Ottawa News Briefs Highlight Military Exercise and Local Notices
Col Terry G Briscoe and M Sgt Ronald G Cade of the First Marine Division took part in Operation Big Top an amphibious exercise at Camp Pendleton California. Dr Don L McKelvey to attend the National Chiropractic Research Seminar in Ft Worth May 25 to 29. Kent Granger pledged to Phi Delta Phi at Stanford Law. Ottawa area residents attend Scottish Rite banquet in Lawrence address by State Senator John H Murray. Ottawa Transfer and Storage promotes Van Lines nationwide. An Ottawa High School honor graduates list error later corrected. Harold I Gumm of Ottawa jailed for drunkenness. A car fire destroys a Laurence driven vehicle. Final tax notices issued delinquent collectors report 4640 23 in arrears. 4th grade pupils visit The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry G. Briscoe
Alt
Guy E. Briscoe
S. Cedar
Ronald G. Cade
Charles W. Cade
Willow
Florence R. Herrington
S. Oak
First Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Deaths: Chester H Langdon Dairy Farmer Near Wellsville
Chester Henry Langdon 583 a dairy farmer from the Antioch community east of Wellsville died last evening in Olathe hospital after illness in Olathe. Born Sept 21 1906 at Wellsville he was the son of William and Emma Langdon. Survived by widow LaVerna two sons Ronald Robert and Billy Dean both in California two sisters Letha Bell and Mildred Leecy Wellsville Services Sunday at 2:30 pm at Coughlin Funeral Home Wellsville with Antioch Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Henry Langdon
Antioch
Wellsville
Olathe Hospital
Olathe
William and
Emma (Johnson) Langdon
Miami County Sportsmans Club
Holstein- Freisan Association of America
LaVerna (Wiggins) Langdon
Ronald Robert
Billy Dean
California
Letha Bell
Mildred Leecy
Coughlin Funeral Home
Antioch Cemetery
Funeral Rites for Mrs Anna May Elliott at Towner's Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Anna May Elliott who died May 15 were held May 17 at Towner's Chapel with Rev. Robert Powner officiating. Pallbearers included W T Lemon George Engle C R Buckles Ronald Carter Vernon Wotan C C Transmeier Ronald D Connelly and Larry D Transmeier. Dean Zook sang with Mrs Lawrence Ott. graveside service at 1 p m preceded burial in Memorial Cemetery Lawrence. Friendship Circle members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna May Elliott
Towner's Chapel
Robert Powner
W. T. Lemon
George Engle
C. R. Buckles
Ronald Carter
Vernon Wotan
C. C. Transmeier
Ronald D. Connelly
Larry D. Transmeier
Dean Zook
Lawrence Ott
Memorial Cemetery
Lawrence
Friendship Circle
Services for Mrs Gay A Shoaf Held in Towner Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Gay A Shoaf were conducted in Towner s Chapel on May 17 with Rev Frank McAdams presiding. Hymns were sung by Mrs McAdams with accompaniment from Mrs Lawrence Ott. Pallbearers included Louis Hull Daryl Michael Jack Michael John Michael William Michael and Guy Deskins. Burial followed in Sutton Cemetery. John Hays funeral services held May 19 at Wellsville Methodist Church with Rev James Nabors officiating. J Linn Holtwick sang with Mrs Fernleaf Barnett accompanying. Pallbearers were Walter Watkins Bob Lawson Dayton Van Tries Russell Hays John Sheeley and Bill Shephard. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay A. Shoaf
Towner’s Chapel
Frank McAdams
John Hays
Wellsville Methodist Church
James Nabors
J. Linn Holtwick
Fernleaf Barnett
Walter Watkins
Bob Lawson Dayton van Tries
Russell Hays
John Sheeley
Bill Shephard
Oakwood Cemetery
Baldwin
Dean of Kansas Medical School Appointed
Dr Arden Miller, 35, assistant dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, was named dean by the State Board of Regents. The appointment takes effect July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Cr. Arden Miller
University of Kansas School For Medicine
Kansas Medical School
State Board of Regents
Hospital Notes and Births in Princeton and Nearby Areas
Admissions list Karol Wilhite and Leonard Wilcox in Princeton with Thursday dates. Births include Mr. and Mrs. Albert Keefer with a son weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Dismissals note several patients and babies leaving homes in various towns including Pomona Richmond and Maple Street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karol Wilhite
RFD
Leonard Wilcox
Princeton
Albert Keefer
Main
Elvin Malburg
N. Main
Maywood Hoagland
Pomona
Robert Lickteig
Richmond
Robert Sjogren
Wellsville Polio Clinic Set for May 23
Wellsville PTA sponsors a second polio clinic on Monday May 23 1960 from 3 30 to 6 p m in the schoolhouse multipurpose room. Attendance at the first clinic reached 180 with 109 children and 21 adults. Dr J R Henning and nurse Rosalie Osburn will be present along with nurses Marion Bosworth Lloyd Gleisberg Walter Moore and David Sieg. Fees are 1 per shot with hardship cases free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Holden
Wellsville
Parent-Teachers ‘Association
J. R. Henning
Rosalie Osburn
Marion Bosworth
Lloyd Gleisberg
Walter Moore
David Sieg
William Farney
Donna Coughlin
Karren Averill
Kathy Pierce
Jeldon Whiteaker
Charles Pierce
Weather Takes Toll On Woman Walker Crossing Plains
Dr. Barbara Moore, a 56 year old British physician, faces brutal weather as she trails toward New York on a transcontinental walk. She logged 25 miles in heavy rain hail and winds and sits 34 miles from the Kansas line after starting from San Francisco April 13 along U S 40 with a June 19 target to beat a 77 day record. British sergeants Patrick Maloney and Mervyn Evans also push ahead along U S 30, having covered over 45 miles and reaching Council Bluffs with better weather and a lead time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Carson
Colo
Barbara Moore
Kansas
San Francisco
New York
U. S
Patrick Maloney
Mervyn Evans
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dr. Moore
Cattle and Hogs Prices Mixed in Local Market Report
Kansas City AP dispatch notes cattle prices steady to mixed across classes with calves and fat cows in decline yet hogs strengthening. Barrows and gilts 16.00 to 17.00 per cwt for 190 to 240 pound range, sows 13.25 to 14.25 for 330 to 400 pounds. Sheep market not tested due to limited supply.
Break-In at Dot’s Tavern on Main Street
Police report a break-in at Dot's Tavern 1007 N Main. An estimated $15 in quarters, $15 to $20 in cigarettes, and three six-packs of beer were taken after the cigarette machine was pried open. The juke box was also damaged but no loss amount reported. Entry gained by breaking a front door glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot
N. Main
Committee Nod On Big Sum For Nuclear Plane
The House Appropriations Committee approved an extra 3 million dollars for nuclear aircraft development by a 1918 vote on Rep. Gerald Ford's motion. It overrode a subcommittee's denial led by Clarence Cannon, despite concerns the project is nebulous. Eisenhower had requested the funds. the measure limits use to 58 million in the current fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Eisenhower
Army Engineers
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
AEC
Demos Criticize U2 Flight Handling at Chicago Dinner
Democratic leaders assailed the GOP for the U2 spy flight incident and espionage disclosures ahead of the summit. Adlai Stevenson blamed the administration and urged unity while criticizing errors in early announcements. Senator Morton conceded faults in initial handling. Lyndon Johnson urged a reassessment of national defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Adla
Stevenson
Illinois
Soviet Union
Thruston Morton
March of Dimes County Campaign Totals Announced
Mrs Frances C Jones county campaign director reported 2702 39 raised in the 1960 March of Dimes drive with groups including the Senior High Kayettes Ottawa Home Demonstration Units American Legion Auxiliary and local church women's groups assisting. Half of the total goes to national headquarters and half stays with the local chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances C. Jones
Grand Jury Probes Baby Market Ring In Hollywood Link
A Queens grand jury investigates a coast-to-coast baby ring profiting from unwed mothers. A 33-year-old witness said she received 500 for her baby last December, with the ring selling it for 3,500. Beverly Hills doctors and lawyers allegedly directed mothers to agents, and many babies were paid for locally while prospective parents traveled to the West Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Queens County
Hollywood
Queens
Atty. Frank JD
O’connor
Ring
O'Connor
Beverly Hills
Asst. Dist. Atty
Thomas P. Cullen
Hidden baby market described by Cullen finds buyers
The mothers Cullen spoke of often receive only hospital bill coverage. Prospective parents reportedly buy babies on installment plans, paying around $200 monthly until birth, then settling the remaining balance. He notes sales reaching as high as $13,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullen
Red Space Ship Develops Fault in Spacecraft
Moscow reported a fault on the Soviet Union's experimental space ship during a descent maneuver. Tass said the cabin detached from the 42 ton craft but instrument issues caused the retrorocket blast to deviate from plan, with the cabin and contents likely to burn up on reentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
iTass
Tass
Ottawa pair wed in license filing
Marriage licenses issued to Howard L. Fowler 22 and Dorothy J. McGinnis 18 both of Ottawa and to George Henry Trebee 49 and Clee Smith 46 both of Burlingame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Fowler
Dorothy J. McGinnis
Ottawa
George Henry Trebee
Clee ‘Smith
Burlingame
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Don L. McKelvey
Ft. Worth
Tex
Kent Granger
Robert Granger
Stanford University School of Law
Palo Alto
Phi Delta Phi
Rawleigh Products
S. Main
E. F. Risdon
John H. Murray
John Dewey Anderson
Canada
Mexico
Ottawa Transfer and Storage Co
United van Lines
Adv
Patricia Darlene Farrell
Dorothy Lyle Glanville
Ottawa High School
Herald
Howard White
Ottawa University
Pi Kappa Lambda
University of Kansas
Hearing Aid
Norman’s
Harold I. Gumm
Drake's Bakery
Duane Laurance
S. Cherry
Laurance
East 7Th Street
Max Gilmore
Gilmore
John Rodgers
Nelson Hotel
Harold £. Smith
Leslie H. Sallee
Clay Center
Franklin County
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Eastern, Northeastern and
Wyandotte Society of Kansas State Osteopathic Association
Dr. Land
H. N. Flora
Robert W. VanDorn
Boyne City
Mich
Jacoby Sinclair Service
Quenemo
Minnie Ingle
Forest Park
Chester H. Langdon
Anna M. Elliott
Mrs. Gay A. Shoaf
Peoples National
Bank of Ottawa
Wellsville News
Mother Goose Land
Rebeka Lodge
Rebekah’s
Velma Christie
Clyde McKaig
Paola
Lillie ‘Engleman
Moreland
Russell Lambert
Elmer Sieg
C. A. Lindahl
Marquette
Frances Day
Bridgeport
Sieg
Kevin
Ferdinand Clark Jr
Ft. Sill
Okla
Clark
Clark’s
Kiwanis Club
Agrico Fertilizer
Milo Hee
KC Livestock
Kansas City
Corbin
Oscar Corbin
Crawford Funeral Home
Mound City
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Gowners
Ottawa, Kansas
Ystavson
Parker W
RAI
Cnemetenee
Pobert Taylor
Cyb Charisse Lee Obb
Ime Aushor
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Shirley Maclaine
Siegel
Hillcrest Drive-In
TV Service
Keen Company
Joe Downer
Ciapel
Amelen IE Sey
Peele
Rene Ce
Internationa Scientific Foundation
King Leopold II
Congo Jungle
Serge
Grocery
Peckava Gardner
Disney
Old Sequoia
Tee A. Perkins
Can
Thomas ©. Gleason
William 8. Bowers
Wayne Angell
Church Fruit and Flower Farm
R. C. Elliott
R. CC. Eliott
Chil_ aren
Byrd B
Ross and
Famty
Elgar's
N. Mulberry
Church Fruit and Flower
Davis Orchard
H. C. Bolen
Alcoholics Anonymous
Kansan
Underwood St
A. J. Glenn
P. O. Box
Dallas
Texas
L& L Cafe
Beautician
Ella's
General Services
Tronings
Bob Sumner
Gilbert Smith
Henry Alban
P. KE. Nicewander
N. Cherry
Call Bond Royal Cleaners
Rendering Co
Conrad
Epsay
McCracken
Guernsey
Tom McMillen
John Keenan
Hampshire
Dixon
Mile
Don Collins
Sheldon
Sheldon Trk. & Trac. Co
S. Walnut
Ford
Pwr
Hitech
Ottawa Tractor & Imp
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