Local brief roundup from Ottawa and Lawrence area
Charles E Ledom finished six months barber schooling in Wichita and began working in Lawrence. Douglas County spring beef cattle show in Lawrence featured 20 breeds with Ottawa instructor S S Bergsma as judge. Marshall Allen to hold public auction at 322 W 15th Friday at 1 30 p m. Robert L Shields from Paola among 54 Northwestern Mutual agents chosen for Milwaukee career school. Chauffeur licenses due July 1 renew now. Dr Roy W Browning in Hillsboro aiding Tabor College accreditation review. Stock Car Races slated Saturday night 7 30. Five divorces granted in district court for gross neglect or abandonment. Mothers Day on Sunday May 10. Irwin's ad. Suit for judgment of 160 filed in Franklin County Court. Cadet Lt Fred Harder to participate in ROTC inspection at Kansas State College Pittsburg. Cary L Hill named head of industrial arts at Oklahoma State University. Ruby V Miller Ottawa received Baylor clipping on Cuban revolution. Beautyland ad. Ray Howell recovering at Ransom Memorial Hospital after rib injuries and pneumonia. Latimer community potluck Friday 7 p m. Ottawa concert association meeting Thursday 8 30 p m at First Baptist Church parlor. Orville Hayward A & P manager broke ankle. fracture cast. three weeks at home.
Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor Plan Las Vegas Wedding
Eddie Fisher says he and Elizabeth Taylor will marry in Las Vegas, Nevada, next Tuesday with Michael Todd Jr. as best man. Fisher noted they had planned to wed on the 14th but shipping delays altered the date. he will finish up on the 12th and was told Michael must return to Spain by the 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Las Vegas
Nev
Michael Todd Jr
Fisher
Desert
Michael
Spain
County Boys New Flatbed Truck Purchase
County commissioners buy an International flatbed truck from Sheldon Truck & Tractor Co for 1599.11 to replace a damaged unit used by weed supervisor Rollo E. Thompson. Trade-in allowed. Sheldon’s bid, though not lowest, offered superior 140.8 hp power versus rivals Robertson Motor Co Studebaker 138 hp at 1467.29 Minnick Motor Co Dodge 135 hp at 1590 Moore Bros Chevrolet 135 hp at 1661 Price Motor Co Ford 139 hp at 1635.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Truck & Tractor Co
Rollo E. Thompson
Sheldon
Robertson Motor Co
Studebaker
H.p
Minnick Motor Co
Dodge
Moore Bros
Chevrolet
Price Motor Co
Ford
OHS Business Pupils To Be Interviewed
Ottawa High School business pupils will be interviewed Thursday and Friday by six local firms. Office machine classes will submit applications and undergo real interviews, with firms rating each student. The exercise aims to show students how interviews are run and identify weaknesses in their approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Car accident causes damage to two vehicles at 7th and Main
Major damage reported to both cars in a Tuesday afternoon collision at 7th and Main. Roger Allen Nearmyer, 16, 722 East 9th, was turning onto Main when rear ended by Dorothy Ann Zook, 22, 712 Pecan. No injuries. authorities say Zook did not see Nearmyer's vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Th
Main
Roger Allen Nearmyer
Dorothy Ann Zook
Zook
Nearmyer
Barking Dogs Aren’t Illegal, Judge Rules
HOUSTON AP A judge ruled dogs may not be made illegal for barking. County Judge William A Miller tossed out a $50 fine against Idlewood Kennels owner L F Schelever Jr. saying the kennel did not force barking and that the law cannot compel silence without harming dogs. The March 17 fine in Corporation Court was appealed to County Court after neighbors filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
William A. Miller
L.F. Schelever Jr
Idlewood Kennels
Schelever
Corporation
Paris Strike Closes Rail Traffic In 24 Hour Walkout
A 24 hour strike by railway engineers nearly halted service between Paris and its suburbs. Traffic jams formed as commuters sought buses cars and motorbikes. the Communist led union pushes for a 40 hour week higher bonuses and a stronger pension plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Union of Locomotive Engineers
Hospital Admits and Discharges List Names and Places
Notes show admissions for Mrs Ila Fern Ackley and Mrs Nellie L Drum and others with addresses including 903 N Hickory and 515 S Hickory. Discharges include Mrs Nellie L Drum Emil B Ludolph Wanda Good and a baby daughter of Mrs Dave Miller at Wells iville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ila Fern Ackley
N. Hickory
June Jones
N. Sycamore
E. E. Hendrix
Williamsburg
Ruth Carr
S. Hickory
Nellie L. Drum
Westphalia
Emil B. Ludolph
Wanda Good
Rantoul
Dave Miller
Wellsiville
Secrecy Remains In Lynch Case In Mississippi
In Poplarville Mississippi secrecy remains as investigators seek clues about the Parker lynch mob that killed 23 year old Mack Charles Parker a Black truck driver. A coroner's jury ruled two bullet wounds caused the death while Parker awaited trial for raping a pregnant white woman. Parker was kidnapped April 25 from an unguarded jail near Lumberton. FBI agents recovered the body from Pearl River near Bogalusa Louisiana showing two holes. About 100 Negro mourners attended Parker's funeral near Lumberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplarville
Miss
Mack Charles Parker
Parker
FBI
Pearl River
Bogalusa
Joseph Myers
Lumberton
Deaths Dr Theodore Clark Veterinary of Waverly Dies at 72
Dr Theodore QO Clark, 72, of Waverly, a longtime veterinary, died at his home after a three month illness. Born March 16, 1886, in Overbrook, he lived in Waverly 18 years. Survived by widow Anna May, son Theron R. Clark of Ottawa, daughter Ruth A. McKiernan of Arlington VA, three grandchildren, brother J C Clark of Overbrook, and four sisters. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. in Bethel Church with Dr Gordon Thompson of Baldwin officiating. Burial in Union Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore C. Clark
Theodore QO. Clark
Waverly
Help
Overbrook
Anna May Clark
Theron R. Clark
Ottawa
Ruth A. McKiernan
Arlington
J. C. Clark
Charles Jones
Lydia Allen
Joseph Owens
Lawrence
Katie Coursen
Osage City
Bethel Church
Gordon Thompson
Baldwin
Union Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Margerite Bledsoe
Mrs Margerite Bledsoe died May 2. Services were held May 5 at Towners Funeral Chapel with Rev Wayne Caldwell officiating. Pallbearers included Walt Willis Finnel Ward Fred Wilson Ernest Hazen William West and Joe Fitzgerald. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery with soloist Mrs Ervin Happy and accompanist Mrs Lawrence Ott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margerite Bledsoe
Towner’s
Wayne Caldwell
Walt Willis
Finnel Ward
Fred Wilson
Ernest Hazen
William West
Joe Fitzgerald
Ervin Happy
Lawrence Ott
Antioch Cemetery
Fallout reaching forth faster now in fallout findings
Washington AP reports top government scientists told a Senate subcommittee that Soviet nuclear tests produce fallout concentrated in the Northern Hemisphere and reaching earth faster than expected. US and British fallout descends more slowly but still faster than earlier estimates, with Soviet debris hitting within a year and US British debris in four to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House Atomic Energy Subcommittee
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
John A. McCone
National Press Club
McCone
Soviet Union
Britain
Geneva
Willard F. Libby
AEC
Subcommittee
Earth
U.S
Pacific
Equator
Lester Machta
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ito
Kansas probate notices include guardianship sale petition
In Franklin County Kansas the Probate Court hears the estate matters of Dorothy Mae Milward and Katie A Warner. James H Milward seeks approval to sell an undivided half interest in real property in Baxter Springs. Rose V McAuley is administratrix of Katie Warner's estate with nine month creditor claim period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Herald
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Dorothy Mae Milward
Solomon
Baxter Springs
Cherokee County
Kansas
Ottawa
James H, Milward
Ottawa flood protection land condemnation notice published
In Franklin County Kansas City of Ottawa files case 21 428 against Bennet Creamery Co and many others for flood protection land taking. The district court lists multiple tract descriptions and parcels in Ottawa with rights of way and appraisers named as James G Alexander J A Milton and EB Barnes to view and appraise the lands. Affected owners include Mitchell Mallory Ottawa Savings and Loan and many Ottawa residents. May 6 1959 publication in official notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Franklin County
Kansas
Ottawa
Bennett Creamery Company
North Walnut
Ruel W. Mitchell
West 4Th Street
Norton H. Torgerson
Mary Ann Torgerson
Peek Avenue
Greeley
Colorado
Carl L. Kennedy
Olive
Frank L. Mallory
Mayme Aileen Mallory
Tecumech
Ottawa Savings and Loan Association
East Second
Frank 8. Cannady
Elma J. Cannady
Leonard R. Crane
Gertrude May Crane
Tecumseh
Earl Sink
Vern Sink
Ernest Sink
Pearl Edwards
Juanita Edwards
North Locust
Owen Ogle
Hazel Ogle
Cleveland
Minty Mae Sample
Eva J. McDonald
Jessie Pearl Stevens
Henry Barton Hays
Lebert Leonard Hayes
Pauline Fay Parrish
Alzira Boyd
C-O
Minty
May Sample
Walter
Pierson
South Elm
Jess Underwood
North Cedar
Board of
County Commissioners
Franklin County Court House
Robert S. Hill
South Locust
Herbert F. Branson
North Mulberry
Joe Wakefield
Lincoln
Edwin Moler
Luellen Moler
Thomas PD
Liggett
South Mulberry
William C. Cunningham
South Oak
Outtawa
Sue Bell Hooks
Eleanor Hobes
Walton
Janell Bien
Janelle Rice
East 4Th Street
Cyrus Williams Hedrick
C. W. Hedrick
King
Anita Marie Vann
South Lobust
Louis G. Ames
North Sycamore
James F. Adams
James A. Blackwell
Olly Strahan Basile
North Elm
Ottawa Town Company
City of
Walnut Street
S. W
Tita Bennett Creamery Company
North
Walnut
N. E
N. W
North Walput
City of Ottawa
Shiras
Pek
Kansan
Easd
Barn
Bell Hobbs
Eleanor Hobbs
Watton
Janell Bien- Janelle Rice
Fast 4Th Street
Cyrus William Hedrick
Co. W. Hedrick
Franklin Counity
Ottawa Co-operative Association
North Main
North Maple
Lot
Block 41
James G. Alexander
J. A. Milton
EB. J. Barnes
A. M
Clerk of the District Court
A. Milton
HE. J. Barnes
Local Market Grain and Dairy Prices
Market brief lists prices for barley at 0.90, beans 2.05, wheat 1.00, corn shelled 1.08, oats 0.70, Milo 1.75, butterfat and eggs with varied figures, graded heavy hens 0.80, light hens 0.60, and other poultry prices around 0.20 to 0.23. Missing or scrambled entries indicate a partial period’s commodity values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Waveneaes
Straig
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Charles. E. Ledom
Raymond Ledom
Wichita
S. S. Bergsma
Ottawa High School
Douglas County
Wilky’s Pottery
East Lane
Hiwy
Marshall Allen
Robert L. Shields
Paola
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Wisc
Shields
Corlett J. Cotton
Joseph D. McTigue General Agency
Kansas City
Adv
Roy W. Browning
0. U
Hillsboro
Tabor College
State Department of Public Instruction
Adelbert Hurt
Alice Hurt
Norma Jean Yakle
Frank C. Yakle
Dixie L. Heinitz
Kenneth G. Heinitz
Betty Glenn
Dale Glenn
Dorothy Jane Burns
Dale Loren Burns
Irwin
S. Main
Oliver R. Taylor
O. A. Spegal
Taylor
Fred Harder
Reid Harder
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Ellis
Cary L. Hill
Oklahoma State University
College of Education
Orpha Jones
James Durbin
H. D. Hill
Ruby V. Miller
Baylor University
Christina Garnett
Miss Miller
Gonzales Pina
Beautyland
Mozelle Gagne - To Rey - Bula Cummings
Ray Howell
S. Oak
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Latimer
First Baptist Church
Orville Hayward
A. & P. Grocery
Eddie
Liz
County Boys
OHS Business
Lynch
Womash
Ottawa, Kansas
Mel
Gleason
Gleason, Doty & Logan
Petitioner
Katie A. Warner
Rose V. McAuvney
Katte
A. Warner
Rose V. McAuley
Legals
Bowers & Bowers, Attorneys For
Administratrix
Frank S. Cannady
N.W
Maraie Dea Cyanea
Wilson Creek
S. E
Ekoute
Anid
Jess
Ottawa Savings & Loan Association
Hazel Opie
Cleveland Avenue
Forest Street
Board of County Commissioners
Robert
Hill
City ofOttawa
Edwin Meier
Luellen Meler
South Rim
Thomas D. Lingsett
South
Mulberry
S. B
Cloud
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
D. Liggett
Third Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Tractoa
WL Co
W. Hedrick
Ae Louis G. Ames
Malott Hardware
John Deere
Peerey
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Cescsaes
C.cceeeseues
Mmes
Lee Hermreck
Jim Kueser
el Bennett
Arthur Anderson
Carrie Reh
Frank Jackson
Maxine
iMarie Peed
Misa Susan Schwegman
Carl Rubick
John and
Faye Rubick
Alvin Rubick
Guernsey
Willamsburg
Joseph Vavricek
Coffman
W. Wilson
Tancred Commandery No
K. T
Thursoe
John W. Taylor
E. C
Charles W. Watts
UNION
E. S
Jo. Tetwiler
W.M. Lavern
Secy
A. F. Lewis
Brick House
Old County Farm
Alaska
Ottawa Steel
Ottawa Steel Division
Hickory
OLD Legal Reserve Life Insurance Co
Manhattan
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Men and Women Ltd
Watkins
Franklin
Anderson County
Ernest Hornberger
RFD
General Services
Knapp
Lee Carter
Wil
Jon
Ira Meade
Myron Blunk
Rayburn’s
DMAC
Standard Rendering Co
Antone Produce
Mero
Henry Alban
Conrad's
Chuck W LeMaster
LeMaster
McCracken Electric
Conard Airport
Wightman
Goodyear
Sanduran
Armstrong Budge’s Hardware
George Laws
Diamsburg
Tom Liggett
Ralph Bloomer
West Rantouh
Hampshire
Dixon
Howard Winters
Princeton
J. C
McDaniels
Griffith
Ational LL
Lent Tires
Sheldon Raactor Co
Bruce Co., Inc
H. D. Lee Co
E. 15Th St
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