Ottawa Area Briefs: Training, Births and Local News
Bvt Henry W L Edwards Jr 20 attending eight weeks training with the 2nd Armored Division at Ft Hood Texas. PFC Sammy R Wiswell of Williamsburg participated in a demolition demonstration with the 4th Armored Division in Germany. Pvt Jeannette Pritchard of Ayr Mass related to Ottawa area family. birth March 10 to Mr and Mrs John Pritchard named Mark Jon. Surprise birthday supper for Mrs Eva Schmitt Ot tawa hosted by Mr and Mrs Chester Lougerback Joyce and Wayne. Mrs Arthur Jones Herald circulation manager attends 45th Midwest Circulation Managers Association convention in Kansas City. Spring upholstery and rug cleaning ad. John L Gardner 49 110 S Cedar cited for failure to yield after minor collision on S Cedar St. Police report details.
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Henry W. L. Edwards Jr
Burrough
2Nd Armored Division
Ft. Hood, Tek
Ottawa High School
Sammy RF. Wiswell
Art H. Wiswell
RFC
Williamsburg
4Th Armored Division
4Th Infantry
Germany
Jord Pritchards
Ottawa
John Pritchard
Washington St
Ayr
Mass
Pritchards
Mark Jon
Eva Schmitt
Chester Lougerback
Joyce
Wayne
Earl Schmitt
John
Pat
Princeton
Arthur Jones
Herald
Kansas City
Midwest Circulation Managers’ Association
Hotel Muehlebach
Jones
John L. Gardner
S. Cedar
South Cedar
Iver
Lowell Gish
Deaths of DeGraff Smith Bauck mark Lawrence Lyndon Vassar obits
Obituaries from Ottawa and nearby towns report Mrs. R B DeGraff dying in Kansas City at 24 after Hodgkins disease with multiple survivors and services at St. Johns Lawrence. Perry Smith of Lyndon dies aged 37 with funeral at Lyndon Methodist Church. Fred W. Bauck of Vassar dies after three months illness. buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Burial details, Rosary, dates, and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. EB. DeGraff
Lawrence
Ottawa
Hodgkins
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
Homewood
Amos Loux
Barbara
Marsha
Anita
Marguerite
Mary Loux
Harry McGrath
Colorado Springs
Colo
Stephen Fischer
Spring
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
St. John's Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Perry Smitherry Smith
Lyndon
Anna Smith
Sycamore
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lyndon Methodist Church
Fred W. Bauck
Vassar
Richard
Mr. Bauck
Nebraska
Anna Warnecke
Robert
Rufus
Ted
Ludwig
Minnesota
Anna Schmidt
Martha Young
Vassar Lutheran Church
Zion ‘Lutheran Cemetery
Socialite Stella Reeves Impresses Reporters With Snake Trick
New York dispatch describes Stella Reeves of Philadelphia arriving from Brazil with a snake and a hairless dog for a jaguar hunting tale. She releases a 12 foot anaconda at a Manhattan hotel press conference, claiming a 340 pound jaguar hunt and rifle shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Ana
Zonda
Pretty Stella
Sissy Reeves
Mise Floyd
Reeves
Brazil
Spear
Manhattan
Algonquin Hotel
Miss Reeves
Aj Footlocker
Adam
Addition At Stewart Memorials Brightens Ottawa Firm
Gordon B. Noland shows work in Stewart Memorials new 16 by 24 foot steel addition with cement floor upgraded equipment a hydraulic lift overhead hoist stencil layout table 12 inch polisher sand blast crib and refined eradication system Stewart Memorials founded 1902 by Charles Vincent previously owned by J B Stewart before Gordon took ownership in 1954 moved to 118 W 16th after 1951 flood from 110 S Main Shipman. The article also notes drug cost survey figures for prescription costs with overhead and ingredient costs and mentions local distributors and equipment upgrades in other Ottawa businesses. Funeral services for H Everett Markham held March 11 with pallbearers listed and burial at Mt Hope. Ads require name age address and phone number with in person or mailed submissions. no phone-ins for free service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon B. Noland
Stewart Memorials
Charles Vincent
J. B. Stewart
Gordon
W. 16Th Street
South Main
Ole
Don Waymire
Waymire
Food Mart
Infoot
A. Everett Markham
H. Everett Mark
Tuveners Funeral Chapel
Arch
Charles P. Knight
Jack
Len Arnold Allen
W.F Kramer
Harry Murphy
Guy E. Briscoe
Walter Hegberg
Gordon Deu
Lawrence Ott
Mt. Hope
Ottawa Herald Offers Free Want Ads to Youth
National Want Ad Week is celebrated by The Ottawa Herald with free want ads for readers aged 6 to 18 at the Peoples Market. Ads cover items or services used or performed by the advertiser.
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The
Ottawa’ Herald
Herald
Widow Of Lanza Found Dead In Beverly Hills Mansion
Betty Lanza, 37, widow of singer Mario Lanza, was found dead in pajama clothes in her Beverly Hills mansion. Police indicate natural causes likely, though autopsy results awaited. Brother Bert Hicks said she never recovered from Mario's death and died of a broken heart. Her doctor noted treatment for an apparent ailment.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mario Lanza
Hollywood
Betty Lanza
Bert Hicks
Mario
Galena Defies State Health Board Over Water Chlorination
Galena Kansas officials refuse to chlorinate city water arguing tests show no contamination. City Attorney Jim Shaw says no explanation or testing justifies chlorination and the board must visit to Topeka or explain further. The board has ordered appearance on June 17 to show cause for permit revocation. Local industry Eagle-Picker Inc cannot use chlorinated water, sparking citizen objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Kan
Kansas Board of Health
Jim Shaw
Geoffrey Martin
Kansas
Shaw
Board of Health
Topeka
Eagle-Picker Inc
Linh Funeral Home Serves Community with Compassion
Linh Funeral Home continues its service to families in the community offering burial and cremation arrangements. Located at 3550 CH CH, the home emphasizes personal guidance, affordable options, and respectful ceremonies for all traditions.
Kansas Farm Income Dips, 1959 Report Shows
Washington AP reports Kansas farmers earned an average net income of 2446 per farm in 1959, down from 3186 in 1958, due to lower receipts from sorghum wheat eggs and hogs despite gains in corn cattle calves and soybeans. Nationally the average realized net income per farm was 2364 in 1959 and 2767 in 1958. Production expenses rose with higher costs for live stock repairs and depreciation. Cash receipts from marketing fell from 1183593 to 1132441 thousand dollars. crop receipts dropped from 619936 to 576900 thousand. government payments declined from 34 1965 to 26 062 thousand.
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Washington
Kansas
Agriculture Department
End To Pollution Of River Is Urged
AP reports the U S Public Health Service urges strong enforcement to halt Missouri River pollution in Kansas City. Glen J Hopkins, regional engineer, presented to the enforcement chief in Washington. Kansas City had planned a 1959 bond election for sewage treatment at about 40 million dollars, but the new council stalled for time. Upstream cities Sioux City, Omaha and St Joseph agreed to provide treatment facilities. St Joseph will vote on a 9.5 million dollar sewage bond in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U. S. Public Health Service
Glen J. Hopkins
Washington
Sioux City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Wellsville News Hears Of Life In New Zealand
A letter from Mrs. Cora Barnett in Wellsville notes New Zealand life and gift exchanges through the Associated Country Women of the World. Gary Farrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Farrell, returns from Japan to Colorado. he helps with a cast on his injured leg. Whangarei, population 16,000, is described as a country town with dairy farming and seasonal holidays. Heart Fund Drive workers and solicitors are listed under local chairman Harold Good.
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Cora Barnett
Verne. Alden
Alden
Edinburgh
Scotland
Gary Farrell
Iuc
Ted Farrell
Barnett
Elizabeth
Gary
A. Sterling
Whangarei
Japan
New Zealand
Sterling
Heart Fund
Harold Good
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Report
Admissions list names John W. Wren Bert Jones and John F. Os hel with locations Williamsburg Pomona and Quenemo recorded Friday. Births notice to Mr and Mrs William Callaghan RFD 2 reports a son born today weighing eight pounds. Dismissals list Mrs Chester Fredricks RFD 3 and Mrs Gladys Downey RFD 3 noted today.
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John W. Wren
Williamsburg
Bert Jones
Pomona
John F. Oshel
Quenemo
William Callaghan
Chester Fredricks
Gladys Downey
Notice of Hearing in Probate Court 1900 Kansas case
State of Kansas Franklin County Probate Court No 10-20 In the Matter of the Estate of Fred Graves deceased. Joseph E Caylor administrator de bonis non filed a petition for final settlement and allowance of administration costs. Defenses due by March 21, 1980 at 10 00 AM in the court in Ottawa Kansas. Attorney Kelsey & Winter.
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Kansas
Franklin County
Fred
Maren
Otte
Duscourse
Joseph, Caylor
de Bonis Nom Kelsey & Winter
State of Kansas
Sal County
Helen J. Harris
C. P. Burrows
Ottawa
C. PB. Burrows
Kelsey & Winter
Frankin County
Carl Rubick
Cai Rubick
Carl Leo Rubick
Decca
C.T.A
Probate Court
Frank County
John Rubice
CTA
Anderson & Byrd
State of
Wranklin County
Lota
City
Gertrude Pope Congdon
Fetitiones
Silsey & Winter
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Eilis
Snyder Pharmacy
Ottaw
Hotog
Shipman
Drug Topics Magazine
Max Pierson
Sunrise Dairy
Tastemark
Max
Sunrise
Eddie Sheldon
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
McCormick International
International Harvester
Persory
Ottawa Herald
Lanza
State Board of Health
Linh Funeral Home
Winters
Herbert
Hickory
Lamb
Gerald A. Hager
Highland Cemetery
Mimi
Animal Shelter
Flaza Sun
TUES
Rita Hayworth
Anthony Franciosa
Clifford Odets
Aerry Wald
P.g. TE News
Wellsville News
Ofe
H.O.A
Wellsville
JoAnne Baldwin
Bob Groshong
George Redman
Ray Wyre
Gordon Hughes
Stanley Hughes
Nelson
O’connor
Amy Phillips
Charles Tomlin
Bill Shields
Franklin Robbe
Dean’. ‘Cox
Frank Oneill
Hot
John Barnheiser
Lester Cramer
Bernice
Holden
J. Linn Holtwick
Wileey Broers
Percy. van Horn
A. .R. Carpenter
Jeff Rice
Harold Sawyer
Wayne ‘O'Connor
le Loup
John G. Kaiser Drug Store Masonic Building
Fido
Lee A
Casida
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Eit Otten
Elas
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