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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1958
Page
4
News briefs note the first year softball game at Forest Park under lights, Assembly of God vs North Baptist at 7 p.m. in Ottawa. The item also lists local obituaries, school events, and ads from Ottawa Herald sections.
Rain swollen streams and rivers threaten wide areas in four Southern states. Flooding forces hundreds from homes, damages crops and property, and causes two deaths in Louisiana. Evacuations continue in Markesville near Shreveport and along Tug River and Big Sandy flood paths. Temperatures drop with cool air spreading across the flood belt east of the Mississippi.
Dr. Jackson Powell of the University of Wichita criticized recent school buildings as misuses of tax dollars. He urged thinking ahead 10 to 20 years, questioned classroom planning, and warned that future schools may use master and subordinate teachers with large classes. He also rejected progressive education terms as vague aims.
Funeral services for Clive Bastin who died May 1 were held May 3 at Richmond Community Methodist Church with Rev Cecil Orr and Rev B M Dobbins officiating. Mrs Cecil Orr and Mrs Louis Riebe sang hymns with Mrs Lee Perkins accompanying. Pallbearers were Bob Crick Ralph McCre a Oscar Newmaster George Horn George Dietrich and Joe Wittman. Burial in Richmond Cemetery.
AMARILLO Texas police report unkempt David Frank McKnight arrived shackled to face murder charges for killing pawn broker Raymond Reed. The confessed killer mourned his girlfriend Georgia Bryan who killed herself during the manhunt in Colorado. The crime spree, begun April 19, included holdups in Wichita and Kansas City and kidnappings in Los Angeles Pasadena Idaho Springs and Las Vegas.
Patricia Glenn of Topeka identified six sets of earrings a necklace and a bracelet in a store window as her stolen jewelry. The proprietor said he bought the items at a rummage sale. The original owner recovered her pieces.
Kansas City notes report that the fire department began integrating Tuesday by assigning about 75 African American firemen to previously all-white companies. Names and addresses of several individuals are listed among the readable fragments.
In Fondi Italy a Catholic landlady had Protestant Rev Umberto Righetti bricked inside a baronial palace after he rented rooms for residence and church services. With a bucket and rope he fetched groceries as bricks sealed his door and he sang hymns from a second story window.
The National Fire Protection Association reports a surge in rocketry injuries and fatalities. In a six week period from March 1 to April 15, 84 children and two adults were wounded, with four people killed. The nonprofit notes the figure likely undercounts actual injuries.
In Ohio Indiana and Alabama primary elections there were no major upsets. Gov. C. William O'Neill won the Republican nominating contest in Ohio over Taft while DiSalle led a seven man Democratic field. In Indiana all 11 congressmen were renominated. In Alabama Ally Gen John Patterson led the Democratic governor race with a runoff likely against Judge George Wallace.
Kansas City report notes new officers for both Missouri and Kansas State Dental Hygienists associations. Kansas group selects Mrs. Alice Rogers of Wichita as president with officers Mrs. Dorothy Gaber Topeka vice president and Mrs. Dora Kaufman Wichita secretary, Mrs. Martha Knudsen Wichita treasurer. Missouri group names Mrs. Eileen Dunn president with Miss Marceline Day Boonville as vice president Miss Noveta Brown Kansas City secretary and Mrs. Carolyn Wendegatz Kansas City treasurer.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp and the International Association of Machinists tentatively agreed on a new working contract in Los Angeles early today, less than 2 hours before the strike deadline. The deal would raise wages and benefits by about 22 cents an hour, across 18 to 30 cent ranges, and awaits union member approval.
A 6,850,000 school bond issue was approved in a special election in Kansas City Kansas by 7,065 to 2,513. In Columbus, voters rejected a 226,302 bond for water works upgrade at 386 to 274. The Kansas City plan funds a new public library and school admin building, two elementary schools, and additions to 18 other schools, following a 6 percent million expansion program started in 1953.
Finney County led Kansas sorghum output in 1987 with 6.762 million bushels, part of a statewide 129 million bushels. Scott, Stevens, and Gray, Morton, Grant, Lane and Ford also surpassed three million, while over a decade Stevens, Finney and Grant held top totals.
MANHATTAN Darlene Ann Larkin Ottawa and Harold Van Horn Pomone are among 44 Kansas State College seniors honored as senior leaders. Larkin, a textiles and clothing major, held multiple student government roles and honors in organizations such as Omicron Nu and Phi Kappa Phi. Van Horn, a dairy husbandry major, led in several clubs and received Phi Kappa Phi freshman recognition, sophomore honors, and a senior scholarship.
Topeka report lists traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours and year to date. Fatalities for 195¢-142 appear with a comparison to the same period in 1957 showing 184 deaths.
The Quenemo School Board announces two new teachers Louise Caviston of Pittsburg will teach 7th and 8th grades and Marie Traxler of Pittsburgh will teach 5th and 6th grades. Four teachers will return, and several resignations occurred at Quenemo High.
An ELGIN infant six days old, son of Willard and Darleen Siems, received a blood transfusion ordered by the court over parental religious objections. Doctors said the newborn's blood condition could cause death or brain damage, and county Judge Charles G. Seidel permitted the operation after doctors warned deterioration. The child was reported in satisfactory condition in hospital.
Low bids for a mammalian genetics laboratory at the University of Kansas totaled 245 485. The state architect office said bids apparently exceeded available funds and the estimate was about 208 000. Apparent low bidders were B A Green Construction Co Lawrence 146 781 on the general contract Beadwall Electric Corp St Joseph Mo 36 994 on electrical work and Norris Bros Lawrence 61 710 plumbing heating and air conditioning.
Londoners returned to work by car, subway and foot on the third day of the bus strike. Signs of settlement were not yet evident as commuters faced continued disruption and imperfect alternatives.
In Franklin County Kansas the probate court appoints Freeda Wilson administratrix of Bertha L Wilson estate. Creditors heirs and legatees are warned to file demands within nine months from first publication or be barred. Bowers and Bowers represent the administratrix.
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