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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1963
Page
4
Ottawa area items include a 2 pm Thursday Home Economics Extension meeting at the Masonic Hall with Rosemary Crist demonstrating wardrobe accessories. Local notices cover thrift shop hours, birthday and funeral acknowledgments, bridge results, a horseback ride to Mears Park, and hospital admissions for Audrey Taylor and Sylvia Goeldner.
James Behler of Wellsville and Laura A Winterbawer of Lenexa obtain a marriage license. Harold Ned Bethel and Ila Jean Cannady, both age 20, seek the license in Princeton. Thomas Lee Mason, 36, of Louisville, marries Loretta Mae Brooks, 38, of Fontana.
KC Markets Kansas City cattle and hogs sales show steady to lower trends across cattle and hogs. Cattle: steer and heifer classes range 21.00 to 25.00, vealers and good to prime cows 14.00 to 25.00, mixed utility and commercial tiers. Hogs: barrows and gilts around 25, sows softer to 15.00. Sheep: good to prime lambs 18.50 to 20.50, ewes 4.00 to 6.25.
Police report holiday weekend arrests for careless driving and reckless driving with multiple $25 bonds and Sept 5 court dates. Five speeding arrests include failures to appear and bonds ranging from $10 to $15. Reported thefts cover hubcaps from Gary Ebeck, boat motor and seat from Ben Printy, and a damaged storm window from A. J. Brady.
Nellie Ethel Jones 79 of RFD 3 Franklin County died Saturday at Ransom Memorial Hospital after two months illness. Services Wednesday 2 p.m. Dengel & Son Mortuary Rev Willard Neumann burial Evergreen Mound Cemetery. Born December 27 1883 Grundy County Missouri moved to Franklin County 1904 married Lewis B Jones January 20 1901 Dunlap Missouri, he died 1959. Surviving son Harrison E Jones daughter Mrs Sadie Bruner 12 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren. Mrs Jones was Centropolis Baptist Church member and last of her family.
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson arrived in Sweden on a 15,000 mile goodwill tour of Scandinavia. He said the trip is a mission of friendship and new confidence, bringing greetings from over a million Americans of Swedish descent and President Kennedy. Premier Tage Erlander and cabinet members welcomed him at Arlanda Airport near Stockholm. Erlander expressed optimism the visit would deepen U S Sweden ties.
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller calls for large and immediate tax cuts and a program to safeguard the gold supply. In a Monday night statement he criticizes President Kennedy s fiscal policy as slow and insufficient addressing international balance of payments. He warns continued inaction could trigger a crisis of confidence in the dollar.
Italian born scientist Dr. Giuseppe Martelli acquitted of spying charges will be barred from continuing his nuclear research role in Britain. The 40 year old’s British contract, due to expire September 30, will not be renewed, an Atomic Energy Authority spokesman said.
A truck driven by Robert May of Osage City and a car driven by Mrs. Alvin Miller near Ottawa on K-68 collided after a dog ran into the road. Both vehicles skidded on wet pavement. Miller’s car suffered about 800 dollars in damage, the truck was undamaged, and no injuries or citations were reported.
Police records show three bicycles were taken during the long weekend. Two bikes from the Merle Taylor residence at 610 West 2nd were found Monday morning under a bridge in Ottawa. A third bike remains missing as Roger Buck, manager of the high school football team, reports his transportation disappeared after he finished equipment duties Monday night.
Admissions include Ralph Armstrong 818 W 6th Mrs Mae Detwiler RFD 1 Ran toul Mrs Wilson Mack RFD 1 Mrs Grover Frogatte Prince ton Saturday Lucy Clines 506 E 8th Mrs Ida Marconette 738 8 Cherry Mrs Elizabeth Plaschka Pomona Dale Dieterich Jr Princeton Ander son Spooner Crestview nursing home Monday Mrs Gene Ames 410 E 11th Mrs Frata Harris 327 Willow Mrs Hardin Watkins Richmond Tuesday Births Mr and Mrs Marvin Gast 1004 S Main daughter Saturday weight 7 lb 16z Mr and Mrs R Neal 737 S Cherry son Monday weight 7 lb 18% oz Mr and Mrs Robert Roecker Wellsville daughter Monday weight 8 lb 4 oz Dismissals Roger Garber RFD 1 Pomona Mrs LeRoy Hildebrandt 1615 Chestnut Mrs Reed Richardson 843 S Sycamore Mr Joseph Raulston 833 S Sycamore Mrs Lloyd Gates Pomona Sunday Mrs Jay De Garmo and baby daughter RFD 2 Wellsville Harry Wood Princeton Monday Mrs Fred Urquhart 527 S Cherry Tuesday
Blue ribbon winners in the 4 H Dairy cattle division at the Franklin County Fair were not listed with other winners due to a misplaced award book. Winners include Holstein Keifer Douglas Hig bie and a list of names for Holstein cow Marilyn Wasmund etc, Jersey Keifer James Sowers and Jersey cow James Sowers, Guernsey Keifer Diana Kissinger and Guernsey cow Ann Keith. Ayrshire Jay Higbie.
Dellard H Sheffield died Aug 30. Funeral service at Towner Chapel officiated by Rev William Weber. Pallbearers were Ted Nelson James Cook Merle Taylor Harry Murphy Rollie Hashman and George Christeson. Gale Woodrome sang hymns with Mrs J M Kilgore accompanying. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery.
Mrs Carrie E Brooks died August 28 and funeral services were held August 31 at Pomona Methodist Church with Rev Lewis V Coats officiating. Pallbearers included Roy Clark Ben Nitcher Percy Graves Ralph Nichols David Triplett and Ralph Fanning. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery with Mrs N V Huderson singing hymns accompanied by Mrs Neal Baxter.
In Charleston South Carolina eleven Negro children and fifteen in Catholic schools attend first day of desegregation without incidents. The move follows a court order and a voluntary diocesan program after Judge Martin ordered admission to public schools.
NEW YORK AP Charlayne Hunter the first Negro student at University of Georgia says she secretly married white student Walter Stovall 25 of Douglas Georgia and they expect a December child The couple announced the marriage after Stovall arrived in New York He worked this summer as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal They married last spring while both were at the university Their honeymoon was described as on the turnpike Stovall’s parents refuse to discuss the marriage and Mrs Hunter’s family is identified with real estate and a former Protestant Army chaplain father Lt Col C S H Hunter Jr The story notes community reactions and family backgrounds including her mother’s work and her father’s military cap
President Kennedy acknowledged in a CBS interview that his civil rights stance has cost some popularity in the South and possibly in the North. He warned he lost Southern states in 1960 and may lose more in 1964, while urging both parties to commit to equality of opportunity.
A young Buddhist monk seeking asylum at the U S Embassy in Saigon was turned away saying the embassy is too full. He followed three other Buddhists who were granted asylum on Saturday, while Saigon officials demand the return of those in refuge. The State Department said asylum would continue. Tensions rise as a government press outlet accuses the CIA of plotting against President Diem.
In Moscow the Soviet Union urged China to act on Hong Kong if it opposes imperialism. Izvestia criticized Beijing’s leaders and the People’s Daily for condemning imperialism abroad while showing indifference to Chinese suffering in Hong Kong.
In Washington today the National Planning Association forecasts a bright U.S. economy ten years ahead with higher family incomes and lower unemployment. It projects average family income rising to 9300, unemployment down to 4 percent, GDP at 4 billion, and population reaching 226 million, while unskilled workers face weaker gains. Also reports on ancient voyaging evidence suggesting early Orientals crossed to South America, based on Smithsonian analyses of pottery. Kennedy to address export expansion at White House conference September 17–18, with Javits criticizing short-term balance of payments measures and urging international monetary reform.
Indonesia filed a strong protest against Malaya's plan to form Malaysia on Sept. 16 calling it reckless and premature and a unilateral act contrary to Manila summit agreements. The note said the move forestalls a U N survey in Sarawak and North Borneo to decide if the people want merger. Indonesia and the Philippines conditioned their acceptance on the survey results.
Prof. Hans Mayer, a 56 year old East German national prize winner and noted liberal intellectual, defected to West Germany during a lecture tour. He will not return to Leipzig University where he taught for 15 years, a move seen as a bombshell for Soviet bloc intellectuals. Mayer won the East German prize in 1935 for works on classical and modern literature and had been in official disgrace since the regime tightened its grip. He is described as close to many leading Eastern writers.
BRIGHTON England AP union leaders met behind closed doors to avert a split over nationwide wage restraint that could hurt the Labor party in next year’s elections. National planners want wage demands tied to economic health while TUC leaders lean toward accord. Some large unions resist any wage restriction limits.
In Gary Indiana United States Steel Corp shut its huge Gary works after a walkout by about 15 000 employees over the suspension of a grievance committee member. The strike began with the 11 p.m. shift Monday night as supervisors banked furnaces and pickets blocked plant entrances. Union officials say McLaughlin was not technically an employee while serving on the grievance committee and the company cited an assault and threatening language.
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