Vacation Bible School series announced at local churches
Church of the Brethren and Trinity Methodist hold two weeklong vacation Bible schools during June with varied daily schedules and age ranges. Events include public program on June 12 and sessions for kindergarten through junior high. Several church leaders and locations named. local youths cited for traffic and alcohol offenses. Public notices also list auctions and upcoming Dairy Month planning in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
9Th and Main
George Royer
Gerald Mease
Trinity Methodist Church
Faith Bible Church
N. Poplar
Co-Op Room
Ottawa
Jack Beauchamp
First Christian Church
Two Navy Recruits Reported From Local Area
Donald L. Howard son of Vel ma Howard enlisted in the US Navy at Kansas City Missouri and was transferred to Norfolk Virginia receiving station. Howard W. Curtis son of Mr and Mrs Howard G Curtis enlisted in the US Navy at Kansas City Missouri and sent to San Diego for nine weeks of recruit training after graduating this year from Rantoul High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Howard
Velma Howard
Kansas City
Norfolk
Howard W. Curtis
Howard G. Curtis
Tremont
US Navy
San Diego
Calif
Curtis
Rantoul High School
Deaths of G W Burkdoll And Crash Victims Prompt Court Citations
A car truck crash south of Ottawa led to Franklin County Court citations for drivers Earl D. Butts and Donald C. Barnett. Butts, 60, of Princeton, is charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. Barnett, 18, of Tulsa, is charged with failing to reduce speed. Butts to appear June 4, Barnett June 1. The mishap near US 59 occurred at 5:30 p.m. causing Burkdoll to die at Ransom Memorial Hospital. He was 89, a retired na r as major and Lane area resident. Surviving are three daughters, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and a sister. Services will be tomorrow at Lane Methodist Church with burial in Lane Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin County
Earl D. Butts
Princeton
Donald C. Barnett
Tulsa
Okla
Butts
Barnett
Joe Ferns
Ferns
G. W. Burkdoll
Minor
Lane
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hopital
Chloe Luther
Greeley
Hazelle Hendrix
Independence
Elizabeth Burkdoll
Alice Newberry
Pasadena
Calif
Lane Methodist Church
Lane Cemetery
Pomona Adopts Building Permit Ordinance
Pomona to require building permits announced by Mayor W. H. Durbin. The ordinance adds standard permit rules for erecting or moving structures and inspecting electrical wiring, plus a seven day limit for house trailers to be connected to a proper septic tank within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
W. H. Durbin
McCurdy Graveside Rites Held in Williamsburg
Funeral details for Paul Warren McCurdy who died May 25 include a graveside service at Mt Hope Cemetery Williamsburg on May 27 conducted by Rev Ruby Thompson of Kansas City. Pallbearers were Marvin Bain Ralph Wilson Rex McDaniel Don Randel Loren McCurdy and Robert McCurdy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. McCurdy
Pau
Warren McCurdy
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Williamsburg
Ruby Thompson
Kansas City
Marvin Bain
Ralph Wilson
Rex McDaniel
Don Randel
Loren McCurdy
Robert McCurdy
Marion Lewis Snodgrass dies after flu illness
Marion Lewis Snodgrass age 51 of 832 North Main died yesterday at 5 p.m. after a prolonged flu illness. He lived with his brother Robert since last October and had worked for him. A former Katy Railroad telegraph operator, he also worked for the Southern Pacific. Born July 6, 1907 in Rogers Arkansas, son of Frederick and Cora Seamster Snodgrass, he belonged to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Surviving are his widow Eva of Los Angeles, his brother Robert, and two sisters Lucille BriER of Louisville and Catherine Herbin of Jamestown. Graveside services Monday at 2 p.m. in Hope Cemetery conducted by Rev. Wayne Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Lewis Snodgrass
N. Main
Robert
Katy
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rogers
Ark
Frederick
Cora Ellen Seamster Snodgrass
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Three Divorces Granted In District Court
Three divorces were granted in District Court Wednesday. Terry L. Roberts and Janice L. Brandt were divorced for gross neglect of duty. Ruby Comstock was divorced for abandonment of more than a year. Juanita Mae Roberts’ maiden Spooner was restored, as was Ruby Comstock’s maiden Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry L. Roberts
Juanita Mae Roberts
Janice L. Brandt
Ottawa
John D. Brandt
Ruby Comstock
Francis Comstock
Spooner
Brown
Explosions Hit Butane Gas Plant At Mc Kittrick
AP reports a roaring fire and five explosions at the Honolulu Oil Co. butane plant in Mc Kittrick. Two workers injured, transported to Taft hospital in good condition. Firefighters contained blaze three hours after it began at 7 15 AM. Telephone lines down, roads blocked. cause under investigation. Plant processes natural gas and LPG, with storage tanks ranging from 200 gallons to thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
Honolulu Oil Co
McKittrick
Taft
San Francisco
Hel
Stice Suspended As Wichita Judge
John N. Stice, already disbarred, is suspended as judge of the Wichita Common Pleas Court by the Kansas Supreme Court while action to oust him or remove him continues. The suspension followed a hearing on a motion filed by Attorney General John Anderson, who led the disbarment action. Stice has indicated intent to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
John N. Stice
Wichita Common Pleas Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Stice
High Court
Atty
John Anderson
Anderson
Supreme Court
Sedgwick
U.s.supreme Court
Traffic Deaths Rise in April in 1959 Report
Chicago AP reports traffic fatalities rose in April marking the fourth straight monthly increase. For January–April the National Safety Council logged 10,680 deaths, up 4 percent from 1958, with April at 2,610 deaths, up 1 percent from 1958. An estimated 400,000 people were disabled in four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Two Pay Fines On Traffic Charges
Two men paid fines in Franklin County Court on Wednesday for failing to stop at a stop sign. Charles D. Lawrance, 27, RFD 1, US 59 two miles south of Ottawa, was cited. Arthur E. Dunham and Harvey C. Waller pled guilty and paid 35 fines and costs. All were cited by local state troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Charles D. Lawrance
RFD
US 59
Ottawa
Arthur E. Dunham
Harvey C. Waller
9th Graders To Move Up Ottawa High Promotion Talk
About 160 Ottawa High ninth graders will move into the Senior High for the 2 p.m. Friday junior high promotion exercises in the Senior High auditorium. Rev. Roger Fredrikson will deliver the address, with Margaret Williams leading the processional and Rev. Tom Ingle giving the invocation. Larry Moffett will play a piano solo and Joan Scott a vocal solo. Supt. Henry A. Parker will present the promotion certificates and Mr. Ingle will give the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Roger Fredrikson
Margaret Williams
Tom Ingle
Lurray Moffett
Joan Scott
Henry A. Parker
Mr. Ingle
Local Market Prices From Ottawa Update
Market notes list prices for barley beans wheat and corn with shelled corn at .08 and oat prices and millet margins. Butterfat and graded products shown with figures for heavy hens light hens and cocks. Names Galen D Dodd and June BE Jones appear, both of Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen D, Dodd
June BE. Jones
Ottawa
Notice of Sale In Estate of J H Aiken Ottawa Kansas
In Franklin County Kansas Probate Court notice of sale by executor J H Foster to sell real estate Lots 17 19 21 Block 11 Bowles Sheldon Toppings Addition to Ottawa at 815 North Cedar Street Ottawa for cash to highest bidder on June 23 1959 at 2 oclock p m First National Bank clerk Bowers and Bowers attorneys
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
J. H. Aiken
Bowles, Sheldon & Topping
Ottawa
North Cedar Street
State of Kansas
Adna Strider We Mer
State of
Adna Strider Wemmer
Joseph Keyes Strider
Estate notices across Franklin County Kansas probate cases
First published notices announce executor appointment for Lillie E Harris deceased with seven month creditors claim window and attorney firm Anderson Byrd Ottawa Kansas. Separate Willingham petition for probate seeks admission of a 1949 will, appointment of Henry Edwards as administrator and defenses due by June 8, 1959 in Ottawa Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
Lillie E. Harris
Dean Berlin
Probate Court
Little BE
Harris
Anderson & Byrd
First National Bank
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald
Fred D. Willingham
Fredrick Douglas Willingham
State of
Dorothy Dandridge
Henry Edwards
Sheriff Sale Notice in Franklin County Kansas 1959
Public auction scheduled for June 28 1959 at 2 00 PM at the West front door of the Ottawa Court House in Franklin County Kansas. Estate of Harley Goff through administrator E Reed Goff seeks sale of Tract 1 East 14 of Lots 1 3 and 5 Block 1 Stucker Subdivision and Tract 2 Lots 7 8 and 11 Block 1 with tenant and lease terms noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Kansas
E. Reed Goff
Harley Goff
Ethel D. Goff
Fourth Judicial District
Franklin
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ottawa
Stucker
Helen Bishop Sherman
Blaine B. Phillips
Lester BE. Daugharthy
Stucker’s Subdivision
Township
Henry Geller
Ruby Geller
General Electric
Frank R. Shull
Virgil J. Bien
Lee &. Thompson
Lot
Stueber
Renal
Fale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daniel T. Gates
Waukegan
Cedar
Homewood Catholic Ladies
Church of Christ
5Th and Cedar
Bordon Higgenbotham
Kenneth S. Fanning
North Main
Drake’s Bakery
Adv
Lee Welborn
Stafford
W. 3Rd
Franklin County Fair Board
Co-Op
Wilky’s Pottery
East Lane
Hiwy
Charles P. McKinnie
Department of Agriculture
McKinnie
Soil Conservation Service
Service
Erie
Kas
Sec
Ezra Taft Benson
Erma Jean Heilman
Ottawa Kiwanis Club
Agricultural Committee
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Beautyland
Mozelle Gagne
Riley-Bula Cummings
Virgil D. Mead
Augusta
South Main
Kenneth G. Heinitz
Fred Kaiser
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Ft. Knox
Ft. Sill
Ft. Bliss
Jay Douglas Saner
Towner Chapel
Saner
Barktara Booth
Wellsville
Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science
Junior Chamber of Commerce
St. Luke’s Hospital
Saners
Kowners Nerse
Ottawa, Kansas
Jene Dale Campbell
Rose Campbell
N. Mulberry
University of Kansas School of Medicine
K.U
Lawrence
Salt Lake City
Marion L. Snodgrass
Fern Bond
King
John Okerberg
Philip Griffin
Earl Lloyd
Ash
Clyde Langer
Jesse Reed
S. Oak
Elmer Shaw
S. Cedar
Ione Lambert
Wichita
Shell
Grantville, Orchards
Grantville, Kansas
The
Eneenes Ee Ed
Dean Bertin
Gambles
E. 11Th St
Hussmann
Hobart
B.T.U
National Cash Register
Claude Myers
First Nat’l Bank
Legals
J. H. Foster
Bowers
Gleason
Gleason, Doty & Logan
Petitioner
Lester KE. Daugharthy
Max P. Gilmore
Kelsey & Winter
John R. Pierson
Wimelee
Stock Car Association
Alcoholics Anonymous
Andrew Martina
Kutger
Edgar
N. Mulserry
A. F. Lewis
Old County Farm
Davis Orchard
Baldwin
P.O
Universal
Jet
Box
C-O
Edmiston
S. Main
Men and Women Ltd
Bob's Hill House
Budge
S. Hickory
Malott
Bolen Garden
Coffman
Wilson
Malott Hardware
K Electric
Inch Lodge
sa _ ie
Memoriam
Idaac
Jones
Ola Keith
Teig
Richmond
Dan Lick
Order of the White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Topeka Weg
All Sojourners Welrans
Lulic
Myrtle Rogers
W.H.P
Isabelle Jacobsen
W.S
General Services
Jim Poe
Pho
Las Rollins
Locust
Renaering Co
Henry Alban
Conrad's
McCracken Electric
Clark
Malott’s
Malott's Hardware
Les Master Aerial Spraying, Inc
Poland
China
Fred Coon
Harold Stewart
Charles Beatty
Frances Wilson's
Norge
Goodyear
Sporting Goods
H. P. Scott
Herald
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