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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1956
Page
1
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Funeral services are set for Debbie Osborn, two, at St John’s Church in Greeley Sunday at 2 p.m. for the child of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Osborn. Mollie S. Gerth, who died yesterday at her Lane home, will be honored Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lane Methodist Church with Rev. Howard H. Russell presiding. burial follows in Lane cemetery. The body rests at Eddy Funeral Home this afternoon.
Mrs Marie Reader who died August 14 was honored at Towner's Funeral Chapel on August 16 with Rev Charles P Knight presiding. Pallbearers included Otis Brown Neal George W M Saxton Clifford Burns Leonard Porter and Howard C McVey. Albert J Williams sang with Mrs Lawrence Ott accompanying. Burial followed at Cypress Lawn Mausoleum in San Francisco with Mrs Finamore Fisher and Mrs Bertie Shepherd accompanying the body.
Admitted Mrs Ellen Hornsby and several patients listed with addresses and dates. Birth announcements include Mr and Mrs William Barker delivering a daughter and weight 6 lb 8 oz, Mr and Mrs Gilbert Rule a son, weights vary, and Mr and Mrs Billy Eugene Burnett a son born today with weight 7 lb 5 oz. Discharges include Mrs Lillie Morgan and others, with listed homes and names.
Fay Crocker, a Uruguayan veteran in her mid years, led the Norwood Hills Women's Invitational with rounds of 69 and 72 for 141 at the halfway mark. Mary Lena Faulk rose to second after a 70 for 144, with Louise Suggs and Marlene Bauer Hagge close behind on 145 and 148 respectively as the 72hole event nears its conclusion.
Auction listings for Overbrook Livestock Sale in Overbrook Kansas and Waverly and Ottawa area sales including dates at various locations such as Market Sale in Elith Lawrence Kan Overbrook and Pomona sales and county fair events, with multiple farmer names and addresses and July through September dates.
Gordon K. Lowry, governor of the 108th Rotary district, will address the Ottawa Rotary Club at a Wednesday noon meeting next week. He is an attorney from Valley Falls active in church and civic affairs, heading a district of 32 clubs in northeastern Kansas. The district governor will meet Ottawa club officers and committee chairmen at a dinner session Wednesday evening.
AM Dr Er land Waltner heads Bethel College in Newton Kansas chosen moderator of the 52000 member General Conference Mennonite Church for a three year term. Rev Walter Gering of Mountain Lake Minnesota re elected secretary. About 600 delegates registered for the seven day session. In Wichita Kansas Uncle Sam seeks 465 tax payers with refund checks due from missing taxpayers. Refunds range from 476.80 to 0.90 unnoticed due to wrong addresses. Safe Buy. U S Savings Bonds
U S Agriculture Department charged twenty one Kansas City stockyard dealers with obstructing fair bids for stocker and feeder cattle. Shirley Metzger president of the Traders Livestock Exchange denied the charge, saying a long standing four decade old turn system exists but outsiders are not affected. The department said the practice limits farmers access to bidding and raises prices, while Metzger maintained it does not prevent bidding and that farmers may bid if they choose.
West Berlin Independent papers condemn the West German Supreme Court ban on the Communist party. Editors warn the move will force Communists underground, raising resolve and potentially aiding future opposition. In Naples an official commission began inquiries into the crash of liners Andrea Doria and Stockholm, boarding Cristoforo Colombo to study the ship and weathered route. In Formosa Taipei, nationalist ministry reports two nationalist warships clashed with two Red Chinese gun boats near Matsu, sinking one gun boat and wounding the other while nationalist vessels incurred no damage.
Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel of New Orleans urged the national Christian Family Movement to reject racial segregation as incompatible with Christian charity and natural law during a speech at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana. He argued that excluding people by race denies shared life and basic rights. The remarks come amid broader debates on labor and living conditions connected to segregationist policies.
In San Francisco Governor Hall and his wife moved into the St. Francis Hotel after aid from three Kansas Republicans. Harry Darby, Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, and Wilbur Leonard used influence to secure the suite for Hall ahead of the GOP national convention opening Monday. Darby backed Warren Shaw in a recent cooling gubernatorial fight with Hall. Hall is set to appear on NBC's American Forum Sunday with Goodwin Knight, George Craig, and Bracken Lee.
Washington said it will press in every feasible way for the peaceful liberation of Eastern European satellite nations. Five Republican lawmakers will propose a United Nations driven plank urging liberation actions. The letter to Senator Eastland reaffirms the government’s stance on VOA broadcasts and tensions with the Soviet Union.
A mass of cooler air spreads from the Northern Plains toward the Central Plains and central Rockies while much of the country remains warm. Gusty winds exceed 50 mph accompany thunderstorms from eastern Colorado to central Kansas with tornadic activity near Oberlin Kansas. Temperatures exceed 100 degrees in many areas, with warm, humid conditions along the Atlantic coast and showers forecast in the lower Mississippi Valley, Southwest, and Ohio Valley.
When broiling tomatoes, sprinkle the cut halves with sugar along with salt and pepper for extra flavor. This simple step enhances sweetness and balance, delivering a fuller taste impression in quick vegetable dishes.
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