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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1962

Page

3

Funeral for Don ois attend by relatives in Ottawa

Raymond Gillette of Ottawa announces funeral services for her brother in law Don ois Ford who was killed in a jeep accident during Army maneuvers in Louisiana. The family had visited Ottawa several times. Also noted are local ads and notices including a vandalism report at First Christian Church annex and ROTC preparations for William Hysom at KU.

ealMirs Raymond Gillette Ottawa Donois Ford Louisiana

Deaths Reuben Swearingen 57 in Wellsville area

Reuben Swearingen 57 died yesterday afternoon near the Maracaibo Oil Company southeast of Wellsville. He was stricken and pronounced dead on arrival at an Ottawa doctor’s office. A welder at the Maracaibo plant, he had lived in Wellsville the past few years and was a lifelong resident of Miami and Franklin Counties. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Coughlin Funeral Home Wellsville, burial in Wellsville Cemetery. Survived by wife Emma, two sons Leroy and Merl, two daughters Mrs John DeVore Eureka and Mrs Sanford Matis Spring Hill, a sister Etta Rhoades Paola, and two brothers Robert and Kilby Paola.

Reuben Swearingen Wellsville Maracaibo Ottawa Swearingen Miami Franklin Coughlin Funer Emma Leroy Merl John DeVore Eureka Sanford Mathis Spring Hill Etta Rhoades Paola Robert Kilby

Marriage Licenses Reported For Hamilton and Krueger

A brief marriage licenses item notes Hamilton, age 19, and Krueger, listed as spouse name incompletely given, with a filing time at 4 0. The short notice confirms licenses issued as recorded in the official registrar’s roll.

Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported

Admissions include Mrs. Charles Allen of 826 S Locust and Letha Pinney of 1732 S Oak along with George Huddleston of Williamsburg on Thursday. Births record Mr and Mrs Eldon Boecker of RFD 1 Rantoul with a daughter weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. Dismissals list Lacey Radford Jola and Mrs Charles Allen among others on Wednesday and Thursday.

Charles Allen Letha Pinney S. Oak George Huddleston Williamsburg Eldon Boecker Rantoul Lacey Radford Jola S. Locust Alton F. Carey Princeton Henry Fishburn Overbrook Kathy Kirkland

Cattle Damages Lead to Settlement in Douglas County

District Court records show Lloyd J. Newton awarded $886 from Albert Adolph after filing an $1,800 claim for cattle damage. Cattle reportedly damaged hay, barn, and milo on Newton's land leased from Mark Hartman's estate. Jury awards include $100 for barn, $484 for hay and barn yard, and $302 for milo damage.

Lloyd J. Newton Albert Adolph Newton Adolph Douglas County Mark Hartman

Central Princeton Baccalaureate and Graduation Schedule

Baccalaureate services will be held at Princeton High School on May 20 with Rev. D. E. Honn of Princeton Methodist Church delivering the sermon. The high school commencement is slated for 8 p.m. Tuesday May 24 in the auditorium with Dr. W. J. Bowman of Emporia State Teachers College as speaker. Grade School graduation exercises follow at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 29 with Dr. W. D. Bemmels of Ottawa University as speaker. The district music department presented a vocal concert to a well filled auditorium conducted by Kenneth Schultis.

J. C. Cook Princeton High School D. E. Honn Princeton Methodist Church W. J. Bowman Emporia State Teachers College W. D. Bemmels Ottawa University Kenneth Schult

Widen The Doors Here Come Hips Fashion Parade

New York AP reports Christian Dior unveils the widest hipped silhouette yet with bulging skirts and ballooning gowns. Manikins sport heavy eye makeup false lashes and bold hair while models parade bulky wool suits and flowing party dresses. Dresses feature slope shoulders three quarter sleeves and contour belts above the hipbone as daytime looks yield to dramatic night wear.

New York Christian Dior House Guy Douvier

To Teach At College In Korea

Virginia Tefft daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Tefft Pomona RED 1 has won an appointment to teach at EWHA Women s University Seoul Korea She is assistant professor of physical education at Mankato State College Minnesota The Korean College enrolls over 8000 students and is among the world s largest women s universities Miss Tefft received a Methodist Church fellowship to cover Korea expenses and a sabbatical from Mankato State She will teach physical education dancing and tumbling work with student teachers start Sept 1 and also teach swimming and run a summer camp June July at a North Korea east coast campsite about 230 miles from Seoul.

Virginia Tefft Charles Tefft Pomona Red 1 Ewha Women's University Seoul Korea Mankato State College Mankato Minn Miss Tefft The Methodist Church Mankato State Tefft North Korea

Truck Hits Embankment Near Rock Creek

A town and a half truck loaded with walnut logs crashed over an embankment about 12:30 p.m. five miles east of Rock Creek School. Driver Lewis E. Baucom and passenger Carl Furman walked away. both were taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital. The truck ran 230 feet before the fall and 80 more feet afterward. logs remained in the bed.

Rock Creek Rock Creek School Lewis E. Baucom Lane Ottawa Carl Furman Ransom Memorial Hospital

Kansas City Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock Prices

AP dispatch from Kansas City notes calves steady with 100 head. utility daughter cows range 12.00 to 15.60. Vealers good and choice priced 25.00 to 30.00. Hog prices fall 25 to 50 from prior. Sow weakness noted. lambs and ewes steady with good to prime lambs at 20.0.

Kansab City Hoya

Williamsburg News Boy Hurt In Fall From Truck

Four year old Johnnie Joe Rubick, son of Mr and Mrs John Rubick, was injured when he fell from a pickup his father drove and a metal trailer ran over him. He was taken to Garnett hospital for X rays. The article also notes a Williamsburg senior class trip to Fort Scott and Missouri locations, a baby shower for Mrs Duane Hayes, and a visit by state lunch supervisor Mrs Quackenbush who approved Williamsburg lunch program.

Johnnie Joe Rubick John Rubick Williamsburg Garnett Hospital Warner Coppoe Fort Scott Green, Mountain Lodge Rockaway Beach

Traffic Toll Topeka Report

AP summary notes a traffic death toll in Topeka Kansas within a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. Thursday for May 25, 1962. The year to date total stands at 179, compared with 194 deaths in the comparable 1961 period.

Topeka Kansas

Police Court Fines Tapdrunk Driving Cases

In Police Court two men paid fines for drunk driving while one was sentenced to 30 days suspended. Howard Fletcher faced reckless driving dismissal. Jerry Baxter got $100 fine and license suspension for a drunk driving plea. William Murphy fined 50 for public drunkenness. Multiple others paid fines for backing from a curb, running stop signs, mufflers violations, or no license.

Howard E. Fletcher Cedar Jerry W. Baxter Kansas City Baxter's Baxter William ¥. Murphy Leo C. Miller Hickory Donald D. Davis Princeton Rfd Andrew Cramer N. Cedar Franklin Henry Howard King Stephen R. Harrington Ottawa Red 3 William R. Clark Ottawa Sioux Falls M. D Kansas Luther E. Sharpe Parkville Gerald Lee Mason Merced Calif James Immel Iola Robert L. West N. Cherry Albert W. Hancock William E. Nelson S. Locust Evan L. Dewire West Newton Mass Jon E.alexander Cleveland Richard L. Fishburn Overbrook Erbrook O. O. Lackey

Scout Troop 74 Welcomed by Westminster Church

Ottawa Boy Scout Troop 74 last night was welcomed by its new sponsor Westminster Presbyterian Church at the troop's court of honor. About 150 attended as Gene Ramsey gave the welcome. Rex Crane led ceremonies and merit badges were earned by Martin Williams, Rex Crane, Billy Knoeppel, Bob Knoeppel, David Cook, Ronnie Boyer and Doug Bennett. Promoted to Star Scouts were John Presley and Martin Williams. Advanced to First Class were Rex Crane, Tommy Speer, Wayne White, Ronnie Coyen, Allen Loyd, Doug Bennett, Mike Max, Kenneth Jennings, John Bacon and Franklin Sheldon. Second Class promotion included Mike McCurdy, Greg Reynolds, Stan Sheldon, Scott Wallace, Dennis Richardson, Kenneth Presley, Steven Hinton, Tommy Stephenson, Robert Meyers, Doug Underwood and Scott Chesbro.

Ottawa Westminster Presbyterian Church Westminster Gene Ramsey Institutional Rex Crane Martin Williams Billy Knoeppel Bob Knoeppel David Cook Ronnie Boyer Doug Bennett John Presley Tommy Speer Wayne White Ronnie Coyen Allen Loyd Mike Max Kenneth Jennings John Bacon Franklin Sheldon Mike McCurdy Greg Reynolds Stan Sheldon Scott Wallace Dennis Richardson Kenneth Presley Steven Hinton Tommy Stephenson Robert Meyers Doug Underwood Scott Chesbro

Cartoons and Posters for Ft Leavenworth Display

Dr James E Wallen brings 168 original World War II cartoons and 118 posters to Ft Leavenworth at the request of curator Miss Mildred Cox. The works will be shown for three or four months to trainees and a summer meeting with attendees from around the world. Posters range from 3 by 6 feet to 6 by 8 feet.

James E. Wallen Ft. Leavenworth Mildred Cox Wallen

Local Livestock Sales and Auctions List Ottawa Area

A compiled schedule of livestock sales in Franklin and nearby counties. Includes Osage City Overbrook Ottawa and Emporia listings with sale days such as Friday Saturday Tuesday and Wednesday and contact phone numbers for Myers Bros Centralities and local auction firms. Also notes a May 17 and May 18 consignments and estate sale at 900 N Poplar Ottawa.

Myers Bros Centropolis Claude Howard Ottawa RFD Franklin County Sale Company Fivery Locust & Wilson Eas Ernest Arnold Overbrook Kansas Emporis Livestock Sales Co Emporia Franklin County Sale Co Wilson and Locust Osage City Gordon James Jack Nelson Pomona Kas Overbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook Allen County Printy Ben Printy N. Matn Lena H. Kelley N. Poplar

County Welfare Funds Audit Published for 1962 Records

Franklin County Board of Commissioners files publish totals for Old Age Assistance Aid to the Blind Aid to Dependent Children Aid to the Disabled and General Assistance. A public file lists names and addresses of recipients with amounts, kept in County Clerk and Welfare Office during normal hours. Total Welfare Fund 1,062,002.87. Attest: Bruce Spears County Clerk. Salary Fund and numerous county departmental salaries listed. Special pay and health payrolls itemized. Total payroll and expenses compiled.

Board of Franklin County ‘Commissioners Kaneas Totel Welfare Fund Bruce Spears Beal Max Gilmore Ofelity M. Ivey Maurles Myra Smay Same Mary Troutman Grace Wilson W. O. Plake Ralph Hopkins M. Linnenberger Pete Seibel Alva Hoover Frank Hanson Linda Pinet Sama Hazel Hough Earl Easdale Opsl Letchworth Dale Bones Edith Crandall Myrtle Leitaker Max Hetrick F. Schowengerdt Roy EB. Swank Siee J. H. Button Harl Richardson Cecil Vining Kay Shaffer Dr. J. Henning Arla Lickteig Mary Mickey Sue Morris Roselle Osburn R. E. Thompson Floyd Higdon Lavon Bates S.ereye Orphan Bearly Jay Brown H. Burroughs Harold Crockett Clifford Crump George Denker William Fanning Gerald Firestone R. Firestone Thomas Stevenson I. Turner A. W. Wadkins the Selig Co Shepherd's Citation Mite E. L. Richardson Maurice Ponton Almeda Sinclair Reimb Don White Expenses Robert Melton Crihg. al Pris Main Doe Poris James Richardson Asses R. E. Swank Echowengerdt Myrtle Lejinaker Leland Morrow Bounty Brad O'Dea Edward Collins L. &. Fischer Sevece Ricky Bowman Sam Elwin Henry Serene Ira Randel Jerry Miller J. Cummings W. Bell Tel. Co L. Barkley J. F. Barr Pat Hingham Bowers Atty Budge's Hdw Don Capper Joel Cutting Credit Burenay Davis Pat Jehine of Elliott Ottawa Engr. Co Ottawa Fire Dept Lister Ottawa Laundry R. J. Pinet Roy Evans T. Dawson Richard McClay Mile Luidikay Ottawa Herald Servis VanHorn Hazard

Sales Person Wanted for Advertising Department Job Opening

Advertisement seeks a young man with initiative for permanent work in the Advertising Department due to promotion. Training provided, with vacation, life, medical and hospital insurance, plus a profit sharing retirement plan. Apply in person 2330 p.m. to 4 00 p.m. or call for an appointment.

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