Osawatomie News Briefs Highlights Local Events
Mrs. Cecil Thorpe left Kansas City for San Francisco after a five day Osawatomie visit with the Cummingses and attended her Osawatomie High School 50th reunion. Edgerton grade school grads heard Lloyd Stafford, with prior Edgerton ties, deliver the graduation address. An Ottawa man spoke at Edgerton’s ceremony two years after dedicating the new school. Public sale announced for May 25 near Osawatomie. Eugene Field School hosted kindergarten programs for current and prospective students and families. Leland D. Baker resumes training at Fort Ord after a furlough. Tornado damage prompts visits to affected homes and a rummage sale listed. Rep. Robert A. Anderson addressed Kiwanis on legislature productivity and party friction. Kiwanians aid tornado-recovery efforts at Mears Park. Ottawa junior high held student elections. local court cases featured notices. Rock Creek club dinner postponed. death notice for Paul Roland Bryan.
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Cecil Thorpe
Kansas City
San Francisco
T. J. Cummings
Osawatomie High School
Buckeye Elementary Fire Forces Shifts In Classrooms
A fire wrecked Buckeye elementary in Redding California but all grades remain in session. Lower grades attend Buckeye Mission Church while upper grades study at Buckeye tavern and dance hall for the rest of the year.
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Redding
Calif
Buckeye
Buckeye Mission
Jaycees Plan Disaster Aid For Tornado Victims
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce members approved a weekend disaster aid project to assist tornado victims. They will assign a location, gather tools, and provide fence work or debris clearing. New officers and a four person one year board were elected, with terms starting July 1.
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Ottawa
Ron Reed
Don Dumler
Bryce Wantland
Andy Anrig
Chuck Langdon
Charles Mavity Jr
Jim Grogan
Jim Richardson
Charlie Wilser
Bob Bath
Gene Mavity
Hospital Notes Admits Several Residents This Week
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Mamie Boyle of 134 S Elm J S McLaughlin 707 Tremont Charles G Smith 134 S Locust Russell Sanders RFD 3 Baldwin Mrs Dean Holmes RFD 1 Mrs Ralph Robertson 611 N Cedar Mary E Miller 230 S Elm and others. Births reported to Irvin Huyett 326 Walnut a son born Thursday weight 7 lb 12 oz. Dismissals include Mrs Howard Linneman and baby son RFD 1 Princeton. Alex M Telfer 609 S Locust Mrs Wesley Dyer and baby daughter 803 E 11th Ann Keith RFD 2 George Roberts Princeton today.
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Mamie Boyle
S. Elm
J. S. McLaughlin
Tremont
Charles G. Smith
Russell Sanders
Baldwin
Dean Holmes
Ralph Robertson
N. Cedar
Mary E. Miller
Elm
Irvin Huyett
Howard Linneman
Princeton
Alex M. Telfer
Wesley Dyer
Ann Keith
George Roberts
Funeral services for Leonard Showalter held May 22
Leonard Showalter died May 19 and funeral services were held at North Baptist Church on May 22 with Rev. William Luce presiding. Honorary pallbearers included Obed Harmonson and Floyd Minnick, active pallbearers listed, Albert J. Williams led hymns with Patsy Richardson, and VFW post conducted military services. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Showalter
North Baptist Church
William Luce
Delay Deadline In Dairy Princess Contest
The Dairy Princess contest entry deadline for the Dairy Day event on June 8 has been moved to 5 p.m. Friday after a recent storm. Four girls have entered and a fifth may join, though her home was damaged and she is unsure about competing. Various organizations sponsor contestants and the Chamber urged prompt filings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Two Returned in Tire Theft Case At County Court
Herbert Jansen and Jerry Slavens appeared before Judge Milo Harris this morning facing charges from the attempted sale of seven tires. The tires, part of a load on a Kansas City Retread Company truck, were found after a tornado at Bob's Truck Stop. 87 tires were recovered near the site. Jansen seeks a preliminary hearing on grand larceny, bond set at 1000 dollars. Slavens faces parole violation. he was paroled in 1956 for petty larceny and must serve the remainder of a 16 month sentence, with possible further charges related to the tire theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Stansbury
S. Poplar
Milo Harris
Stansbury
Herbert Jansen
Jerry Slavens
Tonganoxie
Jay Brown
Kansas City
Bob
Firestone
Ottawa
Jansen
Harris
Slavens
Dental Cards Issued in Ottawa Schools for Summer Exams
Ottawa junior and senior high schools distributed dental examination cards to students for summer use to avoid a fall re exam. Cards may be filled by dentists and kept for school entry. grade schools will receive cards in fall. Mrs Pauline Duyk urges kindergarten exams and leaving cards with the dentist.
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Ottawa
Pauline Duyk
14-Year-Old Slays Mother And Sister in Rye
A Rye High School freshman, Andrew Casey, shot his mother Dorothy Casey and sister Sheila to death in a two story Rye home after a quarrel over homework. He retrieved a .22 caliber pump gun, fired two shots at Sheila then six at his mother, and finally surrendered to police with the rifle. The father Gene Casey, who risked himself to shield another son, later aided authorities as the family faced tragedy.
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Rye, N.Y
Andrew Casey
Rye
Dorothy Casey
Sheila
Rye National Bank
Gene R. Casey
Boston Globe
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Westchester County
Robert Warren
Andrew
Rifle Club
Police Athletic League
Shaila
Michael
Ottawa Seniors Begin Final Examinations
Ottawa High School seniors started their final exams today and will complete them tomorrow. Next week other grades will take finals. Monday includes a senior trip to Swope Park in Kansas City with side trips to downtown and Fairyland Park aboard chartered buses.
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Ottawa High School
Swope Park
Kansas City
Fairyland Park
Ground Observer Corps Training Held in Ottawa Armory
The first Ottawa Ground Observer Corps training class was held in the armory last night. Twenty seven volunteers attended the initial basic course. The session covered reporting methods for aircraft and storms. The next meeting on June 5 will feature instructional movies on identifying different aircraft types.
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Ottawa Ground Observer Corps
Bronze plaques awarded by Ottawa U to three alumni
Ottawa University will present sculptured bronze plaques to three distinguished alumni at the annual alumni banquet in Wilson Field House on June 1. Honorees are Dr. Robert R. Williams of Summit New Jersey Dr. Velva V. Brown of Berkeley California and Minnie Maude Macaulay of Berea Kentucky.
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Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
Robert R. Williams
Summit, N. J
Velva V. Brown
Berkeley, Calif
Minnie Maude Macaulay
Berealey
Eldon Tefft
K. U
Andrew B. Martin
Berea
American Youth Foundation
D. U
Martin
Court refuses injunction on Quenemo School bond election
Judge A K Stavely in District Court rejected a bid to halt the Quenemo School bond election set for Saturday. The suit by Gleason and Gleason of Ottawa contends House Bill 473 voids the contract obligations behind the bonds. The case cites prior bond elections and Supreme Court upholds, with the judge ruling no authority to stop the election under current law.
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Lyndon
A. K. Stavely
Guenemo
Gleason
Ottawa
Supreme Court of Kansas
Joint
Osage
Franklin County
Marvin L. Thomas
Topeka
Stavely
Buy Covers for Pastry Board and Rolling Pin
Note advises purchasing a canvas cover for pastry boards and a stockinet cover for rolling pins. It notes these accessories are valuable aids in rolling out pie and cookie dough.
Kansans Elected To Rotary International
Three Kansas Rotary district governors were elected in Lucerne. Willis E. Shaffer of Hutchinson heads District 569 with 30 clubs and four Oklahoma clubs, James E. Taylor of Sharon Springs leads District 567 with 37 clubs, and George E. Watkins of Paola heads District 571 with 32 clubs.
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Kansas
Rotary International
Service Club Organization
Willis E. Shaffer
Hutchinson
James E. Taylor
Sharon Springs
George E. Watkins
Paola
Shaffer
Oklahoma
A 2 Year Old Finds Poor Hiding Place
Savannah Georgia report says a two year old, Richard Anderson, nearly died when a truck driver, T G Cooler, 19, spotted an apparently empty pasteboard box and avoided driving over it. The box was knocked over by the truck’s rear axle, tumbling the child from his hiding place and narrowly saving his life.
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Savannah
Richard Anderson
Richard
Wellsville Man Improves After Tornado Near-Casualty
A Wellsville area farmer, near fatally injured in a tornado, shows improvement after a 2 hour arm surgery and treatment for abdominal head injuries. He remains on the critical list at Olathe Hospital. Relatives report his progress as of Monday while his demolished home township in Tichland and nearby properties are noted.
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Wellsville
Olathe Hospital
Chalender
David Beasley
Glenn Adams
Denver
Ralph Chalender
David Chalender
Edgerton
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Lloyd Stafford
Jay Ellis
Walter McDowell
Osawatomie
Eugene Field School
Eugene Field
Pvt
Leland D. Baker
Ben Baker
RFD 4
Ft. Ord
Haydn Shaw
Linda
Sandra Mathias
Edna Greenawalt
George Santarpia
Craig
Mary Beth
Carol Ann
S. Cherry
Swansea
Mass
Steel Industry
S. Main
Robert A. Anderson
Kiwanis Club
Anderson
Mears Park
Ottawa Junior High School
Bob Lewis
Tom Simms
Roger Casteel
Jim Trigg
Joe Haggard
Johnny Johnson
Harry D. Carrol
N. Main
South Main
3Rd
Park
W. S. Bisbee
Plains
Charles R. Williamson
Steven
James
Stacy
Rock Creek Community Club
Elma N. Bryan Gowd
Main
Paul Roland Bryan
Leavenworth
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Ground Observer Corps
Louis H. Dengel
Ottawa U
Williams
O. U. and
Chicago University
Velva Brown
Swatow
China
America
Orient
Cowell Memorial Hospital
Berkeley
Davis Paint Associate
Kansans
Lucerne
Switzerland
T. G. Cooler
Philco-Bendix
Philco Corporation
Dean Berlin
Ottawa Herald
Er’s
Highland
Nar Hla
Hart Schafrfrner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hi&m
Viracle
DuPont
John N. Wassmer
Larry D. Wassmer
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