Local News Briefs and Classifieds Summary
Emergency care at Ransom Memorial Hospital featured Kenneth Johnson and James Hollon for injuries from a truck fall and motorcycle crash, plus Mrs Edmund Simmons receiving X-rays. A 1960 Jeep for sale by Vertus Crous at 513 Cedar. Vertus Jr and family visit noted, plus Bernhardt School of Dance ad. Hawk’s Grange to elect officers. Bill's Coffee Shop ad. August rainfall at Worden was 1.09 inches vs 4.72 normal, year to date 34.60 vs 26.63 inches.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Johnson
Ottawa
RFD
James Hollon
Sycamore
Edmund Simmons
Cedar House
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Cooperative Meteorological Observer
Army airman John Stark supper announcement
The Warren Black American Legion Post and Auxiliary will hold a potluck supper Tuesday September 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion Home. Bring a covered dish and table service. John E. Stark Jr. is listed as Airman First Class and the family address is Ottawa RFD 1.
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John
Stark Jr
Everett Stark
Ottawa
John E. Stark Jr
Warren
Winds Drive Fire Setbacks Across Northwest Regions
The Associated Press reports 50 mph winds hampered firefighters from the Pacific Coast to Montana. Bonners Ferry Idaho faced a 23 mile timber blaze near town as Civil Defense debated evacuations and 10 rural families prepared to move. Shuswap Lake fire in British Columbia grew under gusts while Willamette NF fires in Oregon expanded with no containment. In Montana Glacier National Park 40 mph winds sent crews to the Glacier Wall fire, 750 acres burning, and 35 mph winds threatened a 400 acre flare near Burney Falls, California.
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Associated Press
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Montana
Idaho Panhandle
Bonners Ferry
British Columbia
Shuswap Lake
Willamette National Forest
Oregon
Glacier National Park
Glacier Wall
California
Burney Falls
McArthur State Park
Americans ignore profit on old silver certificates
Treasury figures show nearly 8 million dollars in silver certificates were retired since July 1 but only 4.7 million redeemed for silver. Speculators bid 20 to 30 cents on the dollar for certificates issued 1929 to early 1960s, while the government redeems at 12.29 an ounce. As of last Tuesday about 389.7 million dollars in silver certificates remained in circulation.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Infamous Nazi Woman Kills Self
AICHACH Germany AP Tise Koch once called the Bitch of Buchenwald hanged herself in her cell in the Bavarian Women's Prison near Augsburg. She died after 20 years behind bars for war crimes and instigation of murder and cruelty to concentration camp inmates.
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Aichach
Germany
Tise Koch
Buchenwald
Koch
Augsburg
Futuristic Fashion Show Delights World Sci Fi Con
New York AP report describes a Galaxy magazine event at the World Science Fiction Convention where about a thousand attendees applauded a futuristic fashion show. Models wore cellophane gowns and miniskirt inspired outfits as space fans reacted with enthusiasm and bursts of camera flashes.
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Galaxy Magazine
Deaths Finis W Weeks and Belle Hoopes
Finis W Weeks 86 of 603 S Poplar died Friday at 8 p m. in Ottawa area. services Tuesday 2 p m Lamb Funeral Home Rev Paul W Pentz. Burial Highland Cemetery. Born Dec 1 1880 to William Finis Weeks and Missouri Hedges Weeks. survived by sister and nieces in Ottawa. Belle Hoopes 81 of Pomona died Friday at 2 45 p m in Cedar House Nursing Home. funeral Sunday Pomona Methodist with Rev Jake Wise. Burial Appanoose Cemetery Franklin County. Born Jan 30 1886 Overbrook daughter of Hershel S Rea and Hanzie Sharp Rea. married Ray Hoopes May 12 1904. survived by two daughters two sons and 22 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren and one brother John Rea.
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Finis
Weeks Finis
Bob
Weeks
S. Poplar
Otetawa
Lamb Funeral Home
Paul W. Pentz
Belle Hoopes
Pomona
Cedar House
Pomona Methodist Church
Jake Wise
Appanoose Cemetery
Franklin County
Hoopes
Overbrook
Hershel S
Hanzie (Sharp) Rea
Ray Hoopes
Pomona Rebekah Lodge
Arthur Hoopes
Inabel Hoopes
Buel Lowder
Fueblo
Colo
Chet Bohlander
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals List
Admissions include Mrs Dewey Barnhart Pomo na on Friday. Dismissals cover Jesuse Cruz 817 Walton Friday Charles Cook 521 8 Oak Daniel Walken 706 N Main Mrs Jewell Stacy 832 E 7th Saturday.
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Jesuse Cruz
Walton
Frisday
Charles Cook
Daniel Walken
Main
Jewell Stacy
Four Ottawa men finish Army mechanics course at Fort Leonard Wood
Four Ottawa area privates completed an Army mechanics course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Pvt Delbert N Foster 18 from Ottawa RFD 4 Pvt Gary L Fishburn 19 from Richmond Pvt Donald D Wieneke 21 of 815 Tremont and Pvt Jackie R Poe 20 of 515 E 5th were trained in electrical and transmission systems and engine repair.
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Ottawa
Fort Leoneard Wood
Delbert N. Foster
Otetawa Rfd
Gary L. Fishburn
Richmond
Donald D. Wieneke
Tremont
Jackie R. Poe
Army forgives Major Reno and plans Custer Battlefield burial
Maj Marcus Reno, who died 78 years ago, will be reburied with honor at the Custer National Battlefield in Montana next Saturday. An Army board of review exonerated him and overturned a previous dishonorable discharge, clearing the way for his remains to be moved from Washington’s Glenwood Cemetery to the battlefield alongside Custer and over 200 others.
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Washington
Marcus Reno
Little Big Horn
Montana
Custer
Custer National
Reno
Army
Army Board of Review
Custer National Battlefield
Glenwood Cemetery
Farm Sale Listings and Auction Contact Details
Pomona and Council Grove livestock auctions run every Saturday and Osage City sale every Tuesday. A September 4 sale by Owen Heidner closes out farm machinery five miles west of Ottawa on K-68, at 10 30 a.m. John O Stewart Auction Company, 2900 Hageman, Kansas City, Kansas. Phone CO 28645.
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Owen Heldner
Ottawa
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Kan
Council Grove
Osage City
Owen Heidner
John 0
Stewart Auction Company
Hageman
Kansas City
Phone CO
Public Hearing on Zoning Map Change Ottawa Kans
Varecho Inc proposes reclassifying Lots 18 19 20 21 22 23 2A 25 26 27 28 29 30 and 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 in Highland Heights addition Franklin County to apartment district C. Oct 3 1967 7 30 p m City Hall Planning Commission room. Protests possible. recommendations then to Ottawa governing body.
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City Commission Room
Ottawa
Kansas
City Planning Commission
Peetition of
Varecho, Inc
R. L. Underwood
Mary Ann Underwood
Highland Heights
Franklin County
Planning Commission
Glenn Underwood
Cadena
Donald R. Capper
KC Markets Kansas City cattle and hogs report
KC Markets Kansas City AP market update shows cattle and feeders mostly steady to higher versus last week with steers 24,00-27,75 and heifers 23,50-26,50. Cows 16,00-17,00, feeder steers over 800 lbs steady, feeders 24,00-28,15 for good and choice, calves and heifers strong to prime in several ranges. Hogs barrows and gilts 25,75 lower, sows 50 lower, specific weights 210-240 lbs at 20,00-25,00 and 210-265 lbs at 19,50-20,00.
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Kansas City
Turner Funeral Services Scheduled for John L Turner
Funeral services for John L Turner will be held at the Morc tuary Sunday at 2 PM with Rev Willard Braker officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Belle Hoopes funeral services set for Pomona Methodist Church Monday at 2 PM with Rev Jake Visser officiating. Interment Appanoose Cemetery.
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Vertus Crous
Vertus Jr
Familly
Denever
Leonard Horn
Walcott, Cole
Hawkins Grange
Grange
Bill's
Hickory
Ellis
Peat
AaVe
M.P.H
New York
Highsland Cemetery
William Finis
Missouri (Hedges) Weeks
Mma E. Hamby
Red Jacket
Wilma Warsner
G. E. Lilly
William Fine
Adelbert Hay
Dewey Barnhart
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ben Printy
Frankslin Co
Ottawa Herald
Plays House Toy Company
Ann Morris
Emporia
Misc
Marchine
Seiberling
Luzier Cosmetics
Clairol
Mr. Henry
Luczier Inc
Broadway
Kanesas City
General Services
Bob Luce
Johnson Motors
Cedar
Ottawa Herald Business
J.P. Christianson
Associates
Nance, Lawrence
Topeka Capital
Cypress
Gingerich Fert, Co
Standard
Calsed
Bennie Stinson
J. W. Taylor
Keen Company
Electrolux
Fred Meador
West 6Th
F.W. Adams
Gardner, Kan
Baldwin
Cliff Marconette
Kanesas
Carter Orchard
Jim Mulcahey
Garnett
Waverly
Burnetts
Chippewa Road
New Holland
Jack Beauchamp
Gibbons Salvage
Marie
Gregory
K.C. Mo
Jep Flow Még., Inc
P.O
la Cygne
Kansag
Kemper Military College
Furn, Apartment
Masonic Temple
Herald
I Homes For Sale
Mulberry
AL Williams
Williams
Bergsma
Alexarder-Doyen
Alexander
Shaw
Wittmeyer
Doyen
Luther Stevens
Anderson
Stevens
Turner Real Estate
Hayden Turner
Gilmore
Hysom
Cheney
Wichita
Francis Wahl
Jackson
Nasuah
Auto Service Parts
Hughes Auto Parts
Havery Smith Auto Supply
Pontiac
Plymouth
Studebaker
Minnick Mtrs, Inc
Carl Ewing
Harold and
Frank
Cadillac
BUICK
Ash
Pat
Aldens
Retta
Viola Ferns
Lola Sellers
Spring Hill
Baldwin, Grain Co., Inc
Baldwin City
Linotype
Heidelberg Letter
Lockwood Company, Inc
P. O
Atchison Kansas
Fuller Brush
Clifford R
Hobbs
Myers Bros. Phone Centropolis
Claude
Howard
Franklin County Sales Company
Lloyd Link
N. Sycamore
Xan
Centropolis
Harold Rose Clossing
LeLoup
Printy
Cap
Sou
Highland Cemestery
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