Ottawa campus service organizes weekly city rest home prayers
Everett Phelps of Detroit leads Sunday afternoon services for the Student Christian Mission with Herbert Snider assisting. Cedar House on 15th and Cedar hosts a formal service from 2 to 3 pm, while Cedar House at Third and Cedar runs a more informal gathering. Phelps will be away over holidays with speakers arranged for the three Sundays.
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Ottawa University
Detroit
Everett Phelps
University Student Christian Mission
Herbert Snider
Cedar House
15Th
Cedar
Old Cedar House
Third and Cedar
Phelps
Ottawa
Lister Heads Chamber For Coming Year
George Lister president of the People's National Bank was elected president of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce for the coming year succeeding Dr. J. F. Barr. Dean Nossinger of Anchor Savings and Loan was elected vice president. E. E. Haley was re elected treasurer. Peg Carr reappointed chamber manager and Wilma Overstreet reappointed secretary. John 3 Pinney of Willis Nursery named director to fill vacancy. Board to add 10 associate directors for one year. New members at first meeting were Rev. Roger Fredrikson Don Huls Russell Crites Rod Cupp and Lee Shelden. Flood control bond issue was top priority for coming projects.
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George Lister
People’s National Bank
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
J. F. Barr
North American
Dean Nossinger
Anchor Savings and Loan
Lister
E. E. Haley
Peg Carr
Wilma Overstreet
John
Pinney
Willis [Nursery
Bexer Berndt
Roger Fredrikson
Don Huls
Russell Crites
Rod Cupp
Lee Shelden
Chamber
Ottawa
Recover Bodies Of Trapped Men In Fort Smith Pit
In Fort Smith Arkansas two men buried alive when a deep excavation caved in were recovered dead after a two day search. Fireman Lee Otis Sivley and 18 year old construction worker Donald Daggs from Hartford died almost instantly as the pit beneath the Arkansas Waste Paper Co building gave way during foundation work for a heavy paper baler.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Lee Otis Sivley
Donald Daggs
Hartford
William H. Pope
Arkansas Waste Paper Co
Father Too Slow in Columbus Creates DIY Christmas Tree
Four-year-old Billy Hawkins, irked by his father’s tardy arrival with a promised tree, armmed with a small saw from his toolkit and felled a young cedar in the Hawkins family yard in Columbus. The note mentions thrift and a STRATO-BANK for Christmas. Willis: Garden Center 5th and Cherry.
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Columbus
Ohio
Billy Hawkins
Billy
Hawkins
Willis
Garden Center
For Sale Old Newspapers Bundle Offer
Classified notice states sale of old newspapers at Herald office. Each bundle priced at 0 cents. No further details provided about quantity or conditions.
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Herald Office
Christmas Party By Saddle Club in Ottawa
Saddle Club hosts its annual Christmas party for underprivileged children on December 18 at 1 30 p m in Sacred Heart parochial school's basement Ottawa. About 30 children will attend and, if weather allows, pony rides on school grounds. Entertainers include Cora Ellen Rice of Kansas City Kansas, TV visitors from KCMO, the Cunningham family Ottawa musicians, Jack Garvey Waverly and Santa Claus with treats. Bennett Creamery provides free ice cream bars.
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Ottawa
Saddle Club
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Cora Ellen Rice
Kansas City
Kas
Hollywood
KCMO
Cunningham
Jack Garvey
Waverly
Santa
Claus
Bennett Creamery
Traffic Deaths Now Total 554 in Kansas for Year
Six more deaths were added to Kansas traffic fatalities, bringing the year’s total to 554, compared with 578 at the same point in 1954. Victims included three Hutchinson residents in a collision on Highway 17 near Hutchinson, a Fort Riley soldier killed and another injured on Highway 18 near Manhattan, a boy fatally injured near Aliceville, and a Nebraskan killed in a crash on U.S. 81 north of Salina.
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Kansas
Kansas Highway 17
Hutchinson
Donald Lee Cornett
Billy Ray Cornett
Clarence Doyle Scheuerman
Ft. Riley
Kansas Highway
Manhattan
Laurence Proulx
Detroit
Mich
Patrick Hartshorn
St. Michael
David Paul Rolf
Aliceville
Paul Rolf
Albert Rulla
Douglas
Neb
U.S. 81
Salina
Double Queens Crowned In Mound Valley Parade
Mound Valley Kansas voters chose two queens for the Christmas parade. Patsy Waller a high school girl and Bertha Wells a junior high student tied with 3 390 votes each after counting 9 470 ballots. They rode the royalty float in the procession.
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Mound Valley
Kas
Miss Reign Dears
Patsy Waller
Bertha Wells
Patsy
Bertha
Double Tragedy Strikes Detroit Brothers at Work
Albert P. Schwen ter, 69, collapsed and died of a heart attack after reporting for work at his brother Nicholas sheet metal shop. Nicholas, 72, rushed to the shop then collapsed and died of a heart attack on his way home.
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Detroit
Albert P. Schwenter
Nicholas
Christmas Vesper Services At Local Churches
A Christmas vesper service will be held at Federated Church on Sunday December 18 at 4 p m with the church choirs. Trinity Methodist and Calvary Baptist host December 18 evening programs featuring pageants and children. The Brethren church presents a Christmas story recital and play December 18 at 7 30 p m with Miss Marjorie Banner Gary West Richard Allen and Pearl Holloway among those involved.
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Federated Church
William Ward
Trinity Methodist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
F. the Brethen
Marjorie Banner
Gary West
Richard Allen
Pearl Holloway
Duane Gamet
Garnett Papers To Consolidate Garnett and Garnett Review
A consolidation plan brings together the Anderson Countian and the Garnett Review under Garnett Publishing Co with authorized 50000 capital. Incorporators Leonard McCalla Jr Earl L Knauss Margaret McCalla Nina G Knauss. Consolidation not set to occur before January. Shriners invited to Dinner Dance at Country Club Monday December 19 at 6:30.
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Garnett
Anderson Countian
Garnett Review
Garnett Publishing Co
Leonard MccCalla, Jr
Earl L. Knauss
Margaret McCalla
Nina G. Knauss
McCalla
Knauss
Review
Moneve
One Accident Led To Another Near Ottawa Detours
An evening 10:45 p m crash near Ottawa started with a 1950 Pontiac driven by Lyle V Rendick 28 having left the road after a separate incident involving fusees for a wreck. Rendick faces drunk and reckless driving charges. A later collision involving a 1954 Chevrolet driven by E T Towe 55 was struck in the rear by a 1949 Lincoln driven by Howard Mann 64 injuring Mrs Towe and Shelly Ryan. Mann faces speeding failure to avoid an accident. Damages cited: Towe car 350 Mann car 400. Rendick free on 300 bond and set for January 7 trial.
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Ottawa
Lyle V. Rendick
S. Elm
Reddick
E. T. Towe
Howard Mann
Towe
Shelly Ryan
S. Hickory
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Man
Dean Driscoll
Bob Conaty
Mann
Mann Auto
Benefit Dance For Kasper At Ottawa Armory
A benefit square dance will be held at the Ottawa Armory Saturday night from eight to eleven to aid Mr and Mrs Warren Kasper. Kasper active in the local square dance scene and a former Promenaders Club president has been ill since last September and is hospitalized in Kansas City. Everything for the event including the armory and caller has been donated. Admission is one dollar per couple with proceeds to the Kasper couple. The public is invited and tickets are on sale to square dancers from surrounding towns.
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Armory
Warren Kasper
Kasper
Ottawa Square Dance Organization
Promenaders Club
Veterans ‘Hospital
Kansas City
Fifteen NATO Ministers Meet to Align Policy
In Paris, fifteen foreign ministers of the Atlantic Alliance held a three hour session with two advisers each to coordinate positions on global danger spots. The talks covered the Middle East turmoil, Turkish and British roles in the Baghdad pact, and Goa’s status amid India, with Portugal outlining its dispute over Goa. US Secretary of State Dulles warned of new fronts in the cold war in the Middle East and Southern Asia.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
State Dulles
Russia
Middle East
Asia
Middlewastern
NATO
Portugal
India
Goa
Paulo Cunha
May Discontinue Sunflower Bus Service
The Ottawa Sunflower bus, in service since June 1953, may be withdrawn. Resident agent Tom Gleason said schedules could be altered or service discontinued due to insufficient demand. Two buses run daily to Sunflower via Lawrence and Wellsville, with state commission approval required and an announcement expected next week.
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Ottawa
Child Is Killed Near Burlington
A four year old boy, David Paul Rolf, died in Burlington hospital after a two car crash one mile north of Aliceville. His mother was hospitalized but not critically hurt. Five others in the other car escaped serious injury. The boy was the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Rolf who live north of Aliceville.
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Burlington
Kas
Aliceville
David Paul Rolf
Paul Rolf
Teens Held For Recent Thefts In Ottawa
Two Ottawa youths aged 16 are in jail amid investigations into recent thefts. County Attorney Don White says no formal charges have been filed yet and the suspects may be linked to thefts of automotive tools and spark plugs reported recently.
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Ottawa
Don White
Woven Xmas Rugs for Sale by Joe Wilbern
Joe Wilbern offers woven Xmas rugs for sale at 313 East 2nd. The advertisement notes available sizes and patterns for holiday decor.
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Joe Wilbern
Farm Youth Who Went To Reds Returns To His Native Soil
Richard Tenneson, the Minnesota farm boy who renounced America for communism, returned to Alden today meeting his mother Portia Howe in a tearful reunion. He arrived from Hong Kong via China after two years away, was joined by family and Rev. Forest Strand, and spoke of an uncertain future after a dishonorable discharge and possible civil action.
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Reds
Minneapolis
Richard Tenneson
Minnesota
America
Portia Howe
Tenneson
Howe
Jan
Eten
Hong Kong
China
United States
Forest Strand
Alden
Eben Howe
Nathan
Korea
Kefauver Enters Presidential Race
Sen Kefauver enters the 1956 Democratic presidential nominating race planning a vigorous campaign in several state primaries. He aims to challenge Stevenson while noting money and scheduling limits. The move draws mixed support from Tennessee and national figures as both parties weigh primary strength and policy directions.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Averell Harriman
New York
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Tennessee
Senate
California
Minnesota
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Florida
Joseph F. Donahue
District of Columbia
Frank Clement
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
James C. Hagerty
White House
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Adams
Dwinell
Benson
Mitchell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ottawa Sees 6 Degree Morning Low In Spring Frost
A record low of 6 degrees was logged in Ottawa after midnight with a brisk warming by 8 a.m. The same low marked the season’s coldest point, matched on the 9th, as a warming trend was forecast to reverse into another cold snap. Scattered light snow was expected tonight in the extreme northwest region.
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Ormer
Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Blind man and sister-in-law charged in Meier and Frank bombing
In Portland, a blind man William Clarence Peddicord, 38, and his sister-in-law Joyce Keller, 28, were charged with injuring persons and property by explosives in a $50,000 extortion plot. The April 15 blast at the 12 story Meier and Frank store damaged a washroom, caused debris injuries, and prompted a failed $50,000 payoff attempt.
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Portland
Ore
Big Meier and Frank Co
William B. Browne
William Clarence Peddicord
Joyce Keller
Browne
Peddicord
Not Hurt, Faints After Accident Belief
A bus halted at a highway wreck near Longview Washington. The driver and passengers aided four people aboard. One man, who had fainted after seeing blood, told doctors he was not hurt though he was examined. All others were not seriously injured.
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Longview
Wash
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