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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1961

Page

5

Wellsville Textbook Rental Plan Announced

The Wellsville Schools will start a textbook rental system in 1961 62 with patrons donating their children s books to earn free rental the first year. New and non donating students will pay regular fees. High school seniors left for Galveston on a class trip funded by the senior class. Community notices cover ill Emery Baumann hospital stay and local social events including a rainout Centennial dance.

Wellsville Wellsville High School Galveston Tex W. E. Peterson Will Jacobs Lawrence Houston

Ottawa and Franklin County Officials Discuss Retirement Act

Ottawa city officials and Franklin County officials met in the County Courthouse this morning to discuss the recently enacted public employee retirement act. No decision was announced. Representatives of city and county governments recently attended an explanation meeting at Lawrence about the legislation. Food sale Friday May 19 at Gas Service office Homewood Friendly Club. Dr. David Laury and Bruce Bredeson spoke at a Franklin County Medical Assistants dinner. eleven attendants attended. Snyder Pharmacy promotes prompt prescription service. Mrs. Minnie Morton and son Jim visited Pecos, Texas. Mr. Morton’s daughter Mrs. Joe Davis at Davis family in Ottawa. A baby boy named Joe Dean was born to Mr. and Mrs. Davis on May 5. Joe Davis is son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis, RFD 2 Ottawa. Roy E. Steinhoff, 43, Springfield, Mo., pleads innocent to DUI and reckless driving. bond set at $500. trial May 24. Charles W. Davis of Garnett files mortgage foreclosure suit against Floyd Meisner for $7,981.58. Ottawa Elks Lodge thanks Sunrise Dairy, Rainbo Bread, Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola for Junior-Senior party support. Adv. Don Brown to attend Kansas State University dedication in Manhattan. Last chest clinic until fall May 23 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Xrays May 22 and 23, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.. appointments through Dr. Trump’s office.

Ottawa Franklin County Lawrence Minnie Morton Jim Pecos Tex Joe Davis Davis Morton Joe Dean Frank Davis RFD 2 Roy Edward Steinhoff Springfield Steinhoff Ransom Memorial Hospital F. A. Trump Trump

Deaths Grace Drummond former Ottawa resident

Mrs Grace E Drummond died Sunday May 14 at her daughter Ruby Flora's home in Pomona California She was the widow of Robert M Drummond who died last year The Ottawan left Ottawa in 1951 for California She is survived by daughters Georgia Underwood Los Angeles Florence Lewis Redondo Beach a brother William F Peery Jamesport Missouri and sister Mollie Francis Phoenix Arizona Funeral services were held today in Pomona California

Grace Drummond Grace E. Drummond Ruby Flora Pomona Calif Drummond Robert M. Drummond Ottawa California Georgia Underwood Los Angeles Florence Lewis Redondo Beach William F. Peery Jamesport Mollie Francis Phoenix Ariz

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles E. Rouse

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles E. Rouse will be held from Sacred Heart Church Thursday at 11 15 a.m. by Rev. Henry Beier. Rosary will be recited at Towner's Chapel this evening at 8. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Also, funeral services for Mrs. Ada Beatty were held today from Towner's Chapel with Rev. R C Stephens officiating. Mrs. Erwin Happy sang hymns with Mrs. J M Kilgore. Pallbearers included Carlos Millington Charles Fisher Mel Turner Frank Pool Jess Pratt Harve Morris and Frank Morris. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Williamsburg.

Charles E. Rouse Sacred Heart Church Henry Beier Towner's Chapel Mt. Calvary Cemetery Ada Beatty Towner’s Chapel R. C. Stephens Erwin Happy J. M. Kilgore Carlos Millington Charles Fisher Mel Turner Frank Pool Jess Pratt Harve Morris Frank Morris Mt. Hope Cemetery Williamsburg

Cuban Rebel Chief Reported Ill In Florida Home

Friends said Jose Miro Cardona, 59, chairman of the Cuban Revolutionary Council and former prime minister, is ill at his home in Miami. His group organized the April 17 invasion attempt. his son was captured.

Miama Fla Jose Miro Cardona Cuban Revolutionary Council Miro Cardona Cuba

Lincoln Kans Official Foresees Wilson Dam Contract

Lincoln Kansas AP report quotes U S Army Corps of Engineers official Rollins telling the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce that the Wilson Reservoir dam contract including dam embankment outlet works and spillway will be let this fall for about 10 million dollars. Plan calls for one package rather than multiple contractors with initial 1961 funds and 1962 funds of about 3.2 million to continue development of access roads facilities and land acquisition. Construction on the Saline River project began last March with access roads and is set for completion this fall.

Lincoln Kan API A .P. Rollins, Jr Kansas City U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Wilson Reservoir Saline Russell County

Moments Of Comedy Drama As TV Awards Are Presented

Hollywood AP report on the 13th annual TV awards show with Macbeth winning five Emmies including best direction and best actor. Barbara Stanwyck wins her first TV award amid a torn dress moment. Raymond Burr and Fred Astaire also win. Bob Hope faces disappointment. Jack Benny wins humor category but is a pallbearer at Gary Cooper's funeral. NBC news wins another prize. Kennedy Nixon receive a special Emmy for great debates.

Hollywood Macbeth William Shakespear Barbara Stanwyck Bob Hope Raymond Burr Fred Astaire Television Academy Richard M. Nixon Hope Jon Talent Jhumer Jack Benny Benny Gary Cooper Irving Fein San Fernando Valley Beverly Hills NBC News

U.S. Eyes South Korea Coup Amid Unclear Power Shift

Washington keeps cautious stance as Seoul reports a mixed coup in Korea. Officials say the 600,000-man army and student movement will shape the junta's hold, while Kennedy stays in touch with the State Department on evolving events.

U.S South Korea Washington Korea Kennedy Canada State Department Walter P. McConaughy Far East White House United States

Two Men Held After Springfield Liquor Store Robberies

Springfield police arrested Herman Goad and Harold Smith after a Tuesday night robbery netted $33. Thelma Kincaid identified Goad near the scene and gun, with Smith later arrested in Monett after a separate incident in which Mildred Reno was shot in the wrist. Smith had four loaded guns in his car, authorities said.

Springfield Thelma Kincaid Herman Edwin Goad Winslow Ark Kincaid Goad Harold Smith Kansas City Monett Smith Barry County Mon

Freeman to Speak at K State Milling Technology Wing

Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman will speak at the dedication of Kansas State University’s new 2 million milling technology wing. John A. Shellenberger, head of K State’s flour and feed milling industries department, says the four story steel and concrete building offers unmatched milling instruction and research facilities. The plant features pneumatic conveyance of stock and electronic material flow controls.

Manhattan Orville L. Freeman Kansas State University John A. Shellenberger K-State Department of Flour and

Hospital Notes and Births and Discharges

Admissions list includes Mrs. Charles Cook, Mrs. Harold Rew, Mrs. Earl Anderson, Lewis D. Smith, Mrs. Lewis Mills, and Crestview nursing home resident today. Births report a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Rhodes, weight 8 lb 8 oz. Dismissals note several patients including Mrs. Frank Ware, Mrs. Paul Moore and baby, Mrs. Donald Thomas and baby, and others today.

Charles Cook Harold Rew N.main Earl Anderson Lewis D. Smith Lewis Mills Crestview Nursing Home Robert L. Rhodes S. Cherry Frank Ware Garnett Paul Moore Donald Thomas Baldwin Larry Wright Mary Jones N. Main Harvey Morris Hickory

Kansas City Livestock Prices Mixed Across Classes

AP report from Kansas City shows cattle at 1800 head with calves and steers moving slowly, cows down 25 to 50, and good to choice cows 21.50 to 23.25 while heifers fetch 21.5 to 22.25. Dealers’ stockers and feeders 22.00 to 25.90. hogs 2400 head with barrows and gilts steady and sows steady, barrows 16.25 to 17.00 for 190 to 249 lb, 270 to 400 lb sows 14.50 to 15.25. Sheep 1200 head steady with choice to prime 16.50 to 18.50 and utility to good 3.5 to 4.5.

Kansas City

Two Held For Double Murder In Oregon Slayings

Oakland police questioned Gertrude Mae Jackson 25 and Jeannace Freeman 19 about the deaths of Martha 4 and Larry 6 whose bodies were found last Friday in a Crooked River Canyon ravine near Madras Oregon. The two women gave conflicting accounts of the killings and blamed each other while a third woman Letha June Little 21 was arrested as a hitchhiker. An Oregon murder warrant was issued for Mrs Jackson.

Oakland Calif Madras Ore Jim Spence Leonard Fake Gertrude Mae Jackson Eurgene Jeannace Freeman Culver Miss Freeman Mrs. Jackson Crooked River Canyon Jackson Spence Letha June Little

Williamsburg Jayhawker Days To Honor Centennial

Plans for Williamsburgs Centennial Jayhawker Days set for July 17 18 10 with a parade amateur contest and home talent show. Coordinators include Mrs L T Pattie J E Decker Orlin Milliken and M R Wren plus committees on finance publicity and grounds. Event features Centennial window displays costume contests and free drawings.

Irwin Heth Williamsburgs L. T. Pattie J. E. Decker Orlin Milliken Ervin Chambers W. S. Hink Leslie Mallory Faye Heth Howard Beard Elmer McCurdy Earl Noe Harry Reiner C. B. Goodwill S. T. Thornton Ruth Todd C. W. Robe Lions Club Order of Business W. R. Binns Louis Coppee Elston Decker

Notice in Franklin County Kansas legal action 1961

First published August 3 1961 last published May 17 1961 in District Court Franklin County Kansas. Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County Kansas filed a petition against H C Arnold et al defendants. You are named with many heirs executors and unknown successors. You are notified a petition prays for judgment determ.

District Court Franklin County Kansas Board of County Commissioners H. C. Arnold State of RH. C. Arnold Dorothy B. Arnold Eutinio Barron John W. Briggs H. N. Brockway Minnie M. Carpenter John A. Cronquist Virginia G. Cronquist Dorothy Dow Jane Evans Frances Field J. W. Field Ruth Francis Charles W. Grimes Josephine Grimes Mildred B. Grimes Otha H. Grimes Francesa B. Toackwood Asenath M. Whiteford William K. Whiteford Winnie Yadon Bertha K. Young Jennie E. Caple Jennie FE. Caple Kansans

Community Auction and Livestock Sale Notices

Printy and Sons announces weekly sales at 11368 N Main every Tuesday at 7 pm. Another community sale is at 1136 N Main every Thursday. Overbrook Livestock Sale in Overbrook Kansas runs every Wednesday.

Overbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook Kansas

Lien and sale notices for Franklin County lands amid 1961 filings

Foreclosure and tax lien actions against multiple tracts in Franklin County Kansas include lots, mineral deeds, and oil rights. The notices demand pleadings by June 21 1961 and June 26 1961 with sale to satisfy delinquent taxes and costs, and bar all claims thereafter.

Franklin County Kansas

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Emery Baumann Evelyn Baumann John Baumann Wichita Donald Harrison Evelyn Lynn Baumann Emery Bauman Roy Miller Lauis Miller Willis Holtwick Janice Kansas City, Mo Dick Coy Denver, Colo J. C. Beck Eunice, N. M John Craddock Glen Head Dale Stevenson Anna Neis Lewis Schendel Osawatomie Missouri Pacific Booster Miami County H.D.A Lester Whitley Jr 6Th Main Homewood Friendly Club David Laury Bruce Bredeson Kenneth Allen Duane Laird Blue Cross Blue Shield Snyder Pharmacy S. Main Ellis Charles W. Davis RFD 1 Floyd Meisner Meisner Ottawa Elks Lodge Sunrise Dairy Rainbo Bread Coca Cola Pepsi Cola Pri Ce Don Brown Wilson Dam James Bacon George Schaefer Maurice Evans Judith Anderson Miss Stanwyck Chet Huntley David Brinkley By Endre Marton Seoul John M. Chang Irom Sec Freeman Ami Pep Sovdeans Lamb Williamsburg News Henry Farney Clarence Springs Bung Ervin Farrar Lane Sadana E.S District 14 Maxine Starosta W. J. Carpenter Frank Wiscombes Lawrence Hetrick Tecumseh R. E. Thornbrughs Arlene Dufour San Antonio Alfred Dancaster Helen Primm Toledo Ohio Dancaster Nova Hodson Legals Myers Bros Centropolis Chaude Howard RFD Franklin County Sale Company Locust & Wilson Kas Wendell Stoffer Minneola Albert Stewart and Son C. Beatty Albert Harold Lyndon Jack Nelson Gordon James Phone Feed Home Lrainoe Wilson AOL Omiya S.E Emerson City of Ottawa Marxson Maywood Board of County Commissioners of Donald L. White Henry E. Morgan J. Fred Morgan Cecil L. Morgan Ida Taylor Joe H W. Towner Martha Elizabeth Morgan Gilliam D. Demorest Gilliam Demorest Gillem C. Demorest Gillem G. Demorest Gillam Demorest John Ewing Elizabeth J. Ewing Catherine Demorest Amelia Ann Mathews Amelia A. Mathews Elizabeth Vetter George T. Vetter George Demorest Sam J. Demorest Samuel Demorest Samuel 5. Demorest Maurice Demorest Morris W. Demorest Morris Demorest M. W. Demorist M. W. Demorest Sarah Margaret Demorest N.E N.W Henry FE. Morgan Joe H. Towner Gleason Gleason Doty and Logan Christina Wake District Court 1 Gerald Barnes Terry Ben Barnes Neva Smiley Tancred Commandery No. 11 Myron S. Steere Jr E. C. Gerald B. Harford Herald Herald Office Clinton Malott Briggs & Stratton A. F. Lewis Old County Farm Mort Regine
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