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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1955
Page
7
Local residents and relatives from Ottawa DeSoto and surrounding towns gathered for weekend visits and family events. Air base assignments sent several men to California and camp duties, while others traveled to Minnesota Michigan and Toronto for training and funerals. Church services were announced for Lane Methodist with guest preacher Dr Sullen.
City Sunday attendees include Ginger and Joy Brownlee Donald Higdon and Art Geiss of Ottawa. Boy Scouts enjoyed a weekend camping with leaders Everette Johnson and Olan Johnson. attendees listed. Sunday home guests included Swogars from Osawatomie and Paola and Higdon family. Mary Fuller visited Ottawa relatives. Pottawatomie Valley 4 H club met at Lane LG.O.F hall with Judy Cole Belle Brownlee Frances Jones Billy Jones Jo Lene Ralston Julia Ware Lois Ware Dean Register Norman Gentry Ramona Kennedy and others. refreshments served. Next meeting set for September 16. Saturday guests Dean Kennedy family hosted Lawrence Johnson and daughters from Overland Park.
The notice lists planned absences including Dr. G M Boicourt and his wife vacationing near Colorado Springs. It notes no Sunday evening services except those by the M F and includes recall of social visits from Ottawa and Kansas City. Lane W S C S sets a dinner for Aug 25 after the Lane fair with a 1 30 p m church annex meeting and lists Sunday dinner guests from Ottawa and Kansas City.
CHICAGO At Wil son Co a major meat packer plans to stop slaughtering at the Chicago stockyards and move offices downtown. President James D Cooney cites a substantial expansion and modernization of Cedar Rapids Iowa Albert Lea Minn and Omaha plants while other sites remain unchanged. Tomato juice and ammonia used as a rubdown have been linked to some encounters with skunks.
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