Ottawa Teachers Association Christmas Dinner Held at Field School
The annual Ottawa Teachers Association Christmas dinner is set for Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Eugene Field school with Mothers of the Field PTA serving. Rev. Roger Fredrikson will speak, and Christmas musical numbers are planned. About 125 attendees expected, including Board of Education members and spouses. Program chaired by Richard Bird and Mrs. Jess Cullison, with other members listed. Harold Sodamann serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Teachers Association
Eugene Field School
Mothers of the Field P.T.A
Roger Fredrikson
Board of Education
Association
Richard Bird
Jess Cullison
Funice Larkin
Thelma Gage
al Yost
Eleanor Lloyd
Nora Oshima
Lila Borgman
Harold Sodamann
Far And Near Club Christmas Meeting Near Ottawa
The Far and Near club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bones two miles north of Ottawa for an all day gathering with a potluck lunch. Mrs. Birdie Macy led the afternoon session as members sang carols and planned a Christmas party and gift exchange for Saturday evening December 22 at Valley View school. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Danny Peterson and members named Grant Carey David Brown J C Hannaman Harry Bennie Stinson Karen Joey J C Taylor Larry Bones and Joyce Louderback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bones
Ottawa
Birdie Macy
Valley View School
Danny Peterson
Mmes
Grant Carey
David Brown
J. C. Hannaman
Harry
Bennie Stinson
Karen
Joey
J. C. Taylor
Larry Bones
Joyce Louderback
Christmas Theme Led United Presbyterian Missionary Meeting
A Christmas themed United Presbyterian Missionary meeting at the church featured Mrs. M. Todd Macdonald delivering the lesson and leading prayer. Members presented the Christmas story soliloquy and poems. Mrs. Bundy led the prayer cycle and Mrs. Johnson ran the business session. New officers elected were Mrs. Johnson president, Mrs. Weaver vice president, Mrs. Wittman secretary, and Mrs. Whitacre treasurer. Sixteen members attended and awarded Mrs. Macdonald a birthday shower of handkerchiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Missionary Meeting
M. Todd Macdonald
Macdonald
Scissors Club Secret Pal Gift Exchange Recapped
Scissors club members revealed secret pals at a Thursday gift exchange hosted at Mrs. Dee Spaulding's home. Present were Mines Martha Burnett Joe Clark John Cole Bob Crick Cal Crozier Bob Kuiken Joe Kueser Rollie Merscham Will Mersman George Riebe Henry Schrant Doris Weien children Randy Burnett Lea Bobby Kuiken Donna Merscham Ronnie Jamie Weien Cindy Nancy Spaulding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scissors Club
Mrs. Dee Spaulding
Martha Burnett
Joe Clark
John Cole
Bob Crick
Cal Crozier
Bob Kuiken
Joe Kueser
Rollie Merscham
Will Mersman
George Riebe
Henry Schrant
Doris Weien
Randy Burnett
Lea
Bobby Kuiken
Donna Merscham
Ronnie
Jamie Weien
Cindy
Nancy Spaulding
Guest Speaker At Christmas Party
Prof Sam Anderson of University of Kansas spoke on Russia at the Medical Auxiliary party for Franklin County Nurses Association hosted by Mrs Ruby Terrill. He described Moscow Leningrad and Tolstoy estate with photos while sacred music and German carols played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Anderson
University, of Kansas
Russia
Franklin County Nurses Association
Ruby Terrell
Anderson
Moscow
Leningrad
Napoleon
Tolstoy
Terril
Jim
Germany
Kay Crawford
P. R. Jasmison
Larry Wassiner
Tio, Bullock
LaVona Heller
Joe W. Terrill
Election and Club Officers Meet at Ottawa North District
Election and party meeting of FLC.H. club held Thursday seven miles northwest of Ottawa. Officers elected: Mrs. Ernest Sink president, Mrs. C. E. Hoffman secretary treasurer, Mrs. Chester Keim reporter. Mrs. Walter Wood in charge of entertainment. Roll call featured jingles from a Mother Goose book. New members enrolled include Mrs. Hazel Christie and Mrs. Frederick Wood. Attending were Mines W A Richardson C E Hoffman N R Fleming and John Sink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flc.h. Club
Lewis Fischer
Ottawa
Ernest Sink
C. E. Hoffman
Chester Keim
Walter Wood
Wood
Fischer
Hazel Christie
Frederick Wood
Mines
W. A. Richardson
C. £. Hoffman
N. R. Fleming
John Sink
Christmas Travelogue at Reta Sunday School Program
Phyllis Likes from Kansas City presented a Europe travelogue with slides at the First Methodist church Christmas party. A covered dish supper preceded the program, with many attendees including Rev. and Mrs. Charles P. Knight and teacher Mrs. J. L. Rokes among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reta
First Methodist Church
Phyllis Likes
Kansas City
Europe
Charles P. Knight
Nell Stout
Marguerite McCurdy
T. R. Johnson
Miss Likes
J. L. Rokes
Nina Burns
Lanah Cameron
Marjorie Collins
Nora Evans
Genevieve Gillette
Edna Greenawalt
Jessie Harold
Mae Hoag
Floribel Lancaster
Eleanor Lloyd
Grace Metz
Hope Mott
Luella Parrott
Florence Robinson
Alma Schweitzer
Ethel We
Socialettes Travel Plans For Holidays In California
Socialettes note Mrs. Fred Harris will depart early next week by plane to Fresno to visit sister Miss Janice Jones and friend Miss Dorothy Pollock. Dr. and Mrs. Paul Hughes leave by train for a three week Christmas holiday in California visiting daughter family Morris R Wilkerson Stan Judy Eddie Terri in Menlo Park and relatives A L Shaver Monterey Park and C L Elliott Santa Ana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Harris
Fresno
Calif
Janice Jones
Dorothy Pollock
Paul Hughes
California
Morris R. Wilkerson
Stan
Judy
Eddie
Terri
Menlo Park
Hughes
A. L. Shaver
Monterey Park
C. L. Elliott
Santa Ana
Community club schedules and holiday gatherings listed
A detailed roll of meetings and parties across local clubs and churches for the week. Activities include Christmas parties at OMEGA and ENTREMOS, potlucks, square dances, and family dinners. Notable groups include MOTHERS CLUB, FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE, KIWANIS QUEENS, and WOMAN S REPUBLIC with events at North Baptist, First Methodist, and Trinity Methodist venues.
Too Busy On The Telephone In Denver Case
The Backus couple were convicted of harassment and invasion of privacy for calling former neighbors up to 30 times nightly. They were fined 3525 dollars. Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Vance received damages of 1000 dollars each for sleep loss and slander. Separate exemplary damages of 150 dollars went to each. A restraining order against phone contact with the families was made permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Lewis C. Backus
Paul D. Cooper
Edward F. Vance
Cooper
Vance
Albert T. Frantz
Backus
English Toffee and Popcorn Christmas Treats Listed
A local column shares Christmas recipes from Mrs. Noel Douglas for English Toffee and Mrs. B G Otto for popcorn balls shaped as Christmas trees. Instructions detail sugar butter vanilla cocoa and making methods along with decorative touches using green coloring lifesavers and waxed cups. The piece invites readers to mail in Christmas wish lists to share with Herald readers next Friday evening.
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Noel Douglas
Otto
Herald
Annual Dinner Meeting of Rovd Ladies Aid
The Rovd Ladies Aid held its annual Christmas dinner Thursday with Mrs. Earl Gilliland hosting. Belly Johnson led a business meeting and during the gift exchange mystery pals were revealed as attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Waler Nitcher Mr. and Mrs. TH Gilliland Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Karl Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reed and many others despite some absentees due to bad roads or illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rovd Ladies Aid
Farl Gilliland
Belly Johnson
Waler Nitcher
Th. W. Gilliland
Ezra Johnson
Karl Johnson
Roy Reed
Carol
Carl
Alvin
Kenneth Nitcher
Teddy
Tommie
the Mines
Jim Parks
Harry Miller
Clarence Jones
Lloyd Gates
Ralph Bethell
Ira X Need
Russ Johnson
Barbara
Jimmy
Gene Miller
Gary
Jerry Adell
Ray Reed
Private clubs targeted for liquor sale inquiry in Kansas City
Wyandotte County attorney Donald JG Martin has sought court permission to investigate private clubs alleged to be used as a cover for selling liquor by the drink in violation of Kansas law. He notes reports of limited gambling activity but says there is no evidence of organized big-time gambling.
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Kansas City
Eas
Donald JG. Martin
Wyandotte
Kansas
Martin
Student unrest flares at East German university
East Berlin Humboldt University students boycotted a Communist propaganda meeting amid rising unrest. Workers were invited to join a comradely discussion. In Dresden youths at a forum raised the idea of tuning in to foreign news broadcasts from Sweden and Switzerland, criticizing East and West German stations as politically biased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Berlin
Humboldt University
Neues Deutschland
East Germany
Junge Welt
Dresden
Sweden
Switzerland
West Berlin
Junge West
Homeowners Haven promotes direct reduction loans
The ad touts Ottawa Building and Loan Association offering direct reduction loans to buy a home and home loans on current property. It emphasizes home security and value, urging readers to visit for financing options.
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The
Ottawa Building and Loan Association
Ottawa Building and Loan
tAdv
Low Bidder On Remodeling Work
FT Riley reports The Green Construction Co of Manhattan had the lowest bid among 13 bids for remodeling and modernizing 77 barracks and eight mess halls here. Green's bid was 1,770,490 compared with the government estimate of 1,937,652. The buildings date from World War II.
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Ft, Riley
Green Construction Co
Manhattan
Green
Find Body Of An Accountant
CHICAGO The body of a 37 year old accountant sought for questioning in the strangling of his invalid grandmother was found on the West Side. A bullet wound in the head and police say he shot himself with a .32 caliber pistol. Robert Cass father of two children had been missing from his home since Thursday when his wife Virginia found the 82 year old Minnie Scherer dead in bed with two neckties knotted around her neck. Cass had shown signs of a nervous breakdown and recent ill health.
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Cass
Sunday church services and schedules in town
A listing of church services across Sunday at First Baptist Ottawa University Christmas Vespers Sacred Heart Catholic Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses Assembly of God Bethany Chapel Church of The Sasarene Church of Christ with service times, Sunday schools, and midweek meetings across multiple locations. No collection.
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First Baptist
Fourth
Hickory
Roger L. Fredrikson
Ottawa University
Christian Science Society
South Hickory
Sacred Heart Catholic
4Th
Cedar
Mathew Qguilfoyle
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Quenemo
Kansas
Assembly of God
Church of the Sasarene
Eim
J. Russell Smith
Church of Christ
Firth and Cedar
Wesleyan and multiple churches list Sunday schedules
A dense parish notices page lists service times for Wesleyan Methodist First Methodist Grace Episcopal Tree Methodist Calvary Baptist Faith Bible Lutheran St. Paul AME and others with Sunday schools from 8:45 to 10:00 a.m., morning worships around 9:45 to 11:00 a.m., youth meetings in the evening, and midweek prayers on Thursdays. Also notes Christmas programs and sermon topics by named pastors and church locations at N Main, N Poplar, Hickory, Cedar, and Fifth streets.
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Wesleyan Methodiate
N. Main
Wayne &. Caldwell
Wesleyan
Church of Christ
N. Poplar
C. E. Andrews
Free Methodist
Oak
Adolphaun
Harry Livermore
Livermore
First Methodist
Fourth
Hickory
John J. Clinton
Bethlehem
Calvary
Grace Episcopal Fifth
Locusti
John B. Sweigart
Calvary Banti
C Ninth
Bill Weber
Evan
First Christian
SS. Cedary
W. A. Elliott
CYF
Wifani
Faith
Clayton
Vath Lutheran
Lee Lennon
St. Paul A
Edwin M. O'Neal
Church of the Brethren
Ninth and Main
Gerald Mease
Trinity Methodist
N. Cedar
Robért B. Craig
Jesus
Methoodist Youth Fellowship
North Baptist Oak and
Wilsoni
Willam L. Luce
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Women’s Page
Lois Smith
Women's Page
O. T. A. Dinner Party
Far and Near Club
Saunders
Walter Butler
Sury Boy
Piercy Trl Istevict
Bond's Cleaners
Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
David Woods
OMEGA
Lloyd Prentice
Mothers Club
Frank Holden
True Kindred
Kensington
A. G. Madison
Carl Nutt
Friendship Circle
W. Eb, Hogan
Taycee-Jaynes
Clyde Hashagen
Womans Republic
Q. J. Witherspoon
Promenaders Square
P.W
North American Hotel
W. M
North Baptist Church
Clarence Keith
Faith Lutheran Guild
East Circle
First Methodist Wscs
Charlee P. Knight
Marcia Cudworth
Orville Glenn
Alice Thayer
Robert A. Anderson
W. F
A. D. Waymore
Brethren Missionary Society
Roy Gerhard
Berean Guild
Robert Hull
Earnest Workers
Trinity Methodist Church
HOOD
P. Rm
Joe Spratt
Beaucerant
Wycoff
W. Co. TU
W. C. McConachie
Fred Shoemaker
BROWN
Pleasant Ridge
COLE
Baxter
Oakland
Episcopal Church
L.M.S
B. G. Otto
United Presbyterian Church
Earl Harris
Housebreaker
Clark Gable
Susan Hayward
Hong Kong
Twentieth Century Fox
Truy Theatre
Michael Rennie
Gene Barry
Dean Berlin
Rittenhouse and Taylors Cottage
John G. Kaiser Drug Store
Rexall Store
Pho
Masonic Bldg
Singer
Singer Sewing Center
Franklin
Circulation Department
Ottawa Herald
RFC
City and
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