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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1957

Page

12

Williamsburg area notes of visits and gatherings

A long list of social visits and family gatherings in Williamsburg area. Names include Fritts Bills Hartman Millikens Brown Devlin Bennell Bennett Burrows Morrow Carrow Bethell Lee and many others with multiple weekend and weekday visits, dinners, and a wedding in Salina. Also mentions Legion Auxiliary activities and a student from Leo Santee Unit 179.

John Devlin Robbie Chevy Chase J. W. Bennells Raymond Brown Overbrook Harold Bennett Newton Frances Bennett Ottawa Anita Burrows Great Bend Leo Santee American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Sharon Bond Donita McMillan Joyce Ann Starosta Kathyn Roberts Cheryl Edgecomb Janice Kay Starosta Irwin Heth Don McMillan Ernest Brubakers Baldwin Topeka W. B Morrow Morrow R. R. Rinn North Dakota Alice Carrow Arkansas City Harold Bethell Irvin Carrows Wellsville

Thorough Thief in Ford Car Stripping Case

Police report a thorough stripping of Rev. Noah Unruh's 1957 car parked in his brother's garage in Newton Kansas. Items taken include radio, hub caps, mirrors, spotlight, cigarette lighter, fender skirts, binoculars, two billiards, $35 in cash, and car keys.

Newton Kas Noah Unruh Ford

Bank cashier charged in embezzlement case in Kansas City

Ira G Maddux Jr 34 assistant cashier held on 15000 bond for federal trial in November on 24200 theft from Victory State Bank. He claimed a bank robbery hoax then admitted theft began in June and pointed to buried money near his Independence Missouri home. Police noted his luxury items including air conditioners a baby grand piano and a 1600 phonograph.

Kansas City Kan Ira G .Maddux Jr Federal District Court Victory State Bank Maddux FBI Independence, Mo

Barn Find Yields Coins Hidden in Crete Barn

CRETE Nebraska. i Les Burch a telephone lineman bought an old barn at auction for 35 dollars. While wrecking it he found a tin can containing four twenty dollar gold pieces and three ten dollar pieces, all mint. Dates ranged from 1881 to 1900 and the find proved profitable.

Crete Neb Les Burch

Visit Recalls Silkville's Early Days and Silk Colony

Williamsburg resident Mrs. C P Fritts, 83, recounts Silkville's founding by a French settler southwest of Williamsburg for silkworm production. A fourth generation descendant recalls workers, the fire that destroyed the main dwelling, and a stone barn remaining as a silk warehouse.

Silkville Williamsburg Fritts Eldon Koons R. R. Rinn Daniel Rint

R R Rinn’s tale of Silkville travels to Topeka stop

A fragment notes R R Rinn, born at the ranch, en route home from Oklahoma, visiting Topeka to view the Silkville display in the Kansas Historical Museum with family members, detailing life there.

R. R. Rinn North Dakota Topeka Oklahoma Kansas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Irwin Heth 0. P. Fritts Willard Bills Pomona Gus Hartman Big Springs H. C. Millikens Hartmans Alaska Marvin Brown Marlin Brown Wichita J. W. Bennetts Missouri Jimmy Brown John Devlins Letetia Burrows Roy Donart Princeton D. B. Fogles Ralph Pugh Springfield W. T. Hopkins A. €. Richeson Floyd McCurdys Leslie McCurdys Argentine Claude Smith Ti Osawatomie Claude Smiths Rich Kenneth Davis Forrest Bond Sharor Bond W. R. Binns J. E. Decker C. E. Todd Harald Bethell Douglas Robert Wood Forest Park N. E. Blair Kenneth Welch Hartford Minnie Townsend Quenemo Ray Campbells Ross Sackman Fairview Roy Campbells Wendell Davis Howard Whittington Fred Campbell Judy Fitzgerald Duane Shaw Sandy Joe Strange Leon Warbrelton Roger Cantrill Pegsy Mong Salina Frank Bills Vena McMillin E. P. Anderson W. W. Bitts Janet Thyrstlewaite Maureen Neal Innes Eure- Vann Drawndavee Mwa Ouuuay Ervin Chambers John Fritts Neal Forbes Fanny Forbes Anna Thoreman Chicago Forbes Fanny Neal Melvern L. A. Green A. L. Welborne University of Wichita Gary Horne Arnol Hornes Anne McMillan Agusta Seefeldt el Dorado Itta McMillan L. W. Sutherland Rex Sutherlands Paola Don Blythe C. E. Todds Frank Stewards Ernest Gentry Frank Steward Agricola Maureen Mea H. N. Traberts J. A. Harpers Garnett W. E. Robbins Karl Drestlehorsts Bucklin Lyle McVey Dee Cheryl and Kent Millard Wren Jr Carl Curry Dade City Calif William t}Dusett Boston Mass C. B. Goodwills Bill Curry James Curry Clair Gurys John L. O'Neill Leonard Wood Patrick O'Neill Reedsburg Wis Wisconsin Rajah Los Angeles Chandra Foweris Rajah Chandra Franklin County The Franklin County Fair Board Cially Eral 17Th Street Organization of Safe Saving D. William Overton North American Hotel Bldg J. Dean Nofsinger Ottawa Herald Fane Main Saffron Glass Co NCAT Bob White Motors Bob White Motor Co
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