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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1957
Page
1
Jay Ellis 1973-R Arthur Rader of 8 miles west and 34 miles south of Leavenworth will hold a pony sale at his farm on May 5 starting at 1 p.m. Also Glen E. Jones Jr. schedules a public sale at 1113 N. Cherry on Tuesday May 7 starting at 1 p.m.
The Franklin County station in the Kansas City Recruiting District was named Station of the Month for April, the fourth time since July 1955 with one honorable mention. Ot tawa office enrolled five recruits though the April quota was two. Victor L. Newell, 23, stationed in Japan as supply specialist and clerk, was promoted to private first class in the U S Army Map Service. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Newell of Valley Falls and a 1951 Oskaloosa High School graduate. Arthur Rossman of Rich mond brought in six coyote pups for a $12 bounty at the county Clerk’s office.
Col Brice Custer will attend ceremonies at Fort Larned reopening to the public with a mock battle between the 7th Cavalry Riding Club and Native Americans. Chiefs from Cheyenne Arapaho Kiowa will watch as troops fire from rifle ports. A parade will follow with dignitaries and units from Fort Riley and National Guard groups.
Lavern A. Grigsby son of How ard A. Grigsby Osawatomie promoted to sergeant in Alaska with the 2nd Infantry Division. He is a 1950 graduate of Osawatomie High School. His wife Shirley accompanies him in Alaska. Two district court petitions filed yesterday in Franklin County and Ottawa mortgage case. Roger Keith won top Holstein awards with 2-year-old heifer Keifer and will present at state show in Iola invited by officials.
State accident records report four traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1957, the toll reaches 170. For the same period in 1956, the count was 193.
Admitted Dorothy Alterman RFD 1 Wil liamburg Mrs Nora Bunch 511 W 6th Mrs Clyde Zielsdorf 918 S Sycamore Thursday Norman Hildebrandt 408 W 9th today Births Mr and Mrs Henry Spring Williamsburg son born Thursday weight 7 lb 10 oz Dismissed Leon Bone 603 W 2nd Thursday Mrs Flora Straub RFD 1 Overbrook today
Mrs. Dollie A. Kline of Waverly died Thursday at Garnett Hospital. Born July 28, 1871 in Osage County, she is survived by two daughters Mrs. Ed Duffey and Mrs. Ethel Kline, a son Ralph, a brother I. J. Robacker of Palisade, Colo. Funeral services will be in Waverly Sunday with burial in Agricola Cemetery.
The House Appropriations Committee rejected a 50 million dollar allotment for the federal flood insurance program, urging study of a new plan. It approved 79.84 million for miscellaneous agencies, 70.06 million below Eisenhower's request, cutting overall agency funding by 8.1 percent. Also denied were funds for a Panama Canal bridge study and housing research, while vet benefits and other items received partial funding.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Henry Anthony who died April 27 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev Roger Fredrikson and pallbearers listed. Burial in Highland Cemetery attended by American Legion Auxiliary and George H Thomas Circle No 60. Also services for Frank M Wright who died April 29 at the Christian Church with Rev G Russell Fosmire and pallbearers. Burial in Evergreen Mound.
The junior high student council and friends plan a picnic supper at 7 p.m. at the Clyde Bland farm on RFD 4. Eleanor Ott serves as chairman.
A proposal recommends 800000 to control insect infestations across timber lands in Idaho Montana Minnesota Wisconsin and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park guiding federal conveyances for disabled veterans.
Market notes show oats at two dollars and fifteen cents per hundred pounds and butterfat around fifty four to fifty one cents. Egg prices vary by grade from roughly twenty one to twenty seven cents for straight run and graded eggs. Poultry prices list heavy hens around eight cents and light hens around six cents with cocks at about three cents.
Marilyn Bland chairs the food committee with sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Gish. The event shifted from a hay rack ride to a lakeside picnic hosted on the Bland property.
The U N Emergency Force reports a Palestinian Arab was killed by a UNEF guard from Indonesia at an Indonesian camp in Rafah Gaza Strip. Four civilians attempting to steal army equipment were found nearby. The incident underscores tense security in the area.
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