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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1968
Page
4
Donna Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Simpson, served as chairman of the worship service committee for 1968 Ottawa University homecoming. The service was held Sunday at the Ottawa University Chapel. she is a sophomore.
AP Kansas farmers saw September grain prices fall while livestock values rose slightly. All-farm price index held at 225% of the 1910–14 base, unchanged from mid August but one point below last year. Wheat averaged 1.18 per bushel, corn 1.00, soybeans 2.92, oats 0.71, barley 0.60, alfalfa 21 per ton. Hogs 19.20 per cwt, steers and heifers 25.109 per cwt, calves 24.80. Milk wholesale 4.00 per cwt. Chickens 6.2c per lb, eggs 2.8c per doz.
Obituaries for Lauren O. Gaddis of Ottawa RFD 2 and Ella Goins of rural Richmond describe funeral services led by Reverends Greenslade and Dillon, with organist Peter Sandstrom and vocalist Frankie Louw Goins. Graveside rites by Ottawa Lodge 18 AF AM were at Highland Cemetery. pallbearers listed. Police charges include E E Anders and Stephen R Smith Jr. Hospital admissions and dismissals, and Monday night bridge results at the Elk's Club feature Ottawa participants.
The Ottawa Emporia accounting firm Sinderson Henning Mueller becomes Holden Schulte Klein certified public accountants with partners C F Holden John W Schulte and W Keith Gaeddert in Ottawa and Marvin R Klein and B L Agler in Emporia. Former partners Homer J Henning and Leo J Brinkman stay as consultants in Ottawa and Emporia offices.
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a thought garage that stores past ideas and scenes. The piece recalls quirky folkways from earlier decades, from zoot suits to bohemian trends, and contrasts nostalgia with fears of a future-only mind. It closes with a wistful question about recollection.
A garbled weather table lists multiple cities with conditions and temperatures. Many entries show clear skies, others cloudy or rainy across states and regions, including Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Chicago Denver Boston Buffalo Detroit Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland St Louis Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg and more with varied readings.
Notice summarizes proposed amendment to Kansas Constitution Section 2 of Article 4 to set biennial general and township elections on the Tuesday after the first Monday in even years. Includes election timing, county commissioner districts, and term limits. Also includes unrelated notices of sale on execution and various probate and suit filings in Franklin County courthouses with parties, case numbers, and deadlines.
Seven area Free Methodist Churches will finance the local airing of The Light and Life Hour on KOFO FM 95.7. The half hour program begins a one year contract at 9 p.m. Wednesdays. The program marks its 25th anniversary since debut on October 5, 1944 and is now broadcast worldwide on more than 250 stations in eight languages from Ottawa to Lawrence.
The Kansas National Farmers Organization convention in Salina Oct 16 will cover Cuba’s pre Castro agricultural conditions. Attendance grows as counties represented nearly doubles. Guest speaker Joe Nebo, Cuban native and political asylum recipient, will discuss Cuba. Nebo, now in Topeka, active in civic groups since 1961.
The Ottawa Herald reveals publication date September 30 1968 and lists staff roles and trustees. It names Editor and Publisher Robert B. Wellington, Managing Editor Terrence Ostmeyer, and Ottawa Herald Inc. owners. Trustees include Vivian B. Harder, John P. Harris, and others. Net copies printed 6,500 with 4,072 paid circulation and 232 free.
In the District Court of Franklin County Kansas Jackson County State corporation defendants Case No 23 73 notice is given that by execution issued by the Clerk the Sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder at the Ottawa courthouse front door on October 13 1968 at 10 00 a m an undivided three quarters interest in an oil and gas lease on the NE 1 4 of Section 32 Township 168 Aug 215 in Franklin County Kansas.
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