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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1960
Page
4
Ron Wools, 19, of Quenemo, arrested by Osage County sheriff officers on charges of striking a 13 year old girl, disturbing the peace, and throwing beer cans in Quenemo. He is to be tried in Lyndon court on Friday May 13 at 10 a.m., per Sheriff Paul Reed.
Prices listed include barley at 85, soybeans 1.92, wheat 1.84, corn 1.00 shelled 1.05, oats 0.75, butterfat 2.50, graded eggs 0.30 0.26 0.22, straight run eggs 0.22, heavy hens 1.06, light hens 0.40, cocks 0.30. Readings show mixed commodity quotes with breadth in farm market values.
Livestock prices show hogs steady to strong with barrows and gilts 1600-25, 2 and 3 1475-1601, sows 30-550 per 100 pounds. Calves market untested. cattle data sparse. Sheep bids light with slaughter lambs around 24-26 per 5 pounds, not enough data to establish trends.
Paul C. Gentry 47 of 414 miles northwest of Lane died today at 4 15 a.m. at his home. A farmer, lifelong resident of Franklin and Anderson Counties, he was born in Rantoul August 6 1912, son of Clarence and Roxie Crouch Gentry. He married Joy Sizemore October 2 1934 in Greeley. He leaves widow, son Norman Neal a student at Emporia State Teachers College, daughter Kathy Joan at home, two brothers Harold and Leo of Denver, two sisters Mrs Earl Steed Colorado Springs and Mrs Gene Lamb Lakeland Florida. Services Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Lane Methodist Church, Rev I C Jones officiating. Burial Lang Cemetery.
New York readers are reminded that motherhood is valued across cultures and eras. The piece surveys famous quotes about mothers from poets, philosophers, and thinkers, emphasizing the enduring central role of mothers in family and society.
The Senate sent to President Eisenhower a 251 million dollar measure to fund federal loans and grants for chronically distressed industrial and rural areas seeking job creation. If vetoed, Democrats will push it in the election. overridability appears unlikely. West Virginia coal regions exemplify need. Kennedy and Humphrey returned to vote for the bill. Johnson preferred the earlier 38932 million version. Dirksen signaled ability to block an override.
Miss Ruth Averill 58 died April 28 of a heart attack at Stormont-Vail. Funeral services April 30 at Wall Diffenderfer Topeka with later rites May 1 at Coughlin's Chapel Wellsville. Pallbearers named. burial in Wellsville Cemetery. She worked for the State Motor Vehicle Department and taught school for over 200 years, 15 in Franklin County.
Admissions list includes Mrs Walter Mann of 109 N Lo cust Claude Turner 1120 S Hick ory and Randel G Bron son 815 Pecan. Dismissals include Claude Turner 1120 S Hickory Robert Lee Porter 314 S Cherry cust and Mrs Raymond R Carey and a baby daughter 1511 S Oak to
Kansas City police arrested 53 year old ex-con Robert Fansler on assault with intent to kill after a shooting at the home of Arthur Garney 65 owner of a local plumbing firm. Garney and 18 year old Mrs Sue Doyle planned to wed in Las Vegas despite a prior crime connection. Investigators seek Gene Stidham 27 as an accomplice. motive suspected blackmail or robbery.
The Ottawa Kansas State Employment Service office reports a demand for summer jobs for younger workers in Franklin Mi sami and Anderson counties. Employers who place orders early will have first choice. April saw 42 farm placements and continued growth expected in construction. Sewing machine operator trainees are sought in Ottawa garment factories for immediate permanent work. Restaurant help remains in demand amid rising unemployment claims and extended benefit payments. Weather and layoffs in metal and garment industries affect local hiring.
London AP reports Princess Margaret wore a modest white silk organza gown with a high neckline and long sleeves, while a wide diamond tiara highlighted the bridal attire. Norman Hartnell designed the dress with three organza panels, roulau piping, and a long train.
A 48 year old former New York model, Mrs Randolph Glover, defended her health beliefs while police investigated an assault charge against her husband. A six month old child, not hers, was found sleeping in a wire cage about five feet high on her 120 acre farm near Rockville Maryland. The infant, described as normal and clean, was placed in a foster home after examination at a hospital and the case awaits Juvenile Court action.
Wellsville Kiwanis welcomed Richard L. Canfield from the Raw Council Boy Scouts of America, receiving the club s yearly charter for its local-sponsored Scouts. Rev Don Carpenter, founder of Camp Del Haven in Missouri for delinquent children, showed a slide at the meeting. Bertharum and two Paola residents visited Velma Christie. Fifteen attended a Rebekah Lodge meeting electing grand officers Mrs Della Seyler as delegate to the Grand Lodge in October and Mrs Theressa Wright as alternate. Mrs Linnie Tyler celebrated her 73rd birthday as the lodge’s oldest active member. Rev and Mrs Lowell Dickinson and family visited Des Moines relatives. An infant daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Joe Cavender of Bartlesville, Okla, with the death occurring the following Thursday. The 4th Quarterly Conference is set for May 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the Wellsville Methodist Church led by Dr John Scinton. Several Wells ville and Ottawa families attended a birthday gathering for Mr Kimbrough and daughter Jill.
Claude E. Turner 4 of 1120 S Hickory was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a Rock Creek road accident five and a half miles east of US 59. Sheriff's officers said the pickup skidded onto a muddy shoulder, struck a bridge, and bounced into a concrete culvert wrecking the vehicle. bridge damage estimate unavailable.
Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas announces Robert A. Anderson appointed administrator of the Earl E. Oakman estate on April 21 1960. Creditors heirs devisees and legatees must file claims within nine months from first publication or be barred. Anderson Byrd attorneys for administrator.
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