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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1963
Page
4
Police cited Burton L Brewer for speeding at 350 mph in a 20 mph zone. Alfonso A. Mages charged for running a red light. Community notices include rummage sale, Christmas mail conference with postmasters from 20 towns, basement sale, spaghetti dinner, and a Little Symphony attendance contest with Garfield School leading in several grades. Various ads list contact numbers and event details for the week.
Police report details a two car noninjury crash on S Main Tuesday. Mrs Lee Williams of Plattsburg said she swerved her 21955 Pontiac to avoid a stopped car, hitting a 1963 Ford driven by Mary L Harvey of 427 E 12th. Damages listed: Ford fender $10.05 and Pontiac $62.87.
Francis H. Horn of the University of Rhode Island urged extending college education to five years at the Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges meeting. He argued broad humanities exposure should not be sacrificed for early specialization and that majors should be eliminated. He warned the traditional four year lockstep must break, noting variability in student progress.
Admissions include Mrs Valis Gorton Princeton Albert Swallow Pomona Elmer Mellies 1013 Cottonwood Tuesday plus Jeffery Fritts RFD 2 Mrs Earl Adams Princeton and Mrs Sadie Ely 410 W 2nd Wednesday Births record a son for Mr and Mrs Jimmie Morton Pomona Tuesday weighing 6 lb 11 oz a daughter for Mr and Mrs Lynn Smith Overbrook Wednesday weighing 8 lb 14 oz and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Harold Morden 1111 E 11th Wednesday weighing 9 lb 10 oz Dismissals list Duane Bissitt O A Mrs Maurice Wiederholt and baby daughter 1016 Ash Tuesday and Dale Ackerman 507 N Oak Wednesday
longtime Kansas City resident Mrs Clara M Underwood died November 12 at St Luke s Hospital Graveside services set for Thursday at 10 am at Princeton Cemetery Rev Charles P Knight officiating Surviving cousin Ray F Koontz of Ottawa listed in notice
Anderson County sheriff investigates a burglary at the Garnett VFW hall with more than $200 stolen. Entry was gained by jimmying the front door after an attempted break via a window. Loss amount remains undetermined. The hall sits near the lake at the town’s south edge.
A green 1963 Plymouth four door sedan owned by C. D. Haverty was stolen yesterday between 1 and 5 p.m. from a parking place across from City Hall. Mrs. Haverty, employed at the county welfare office, left the keys in the car. License plate 4260 issued by Franklin County.
Mrs Alberta Wilson Constant of Independence Missouri will be a featured speaker at the County Book Fair this evening. This is her second appearance here after a stint two years ago. She has written three books including Willie and the Wildcat Well for youths and is at work on a fourth juvenile title. Constant has contributed articles and stories to Good Housekeeping and The Saturday Evening Post.
Mrs Nellie Fitzgerald died Sunday and funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev Gaye lord Plummer and Rev John Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
AP analysis notes Fed action tightening stock margins could ripple into consumer and business credit. Bond traders expect higher rates as margins shift from 50 to 70 percent cash for new stock purchases. Fed’s surprise Tuesday move signals tighter money, with potential effects on short and long term borrowings.
Sheffield Alabama AP reports escapee Sherman Chappell, 40, leaped 40 feet from the second floor of the city jail into bushes. He told officers to come and get him and take him to a doctor as he could hardly move, then turned himself in Monday night.
Topeka AP reports the Legislative Council will be briefed on a proposed state income tax withholding system. The Assessment and Taxation Committee agreed to alert the full council to facts about the plan, which could raise about 2 million dollars annually by taxing citizens who now avoid state income levies. Rep. Lawrence Slocombe notes Kansas is among six of 33 states without withholding, with neighboring states already using similar systems.
KC Markets Kansas City AP cattle numbers show 1,600 head with calves 200, steers and heifers steady and cows 50 to 75 lower. Hogs 3,500 steady across classes with barrows and gilts 190 to 250 pounds 14.25 to 14.60, sows 280 to 400 pounds 13.25 to 13.75. Sheep 300 head, lambs strong to 25 higher. lambs 19.25 to 20.00 prime and choice 17.00 to 19.50, shorn 18.75, ewes 4.50 to 6.00.
In Franklin County Kansas Otawa Probate Court No 10808 a petition by executor C P Burrows seeks final settlement heirs and asset assignment for Florence Robinson estate Hearings set for December 6 1963 at 10:00 a m in Ottawa Kansas Defendants urged to file defenses otherwise judgment will follow Also notice of appointment for Jeannette Stephenson executrix of William A Swift estate with nine month creditor claims deadline and several local sale and service listings follow
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