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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1958
Page
4
W. M. Rice and Son announce an auction of 75 Holsteins from the Noel-Radcliffe herd at the farm eight miles south of Lawrence. The sale starts Saturday at 11 am with use of the sale catalog and delivery options. A separate note mentions a Sept. 10 traffic incident driving on the wrong side of the road.
William Krol, 68, longtime Waverly resident and retired farmer born May 28, 1877 in Marysville Ohio, died yesterday in Burlington after five months of poor health. Survived by widow Leona. Funeral tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Waverly Methodist Church with burial in Waverly Cemetery.
An Ottawa youth, 17 years old, was charged with reckless driving and failing to heed a police car’s red light and siren. He pleaded innocent in Franklin County Court, posted a $1,000 bond, and was later picked up by Undersheriff Lloyd Greaves. The case followed a Saturday morning pursuit and involved the boy’s home visit, with the district noting the early hours of the incident.
The Missouri and Kansas Hewad paper Mechanical Conferences plan a joint meeting with exhibits and representatives from multiple states in Kansas City. The event includes a Miss America pageant, Mary Ann, escorted by Victor Letnell and Charles Ostlott, and a prize of 10,000 dollars toward her education. Supporters say the pageant aids recognizing regional youth, while other items report on George Long’s passings and local social notes.
A chaotic report lists multiple young women from various towns winning or placing in competitions, with scholarship awards ranging from 1 500 to 4 500 dollars. Names, ages, and places appear jumbled, including Miss California Sandra Leo and Miss Oklahoma Anity Bryant. The piece also lists a set of local officials and directors with unclear roles or affiliations.
Funeral services for Gilbart Knop, who died recently, will be held tomorrow at Coughlin Chapel in Wellsville at 4:00 p.m. Local clergy and family will attend. Burial will follow at the Wellsville Cemetery. The deceased left a substantial estate and was known for philanthropic work in the community.
Three separate crashes occurred in Ottawa over the weekend with no injuries. Saturday at 2 p.m. on North Main a brake slip by Forrest Nicewan der caused his car to hit Hazel Griffin and then Bonnie McConnell, all traveling north. Griffin’s car sustained major damages. Sunday at 1 p.m. at 625 E 2nd Gladys Cooper backed into Ferris Woods’s parked car, Woods’s auto with major damages. A third collision near 3rd and Walnut involved Leonard Spears and Jack Guilfoyle. Spears’s car had major damages.
An early Sunday morning fog led to a two vehicle crash on US 50 southwest of Ottawa causing extensive damage to both vehicles but no injuries. Daniel F Taumerlin, 34, Ottawa, drove north and hit a southbound truck driven by Joseph E Dillard, 35, Louisville Kentucky. The collision occurred southwest of Williamsburg.
Hospital notes record admissions for Mrs John W Franklin RED 2 Saturday James B Hamilton RFD 1 Mrs George Mesigh RFD 1 Pomona Mrs Floyd A Jacob Hot N Cherry Sunday Mrs Peter Noll TD 2 Williams burg Mrs Pearl Allen RFD 3 today Births to Mr and Mrs Jackie Welborn 110 N Poplar daughter born Saturday weight 7 lb Dismissed Jenkins 129 Maing Saturday Vicki Sue Henry Pomona Wendell Broers RED 2 Mrs William Lang 709 2 rd Sunday
Richard FF. Bohn, 75, a former minor league baseball player and self-proclaimed umpire, died in a hospital after years of ill health. Born around World War I, he returned to Sedalia and umpired in the 1920s. Services are today with burial details to follow.
Three Ottawans are among 1,518 men pledged to 26 social fraternities at Kansas University. Donald Alderson reports the pledges, including Robert A. Gollier and William L. Hysom, with others like Eugene Shaffer also mentioned as pledges to Beta Theta Pi Delta Upsilon and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
First published August 4 1958 and published October 27 1958 notice announces submission of a generalized constitutional amendment at the November 4 1958 general election. The amendment would strike sections 24 1 and 14 of article 3 and insert new section 2 of article 2.9 The text covers Supreme Court composition terms vacancies appointment processes retention and nominating commission details with duties qualifications and implementation timelines.
Notice states a proposed constitutional amendment to Article 15 adding Sec 12, to be submitted in the November 4 1958 general election. It would prevent employment denial based on labor organization membership and bar agreements excluding individuals for such membership. Secretary Paul R bathe certifies the true copy on file.
Notice summarizes proposed Kansas constitutional amendment to Section 7 of Article 11, allowing state highway work without general property tax or bonds, plus involvement in water resources and food control. Certification by Secretary of State and related public notices included, with condemnation proceedings for Ottawa School District 130.
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