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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1955

Page

3

Farm Bureau Dinner and Elections In Ot­tawa

Franklin County edited report outlines the Farm Bureau membership dinner at Memorial Auditorium Otawa on Tuesday Oct 11 at 7 39 am with township elections for Appanoose Cutler Greenwood Hayes Lincoln Ottawa Pomona and Richmond townships followed by policy discussion. Tickets 125 admitted two with speaker Dr James A McCain president Kansas State College. State convention set for Wichita Nov 6 10 with 396 voting delegates.

Farm Bureau Alemorial Auditorium Ottawa Appanoose Cutler Greenwood Hayes Lincoln Pomona Richmond James A. McCain Kansas State College First Methodist Church Raymond Wagner Russell Wray Kenneth Bowman John Allen Clarence Keith Wichita State Board of Agriculture Kansas Farm Bureau Marie Daugherty Farm Bureau Womens Activities Charles Shuman American Farm Bureau Federation D. D. Monroe Clayton New Mexico Robert Anderson House Ways and Means

Local HDU Meetings Record September 1960 Princet on Area

HDU notes from Princeton and Richmond chapters detailing meetings on September 16 and 30, member initiations, lessons on accessories, creed readings, refreshments, and future meeting plans. Also reports activities at Sunflower HDU with lesson on accessories for satisfaction and a fall meeting date.

Princeton HDU Leroy Wasmund Leon Burrichter Hobbs Guy Murdock Elmer Sutton Bob Hotchkiss Jim Welch Pearl Hull Ralph Hobbs Roy Schaub Guy Murdock, Jr Garret Harrs S. R. Knight Homer Bishop Maude Billet Manspeaker J. P. McAuliff Joan Joe Bill Sutton Richmond Hou Jno. Craycraft Lyon Amos Lyon Ed. Morford Vining L. Snyder Sweden Ivan McLeese Sunflower Hdu Lloyd Schweitzer Arthur Long Lee Martin George Stankard

Airmen Held For Series Of Thefts

Three McConnell Air Force Base airmen, James R. Grinage 18 John D. Sader 18 and Howard D. Williams 22, are jailed awaiting a Oct 24 preliminary hearing on burglary and larceny charges. Detectives say they signed statements admitting a string of drive-in and store burglaries and implicating each other. Grinage and Sader faced bonds of 2000 each Williams 1000 but none could post.

Wichita Air Police Sedgwick James R. Grinage John D. Sader Howard D. Williams McConnell Air Force Base Common Pleas Court Crinage and Sader Williams

Eggs Should Be Kept in Tight Containers to Preserve Flavor

An advisory notes that eggs absorb strong flavors from nearby foods unless stored in a tightly closed container, suggesting proper packaging to maintain taste and prevent odor transfer.

Ottawa Kansas Eleventh Street Improvement Resolution

Published legal notice outlines a city resolution to grade gutter curb pave and improve Eleventh Street Ottawa from Main Street to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway right of way including alley intersections. It specifies steel reinforced Portland cement concrete 6 inch thick on a 4 inch native sand base with integral curbs and drainage facilities. Special assessments will fund the project under Kansas law. Mayor W. W. Robe and City Clerk Donald Fr. Capper attest.

Eleventh Street Ottawa Kansas Main Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Atentson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Eleventh Main Street Atchison, Topeka and Santa Railway Company General Statutes of

Ottawa Kansas resolves Seventh Street improvement project

A resolution from Ottawa Kansas authorizes grading guttering curbing and paving Seventh Street from Cherry Street east to Lincoln Street west including street and alley intersections. It specifies a 25 foot wide pavement with six inch curbs steel reinforced Portland cement concrete 4 inch native sand base and required drainage facilities. Special assessments to pay for the work and plans on file with the City Clerk. Adopted September 21 1953.

Seventh Street Ottawa Kansas Cherry Street Lincoln Street

Ottawa Kansas approves street improvement on Hickory North Line

A city resolution in Ottawa Kansas orders grade, gutter, curb, and 6 inch reinforced concrete pavement on Hickory Street from Grant to Dundee. The plan includes a 31 foot width, 6 inch curbs, 4 inch native sand base, curb inlets, and drainage facilities, with special assessments to fund the work. The notice is dated September 21, 1968.

Ottawa Kansas approves Cedar Street reconstruction plan

A resolution in Ottawa Kansas authorizes grading gutter curb and paving of Cedar Street from the south line of Grant Street to the south line of Dundee Street. Pavement to be steel reinforced Portland cement concrete 6 inches thick 31 feet wide with native sand base and included curbs. Special assessments to pay for the work. September 1986.

Ottawa Kansas beautification project for Sycamore Street

City authorities authorize grade gutter curb and pave Sycamore Street from Logan Street north to Massaic street including intersections. Plans on file in City Clerk office. Special assessments to pay for the project issued September 1985. City Clerk Donald R Capper attests seal.

Ottawa Kansas Streets Improve Hickory Lane paving plan approved

The City of Ottawa Kansas declares the grade gutter curb and pave Hickory Street from Powhattan to Massasoit Street with six inch Portland cement concrete on a four inch sand base. The project includes curb inlets for drainage and spans a two block area along Hickory Street and its connections. City Clerk Donald R Capper notes approval on September 21, 1953.

Ottawa to Grade and Pave Massasoit Street 1955 Plan

The City of Ottawa Kansas resolves to grade gutter curb and pave Massasoit Street from Cedar Street east line to Oak Street west line including alley intersections. Construction calls for six inch thick steel reinforced Portland cement concrete, 25 foot width, six inch curbs on a four inch native sand base. Plans on file in City Clerk office. The resolution passed September 1955. Attest: Donald K. Capper, City Clerk.

Cedar Street Massasoit Street Oak Street Ottawa Kansas Cédar Street Masaasoit W. W. Robe Powhattan Street Poplar Street City of W. Robe Redjacket Street Clark Masssack Street King Street Main Street

Ottawa Kansas to pave Hickory Street project details

The city council of Ottawa Kansas votes to grade gutter curb and pave Hickory Street from Logan Street north line to Powhattan Street south line. Cement concrete pavement six inches thick with six inch curbs planned. Plans and specs on file in City Clerk’s office. Date September 1855. Attest appears.

Itawa Ottawa Kansas Chooses Sycamore Street Improvements

A resolution adopted by the Ottawa city government on September 28 1855 calls for grading gutting curb paving and widening Sycamore Street from Massasoit to Red Jacket Street including intersections. The pavement will be 6 inches thick with an overall width of 31 feet and 6 inch curbs within that width, with special assessments to fund the project.

Resolution to Improve Poplar Street and Duffee Street

A Kansas City style notice details a resolution to grade gutter and pave Poplar Street from north Wilson Street to south Dundee Street with steel reinforced Portland cement concrete six inch thick and 31 feet wide, including curbs, plus levy of special assessments. Published Oct 3 4 6 6 7. Attest. A second item describes Maassasoit from Cedar Street east line to Oak Street west line including alley intersection for full width.

Maassasoit Street Ottawa Kansas Cedar Street Oak Street

Ottawa Kansas to pave Powhattan Street improvement plan

A resolution authorizes grading guttering curbing and paving Powhattan Street in Ottawa Kansas from the east line of Oak Street to the west line of Poplar Street including alley intersections. The project calls for six inches of pavement on a 25 foot width with integral curbs and a four inch native sand base, plus drainage facilities funded by special assessments.

Ottawa Kansas Street Improvement Project for Redjacket Street

The city council declares the grade gutter curb and pave Redjacket Street from Main Street to Cedar Street necessary. Pavement six inches thick overall width 51 feet with six inch curbs on a four inch native sand base plus curb inlets and drainage facilities per plans on file in the City Clerk’s office. Special assessments provided under ordinance 12-608 dated September 1955.

Ottawa Kansas Hickory Street Powhattan Street Massagoit Street Massasoit Street W. W. Robe Birch Street Logan Street Kanesas

Ottawa Kansas to Grade Pecan Street Improvement Plan

The Ottawa city government declares the need to grade curb and pave Pecan Street from the south line of Seventh Street to the north line of Ninth Street. The project includes resurfacing beyond two blocks and will be financed by special assessments. Plans are on file with the City Clerk. Date September 1958.

Ottawa Kansas City Resolves Redjacket Street Grading

A 1935 resolution by Ottawa Kansas authorities orders grading gutter and curb work on Redjacket Street from Cedar Street to Oak Street. The motion cites Redjacket as an ungraded connecting street between Cedar and Oak, with paving and base work to be completed along the full street width including alley intersections. The document is signed by city officials in September 1935.

Ottawa Kansas to grade and pave Grant Street

The Ottawa city government resolves to grade gutter and pave from the north line of Weston Street to the south line of Grant Street. Portland cement concrete pavement and curb work will be included within the width with drainage provided. Special assessments will be levied to cover the project. The resolution was passed and adopted in September 1955.

Massasoit Street paving project proposed in Ottawa Kansas

A resolution proposes grading guttering and paving Massasoit Street from the east line of Oak Street to the west line of Poplar Street in Ottawa Kansas. The plan calls for a 26 foot overall width on a four inch native sand base with six inch overage, curb inlets and drainage facilities per city specifications. The city clerk’s office holds the plans and the governing body approves the improvement under project 12-605.

Main Street Intersections Map Note Along Cedar Route

The notice outlines the East Line of Main Street to the West Line of Cedar Street including street and alley intersections for the entire area where Main Street crosses Redjacket, with dates published on October 3 4 6 6 and 7.

City approves street resurfacing and drainage improvements

A 1985 Ottawa Kansas resolution details paving Hickory Street from Massasoit to Red Jacket with 6 inch thick asphalt over a 4 inch sand base, includes curbs and drainage facilities, and notes special assessments. The document also mentions a project to improve Pecan Street from Seventh Street and assigns authority to the governing body.

Ottawa City approves Blackhawk Street upgrades plan

A resolution published Oct 3 to 7 by Ottawa Kansas authorities approves grading guttering curbing and paving Blackhawk Street from Main to Cedar including intersections. Steel reinforced six inch thick pavement 26 feet wide with integral curbs and inlets planned. plans on file with the City Clerk.

Ottawa Kansas to pave Redjacket Street contraction proposal

City governing body of Ottawa Kansas resolves to grade gutter pave Redjacket Street from King Street east line to Main Street west line and to construct curbs and other facilities with sand base and specified paving, with cost to be paid, referencing improvement project 12 603 and city clerk on file. resolution duly passed.

Ottawa resolves Birch Street improvement project

A resolution of Ottawa Kansas proposes grading guttering curbing and paving Birch Street from Logan Street north to Powhattan Street. The project calls for 6 inch Portland cement concrete pave ment 31 feet wide with 6 inch curbs on an 4 inch native sand base and includes special assessments to fund the work. May 1888 mayor W. W. Rope and city clerk Donald F. Capper sign as official.

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