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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
4
Margery Ann Golden and 99 other high school seniors and university students received scholarship hall awards at the University of Kansas. Each award valued at about $300 with no cash payment, funding hall operation work and expenses.
AP report says highway patrol interviews this week for 18 trooper positions. Lt Col Allen, assistant superintendent, notes 118 applicants. Examinations continue through next week.
Admissions include Joseph F. Hempel 226 Willow Mrs Fred Clymore Wellsville Thursday and Mrs Byron Mohr RED 3 Scott Carpenter RFD 2 Friday. Dismissals include Lynn Frey Pomona Thursday Jack Thompson 228 S Elm Mrs Louis Good Richmond RFD 1 and others transferring or noting baby listings and a Cedar House nursing home move.
KC Markets Kansas City AP cattle 200 head calves none market unsettled hogs 1800 active barrows gilts strong to 25 higher sows steady 14 25 14 50 13 25 14 00 240 280 lb, 280 lb 25 12 00 13 00 2 3 400 600 lb 11 50 12 25 rabbits none lambs 25 00 eggs butter poultry unchanged Missouri Arkansas live fryers broilers farm delivered at plant 12 14
Seven graduates of Ottawa University accept teaching roles in Kansas and Colorado schools. Martha Senter Gage will teach Salina elementary, Allen Glenn unified studies at Shawnee Mission, Herbert Harrah English and literature at Grand Junction, Larry Cyre social science at Greeley, Donna Smith Basehor elementary, John Walburn senior high art at Topeka, Carolyn Fisher Topeka elementary.
In Atlanta AP dispatch, Lynda and Lyndon Johnson campaign for a poverty fight across six states. The father daughter team rally thousands with humor and personal poverty memories, riding planes and cars to universities and towns. Lyndon Johnson recounts his tenant farmer origins and the desire for honest work and a decent future for all families.
The women’s golf pairings list matches for Tuesday May 12 including A Fredeen with J Speer and H Kramer with D Elder. Other pairings feature R Malouf with B Evans and E Read with D Wait, V Worthington, A Shade with P Young, and J Bowers with B Shepherd.
Police cited two persons on May 7 for moving traffic violations. Robert J. Albers, 19, from Oak, faced a charge of careless and inattentive driving. Phyllis J. Burgoon, 17, of 210 Maple, was charged with having defective brakes involved in an accident.
Two Ottawa men directed a planning program for the Marais des Cygnes Bay Scout District at Paola Tuesday. Fred Adamson Ottawa scoutmaster and Don Waldo led the session attended by 15 men from Anderson Linn Miami and Franklin counties. Other Ottawa attendees included Bob Pence and Maurice Ponton.
A 1953 Ford driven by Alf fred George Goodenough, 19, Kansas City, collided with a ditch after leaving the wrong road near Ottawa. He and two others suffered minor injuries. two passengers were uninjured. A second accident involved a 1958 Dodge driven by Luis I French, 40, Ottawa RD1, hitting a concrete bridge in rain southeast of Ottawa causing $400 damage. no citations issued.
SEATTLE AP Two jet transport sales disclosed Thursday by Boeing could total up to 160 million. Pan American World Airways ordered 10 long range Model 707 320B intercontinentals with option for five more at 135 million, and South African Airways bought five Model 727 tri jets with spare parts bringing the total to about 25 million.
County Court records show Lee 20 of 715 Prince ton pleaded guilty May 8 to having no current registration. He was fined 5 and 6 costs. Edwin K. Duffield 28 of 220 Ash pleaded guilty May 7 to disobeying a stop sign. He was fined 5 and 6 costs.
Governor John Anderson marked his 47th birthday with a public office open house and a cake bearing figures of a bridge and politicians. Staff and reporters pressed about post governorship plans, including possible runs for Senate or Congress, but he offered no comment.
In Palestine Texas Juan Macias parks his tractor by a telephone cable and demands removal by 4 p.m. as he protests a 331 percent rate hike. He has support from Rev Collin Farr and about 2,000 subscribers who seek rate rescission or service removal, after his own service was cut for unpaid back bills.
Charley Simon, 81, a farmer and stockman, died late Thursday at his farm home southeast of Richland where he had lived 37 years. Born May 13, 1883, in Rock Creek, Douglas County, he is survived by his wife Laura, one brother Joe Simon of Peoria, and three sisters Katie Springer and Gustie Parkin of Illinois and Minnie Henderson of Bellflower, California. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by Baker Funeral Home in Overbrook.
Everett O Thornbrough died May 5. Services held at Towner Chapel May 7 with Rev. Charles P Knight officiating. Pallbearers Wayne Layn, Clay Yoho, Cecil Butler, Curtis Kenneth Wetland, Dean Zook. burial Cedar Vale Cemetery Neosho Falls. hymns sung by Dean Zook. accompaniment by Mrs J M Kilgore.
A collection of local sale notices lists Myers Bros Centropolis and Ottawa farm auctions with Holstein cows herd sales, plus weekly household and furniture auctions at Pomona and Overbrook. Multiple open farm dates are shown, with contact numbers for Curtis Candy Breeding Earl Houston and others, and weekly auctions at Printy’s Auction House in Ottawa.
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