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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1957
Page
1
Mauretta Paul shown quarter horses at the State Fair in Hutchinson with a weanling colt second, a yearling first plus best of breed and reserve champion. Also notes awards, community events, training, hospital updates, and local notices from Ogden area.
The season's first cold snap pushed into Kansas marking early autumn. Goodland reported 32 degrees overnight, with statewide readings from 35 to 50 and highs around 70. No damage expected as warming trend forecast later.
In Vienna the Prague paper Mlada Fronta reports 217,692 man shifts lost to absenteeism in Ostrava coal fields this year, the largest in the nation. The regime orders 30 miners to trial and evicts dozens from state housing as part of the drive.
In Tegucigalpa the Liberal party led by Dr Ramon Villle Morales won a landslide amid violence with at least four dead and nine wounded in clashes in two towns. The electoral assembly will convene Oct 21 to form a new government replacing the military junta.
Texas confronted new flood threats after storms and heavy rains across the state. San Antonio and the Medina area faced rising waters with up to 8% inches reported along the Medina River and 74% inches near Beeville. A family was marooned on a Medina area ranch while Escondido Creek rose in Karnes County. Officials warned of possible lowland floods as eastern storms moved through and coastal small craft advisories were issued.
Funeral services for Neils Cameron Olson of Pomona who died Sept 19 were held Sept 22 at the Congregational Church in Tonganoxie Rev Rex Kelly officiated Pallbearers were George Peters John Christensen Lemuel Evans Dale Rawlings and Henry Geib Mrs Maybeth Walters and Mrs Esther Ellis sang hymns accompanied by Mrs Mildred Young Burial was in Hubble Hill Cemetery Tonganoxie
James Russell 21 of Wellsville weds Dor othy Bell 18 of Baldwin. Darrel E. McDaniel 28 of Olathe and C. Joan DeGarmo 21 of Ottawa apply for marriage licenses.
H L Richardson 50 of Galena formerly Ottawa died last evening from natural causes likely Thursday. An engineer for KFLC Joplin and ham radio operator, he previously worked at Pittsburg State Teachers College. Born December 16 1906 he leaves parents and two sisters. Funeral tomorrow 2 pm at Towner's Chapel with burial in Highland Cemetery. Also reported is Joseph Sobba 69 farmer near Richmond who died yesterday at Ransom Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. He lived in Garnett and Richmond areas. survived by widow eight children and multiple grandchildren with funeral services at St Therese Catholic Church tomorrow at 9 am and burial in Holy Angels Cemetery Garnett.
Ottawa Freshmen sophomores open their season at 7 p m against Iola in Iola. Coaches Orris Cox and H K Stevens take a 25 man squad, with several standout sophomores left behind due to a varsity B game versus Haskell tomorrow. Starting lineup includes Glenn Fredricks Bemmel s Gollier Shofner Martin Nearmeyer Lewis Smith Simms Morrisey. Last year the team went 4 and 1 with the only loss to Iola.
The Federal Trade Commission accuses Midwest Warehouse Distributors of Kansas City and 21 auto parts jobbers of illegal price discrimination. The FTC calls the group a bookkeeping device for favored pricing and sets a December 9 hearing in Kansas City. Eugene Wanderer, GM, says he sought FTC guidance in February and April but felt ignored or rejected.
Admitted Don Hoglund at 945 N Sycamore Saturday and Ralph Fanning Pomona today. Births to Denny Peterson at 828 N Main a daughter born Sunday weight 6 lb 11 oz. Dismissals include Fred M Noel 613 S Elm and Barbara Jean Johnson 1425 S Main with baby daughter to 509 S Mulberry. Multiple listings of patients and births from Forest Park Princeton Pomona and transferred James Decker to Kansas City hospital today.
L A Young announced the purchase of assets and manufacturing rights of Link Radio Corporation of New York City. The Link operation will be moved to Gonset division at Burbank California, adding AM and FM mobile radio equipment to Gonset's lines.
In Texas colleges the flu spread among thousands. At Texas A&M about 600 of 7,400 students were ill and samples were sent for tests with no positive Asian flu reports yet. Fort Worth reports Texas Christian University noting the epidemic easing after 400 cases last week. Southwest Texas State College at San Marcos reported a heavy outbreak with 500 of 2,300 ill and classes to resume today.
A car crash on U S 40 near West Jefferson, Ohio killed two Army sergeants from Fort Riley Kansas and a four year old boy. The tire apparently blew out causing the vehicle to leave the road and strike a cemetery entrance. Two women and two children were injured. Names identified include Ricardo Rivera Rivera and Sanchez Fabio Visen from Ft. Riley.
Two soldiers involved in a crash at the Pleasant Hills Cemetery entrance were identified as members of Ft. Riley units. Wisen, from Company B, 16th Infantry, and Rivera-Rivera, Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division, were taken from the scene after the collision with a stone pillar.
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