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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1961
Page
5
Drawings for East Kansas League basketball tournament games were announced by Ottawa High School principal W P Shepard. Ottawa varsity will play Turner High in the opener on Dec 12 14 and 15 at Olathe with events noted as part of the Ottawa Herald report.
The Kansas Democratic State Executive Committee unanimously endorses Frank Theis for a federal district judgeship. Telegrams were sent to President Kennedy Attorney General Kennedy and other party leaders, making him the sole candidate endorsed by all 19 members. The group also opposed a Republican candidate for the Kansas open judgeships.
Mrs Therressa Wright died Wednesday morning September 20 at her Wellsville home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the Wellsville Baptist Church, Rev Homer Ganong officiating. Mrs Vinton Cramer and Mrs Hugh Cramer sang Ivory Palaces and The Lord Is My Shepherd with piano accompaniment by Mrs J C Jones Jr. Pallbearers were Hugh Cramer, Charles Thorn, Albert Miller, John Salzer, Junior Crist, and Lowell Collins. Burial followed at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Edward Henry Ashdown admitted stealing four paintings from David Bright’s Bel-Air mansion after authorities traced him through fingerprints. Police found Picasso’s The Portrait of Sebastian and Looking Through The Window, Modigliani’s The Chocolatier, and an Afro abstract in a West Los Angeles garage storage. He said the theft aimed to gain attention.
Readable figures show soybeans at 2.10 wheat 1.85 rye 0 barley 0.95 shelled corn 1.05 oats 0.55 barley 0.95 butterfat 48.43 eggs total 222 eggs graded 234.26.2 cocks 0.8 hens 0.0.
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle 500 and calves 125 with steers and heifers steady and cows steady. High good to average choice steers 23.50 to 24.00, high good to choice heifers 23.00, canner to utility cows 13.00 to 16.00. Hog sales 2,500 with barrows and gilts steady, cows steady to 25 higher. 1-3 barrows and gilts 180 to 250 pounds at 17.50 to 18.35, 1-3 sows 280 to 400 pounds at 16.00 to 17.50. Sheep 25 head, not enough for test.
Kenneth J. Leiker, 21, Rushton, was killed at a road work site west of Claflin when struck by a car driven by Herbert Gabel, 34, Helton. Leiker had just unloaded highway blacktopping material for Middlestates Construction Co. Gabel was held without charge as investigators reviewed the incident. The car stopped two miles away after hitting a dirt pile as crews widened and resurfaced the road.
In Atlanta voters choose between Ivan Allen Jr and Lester Maddox in a high stakes runoff. Both Democrats claim victory as integration tops the issue with token school and Georgia Tech integration starting recently without incident.
Washington reports military experts foresee a possible North Vietnamese drive into South Vietnam using regular troops, perhaps in November or December after the rains. They warn the move could stress U.S. resources amid the Berlin crisis. Estimates place North forces over 350,000, with South Vietnam aims rising to 200,000, aided by Laos entries and increased U.S. military support.
Pomona high school library received new book stacks and higher shelves to expand space. The senior class visited Osage City for portraits as prep for the annual production with Walt Studios handling staff photos. Joint grade and high school boards discussed building use sharing and unified districts, meeting in Pomona with attendees from Williamsburg Apanoose and Pomona.
William Clark of Newark says his 14 year old daughter Huldah will fly from Idlewild to Copenhagen then Moscow. The Soviet government reportedly offers to pay travel and living costs for an indeterminate period under an offer Khrushchev mentioned last Oct. 8. Clark aims to send all six children to Russia for education. Huldah attends Essex County Vocational School for Girls and has a solid academic record.
President Kennedy signed a three year, 30 million dollar federal program to help communities stem youth crime. The plan offers 10 million dollars per year for demonstrations, training, and aid, with required matching contributions from states, localities, or nonprofits.
Ed Theys, a 42 year coal miner turned park founder, created Elm Branch Park thirty years ago two miles north of Pittsburg along U S 69. The acre site features a rustic bridge, benches, a picnic area, a merry go round, swings, game boards, a fireplace and a mobile barbecue store. The park, maintained by Theys, attracts tourists and locals alike with minimal vandalism and constant wood smoke to repel mosquitoes.
Troop 77 held a Court of Honor at First Methodist Church. Lincoln Trail medals were awarded to Terry Wollen Dennis Cook Scott Harris David Adamson Hal Suits James Graham Fred Adamson and Bill Suits for a Aug. 19 hike from New Salem to Springfield a 21 mile trek. Tenderfoot Second class and merit badges were earned by several scouts as parents filled a family potluck.
Admissions report includes Mrs. Kathleen Carey of Mound City Mrs. Melvin Wagoner of West Phalia and Mrs. H. A. Barnhart at S. Poplar with Thursday entry Births note Mr and Mrs Rodger Teter at Monroe Trailer Court welcoming a son Friday weighing 7 lb 6 oz Dismissals include Mrs Faye Harris of 2238 Locust on Friday
Hollywood A P reports Rosemary Clooney plans to seek a divorce from her husband Jose Ferrer after eight years of marriage. Clooney, 38, and Ferrer, 49, have five children. Ferrer is directing a remake of State Fair in Dallas, while Clooney could not be reached for comment.
In Greenwood Mississippi a 67 year old Wiley Crump killed six people and wounded three before a posse of about 125 shot him on a house porch as he tried to raise a rifle. The victims included Crump's sister Effie Frankline and three women. Two white men Milton Severio and Jim Bedinfield were wounded while helping victims.
Pomona Overbrook and Ottawa regions host regular sales. Overbrook Livestock Sale every Wednesday. Ottawa Market Sale on Sept 22 Friday night at 7 30 p.m. Night Sale at Ottawa Livestock Commission Co on West Wilson Street. Franklin County Sale Co conducts Saturdays at Locust and Wilson. Contact numbers provided for sales offices and organizers.
Printy and Sons announces multiple auctions. A furniture auction at Printy’s Auction House 1138 N Main Ottawa at 1 p.m. Sept 29 features antiques and furniture. another antiques and furniture sale at 327 West 6th St Garnett Kas at 12 30 p.m. A weekly community auction runs Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 1136 N Malin, and a community sale is listed for 1138 N Mein on Thursdays.
In Franklin County Kansas Probate Court a petition by Edith Wells guardian seeks an order to sell real estate belonging to Beatrice Anna Gibbs an incompetent person The property includes parts of Lot 7 and Lots 9 11 13 18 and 17 in Block 102 Ottawa Kansas A defense must be filed by October 14 1961 at 10 am in Ottawa Kansas.
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