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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1955

Page

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Local News Briefs From The Herald and Community Updates

Phone and mail offers from The Herald for yearlong subscriptions. Truman H. Day opens an insurance agency in the Masonic Temple building serving Kansas counties. Brown community club to meet with pie and coffee. Ivan F. Shull to discuss sanitation with free talk in Ottawa. Andrew B. Martin of Ottawa University in Wichita with private college foundation leaders. Ottawa high school football game moved to Thursday due to rain.

Truman H. Day Great Bend Masonic Temple Lincoln Mutual Life Insurance Co Lincoln Nebr Kansas Wichita Andrew B. Martin Ottawa University Kansas Foundation of Private College Ottawa High School Iola

Health notes and local notices from St Lukes area

To Hospital S F Harris, Herald publisher, entered St Lukes hospital in Kansas City Saturday for a check up and treatment. Rees Gultet Title action of Lloyd A Eeord Ottawa against Isaac S Kalloch and others filed in district court. John B Pierson attorney for plaintiff. Supper Pomona Methodist Church women hold family style fried chicken supper Wednesday starting at 5 30 p m at the church. Baxter Community Club hosts a wiener feast Friday night at the school. each family to bring their own grinder and buns. 0 Hospital Willard Wallace 408 N Main is in the Veteran hospital at Wadsworth for tests and possible surgery. Mrs Wallace and Mr and Mrs C H Vogler visited him yesterday. His daughter, Mrs

S. F. Harris Herald St. Lukes Hospital Kansas City Rees Gultet Acton Lloyd A. Eeord Ottawa Isaac S. Kalloch John B. Pierson Pomona Methodist Baxter Community Baxter Community Club Willard Wallace N. Main Veteran

Hospital patient makes satisfactory progress after surgery

Mrs. Homer Reeves of 1233 S Cedar has returned from St Luke's hospital in Kansas City where she underwent major surgery and is reported to be making satisfactory progress.

Homer Reeves S. Cedar St. Luke’s Hospital Kansas City

Divorce Suit Filed in Ottawa Against W M Camper

The divorce suit of Alice Camper of Ottawa against W M Camper was filed in district court here. Mrs Camper accuses gross neglect of duty. Gleason Gleason represent. Committed Larry W Woolf 20 Bonner Springs charged with speeding 45 mph in 30 mph zone and transporting an open bottle of liquor. Woolf pleads not guilty and trial set for Saturday. jailed in default of $50 bond.

Alice Camper Ottawa W. M. Camper Larry W. Woolf Bonner Springs Woolf

Parkers-Sherm Nichols and others fined for overtime parking

Parkers Sherman Nichols 714 S Oak Jim Hartshorn 507 S Cherry and Betty Ellis Edgerton all forfeited $1 bonds in police court today for overtime parking on West Second Street Saturday. Took Wheel-Orval Baysinger 615 S Sycamore reported to co orientation

Parkers Sherm Nichols S. Oak Jim Hartshorn S. Cherry Betty Ellis Edgerton West Second Street Orval Baysinger S. Sycamore

Local incidents and transfers report from Ottawa area

A tire and wheel were taken from a Hudson parked on North Main in Bay Singer. Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. R J Barnes and Rod with Dr. Homer N Flora Jr of Nowata in a Grand Lake cabin. Postal savings accounts at Pomona post office transfer to Ottawa effective Oct 1. Floyd L Waddle charged with drunk driving, pleaded guilty in Miami county court and jailed for 90 days as a second offender. Kenneth Dowdy of Ottawa jailed at Lansing State Prison after a break-in on South Cedar. Parole violator Marvin Wright of Cottonwood Falls returned from Emporia. parole revoked for drunk driving offenses.

R. J. Barnes Rod Homer N. Flora, Jr Nowata, Okla Grand Lake Floyd L. Waddle S. Cedar Art Jensen Waddle Osawatomie US 169 Miami Paola Jay Brown Kenneth Dowdy Ottawa Lansing Dowdy South Cedar Street Marvin Wright Cottonwood Falls Dean Driscoll Emporia Wright

Hospital Notes From Local Ward

Hospital notes list admissions including S D Stovall 733 King Saturday and Mrs Frank Bitts Melvern Sun day. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Robert Hubbard Rantoul son born Sunday weighing 8 lb 6 14 oz. Dismissed Cecil Potter Omaha Saturday and Raymond Davis route 2 today.

S. D. Stovall King Frank Bitts Melvern C. G. Nigh Sycamore Thomas Arnold Dundee John Millard Robert Hubbard Rantoul Cecil Potter Omaha Nebr Bobby Gage S. Locust Karen Haverty S. Main Sue Ann McKay N. Poplar William Gossett Robert Crabl Michigan Valley Raymond Davis

Pilot Dies In F84F Crash At Langley Base

Lt. James R. Henley a 24 year old pilot from Pipers End, was killed Saturday when his F84F Thunderstreak jet crashed seconds after takeoff at Langley Air Force Base Virginia. Search and rescue teams continued Sunday for three other Air Force pilots whose planes disappeared Saturday.

Langley Air Force Base James R. Henley Pipers Eas Air Force

Two Survive Plane Crash Off Hawaii After Flight Loss

HONOLULU two shark bitten survivors were flown toward Honolulu aboard the freighter that found them after 44 hours at sea. Two others were dead from the crash of a military cargo plane about 900 miles west of Hawaii. The survivors Chief Pilot Tony Machado and copilot Robert C Hightower, both identified, were recovering from shark bites, broken bones, and shock. the freighter due in Honolulu Wednesday.

Honolulu Here Steel Advocate Tony Machado Hollywood Calif Robert C. Hightower Vallejo Warren F. Gin Los Angeles Richard IC. Olsen van Nuys Dominick Ventresca Sepulveda Calif Japan

Prayers in Abilene For President Eisenhower’s Health

Abilene residents joined hushed church services and special prayers for President Eisenhower’s recovery. The Brethren in Christ Church held a session led by Rev. David W. Musser with the Eisenhower family home present. Sam R. Heller of the Eisenhower Foundation expressed distress and hope for a speedy, complete recovery.

Abilene Eisenhower Brethren In Christ Church David W. Musser Methodist Church E. A. Hull Sam R. Heller Eisenhower Foundation Eisenhower Museum Ike

Streets Flood Hutchinson Kansas Rain Hits Central Plains

A steady downpour drenched Hutchinson and surrounding areas, with streets under water at times but traffic mostly flowing. Rain measured near three inches in Hutchinson, while western and eastern Kansas saw 1.5 to 2 inches. The wet spell improves soil for wheat seeding. A separate note mentions a national monument to be established at Harper's Ferry tied to John Brown's raid.

Hutchinson Kansas Wheat Liberal Ness City Syracuse Harper's Ferry John Brown

Deaths Toll Local Woman Lola Miller At 88 In Ottawa

Mrs Lola M Miller of 421 S Hickory Ottawa died last night at Ransom Memorial hospital in failing health she had been bed fast since February She was born July 18 1867 on a Stanton Miami County farm She lived most of her life in Ottawa area She was a member of Unity School of Christianity and attended Federated church She is survived by one son Raymond H Miller three grandchildren four great grandchildren three brothers and one sister Funeral services will be held at Lamb Funeral Home Wednesday at 3 pm Rev William G Ward will officiate Interment in Highland Cemetery Also reported is the death of Mrs Frances Adelaide Lyman 87 of Topeka mother of Dr S W Lyman Services will be in Topeka Tuesday at 1 30 pm burial in Topeka Cemetery No risk U S Savings Bonds

Lola M. Miller S. Hickory Ransom Memorial Hospital Stanton Miami County Ottawa Unity School of Christianity Kansas City Federated Church 1 Union Chapter No Miler Raymond H. Miller The Lamb Funeral Home William G. Ward Highland Cemetery Frances Adelaide Lyman S. W. Lyman Topeka Oswego N. Y Sam Lyman Central Congregational Church Muriel Dean Pennwell- Gabel Funeral Home Topeka Cemetery

Cooperative Plan To Replace Trees In Emporia

Emporia city commissioners weigh a cooperative plan from a chamber of commerce committee to buy four or five tree varieties in large lots and sell them to residents at cost. The program aims to replace hundreds of trees killed by drought and disease through a joint city home owner effort.

Emporia Chamber of Commerce

Women rescued in Columbia River gorge wilderness

Two Portland women, exhausted and hungry, were found by searchers in the Columbia River gorge wilderness after seven days missing. Mrs. Avera Ferguson, 53, and her companion Mrs. Bernice Sharkey, 75, insisted they were not lost and blamed a guide for their situation while thanking rescuers for bringing them to safety.

Portland Ore Columbia River Gorge Avera Ferguson Bernice Sharkey

Also Mentioned on This Page

Herald Office United States Drake’s Bakery Evelyn Bledsoe Brown Community Brown Community Club Ottawa League of Women Voters Ivan F. Shull General Sanitation Kansas State Board of Health Service Rency Allis H. Dengel Wightmans Llice Hudson North Main Street Baysinger Pomona Post Office Postal Department Buster Brown Richardson Masonic Ottawa, Kansas Wes Malott Lola Miller Ottawan U. S Ervin Morst Pomona Kas Jack Nelson Ottawa Market Wilson Anderson County Arthur Hook Forth Kae Neill George Waverly Waverly Sale Averly Friay Francis Fanning Russell George Holstein Olathe Albert Stewart & Son Farm Albert Harold W. E Stub) Taylor Franklin Co Fred Barkley Tom Hobson Franklin County Gordon James Chester White Hogs 18Th Street Armory Hall Cols Claude Myers Arthur A. McFarland Mrs. Ferguson Kansas Motor Carriers Dent Kansas Motor Carriers Assn James Lockwood Association Porter Spears Tom Porter George Spears Annaqing Sani Savin Sed He Anchors Savings Ced Loan Association D. William Overton Kansas City, Kansas J. Dean Nossinger North American Building
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