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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1973
Page
6
Church of Christ at 903 N Poplar hosts gospel preaching 7 30 p m with Brother Mervin Montgomery, Lord s Day services at 10 a m and 6 30 p m. Public invited. Transportation line provided. Also mentions various local events and notices from Ottawa Kansas including a barbecue, dances, classes, and military updates.
Public notices cover a driving under the influence trial for Bob Shadle at 4 p.m. October 11 and a local accident at Fourth and Main involving Frances Kaub and Rebecca Whiteaker with $326 damage. Additional items list Meals On Wheels menus, Central Heights School meals, admissions, civil and small claims suits with trial dates in October, plus a Kansas City cattle market report.
The Associated Press reports on weather conditions in regions outside the main desk area. Forecasters call for varying temperatures and precipitation patterns across multiple locales, with expectations of rain in some coastal zones and dry spells inland. Local skies may clear later in the week.
The quarter ending July 15 allocations show Franklin County receiving 54509.60 and the City of Ottawa 25116.85. Other counties Anderson Coffey Douglas Osage received 29986.40 32337.58 104666.73 46231.18. Towns Baldwin Garnett Lane Lyndon Melvern Pomona Princeton Quenemo Rantoul Richmond Waverly Williamsburg Wellsville received 5333.23 7494.12 702.05 2732.06 1118.53 1665.89 464.07 1037.61 516.43 1139.94 1477.88 821.05 3065.24. CANADIAN TV TORONTO AP The Canadian Broadcasting Corp announced on Sept 1 that this year thus far it has exceeded its goal of 70 per cent Canadian content in English and French television network schedules.
Benjamin R Baker 85 of Ottawa RFD 4 died Friday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with burial Highland Union Cemetery north of Centropolis. He was born Feb 11 1888 in Douglas County Kansas and married Elizabeth Pearl Hoffman May 15 1935 near Overbrook. He was a farmer and stockman, member of Bethany United Methodist Church Globe. Surviving: wife Elizabeth three children Leland D Baker Seattle Elinore Perry Jeffrey New Hampshire Alysie Weast Kansas City a brother Roy Overbrook six grandchildren one step grandson and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Lamb Roberts from 9 a.m. Sunday until service time.
Final plans for the Kay-Kayette Regional Leadership Conference at OHS set for Thursday October l with about 400 Kay and Kayette members. The event includes registrations at 9 a.m. and a 4 30 p.m. banquet, guest speaker James Chubb of Grand Island Nebraska, and sessions to boost leadership skills.
The first 500 walkers in Sun day s Walk for Mankind, sponsored by the Ottawa Jaycees, will receive a Pizza Buck good for a dollar toward a Pizza Hut pizza. Walkers start Sunday 7 am to 1 pm from the Junior High School, bringing sponsor sheets. Proceeds go to Project Concern, a non profit international health group with clinics and hospitals in Hong Kong, South Vietnam, Ethiopia, Mexico, and the United States.
Corps of Engineers flood control projects cut flood damages in Kansas during heavy rains, saving about $341.9 million. Perry Lake alone prevented $64.5 million as levels rose 15.4 feet, with Pomona and Melvern also credited for multi‑million savings. Projects Melvern, Pomona, Perry, Turtle Creek, Milford, and others operated near record highs, while uncompleted Melvern awaits dedication June 15, 1974.
Mary D Hamilton widow of Walter Evard Hamilton funeral services set for Monday at 2 00 pm at Jamb Roberts Funeral Home with Brother Mervin Montgomery officiating Interment in Hope Cemetery Friends may call from Saturday evening until services. Benjamin R Baker longtime Centropolis resident dies Ottawa Kansas funeral Tuesday at 2 00 pm Lamb Roberts Funeral Home burial in Wrighland Union Cemetery north of Centropolis.
The KCK police firing range was closed after Lt. Donald Stakley and Sgt. Donald Bowman tested with toxic lead levels. About 300 officers used the range since May, with air particles from bullet friction and spent bullets contributing to exposure.
The Army and Navy secretaries cleared four enlisted men of mutiny and aiding the enemy in North Vietnamese prison camps. Sgts. James Daly Jr. and John A. Young, Marine Sgt. Alfonso Riate, and Marine Pvt. Frederick L. Elbert were named, with 565 Americans having returned and 10 accused previously. all charges were dismissed.
An interim legislative committee in Topeka approved a draft formula to fund community mental health programs. Rep. John Peterson said many backers favor the state paying 50 percent of costs after deductions, an amount estimated at 2 to 2.5 million dollars for fiscal 1975. Local centers would submit budgets, with federal funds, capital expenditures, and salaries above state pay scales deducted.
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