Ottawa Briefs Show Picnic And Local Updates
Ottawa briefs report a Teachers Association picnic at Forest Park starting 6 p.m. and other local items. Died: John C. Murray of Kansas City, board member, died near Los Angeles during a Hawaii vacation. Awards: KU scholarships awarded to Vernon Hayl Donald Sexton and Herbert Hausler. Accident: 1955 Mercury damaged $150 after car rolled from a filling station driveway and was hit by a 1952 GMC truck in Ottawa. Also notes: bids for parcel post trucks, twins born to Mrs. Howard Deputy, and local social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Murray
Kansas City
Ottawa University Board of Trustees
Los Angeles
Ottawa
University of Kansas
Vernon Milton Hayl
Donald Ray Sexton
Herbert Henry Hausler
Michigan Valley
Ben Park
S. Locust
Jim Scott
Pomona
North Main
Divorce Granted After District Court Ruling
A multi item Ottawa area update reports a divorce granted in district court for Orpha M. Gilmore of Ottawa against Loren K. Gilmore on grounds of extreme cruelty, with John B. Pierson as attorney for the plaintiff. Also notes district court involvement in Wamsburg v Edward McCoonse, postmaster meeting in Wichita with decentralization talks, two Ottawa high school seniors winning journalism awards, a dance sponsored by the Ottawa Riding and Roping club, American Legion meeting appointments, and Ottawa shoppers including the Meinig and Sherman families returning from trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha M. Gilmore
Ottawa
Loren K. Gilmore
William Allen White
Don Sexton
Ilo Henning
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted
Admitted Mrs Emerson at 920 Walnut and Mrs Kirk land in Rantoul. Mrs Lantis on route 2 admitted Tuesday and dismissed today. Darrell Stovall at 523 S Hickory today. Dismissed Mrs Lawrence Schmitt and her son from Princeton today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Emerson
Walnut
Dean Kirkland
Rantoul
Bob Lantis
Route 2
Darrell Stovall
S. Hickory
Lawrence Schmitt and Son
Princeton
Honor Memory With Scholarship for Mrs Mary Walker Cooley
A Mary Cooley Memorial scholarship is established at Texas Western College El Paso in memory of Mrs Mary Walker Cooley who was killed in a May 11 plane crash near Paducah Texas. The four casualties were en route from Carlsbad New Mexico to Minneapolis Minnesota for a Gideon society convention. Mrs Cooley was a Texas Western College student and a granddaughter of Mrs Effie Walker of East Seventh street with relatives in the Ottawa area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cooley
Texas Western College
el Paso
Mary Walker
Cooley
Paducah
Texas
Carlsbad
N. Mex
Minneapolis
Effie Walker
East Seventh Street
Ottawa
Deaths of Martinez and others in Ottawa area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Juana V. Martinez 64 of 918 N Locust in Ran som Memorial hospital and U P Thomas formerly of Ottawa, plus Sadie A Bruce of Wellsville. Details include birthplaces Ciudad Lerdo Durango Mexico and Ottawa births years 1860 and 1888, survivors, memorial services, and interment at Mt Calvary Highland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie A. Bruce
Claude M. Bruce
G. Russell Fosmire
Highland Cemetery
Juana V. Martinez
N. Locust
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ciudad Lerdo
Durango
Mexico
Ottawa
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Chanute
Matthew, iGuilfoyle
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Wellsville
Roy H. Nutt
Claude Bruce
Bruce
Harry Thomas
Thomas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas City
Adaline Thomas
Phoenix
Arizona
Lamb Funeral Home
Ottawa Junior High Awards List Letters and Honors
The annual Ottawa Junior High School awards assembly recognized students across activities. Honors included Basketball with Dale Ackerman and many teammates. Tennis with Gary Burke and others. Girls Athletic Association and Band and Orchestra achievements. Choir and Ninth Grade quartets noted. Indiana coal reserves total 17.6 billion tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Junior High School
Dale Ackerman
Bob Allen
Dennis Ainsworth
Pat Beller
Dean Carpenter
Duane Cecil
Richard Collins
Jimmy Corlis
Fred Craig
Gerald Firestone
Joel Garrett
Bud Gollier
Bobby Keelin
Ross Martin
Ervin Michel
Gordon Paul
Jimmy Reeder
Roger Schmanke
Dennis Smith
Tal Staneart
Alan Whita
Mary Bishop
Jill Brown
Sandra Bundy
Sandra Burgoon
Donna Cheney
Charlietta Clayborne
Kathy Collins
Deana Drake
Kathy Hagerty
Carolyn Hood
Sandra Howard
Susan McBride
Cindy Hall
Carolyn Meiers
Cheryl Mack
Jan Newfield
Joyce Pederson
Judy Peters
Paula Schmanke
Jane Schwarz
Martha Senter
Thelma Smith
Charlotte Smiley
Patsy Teter
Betty Trout
Pat Wadkins
Patty Wilson
Dixie Wollam
Elmer Benson
Teddy Coons
Eugene Farr
Bill Green
Beverly Hobbs
Bill ‘Hysom
Howard MclIntosh
Janet Read
JimmySands
Paul Stone
Malvern Gould
Jack Stewart
Jack ‘Dale
Ned Hiatt
Ann Schlief
Judy Stevens
Pat Stevens
Larry Koehner
David Lee
Louann Lawrence
Sheldon ‘Meats
Kathleen Archer
Larry Arnold
Beth Batdorf
Katie Chism
Nancy Curry
Janette Dawson
Harriet Holmes
Jackie Hollon
Shirley Jones
Karen Kaeckell
Sally Liggett
Linda Mathias
Karen Sue Mock
Pat Pierson
Elizabeth Pinney
Carol Ponton
Judy Pope
Penay Richardson
Patty Under
Business Trip for Mr and Mrs Howard M Deputy to Houston
Mr and Mrs Howard M Deputy will depart tomorrow on a four day business trip to Houston Texas. They plan meetings with local firms and expect to return by the end of the week. They will visit several offices and discuss potential contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M
Houston
Tex
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Herald Office
Joe Towner
al Williams Insurance
Ottawa Teachers Association
Forest Park
Say Gorge
Pomona Rural High School
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Colo
Gary Stoneking
Dick Richardson
Kay Parks
Jo Ann Mathias
Sharon Jer
Kenny Norton
the Gorge
Colorado
Karl D.anderson
N. V. Huderson
Richter W.S.C.S
Gas ‘Service
T. J. Cummings
Ash
Tom ‘Sutton
Emporia
Emporial
Nora i Snedaker
Culver
Kas
J. H. Snedaker
Guy Snedaker
Guy ‘Snedakers
Dick Gould
Paola
Don Frith
Roy W. Anderson
Bartlesville
Okla
James M. Decker
Wil
Melvey
Dengel
Louis H. Dengel
A Insulation Co
Meitchen
W. Seventh
Ottawa, Kansas
Wamsburg, Et
Edward McCoonse
Anderson & Byrd
Wichita
Post Office Department
Washington
United States
Harry Holmes
Chester Adamson
Salina
Armory
Legion
American Legion
Harry, Meinig
Donald Meinig
Gary
Jimmy
W. H. Sherman
Osawatomie
Shermans
Buster Brown
Richardson's
United Hagie
Limb Funeral Home
Juana Martinez
U. P. Thomas
Ariz
Charity Adaline Bird
Edward T
Sarah (Stephens) Bird
Union P. Thomas
Mrs
Sadie Bruce
Mike Jeffries
Dale Watts
Patty Stevens
Indiana
Herald
Jack Nelson
Ottawa Market
Wilson
Anderson County
L. C. Grover
House and Jota
Centropolis
Neill George
Waverly
Yates Center
Albert Stewart & Son Rt
Alba
Harold
Ben Printy
N. Mars
Robert J. Rice
Cedar
Hettie
Boston
Bankok
State Bank
Lamb
N. Main
Miltio
Mann - Bell
Ottawa Building & Loan
Ottawa 4 Rowner
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