One Thousandth Quilt Shown by Mrs Mary Allen
Mrs Mary B Allen of 816 N Locust displays quilt top number 1000 and works on 1001 in the Texas Lone Star design. Her quilts have traveled to foreign countries and nearly every U S state, serving as gifts and tokens of kindness. Her late husband Russell died nine years ago, and her two sons Clarence in Detroit and Robert in Kettle Falls funded a 66th birthday trip to Sand Point. She spends time sewing, caring for plants, and serving Bethany Baptist Church.
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Mary B. Allen
N. Locust
Allen
Union
Clarence E
Baker
Detroit
Mich
Robert R
Kettle Falls
Wash
Sand Point
Ida
Bethany Baptist
Herald
Lois Smith
Side Swipes and Holiday Happenings in Ottawa News
Lincoln sixth graders toured their school from the air this afternoon aboard a Cessna shared by local auto dealer Ralph Robertson and Dr. L. N. Speer. Ex service men and women will gather at the Armory tonight for a past command ers banquet, socializing and serving the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ralph Robertson
Ottawa
Robertson
L. N. Speer
Human Torch Story Doubted By Police
A 17 year old boy in Cleveland claims three youths chained him to a tree and doused him with turpentine before ignition. Police chief says discrepancies may indicate the tale is a hoax. Fryman suffers third degree burns over about 85 percent of his body and is hospitalized.
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Cleveland
David E. Kerr
Kerr
Homicide
Earl R. Fryman
Fairview Hospital
Rocky River
Metropolitan Park
St. Ignatius Parochial School
River Valley
Fryman
Julien Keller
Skeleton Find Unravels Casper Disappearance Mystery
Casper authorities uncovered a grisly tale after finding the skeleton of Barbara Alexander in a basement tomb. Rose Alexander claimed Barbara's death was accidental, saying she dragged the body into the house and buried it weeks later, while no charges were filed. The case centers on a complex family history with seven members living in the home.
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Casper
Wyo
Barbara Alexander
Natrona County
Ray Whittaker
Rose Alexander
James
Whittaker
Alexander
Barbara
Rose
Skull Whitacre General Auto Repair
Skull Whitacre General Auto Repair advertises service at 127 S Hickory with phone 355 and contact details for local customers seeking vehicle repairs and maintenance.
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Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair
S. Hickory
Ottawa Chamber Dinner Open to Non Members
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce announces its annual meeting on Monday December 12 at Memorial Auditorium. Non members may attend the 6 30 p m dinner with tickets at 1 75, reservations due by December 10. Rev Roger Fredrikson will speak, with invoca tion by Rev Charles Knight. Awards, elections, and a community leadership honor list will be announced.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Peg Carr
Chamber
Ottawa
Memorial Auditorium
Roger Fredrikson
First Baptist Church
Charles P. Knight
First Methodist Church
Don
Dave
Timmy
F. D. Hull
Dave Cox
Tim Wood
Ottawa High School
John B. Pierson
Lee R. Shelden
Robert C. Winchester
Walter V. Coburn
Lyman A. Corlis, Jr
Russell L. Crites
Roderick B. Cupp
Roger L. Fredrikson
John E. Going
Don Huls
Kelley Heads Masonic Lodge
Leonard J. Kelley chosen worshipful master of Ottawa Lodge No. 18 A F and A M at the annual meeting. New lodge officers include Arvid Berglund senior warden John W Taylor junior warden James P Haggard treasurer Charles W Watts secretary Luther A Stevens retiring master elected trustee for three years. Sidney O Morris named five year temple board member with others including Harry L Cartzdamer Charles W Watts Melvin L Sellers Ollie Norman. Installation set for December 20 after a 6 50 p m dinner served by True Kindred ladies with installing officer E Glenn Robison Gridley past grand master presenting 25 year pins to ten members.
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Leonard J. Kelley
Ottawa
A. M
Masonic Temple
Arvid Berglund
John W. Taylor
James P. Haggard
Charles W. Watts
Luther A. Stevens
Kelley
Albert M
Temple Board
Harry L. Cartzdamer
Melvin L. Sellers
Ollie Norman
E. Glenn Robison
Gridley
Grand Lodge
One-Act Plays Tonight At Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa University drama students present two one act plays in Memorial auditorium tonight The Key to Christmas by Lucile Crites Sligh directed by Mrs Marie Dyer A scene from Henry VIII directed by Richard Pratt and Rhoda Rudd Produced by students under Miss Ruth Lathrops speech department supervision
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Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa University
Lucile Crites Sligh
Marie Dyer
Shakespear
Richard Pratt
Rhoda Rudd
Ruth Lathrop
Firestone Store to open Thursday evening for layaway
The Firestone Store will be open Thursday evening from 7 to 9 to give regular customers a chance to lay away Christmas gifts before items are gone. Lamb Ambulance. Phone 380. tf
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Firestone
Lamb Ambulance
Weather forecast shows fair, warmer today and tonight
Generally fair this afternoon and tonight with warmer southeast, colder northeast tonight. Thursday partly cloudy north and east, fair southwest, high 45 to 50 in the southwest and upper 20s to mid 40s in the northeast to southwest. Includes past temperatures, hourly readings, river level 49 feet, and record highs and lows for this date.
Balmy Weather Won't Last Long
Ottawa so far today enjoyed near mild conditions but a cold snap is forecast for Kansas across the northeast and north central regions tonight. Partly cloudy skies accompany the drop with no precipitation expected as temperatures dip to 12 to 15 degrees in the far northeast and highs hold in the 20s. The morning low in Ottawa was 23 and yesterday's high was 47.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
More Americans Have Steady Jobs Record for November
Washington reports 64,807,000 Americans held steady jobs last month a November record. Heavy factory hiring reduced the usual October seasonal drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Family of Deceased Man Located Near Ottawa
Relatives of David G. Monroe 38, a handyman at the John Gaynor farm northwest of Ottawa, have been found. Monroe died of a heart condition. His father, brother, and sister-in-law arrived this morning. Fr Matthew Guilfoyle conducted a Rosary at the McVey DONGal Mortuary. Burial planned later at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.
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Here
David G. Monroe
John Gaynor
Ottawa
Roberts
Monroe
Gaynor
Iowa
Matthew Guilfoyle
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
McVey-Dongal Mortuary
National Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth
Governor fires new round in battle over fund deficit
Topeka Governor Fred Hall accuses Senator Paul Wunsch of misunderstanding or misrepresenting the state's finances as he argues the state faces a 20 million dollar general fund deficit for 1957. Hall cites a 1954 report showing almost five million more general fund expenditures than revenue.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Paul Wunsch
Senate
Racalvar
Wunsch
Hall
Legislative Council
Council
Elevator worker Ray Lichtenberger retires after 37 years
Ottawa flour mill and elevator man Ray Lichtenberger ends a 37 year career with the Ottawa Co-Op Elevator at North Main. Starting in 1918 with Midland Milling Co at Main and Tecumseh, he saw the plant through Ross Milling ownership and a later Co-Op transition. He recalls floods, World War II flour shipments, and plans quiet retirement with hunting and fishing hobbies.
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Ray Lichtenberger
Ottawa
North Main
Midland Milling Co
Main and Tecumseh
Ross
George B. Ross and Sons
Murray Ross
Carl B. Ross
Lichtenberger
Ottawa Co-Op
Co-Op
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Main and
Tecumseh
New York City
Holland
Marais Des Cygnes
Army
S. Elm
Berlin apartment blast leaves 25 dead in Frankfurt center
FRANKFURT Germany A dawn explosion leveled a five story apartment house killing 25 of 32 sleeping residents The dead include the Slovak born owner architect The blast prompted guesses of a political trigger a war era bomb gas seepage or illegal gas tapping Rescue crews evacuated Germans and Americans as heavy machinery cleared rubble in what authorities call West Germany s worst postwar disaster.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
U. S. Army
Cologne
State Extension advisory post up for election in nine-county meet
A home economics representative will be chosen to the state Extension advisory committee at a nine-county district session in Memorial Auditorium starting at 10 a m The counties Franklin Anderson Coffey Douglas Johnson Linn Miami Osage and Wyandotte will send home economics 4 H and agriculture delegates Mrs Russell Wray of Ottawa heads the Franklin county slate with Mrs Ralph Batdorf Wellsville and Jerry Hobbs Princeton leading the other nominations Post is a three year term and the day includes Extension problem discussions and a 4 H camp planning meeting with agents from all nine counties noted
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State Extension Advisory Committee
Memorial Auditorium
Franklin
Anderson
Coffey
Douglas
Johnson, Linn
Miami
Osage
Wyandotte
Home Economics Post
Franklin County
Russell Wray
Rt. 4
Ottawa
Home Economics
Ralph Batdorf
Wellsville
Jerry Hobbs
Princeton
Agriculture
Community Chest Fund Near Goal
Ottawa Community Chest totals $20,219.29 with $520.71 still needed to reach the $20,800 goal. Mrs. Glenn Ainsworth, general chairman, urged continued donations and noted pickups can be arranged by calling 168.
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Ottawa
Former Ottawan Killed By Train In South Of Topeka
Finis Sparks 69 a former Ottawan died in a car train crash near Pauline south of Topeka while en route to Forbes Air Base where he also did construction work. He and his wife moved to Topeka recently with two daughters in town Mrs Don Shade and Mrs Norma Loux. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Topeka
Finis Sparks
Pauline
Sparks
Forbes Air Base
Don Shade
Norma Loux
Willow
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Legion Post
Armory Building
Legion
Gere
Armory
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Rummage Sale
Trinity Methodist Church
Dee
C. C
Masonic
Toy
S. W
Lamar Phillips
Berlin
Community Chest Fund
Willis Garden Center
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