Ottawa briefs highlight airman of the month and local moves
Cecil Wolgast, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Wolgast of 803 S Mulberry, chosen Airman of the Month at his Weisbaden Germany base. Monthly stag dinner set at Ottawa Country Club. Maytag advertising credit given to Noel Douglas for energy-saving hot water promotion. Sheriff Jay Brown leaves for Canon City to fetch Dillard Jones on bad check charges. Coyotes bounty earns $12. Moves include the Savidges relocating to Paola and the Catuska sale and rental of Ottawa homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Wolgast
Ed Wolgast
S. Mulberry
Weisbaden
Germany
Wolgast
Ottawan
Colorado
Jay Brown
Canon City
Colo
Dillard Jones
Brown
Loh man Returned from Osage County Jail
Check fraud suspect Loh man from Ottawa was returned yesterday by Under Sheriff Dean Driscoll from Lyndon Osage county jail. He is slated to face a bad check charge in local justice court in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavernon Lohman
Rt. 1
Ottawa
Dean Driscoll
Osage
Lyndon
Lohman
Justice Court
Community club meeting postponed to March 21
Oakland readers learn the community club meeting slated for Friday March 11 has been rescheduled to Monday March 21. Liberty school will present a play. A death notice recalls the Kirkendalls returning from Pocahontas Iowa after the passing of his sister Mrs Nora Batt. Georgia visitors Gene Langdon Becky Sue stay with his parents in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Community Club
Liberty School
C. L. Kirkendall
Willow
Pocahontas, Ia
Nora Batt
Georgia
Gene Langdon
Becky Sue
Augusta
Langdon Family Plans Georgia and Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs Ralph Langdon of 609 Maple plan to join a departing couple for a coastal vacation in Georgia and Florida. They will accompany the travelers home at the end of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Langdon
Ralph Langdons
Georgia
Florida
Hospital Notes and Births In Local Area
Admitted Fred Moore of Princeton on Monday and Nancy Springer of 620 N Oak on Tuesday. Births include Mr and Mrs William Stiles Hillsdale a son born Monday weight 6 lb 7 oz. Mr and Mrs George Dunkin Jr 408 S Main St a son born today weight 6 lb 2 oz. Mr and Mrs Allen Gilbert 714 S Poplar a daughter born today weight 8 lb 2 oz. Dismissed Mrs Clifford Adkinson and baby daughter 415 S Cedar Monday. Kay Kerry Ingersoll Michigan Valley Mrs Ferrol Baxter Lane Mrs Earl Shaw Richmond Mrs Wayne Thompson and baby daughter Kansas City KS Mrs Roy Snyder 1104 S Cedar today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stiles
Hillsdale
George Dunkin, Jr
S. Main St
Allen Gilbert
S. Poplar
Clifford Adkinson
S. Cedar
Kay
Kerry Ingersoll
Michigan Valley
Ferrol Baxter
Lane
Earl Shaw
Richmond
Wayne Thompson
Kansas City
Kas
Roy Snyder
Death of Horton man John Ubelaker at 92
John Ubelaker 92, Horton Kansas, retired farmer, died yesterday afternoon after living in the area 65 years. Survived by widow Frances, eight children, nine grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Mr. and Mrs. Abelaker and daughter Sharon plan to attend funeral likely in Est, Kansas, Wednesday or Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ubelaker
Horton
Kas
C. B. Ubelaker
Willow
Frances Ubelaker
Abelaker
Sharon
Everest
Obituary: Thomas Harrold Ottawa Carpenter Dies in Topeka
Thomas Harrold aged 68 a longtime Ottawa carpenter of 735 North Main died at 4 58 am in Winter General hospital Topeka he was brought there Feb 15 a World War I veteran born March 20 1886 in Highland Kansas survived by wife Edna Harrold a patient at Tankersley Squires nursing home one sister Maud Swim Parsons and several nieces and nephews funeral services Thursday at 2 pm at Towners Funeral Chapel Rev Harold Hotchkiss will officiate interment Highland Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Harrold
Ottawa
N. Main
Winter General Hospital
Topeka
Highland
Kas
Edna Harrold
Tankersley Squires Nursing Home
Maud Swim
Parsons
Towner’s Funeral
Harold Hotchkiss
Highland Cemetery
Melvern cafe owner Warren L. Evertson dies at 46
Warren L. Evertson of Melvern died at his home yesterday at 46. He was the brother of Mrs. Hazel Peterson of Ottawa and the son of Mrs. Amanda Evertson of Ottawa. He operated a cafe in Melvern and was born there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren L. Evertson
Melvern
Hazel Peterson
Ottawa
Amanda Evertson
Evertson
Beloved Melvern Resident Dies. Funeral Planned
On December 20, 1908, the death leaves widow Thelma Evertson and a large family. Surviving are daughter Charlotte Criqui of Melvern, son Edmond in the navy at San Diego, mother and sister of Ottawa, two sisters Edna Van Valkenburg of Overbrook and Jane Owens of Iola, brothers Lawrence of Emporia and Harold of Topeka. Services set for Thursday at 2 p m at Melvern Methodist church with Rev. O L Jones officiating. Burial in Melvern cemetery. Melvern Masonic lodge to conduct graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Evertson
Charlotte Criqui
Melvern
Edmond Evertson
San Diego
Calif
Ottawa
Edna van Valkenburg
Overbrook
Jane Owens
Iola
Lawrence Evertson
Emporia
Harold Evertson
Topeka
Melvern Methodist Church
O. L. Jones
Church of God
Melvern Cemetery
Tempo Up In Legislature
Tempo in Kansas legislature rises as committees advance bills. House State Affairs favorable on pari mutuel betting. Senate Judiciary kills appointive judiciary bill. Senate Agriculture backs wheat tax for research and egg labeling. farm product weight bill dies. Education panel favors higher mill tax in non high school areas. school board dues bill dies. Portrait photographer licensing fails 40 33. Federal and State Affairs kills lobbying and transfer of 3 2 beer jurisdiction bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kansas
Kansas Association of School Boards
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Tax Commission
Liquor Control Office
State park authority bill and stalled tax measures report
A bill to create a state park resources authority funded by revenue bonds was recommended but stalled. Senate Education killed measures for equal pay, and a school manual on assessment was directed. House Forestry killed a bill banning loaded guns in vehicles. House Assessment and Taxation killed measures raising personal exemptions, repealing grain taxes, requiring county valuation lists, and allowing married disabled women deductions up to 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Education Committee
House Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
New Library To House Ike's Papers
The Eisenhower Foundation announced plans to build a presidential library in Abilene to house President Eisenhower's official papers. Trustees aim to work with state officials and the U.S. archivist. no details on funding or exact building type were provided. The Abilene museum project was recently dedicated by Eisenhower and his brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Eas
Eisenhower Foundation
Eisenhower
United States
Midwest
Beisenhower
Elderly Welda Man Robbed by Two Women
An 80-year-old Welda man, Charles Thompson, was robbed of about $1,200 by two young dark complexioned women who gained entry by posing to check his health. They left in a 1955 Chevrolet with Idaho plates, possibly with two men. lawmen from Ottawa and nearby communities searched the area after the 5 pm theft, the third case of its kind reported in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welda
Kas.m
Highway Patrol
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Sam Geer
Garnett
Idaho
Ottawa
Clam Cream Cheese Sandwich Spread with Watercress
Combine drained clams with softened cream cheese for a sandwich spread. Stir in chopped watercress to add a fresh green note and peppery flavor.
Dulles Sees Red China Ready to Move on Formosa Islands
Secretary of State Dulles said the Chinese Communists are not bluffing and will soon take a military action against Nationalist-held islands opposite Formosa. He outlined this view in secret briefings to congressional committees and in a nationwide report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Formosa
Far East
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Phom Herald Office
McVey Ambulance
Joe Towner
Ai Williams Insurance
Franklin County
Ottawa Country Club
Noel Douglas
Douglas Bros. Furniture Co
Maytag
W. L. Pickering
S. Hickory
E. H. Chadwick
Oklahoma City
R. E. Mersham
Charles Savidge
Paola
Derby
N. Cherry
Donald Catuska
Donna Ann
Mary Lou
Catuska
Hickory
Marion Thompson
Wichita
Robe Hardware
Baby
Creeds
Mic Vey Dengel
Louis H. Dengel
Moler
Moler Mae Chappell
Fred Moore
Princeton
Nancy Springer
N. Oak
Ottawa Building and Loan
Ottawa Building & Loan
THE
Zere Building A&loan
Association
C. A. Myers & Son
Centropolis
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Harry M. Gross
Nichols Sale
Dalry
Neill George
Waverly
Lou Denny
North Hartford
Everett Phillips
Albert
Sale
Cou
Ben Printy
Main
Ike
Harrold
Towner
Lamb
Ottawa Lumber Co
Bob McCrea
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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