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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
7
A Boyd-For Governor club is formed in Franklin County with Bernard M. Didde and Dr. John Thornburg named co chairmen. A membership drive is planned for next week and officers will be elected soon.
The Wellsville Garden Club awarded May Yard of the Month to Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Sherman of East 7th. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barnett on Maple, with honorable mention to the H. E. Detars on East 3rd. Monthly awards will continue through the summer, first place receiving a plaque.
The House approved a compromise foreign aid bill authorizing 4.0863 billion dollars, sending it to the Senate for quick action. The 240 to 138 vote set a spending ceiling while critics plan a 1 percent cut when funding is debated. The measure trims 88.7 million from President Eisenhower’s recommendations and bridges Senate and House versions.
In London Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell told the House of Commons that U S reconnaissance flights over the Soviet Union should be undertaken only with the approval of the entire NATO alliance. He warned such espionage could conceivably set off a nuclear war.
Market notes show soybeans at 0.85, wheat 1.90, rye 1.80, corn around 1.00, oats 0.75, shell eggs 1.05, butterfat 2.50, graded eggs 0.30 0.26 0.22, heavy hens 0.60, light hens 0.60, cocks 0.03. Prices reflect mixed commodity quotes with small variations across categories.
KC Livestock Kansas City cattle 3,000 head calves mainly stockers and feeders with one load of high good slaughter steers steady at 26.15 and slaughter cows steady utility 16.00 to 18.00. Hogs 3,000 barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher sows steady, 1-3 190-240 lb barrows and gilts 15.75-16.50, sows 275-550 lb 12.75-14.25. Sheep 1,000 spring slaughter lambs slow 25 lower, other classes steady, native spring slaughter lambs 23.00-25.00, good to low choice old crop shorn lambs 18.00-20.00, cull slaughter ewes 3.00-5.00.
At Edwards Air Force Base a X15 rocket plane completed its first cross country flight, dropping from a B32 bomber at 8:47 am over Silver Lake 110 miles away, climbing to 75000 feet in four minutes and landing back at 8:57 am. Top speed reached 1830 mph, longest distance yet for an X15.
Ottawa High School juniors and seniors of the Class of 1960 prepare a top secret Junior-Senior Banquet with a secret theme. Advisors Mrs. Budge Reusch and Mrs. Arthur Jensen supervise more than 300 attendees for dinner at 6:30 p.m. and a long program ending with a midnight dance and a post prom bacon and egg breakfast sponsored by the Ottawa Elks Club.
J LaVerne Dickey of Satanta is installed as grand commander at the Knights Templar of Kansas 91st annual conclave in Hutchinson succeeding Frank Yeoman of Kingman. Officers named include Arnett, Duff, Krog, Schoonover, Grable, Wells, Palmer, McGinness, Mitchell, Zimmerman, Dean, and McConnell. Next conclave set for Liberal.
The 178 room Lucerne Hotel built in 1956 is ordered to close next Sunday after a trustee report shows only 69 rooms occupied and a daily loss of 300 to 400 dollars. Several Miami Beach hotels face financial trouble, with foreclosure suits against Plymouth and Lombardy and other properties under federal court reorganization.
Four members of Sacred Heart Council No 3018 Knights of Columbus Ottawa will attend the state organization meeting in Hutchinson on May 14 to 16. The four are Bernard Didde Leo A Akers A T Harkins and Marvin Klein. Speakers include Harry Pierotti supreme director and Rev Maurus Kennedy state chancellor. Archbishop Mark K Carroll will celebrate Pontifical Mass and deliver the sermon at St Teresa's Church Sunday.
Hospital notes show admissions including Mrs L Y Gaddis RFD 2 Mrs Arthur Long Princeton Mrs Martha Johnson 746 Cypress Mrs Kelvin Bostic Williamsburg Stacey Jo Brink 727 W 5th and dismissals including Mrs Terry Wood and baby daughter Lawrence Owen Heidner RFD 3 Mrs Frank Hufsteder 516 S Mulberry Mrs Kenneth Holmes Waverly and Ernest Ogle 704 Cleveland.
State Printer Lillian Washabaugh said no evidence of intentional sabotage by state workers on 800000 envelopes. She noted four employees were laid off after the third error and that the reprint occurred on vacation time at no cost to the state.
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Legislative Council approved a salary plan for its research department to replace a haphazard system. Sen Garner Shriver said hiring research assistants has been difficult without a plan. The director's pay will range from 10 416 to 14 592 dollars yearly. Other salaries span 4 744 to 9 456 dollars. Dr F C Guild will be paid at the top level. The council adjourned until Sept 14 after committee reports.
In Seo ul area former Shin won Myon chief Park Yung bo 44 was burned to death by about 70 relatives of massacre victims nine years after the Kochang Incident of February 1951. Police and troops intervened as a mob attacked Park after graves visit.
Don Nutall aged 21 of Little Stone was arrested by sheriff's deputies on a warrant alleging failure to apply to the state superintendent of public instruction before soliciting members for a correspondence school. The petition filed by Donald White, county attorney, names the Continental Extension System as the school. Nutall posted 300 dollars bond and is to appear at the September District Court term.
The White House said President Eisenhower may record a statement for television before leaving Saturday at 7 45 p m for the Paris summit. Anne Wheaton, AP associate secretary, noted the possibility of a prepared address to the American people.
William T. Young of American Cyanamid Lederle Laboratories spoke to the Ottawa Kiwanis Club about how sulfa and antibiotic drugs have saved two million lives in the past 200 years. He noted the drug industry spends millions on research, about 9 percent of sales versus roughly 2 percent for industry overall.
A pickup driven by Billy Lee McKee 26 of Columbus was killed in a collision with a Frisco freight train near Columbus Kansas. McKee worked for Farmers Union Elevator Co. Survivors include his widow and a 18 month old son.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas Case No 10 358 In the Matter of the Estate of Earl James Hughes Deceased CG P Burrows executor filed petition for final settlement approval of acts accounts allowance for attorney fees expenses and to determine heirs devisees and legatees You must file written defense by June 3 1960 ten o clock A M In Ottawa court city of Ottawa The notice warns that failure to respond will lead to judgment and decree Attorneys Gleason Gleason Doty Logan for petitioner
Davis Orchard and Greenhouse Baldwin City Kansas lists nursery seeds plants including 16 chrysanthemum plants in various colors. Catalog includes Enghian Daisies hardy Ferns Forget-Me-Nots roses snaps verbena alyssum nicotiana candytuft and more. Contact A. 8 Lewis CH 2 3270 for details.
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