News Briefs from Ottawa area listings and notices
A collage of brief items from Ottawa area: Mrs 0 M Nicholson of Western Springs visits Ottawa. a rummage sale set for Sept 30. Michael Eugene Cater 17 Pomona cited for speeding and to appear Oct 3. fried chicken carryout special at Colbern's. NA R CEm Chapter 785 meets Oct 3 with games. Rawleigh Products ad. Trinity Methodist rally day with Maude Adams in charge. slides shown by Dr J E Wallen at Ottawa Garden Club with potluck. another rummage sale at Mt Pleasant EUB. title quieted in a District Court case. Russell Stover Candies ad. three speeding defendants in County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Eugene Cater
Pomona
J. E. Wallen
Ottawa
First Methodist Church
Mt. Pleasant E.U.B
Crackdown on Vice in Havana ends casinos closure
AP reports Havana moves to clean up vice after Fidel Castro announces government actions. Casinos shut quietly as crowds cheer. Castro vows to rehabilitate prostitutes and expel white slave racketeers, inviting dealers to Miami with plane tickets paid. Havana once hosted about 25 gambling casinos under Batista era figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Miami
Fulgencio Batista
Autumn Weather Returns to Kansas with Brisk Winds
Autumn like weather moved into Kansas today bringing brisk winds around 30 mph and cloudy skies with drizzle. A cold front from the northwest is set to sweep across the state, likely triggering rain and showers within 24 hours as temperatures cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Young People Meet in Ottawa for Northeast Convocation
More than 125 Episcopal youths from the Northeast Convocation of the Diocese of Kansas will meet at Grace Episcopal Church in Ottawa for a one day gathering. The event opens with Holy Communion led by Rev. Leopold Hoppe and features a workshop on vocations. Larry Frost of Topeka and Scott Killough of Ottawa lead the organizing and welcome attendees with Rev. Ronald Brokaw addressing the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast
Diocese of
Kansas
Grace Episcopal Church
Ottawa
Leopold Hoppe
Larry Frost
Topeka
Grace Cathedral
Highland Park High School
Scott Killough
Episcopal Young Churchmen
Ronald Brokaw
Emporia
Department of Youth
Diocese of Kansas
Brinkerhoff Is Honored For 50 Years At Headlight
Pittsburg AP Brinkerhoff was honored for fifty years as editor of The Pittsburg Headlight. The Brinkerhoff Day convocation at Carney Hall included speeches by Rolla A. Clymer Gov. John Anderson Oscar S. Stauffer and Clyde M. Reed. Brinkerhoff began his paper career at The Ottawa Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
F. W. Brinkerhoff
Carney Hall
Pittsburg State College
Brinkerhoff
Leonard H. Axe
Rolla A. Clymer
The
el Dorado Times
John Anderson
Kansas
Oscar 5. Stauffer
Stauffer Publications, Inc
Capper Publications
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons Sun
Kansas Board of Regents
Franklin County
Ottawa Herald
Kansas City Market Report Cattle and Hogs Mixed
KC Markets KC Kansas City AP cattle numbers and price ranges show calves and steers steady to weak heifers down up to 35, cows steadier. Hogs drop 10 to 36. sows steady. Sheep offer around 17.35 for choice lambs with varied other classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Deaths A E Buster Wallace 61 Wichita native
A E Buster Wallace 61 former Ottawa and Princeton resident died yesterday in Wichita born April 29 1900 Camden County Missouri. He worked at Warner Mfg Co and later Boeing Aircraft Co Survivors include widow Stella Wallace daughter Roberta Brown Bakersfield California two grandchildren and brothers Willard Wallace Wichita and Frank Wallace Tulsa Funeral services will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. in Wichita
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. “Buster” Wallace
Wichita
Ottawa
Princeton
Camden County
Warner Mfg. Co
Boeing Aircraft Co
Stella (Mitchell) Wallace
Roberta Brown
Bakersfield
Calif
Willard Wallace
Wants Outer Mongolia In UN Wants Outer Mongolia In UN
Justice William O. Douglas urged rapid U S recognition of Outer Mongolia and its UN entry after a camping trip. He criticized Chiang Kai-shek’s claim Mongolia is part of China and likened it to Britain claiming U S involvement in the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outer Mongolia
Moscow
William O. Douglas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Mongolia
United States
China
Outer
Douglas
Chiang Kai-shek
London
Labor Dept Sets San Francisco Meeting On Ship Dispute
The Labor Department called a 2 p.m. Pacific time negotiating session in San Francisco to resolve a West Coast maritime wage dispute. Acting secretary Wirtz wired Paul St Sure of the Pacific Maritime Association and Capt. Robert Durkin of Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. Local 90 deck officers had struck Wednesday over the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
San Francisco
Par
W. Willard Wirtz
Paul St. Sure
Pacific Maritime Association
Robert Durkin
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Maritime Association
Hill Sworn In As Judge on 10th Circuit
U S District Judge Delmas C. Hill of Wichita was sworn in as the newest judge on the 10th U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. Chief Judge Alfred P. Murrah presided. Hill is the court's fifth active member and the only Kansan on the panel. The lifetime appointment pays $25,500 yearly and the ceremony followed a White House commitment arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
U. S. Dist
Delmas C. Hill
Wichita
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Alfred P. Murrah
Hill
White House
Franklin County approves 80000 bond sale for three bridges
The Franklin County Commissioners negotiated for the sale of 80000 dollars in bonds to Bee Croft Cole and Co of Topeka to fund rebuilding three flood damaged bridges over Middle Creek at Princeton Eaton Creek and Wolf Creek near Spring Creek School. Interest is 2.95 percent annually over five years including legal fees. Commissioner Cecil Vining said there will be no formal resolution and that negotiations save about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Bee- Croft, Cole and Co
Topeka
Middle Creek
Princeton
Eaton
Sae Creek
Wolf Creek
Spring Creek School
Cecil Vining
Richmond
Vining
Slow Move On Berlin Negotiations
Western foreign ministers report slow progress in obtaining Gromyko’s views on Soviet Berlin crisis plans. Rusk and Home have spent over 10 hours with the Soviet diplomat. no decisive answers. Officials see only hints of a possible Big Four talks, with Khrushchev potentially delaying until Moscow Communist party meetings next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Britain
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Moscow
East Germany
Sailors Save Sub During Flooded Engine Room
SAN DIEGO Calif AP Two sailors sealed themselves in a flooded compartment and kept the engine controls working as the submarine Charr surfed from 100 feet after a cooling water rubber coupling failed. John Joseph McGee of Chula Vista and Douglass Webster of Kennewick stood knee deep in water, risking electrocution while the vessel rose about 150 miles west of San Diego. The submarine carried a crew of 78 and faced about 250 volts in the room during the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Cmdr
Harold Skelly
Charr
John Joseph McGee
Chula Vista
Douglass Webster
Kennewick
Wash
Skelly
Demands Rise Over Cuban Diplomat Defection in Manila
In Manila a Cuban assistant chargé d’affaires Jorge Freire Gonzalez, 26, defected and accused the embassy of distributing Communist propaganda. He opted to stay in the Philippines and left the airport with Lt. Col. Jose G. Lukban, head of the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation, as authorities consider breaking relations with Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cuba
Jorge Freire Gonzalez
Havana
Andres Alvino Soler
Philippines
Gonzalez
Jose G. Lukban
National Bureau of Investigation
Philippine
U.S
FBI
Franklin County Historical Society Elects Ben Park
Ben F Park was elected president of Franklin County Historical Society Inc at the annual meeting held last night in North American Coffee Shop. Officers include Franklin P Baker vice president and Mrs J E Hardrode secretary with Alma Schweitzer treasurer, chosen by a 17 member board. Forty people attended as Edgar Langsdorf Kansas State Historical Society assistant secretary spoke on defining museum goals and preserving county history. He praised the state museum in Topeka and noted its newspaper collection. The board elected last night includes 1 year terms: Mrs Raymond Belt Mrs John Van Valkenburg F H Parks Mrs Harry Cochrane Franklin Baker Ottawa. 2 year terms: Mrs Robert Gault Harold Staadt Stanley C Hughes Mrs J E Hardrode Loren Latimer Wayne Gilliland Ottawa. 3 year terms: Ralph Hobbs W D Dunlap James Seymour Alma Schweitzer Don Madison B F Park Ottawa F H Parks presided. Coffee and doughnuts were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Park
Franklin County Historical Society, Inc
Franklin P. Baker
J. E. Hardrode
Alma Schweitzer
Edgar Langsdorf
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
County Society
Raymond Belt
Lane
John van Valkenburg
Williamsburg
F. H. Parks
Harry Cochrane
Franklin Baker
Ottawa
Robert Gault
Richmond
Harold Staadt
Pomona
Stanley C. Hughes
Wellsville
Loren Latimer
Wayne Gilliland
Flint men duel in 1 hour 4 minute pipe smoke title
Arthur Gerdes, 57, of Richmond, wins the World Championship of Pipe Smokers Clubs with a one hour, four minute, and seventeen second performance. Paul Spaniola, also from Flint, falls short as Spaniola’s pipe goes out at fifty seven minutes and forty seven seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape Suurudg
International Association of Pipe Smokers Clubs
Michigan
Flint
Arthur Gerdes
General Motors
Paul Spaniola
Richard J. Austin
Spaniola
Gerdes
Max Ingree
Four Join DeMolay in Franklin County Chapter Meeting
Four new members were voted into the Franklin County Chapter Order of DeMolay at Masonic Temple. They are Craig Davis Charles Shepherd Stephen Nichols all of Ottawa and Paul Ulrich of Baldwin. DeMolay degree will be conferred at the Northeast Dist ee Conclave in Osawatomie on Oct 21. Ottawa DeMolay officers to be installed Oct 26 with Jerald Howell Jim Moody and Mike Steere taking roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Craig Davis
Charles Shepherd
Stephen Nichols
Ottawa
Paul Ulrich
Baldwin
Phil Burress
Osawatomie
Jerald Howell
Jim Moody
Mike Steere
Two Funerals Held for Mrs Abbie M Millington and Lora Mac Culley
Funeral services were held for Mrs Abbie M Millington who died Sept 25 at Bruce s Funeral Home Gardner on Sept 27 with Rev Roger Cantrill officiating. Pallbearers included Robert Kramer Ed Squires and others. Burial followed in Gardner Cemetery. A daughter and husband details given. the Millington family lived in Eu dora Richmond and Garnett. Lora Mac Culley died Sept 25 at Gravette Arkansas. Funeral services were Sept 28 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev Charles P Knight officiating. Pallbearers named. Burial in Wood lawn Cemetery Pomona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie M. Millington
Bruce
Gardner
Roger Cantrill
Mission
Robert Kramer
Ed Squires
William Calder
Preston Register
Kenneth Hodgson
William White
Joyce Page
Mary Everly
Gardner Cemetery
Millington
Olathe
Carl Millington
Jack
Eudora
Richmond
Garnett
Lora McCulley
Lora‘Mac” McCulley
Gravette
Ark
The
Lamb Funeral Home
Charles P. Knight
Harry Fleming
John Staadt
Henry Staadt
Harold Staadt
Lewis Fischer
Harvey Staadt
Dean Zook
J.R. Henning
Woodlawn
Pomona
Church endorses birth control in Christian conscience
The Episcopal Church issued its first official endorsement of birth control, stating it is morally permissible and sometimes essential to prevent tragedy. It cited rapid population growth worldwide threatening survival and contrasted with the Roman Catholic Church which opposes it. Most major Protestants have approved contraception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Episcopal Church
Marriage Licenses for Beaver and Popp Pair
Larry E. Beaver aged 21 of Quinter and Mary E. Popp aged 19 of Studiey obtained a marriage license. Charles F. E. Rouse aged 44 and Eloise Jo Peters aged 40, both of Ottawa, also secured licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry E. Beaver
Quinter
Mary E. Popp
Studiey
Charles FE. Rouse
Eloise Jo Peters
Ottawa
Notice of hearing in Beatrice A Gibbs matter in Ottawa
In Franklin County Kansas Probate Court a hearing is set on October 14 1961 to consider selling Beatrice Anna Gibbs real estate South of Lot 7 and all of Lots 9 11 13 15 17 in Block 102 Ottawa for ward maintenance. Edith Wells guardian petitions, Donald L White attorney for petitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
Beatrice Anns Gibbs
Beatrice A. Gibbs
B. B. A. Gibbs
Ottawa
Edith Wells
Donald L. White
Farm and Livestock Sale Notices From Local Coops
Oct 2 Stocker and Feederdale Prenklin Co Sales Locust and Wilson Ottawa Kas Oct 3 Mia M J Totten Household Goods Sale 634 North Bycamore Oct Waverly Livestock Sale Waverly Kaa Oct 6 Earl Allen Farm Sale 9 North Waverly Set 48 J BE Wilson miles Southwear Williamsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vhma
Stocker & Feederdale
Prenklin Co. Sales Co
Locust & Wilson
Ottawa
Kas
Mia
M. J. Totten Household Goods
North Bycamore
Waverly Livestock Sale
Waverly
Kaa
Earl Allen Farm
North Waverly
J. BE. Wilson
Miles Bouthwear Williamsburg
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0. M. Nicholson
Western Springs
Ill
Chicago
Colbern
Adv
Chapter 785
National Association of Retired Civil Employes
Ray Howell
Otis Elliott
Rawleigh Products
E. F. Risdon
Trinity Methodist Church
Maude Adams
Ellis
Dessie T. Baker
William Mix and Co
Russell Stover
Snyder Pharmacy
S. Main
Paul Kuhlman
Berrien Springs
Mich
Robert BR. Lathrop
John H. Delmerhnut
Tonkawa
Okia
Lathrop
Drake's Bakery
Erland Jordan
Gardiner
Ronald
Mrs. Jordan
A. E. Wallace
Hill Sworn
Anu
Historical Society
Ben Park
Stoker
Erma Gerdes
Eyent
Thal Champion
DeMolay
Paine
Towner’s Chapel Dependagle Ambulance Service
North Main
Church
Legals
Nemin
Andy Reed
Printy and Sons
Ben Printy
N. Mate
N. Main
Jack Nelson
Kas Overbrook
Ovarbrook
Bansay
Gordon James
Ottawa Market
Main On
Wilson
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
RFD
Branklin County Sale Company
Harold Sewart
Charles Beatty
Harold
Charles Lyndon
New Hope
J. W. Bays
Fort Scott
Houston
Texas
Alcoholics Anonymous
A. F. Lewis
County Farm
17Th
Kansas Avenue
Finley
Colgate Palmolive CO
Bertha Lancaster
Elm
Colbern's
East 5Th
General Services
Law+rence
Eas
Singer
Albrights Phc
Standard Rendering Co
Willow
Electrolux Cleaners
Allstate Insurance
Sears
Conrad
Ottawa Herald General Services
McCracken Electric
C. O. Heidner
Bill Haag
Irwin Malott
Malott's
J. D. R. Dennis
Hume
A.C
J. D
J.D
Hampbears
R. R. Massengale
Gingerich
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