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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1961
Page
3
George Lister, president of Peoples National Bank, spoke to the Ottawa Lions Club on Industrial Development for Ottawa. The briefing covered local development plans and future prospects for the community.
Sixteen members attended a Wellsville Methodist Church pot luck supper followed by a Men’s Fellowship meeting with Larry Averill reelected president. Committees were named for the year and a work project to paint the church basement was planned for October 18. Members and relatives undertook travel to attend family events and various visits to Oklahoma, Missouri, and California.
The Humane Societies of Kansas Inc. renamed itself Kansas Federated Humane Societies Inc. George P. Miller of Hutchinson was elected to his 11th term as president. Re-elected vice presidents were Mrs. Margaret Wyatt of Kansas City and Mrs. Beatrice Peck of Ottawa, with Esther Norman of Leavenworth as secretary treasurer. The next session is set for Dec 3 in Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dawson and Mrs. Imogene Langdon attended as guests.
More than 350 refugees fled Katanga into Northern Rhodesia as fears of renewed fighting rose. Police reported nearly 100 carloads of Belgians crossed the frontier with families, while men returned to Katanga. Belgians cited terror from Baluba tribesmen and reports of arms buildup around Elisabethville as signs of looming conflict with U.N. forces.
Havana reports a foiled conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Twelve counter revolutionaries armed with bazookas and hand grenades, allegedly supplied by the CIA, were seized. Leader named as Luis Torroella, a former Batista regime employee, with plans to strike as Castro traveled to Ciudad Deportiva Stadium.
Frightened residents of Hawaii Island in Puna district seek to learn what happened to about 100 million cubic yards of lava that vanished from view. Volcanologists warn Kilauea might erupt again as the volcano turned off a lava flow after 200 million cubic yards had erupted in under 24 hours. The eruption forced hundreds from three farming villages while scientists fear lava may retreat into a lava tube and could surge back through the crust.
A four engine Astrojet 707 carrying 71 people skidded off a runway and into shallow water in Boston harbor. No fatalities aboard. Small boats rescued passengers within six minutes. Two passengers and a stewardess treated for minor injuries. An onlooker died of a heart attack while aiding others. Airline officials credited seat belts for limiting injuries. The incident echoed a prior Eastern Air Lines crash nearby with 62 lives lost.
William Stewart Duncan 75 a former Osage County commissioner died at his home near Olivet after 44 years in the community. Surviving include his wife Myra Laura Sanderson four daughters and five sons with 18 grandchildren. Funeral at Lyndon Presbyterian Church followed by burial in Lyndon Cemetery. Lena Bach Brummel 77 of Richmond died at Anderson County Hospital after five years ill. She and husband Fred Brummel married in 1906. Surviving are children grandchildren and siblings. Funeral at St. Therese Catholic Church Richmond with burial in St. Boniface Cemetery.
Dr. Jacob Zhidkov, 76, president of the Russian Baptist Union, says fear of a third world war is as great in the Soviet Union as in the West. Most Russians do not want another war and fervently hope there won’t be one. Zhidkov spoke in Brantford, Ontario, while visiting Canada as a guest of the Baptist Federation of Canada.
Admissions list includes Delmar Grey Pomona RFD 1 Cornelius Aldridge 820 S Locust John W Elliott 521 W 2nd Mrs Gene Reh Williams burg Sunday Mrs Laurence Eneichen Rantoul William J Cook Baldwin Juan Martinez 934 N Locust Mrs James C Wright Wellsville Monday Births Mr and Mrs Thomas Tschantz 408 Ei 4th daughter born Sunday weight 7 lb 1307 Mr and Mrs Max Ribeau Jr Pomona daughter born Monday weight 6 lb 5 oz Dismissals Rick Beardsley 609 S Oak Mrs Willis Vann Lyndon Saturday Mrs Charles Brown and a baby son Rantoul Lois Finley Princeton Sunday Mrs Clyde Foraker 924 W 6th Delmar Grey RFD 1 Pomona Monday.
Ottawa recorded 1.08 inches of rain over the period with local observer John P. Kelsey noting heavier totals upstream. The Marais des Cygnes river rose to about 9 feet by noon at the Ottawa Main Street gauge and could reach 13 to 14 feet tomorrow as the weather bureau predicted.
A freight train derailed and struck a stationary passenger train on a siding in BAY Arkansas injuring at least 20 people. Five were reported in critical condition at a Jonesboro hospital. A porter cited a hotbox as the cause and described cars derailing and piling on the overturned coach.
Salina report says Kansas state colleges underestimated fall enrollment increase by more than 57 percent. Board of Regents chairman Whitley Austin said money requests to the Legislature will be adjusted after final counts on October 15. Preparatory action was taken by the board in Pittsburg, with early figures showing 2,386 more students than the initial estimate of 1,520.
An Air Force cargo plane crashed at Wilmington NC during an air show, killing three servicemen and injuring 12 others aboard. Rescue crews pulled survivors from the burning C123 fuselage as helicopters assisted and spectators watched in shock. The widow of a Civil Air Patrol officer sought blood donations after the disaster.
KC Markets shows cattle firm to higher with steers up to 25, heifers 25-50 higher, cows strong, stockers up 25-50, good to prime steers 22.73-25.00, good to low prime heifers 21.50-24.00, vealers 22.00-25.00. Hogs rise 15-25 with 200 lb gilts 18.25-18.50 and sows 16.25-17.50. Lambs steady with food to prime at 16.50-17.75 and ewes steady.
Coleman Tolvert, imprisoned for murder in Franklin County Kansas, applies to the Governor for executive clemency in Topeka on October 26 1961. The notice cites a sentence imposed April 28 1959 and identifies the petitioner as Coleman Tolvert.
Probate Court in Franklin County Kansas schedules a hearing on Homer J. Henning s petition for final settlement of Florence L K Judd estate Also seeks heirs devisees and legatees determination and distribution of assets Written defenses due by October 17 1961 at 2 00 pm Ottawa Kansas court house Attorney for petitioner Anderson Byrd listed
Printy Sons announces an antiques auction at 327 West 5th Garnett on Sept 29 at 12:30 PM with weekly community sales at 1136 N Main and 1136 N Malin. Local livestock sales run Wednesdays in Overbrook and Waverly with other farm and household goods auctions in Franklin and Ottawa areas. Local contact numbers provided for Pomona Overbrook and Ottawa listings.
Employment notice for Men and Women Ltd seeks men or women to supply established customers with Watkins products in Ottawa. No investment required. Weekly profits from 65 dollars and up at start possible. Full or part time. Write Watkins Products Inc D-53 Winona Minnesota.
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