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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1957
Page
4
Easter Sunday at Appanoose Baptist Church featured sunrise services and a baptismal at the church, with breakfast at George Mesigh’s home. Families and guests from Pomona Topeka and Long Beach shared dinners and greetings as news followed hospital updates on Ada Lauver.
Pleasant Valley notes celebrate Mrs. Marie Broers turning 74 with surprise gifts. Easter visits abound as Mary Ann Benham, the Benham and O’Dea families gather for meals and hospitality. Several locals report chicken pox in the Coffman family and many guests attend dinners and Sunday gatherings, with extensive lists of extended relatives and visitors from nearby towns.
George K. Baum of Kansas City, 64, president of the George K. Baum Co investment banking firm, died after a six year illness. He was a notable figure in Missouri and Kansas finance through his work in school and municipal bonds, and served as a governor of the Investment Bankers of America and chaired its Southwestern group.
Two men drowned yesterday in the Hulme sandpit near Great Bend. The deceased were Carl S. Mohr, 52, and George Sqyre, about 55 or 60, both residents of Great Bend. Firemen recovered the bodies after a bystander, Mrs. Emil Kruckenberg, watched one man sink while fishing nearby.
Mrs Zora Batdorf was released from Ransom Memorial Hospital and returned to Richmond to recover after surgery. Elton and Barbara Vickers welcomed a daughter Barbara Jeannette at Ransom Memorial. Barbara’s maternal grandmother is Mrs Dave McManus of Ottawa and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Vickers of Le Loup. Lillie McCullough of Ottawa spent Easter with the Garretts in Wellsville. Exlee McMahon spent Easter with her parents in Paola. Easter services drew an unusually good crowd at New Hope Baptist Church. Bertha Richards of Peoria was released from Ransom Memorial Hospital. Jerry Vickers and family visited in Ottawa during Easter. Hawkins Grange plans rummage sale April 25 at Memorial Auditorium in Ottawa.
A compact ad highlights radio and television repair services using the Keen name and a contact phone number 637. The notice presents a service offer for repairing radios and TVs, likely from a local shop.
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