Funeral notices and honors from Ottawa area
Mrs. Phil McCracken returns from Grand Island Neb for her uncle Fred O Womble funeral. Baker University honor rolls include Clinton couple. Earl Oakman funeral at Mercy Denver Mortuary. Kansas Elks Scholarship awards announce Dennis Smith and Diane Rusch top recipients. County court cites David Ellerman for speeding in a heavy truck. court date set. Saskatchewan visitors Earl and Mrs Weldon. sheriff tax collection totals reported. Robert Blase sues for legal services. Imogene Langdon seeks divorce and custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil McCracken
Ash
Grand Island
Neb
Fred O. Womble
Rantoul
McCracken
Elmer Womble
S. L. Long
Lyndon
Dennis Smith
Ottawa
Kansas
Kansas Elks Association
Dennis
Diane Rusch
Wichita High East
Elks National Foundation
Deaths in Holden and Wellsville Include Two Obituaries
Infant Karen Sue Kern, daughter of Carl and Delma Kern of Holden, born March 18, died March 19. Funeral in Holden attended by family including Judy and Linda Reams and Charles Kern, with Delma Kern a former Appanoose High School graduate. Thomas N. Christie, age 88, died March 17 and service held March 19 at Coughlin's Chapel Wellsville, with burial at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Sue Kern
Holden
Carl Kern
Ottawa
Thomas N. Christie
Coughlin’s Chapel
Wellsville
I Lowell Dickinson
Hugh Cramer
Vinton iCramer
J. C. Jones
Charles Steen
Merle Todd
Densil Cox
Luther Duffield
Forrest Booth
George Phillips
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Doudna and Richards Obituaries From Ottawa Rites Pending
John B Doudna 83 retired farmer of 201 N Oak Ottawa died at Ransom Memorial Hospital at 7 30 am after six months ill health He born Dec 27 1876 in Union County Ohio married Maud Haughn Sept 3 1901 came to Ottawa 1949 Survived by daughter Elva Toumberlin two stepsons Dan and Nick Dugan 24 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren one sister Lizzie Hatfield and three brothers Lennard Jess Lewis Doudna Also Ida Lou Richards 80 of 625 M Hickory Ottawa died yesterday at Ransom Memorial Hospital She born Sept 10 1879 Peoria daughter of Ithamar Ruth Richards life long Ottawa resident member North Baptist Church Survived by sister Etta Adkins of Emporia nephews and a niece Services at Lamb Funeral Home Friday at 1 30 pm Floral tributes requested omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bailey Doudna
N. Oak
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Union County
Ohio
Mannasseh W
Cynthia Ann (Cooperider) Doudna
Maud Haughn
Paola
Ottawa
Elva Toumberlin
M. Oak
Dan
Nick Dugan
Kansas City
Kas
Lizzie Hatfield
Lennard
Jess Doudna
Fontana
Lewis Doudna
Bunston
Ida Lou Richards
Hickory
Peoria
Ithamar
Ruth (Briles) Richards
North Baptist Church
Etta Adkins
Emporia
The
Lamb Funeral Home
Wellsville Saddle Club invites riders for 4th of July parade
The Wellsville Saddle Club with 18 members and 8 guests met for supper and business. President Gilbert McConnell announced a letter from Ottawa’s American Legion inviting the club to ride in the 4th of July parade and special event show. riders should contact McConnell within a month. Hosts for the next meeting were named. Rev. Charles Knight of Ottawa First Methodist spoke to the Methodist Men about his Europe and Holy Land trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville Saddle Club
Gilbert McConnell
American Legion
Ottawa
Saddle Club
Ralph Shannon
Charles Knight
First Methodist Church
Europe
Holy Land
Hospital Notes Admissions List Mixed Locations
Admission notices include Theodore Foltz 119 Cedar. Mrs Fred Henning 1246 Cedar. Mrs Velma Howard 104 S Locust. Kenneth Lee Mealman Pomona. Michael Stine 313 Willow. Mrs Roy Jones 712 N Mulberry. Henry L Rex and DeWayne Wilson Richmond today. Kenneth Mealman Pomona. Steven Parkin Pomona. James Fred Blackburn Pomona. Clifford Fritts RFD 3. Mrs Lola Hudson 426 S Hickory. Mrs William Adams and baby daughter 924 Willow. Mrs George Silvius 836 S Locust today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Foltz
Fred Henning
Velma Howard
S. Locust
Kenneth Lee Mealman
Pomona
Michael Stine
Willow
Roy Jones
N. Mulberry
Henry L
Rex
DeWayne Wilson
Richmond
Steven Parkin
James Fred Blackburn
Clifford Fritts
RFD
Lola Hudson
William Adams
George Silvius
Local Markets Soybeans and Grains Prices Reported
A historical market snippet lists commodity prices including soybeans at 1.90, corn at 0.97, oats at 1.40, butterfat 50, eggs straight run 21, graded eggs 32 25 21, heavy hens 4, light hens 4, and assorted poultry items. The text appears as fragmented OCR with multiple garbled entries and unit marks.
KC Livestock Market Report from Kansas City
AP notes cattle as steady to strong for slaughter steers heifers and yearlings, cows slow, vealers scarce. calves uneven, stockers slow. Feeder steers steady, calves dull. top prices include good to choice steers 24.00-26.25, heifers 23.00-26.25, mixed yearlings 24.00-26.50. Hog barrows and gilts up to 25 higher, sows steady. lambs mostly lower. feeder lambs steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Funeral services for Albert W. Hamm detail held
Albert W. Hamm died March 20. Services were at Lamb Funeral Home yesterday with Rev. Monroe M. Miles of Topeka officiating. Pallbearers included W. H. Kramer James DeWitt Clyde Newby Raymond Hamm Robert Hamm and Charles Falconer. Burial was in Nortonville Cemetery. Kramer Drug Store employees and Ottawa druggists attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Hamm
Lamb Funeral Home
Monroe M. Miles
Topeka
W. H. Kramer
James DeWitt
Clyde Newby
Raymond Hamm
Robert Hamm
Charles Falconer
J. R. Hefining
Nortonville
Kramer Drug Store
Ottawa
Elvis Presley Eludes Howling Teen Mob
Elvis Presley arrives in Miami Beach to film with Frank Sinatra after slipping past a crowd estimated at 5000 teens at the city railroad station. He apologizes for not greeting all fans and notes he cannot stay long. A switch engine moved his car 12 blocks, while six girls waited and rushed the vehicle, one kissing him through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Miami
Elvis
Presley
One Man Dies In Wreck Near Fredonia
A one car crash three miles east of Fredonia on K 47 killed James Frost 25 of Fredonia and seriously injured passenger Shirley Gray 24. Frost died about five hours after the collision and overturn at a hospital. Gray suffered fractures of both legs above the knees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia (Ap
Here
James Frost
Fredonia
Shirley Gray
Notice of Suit in Franklin County Kansas
The State of Kansas issues notice to listed defendants that a petition has been filed in Franklin County District Court by H. S. Wilson and Wilma Wilson seeking judgment on a promissory note, mortgage foreclosure, and related relief. Defendants must plead by April 30, 1960 at Ottawa Kansas or risk judgment by default. The plaintiffs are represented by Bowers & Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Kansas
L. A. Wendorff
Louis Alfred Wendorff
Lavoises Guild and Guild
Edward H. Ball
Ball
C. C. Cole
Carlos C. Cole
William. Miller
Ida May Miller
Ida M. Miller
Madge Service
Madge B. Service
Blanche Welton
Blanche ©. Welton
Ida M. Browning
Wilbert L. McCandless
W. L. McCandless
District Court
Franklin County
H. 8. Wilson
Wilma Wilson
Ottawa
H. 8
Wilson, Et al
Marriage Licenses for Thornbrugh Cannady Pair
John Thornbrugh aged 17 of Williamsburg and Arlene Cannady aged 18 of Princeton obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thornbrugh
Williamsburg
Arlene Cannady
Princeton
Probate hearing for Pearle Cram estate in Franklin County
Notice to all concerned in Kansas compares the court filing by Harry E Cram heir and husband seeking descent of Pearle Cram estate. Describes 178 acre real property in Franklin County including parcels around Richmond city and Applegarth Road. Hearing set for April 15, 1960 at 10:00 am in Ottawa Kansas. specifies defenses due date and court details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
Bert L. Lord
Ottawa
EB. B. Haley
Richard 0. Skoog
State of Kansas
Pearle Cram
Brown
Richmond
Applegarth Road
Block 1
City of Richmond
Register of Deeds Office
Farmer's Home Co-operative Mercantile Society
Co-Operative Mercantile Society
R. A
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Snyder Pharmacy
J. Jarrett Clinton
Kathleen Clinton
S. Elm
Baker University
Baldwin
H. G. Williams
Ray Reed
N. Main
Adv
Earl Oakman
Mercy-Denver Mortuary
Charles P. Knight
Highland Cemetery
North Adv
Vernon David Ellerman
Highway Patrol
Drake’s Bakery
Earl Weldon
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
Murray
Frank Klein
Florida
Sheriff's Office
Bernhardts
Robert E. Blase
Wichita
Richard E
Dick) Humes
Imogene Langdon
Charles Clarence Langdon
Ny Canal
Tractor & Imp
John B. Doudna
Cowner
North Main
Optawal
Uomo Ozawa
Wellsville News
Richard Kirk
Robert Arnold
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Kirk’s
Cynthia Sue
Raymond Cobb
King Kirk
Dessie Hunzicker
Vicky Kennedy
Harrison Eames
University of Kansas Medical Center
F Ward
M. L. Averill’s
L. A. Schellack
Lowell Dickinson
Wellsville Baptist Church
Central Baptist Seminary
Paola Baptist Church
E New Church
KC Livestock
Ve. L. A. Wendorff, Et al
Defendants
S. Wilson
Wiles Wilson
Plaintiffs
Bowers & Bowers
Harry E. Cram
Bowers
of Pete
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Lamb
Ganneral Home
No.main
Escewes
Ates
R.A.M
Royal Arch Masons
John W. Taylor
E.H.P
Melvin L. Sellers
Ottawa Council
Rk. & SM
Louis Dale
I.M. Melvin Sellers
Ottawa Shrine No
Order of the White Shrine of
Ottawa Herald
General Services
Henry Alban
Ian Rendering Co
Conrad
BP Painters and Decorators
Ponns
Ernest Casten
Quergema
Ulins
Vyar
John Deere
Ottawa Tractor & Imp
Dave Williams
Dusty Rhodes
Monroe Motel
Lewi
Sonable
Ira Meade
Small Engine
Briggs & Stratton Clinton Homelite
Orda Mills
Toro Lawn Mowers Sales & Ser
Sheldon
Wen Osena
Leeds
Fort
Max Hunter
Bale
Ton
Gene Domnanish
Bright Nebraska
J. C. Swallow
Shaw Hatcheries
Francis Couch
KNAPP
Lee Garter
Sycamore
Walker's
W. Wileson
Edwin Moler
Just
Smith
S. Main
Mack Electric
Dairy Queen
Sundae Sale
Jerry Bowman
Douglas Brothers 103
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