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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
1
Local notes include advertising clinic attendance in Kansas City with top national speakers. community club plans fall meeting. city commissioners approve two road pay projects on Sycamore and Massasoit streets. Court actions cover jail breakers, a mortgage suit by Star Gritain & Lumber, and a quiet title case. Births, discharges, remodeling, scholarships, and church board elections round out the community brief.
City officials approved a beer license for Jeannette Jones at the Door Tavern 110 North Main, the former Country Club tavern location. Equipment is owned by Jay Todd. In other notes, a new member recognition service was held by the Senior High Kayettes at Ottawa High School with sponsors Harriet Seymour Rose Shular and Mary Jane Fowler. Funeral services were held for W W Angelo formerly of Ottawa in Hutchinson. He is survived by two sons William Jr in Hutchinson and Louis in Long Beach California. Melvin Cannon remains in winter general hospital Topeka undergoing tests and treatment for his back.
Ottawa High announces a change to its football schedule. The game against Hayden High of Topeka will be played Thursday evening October 13 at Cookfield, Ottawa. The original date was Friday October 14, but that date conflicts with Ottawa University homecoming.
Heavy summer vacation travel has pushed the nation’s traffic death toll to 1,000, higher than the same period last year. The rise signals ongoing road danger during peak travel season and calls for renewed safety efforts across states.
The Kansas state WCTU convention outlined a nationwide crusade to promote total abstinence from alcohol among children and youth. Leader Mrs. Glen G. Hays announced programs at national, state, and local levels including youth camps contests and weeks. The plan also supports anti beverage advertising legislation and school alcohol education with teacher courses and contests.
Hospital notes list admissions including M O Scott Garnett Darrell Lee Moyer 319 Eirth Mrs Louie Mumma Rantoul Luther Adams Edgerton Mrs Mamie Price Winters nursing home Clyde E Hodge 812 Olive Mrs Guy McIntosh 728 N Oak Mrs Hugh Coon 710 Cypress and births to Mr and Mrs Robert Hosler 318 W South daughter 7 lb 7 oz. Dismissals include Ruth Johanning Baldwin and Frank Yeager Garshett Barbara Dahlstrom 536 Ash Steve Garrett route 2 Charles J Sternecker 1010 N Oak today.
New York stock averages show mixed results with rails closing higher while bonds and corporates rally. Cotton remains irregular amid liquidation and hedging. Chicago wheat eased after early gains. corn weak after selling at the close. oats firm on short covering. Hogs down up to 25 cents to 16.00, cattle steady to 24.00. Jockey Frank Smith has added a rooter at Monmouth Park. his father works in track maintenance.
TheMarket lists barley soybeans yellow and white corn oats and milo with prices per hundredweight and per pound for eggs butterfat and hens. It notes magnesium now costs 2842 cents per pound versus 23 cents for aluminum while mentioning protection U S Savings Bonds.
In Altamont Kansas robbers hit five local businesses early today, netting about 60 dollars, a tire and cigars. A window was broken at Labette County Community High School but authorities doubt an entry occurred. About 50 dollars came from Karner Cafe, 10 dollars from Tredway Market, and a tire plus cigars from G M Mawhiney service station. Beech Market and C F Grocery were entered with no apparent loss.
Thirty seven inmates at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla Washington refused their fifth meal last night in protest of outmoded quarters and the threat of punishment for rioting in July and August.
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