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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1966
Page
5
DALE RAYMOND and Gloria Smith were named homecoming king and queen following the Garnett Burlington football game. Royal purple decor lit Garnett High School gym as the ceremony concluded the Friday night event.
Enis Piano Tuning announces adult groups in Central Heights school district seeking modern math and basic aeronautics. meetings set for 7 30 p.m. at Princeton and Richmond schools for organizational purposes. TOMLINSON from Kansas City will assist Social Security filings at the Youth Center 115 W Fourth Wednesday 9 a.m. to noon. Dr Thornburgs office closed this week.
Readers are invited to call CH 2 4700 between 5 and 6 30 including Saturdays if they miss the Ottawa Herald.
Larry Winn, Third District GOP candidate for Congress, will visit Ottawa this Saturday and travel to Gardner Spring Hill Paola Osawatomie Baldwin Lawrence Eudora and De Soto the same day to campaign.
Dr Lennard announces his office will be closed from October 17 through October 22 for an advance schedule adjustment. Patients are advised to contact the practice for urgent needs or to reschedule appointments.
The Franklin County Historical Society assumed caretaking duties for the Chippewa Indian cemetery five miles west of Ottawa on Fifteenth Street. The site includes graves of Chippewa and Sac and Fox Indians.
Funeral services for Hyda Mee Brier 89 of 845 S Cherry were held at 11 a m Saturday at Bethany Chapel Baptist Church with Rev S E Hopkins officiating Interment followed at Highland Cemetery pallbearers named Frank Armstrong Henry Edwards Charles Allen William Roberts George Small and Steve Garrett Mrs S E Hopkins sang Precious Lord Choir performed Tramping and Im Nearer My Home Mrs Thadia Vann was pianist Services conducted by Lamb Funeral Home
Mrs Vola M Phillips 66 of 809 S Hickory died Oct 12. Funeral held 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Ottawa with Dr Horton Presley officiating. Interment Highland Cemetery. Casketbearers Claude Webb Roswell L Crites George E Lister Rex Christie Jack Morrisey Charles R Williamson. Mrs Edgar D Kerr organist played organ selections. Union Chapter No 15 Order of Eastern Star Past Matron's Club and Ot tawa Herald members attended.
Ottawa police received a report Saturday about the theft of three model race cars from Budge's Hardware. No suspects named. The investigation is ongoing.
Ottawa High School presents weekly lunch options with daily dishes. Monday offers pizza with corn celery sticks a fruit cup and milk. Tuesday serves casserole with luncheon meat cheese and rice a tossed salad French bread and apple wedges. Wednesday features breaded steak candied sweet potatoes green beans rolls and milk. Thursday includes meatloaf buttered peas asparagus grapes. Friday offers macaroni salad buttered cabbage carrot strips corn bread and apricot crisp.
Divorce granted for Elizabeth A. Smith 33 of Ottawa from Viregil L. Smith 37 after District Court hearing. Custody awarded to Elizabeth. Annullment granted for Beverly W. Reiley 18 of Ottawa to Philip M. Reiley 26. Case details incomplete but filed in Ottawa District Court.
George R. Louys 56 of Nore mandy Missouri cited Oct 11 two miles east of Ottawa for fail to stop at a stop sign. Pleaded guilty forfeited $10 and costs. Kent W. Mowe 25 of Oversland Park Kansas cited Oct 7 two miles northeast of Williamsburg for speeding 69 in a 60 zone. Pleaded guilty forfeited $9 and costs. Carl W. Elder 17 of Wellsville cited Oct 10 Main Street Wellsville for careless driving. Pleaded guilty forfeited $15 and costs. James Fernendez 48 of Kansas City Kansas cited Aug 12 two miles southwest of Williamsburg for DUI reckless driving transporting open bottle no license. Pleaded guilty to all, forfeited $175 and costs. Sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs Thomas Eneichen Donald Hawley and others with addresses and days. Dismissals include Finis Weeks Clyde Rice and several others. Births record six couples delivering sons and daughters with weights and dates in Ottawa and Princeton areas.
A 1964 Chevrolet station wagon driven by Evelyn M Mathews aged 29 Newton was southbound in the 500 block of South Oak when the driver momentarily took her eyes from the road and struck a concrete step. No injuries reported and damage estimated at 150 dollars. the concrete step was undamaged.
William s burg School marked National School Lunch Week with a poster contest and students in grades one to four selecting favorite foods for the week’s menus. Thirty five posters were entered. winners included Donna Smith first, Elaine Neal second, Gene Boggs third, Deborah Gutsch and Sara Collins fourth, Glen McClure fifth.
Vernon Berger closes out farm sale 3 miles north of east Richmond Kansas on November 3. The notice lists further sales by Ted Hobbs near Ottawa on November 4 and Harold Sawyer 2 miles south of Wellsville on November 15. Auctioneers include Jack Nelson Pomona and Printy and Son Ottawa with regular community sales at Printy’s Auction House.
Chism Construction Co. Oct. 18 to repair a commercial building at 115 West Third owned by Ralph Robertson at an estimated cost of 100 dollars. Mike Towner Oct. 13 to replace front porch concrete at 1216 S. Cedar owned by Burney Hudson at an estimated cost of 50 dollars. Roy Beckner Oct. 17 to add a room at 532 N. Sycamore owned by Frank Sulcuff at 500 dollars. James Hornbuckle Oct. 14 to alter a residence at 630 N. Main owned by Carl Bennett at 100 dollars.
Conrad Prigger aged 19 from Penns Grove and Susan Data aged 19 from Deepwater New Jersey were issued a marriage license. The filing confirms both parties are residents of New Jersey and eligible to wed under state regulations.
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