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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
5
Ottawa Kiwanis program focused on the right to work amendment with a union representative presenting the union view and a second film planned for Oct 9 to present the opposing side. Other items note community meetings, local notices, and personnel changes in Ottawa.
Juniors will be allowed to take the college scholarship qualifying test alongside seniors, announced by Nave Burke. The test is set for October 21 and results will be used by colleges to evaluate prospective students for scholarships. A $1 test fee and registration are required, with registration deadlines aligned to senior high events.
Clarence Brooking Jackson 8 Rantoul pioneer dies at home after long illness. Born 1869 in Stanton, he worked in oil and gas from 1909 to 1944 and leaves a large family. Funeral Sunday at Stanton United Brethren Church. Clarence H Stover dies aged 70 in Ottawa after five years illness. Former Ottawa Wholesale employee, survived by widow and half-brother. Funeral Saturday at McVey Dengel Mortuary.
In Dorado Springs Missouri two gunmen in Halloween masks robbed the Tri County State Bank of twelve thousand dollars before closing. They entered quietly, sealed five employees in the vault, packed cash into a cardboard box, and escaped as townspeople remained unaware. Cashier K Le Cavanaugh urged no harm as the robbers demanded money.
Admission notes list Mrs Irene Warr at 205 Beith Mrs Frank Scott of Wellsville Mrs Joe Douglass at 422 8 Cherry Wednesday. Also Donald Brown 403 8 Lo Cust Robin Ferguson Wichita and Mr and Mrs Don W Jones 310 Walnut with a daughter born today weighing seven pounds two ounces. Dismissals include Late We Wilson Williamsburg Clarence Good Wednesday Lynna Anon Glektaly Richmond Mrs W L Weston Washington Missouri James War ing 1452 8 Hickory Mrs Ray Bloomer 124 W 1th and Miss Helen Cam Monona.
In the last 24 hours the toll stands at 2. To date in 1958 the figure reaches 30. The San U period shows 957.400.
Beirut AP reports Rashid Karami, a Nasser admirer and former rebel leader, named Lebanon's new premier by President Fuad Chehab. He forms an eight member cabinet to restore peace after civil warfare that killed 19. Karami, 37, calls for final U.S. troop withdrawal by Oct 15 and favors federation with the United Arab Republic if agreed.
Lawrence Kansas AP Two University of Kansas geologists plan a two month Antarctic expedition to retrieve frozen rocks. De Zeller and Will Pearn will test light emission from rocks heated to estimate South Pole climate history. Sponsors include KU Atomic Energy Commission and the International Geophysical Your organization.
Ottawa University seniors embark on their annual two day sneak trip to the Ozarks after a week of trials and tribulations. Several seniors briefly went missing during preparations but rejoined the group in time. The tradition began around the turn of the century with juniors once trying to stop the seniors.
Mrs. Cleo Roberts of Denver and Mrs. Gladys Neals of Wichita, Kansas, toured Royal Gorge Park and faced a brake and clutch failure on an eight mile descent. With no brakes, the car sped through sharp curves, narrowly passing a pickup driven by John Skerjance, who watched in disbelief as the two vehicles collided at the end of the run.
Funeral services for Len Collins who died Sept 3 were held at Towner's Chapel Sept 6 with Rev. Charles P. Knight officiating. Pallbearers named M J Rice Roger Brown H M North R T Sandaw Alvin P Dehn and Charles Rhoades. Mrs Irvin Happy sang hymns with Lawrence Ott at the organ. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
A Hereford bull escaped a Princeton, Missouri barn and charged a teacher while 160 students fled. In Buena Vista Colorado a bear climbed a tree after nibbling apples and dodging a hunter. In South Portland Maine a 900 pound moose charged streets before being tranquilized and placed at a game farm.
Moscow radio reports a dog with two heads, one transplanted, is thriving after head and blood vessel connections. Dr Vladimir Demikhov allegedly removed a puppy head and joined its vessels to an adult dog. An American neuropathologist, Dr A David Gurievitsch, reportedly witnessed the experiment at the Moscow Medical Institute.
The bodies of six U.S. airmen killed in a crash in Soviet Armenia on September 2 were returned by Soviet authorities at the Soviet Turkish border. Eleven remaining crew members were missing. The transport, a C130, exploded and burned during a flight later described as violating Soviet airspace. The U.S. State Department said MIG interceptors forced the plane toward Turkish territory, while the Soviets protested. No identifications yet for the six deceased.
Market update shows soybeans around 1 billion dollars in value with barley and wheat prices noted. Corn prices listed at 1.05 to 1.10 per unit, oats near 60, rye around 0, eggs with graded ranges, butterfat per case at 55 and 52, heavy and light hens priced around 0.08 and 0.07.
First published September 18 1958 in Franklin County Kansas probate court. William S Bowers was appointed administrator on September 15 1958 for the estate of Fred C Stockford deceased. Creditors must present demands within nine months from first publication. failure bars claims. Ottawa Kansas date September 15 1958. Bowers & Bowers Attorneys.
Notice to creditors heirs and devisees that on September 6, 1958 Billie E Schulz was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the Dixie Olive Schulz estate in Franklin County Kansas. Creditors must exhibit demands within nine months or be barred. Gleason Gleason Doty Logan attorneys for the administrator.
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