Sacred Heart Church Burned On Fifth Anniversary
This week in Ottawa history notes the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Fourth and Cedar burned at 12:30 am on its fifth anniversary of dedication. The church, cost about 12000, lies wrecked with windows, statuary, vestments ruined. The fire followed an earlier church visit by Rev. O E Degan for a wedding set for 6 am.
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Sacred Heart Catholic
Fourth and
Cedar Streets
O.E. Degan
Lawrence
Kansas Farms
University of Kansas Museum
H.T. Martin
Tally Creek
Ottawa
Logan Street
Jewell Cycle Company
O.M.C
Ottawa Motor Club
M.L. Ward
Old Indian Burying Ground
Kansas
Dawson
Forty years later crime stoppers seek tips on 1973 deaths
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek information on the March 29 1973 killings of Hazel L Avery Steven T Avery and Gary O Longfellow found in a 1964 Chrysler four door car on Rock Creek Road near U S 59. Call tip lines or submit online to earn rewards up to 1000 dollars. tips may remain anonymous.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Hazel L. Avery
Steven T. Avery
Gary O. Longfellow
Rock Creek Road
U.S. 59
Franklin County
Franklin
Tipsoft
Death notices for Mary Lou Hopkins 84 Williamsburg
Mary Lou Hopkins died Tuesday April 9 2013 at age 84. She was formerly of Ottawa and Williamsburg. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Dengel and Son Mortuary.
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Mary Lou Hopkins
Williamsburg
Ottawa
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Harold Miller 91 Garnett dies. funeral set in Greeley
Harold Joseph Miller, 91, Garnett, died April 10, 2013, at Anderson County Long Term Care. A mass of Christian burial is planned for April 15, 2013, at St. John's Catholic Church in Greeley, with burial at Garnett Cemetery. Visitation after a 5:30 p.m. rosary on Sunday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. He was born July 31, 1921, in Greeley to Frank and Margaret Miller.
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Harold Joseph Miller
Garnett
Anderson County
St. John’s Catholic
Greeley
Feuerborn Family
Frank and
Margaret (Hockstetter) Miller
Peterson, 84, Redfield, dies. service planned
Clifford C L Peterson of Redfield Kansas died Saturday April 6 2013 at his home. A memorial service is set for 3 p.m. Sunday April 21 2013 at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Uniontown. He was the son of Eli and Lydia Peterson.
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Clifford
C.L.” Peterson
Redfield
Kan
First Missionary Baptist Church
Uniontown
Eli
Lydia Peterson
Prairie Paws restructures leadership and roles
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter announces a leadership shift with Ja ron Asher named operations manager and deputy director. Carrie Stockton joins as veterinary technician, focusing on animal health and sanitation while plans for restructuring staff duties and a revived trap neuter release program are discussed after Michielle Cooper’s departure.
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Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
Jaron Asher
Prairie Paws
Michielle Cooper
Asher
The
Boy & Girls Club
Kansas City, MO
Carrie Stockton
Cooper
Shelter
History Moments From April 11 Across Years
Highlights include Reagan returning to the White House after a hospital stay following an assassination attempt in 1981. Other marks note Napoleon’s 1814 abdication to Elba, Iowa’s cigarette tax in 1921, Buchenwald liberation in 1945, Truman’s 1951 MacArthur removal, Kennedy’s 1962 steel price clash, Apollo 13 launch in 1970, Idi Amin’s ouster in 1979, and Susan Boyle’s 2009 Britain’s Got Talent rise.
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Ronald Reagan
White House
Napoleon Bonaparte
Elba
Iowa
Buchenwald
Germany
Harry S. Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
John F. Kennedy
United States Steel
James A. Lovell
Fred W. Haise
Jack Swigert
Idi Amin
Uganda
Susan Boyle
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Heritorian
Louis
Olised Herald
Unity News
Community Connections
Lane
Pomona
Princeton
Rantoul
Richmond
Wellsville
U.S. Postal Service
Herald
S. Cedar St
Ottawaherald.com
Cliford
C.L. Peterson
Shelter Paws
Abby
Orscheln Farm & Home
Redcar
Crscheln
Arkansas Pondstockers
S. Princeton Street
Orscheln
Cottonwood Animal Hospital
Ottawa Veterinary Hospital
N. Hwy
K-68
W. 7Th
Larry E. Mages
D.V.M
Trent A. Lancaster
D.V
Laura E. Erwin
Ed Smith
Jim Garner
Lisa Stadler
Mario Showalter
Treiorie News Animal Shelter
Prairie. Paws
Amelia
Lonely Hearts Club
Colleen Colleen
Calico
Tato
Chihuahua
Petfinder.org
PrairiePaws
Associated Press
Gene Ramsey
City of
Ottawa City
Ottawa City Commission Chambers
City Hall
S. Hickory
Ottawa, Kansas
Sf Tawa
Leslie Quillen
Iquillen
Ottawaks
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