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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1957

Page

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Ottawa Herald Local Notices and Updates Briefs

Stolen spare tire and wheel from a 1950 Plymouth reported with value around 30 dollars. Sheriff Jay Brown en route to Dubuque to bring back J. S. Craig on charge of concealing mortgaged property involving a 1952 Packard. Dinner and dance held by Franklin County Shrine Club at Ottawa Country Club. 49 attended. New address for Rodney Gieber now in California Army. family details listed. Junior Chamber of Commerce award entries close Wednesday for Ottawan aged 21 to 35. Fairmount HDA will meet Thursday at 10 am at Mrs. Neal Saylor’s home. Delayed by storm, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis of Pecos visited Ottawa. stranded at Texola, Oklahoma.

Dubuque Jay Brown J. S. Craig Craig John Gaynor Fairmount H. D. A Neal Saylor Route 2 Joe Davis Pecos Tex Ottawa Frank Davis Texola Okla Davis

Welda High School Alum Joins Korea Front as Armorer

Assigned Army Pvt. Fred E. Kellerman, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kellerman of Westphalia, is assigned to the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Kellerman, a 1951 Welda High School graduate, serves as an armorer in Headquarters Company of the division's 32d Regiment after entering the Army in July 1956.

Army Fred E. Kellerman Ed Kellerman Westphalia 7Th Infantry Division Korea Kellerman Welda High School

Petition Filed for Divorce in Hallie Reddick Case

Hallie M M Reddick filed a petition for divorce from husband Lyle V Reddick in district court last Tuesday. They married in Lawrence in November 1942 and have two children. Mrs Reddick cites gross neglect of duty. Milton Park Blecher 41 Emporia pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence in Ottawa police court. Judge Myron Steere set a $150 bond for Blecher to appear March 30 at 8 am.

Hallie MM Reddick Lyle V.reddick Lawrence Milton Park Blecher Emporia Ottawa Myron Steere

Graduated Army Private Gary D Davis Honored for Training

Graduate of Williamsburg son of Mr and Mrs John C Davis Gary D Davis 18 recently completed Military Police Training Center Fort Gordon Ga He entered the Army last September after basic at Fort Leonard Wood Mo A 1956 Williamsburg High School graduate and former Bruce Manufacturing Co Ottawa employee Also Richard N Greiner named assistant cashier South Gate State Bank Kansas City Kansas new appointee formerly assistant cashier Baltimore Bank of Kansas City per bank president John N St Clair

Army Gary D. Davis John C. Davis Williamsburg Military Police Training Center Fort Gordon Davis Fort Leonard Wood Williamsburg High School Bruce Manufacturing Co Ottawa Richard N. Greiner Southgate State Bank Kansas City Kas John N. St. Clair Ibank Greiner Baltimore Bank of Kansas City

Hospital Notes Admits Several Local Patients This Week

Admits include Mrs. Howard Johnson route 1 John Hall 513 West 7th and Mrs John Kinsley route 4 Julia Maye Ponton 606 Maple. Births record a daughter to Mr and Mrs Don Burroughs 830 Tremont and a son to Mr and Mrs Fred Wintersheid 521 West 2nd. other births include a son to Mr and Mrs Ray V Smith route 3 weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces. Dismissals list Mrs Harold Leitaker and baby son 502 Willow Mrs Chester Boyer Melvern Jo Ellen Ferns 1104 Cottonwood Gus Sehnert Cedar House Elsa Towe 603 South Oak and Mrs Robert Hamilton and baby daughter Princeton Mrs Robert Burns and baby son Michigan Valley.

Howard Johnson John Hall John Kinsley Julia Maye Ponton Don Burroughs Tremont Fred Wintersheid Ray V. Smith Harold Leitaker Willow Chester Boyer Melvern Jo Ellen Ferns Cottonwood Gus Sehnert Cedar House Elsa Towe S. Oak Robert Hamilton Princeton Robert Burns Michigan Valley

Deaths Mrs Angus Wheeler 77 Ottawa area resident dies

Mrs Angus Wheeler aged 77 of 706 Ash Ottawa died at 7 30 p m in K U Medical Center Kansas City Kas after two years of declining health and a three week period of serious illness She was born Ruby P Montaique July 5 1889 in Pine Bluff Ark and married Angus Wheeler August 7 1908 Survivors include husband three sons Marion R William F Wheeler Ottawa Chester L Wheeler Denver five grandchildren and a cousin in Kansas City Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p m at McVey Denver Mortuary Rev Monroe Miles officiating Burial in Hope Cemetery

Angus Wheeler Ash K. U. Medical Center Kansas City Kas Ruby P. Montaique Rudy and Della Parks Montaique Pine Bluff Ark Ottawa Christian Church Marion R William F. Wheeler Chester L. Wheeler Denver McVey - Denver Monroe Miles Topeka Hope Cemetery

Mrs L Frank Waring Dies After Stroke In Davenport

Mrs. L Frank Waring of Davenport Iowa sister in law of J P Waring died yesterday at 3 am after a stroke. Wife of Rev L Frank Waring former Pomona pastor. Survived by Rev Waring and two step children Ford Waring Overland Park and Mrs Maxine Clark Anderson Indiana. Service held in Davenport with burial at Tonganoxie Kansas tomorrow.

L. Frank Waring Davenport J. P. Waring S. Hickory Pomona Tonganoxie Kas

Adkins Funeral Services Held for Charles E. Adkins

Funeral services for Charles E. Adkins who died March 20 were held at Towners Funeral Chapel March 24. Rev Ralph Hunt and Rev R B Shoemaker officiated with pallbearers Jess Ball Tram Fisher Frank Miller Willard Miller Harve Richards Herbert Sample Paul McCracken. Mrs James Peckham and Mrs Floyd Stoffer sang hymns with Mrs Lawrence Ott. Buried in Walnut Creek Cemetery Wellsville.

Adkins Charles E. Adkins Towner’s Ralph Hunt R. B. Shoemaker Jess Ball Tram Fisher Frank Willard Miller Harve Richards Herbert Sample Paul McCracken James Peckham Floyd Stoffer Lawrence Ott Walnut Creek Cemetery Wellsville

Missionary family heads to Brazil. dog tethering rules urged

The Payne family arrives in Barra de Garcas Brazil after an 18 day mail trip from Ottawa. Rev Payne and his wife and son will serve three years as missionaries with Brazil Inland Mission. The town lies in Matto Grosso where mission work expands. Police warn dog owners that as of April 1 all dogs must be tied up or be taken by the Humane Society. Also noted: Ottawa residents visited Denver recently and Greenwood Grange to hold open meeting March 29 with refreshments after entertainment.

Brazil W. C. Payne, Jr John Barra de Garcas Miami Fla O. B. McNish W. C. Payne North Cedar Ottawa Matto Grosso Paynes Brazil Inland Mission Springfield Illinois Faith Bible Chapel C. L. Hough The Humane Society Greenwood Grange Greenwood

More Kansas Highways Open Across State

The highway commission reported all roads open as far west as US-283 with snow cleared from Norton to Ashland. One-way traffic runs on a 20 to 25 mile stretch east of the area while the rest are open. Over 100 crews with heavy equipment are on duty and more are being dispatched from eastern Kansas.

Topeka The Highway Commission Norton Hill City Wakeeney Ness City Jetmore Dodge City Ashland Kansas

Snowbound Farmer Seeks Help After Power Outage

An unidentified farmer near Elmwood Oklahoma, milking 100 cows with electric milkers, faced a crisis as the power failed. He issued a plea for experienced hands to assist with the milking and farm operations during the outage.

Elmwood Okla Oklahoma Panhandle Hel Vhands

Right to Work Amendment Cleared in Kansas House

The Kansas House approved a right to work constitutional amendment 84 to 36, sending it to the Senate with a voter referendum possible in 1958. The vote saw Democrats largely oppose the measure, with some Republicans joining in, as debates continued on severance tax and forestry game commission changes.

Topeka WA Kansas House Senate Ralph Crow Bennington House Forestry, Irish and Game Commission Supreme Court State Farm Bureau League of Women Voters Oil Industry, Association of Manufacturers The State Chamber of Commerce Game and Fish Commission George Docking Dave Leahy Leahy Docking

School Teachers Cannot Strike in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled public school teachers cannot strike for higher pay. It upheld a Superior Court injunction that halted a two day Manchester strike, saying a private strike would not be enjoined and public employees have no right to strike against the government.

Concord N. H New Hampshire Supreme Court Manchester

Former French Premier Edouard Herriot Dies at 84

Lyon France Edouard Herriot three time premier of France and honorary president of the National Assembly died today after a long illness He was 84 years old.

Lyon France Edouard Herriot National Assembly

County Teachers Named Officers

Nearly 65 Franklin county teachers met at Ottawa high school to commemorate the NAtional Education Association centennial. Officers elected were Harold Parkinson president Roy Chambers vice president Letha Figgins secretary Gladys Garrison treasurer Ina Bainer and Rachel Corbett delegates Forrest Bond and Beth Studebaker alternates Programs will be led by Ina Bainer J H Mohler and William A. Vanek. Corbett and colleagues presented a candle service and noted NAtional impact. Mrs Church receives a going away gift as her husband plans a Hawaii move in April. The final session featured Rev John Sweigart on mental health and Jay Scott on curriculum guide use.

Franklin County Ottawa National Education Association Harold Parkinson Roy Chambers Letha Figgins Gladys Garrison Ina Bainer Rachel Corbett Forrest Bond Beth Studebaker J. H. Mohler William A. Vanek Corbett Carroll Wells Jay Scott Hawaii John Sweigart

Not Enthused Over Durum Wheat Bill

Washington officials from the Agriculture Department show little enthusiasm for a Congress approved bill to raise durum wheat plantings. The measure awaits President Eisenhower's signature or veto with no departmental recommendation. Officials cite ample reserves and worry a surplus, since durum wheat is mainly used for macaroni and spaghetti and is grown in the northern Great Plains.

Washington Agriculture Department Congress Eisenhower White House Great Plains

Wheat and eggs market and a 2000-year-old house found

Local Market reports prices for wheat barley soybeans rye white corn yellow corn shelled yellow corn oats Milo and eggs with figures. In Muskogee Oklahoma an archaeologist from the University of Oklahoma notes a near 2000 year old house unearthed along the Arkansas River with a complete fireplace roof poles and watershed and artifacts helping date the site to about two millennia ago.

Muskogee Okla University of Oklahoma Arkansas River Oklahoma City James B. Shaeffer

Light Snow Forecast Weaker Snow Tonight In Kansas

Light snow expected in the west this afternoon and tonight, spreading southeast by morning. Gusty winds 20 to 25 mph, highs 40s, lows 30s. Previous blizzard moisture adds light rain and snow eastward yesterday with scattered amounts from trace to .45 inch.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau Kansas City Axtell Wamega Pittsburg Dodge City Concordia Neosho Rapids Chanute Walnut Florence Newton Hesston McPherson Hutchinson Lincoln Manhattan Garden City Russell Hill City Goodland

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