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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1955

Page

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News Briefs and Local Notices From Appanoose Area

A mix of brief items includes a class play date set for November 10 at Appanoose High School, a supper and bazaar at Brown School, and traffic arrests. Police report rear-end collision on Second and Main injuring no one, with $300 damage to a 1950 Buick. Several bookings include drunkenness, parking cases, and fines. jail and bond details vary. Also notes state polio vaccine rollout plans for Franklin County, a clinic to be announced, and nurses returning from the state convention. Merle and Gene Price share Idaho fishing trip news, plus a Kansas City hospital treatment for A. E. Stewart. Purchasers of Ottawa shares named Floyd Jacob and Al Williams.

Hospital Notes Admits and Births in Local Area

Admitted: Miss Jennie Lister, 216 W. 3rd. Mrs Jessie Fields Quenemo. June Stephenson, 300 Ash. Miss Jessie Waddle, 824 S. Cedar. Virgil McDowell, 822 N. Main. Births: A C Richeson 1046 Sycamore daughter 6 lb 1% oz. Orval Crone 121 W 5th daughter 7 lb 2 oz. Virgil Smith 424 S Hickory daughter 3 lb 7 oz. Kenneth Watts route 3 daughter 7 lb 5 oz. Dismissed Lawrence Ogg 418 E 13th. Readings: Mrs Orde Sapp and baby daughter. Mrs Rolland Turner and baby daughter Overbrook. Mrs William Hazen 832 Ash. Sheryl Nickel route 4. Mrs Joe Scott 320 S Cedar.

Jennie Lister Jessie Fields Quenemo June Stephenson Jessie Waddle S. Cedar Virgil McDowell N. Main A. C. Richeson Sycamore Orval Crone Virgil Smith Hickory Kenneth Watts Lawrence Ogg Orde Sapp Reading Rolland Turner Overbrook William Hazen Sheryl Nickel Route 4 Joe Scott

Deaths: Carl B. Walker of Parsons aged 58

Carl B. Walker of Parsons Kansas died yesterday of a heart attack at age 58. Former Ottawa resident, brother of Mrs Albee C Heigele, born Franklin County to Charles Spencer Walker and Lydia Esther Wall Walker. Survived by son Wayne and daughter Mrs Lloyd Vance with nine grandchildren. Funeral at Parsons Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Carl B. Walker Parsons Ottawa Albee C. Heigele Franklin County Charles Spencer Walker Lydia Esther Wall Walker Hazel Bechtle Walker Wayne Lloyd Vance Cherryvale Parsons Funeral Home

Oil Well Fire Fatal To Man

Wellington Kansas reports Leon Payne 32 of Great Bend died from injuries after an oil well explosion and fire near Wellington Saturday night A fellow worker Wilbur J Hagerty 63 also of Great Bend is listed in serious condition with second and third degree burns at St Luke s hospital in Wellington

Wellington Kas Forrest Leon Payne Great Bend Wilbur J. Haggerty St. Luke’s Hospital

Conference on Education At Ottawa Senior High Auditorium

Educators and community members gathered at the Ottawa Senior High auditorium last Saturday for a conference on public education. About 50 participants, including teachers, school board members, and civic leaders, split into six discussion groups to propose improvements and potential consolidation for efficiency and better student outcomes. Mrs. Verne Alden of Wellsville urged shared responsibility for advancing schools, while Representative Robert A. Anderson outlined Kansas education work.

Ottawa Senior High White House General Assembly League of Women Voters Kansas State Citizens Committee For Public Verne Alden Wellsville Robert A. Andrson

Community sale advertised by Printy brothers

Printy and Printy announce a weekly community sale every Thursday night at 1138 North Main. Charles Printy at 1069-W and Ben Printy at 846-7 handle inquiries. Local residents are invited to attend and browse items.

Legislative council debates school financing measures

Mrs Nick Hudelson of Pomona presided as school administrators from across the county joined in the discussions on financing public schools, with SAS legislative council addressing the problem.

Sas Legislative Council Nick Hudelson Pomona

Kansas State Team Wins American Royal Wool Judging

A three man team from Kansas State College was honored today as the winner of the American Royal intercollegiate wool judging contest. The team received the Weekly Star Farmer trophy and the American Royal plaque at a breakfast.

Kansas City Kansas State College

Explosive blast kills three in Oklahoma oil field

In Wilson Oklahoma a bomblike explosion Saturday night killed three oil workers and injured six others near an oil well. Two crews were working to loosen underground oil sand when 100 quarts of nitroglycerin detonated with the force of five thousand pounds.

Wilson Okla Oklahoma City

Local Markets Prices for Wheat and Eggs

Wheat 1.90 per bushel, Barley and Soy Beans show rises, Yellow and White Corn at 1.20, Mile ton rates listed. Eggs graded and straight run eggs priced from .18 to .38, Heavy and Light hens at 15 and 10 cents, Butterfat at 53.50.

Marriage Licenses For Montague Swank Carpenter Hickman and Johannes Wilson

Duane J Montague of Pomona aged 25 and Flora Edith Swank of Princeton aged 20. Robert Wayne Carpenter of Williamsburg aged 28 and Barbara Ellen Hickman of Ottawa aged 21. Peter Johannes of Ottawa aged 72 and Grace E Wilson of Ottawa aged 80. Savings bonds are an investment.

Duane J. Montague Pomona Flora Edith Swank Princeton Robert Wayne Carpenter Williamsburg Barbara Ellen Hickman Ottawa Peter Johannes Grace E. Wilson

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Cail the Herald United States The Herald Appanoose High School Tally Baptist W.M.S Brown School Fred Obee Burns, Kas Second and Main F. R. Bennett Bennett Howard E. Fletcher N. Locust North Main Fletcher Parkers Jim Hartshorn S. Cherry West Second Street Floyd Jacob N. Cherry H. W. Clawson Pleasant Hill Jose Mora King Mora Raymond Hoskinson S. Locust Hoskinson Charles Lee Patton Lawrence Patton L. N. Speer Frank Lin County County Health Board Speer Topeka Frank Betz Ransom Memorial Hospital Hutchinson H. J. Terrill Clifford Dale Betty Jones Merle Gene Price Idaho Idaho Falls A. E. Stewart Ottawa Industrial Development Jacob Standard Service al Williams Williams Insurance Agency Louis H. Dengel Budge S. Main Wightmans Constellation Skelgas Store Skelly Oil Co Ottawa, Kansas Hickory Street Lamar Phitttips C. A. Myers & Son Centropolis P. C. Wilson Anderson County Andrew Lickteig Garnett Neill George Waverly Albert Wart & Son Harold Lamb Funeral Home Fred Kaiser Rexall Drug Store Nancy Lollar Emporia State Teachers College Miss Lollar R. F. Lollar Kansas Tvs THIS Roder the Gas Service ECO Natural Cas Blast Cathcard Carpet Service Buster Brown Richardson's Kodak John G. Kaiser Masonic Porter Spears Tom Porter George Spears Hart Schaffner & Marx Sterling Craft Assmer J. L. “Bud” Wassmer John N, Wassmer
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