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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1959
Page
5
A collision five miles northeast of Ottawa damaged a vehicle driven by 33 year old Russell Lea Smith of RFD 3. He pulled right to pass a truck and struck a bridge abutment hidden by weeds. No charges were filed.
A bat bit Louis Ashmore in BLUE RIVER Wisconsin during an August night. He killed the bat, joked about it next day, and died of hydrophobia less than a month later. The Wisconsin Health Department attributes the death to rabies, with a US Public Health Service team ordered to search for infected bats near the village of 425. Skunks are common carriers but bats have been reported with rabies.
Two men appeared in County Court after a Monday morning crash two miles south of Ottawa. Jack Frederick Sauer, 35, paid court costs and a $5 fine for no valid license that was suspended. John Robert Christian, 67, fined $10 after pleading guilty to failure to yield the right of way. his vehicle suffered major damages.
Mrs Lucy A Garrett 87 of Crestview nursing home an Ottawa resident since 1910 died at Ransom Memorial Hospital at 11 17 am in failing health born Sept 17 1871 Gravette Ark daughter of G B Gunnells married John W Garrett Nov 27 1890 Linn County he died Feb 40 1944 member Calvary Baptist Church survivors include eight sons three stepchildren 20 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren one brother and three sisters with five children deceased services at McVey Dengel Mortuary Saturday at 2 pm Rev William Weber officiating burial in Peasant Valley Cemetery. Relatives report the death of Mrs Forrest D Moon 69 of Chico Calif Sept 14 after months illness burial Red Bluff Calif formerly Myrtle Butolph Ottawa married Forrest Moon in 1911 lived in Richter neighborhood later moved to California about 30 years ago she was last member of her family survived by widower and daughter Ann who died in 1935.
Nebraska authorities planned to extradite Harlan Lynn Noble from Wisconsin to face kidnapping and rape charges in Lincoln. Noble, a 46-year-old inmate, escaped from a Kansas hospital while serving a 99-year term for an attack on a girl in Leavenworth and was recaptured near Milwaukee by a neighbor of a boy he molested. An extradition warrant was signed by Gov. Nelson and delivered to Wisconsin authorities.
Police said burglars struck Dot's Tavern at 1007 North Main after 12 30 a m taking an estimated 40 in silver. Entry was gained by prying the back door with a half inch flat bar. The cash register was pried open and the drawer emptied. a beer case was used to hold the back floor closed during the exit through the front door.
Frederick R. Ferguson, 24, of Wellsville, and Marlena M. Carey, 22, of Utica, are recorded in the monthly marriage licenses list. The pair appear in the civil records indicating consent and marriage eligibility per local registry.
District Court opens the September term on September 28 with two damage cases Malone vs Hay and McCalland vs Robinson scheduled for jury trial. Nine appeals from Police and County Court are set September 30 to October 5, civil action restarts October 5 for seven cases by November 9, with two more civil suits after that. dates for State vs Samuel J Lloyd McLaughlin in the Edgar Red Smiley slaying on July 22 remain unset.
Federal mediator William Murray convened Swift & Co workers and United Packinghouse Workers and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen in Chicago for a first joint session since the strike began September 4. Unions recently reached deals with Cudahy Packing Co and Armour & Co affecting thousands in Omaha Denver Wichita Salt Lake Los Angeles East Chicago and more.
Burlington Railroad will cut 475 jobs in three shops as repairs finish and demand drops amid a steel strike. The Aurora Illinois shop will release 200 workers, West Burlington Iowa 275, Havelock Nebraska 0.
President Eisenhower signed a bill appropriating 1,363,961,200 dollars for military construction for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960. The appropriation is 19,238,800 dollars less than the president had requested for U S bases at home and overseas.
AP reports Secretary Arthur Flemming urged Tuesday night that American education policy should not be built on fear of Soviet Russia. He asserted that the free world’s military strength can deter international communism from aggression.
Mrs. Frank H. Davis RFD 2 Mike Latimer 932 S Main Fred J. Rapp 121 S Oak Mrs Julius Raf elock 1103 S Main Tuesday Randy Lee Hinderliter 1523 S Oak Mrs Raymond Ledom in N Sycamore today Births Mr and Mrs Gilbert Pottorff Wellsville son born Wednesday weight 7 lbs 10 oz Dismissals Mrs George Beatty 911 Cypress Tuesday Joe Pierson 605 Ash Mrs Frank H Davis RFD 2 today
A Jupiter rocket carrying 14 pregnant mice and two fruit flies exploded about 10 seconds into flight over Cape Canaveral. The nose cone held biological samples for studying space flight effects. No injuries were reported as debris fell near the launch site. NASA said the test aimed to inform future manned space missions and had been delayed 24 hours due to technical issues.
Kansas City AP reports wheat and corn prices showing mixed moves as futures edge lower and contracts hold near unchanged levels. Grain quotes include No 2 hard and lark hard futures near 1.08 percent, with oats and soybeans listed at nominal changes and distant figures for rye and barley.
The Kansas City AP roundup lists cattle facts with vealers slaughter calves steers and cows showing steady trends. Hogs and pigs show higher barrows gilts and sows. spring slaughter lambs price activity up with ewes and feeders firm and spring feeder lambs noted.
A early morning blaze destroyed the Isis Theater in Lucas Kansas leaving only brick walls. No injuries reported. Wind aided flames as firemen from Wilson Russell Sylvan Grove and Ellsworth battled the fire discovered around 2 45 am. The theater owned by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gilbrath had burned before in 1926 and 1951.
Hollywood AP reports Bing Crosby visited his newborn daughter Mary Frances at Queen of Angels Hospital on Tuesday. Crosby quipped she has more hair than he does, and the baby was born to his actress wife Kathy on Monday.
Ferris Illinois AP Rodney Brodie marked his 8th birthday unable to run or play after severe injuries. He recently shed casts and learns to walk again while his family hopes a home tutor helps him cope with school life. His head joined twin brother survived the 1951 separation.
Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis surprised guests by appearing at a Greek night club near Athens. The 35 year old star, recently separated from Giovan Battista Meneghini, arrived with Onassis aboard his yacht from Glyphada, a resort area.
Ottawa High School teachers and students attend the dedication of a money total near Bonner Springs, as Congress votes the largest peacetime appropriations total in history. The 1959 bill total exceeds 81 billion, with foreign aid taking the biggest cut, and the Eisenhower administration noting gradual increases across years.
Washington AP Louis J Hector resigned today as a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board. He told President Eisenhower that civil aviation is too important to be hobbled by a regulatory system that does not work. Eisenhower accepted the resignation with regret and thanked Hector for a job well done.
Notices from Franklin County Kansas probate court announce the appointment of Albert A. Stoetzer Jr as administrator of Dora Wells estate with nine month claims period. Also details a hearing on Arlettie Cradler will, Wayne Dickerson named executor, with defenses due by October 3, 1959. Additionally an Ottawa city ordinance updates electrical code requirements, permits, service entrances, and meter placement with procedural details for inspections.
Protests over Soviet Premier Khrushchev's visit were quiet and solemn as Americans backed President Eisenhower's call for courteous treatment. Symbols of mourning appeared nationwide, with flags flown upside down at Holyoke and Buffalo cathedrals and a cross skywritten over Washington. Cardinal Cushing led prayers in Boston for about 15,000 people at Bunker Hill, urging vigilance against communism while advocating true courtesy toward Khrushchev.
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 411 deaths so far in 1959, for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. Comparable period in 1958 had 378 deaths.
City ordinance updates interior wiring rules within fire limits requiring metal enclosed or armor ed cable with bonding conductor approval by the City Electrical Inspector. The measure repeals Section 9 Ordinance Nos 2124 and takes effect after passage, approval, and publication.
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