Missionary conference at Community Church two days
The Community Church of the Foursquare Gospel hosts a two day missionary conference. Rev. Carl V. Thompson conducts tonight at 7 30 in his first U S furlough from a Canal Zone pastorate. Rev. Clarence Murphy speaks Tuesday on Why Missions in These Perilous Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Carl V. Thompson
Arthur L. Gerhod
Thompson
United States
Canal Zone
Clarence Murphy
Kansas
Deaths WILBUR DUFFY
Wilbur Duffy of Richmond an invalid for several years died at 9 30 p m yesterday at home He is survived by his widow and one daughter Mrs Betty Sutton Garnett Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p m at Richmond Methodist Community Church Burial will be in Garnett Cemetery
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Wilbur Duffy
Richmond
Betty Sutton
Garnett
Richmond Methodist Community Church
Garnett Cemetery
No Declaration For Space Trip
Washington AP Space pilot Alan B. Shepard Jr. did not file a customs declaration on his return from space but did so for today’s flight aboard The Speckled Trout. His entry for the date of departure from the United States read May 5, 1961, from Grand Bahama Island, a British territory.
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Washington
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Grand Bahama Island
British Territory
United States
Wellsville Centennial Program Draws Big Crowd
A large audience attended Wellsville High School’s Centennial program on Friday evening. Highlights included a color guard, a period clothing fashion show, and performances by local clubs and groups. Awards were given in a board contest, and additional events featured square dancing, poems, and local choir renditions.
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Wellsville High School
Edwin Higbie
Wendell Hicks
Kansas
Boy Scouts
Bill Shields
Glenn Layton Sr
Gene O'Connor
Charles Stephens
J. C. Jones Jr
Peggy O'Neil
Crescent Club
Bernhard Fleming
May Frink Converse
William Farney
Keith Adriance
Robert Cramer
Wendell
Lester Whitley Jr
Wife Greets U S Astronaut In Washington
In Washington Louise Shepard greeted Alan B. Shepard Jr. on a capital day of acclaim. Five relatives accompanied the astronaut as he and his wife arrived at the White House, where President and Mrs. Kennedy greeted them before a coffee in the Green Room.
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Washington
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Louise
White House
Louise Shepard
Laura
Juliana
Virginia Beach
Kennedy
Hospital Notes Admissions And Births Reported
Admissions list includes Bert McCune Princeton Rodney Simmons Oak area Henry Oscar Cain Pomona Elmer Sutton Princeton John Carpenter Pomona Mrs Max Ribeau Pomona Mrs Owen Middleton Lyndon Mrs Nellie Davis Oak area. Births recorded to Bill and Mary McCreary 1341 Poplar son weight 7 lb 82 oz and John Birzer RFD 3 son weight 7 lb 6 12 oz. Dismissals include Mrs Robert Thompson and baby son 3052 E 4th Mrs Donald Nickelson 711 Tremont Mrs Earl Guist and baby son 1304 S Oak and Mrs Fred Vogler 1109 W 7th St Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert McCune
Princeton
Rodney Simmons
Oak
Henry Oscar Cain
Pomona
Elmer Sutton
John Carpenter
Max Ribeau
Owen Middleton
Lyndon
Nellie Davis
Bill McCreary
John Birzer
Robert Thompson
Baiby Son
Donald,Nickelson
Tremont
Earl ‘Guist
Baby Son
S. Oak
Fred Vogler
7Th St. Terrace
Two Are Killed In Crash Near Larned
AP reports two 22 year olds killed in a collision on U.S. 56 east of Larned Kansas. David W Yaeger of Larned and Mrs Carolyn Kay Whorton of Deer Creek Ohio were the victims. Sheriff L B Hess said Whorton's car cut across the highway and met Yaeger's car. Yaeger was the son of William and Mrs. Yaeger of Larned. The elder Yaeger is supervisor of the C O Mammel grocery chain.
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Larned
Kan
U.S. 56
David W. Yaeger
Carolyn Kay Whorton
Deer Creek
Lohia
L.B. Hess
Whorton
Yaeger
William Yaeger
C. O. Mammel Grocery Chain
Delegates Named For 4-H Events At Kansas State
Delegates for the 4-H Round-Up at Kansas State University June 6 to 10 include boys Donald Turner Robert Harra Steve Dunbar Gerald Shepherd George Fuller and Alfonso Mayes and girls Helen Lederer Judy McClure Janice Milliken Mary Ann Hewitt Kathryn Houston Mary Lee Peterson Others attending session are James Dunn Jim Milliken Nancy Bethell Garry Anderson Leon Sobba and Joan Roeckers Special camps at Rock Springs include Jean Reichard music camp Patricia Abersold and Denny Dunbar health camp Donna Davis and Leon Sobba conservation camp July 31 to August 5 and Norma Houston junior leadership camp July 26 to 31 Alternates named for leadership and music camps are Anna Channon Judy Milton Marilyn Wasmund and Loretta Alexander.
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Kansas State University
Ross Nelson
Franklin County
Donald Turner
Robert Harra
Steve Dunbar
Gerald Shepherd
George Fuller
Alfonso Mayes
Helen Lederer
Judy McClure
Janice Milliken
Mary Ann Hewitt
Kathryn Houston
Mary Lee Peterson
James Dunn
Jim Milliken
Nancy Bethell
Marilyn Wasmund
Loretta Alexander
Local Market Prices For Grains And Livestock
Soybeans 2.92 per unit Wheat about 1.75 Corn 0.95 Shelled corn 1.00 Oats and barley listed with varying figures Butterfat 0.48 Eggs straight run 0.23 0.26 0.23 Heavy hens 0.06 Light hens 0.08 Cocks listed with low values
Kansas City Market Report Shows Mixed Cattle and Hogs Shifts
KC Markets Kansas City reports cattle mixed with steers steady to down, heifers and cows little changed, calves and stockers steady. Veal and hogs show varied movement with barrows and gilts down, sows and sheep higher on demand. lambs seen higher though figures are mixed.
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Kansas City
API
Marriage Licenses Kenneth Colson and Pamela Layton
Kenneth Colson aged 22 of Lawrence and Pamela Sue Layton aged 19 of Baldwin appeared to be married according to license records. The filing lists their names, ages, and hometowns as shown in the marriage license section.
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Kenneth
Colson
Lawrence
Pamela Sue Layton
Baldwin
Shepard Returns to Washington After Spaceflight Triumph
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, wife, and crew arrive at Andrews Air Force Base after their historic flight from Grand Bahama Island. Kennedy lauds the mission as a bold public success in a free society. Family members greet Shepard at the runway while reporters await his briefing.
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NASA
Kennedy
Shepard
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Grand Bahama Island
Virginia Beach
Alan B. Shepard
East Jerry
N.H
Gordon Sherman
North Attleboro
Mass
United States
Police Report Theft of Radio Lumber and More
Police log shows a radio stolen from 927 S Locust Dean Turner residence, a 9 by 6 by 14 inch lumber bundle tied to stakes near the sewage plant owned by List and Clark Construction, a foot mat taken from 716.5 Sycamore belonging to Mrs Alice Lyman, and a window screen removed with broken glass at 434 S Maple around 2 am Saturday.
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List and Clark Construction Co
Dean Turner
S. Locust
Alice Lyman
Sycamore
Roy N. Batdorf
S. Maple
Grade School Track Meet on Ottawa University Campus
Cook Field will host a busy Ottawa event with the annual grade school track meet after lunch led by Lincoln School principal Kendall Hay. Following it the Ottawa High School B team will compete against several Franklin County high schools. the grade event was postponed from May 5 due to rain.
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Cook Field
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kendall Hay
Lincoln School
Orlis Cox
Ottawa High School
Franklin County
May Overhaul Spy System Over Blake Case
London AP Britain may dismantle and rebuild its spy network after diplomat George Blake was unmasked as a Soviet agent. Political pressure grows in Parliament for a full security overhaul as questions surface about nine years of undetected activity and top brass blunders.
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London
Britain
George Blake
Blake
Foreign Office
Harold Macmillan
Former Kansas Newspaperman Dies at 66
Frederick H. Vandergrift, 66, former Kansas newspaperman and longtime Grand Island Daily Independent general manager, died Sunday of a heart attack. He had led the Independent, part of the Stauffer publications, since 1949. Vandergrift was born in Kansas City, graduate of Baker University, and began his career in 1919 as a reporter for the Pittsburg Sun.
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Grand Island, Neb
Frederick H. Vandergrift
Grand Island Daily Independent
Kansas
The
Independent
Stauffer
Kansas City
Baker University
Baldwin
Kas
Pittsburg
jSun
Manhattan Man Heads Kansas Elks
Lyell Hathbone of Manhattan was installed as president of the Kansas Elks Association at a banquet in Wichita. New officers include Millard Pike of Wichita as deputy president Forrest E. Link of Pratt as treasurer and Fred Kelly of Salina as secretary. Over 1 000 attendees heard John F E Fenton grand ruler of Elkdom from Lawrence Mass deliver the keynote.
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Wichita
Lyell Hathbone
Manhattan
Kansas Elks Association
Millard Pike
Forrest E. Link
Pratt
Fred Kelly
Salina
John FE Fenton
Lawrence
Mass
Elkdom
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Gayle Page
Patty Lee
Wanda Mae Williams
Gayle D. Page
C. Bainer
Phillip Bainer
Turner
Frank Stanturf
David
Donna Stanturf
Raymond Bainer
Bessie Page
Ottawa Pta Council
Henry A. Parker
W. 3Rd
Clover Leaf 4H Club
Sand Creek School
Elizabeth Sprague
Donald (Booge) McNeatr
Hamblin
Clyde Hopkins
Richard Ledom
Snyder Pharmacy
S. Main
R. C. Allen Business Machines
Grand Rapids, Mich
San. Shumate
Ottawa Typewriter Co
R. C. Williams
N. Main
Denny Carr Peterson
Mulberry
Peterson
North Main
Bruce Spears
Highway Patrol
David D. Wardlaw
Shawnee Mission
Bert William Auer
Gas Service Co
Wellsville
Judy Stephens
American Legion and Auxiliary
Jack Dunham
Edward Revey Jr
Leslie Ruddell
George Newland
Wiley Broers
Leroy Price
Eldon Whiteaker
Henry Hill
Max Wiseman
Wally Wiseman
Oren Carroll
Student Bar Association
University of Kansas
Robert Edmonds
Edmonds
Topeka
C. D. Garrett
Lille McCullough
Lee McCormack
Olathe
George Capehart
Minnie Pulley
Raytown
Pulley
Garrett
Douglas Lawson
U.S. Naval School of Naval Justice
Newport
Ottawa Elks
James B. Ogg
Dr. L. N. Speer
Eldon Schnoke
Earl Guist
Howard Doyen
Jack Kille
Harry Lennard
Edwin Gardner
Miami Beach
Fla
Lloyd Stafford
Doyen
Hille
Gardner
U.S
Alan B. Shepard Sr
East Derry
R. P. Brewer
Kennet Square
Shepards
Gand
Elks
Cmin
Miami Area
Kansas State Employment Office
McNess CO
E. Clark St
Freeport
Ill
L & L Cafe
General Services
Davis Paint Store
Topeka Daily Capital
Gilbert Smith
Killough Construction Co
Francis Couch
Conrad
Standard Rendering Co
Ottawa Herald General Services
Henry Alban
McCracken
Cliff Marconette
Overbrook
International
Leroy Wasmund
Lassen
Roy Schaub
John Deere
Floyd Higdon
Main
Leeds
Fort
CLARK
Hawkeye
Floyd
Northrup King
Northrup
King
Bob Baer
Dekalb
Gene Domnanish
H. A. Funk
Williamsburg Homewood
Gingerich Fert
Poultry and Supplies
Shaw Hatcheries
Willow
Mise
Arnolds
Thirst
North
Hickory
Quin
Lloyd D. Gensman
Lofgreen
Ottawa Herald
Hillcrest Drive In
Ottawa Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Myron
Steere Jr
Sidney
Morris
Sec’y
Clinton
Excello
Briggs & Stratton
Malott's Hardware
Universal Equipment Operators
Walnut - AM
Missouri
Albert Stewart and Son
C. Beatty
RFD
Albert
Harold
Neosho Livestock Commission Coa
Neosho
Milasouri
Ada Bolton
Poplar
Jack Nelson
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Gordon James Phone Feed
Home
Marion Wilson
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
Franklin County Sale Company
Locust & Wilson
Edith B. Steele Eatate
Wickarusa Bottom
Richland
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