District Court briefs filed in Franklin County
Two lawsuits appear in District Court with Ross Brewer and others versus Laura Warner and others for a partition and Cecil W. and Mildred Schneider versus Orrie A. Sheldon and others for quiet title to land in Franklin County. Community notices list local auctions, awards at the Mid-America Fair, and postponements of meetings and classes in Ottawa area clubs and schools.
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Ross Brewer
Laura Warner
Cecil. W
Mildred Schneider
Orrie A. Sheldon
Franklin County
Hope To Recover Orbiting Capsule
The Air Force aims to recover the orbiting Discoverer XXX capsule blasted into space from Vandenberg AFB. The 300-pound gold plated capsule orbits every 92.4 minutes at altitudes between 154 and 345 miles. It is the 20th Discoverer to orbit and recovery is planned within four days.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Hawaian
Samos
Midas Sky
Kansans Picked for Peace Corps Nigeria Training
Two Kansans George T. Eaton of Lawrence and Gerald W. George of Salina join 33 others in a Peace Corps teaching corps selection. Training at Michigan State University in East Lansing runs Sept 18 through Nov 18. After home leave, Nigeria duty begins about Nov 22 at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka.
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Washington
Michigan State University
New University of Nigeria
Nsukka
East Lansing
Nigeria
George T. Eaton
Lawrence
Gerald W. George
Salina
Bowling Scores Wednesday Night Ladies Results
Kansas State and Petrext led the bowling sheet with high series and individual scores. Listed performances include Wolgast 176 and 504, Carlson 122 and 493, Mack 173 and 442, Liegerot 172 and 466, Morrin 146 and 375, Milton 166, Lollar 424, Dengie 172, Whitacre 183 and 468, with team tallies and monthly markers.
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Ladies Wright
V. Dengie
Moore
G. Whitacre
Wellsville Church Annex Fund Reaches 24000
The Wellsville Methodist Church building fund for an educational annex has grown to 24000 with 10000 from John Hays bequest. Hays was a longtime member and his will directed the donation to the annex. Since last November 14000 more has been raised. Other notes cover local students and 4-H livestock awards.
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Wellsville Methodist Church
John Hays
Hays
Pomona Rally Day Aims For One Hundred Twenty Five
Pomona Methodist church members plan Rally and Promotion Day on September 17 with a goal of 125 attendees. Wesley choir of 14 from third to fifth grades will perform in new blue robes with gold stoles under director Mrs Jane Bulmer. Church projects include new front doors rails and a front walk donated land by W W Clevenger and welding by Harry Miller.
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Methodist Church
Wesley
Jane Bulmer
Neal Baxter
Charles Burch
Jim Driver
Orval Jensen
C. M. Hill
W. W. Clevenger
Harry Miller
Chimp Possible in Next Rocket Flight Says NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP NASA plans one more unmanned orbital flight before attempting manned spaceflight. An Atlas launched a two ton capsule with a mechanical spaceman circling the globe at 17519 mph, recovered by USS Decatur after a 109 minute flight amid minor technical glitches. Webb indicated a chimpanzee passenger could ride in the next test.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Decatur
NASA
James E. Webb
Washington
Hospital Notes Mussio and Births
Hospital notes list Mussio Paul Fredeen 508 Elm. Bessie Caple 416 E 2nd Wednesday. Mrs Charles Mundy 518 W Thursday. Births Shawnee Mission son born Wednesday night 7 lb 5 oz. Mr and Mrs Ross Johnson. Lane Marvin Rowland daughter born Thursday 7 lb. Ronald Thomas Baldwin son born Thursday 6 lb 14 oz. Dismissals Thomas Marks and baby daughter 1084 N Hickory. Squire Foster and baby son 704 N Cherry. Dan Ames and baby daughter 520 EB 5th Thursday.
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Paul Fredeen
Elm
Bessie Caple
Charles Mundy
Ross Johnson
Shawnee Mission
Marvin Rowland
Lane
Ronald Thomas
Baldwin
Thomas Marks
Hickory
Squire Foster
N. Cherry
Dan Ames
GM Cannot Shift Into High Gear
DETROIT AP. GM cannot return to 1962 model car production before next week as five new at the plant working agreements raise total local settlements with the UAW to 53. Yet GM operates 129 plants with many still idle or operating without agreements. More than 90 plants were idled by Monday walkouts as Reuther urged momentum while high level talks paused. A national wage and fringe benefits package is agreed, worth about 12.04 cents an hour in take-home pay.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
Death of former Richmond pastor Benjamin M Dobbin
Dr Benjamin M Dobbin 81 former associate pastor of Richmond Community Methodist Church died Tuesday night in College Park Maryland at his son Paul Dobbin s home He had lived with his son since his wife died November 12 1958 He served as pastor at Blue Mound Greeley Jetmore Pretty Prairie Eskridge Summerfield Lyndon and churches in Iowa and Nebraska He was a member of Garnett United Presbyterian Church Surviving are three grandchildren Funeral services Saturday at 2 p m at Richmond Methodist Community Church Rev Wilbur Purvis to officiate Burial in Richmond Cemetery Friends may call at McVey Dengel Mortuary Friday noon to Saturday noon
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Benjamin M. Dobbin
Richmond Community Methodist Church
College Park
Paul Dobbin
Blue Mound
Greeley
Jetmore
Pretty Prairie
Eskridge
Summerfield
Lyndon
Iowa
Nebraska
Garnett United Presbyterian Church
Richmond Methodist Community Church
Wilbur Purvis
Richmond Cemetery
McVey- Dengel
Funeral for Mrs Haskal Furman in Council Grove
Ottawans attend memorial in Council Grove for Mrs Haskal Furman nee Julia Fuqua born November 18 1937 died September 8 from a heart attack. Surviving are widower Effie Fuqua her mother two brothers and five sisters. U S Mitchell accompanied by other relatives traveled to Council Grove for the funeral.
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Council Grove
U. S. Mitchell
Fuqua
Violence at Struck Duralite Plant in Clifton New Jersey
In Clifton New Jersey a large riot at the Duralite plant sparked by a union dispute saw about 2,000 people involved and more than 50 policemen on standby. Sixteen arrests followed rock throwing as police used water spray to disperse the crowd and Riot Act was read. The plant is an aluminum furniture maker and is under a restricted emergency area order restricting access to employees, authorized pickets, and nearby residents.
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Joseph Nee
Teamsters Union
International Union of Electrical Workers
Get On Job JFK Tells Negotiators Get On Job
President Kennedy urged General Motors and the United Automobile Workers to settle contract talks quickly. Labor Secretary Goldberg read the appeal on national TV, calling for rapid resolution so plants can reopen by Monday.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Esther Course Still Uncertain as Hurricane Esther Moves
A hurricane located 1 075 miles east-northeast of San Juan Puerto Rico was moving west-northwest at 12 mph. Top winds reached 130 mph with gale force winds extending 230 miles from the center. Forecasters warned vessels to exercise caution while hedging on any landfall. There is no certainty Esther will strike land, and its future track remains unpredictable.
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Miami
Fla
Esther
San Juan
P.R
Weather Bureau
Kansas City Market Summary and Farm Prices
Local and Kansas City wholesale markets report soybeans at 2.10, wheat 1.85, corn 1.80, oats 12. Prices for butterfat 48.3, eggs graded 10.25, hens 0.5, cocks 0.3. Cattle 3,000 head, calves 25, cows 14.50 to 18.00. hogs 2,000 head, 200-250 lb barrows 18.25-18.5, 280-450 lb sows 15.75-17.50. Sheep 25 not enough for test. Fire Underwriters notes limited land travel damage.
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Kanbas City
Blind Man Claims Estate
Frank F. Hopkins of Detroit testified he kept secret for 46 years that he is the son of Theodore Hopkins. The blind 47 year old seeks the Kansas City real estate tycoon’s 246,846 estate, noting a 1955 will claimed no children. A 1894 letter cites “our boy Frank” as pivotal evidence, while Ralph Arnold, a caregiver and beneficiary named in the will, has sued to break it.
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Kansas City
Frank F. Hopkins
Detroit
Theodore Hopkins
Frank Hopkins
Frank
Ralph Arnold
Arnold
Hopkins
Nuclear tests likely to resume within a week
Washington AP reports the United States plans underground nuclear tests within a week to 10 days. The Joint Congressional Atomic Committee held a closed session to review plans for a new American series and received a top secret briefing from AEC Chairman Glenn T. Seaborg and Major General F J Rodenhauser.
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Washington
United States
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Senate House Group
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Carla Damage Not A Record
Insurance experts in New York estimate Hurri cane Carla damage under 100 million, not a record. B.P.L. Carden, general adjustor, cautions on scope and valuation uncertainties.
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Carla Damage
New York
B.P.L. Carden
Hearing in Spears estate in Franklin County Kansas
Notice to all concerned that Sara Lee Spears seeks a court determination of the heirs and 1 6 interest in William Clair Spears estate in Ottawa Kansas with a September 29 1961 defense filing deadline. The notice covers real and personal property and references the University Addition Ottawa parcel and a 1 6 share of Section 1 Township 17 Range 19 Franklin County. The hearing will be in Ottawa.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
William Clair Spears
W. Clair Spears
Sara Lee Spears
Kansas
University
Ottawa
Township
District Court
Anderson County
John Newhart
Olive Hope Norton Galloway
Franklin
Max Gilmore
Cole & Cole Garnett
James R. Babcock
State of
Wiloma D. Babcock
James
FR. Babcock
Wilema D. Babcock
Leighton A. Fossey
Mound City
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