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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
6
Community calendar items include a Well Child Clinic at the Co Op building Friday 8 30 am to noon with appointments via CH 2 3929. Hospital news notes Mrs C W Thompson in St Marys Hospital Kansas City Mo, room pending. Also ads for rummage sales and local club meetings, plus police and military schooling updates.
Edward Ransom and Lois Joyce and Karen Stinson receive special 4-H recognition. Ransom, son of Mr and Mrs W G Ransom Williamsburg, earns a good manners award and a plaque with a cash prize from Glenn Underwood and Dickinson for nearest dairy exhibit stalls. The Stinson sisters, daughters of Mr and Mrs Bennie Stinson RFD 1, win cash from Silkville Ranch Williamsburg for the neatest beef exhibit stalls.
AP notes hogs and cattle prices with barrows gilts and sows down or steady. Live calf and steer values listed for weights 195 to 400 pounds, with lambs and ewes also given, reflecting mixed regional demand and dealer prices.
Tokyo AP reports China appeals to Soviet pride and revolutionary tradition, predicting the Soviet people would someday overthrow Premier Khrushchev. The text emphasizes ideological solidarity and calls for unity against perceived Western influence.
Three cars collided south of Garnett during heavy rain yesterday afternoon. A 1957 Chevrolet pickup driven by Roger Perkins 22 Lebo stopped at a stop sign and turned right. a 1959 Ford station wagon struck it, crossed into the opposite lane, and glanced off a 1961 Mercury headed north. Occupants of the Ford from Richmond were Charles Feuerborn 26 Robert Newton 30 and Dee Spalding 50. Buel Perry 48 Lebo and sister Dorothy Griffin 46 Kansas City Mo were in the Mercury. Newton Spalding Feuerborn Perkins and Walter Perkins 47 Lebo a pickup passenger were treated and released at Garnett hospital. No citations issued. Estimated damages: pickup total loss, Mercury about 200, Ford about 500.
London AP case. Prime Minister Macmillan prepares a radio address as he fights Labor demand for a special session to discuss Lord Denning's 55,000 word report on the Profumo affair. Denning found cabinet failure to uncover and respond to the romance between John Profumo and Christine Keeler, but said no cabinet member engaged in a wild sex life.
City officials approved a hearing date of Wednesday Oct 30 to address an unsafe structure at 115 S Poplar. City Inspector Paul Perkins reported sunken floors a leaning chimney and falling rafters, and the owner will have a chance to show cause why the building should not be condemned and removed at the commission meeting.
A. modern farm home with spacious basement replaces the two story frame farmhouse of Eldon and Mrs Taylor southeast of Wellsville. After moving in the two story home will be torn down. The new one is compact with a large basement for entertaining. The family plans to use part of the basement as a recreation room and the back porch is a favored area. The home has three bedrooms and many built in storage features. The Taylors moved onto the home place after Ernest Taylor died in 1962 and his widow bought a nearby trailer home.
Hospital notes list admissions for Joseph Taylor RFD 2 Ed ward Nolan 822 S Hickory and Mrs Eldon Henley 917 N Hickory. A birth records twins a son 5 lb 7 oz and a daughter 4 lb 5 oz to Mr and Mrs James Baugher 721 N Oak. Dismissals include Mrs J D Bryant Nevada Missouri Clyde Moten 130 S Poplar Willis Hough 506 N Cherry and Mrs Ralph Ferguson RFD 1 Williamsburg and Daniel Perkins RFD 2.
Ottawa plans to join with landowners southeast of the city to fund an engineering feasibility study for a Latimer district water system. A standpipe is proposed to serve the area, including Ottawa Municipal Airport and adjoining farm. The survey costs $25 per farm, totaling $50 for the city, which will share the expense to secure water for the farmhouse and airport if available.
J. O. Mills of 1308 Main asks to rezone his tract at 13th and Main from District C apartment to District D local business. The parcel runs 360 feet west to the Santa Fe right of way with 110 feet of Main Street frontage. The request will be referred to the planning commission.
The Herald announces a weekly prize of five dollars for the best news tip submitted by readers. Tips may cover local events, notable occurrences, or items of public interest and will be evaluated by the editorial staff.
Richard Li of Dennison was found guilty in Police Court of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, fined 125 dollars, posted a 300 dollar paper bond, and appealed to the District Court. Other cases include multiple motorists fined for speeding and careless driving, with bonds ranging from 10 to 30 dollars and various did not appear or pleas of guilty.
The Senate approved 79 to 0 a bill to raise military pay by 1.2 billion dollars annually for most personnel. The compromise measure, the first raise since 1958, now goes to the House for quick approval.
The article notes a law bid for construction totaling 209000 dollars prompting a Baldwin board of trustees decision. They had previously approved spending ten thousand dollars as the estimated cost of the two story building.
Ottawa offers the north portion of Lot 29 in Rockwood Acres for sale with sealed bids due by 7 30 p m Oct 30. Bids opened in city hall commission room. Lot measures 190 by 201 feet and sale subject to Rockwood Acres covenant governing property use.
A public notice announces a September 30 meeting at Emery Green School for La Loup Rural Water District and approves Ordinance No 2297 declaring an emergency to buy new fire fighting equipment. It notes Ottawa city must upgrade apparatus to meet Kansas Inspection Bureau standards or risk higher fire insurance rates.
Want ad word rates listed for single insertions and multiple insertions with per word pricing. Includes examples for errands card of thanks and lodge notices, minimums, line rates, and emblems charges. Notes discounts, national rates, and contract specials with territorial conditions and per word per insertion pricing.
Various farm and household sales announced in Kansas detailing dates, times, and locations. September events include Brockers Feeder Sale in Ottawa, Mrs Lucy Beavers sale northwest of Ottawa, Lella Hegle near Williamsburg, and Consignment Angus cattle at Franklin County Sale Barn. Additional weekly furniture sales occur every Saturday at Pomona location with contact numbers.
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