Ottawa News Briefs Highlight Local Events And Accolades
Ottawa reports include senior high band concert may 10 at 10 20 a m in the senior high auditorium and public attendance. Washburn University caps include William F Stansbury son of Mr and Mrs Frank Stansbury among 391 degree candidates for bachelor of science in mathematics. Drake Bakery promotes bakery goods. LeMaster Aerial Spraying Co incorporated with 10 000 capital. Charles LeMaster resident agent. The Record Party slated for May 22 with junior high and senior high events. June Dairy Month planning group meets at Ottawa Co op room at 8 p m Monday eve. Wanted good clean rags for Crites Body Shop. Santa Fe carloadings week ending May 9 1959 up from prior year. Warren G Weilen seeks quiet title on lots in Otts Addition. Junior Judgers 4 H club program at Richter Annex Wednesday 8 p m with Pleasant View Grange guests. Stock Car Races Saturday night at 7 30 Adv. Ottawa grade schools city track meet Wednesday at 1 15 for top ribbons. Civil action against O A Spegal dismissed with Alcorn to pay costs. Buy a John Deere 3 section rotary hoe for 272 50 Adv. Wilmer Thompson seeks divorce from Christine Thompson.
Britain Ready To Enter Satellite Field In Space Drive
London Prime Minister Macmillan announced Britain is preparing to enter the artificial earth satellite field. A British team will discuss Anglo American cooperation in Washington while Britain studies building satellite projectors using adapted military rockets. An instrument program will be led by a Royal Society committee under Prof. H. S. W. Massey with initial costs described as substantial but modest.
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London
Macmillan
Britain
United States
Washington
House of Commons
National Committee of Space Research
Royal Society For the Advancement of Science
H. S. W. Massey
County Coyote Population Cut in Franklin County
Franklin County reports a bounty program paid for 1 244 coyotes killed in recent days. County Clerk Bruce Spears notes $2 per pair of ears paid. Earners include Ernest Young, Frank Mathias, Harley Decker, John Istaadt, Anthony Tesar, Ray Pope, Richard Morrow, Roy Gerhard, Clarence Shaw, Henry Carter, Clyde Peters, A C Claiborn, Bert Broers, Claude Myers, Gerald Breithaupt, Loyd Schweitzer, Rollin Starosta and others from Princeton, Ottawa, Richmond, Wellsville and Pomona with耳 counts ranging from one to fourteen.
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Ernest Young
S. Locust
Frank Mathias
Princeton
Harley Decker
N. Cherry
John Istaadt
RFD
Ottawa
Anthony Tesar
Pomona
Ray Pope
RED
Richard Morrow
Richmond
Roy Gerhard
Clarence Shaw
Henry Carter
Rantoul
Clyde Peters
A. C. Claiborn
Melvern
Bert Broers
Wellsville
Claude Myers
Gerald Breithaupt
Loyd Schweitzer
C. T. Dawson
Rollin ‘Starosta
Swerve to Miss Truck Sparks Culvert Scrape
A Princeton woman Crystal C. Peace 50 swerved to miss a pickup driven by William Oliver Cromwell 81 to avoid a collision on US 59 near Princeton. Peace’s car scraped a culvert, causing about 25 dollars in damage. the incident occurred at 7 19 a m.
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Princeton
Max Gilmore
Crystal C. Peace
US 59
William Oliver Cromwell
RFD
Williamsburg
Johnstown
Cromwell
Two Civil Cases Filed in Franklin County Court
Two civil cases have been filed in Franklin County Court. A Lawrence plumbing and heating firm seeks a $179.19 judgment against Joe Burgoon and Francis Tipton doing business as Pink Elephant at 730 Cy press. Harold Cooper of Cooper Plumbing & Heating in Lawrence claims the defendants owe him $179.19. In the other case Oliver R. Taylor requests a $160 judgment against O. A. Spegal at 923 W. 6th. Taylor says Spegal gave him a note for $160 for a two wheel trailer and air compressor and refuses to pay.
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Franklin County
Lawrence Plumbing and Heating
Joe Burgoon
Francis Tipton
Pink Elephant
Cypress
Harold Cooper
Cooper Plumbing & Heating
Lawrence
Oliver R. Taylor
W. 6Th
O. A. Spegal
Spegal
Jailed To Await Preliminary Hearing On Mortgage Case
A former Ottawan named Jack Gilby, charged with concealing mortgaged property, is jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing set for May 16. Gilby was captured in Fort Collins, Colorado, and arraigned in Franklin County Court where a $1500 bond was set. He remains in jail pending the hearing.
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Jack Gilby
Fort Collins
Colo
Max Gilmore
Franklin County
Federal Grand Jury Hears Witnesses in Wichita
A Federal grand jury in Wichita began hearing witnesses shortly before noon. U S District Attorney George Peabody said the jury will be given about 50 routine cases. The 23 member jury was selected from an original panel of 30 with no time estimate for sitting.
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Wichita
U. S
George Peabody
Funeral Service for Mrs Mae Harris Held at Quenemo Church
Funeral services for Mrs Mae Harris who died Saturday will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Quenemo Federated Church with burial in Loak Hill Cemetery Quenemo
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Mae Harris
Quenemo Federated Church
Loak Hill Cemetery
Quenemo
Soviet Union Proposes East Bloc Seats Halt Geneva Talks
In Geneva the Soviet Union urged immediate admission of Poland and Czechoslovakia to the foreign ministers conference to work on German problems. The West rejected the move, ending the session unresolved as garrulous wrangling over East European representation loomed over Berlin issues.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Selwayn Lloyd
Britain
Maurice Couve de’ ‘Murville
France
Gromyko
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Germany
Horter
Italy
United Resistance
East Germany
Grosmyko
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Kiev
East
Cattle Price Bust Warned By Agriculture Dept
Washington AP The Agriculture Department warned of a possible cattle price collapse as a livestock report notes rising cattle numbers driven by favorable prices. It says rapid expansion risks repeating the 1955 distress cycle unless marketings rise for slaughter and dampen herd growth, with hog profits also narrowing in 1960.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Michigan labor problem voiced by Sligh at Wichita club
Charles R. Sligh Jr., Michigan manufacturer and NAM vice president, warned Wichita Rotary Club that “mushy thinking” of labor leaders bankrupts Michigan and threatens U S government plans for 1960. He cited 200,000 Detroit unemployment, barred operations, and burdens of unemployment insurance on stricken manufacturers. He urged businessmen to quit swivel chairs and engage in politics.
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Wichita (Ap
Charles R. Sligh Jr
Michigan
National Assn. of Manufacturers
U. S
Sligh
Wichita Rotary Club
Detroit
Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharges Broad List
Admitted Richard B. Gagne 1444 Main Omer Zook 835 Olive John Guy Princeton Mrs John W Ball 722 E Logan Hal B Tra bert Williamsburg Monday. Dismissed Keith Calvin Guy Wellsville transferred to KU Medical Center Max L Houchings RFD 4 Monday Richard B Gagne 1444 S Main Mrs John E Yahnke and baby son Williamsburg today.
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Richard B. Gagne
Main
Omer Zook
Olive
John Guy
Princeton
John W. Ball
E. Logan
Hal B. Trabert
Williamsburg
Keith Calvin Guy
Wellsville
KU Medical Center
Max L. Houchings
RFD
S. Main
John E. Yahnke
Baby Son
Fifth Largest Wheat Crop is Forecast
Kansas wheat crop is forecast at 233 032 000 bushels, ranking fifth all time based on May 1 conditions. Rains since May 1 improved yields across the state, with southwestern Kansas showing notable recovery. The May 1 figure rose about 2 5 million bushels from April 1, lifting the record from sixth to fifth.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sterling College Loan Approved for Union Building
Washington AP reports Sterling College of Sterling Kansas won a $15 000 loan from the Community Facilities Administration to finance a student union building. The project total is about $264 200 with the college funding the rest. The new facility will house dining and recreation spaces and replace the current student union once completed.
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Washington
Sterling College
Sterling
Kan
Community Facilities Administration
Kansas
Senators
Marriage Licenses Report From Falls City and Ottawa
Marriage licenses issued for four couples include Jerry R Lingcott 17 Falls City Nebraska with Dona Lea Friesen 17 Falls City. Harry BR Hansen 47 Kansas City Missouri with Alberta M Williams 49 Kansas City MO. Benjamin J Kiefer 19 Ottawa with Patricia Cupp 19 Ottawa. Alvin L Corman 34 Beverly with Betty Ann Touche 42 Lawrence.
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Jerry R. Lingcott
Dona Lea Friesen
Falls City
Neb
Harry BR. Hansen
Kansas City
Alberta M. Williams
Benjamin J. Kiefer
Patricia Cupp
Ottawa
Alvin L. Corman
Beverly
Betty Ann Touche
Lawrence
Jam Of Ships In New Seaway Proves Expensive
CHICAGO AP Ocean liners entering the St. Lawrence Seaway face costly delays from lingering ice in the St. Lawrence River and ship jams at Welland Canal. Executives estimate millions in losses, with berthing and cargo handling problems ongoing. Some improvements are being pursued to prevent repeats.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence River
Lake Ontario
Welland Canal
New York Hospitals Delay Court Action
Five of six nonprofit hospitals delayed plans for court injunctions against a strike by Local 1199 workers including nurses aides and orderlies. The sixth hospital with an injunction is not expected to press contempt actions. the strike aims for recognition as bargaining agent.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Theft from farm car reported near Centropolis
L. E. Witham, residing three miles south of Centropolis, told Sheriff Max Gilmore that several automobile parts were stolen from his car over several days. Stolen items include a generator, voltage regulator, a clock and switches from the vehicle parked in his farmyard. the sheriff’s office is investigating.
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L. E. Witham
Centropolis
Max Gilmore
Witham
Gilmore
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Anderson County
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