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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
3
Roderick B. Cupp of KOFO Ottawa received a citation of merit Friday night at the 16th annual awards dinner of the Radio-TV-Film division at the University of Kansas.
Mrs John Hudelson of 404 West Fourth has been named Franklin County campaign chairman for Rick Harman in his bid for the GOP nomination for Kansas governor.
Mrs Lillian Showalter of 710 E Logan Kansas City is recovering from recent surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Kansas City Missouri. She is listed in room 618.
Antiques and misc items to be sold at Gar shop located at 5258S Oak. Sale runs Friday and Saturday with assorted goods including miscellaneous items and advertised specials. Proceeds support local community program.
Carol Eloise Baker of Pomona has accepted a teaching post in Council Grove. She earns her education degree from Emporia State in May after graduating Pomona High School in 1965. Local events include a free Christian Science lecture Sunday at 3 p.m. and a May 11 dance by Bob Moody's Band at the Eagles venue. Church and business notices list new addresses and events such as a veterinary hospital relocation and Mother's Day dining at the House of Douglas.
Spokesmen for private electric, electric cooperative, telephone, rail, pipeline and motor carrier interests testified before a joint Senate House tax study committee in Topeka. They argued property is assessed at or above 80 percent of justifiable value while counties work to revalue to 30 percent. William L. Perdue of Kansas Power and Light said utilities face about 32 percent assessments.
William Addington, former Kansas grainman and legislator, is convicted on one count of grain fraud after a 28 day trial in Sedgwick County. Jurors could not reach verdicts on five counts and ten counts. Sentencing set for May 24 with potential ree trial on undecided counts.
The Wildcats newspaper editorialized that short skirts cause a campus crisis among men students. It claimed miniskirt length rises with temperature, four inches above the knee at 70 degrees and two inches more per 10-degree rise, warning of near catastrophe as temperatures climb toward the 90s before finals.
Doyle W. Reichard biology teacher at Ottawa High School has been accepted as a Participant in the Summer Science Institute at Northeast Missouri State College. The 1964 Ottawa University graduate will work in Physiological ecology.
Army newsletter identifies Benjamin R. Lane of Paola as commander of Task Force Lane, a 84-man logistics unit supplying the 101st Airborne Division from Da Nang to Phu Bai. The 50 mile stretch along highway No 1 runs through territory with only nominal U S and South Vietnamese control, where ambushes and Viet Cong sniper fire are common.
Obituaries for Mrs. Mildred Carmichael of Osawatomie and Mrs. Margaret May Davis detail services and burial at local cemeteries. Carmichael died from smoke inhalation in a house fire and leaves a husband, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren, and siblings. Davis died May 7 with services May 10. Separate traffic incidents include a serious front-end car fire in an alludes to Mary Waymire and Louis Holden collision, plus a minor two-car wreck on North Main with a license issue for Jacqueline Rush and a bond posted.
Ottawa school menu lists daily offerings from Monday to Friday including buttered beets peaches muffins peaches and muffins and milk Tuesday features beef and noodles green beans carrot sticks bread and butter strawberry shortcake milk Wednesday serves pizza hominy jello salad pickles and milk Thursday offers Salisbury steak lettuce salad parsley carrots buttered rice cornmeal rolls orange juice and milk Friday includes turkey and gravy whipped potatoes spinach rolls fruit milk Kansas City market report shows cattle and hog price moves with steers and heifers up 25 to 50 cents and feeders strong to 50 higher. cows up to 75 higher. sheep lambs up 75. hogs mixed with various weight classes and prices.
Republican candidate Winton A. Winter announced county and community chairmen for the Winter- For-Senate committee in the new Sixth Kansas Senatorial District. County chairs are Janis Huggins Paola Miami County Bill Mcllfresh Osage City Osage County and Dr Olin G Wollen Ottawa Franklin County. Franklin County assistants include Appanoose Carl Eichenberger Centropolis Ted Nelson Homewood Kurt Weigand Lane George McDaniel Ottawa Mrs George Wingert Pomona Nick Huderson Princeton Wayne Walter Rantoul Fane Lathen Richmond Jim Cooper Wellsville H E DeTar and Williamsburg Richard Neal. Robert Hill Ottawa is treasurer.
Darrell Cardell, 17, Garnett High School senior, received the $500 Harry Darby Future Farmers of America scholarship in agriculture education. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Cardell of Richmond and will attend Kansas State University this fall after the April 29 presentation in Manhattan during the Kansas FFA convention. The award evaluates grades, test scores, leadership in FFA, character, and intent to teach vocational agriculture.
The Ottawa University Personnel Office lists changes in housing directors. W H Bertholf of Centennial Hall moves to Myers Library staff next year. George and Mrs Greer retire with Mrs Greer leaving Price Hall. he will work part time. Virgil and Mrs Thomas retire to Kingman, with Mrs Thomas directing Behan Hall previously. Freda Scherling, Sheldon Hall director, retires as new hall directors to be announced.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy defended his campaign finances at a San Francisco news conference. When pressed about remarks attributed to his mother Rose claiming the family can spend its money as it pleases, Kennedy replied that his mother is not financial chairman.
Ottawa Police report charges against Stephen R. Van Fossan 17 of Ottawa RFD 4 for careless or inattentive driving and James R. Nesch 17 of 15 Rockwood Dr for illegal vehicle registration.
Admissions include Mrs. Raymond Daugharthy of 1240 College and Lillian Sue Hall among others from Ottawa University. Dismissals list Charles Wilson and Harrison Jones, plus a transfer of Mary E. Kincaid to Cedar House.
Probate Court in Franklin County Kansas will hear the petition filed by J Wayne Dickerson as executor of Patrick Henry Philbin deceased. Final settlement and accounting, fees, and distribution under the will to be determined. Defenses due by June 1968 at 9 a.m. in Ottawa Kansas.
Local classified ads show per word rates and deadlines for five by the word pricing minimums in cash and card options terms include blind and lodge notices nationwide rates, discount contracts, and out of territory charges detailed for readers and advertisers.
Box A-90 Ottawa Herald notes a loan proposal to borrow 4000 for four years at eight percent with live stock as security. Interest to be paid quarterly and the principal repaid at term end.
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