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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1960
Page
7
The Retail Promotion Committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by Karl Jeskinsky announced a year long schedule with a two day Ottawa Days sale during the last full week of each month and two sidewalk bazaars in May and August. A regular retail meeting was set for the first Thursday each month.
Outfielder Mickey Mantle ended an 11 day holdout and signed with the New York Yankees in St Petersburg for about 65000. General Manager George Weiss brokered the deal after a hotel conference. Mantle, last season’s .285 hitter with 75 RBIs, had rejected an initial 75000 offer. He flew in from Dallas to meet Weiss and resolve the dispute.
In Bloomfield Connecticut volunteer firemen were summoned to fight a blaze in their own station. Fire Chief Adolf P. Jacosben led the crew inside and drove the largest truck through a closed door as the other four vehicles followed to safety.
Fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday with highs around 30 this afternoon. Lows tonight near 10 and Saturday highs in the mid 30s.
A quick weather shift brought Ottawa bright sun after a storm dumped 3.3 inches of snow, bringing total depth to 44.9 inches. A foot remains on the ground locally, with more snow or rain possible this Sunday as temperatures moderate and forecasters hedge on precip type.
Weather has halted outdoor work across the state with firms like Harry Henlery Construction reporting weeks without activity. County and federal engineers note delays on projects such as the Pomona reservoir and river work, while Ottawa contractors struggle to keep roads clear and snow removal underway in cities.
President Eisenhower invites 25 Abilene men to a White House luncheon for Konrad Adenauer of West Germany. Snow delayed attendees as fresh drifting snow blanketed Abilene and surrounding areas, with several trustees from the Eisenhower Museum Foundation recording heavy accumulations in Illinois Iowa Georgia and beyond.
A snowbound pair near Walkertown, North Carolina, signaled for help by a woman at their cabin. Brakeman George Weaver spotted the note on Train No. 55 of the Norfolk and Western Railway. Deputies reached the cabin 16 miles from Winston-Salem and found Mr. and Mrs. Schreiber, ages 84 and 62, with no food or heat since Monday. Mrs. Schreiber thanked the rescuers, hoping Weaver’s train will pass again with gratitude and prayer.
Weather battered Georgia poultry raisers with estimated losses around 10 million dollars from the earlier storm. Snow and poor roads delayed feed deliveries as up to 3 inches of snow covered northern Arkansas. Extreme cold gripped areas from Oakland Maryland to Cowlesville North Carolina, with record lows. Oklahoma saw freezing drizzle and eastern Arkansas faced slick highways while western Kentucky and parts of Tennessee reported snow sleet and freezing rain.
A Santa Fe passenger train struck a car at a grade crossing in Sedgwick Kansas. Mrs Clarence Clark 40 of rural Sedgwick was killed. Her husband 40 was seriously injured sent to Axtell hospital Newton. Parents in law Mr and Mrs George W Clark of El Dorado also hurt. ages 66 and 76.
Kansas traffic weather log reports 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday with data from 1960 to 1965. It compares the 1959 period and notes ongoing trends in roadway activity and weather conditions affecting travel. The brief summary highlights transportation observations and seasonal patterns.
Senate action on civil rights measures broke a Southern filibuster pace as Lyndon B. Johnson hailed first votes showing willingness to proceed. The chamber rejected a move to limit debate 53-42 and defeated a broad powers bill 55-38, while voting 89-0 to reduce penalties for interfering with desegregation orders.
Les Sallee Franklin County 4 H agent announced his resignation to take a county agent post in Clay County and will move to Clay Center about April 1. He arrived January 1, 1958 from Platte City Missouri. He will replace Kenneth McReynolds who moved to a district farm management post. Don Brown will assume 4 H duties until a new agent is hired.
TOPEKA AP Annual selective service college qualification tests will be given for college students April 28 at 13 Kansas institutions. Scores help local boards determine deferment eligibility for undergraduate or graduate study. Students should contact the nearest selective service office to arrange testing at Dodge City Junior College, Emporia State Teachers College, Ft. Hays State College, Hutchinson Junior College, Independence Junior College, Kansas City Kansas Junior College, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, McPherson College, Ottawa University, Pittsburg State College, Kansas Wesleyan University Salina and Wichita University.
A 225 voice mixed chorus and a 160 member band will perform at the Franklin County High School Music Festival in the junior high gym on March 15 at 8 p.m. directed by Edgar D. Kerr of Ottawa University. The chorus will sing With a Voice of Singing Come Out of the Valley and God of Our Fathers. The six participating high schools will present a novelty number In a Clock Store performed by their combined bands. A march Valiant American will be conducted by composer Carl Webber of Waverly.
An Ottawa woman Mrs. Chester R. Fredricks was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital after a three car crash on US 50 west of Ottawa at 5:45 p.m. The eastbound car driven by Chief Michael Frederick Ezar of the U S Naval Air Station Olathe lost control, spun, and struck the Fredricks vehicle. Ezar’s car then hit Inez Mae Fitzgerald of Williamsburg. The Fredricks and Ezar cars were wrecked. Fitzgerald’s car suffered major damage.
CAPE CANAVERAL AP The 90 pound Pioneer V probe blasted into solar orbit aboard a Thor Able rocket to study conditions between Earth and Venus. NASA said the craft will radio data on radiation magnetism and micrometeorites from up to 50 million miles out, with a 311 day orbit around the sun.
Ottawa attorney Richard C. Byrd a Kansas Corporation Commission member sees his term expiring March 20 and says he may stay on until the 5.8 million dollar annual rate increase case and a Cities Service gas case are settled within 30 to 90 days. He plans to return to private practice afterward as Gov Docking weighs whether to replace him.
Rescue teams worked through smoke and rockfalls as 19 miners trapped for days were considered for rescue. Ventilation pipes and makeshift systems were used to clear air while engineers aimed to free the men before midafternoon. A Navy air mission escorted the crippled patrol bomber to Johnston Island for a safe landing after the Pacific air search.
NASA said all stations tracked the probe normally with clear signals as it moved through space. The main station at Jodrell Bank in Manchester, England, received a very good signal, indicating strong communication with the craft.
President Eisenhower sent an urgent message to Congress urging higher postal rates to 5 cents per ounce for first class mail and 8 cents for air mail to cover a 500 million dollar postal boost. Second and third class rates would rise significantly to reduce post office deficits.
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