohio River likely to stay bank full along its 981 mile route as more rain falls. In Wheeling and nearby areas hundreds evacuated, with at least 500 leaving homes from Vienna. Wellsburg McKinleyville and Moundsville also flooded. Louise isolated by floodwaters.
A Crawford County survey shows Kansas counties leaning toward Saturday closing. From 105 counties, 62 now close at noon and 43 close all day Saturday. 52 of the open-on-Saturday counties favor closing, six oppose, four undecided. County officials will wait on a state House bill authorizing closing-hour decisions.
Mrs. Margaret Emerson begins a two month training period under Rosemary Crist, Franklin County home economics agent, to become the Washington County home economist. A Kansas State University graduate, she has worked in Miami Oklahoma with the public welfare department and previously as a home demonstration agent and vocational economist in Missouri, and as a club agent in Crawford County. She resides at 8045 Main Street with two daughters in Miami, one married and the other in school. the younger will join after school.
Kansas City cattle receipts around 2 000 calves up to 400 pounds with steer prices mostly 21.00 to 23.25 and heifers 23.00 to 50. hogs near 2 000 with barrows and gilts up 25 to 50 and sows 25 higher. sheep 500 with wool lambs 18.75 to 19.00 and ewes 5.00 to 7.00.
Mrs Anita L Lalman and Hi ram Blunt were in a collision in the 100 block on Main at 9 15 yesterday afternoon. Lalman’s car sustained about 65 dollars in damage while Blunt’s car was estimated at 350 dollars. Both vehicles were traveling north before the crash.
Eugene F Masciarelli 23 of Lawrence and Marilyn Sweet 22 of Ainsworth obtain a marriage license. Ned Norman Johnson 18 of Rantoul and Phyllis Ann Stevenson 18 of Rantoul also receive licenses.
Lloyd Gleisberg 43 retired Navy man died at Wellsville home his service included 1939 to 1959 and he had worked at Star Grain and Lumber. Herbert Collins 67 Melvern farmer died at home with services in Melvern Church. Mrs Herman Geffert 54 of Tola died at home after illness with funeral at Waugh Funeral Home Iola. Survivors listed include widow children sisters and brothers for each. Burial plans follow in local cemeteries.
Notice from Franklin County Probate Court on the estate of Nettie Gibson also Nettie B Gibson deceased. Executor Thomas H Gleason seeks final settlement, fee allowances, and heirs' determination with March 23 1963 filing deadline and hearing at Ottawa City Court. Attorneys Gleason Gleason Duty and Logan represent the petitioner.
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