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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1961
Page
4
Music skit on the Book Fair and a TB test film will be shown at Eugene Field School PTA in the auditorium tonight at 7 30. Mrs Dee Farnsworth invites attendance and asks guests sit by birthday sections.
A Long Island couple and their two young sons emerged from a 151 hour shelter test at Nassau County Civil Defense Commission site near Roosevelt Field. The family called the test highly successful as about 40000 spectators watched and spoke with them via microphone breaks in the above ground shelter.
Ottawa builders Ottawa Home Builders Inc is the apparent low bidder at 49733.89 for the Richmond Community Methodist Church project per architect E V Skidmore. Next lowest is Machow Sprigg Construction Co Paola at 53858 with other bids from Chapman Construction Co Yates Center 55120 Lee Construction Co Paola 56282 Markowitz Builders Emporia 58690. Plumbing bid by Careys Plumbing and Heating Ottawa 8888 with Norris Brothers Lawrence at 13720. Electrical work to be done by owners. Contracts to be let in 10 days. work to start within 14 days after letting.
Lewis B. Kershner 73 of Kansas City formerly east of Ottawa died Sunday at 3 15 am in a Kansas City nursing home He was born October 23 1887 in Miami County and lived in Kansas City 23 years A World War I veteran he was a retired Bethany Hospital orderly and member of Warren Black Post No 60 American Legion Services will be Tuesday at 10 am at Earp Sons Funeral Home with graveside rites at Stanton Cemetery Rantoul led by Warren Black Post No 60 Merlin Casteel commander
Jesse Cornelius Rice 72 of Pomona died Saturday at 11 45 a m in Ransom Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient one week He was a retired farmer and lifelong Franklin County resident born May 3 1889 He married Catherine Harrison in Ottawa March 12 1909 She died January 6 1959 Surviving two sons George Mc Rice Henderson Colorado John L Rice Weiser Idaho two daughters Fern Merwin Denver Colorado Leona Crawford Pomona nine grandchildren four great grandchildren and one sister Irene Palmer Wray Colorado Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p m in Towner s Funeral Chapel with Rev Roy Armstrong officiating Burial Highland Cemetery
Washington AP The Supreme Court denied a hearing for Lowell Lee Andrews a University of Kansas student sentenced to death for the 1958 Wyandotte County killings of his father mother and sister Jennie Lee. The appeal claimed the death penalty improper and objected to postconversation statement with Rev Virto C Cameron. Justice Douglas favored a hearing.
Milton Jameson of Pomona a stock car race participant was badly hurt in a sideswipe crash on the Miami County track yesterday. His car reportedly flipped end over end and landed on its top. He remained unconscious today at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
Two car crash on K-68 two miles east of New Hope Church sent eight people to Miami County Hospital Paola for examination or treatment. Florence Coleman 34 Rose Ann 11 Marilyn 7 Gary Gifford 17 Linda 15 Mickey 2 months and J W Gifford were injured. Coleman brakes failed entering K-68 from a township road. John Wall Murphy 75 of Kansas City Mo was hospitalized after his car ran off US 50 shoulder west of Homewood. Otis Hutchinson 73 Wellsville and W K Blunk 53 Ottawa area collided on K-38 with no injuries or citations reported.
PORT ORCHARD Wash AP Dr Robert E Boehme 41 accused of injecting poison into his wife's arm in a Sept 20 incident he faces arraignment on first degree assault with intent to kill Dorothy 34 would leave hospital to attend the hearing Boehme posted 25000 bond while nurse Mary Boehme 28 Annapolis Wash a material witness was released on 5000 bond The couple divorced in 1959 they have two sons 8 and 10 Prosecutor Gordon Walgren said he and Mary Boehme filed a marriage license application June 22 but he denied any marriage plans Walgren disclosed he is divorced and engaged to another woman The case remains under investigation by local authorities
President Kennedy altered his plans and flew from Newport to Dallas to comfort Sam Rayburn the 79 year old House Speaker gravely ill with cancer in a Dallas hospital. Rayburn long served as Speaker praised as Mr Democrat, leaving Washington a month early to seek relief from back pain.
The People's Revolutionary Movement says Cuba plans the first publicly known execution of a woman since Fidel Castro took power to deter public protests over food shortages. The event would occur Tuesday, a Cuban holiday known as Grito de Yara Day, marking 1868 revolts against Spain.
Admissions include Mrs Bobby Cook 521 N Cherry Gary Stahel Overbrook Saturday Charles Story Baldwin John Douglas Brandt 704 S Cherry Mrs J L Wassmer 322 Maple Mrs Edwin E Schwarz 723 W 6th Sunday R D Gleason 1122 S Cedar Mrs Leona Husted 107 S Hickory H T Gibson Wellsville Mrs Harry Smith Crestview Monday Births to Mr and Mrs Donald Stottle mire RFD 1 Rantoul daughter born Sunday weight 8 lb 11 oz and Mr and Mrs Owen Atchison 714 Poplar son born Sunday weight 5 lb 13 oz Dismissals include Mrs Ralph Woods Country Club Mrs Ernest Johnson Baldwin William J Cook Baldwin Dr Josephyne Davis 118 Park Mrs Everett Gragg 1010 W 6th Mrs Edwin Sheldon and baby daughter 904 S Cedar Mrs Bobby Cook 521 N Cherry Sunday Myrlen Young Knocksville Iowa Mrs Gordon Hughes and baby son Wellsville Gary Stahel Overbrook Monday
Dr. Robert A. Bohannon, native of Holton and former Nemaha County county agent, is appointed assistant to Glenn H. Beck dean of agriculture and assistant to Harold E. Jones extension director at Kansas State University. He previously served as an extension specialist in crops, soils and soil testing before reassignment of duties.
A fast-moving cold front ended warm, dry weather across most of Kansas from Sunday into Sunday night. Western areas saw heavy rains and temperatures drop by as much as 30 degrees, with Eminence in Finney County reporting 1.84 inches. Other rainfall totals included Garden City 0.97 and Sublette 0.91 inches. Skies remained cloudy with rain and thunder in the western third, and the Weather Bureau forecast unsettled cool conditions through Tuesday.
J R Duke Cheney of Ottawa was named to the Highway Development Council of the State C of C. Other Ottawans named include Harold Crawford Glen Hayward Robert Anderson Lowell Fouts A B Martin James Chandler R F Killough H D McGrath John Wassmer Homer Henning Russell Crites George Lister and Peg Carr. More than 900 persons from 152 Kansas communities are represented on the councils.
KC Markets Kansas City AP reports hogs 4 500 at steady to weak for barrows and gilts sows steady to 25 higher 1 3 price ranges 16.00 to 17.20 for 280 400 lb. lambs steady ewes steady feeders steady buyers slow good to prime lambs 15.50 to 17.50 utility and good ewes 3.00 to 50. cattle 13 000 calves 1 800 steers and heifers active with gains 25 to 50 for steers and 25 to 50 for heifers cows slow steady vealers steady stockers and feeders slow steady with steer prices 22.75 to 24.50 and good to prime heifers 22.50 to 24.00 utility and commercial cows 14.75 to 15.50 good and choice dealers 22.00 to 26.00 good and choice stockers and feeders 22.50 to 26.00
A sequence of auctions and sales listed with dates and locations across Kansas and Missouri. Oct 7 Ottawa Market Sale near Main on Wilson at 1 pm. Oct 11 Grace Episcopal White Elephant Sale in Charles-Lyndon. Oct 12 Ottawa Livestock Consignment Night. Oct 13 Kansas City Kan. Night Consignment Sale at 95th St and 40 Highway. Oct 17 Neosho Livestock Consignment Sale in Neosho MO. Oct 26 Ottawa Night Consignment Sale. weekly sales at Pomona Overbrook and Gordon James feeds. varied contact numbers for scheduling and location details.
Myers Bros phone Centropolis Claude-918 Howard-46 lists weekly sales for Ottawa and Franklin County including Locust & Wilson partners and Waverly and Keith Barge Farm Sale notices. Upcoming events run Oct 12 through Oct 20 with stocker feeder, livestock, household goods, and building and land sales near Ottawa and Baldwin Kansas.
Ottawa and Franklin County high schools will share 10 169.49 from the state for driver education. Distribution uses 30.57 per enrolled student, allocating Ottawa 4590.12 Appanoose 1464.09 Pomona 672.69 Lane 395.70 Princeton 553.98 Wellsville 1859.79 and Williamsburg 633.12.
First published notice lists delinquent 1960 personal taxes with interest and penalties due. Names include Roselyn Whitley county treasurer and numerous residents across Franklin Greenwood Harrison Hayes Lincoln Ohio Ottawa Pomona Pottawatomif townships, plus cities Rantoul Richmond Wellsville Williamsburg and Ottawa. Amounts range from under a dollar to over $400 with multiple parcels and addresses across Kansas and some out of state.
A long list of delinquent personal tax payers in Ottawa Kansas with names and amounts due is published with totals. The notice includes a probate court matter for the estate of Florence L. K. Judd, with a hearing on final settlement scheduled for October 17, 1961 in Ottawa, detailing executor Homer J. Henning and attorneys Anderson & Byrd.
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