Ottawa Briefs and Community Happenings
Mr and Mrs M J Klein traveled to Fostoria Ohio for a two week visit with their daughter and family Ted Everett En route home they will visit Harold Klein and family in Mission Ottawa Junior High resumes testing Monday for grades seven through 10 in a day long achievement exam Eugene Field PTA hosts a 730 pm panel at the school a nursery will be provided and refreshments served Dale A Spiegel Democrat candidate for attorney general campaigned in Ottawa and surrounding towns WAVE recruiter Chief Mary Lohfer Kansas City will be at the Franklin County Courthouse October 14 to talk to local girls Union Chapel Church southeast of Ottawa holds its annual homecoming Sunday October 12 church school 100 am worship 11 am basket dinner at noon Dr J C Doudna Baker University professor will speak in the afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Klein
Fostoria
Ohio
Ted Everett
Ottawa
Harold Klein
Mission
Ottawa Junior High School
WAVE
Mary Lohfer
Kansas City
Franklin County
Lohfer
Union Chapel
Wil
J. C. Doudna
Baker University
Baldwin
Local notices and school, court, and public events
Chippewa community hosts a bridal shower at the school for Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Mason. Ottawa area updates include officer elections, a city letter carrier route inspection underway, rural routes inspection in May, and a public auction at 1116 N. Poplar on Oct. 15. Also reported are a county auditor at Franklin County Courthouse, a jail parole with conditions for Carl Sands, and a school pep assembly outdoors at Ottawa High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa
Bobby Mason
Clifford Good
Dan Arnold
Wally Watts
Shirley Magon
Thousands Pay Homage To Pope Pius XII
Thousands jam Castel Gandolfo for the Pope’s body as it is moved toward Rome. Cardnials and officials gather at St John Lateran and St Peter’s for absolution and mourning rites. The conclave to elect a new pope will follow after the mourning period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Pius XII
Rome
Castel Gandolfo Palace
St. John Lateran
St. John's
Tiber
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's
Sistine Chapel
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Azores
Benedetto
Aloisio Magella
Chhurch
Judge Coffman Moderates Bankers Panel in Garnett
District Court Judge Floyd WW Coffman of Ottawa acts as moderator at a Garnett meeting of the Kansas Bankers Association. The panel titled The Constitutional Amendment Nine Political Selection of Separate Court Justices features Clyde HI from Yates Center and George Ramskill of Burlingame. The KBA includes counties Anderson Chase Coffey Douglas Franklin Johnson Ginn Lyon Miami Morris Osage Shawnee and Wabaunsee. The session runs all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd WW. Coffman
Ottawa
iKansay Bankers Association
Garnett
Separe
Clyde HI
Yates Center
George Ramskill
Burlingame
KBA
Anderson
Chase
Coffey
Douglas
Rankiis
Johnson
Ginn
Lyon
Miami
Morris
Osage
Shawnee
Wabaunsee
Pomona Man To Face Two Charges In County Court
P Franklin Spooner aged 22 of Pomona will face two charges in Franklin County Court on Saturday at 10 a.m. He pleaded innocent in court Wednesday to drunk driving and reckless driving and posted a $300 bond for the appearance. State Trooper Robert J Conaty cited him Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Franklin Spooner
Pomona
Franklin County
Spooner
Robert J. Conaty
Awarded 10 490 In Damage Suit
Mr and Mrs William H West were awarded 10,490.09 in a district court jury verdict against Robert L Armstrong of Ottawa after a collision on February 23 1956 near Ottawa. The Vests claimed their baby daughter Luella died the next day from injuries. The jury found Armstrong solely responsible, removing Capitol Truck Lines Inc and State Automobile Insurance Association as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. West
Cedar
Robert L. Armstrong
Ottawa
Capitol Truck Lines, Inc
The
State Automobile Insurance Association
Armstrong
Vests
Luella Vest
Death notice for Mrs Marie Masenthien at Vassar
Mrs Marie Masenthien 82 of Vassar died yesterday at 1 15 p m at the home of her son Gus in Vassar She lived in the Vassar area 65 years She married William Masenthien September 8 1697 in Alma he died November 24 161 Survived by four sons Alvin Arthur and Gus Vassar one son Mer Fl mer of Ft Wayne Ind a daughter Mrs Frieda Wigger of Vassar 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Zion Lutheran Church Vassar with Rev John Schmidt officiating Burial will be in Mt Zion Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Masenthien
Vassar
Gus
Alma
William Masenthien
Alvin
Arthur
Flmer
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Frieda Wigger
Zion Lutherans Church
John Schmidt
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Mrs Verna Travis Rites Planned at Towner's Chapel
Mrs Verna Leo Travis 72 wife of Roy C Travis of 604 N Mulberry died in Ransom Memorial Hospital at 11 last night after two years of ill health. Born August 11 1886 she was the daughter of Levi and Martha Oyler and moved from Missouri to Franklin County in 1921. She married Roy C Travis November 10 1908 at Gilman City Missouri and was a member of the Christian Union Church there. Survived by her widower a daughter Mrs Allen Hawley Baldwin two grandchildren and a sister Mrs Myrtle Plake Gilman City Missouri. Services from Towner's Chapel Monday at 2 p.m. Rev Jerold Tyler officiating pallbearers listed. Burial Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Leo Travis
Roy C. Travis
N. Mulberry
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Levi
Martha Mackley Oyler
Franklin County
Missouri
Mr. Travis
Gilman City
Moa
Christian Union Church
Gilman
Allen Hawley
Baldwin
Myrtle Plake
Towner's
Jerold Tyler
Doon Yockey
Joe Strider
Herb Bishop
Ivan Brown
Frank Cannady
Karl Reed
In Highland Cemetery
Two Plead Guilty In County Court
A Garnett man pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $30 and costs in Franklin County Court. Robert D. Hermreck was cited Oct 8 by State Trooper Bill Gray. In a separate case Carl J. Kendall, 32, Williamsburg, received a $10 fine and costs after pleading guilty to passing another vehicle in a no passing zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Franklin
Robert D. Hermreck
Bill Gray
Carl J. Kendall
Williamsburg
Louisiana party fight over Gravel may signal 1960 stance
Camille Gravel Jr., a prominent Alexandria attorney and Catholic lay leader, prompted a political clash in Louisiana as secular, segregationist, and states’ rights factions voted to remove him as national committeeman. Gravel defends his civil rights stance as moral yet denies advocating integration, framing his position as moderate while backing the 1957 Civil Rights Act to protect voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Camille F. Gravel Jr
Democratic Party
South
Earl Long
Alexandria
Gravel
National Party
Paul Butler
Louisiana
State funds apportioned to Franklin County and area
Franklin County receives 60 499.97 from the general revenue fund portion of a 6.25 million Kansas distribution. Other allocations include 10 599.61 gasoline tax, 2 155.89 liquor tax, and 7 995.34 cigarette funds. Nearby counties and Ottawa city also receive specific shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
State
General Revenue Fund
Richard T. Fadely
Anderson
Miami
Ottawa
Wanted Man Is Captured In Oklahoma City
Ex convict Charles Spyneiswki, charged with robbery and kidnapping in Missouri, was captured 25 minutes after robbing a hotel sundry shop in Oklahoma City. He had $259, planned a trip to Mexico, and previously served 50 years for armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles Spy Jneiswki
Missouri
Spyneiskwi
Clarence Declue
Cuba
Spynelswki
Mexico
Spyneiswki
San Quentin
California
Deciues
Robert Steely
Steely
Rocket Explodes After Liftoff at Cape Canaveral
A Jupiter rocket exploded seconds after liftoff at Cape Canaveral. The range safety officer ordered destruction after the craft swerved wildly. Debris fell into the ocean. no injuries or property damage reported. salvage crews sought pieces to diagnose the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Army
Quenemo Man To Face Traffic Charge
A 74-year-old Quenemo man Samuel C. Schrock is cited for leaving the scene of an accident in the 500 block of South Main after a hit and run Monday. He is charged with sideswiping two cars in front of Ottawa High School belonging to Norris Burke and Carl Riggs and not reporting the damages as Franklin County authorities file the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quenemo
South Main
Samuel C. Schrock
Ottawa High School
Norris Burke
S. Poplar
Carl Riggs
Ottawa University
Franklin County
Marshal To Get Prisoner Here
Franklin County Deputy Sheriff Josephine Evans said a U S marshal from Topeka will be in Ottawa today to pick up Melvin Smith a 22 Globe Ariz who was held in jail here on vagrancy charges the latter part of September Smith is wanted for transporting stolen cars across a state line under the Dyer Act. Smith and a companion Mario J Gonzalez 32 were arrested by State Trooper Robert J Contay Gonzalez was turned over to immigration authorities in Kansas City Mo earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Josephine Evans
U. S
Topeka
Ottawa
Melvin Smith
Globe, Ariz
Hospital Notes Births And Dismissals Shaped Week
Hospital notes show admissions for Mrs Myrna Wendorf at 118 N Lo cust and Mrs Theron L Brubaker RFD 1 Pomona plus J T Nicholson at 124 W 9th today. Births include Earl Vink Ran tout son 8 lb 6.02 oz Thursday. Jonnie Ruiz 319 Walnut son 6 lb 9 oz Friday. James Turner 702 N Poplar daughter 7 lb 3 oz Friday. Dismissal lists Mrs Daniel Oliveira 710 S Mulberry today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrna Wendorf
Theron L. Brubaker
Pomona
J. T. Nicholson
Earl Vink
Rantoul
Jonnie Ruiz
James Turner
N. Poplar
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Eugene Field Pta
Newfields
Dale A. Spiegel
Mporia
Princeton
Richmond
Ellis
F. N. Dunlap
Atlantians Minneola School
Sun
Allen French
Bruce Spears
French
Carl Sands
Justice Court
Floyd Coffman
Sands
Princeton Cafe
Johnnie's Place
Misa Florence Robinson
Jean Geiger
University of Kansas
Cyclone Steam
Haydon Wildcats
John A. Trugx
S. Cedar
S. Oak
G. E. Lilly
N. Cherry
St. Luke's Hospital
Right
Wingert
Pol. Adv
Don Kornhaus
Kayettes
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Alban Hills
Pius XIII
Vatican
Judge Coffman
Bill Adams
Annette Lyles
Macon
Mra. Lyles
Keirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Roe
Hable
Karami
Fuad Chehab
Westley Burrell
Ankeny
Iowa
Notre Dame
Louisiana State University Law School
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
U. S. Capitol
A. Leonard Allen
Robert Kennon
Long
Kennon
Midway
Jean Adkins
Declue
Declues
Lamb General Home
Peetoneen
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Capé@ Canaveral
Stanley Earl
Portland, Ore
City Hall
Quenemo Man
P. O
Daniel. Oliveira
S. Muliberry
Herald
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