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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
6
The author, a former thumb sucker, argues smokers gum chewers and nail biters share a common urge for relief and that modern science supports tolerance. He recalls quitting thumb sucking at five and discovering cigars at 34, noting social clashes with cigarette smokers and hostesses.
Mr and Mrs Willie Grimm visited Fairland Oklahoma staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Loduke over Fri and Sat. Multiple local families hosted and visited across the week including the Richards Gilberts Colers and Weltons with hospital and travel notes and a Kan sas City trip by Rantoul High School to the baseball event.
A scheduled Major League clash pits the Kansas City Athletics against Detroit. Bookmakers expect a tight contest as both clubs seek an important win. Key players and starting pitchers to watch include prominent names from both rosters.
The Herald lists new subscriptions and renewals from Ottawa Pomona Williamsburg Nantoul Lane Wellsville Princeton Richmond Baldwin Greeley Quenemo Waverly Michigan Valley Osawatomie Melvern Cave Hill and adjacent names including Hinderliter Falls Bes sie Johnson Cole Hoffman Dawson Roberts Whitenack Rybolt Sleichter Wray Scott Gensman Wicke Evans Talbott Hale Parker Remaley Zimmerman Cain Blankenship Beesley Goodman Nitcher Nichols Lederer Green Demoret Rooney Hodges Hargrove Brown Carter Snyder Burgoon Beal Fuller Baffrey Lytle Barnhisel Cramer Owings Mignot Clayton Hally Domnanish Carey Anderson Wood Edwards Anderson Hornbuckle Fisher Morgan Heffner Carlson Feuerborn Hirt Strauss Gettinger Kunkel Walker James Cave Hill and other readers. Herald urges ad results.
Wellsville reports visits from Scott Carson of Placerville and his spouse with local residents. Garry Leitnaker and Tommey Leitnaker from Ottawa spent the weekend with grandparents. Dwight and Harold Leitnaker hosted and dined with guests. Don Barnard, son of Tilford Barnard of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, formerly of Wellsville area, is in hospital for tests and X rays and plans to return for lung removal. Don served four years in the military.
Mrs B L Offenstein is seriously ill at her sister Mrs George Rhoades home after a stroke leaving her left side paralyzed. Wellsville Board of Education contracted for several teachers for next year including commerce teacher Will Jacobs Tallequa Okla English Miss Laurie Messing Kansas City first grade Miss Barbara Baker Chanute seventh grade Utah Jacobs to teach seventh grade J Ray Piper new two year contract as superintendent coach and science teacher from Gower Mo Funeral services for Dr James Fredric Casto of Braunfels Texas held at Baptist church with Rev L R Johnson and Rev Loyal Hiatt interment Wellsville cemetery Mrs Fannie Hodge moved to new home at Stillwell Carl Russell names their daughter Carla Roxanne Ruth Curtis of Greeley Colo visited Rev and Mrs Paul Leslie Raymond Errett of Boise Idaho visited Mr and Mrs Charles Errett Census takers Arthur and Dollie Hill report Wellsville population 890 Senior play Me and My Shadow Friday April 27 at 8 pm in high school auditorium Rebekah School of Instruction held in Wellsville last Tuesday Noble Grand Ethel Davidson presiding State President Juanita Needham of Rantoul introduced state officers 117 present Memorial services by Garnett 20 visiting dignitaries from outside district presented Degree work by Baldwin refreshments provided by Nadine Miller Ora Seyler Theressa Wright Ruth Larrick Velma Christie Ethel Morrow Grand Chapter attendees from Wellsville included Lela Wiggins Marjorie Barnett Ruth Stevenson Yovonne Thorn La Verne Martin Bill Warnock Sally Barnett Neva Myers Ruby Thorpe Thiea Shores Opal Patton Berniece Childs Savings Bonds Safe investment
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