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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1974
Page
6
Pomona salon opening dates and hours. American Legion post meeting planned. Drug store hours Sundays through Christmas. Army hospital transfer news. Poinsettia plants advertised. Christmas program on KOFO radio. VFW dance event announced. Discounted bulk Christmas candy sale. Hardware store hours listed. Country music and wildlife event notices. Local car topper ad and pickup accessory promotion.
The Ottawa High School concert choir, 75 members directed by Dale Fox, recorded in Topeka on Dec 3 for a WIBW TV program airing 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday Dec 17. The choir may also be heard on WIBW radio at 2:07 p.m. Dec 22, performing four selections including Good Neighbor and White Dove.
John W. Harrison of Melvern died Friday at his home. Service at 1:50 p.m. December 16 at Melvern United Methodist Church with Godbey officiating. burial in Melvern Cemetery. Born June 11, 1904 in Platteburg Missouri, he was a Santa Fe Railroad foreman before retirement and World War I veteran. Survived by widow Mabel Wiedrich. son George A. Harrison. daughter Janet Patterson. eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was a 60-year member of Lodge 142 AF and AM Newton, and belonged to the Christian Church. Funeral arrangements through Jones Funeral Home. viewing Sunday and after 11 a.m. on December 16 at the church.
A winter Jehovahs Witnesses convention for Eastern Kansas is planned in Ottawa January 5 with about 1600 delegates. Tom Woddmas, local group presiding minister, said the program features Bible talks and demonstrations under the theme What Sort of Persons Ought You to Be. A public address What the Future Holds is scheduled for 2 pm Sunday. H J Weidner of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society will speak.
AP report details Judge Sirica questioning defense witness Robert Mardian about the origins of CREEP and the Nixon re election campaign structure. Mardian describes Eisenhower era party organization and RNC capture by Taft supporters, while defending his limited role in the Watergate cover up case. He testifies that key positions were held by former White House aides and that his involvement was mainly responding to civil suits. The trial continues with other defendants including Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman.
A condensed scoreboard lists teams Heathman Oil Don’s Royal Cleaners Lee’s Downtowner Cravens Skelly Ramsey Printing Nitcher Floors Nighthawk Franklin Savings Bob Luce Boats Harry Smith Supply West Wilson Repair Pomona Tavern Skyhook with high games and series. Standout performers include Burgoon, McDaniels, Jackson, Gilbert, Armstrong, McCurdy, Roehl, Messenger, Coffman, Foster, Toumberin, Taylor, Ledom, Burns Jr., Yost and others across venues and dates.
Franklin County Health Nurse Arla Lickteig said Friday three scarlet fever cases have appeared in two related individuals and a relative. She explained antibiotic treatment reduces contagiousness within 24 hours, no quarantine is required, and urged medical evaluation for proper diagnosis and care.
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