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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1959
Page
4
Ottawa high school urges all students to attend a Friday mixer at 7 30 pm in the junior high gym with a water melon feed near 9 pm in the rear of the building. Also note enrollments for a September self improvement course led by E C House of the National Self Improvement Club with eight Tuesday nights starting Sept 15.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at Ottawa junior and senior high schools during first hour classes. Cash price is 5.75 dollars or via installment plan. Each ticket admits to four football games eight basketball games 18 copies of the school paper a copy of the annual one senior play one junior play the annual Record party and all school mixers.
Death notices report Ralph Hauser 73 Springfield Oregon former Ottawa barber died August 31 from a Hood River crash. Survived by four sisters and one brother. Also noted is Mrs A M Lewis 76 Burlington Kansas who died after three months illness. Surviving son Wayne and another son Albert. Services planned in Burlington.
Lt. Carl S. Pike, former peace officer on leave from the Kent County Sheriff's office, will present a traffic safety program to all 9th through 12th graders at 8:15 tomorrow. Pike has toured the nation, reaching two million students in 42 states, and is sponsored by the American Trucking Associations with Kansas sponsorship by the Kansas Motor Carriers Association. He will also visit Baldwin High School later in the morning.
Lamb and wool producers will vote in September on whether to continue deductions from wool and lamb payments under the lamb and wool marketing development program. Deductions fund advertising and market development by the American Sheep Producers Council under a sales agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Ballots are available at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. Russell Wray chairs the Franklin County ASC committee.
Readable fragments show barley beans corn oats butterfat eggs and poultry prices. Mentioned values include beans 1.81, corn 0.95 to 1.00, oats 0.65, heavy hens 0.60, light hens 0.40, eggs 0.31. Data appears from a local markets section with assorted commodity quotes.
Cattle to 3,000 head and calves 200 head traded with activity described as active and prices 25 to 50 higher. Cattle including steers and cows showed varied weights and grades with average to high choice ranges near 28.25 to 28.50 for steers over 1,200 pounds, while cows and vealers posted mixed gains. Hogs numbered about 4,000, fairly active with gains of 25 to 50 cents, with barrows and gilts in the 14.50 to 15.00 range and 180 to 200 pound butchers around 14.00 to 14.07. Sheep around 800, fairly active and steady. Overall, the report notes food and observation, with native spring lambs and pelts mentioned and various weights and prices listed throughout.
Grain prices at Kansas City show mixed movement across wheat corn and oats with several deliveries and futures quotes noted. Wheat futures edged lower while corn and oats held near unchanged amid varied bid prices and nearby contract activity.
Washington AP report on a bickering Congress edging toward adjournment with housing progress blurred by civil rights and Senate rules disputes. Johnson cites early next week as likely if session continues. Khrushchev invitation, Morse objections, and veto threats frame debates as a large public works bill advances.
A Colorado woman, Mrs J Lenahan, was located at a Hays motel after a statewide alert. She said she had not taken any of the deadly medicine mistakenly given as a heart drug and was driving a New York registered car. The search began when authorities mistook a prescription for strychnine for nitroglycerine. A Topeka telephone employee spotted the car in Hays and notified motel owners. The Bleicks alerted patrol, and Capt. Don Amos confirmed the woman’s statement.
Ingrid Bergman tearful in Rome Civil Court as she wins another round in custody dispute with Roberto Rossellini. Court refuses Rossellini’s bid to set aside temporary ruling giving Bergman custody of three children. Temporary order allows Rossellini two months during school vacation, then one more month until Oct 7 before returning children to Bergman in Paris.
Joseph C. Redding died Sept. 5. Services held Sept. 8 at Hamilton Methodist Church with Rev. W. H. Zimmerman officiating. Pallbearers were Paul Sailor Clem Cummins Walter Ellis Forrest Kaub Morey Hallen and J. W. Dawson. Dennis Carson sang hymns with Mrs. Roy Beevers accompanying. Burial followed in Hamilton Cemetery.
Delaware begins its grade a year school integration program with peaceful entry. In Milford three young Negro girls attend an elementary school amid expectations based on past high school unrest. About 30 Negro children in Kent and Sussex counties start fall term in nine districts with one state trooper directing traffic at each school.
Jimmy William Rake, 27, of 308 S. Mulberry, was treated at Ran som Memorial Hospital after his car left US 59 six miles south of Ottawa. He told deputies he lost control while lighting a cigarette. no charges were filed.
Kansas City AP report covers J. W. Burch urging county extension workers to stress the family unit in farms. Speaking at the 44th annual NA County Agricultural Agents meeting, he warned that missing family-centered work hampers spreading efficient practices and called for coordinated home economics and youth efforts. He noted limited funds limit manpower and cited balanced farming associations forming to raise needed money, with 50 to 75 families paying annual dues.
Ordinance 2147 published Sept 9 1959 establishes Lateral Sewer District No 131 in Ottawa Kansas including Lots 1 to 47 Orchard Heights. It details eight inch sewer lines and bond financed costs apportioned by property valuations with annual assessments and a ten installment maturity plan. Public filing and official papers confirm adoption by city officials.
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