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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1987
Page
8
Tonight will be clear with lows around 50 to 55. Friday brings sunshine and highs near 80 to 85, light south wind. Saturday through Monday stay warm with little or no precipitation, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday. Lows 50 north to mid 50s east, highs in the upper 70s to 80s.
The Daily Report records Wellsville vandalism at Bob's Cash Saver Foods with no losses. District Court notes foreclosure could follow on First Kansas Federal Savings of Osawatomie versus DeCock and McKenzie, amid a bankruptcy notice. Public safety items include theft losses of 185 dollars, a window dent from a rock, and vehicle incidents with minor damages and one deer fatality near Homewood. Quotations for grains are listed for Ottawa Co-op.
Graveside services for James Perlie Calcott 54 of Quenemo will be at Westville Oklahoma with his widow Daisy and children among the survivors. Wilma Irene Fishburn 76 of Forest Virginia will have a memorial service at Richmond United Methodist Church with her husband Merlin. she taught in Kansas and served in libraries. Neva Bond 82 of Arvada Colorado will be buried at Rose Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Salina. she taught in Kansas before running Bond Cleaners and moving to Colorado.
In Boston AP report scientists warn that the deadly cousin HIV-2, emerging in West Africa, could spread worldwide and complicate vaccine development and testing accuracy. Dr. Francois Clavel notes its current localization but warns of future reach.
Kansas unemployment eased to 5.4 percent in March from 6.0 percent in February as the labor market added jobs across sectors. total employed rose to 1,181,640 with 67,700 seeking work, while four counties posted double digit rates led by Franklin, Neosho, Linn, and Cherokee counties with unemployment ranging from 9 to 11.4 percent.
Jurors found 24 year old Winifred W. Kieffaber not guilty of a September theft tied to a Highway Oil station robbery in Ottawa. Mark A. Hoy testified for the defense after a state dismissal. Hoy invoked the Fifth Amendment. The loss was about $3,000.
The Kansas 1987 Wage Survey shows cashiers and checkers earn between 4.50 and 4.95 dollars per hour, making them the lowest paid in the state. Highest wages go to engineers, production superintendents, and systems analysts at 11.84 to 13.02 dollars per hour, with regional comparisons including Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita, and Kansas City area. Automatic office, metal fabrication supervisors, electricians, and accountants appear among higher earners, with some reports over 60 thousand per year.
James G. Wallace, 418 Dundee, Ottawa, received six months probation after a plea deal reduced felony criminal damage to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, suspended, for dropping water filled bottles from an I 35 overpass that shattered a semi truck’s windshield driven by Mark A. Ediger of Hutchinson. Wallace must pay restitution of 142.14, 88 in court costs and a 25 probation fee within 60 days. A co defendant, Chipper D. Cox, remains pending.
A compilation of promotions for Mother's Day including flower arrangements from Turner's and Willis Garden Center, blooms and gift ideas from Sandi Elliott and Buck Knives from Jay's. Local shop discounts at Jay's Hardware, Drake Jewelry, Budge's Sport Center, and Virginia's Hill House. Also notices for employee recruitment, an anniversary event at Guys and Dolls, and a weed department chemical sale.
The Herald corrects that Debbie Aubert is not listed as a director of the Williamsburg elementary science project funded by a West Franklin USC 287 Local Effectiveness Grant. Edith Shoemaker will assist JoAnn Duvall.
The Franklin Township board meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the township clerk Sandra Hausler’s home to review the budget. An Oasis Club bus departs May 15 at 1 p.m. from First United Methodist Church to tour Cedar Crest and the Kansas State Historical Society museum in Topeka. members sign up at Briscoe's Pharmacy.
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