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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
7
The Franklin County Democratic committee met at 133 S Main Tuesday with 35 attendees to plan for the upcoming election. The office will be open 1 to 5 pm for information, buttons, and bumper stickers supporting local and national Democratic candidates.
Dr L J Mathey announces his office will be closed September 19 1968 and reopen September 23 1968 at 9 am He will attend the Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation Seminar in Fort Worth Texas Adv Eldon McCurdy of 307 Locust entered Kansas University Medical Center Kansas City for surgery His room is 348 Miscellaneous clothing sale Friday September 20 at 635 North Poplar Adv
A neighborhood garage sale will be held at 526 Maple street on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Advert shows sales items and community turnout expected.
Two local notices list residents Mrs Everett of Stark Ottawa RFD 1 and Madonna Wolken rural Garnett as patients in Kansas City hospitals St Luke's and Providence. Listings include room numbers and items for sale such as a sweeper venetian blinds iron miscellaneous goods. Fri 20 appears as sale timing.
Princeton United Methodist Church reads like a derby of dates with the 95th anniversary of the original 1873 limestone church and the 1910 present building. Homecoming on Sept 22 features 9:30 a.m. church school, a 10:30 worship led by Rev Jerrald R Harnden, a 12:30 basket dinner, and a 2:00 program with guest speaker Rev T Neal Hiatt of Ottawa. The original church was built and dedicated in 1873, with the current structure dedicated June 9, 1910.
Two former Pomona residents Gilbert and Stella Lawcen Richardson organize the annual Franklin County expatriates picnic in California. The event starts at noon on September 29 at Imperial Park 12450 Rives Ave Downey. Richardson is president and Richardson is secretary. Local attendees likely welcome.
Hospital notes list admissions including Mr and Mrs Alfred Starosta Pomona Lester Moore and Robin Archer with Tuesday dates Dismissals include Deborah Ward Lynn Brecheisen and John Cornell with Tuesday dates Birth announcements record a son to Mr and Mrs William Shipps and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ray Evans plus a son to Mr and Mrs James Garber Tuesday and Wednesday A two car collision on Rantoul Road six miles north of Rantoul reports no injuries but Rosella Cox 27 and Elsie Harvey 42 sustain pain and minor effects. cattle hog and dairy quotes follow with regional auction details and prices Death notices include Ruby W Jones 82 of Ottawa burial at Highland Cemetery Dr Challis A Hall Jr 51 formerly Kansas City Yale professor with services and memorials to Yale and Mt Moriah Cemetery Other obituaries note Walter D Grigsby Ella Dodson and police charges including Robert Ray Thomas 23 and Ronald L Foltz 29
Kansas total population climbs to 2,265,170 for 1968, up 28,420 from the prior year marking the 15th consecutive annual increase. County and city figures certified by assessors show counts for Franklin, Anderson, Miami, Osage, and many smaller communities including Ottawa, Garnett, Osawatomie, Overbrook, Pomona, and Wellsville among others.
The Kansas Corporation Commission denied Missouri Pacific Railroad Company authority to establish mobile agencies in Kansas. Judge Perry L. Owsley’s examiner report found the plan would not provide adequate service or public convenience. Hearings covered 20 routes across 110 towns including Topeka Logan Beloit and Newton.
Diane McDonald of Williamsburg has been chosen as a member of Kansas State University's home economics honors program. Selection cites scholastic ability and faculty recommendations. The program aims to deepen leadership potential in home economics with optional honor seminars each semester. Miss McDonald is a sophomore majoring in home economics education, daughter of Harold and Mrs. McDonald.
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