Souls in Conflict screening at Wesleyan Methodist Church
A 7:30 p.m. Friday youth rally at Wesleyan Methodist Church will feature the Billy Graham film Souls in Conflict with the public invited to attend. Other briefs note a W.F.W. auxiliary yard sale May 6 7 along with a potluck at Ralph Emerson cabin, honors for Mother’s Day at Wilky's Pottery, and military service updates for Roger Tulloss Barnett of Ottawa. Baker University commencement speaker James B. Pearson scheduled for June 6 with about 140 graduates.
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Billy Graham
Wesleyan Methodist Church
U.S, Sen
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Baker University
Rummage Sale and Trap Shoot Notices
Rummage sale runs May 4 5 6 from 9 AM to 4 PM at 116 West 2nd. Trap shoot Thursday night at 8 PM hosted by JayCee Trap on West 2nd St. Dr McKelvey's office closed May 5 6 and 7 for Kansas Chiropractors Association meeting.
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West 2Nd
JayCee
West 2Nd St. Adv
Steer Shot By Sheriff After Auto Crash
A severely injured steer was shot by sheriff's officers after being struck by a car at about 9 40 p m Monday. The driver, Johnny L Duvall 18 Pomona, fled the scene. The steer valued at 170 was owned by Albert Grosdidier Pomona RFD 1. Damage to the car's right front fender and bumper was not estimated.
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Johnny L. Duvall
Pomona
Albert Grosdidier
RFD
Kansas City Market Prices Mixed Across Cattle Hogs and Lambs
AP dispatch from KC reports wholesale eggs steady to firm with 80 percent yolk variants. Cattle entries 1,500 show steers mostly 25.75 to 27.25 with higher 27.50 for select prime. Feeder steers 24.50 to 26.50. hogs 2,800 with barrows up to 25.50 and sows 16.75 to 18.50. Lambs 800 steady with prime shorn at 23.50 and spring lambs around 27.00, ewes 17.50.
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Kansas City
Police Notes Report Multiple Vehicle License Violations
Police reports list 8 individuals cited in recent days for motor vehicle violations in Fort Scott and nearby. Names include Donald Lowry 18 and Cecil Payne 25 cited for excessive exhaust noise and registration issues, with others from Wellsville Farley Riverside and more cited for lacking valid licenses or registration compliance.
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Donald E. Lowry
Ft. Scott
South Main
Cecil W. Payne
S. Poplar
Harold W. Bishop
E. Walton
South Cedar
Lindsey R. Elder JR
Wellsville
Rfd
Main
Clinton E
Striplin
Farley
North Main
Robert N. Dean
Walnut
Mulberry
Ernest N, Shepard JR
Riverside
Calif
John I. Mollett
Ninth
Highland
Funeral for Mrs Fannie Forbes in Osage City
Mrs. Fannie Forbes died Friday evening at Peterson Rest Home Osage City. Services were held at Melvern Methodist Church with Rev Daryl McNabb officiating. Pallbearers included Robert McNabb Charles McNabb Eldee McNabb Richard Neal Charles Neal and Lloyd Neal. Mrs Gerald Miller sang hymns with Mrs E H Collins. Burial followed at Agricola Cemetery.
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Fannie Forbes
Peterson Rest Home
Osage City
Melvern Methodist Church
Daryl McNabb
Waverly Baptist Church
Robert McNabb
Charles McNabb
Eldee McNabb
Richard Neal
Charles Neal
Lloyd Neal
Gerald Miller
E. H. Collins
Agriccola Cemetery
Peoples Surplus Rise Announced by Bank
Peoples National Bank of Ottawa announced a surplus rise from $225,000 to $900,000 with a transfer of $75,000 from undivided profits. President George E. Lister disclosed the change as the bank reports a new surplus of $300,000 and capital of $300,000 after a stock dividend last year.
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Peoples National Bank of
Waverly Water District Plans Rural Supply Scheme
The Waverly Water District receives a WAVERLY A Farmers Home Administration loan of 117860 and a 116000 grant on a provisional basis to build about 60 miles of pipeline on a demand system. 82 members must contribute 135 each and sign easement and water use agreements before funds are committed. The district will add two wells and pumps supplying the Waverly missile base, with costs expected to be about half the appraisal value. Officers include Lawrence Gutsch as chair, Eldee McNabb vice chair, Geneva Phillips secretary, Bill Seamon treasurer, with Howard Lilly Tom Reed and George French as board members. The district was incorporated by Burns and Burns of Lyndon and designed by Lee Duvall of Schwib and Eaton, Manhattan.
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Waverly
Lawrence Gutsch
Water District
Gutsch
Waverly Missile Base
Eldee McNabb
Geneva Phillips
Bill Seamon
Howard Lilly
Tom Reed
George French
Burns and Burns
Lyndon
Lee Duvall
Schwib and Eaton
Manhattan
Keen Company TV Stolen From Back Room
A 19 inch gray portable television valued at 169.95 dollars disappeared from the Keen Company back room while awaiting pickup by owners Mr. and Mrs. Owen Atchinson. Police believe it was stolen between noon April 29 and noon April 30. Wayry Lewis of the Kee Company notified authorities.
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Keen Company
Owen Atchinson
Wayry Lewis
Kee Company
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Report
Homer Jones at 319 S Poplar admitted Wednesday. Dismissals include Mrs George Mesigh of Pomona and Franklin Knight of Wellsville. A son born to Mr and Mrs Gerald Briscoe at 532 Willow Lane weighing 6 lbs 12 ozs on Tuesday.
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Franklin County Humane Shelter
Lenn Collins
Lena
Leonard Collins
Cherry
Homer Jones
S. Poplar
George Mesigh
Pomona
Franklin Knight
Wellsville
Gerald Briscoe
Willow Lane
May 4 1966 highlights and historic events
The AP notes today May 4 1966 is the 124th day of the year with 241 remaining. Highlights include the 1904 U S possession of the Panama Canal Zone and Peter Minuit arriving at Manhattan Island. Napoleon’s Elba exile began in 1814.
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Associated Press
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Peter Minuit
New Amsterdam
Manhattan Island
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island
Elba
Local Market Prices From Cooperative Marketing Assoc
Wheat at 1.52, soybeans 2.83, Milo 1.25, 1.80 for corn in Wednesday closing from Cooperative Marketing Association Kansas City. Prices reflect commodity market figures as reported.
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Coe Operative Marketing Association
Kansas City
Campaign Activities Start No Action Until Primaries
Two Ottawa residents were named campaign managers for local political candidates. A C Richeson will chair the Franklin County Docking for Governor Club while Robert L Shields directs the Pearson campaign. Richeson plans to form the state committee in about two weeks and begin literature and planning ahead of the August 2 primary. Shields foresees peak activity between the primary and general election as he coordinates materials with state and county offices and anticipates Pearson visiting Ottawa.
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Suzy Black
A.C. Richeson
Maple
Franklin County
Robert L. Shields
S. Hickory
U.S
James B. Pearson
Kan
Richeson
Robert Docking
Franklin County Democrat Central Committee
Docking
Ottawa
Shields
Northwestern Mutual
Sen
Pearson
Handicapped Air Rides Set At Municipal Airport
Handicapped citizens will receive free airplane rides Sunday at Paola municipal airport as Disabled Citizens for America led by Riley Helms hosts a flying day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Helms notes prior events in Ottawa Pittsburg Fort Scott and Carthage Mo and says the group trains the handicapped and offers job locations Money from chartering funds the organization and the Ottawa chapter has members from surrounding counties.
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Paola
Riley Helms
America
Ottawa
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Carthage
Helms
Oronogo
Tiant Shuts Out Yankees. Indians blank New York 1-0
Baseball notes: Luis Tiant pitched his third straight shutout, permitting only four hits as Cleveland defeated New York 1-0. In 27 innings this season Tiant has allowed 14 hits and no runs. Norm Cash homered and three hits helped Detroit top Boston 8 to 1.
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Associated Press
Luis Tiant
Indians
Cleveland
New York
Tiant
Norm Cash
Tisgers
Detroit
Boston
History Moments: 1886 Haymarket Riots and 1938 Rome Pledge
In 1886 the Haymarket riots erupted in Chicago during a McCormick Reaper Company strike for higher wages. In 1938 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini pledged eternal friendship at a Rome meeting.
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Chicago
McCormick Reaper Company
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Two-Car Crash Ties West Third Street No Injuries Reported
Beulah F. Thompson 59 backed from the curb in a 1965 Buick in the 100 block of West Third Street at about 12 15 p m Monday. Leo K. Boyke 34 drove a 1961 Chevrolet westbound at a slow speed when the collision occurred. Damage estimates were 264 for the Buick and 136 54 for the Chevrolet.
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West Third Street
Beulah F. Thompson
Willow
Leo K. Boyke
S. Hickory
Third Street
DeMolay Meeks Ottawa Chapter Hosts Prospective Member Party
DeMolay Ottawa chapter hosts a Sunday 7:30 p.m. party at the Masonic Temple basement for boys ages 14 to 21 to acquaint them with the organization. The event features a film The DeMolay Story and a state officers team, amid informational discussions. Jacques De Molay, martyr, is the brand name origin.
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Ottawa
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
DeMolay
United States
Kansas
Jacques de Molay
Philip the Fair
France
Order of
Knights Templars
Ike declares Nazis whipped and defeated in 1945 speech
In 1945 General Dwight D Eisenhower stated the Nazis were thoroughly whipped and had no choice but to surrender. A decade earlier John Gilbert Graham, 24, was convicted of first degree murder in Denver and sentenced to death for dynamite bombing an airliner that killed his mother and 43 others.
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Dwight D. Eiesenhower
John Gilbert Graham
Denver
Financial coin terms in historical British pound values
The text explains how the British pound is divided into half-crowns, florins, and shillings. It notes lesser coins include the sixpence, the threepence, and the penny, mapping old currency units to fractions of a shilling.
Thief Told to Return Purse and Jewelry at Memorial
A person who took a purse two rings and a watch Saturday night at Memorial Auditorium is told to place the items in P. Q. Box 170 with no questions asked.
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Memorial Auditorium
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