Ottawa junior high PTA hosts Meet-The Teachers event
The Ottawa Junior Senior High PTA schedules a 1 30 p m Meet-The-Teachers at the high school auditorium. Other notices include Hawthorne PTA and Band Day updates, Eagles dance, VFW convention details, local driver ed funding, and medical center surgery for Mrs Leroy Pearson of Princeton.
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Ottawa
PTA
Hawthorne Pta
Leroy Pearson
Princeston
Kansas University Medical Center
No Injuries In Accident Involving Two Cars
A two car crash occurred in the 500 block on North Main at 5 47 p m Friday with no injuries or citations. Rex M Hiner 23 of 704 S Cherry drove a 1955 Ford causing left rear fender damage estimated 5. James Louis Childs 21 Ottawa University student from Kodiak Alaska drove a 1958 Volkswagen with right front fender and headlight damage estimated 45. Hiner said he stopped in a traffic lane on a yellow light at Logan and Main, the Volkswagen followed while southbound on North Main.
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N. Main
Ford
Rex M. Hiner
S. Cherry
James Louis Childs
Ottawa University
Koediak
Alaska
Volkswagen
Hiner
Logan
Main
Kansas City Market Summary Cattle and Hogs Report
KC Markets Kansas City AP reports cattle with steers and heifers 50.75 lower, cows 25.50 higher, calves steady and feeders steady. good to choice steers 19.50 to 25.25, heifers 18.50 to 23.75, cows 12.00 to 13.00, calves 15.50 to 18.00. Lambs steady with few 25 higher. good to prime lambs 18.00 to 21.25, ewes 3.00 to 5.50. Hogs steady to 25 lower for barrows and gilts, sows 50.75 lower. barrows/gilts 190 to 300 lb 14.00 to 15.65, sows 270 to 650 lb 11.00.13.50.
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Kansas City
Marriage Licenses Issued for Louis Brown and Sharon Dean McCurdy
Louis Brown aged 18 of Ottawa and Sharon Dean McCurdy aged 18 of Williams were issued marriage licenses. The may reflect local civil records showing two young individuals planning to wed with standard legal formalities completed.
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Louis Brown
Ottawa
Sharon Dean McCurdy
Williams
Local Boy In Band Performs With K State Marching Band
Philip L. Whirley son of Mr and Mrs R L Whirley 504 West 7th performs with the Kansas State University Wildcat Marching Band during homecoming. The band first appeared this fall at the Kansas State Missouri game Oct 10. The homecoming parade is Saturday morning Oct 31 and the halftime show will feature a joint performance with the University of Kansas band. The 1964 Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State University Wildcat
Philip L. Whirley
R. L. Whirley
West 7Th
Kansas State
Hungarians Defect to United States After Tokyo Escape
A Hungarian canoeist Andras Toro aged 24 along with Denes Kovacs 42 and Karoly Molnar 38 arrived in Baltimore from Tokyo via Anchorage Seattle and Chicago. They defected at the Tokyo Olympics and were secretly spirited from Friendship Airport by men believed to be U S government agents. The defection coincided with the eighth anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
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Baltimore
Friendship
U.S
Andras Toro
Denes Kovacs
Karoly Molnar
Tokyo
Anchorage
Seattle
Chicago
Ellsworth to Speak at OU in Ottawa Campaign Address
Robert F. Ellsworth the Lawrence Republican seeking a third term will address supporters in Ottawa at Ottawa University student union building. The dinner meeting starts at 7 15 pm with Vernon Chesbro noting additional candidates are expected. Tickets are available at Ottawa banks.
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Robert F. Ellsworth
Ottawa
Ellsworth
Ottawa University
Vernon Chesbro
GOP County
Central Committee
Women’s Republican Club
Franklin County
Young Republicans
Hospital Notes Admissions Summary
Admissions list includes Mrs. Douglas McIntosh Lee H. Anderson Patty Gorton Michael Lee Mason and Mrs. Mare tin Lovell with addresses in Sycamore Mulberry Rantoul Wellsville Princeton and Baldwin RFD 1. Dismissals note Kimberly Cramer Judy Hashagen Catherine Hernandez Fred Clymore Mrs. Kenneth B Richardson Bertha Angleton Miss Mary Loux Linda Kimball and a baby daughter to Paul Persinger with Crestview Nursing Home and RFD 1.
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Douglas McIntosh
Sycamore
Lee H. Anderson
Mulberry
Maretin Lovell
Rantoul Rfd
Patty Gorton
Birch
Michael Lee Mason
Rantoul
Kimberly Cramer
Main
Judy Hashagen
Rockwood Drive
Catherine Hernandez
Fred Clymore
Wellsville
Kenneth B
Richardson
Pomona
Bertha Angleton
Crestview
Mary Loux
Oak
Paul Persinger
Baldwin
Linda Kimball
Princeton
UAW to Decide GM Fate in Crucial Sunday Vote
The United Auto Workers plan a secret ballot across GM plants to decide whether to end the strike that has halted production. The GM Council recommended a return to work, with Walter Reuther predicting overwhelming support for the national agreement. vast local settlements remain and 300,000 workers face impending return.
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Detroit
Mich
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
General Motors Council
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Rank and
Ford
Chrysler
Johnson
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
U.S
American Motors
AMC Council
Teens Riot in Harlem and Brooklyn Subways
More than 400 teenagers battled in two Harlem and Brooklyn outbursts fear bystanders in subway stations and on streets. Twenty two youths were arrested seven in Harlem and 15 in Brooklyn. Four people were injured including a 14 year old, as students armed with makeshift weapons fought. Police described racial tensions in Harlem but said Brooklyn clash involved both Black and white youths. Arrests included disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly with one juvenile delinquency charge.
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New York
Harlem
Brooklyn
Police News: Multiple Speeding and Driving Citations
Police reports list Thomas P Webb 21 of Lawrence cited for 35 in a 20 zone in the 200 block on N Main posting a 15 bond. Glen C Rockers 22 Baldwin arrested for 38 in a 20 zone in radar check on N Main posting 18 cash bond. Jack E Shepard 16 Willow cited for careless and inattentive driving in the 1600 block on S Main. Dennis L Morelet 18 710 S Locust cited for careless and inattentive driving. George Morgan Palmer Jr 19 Mineola NY cited for 45 in a 30 zone in radar check on S Main posting 15 bond. Ronald J Bradburg 16 Overeland Park arrested for 42 in a 20 zone on north Main posting 22 bond. Richard L Herold 21 Altamont RFC 1 cited for 35 in a 20 zone on S Main. Michael J Servine Jr 19 Price Hall cited for 30 in a 20 zone in the 200 and 300 blocks on S Main.
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Thomas P. Webb
Lawrence
Main
Webb
Glen C. Rockers
Baldwin
Rockers
Jack E. Shepard
Willow
S. Main
Dennis L. Morelet
George Morgan Palmer Jr
Mineola
N. Y
Palmer
Ronald J. Bradburg
Overeland Park
North Main
Bradburg
Richard L. Herold
Altamont
Michael J. Servine Jr
Price Hall
Williamsburg Students Attend Ottawa Symphony Concert
Approximately 90 students with their teachers and music staff attended the symphony concert in Ottawa on Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Milliken reported their son Jim in the Philippines will depart November 13 and return home via Hong Kong Tokyo and Hawaii, visiting Dr. and Mrs. William Daseler in California before arriving home November 20. He will be home three days before traveling to Washington DC to present his final IFYE report.
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Forrest Bond
Calvin Duvall Jr
O.L. Beazley
Ralph Loyd
Willard Binns
Louis Bowling
Ottawa
O. M. Milliken
Jim
Philippines
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Hawaii
William Daseler
California
Washington, D. C
Food cost pattern as family grows from marriage to retirement
The passage describes how a couple’s weekly food bill rises with each child. It starts around $19 per week at first marriage and increases by about $3 with each additional child, with similar increases for subsequent children.
Local Agent Nelson Resigns to Take Washington County Post
Ross Nelson, Franklin County 4-H agent, announced his resignation to the extension board. The resignation becomes effective December 1 as he accepts a 4-H agent role in Washington County Kansas, moving the last week of November. Over four years under his leadership Franklin County 4-H membership rose over 20 percent to a peak of 537, with 499 currently.
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Ross Nelson
Franklin County
4.H
Extension Board
Nelson
Washington County
Kansas
Shawnee County
Careless Driving Cited After Main Street Collision
A Friday collision in the 500 block of N Main near the signal injured no one. Clar ence Coffman 60 Wellsville and Nick Constantinescu 42 Baldwin drove 1965 and 1967 Fords respectively, with listed damages and no repair estimates. Constantinescu was cited for careless and inattentive driving and posted a $50 bond.
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Ford
Nick Constantinescu
Baldwin
Constantinescu
Friends Help Save House
Neighbors aided by a bucket brigade saved the Welch farm house near Princeton after a shed fire destroyed a one room shed and its contents including bicycles. Firefighters used a water well and cistern to control the blaze about 11 a.m. and cause undetermined.
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Glenn Welch
Princeton
Welch
CROP canvass reporting progress toward goal
Two canvassers Mrs Truman Milton and Verne Alden have checked in with 59.50 and 78.00 toward a year goal of 1700. Total to date 378.99 with 14 areas remaining. If Ottawa Community Chest drive succeeds, 400 will come from CROP’s share. One thousand seven hundred dollars supports 44 200 dollars worth of food by USDA donations offsetting transport costs.
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Robert Clogston
Truman Milton
Verne Alden
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Reds Launch New Cosmos Satellite
The Soviet Union launched artificial earth satellite Cosmos No 49, an unmanned craft carrying scientific apparatus to continue space research under the program announced March 16, 1962. Tass called it a routine launching.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Deaths Mrs. Rosamond A Rich 79 Former Ottawa Resident
Mrs Rosamond A Rich 79 longtime Ottawa resident died 3 pm Friday in a Wichita nursing home. Services 2 pm Tuesday at Towner Chapel with Rev Jack Dennison officiating. Burial Highland Cemetery. Born January 6 1885 in Galena she married Harvey Rich January 24 1906. he died June 12 1958. Survived by three daughters Mary Gudim Portland Oregon Ruth Emery Lancaster California Ada White Wichita three sons Elmer Rich Tacoma Washington John Rich Portland Oregon Henry Rich Wichita 18 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren.
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Rosamond A. Rich
Ottawa
Wichita
Towner Chapel
Jack Dennison
Highland Cemetery
Rich
Galena
Harvey Rich
Mary Gudim
Portland
Ore
Ruth Emery
Lancaster
Calif
Ada White
Wichella
Elmer Rich
Tacoma
Wash
John Rich
Henry Rich
Wich
Funerals for Mrs Beulah A Roberts and Elmer A Hull
Services for Mrs Beulah A Roberts who died Oct 17 were Oct 21 at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev Ned M Roberts officiating. Pallbearers were Ernest Finch Rex Christie Fayne Lathen Albert Keefer Luther Stevens and Herbert Cochran. Burial in Hope Cemetery. Attending groups included Ransom Memorial Hospital personnel Wilani Sunday School Busy Corner HDU and Franklin County Nurses Association. Also services for Elmer A Hull who died Oct 21 were Oct 23 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev Ned M Roberts officiating. Pallbearers were Gene Ames E C Heathman Eugene W Safe Fran Robert Graham Luther A Stevens and Eugene C McDowell. Burial in Highland Cemetery.
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Beulah A, Roberts
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Ned M. Roberts
Ernest Finch
Rex Christie
Fayne Lathen
Albert Keefer
Luther Stevens
Herbert Cochran
A. H. North
Robert Cole
Burs
Hope Cemetery
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Elmer A, Hull
Elmer A. Hull
Lamb Funeral
Gene Ames
E. C. Heathman
Eugene W. Safe Fran
Robert Graham
Luther A, Stevens
Eugene C. McDowell
Bruce Spears
Highland Cemetery
Two Held For Trial In Grand Larceny Case
A preliminary hearing in Ottawa County court Friday bound Earl Wayne Butler 17 Muskogee Okla and Joe Barnett 17 Muskogee Okla over to the January 1965 district court term. They were charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing two guns from a farm eight miles northeast of Ottawa on October 20. Both men were held on $1,000 bonds each and did not enter a plea.
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Comery Court
Earl Wayne Butler
Muskogee
Okla
Joe Barnett
Ottawa
Butler
Barnett
Overwidth Vehicle and Speeding Citations Reported
County Court records list William D. Morrison of Dodge City cited October 18 for driving an overwidth vehicle on US 59 without a special permit, fined $10 plus costs. Leo E. Bayless of Prairie Village cited October 14 for speeding 87 mph in a 75 mph zone near Ottawa, fined $12 plus costs. Elmer E. Mellies of Ottawa cited October 15 for having no current driver’s license, fined $10 plus costs.
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William D. Morrison
Dodge City
Leo E. Bayless
Prairie Village
Ottawa
Elmer E. Mellies
Cottonwood
Billingsley Family Finds Hope in Pattern Therapy
The October Reader's Digest article discusses pattern therapy for brain injured children and highlights Gary Billingsley’s recovery after a 1962 accident. Dr. Thaine Billingsley pursued therapy in Philadelphia and brought home techniques, with weekly visitors assisting Gary’s rehabilitation and improving limb use and speech.
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Thaine Billingsley
Wellsville
Gary
Billingsley
K.U. Medical Center
Victory Haury
Coffman
Virginia
Monterey
Carol
Philadelphia
Billingsley Home
Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid Aid Fire Victims In Paola Area
The Pleasant Valley Community Ladies Aid organized food collection for the Don Schaal family who lost their farm home to a fire near Pressonville. Roy G. Lowe of Olathe owned the burned house. neighbors and the Paola Rural Fire Department aided, saving the barn. Red Cross collecting bedding clothing and cooking utensils. donations accepted at Mitchell's Supply Paola or Harold Bethurum residence. Ladies Aid to deliver received items.
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Pleasant Valley Community Ladies Aid
Don Schaal
Beagle
Pressonville
Roy G. Lowe
Olathe
Paola
Marvin Miller
The
Red Cross
Mitchell’s Supply
Herb Stockwell
Harold Bethurum
Pressonville Corner
Food Items Re Weigh in Franklin County Survey
State officials surveyed 549 packaged grocery items in Franklin County finding 64 percent correctly weighed. Thirty two percent overcharged customers, 4 percent under weighed. 95 percent of small scales in stores were accurate, with 7 of 163 condemned. statewide checks show 55 percent correctly labeled and 26 percent over weight last year.
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State Board of Agriculture
Weights and Measures Division
Franklin County
J. Fred True
Classified Ads Summary From Local Newspaper Rates
Classified section lists deadlines and per word rates for local, national, blind, and Lodge notices with discounts for early payment and frequency. Card of Thanks and Lodge notices priced by word or line. minimums apply. special contracts available. out of territory rates 6c per word per insertion.
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M.E. Wscs
Attention Eagles
Jay Ellis
John Gere
S. Hicke Ory
Kansas Veterans’ Commission
V.F.W
Emporia State College
Loren Matthews
KOFO
Adv
Ellis
Chester A. Worl
Ottawa Savings, and Loan
Ronald Myers
Anchor Savings
University of Kansas An Institute On Savings and Loans
America
Police News
Williamsburg
Clarence Coffman
Reds
Rosamond A, Rich
Louis Lengelsdon
Ladies
Geiler
Pete J
Towner’s Chapel
Woodlawn Cemetery
Joe Ferns
Frankelin County
Pol. Adv
Republi Can
Myron S
Jack
Steere, Pol. Adv
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
RFD
Franklin County Sale Company
Donald Lee Smith Holstein Dairy
Homewood
Harold Stewart
Stella Spore
Hamblin Street
Printy
Ben Printy
Cap
Jack Nelson
Kan
Council Grove Livestock Auction Co
Grove
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