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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1957

Page

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Ottawa Briefs Tie Many Local Events and Notices

Numerous Ottawan items report a conference with Army Engineers on Ottawa flood protection, a KC visit by city officials, scholarships for Melvern and ROTC activities, tornado aid events at Princeton and Columbus Rural High, Girl Scouts interview on NBC, and local residents receiving hospital and travel updates plus a speeding penalty in Kansas City. Authorities, schools, and veterans groups feature among community updates.

Kenneth Andrews Ivan Brown Howard Duncan Don Capper George Ledom Kansas City Army Engineers Ottawa

Four Fined In County Court

In county court Judge Milo Harris heard five cases this morning. John T. Dobey pleaded guilty to a charge and was fined 100 dollars with 30 days in jail. Homer Lee Turner pleaded guilty to permitting an intoxicated person to drive and was fined 100 dollars plus 30 days in jail. Leonard Woods pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated driving without a license and an open bottle, with a 100 dollar fine and 80 days in jail. Charles W. Roseberry did not plead and was released on 300 dollar bond for next Saturday’s trial. Jim Ray Tolson pleaded guilty to speeding 35 in a 20 mile zone and was fined 25 dollars. Other notes mention thefts from a car, a dog bite, and a police report on a yearbook theft.

Milo Harris John T. Dobey Ottawa Charles W. Roseberry Osawa Itomie Harris Homer Lee Turner Wichita Leonard Woods Woods Turner John Brown Homewood Quenemo High School Jesse Pratt N. Sycamore Bernielof Laub Lake of the Ozarks Jim Ray Tolson 2Nd Main North

Suit Is Filed Over Farm Machine Deaths

Benjamin F. Tennis, 87, a retired farmer of 915 Willow, died Saturday at 1 15 p m after five months illness. He moved from Stockton Missouri to this home eight months ago.

Penjamin F Benjamin F Ffarmer Willow Stock ‘Ton, Mo

Piano Summer Band Program Opens Free Lessons

A free music lessons program for fifth and sixth graders was announced, with local coverage noting Mr Tennis born in 1870 in Indiana, son of Oliver and Lacy. He married in 1894 in Humaneville Missouri. his wife died in 1959. Survivors include three daughters and a son, nine grandchildren, and a sister. Funeral services were held at Alder Baptist Church Stockton with interment in Alder Cemetery.

Tennis Ottawa Indiana Oliver and Lacy (Leadsinger Humaneville Stella Beckman Phoenix Ariz Mae Kennedy Stockton Alta Nichols James E. Tennis Wichita Cora Randall California Alder Baptist Church Alder Cemetery Benjamin F. Tennis Alder Baptist Missouri

Service Held For Graduates Ottawa High program blends tradition with tests

Memorial Auditorium welcomed Ottawa High School graduates and families for a ceremony announcing a revised summer music program. Bill Barker described seven weeks of instruction after a week of Seashore tests to match pupils with instruments. The effort, supported by the board of education and city band board, includes registration June 3. Classes run June 0 to July 25 with summer band rehearsals June 4 and 5.

Bill Barker Ottawa High School Barker Board of Education City Band Board Charles P. Knight Thejone Ottawa Trade Area Music Room B. R. Harris Assembly of the God Gerald Mease Church of the Brethren Carl Adolphson Free Methodist Church

Hospital Notes Admitting and Births in Areaed

Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Della Hanna at 121 West 5th and others such as Carol Ann Sleichter and Mollie Gilli sland. Births recorded for Raymond Muleca hey in Williamsburg and James Leffingwell in Quenemo with weights. Dismissals include Mrs Joe Terrill and infant daughter and Louis Bohnet, with other names and addresses.

Della Hanna West 5Th Carol Ann Sleichter RFD Ottawa Mollie E. Gillisland Cedar House Jess Finch Rantoul Harvey Howell Sycamore Raymond Mulecahey Williamsburg James Leffingwell Quenemo Joe Terrill East 13Th Irvin Huyett S. Walnut Louis Nunez Jr S. Poplar Hughie Atherton Louis Bohnet E. 15Th Barbara and Jane Johnson S. Main F. C. Martin Princeton Thelma Nicholson S. Oak

Local Markets Cagey Ducks Wheat

PONCA CITY Okla Ducks and grain prices feature in a quirky local market note. Ducks reportedly smart, few shelled during duck season, now many near houses within reach. Prices for barley soybeans corn and eggs appear in the market blurb with scattered figures.

Ponca City Okla Hartford

At Least 40 Die In Turkish Earthquake

Rescue teams digging through quake wreckage in northern Turkey reported at least 40 dead and 70 injured as searchers reached villages about 100 miles southeast of Istanbul. Casualties rose as the area was surveyed after the disaster yesterday.

Istanbul Turkey

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