Christmas shopping rush said to triple monthly sales
Local store managers describe the annual Christmas rush as festive and demanding with sales two to two and a half times typical months. Leo Laws of Otasco Mall says the period draws extra staff and careful watching for shoplifting while predicting stock levels as orders restock from overseas shipments months ahead. Jack Hayden at Scott Store notes early orders from home office in Chicago and the fascination of stocking for the season as preparations begin in October.
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Rosie Lister
Leo Laws
Oak
Otasco
S. Main
Laws
Jack Hayden
Scott
Chicago
Hayden
Staples
Clean-Living Bandits Strike Clover Farm
A break in at Clover Farm Store at 1536 S Main occurred today when the back door was forced open and one window pane broken. John Mead, assistant manager, found the breakers at 7:30 a.m. Police found two glass fragments including one near a broom used in a cleanup. The chief suspects the intruders fled after a police car was heard.
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Clover Farm
S. Main
John Mead
Ancient Bus in Ottawa Ends Soon After Daily Route
A drab tan bus on a North Ottawa route carries about 30 passengers with Charles Henry at the wheel. The 3:45 p.m. trip shows a lively mix of riders from schoolchildren to elderly patrons. Henry notes the route will end January 11, 1966, unless another operator takes over, as fares drop to five cents starting January 3.
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Main Street
Logan Street
Logan
Mulberry Street
Henry
Ottawa
Fitzjohn
Butch Rogers
Wilson Street
Main
E. Thirteenth Street
Cedar
Ottawa University
Santa Claus
Charles
Ninth
Sycamore
Seventh
Fifth Street
Wilson
Kansas City
Camp Kivawood Camp Site Progress Report
The Santa Fe Trail Council of Girl Scouts progresses with Camp Kivawood on a 260 acre site seven and a half miles southwest of Ottawa in the Chippewa Hills. A seven year master plan outlines roads water wells and facilities including a dining hall admin housing and waterfront with contracts totaling 75000 dollars.
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Chippewa Hills
Ottawa
Santa Fe Trail Council
Girl Scouts
Camp Kivawood
Leo Beller
Santa Fe Council
Franklin
Leavenworth
Southe West
Johnson
Wyandotte
Miami, Linn
Anderson
Trinity Methodist Church
Kansas
Kirawood
Santa Fe Trail Council of
Orville Flager
Clarence Dial
Fred Elliott
Game Change Ottawa vs Ward at Bishop Miege Gym
The Ottawa High School basketball game with Ward High School Saturday night will be played at the Bishop Miege High School gymnasium. Directions maps available at the Ottawa High School office.
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Ottawa
Ward High School
Bishop Miege High School
Reinhardt
Ottawa High School
Weather Summary for the Day and Past Benchmark
The high Thursday reached 62 degrees with a low of 57 today. A year ago the high was 46 and the low 40. The record high for this date is 66 set in 1939 and the record low is 4 from 1917. Trace precipitation fell in the past 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Hourly temperatures are provided up to 8 a.m. today.
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Truyn Bischoff
Williamsburg
RFD
Safeway
Ninth and Main
Dustries, Inc
Scott Store
Emma Lou Sheaffer
Cleveland
Clean-Living
Strike Clover Farm
Don Black
Fifth and Main
Charles Henry
Rubick Construction Company
Petersson Masonry
Scott and O’dea
Princeton
Rule and Shrum Construction
Kivawood
Whiskey Creek
Tee. Irwin Ross
Franklin County
James Warnock
Robert Ledom
Jeff Moore
Clathe
Black and Veatch Engineers
Black and Veatch
Paul Lewis
Truman Schlup
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