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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2013
Page
2
Vina F. Hensley 61 of Ottawa died Sunday Aug 11 2013. Arrangements are pending and expected to be announced later by Dengel Son Mortuary.
In August 1913 Leavenworth prison head J D Botkin required all inmates to attend 630 to 730 pm services conducted by the chaplain and baptize all prisoners. Six more baptisms in the laundry tubs raise total professing religion to 36 since the preacher warden took office. A 2000 crowd attended the M W A grove picnic for its 15th annual gathering amid a debt around 1000 and total year expenditures near 4200, with about 2200 spent on talent.
The Kansas Army National Guard invites the public to the Ottawa Armory open house from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 208 W. 17th St. Visitors will see vehicle and equipment displays while soldiers explain capabilities. The 250th Forward Support Company, based in Ottawa, recently finished annual training at Fort Riley including convoys, maintenance, communications, field feeding, and supply operations supporting HIMARS live fire exercises.
The American Red Cross sets a noon to 6 pm Ottawa blood drive on Wednesday at Celebration Hall 1737 S Elm St on the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Donors may book at redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767 to help someone share life moments.
Frontier Extension District offers a professional development program titled Creating Special Moments with Infants and Toddlers. The session runs 7 to 9 pm on Aug 22 in the Commission Chambers, Franklin County Office Annex, Ottawa. KDHE approved. Registration required. call 785 229 3520 or email rmcfarl@ksu.edu for details.
Emanuel W Dandreo 84 of Swampscott Massachusetts died July 25 2013 at home after a lengthy illness. He was husband of the late Janet M Owens Dandreo and son of Donato and Mary Dandreo. A Swampscott lifelong resident he was a head custodian for the town schools retiring in 1997 after 30 years. He previously worked at Cushmans Bakery and enjoyed gardening watching westerns and Patriots games. Army veteran Korean War. Survived by two sons Daniel and David and daughter Michele plus three grandchildren and several relatives. He was brother to several and predeceased by two brothers. Funeral services are complete.
Mary Jane Martin age 92 of Bolivar Missouri formerly of Ottawa passed away Sunday August 11 2013 Funeral services were planned for 7 pm Saturday August 17 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Ottawa Burial followed at Highland Cemetery Ottawa A viewing was set for Friday from 1 to 6 pm with a meet and greet 6 to 7 30 pm at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home She was born April 9 1921 in Hazlehurst Mississippi and educated at Oklahoma A M University She taught at both high school and college levels during world war II She married Gilbert Martin August 13 1945 Surviving are her husband three daughters two grandchildren and other relatives The family requests memorials to the First Baptist Church Ottawa through Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Condolences may be sent online to the family"}
The Franklin County Historical Society hosts a reader's theater presentation on Quantrill's Raid and Order No. 11 at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Neosho County Community College in Ottawa. Deborah Barker says the event retells the 1863 Lawrence massacre and its impact, with volunteer readers invited from the community.
Markets report Ottawa Coops quotas with hard wheat at 6.79 soybeans 13.39 corn 5.50 milo 5.30. Franklin County USDA Farm Service Agency quotes corn 5.41 milo 8.63 oats 3.79 soybeans 13.23 wheat 6.74.
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