Christmas greeting from Ottawan remembered
The Herald notes a Christmas greeting from W. S. Fallis, former Ottawa State Bank president, now 87 and residing in Perry, Ohio. The item highlights his memory among locals and mentions his connection to Ottawa. A second brief item reports a public auction slated for December 23 at 2 p.m. on King Street, Ottawa, and a theft incident involving four chrome hub caps valued at $42.50 from the Beels Pontiac.
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Herald
W. S. Fallis
State Bank of Ottawa
Fallis
Perry
Oka
Frank Poole
Hit King Street
Ottawa
Stafford
Beels Pontiac
First Word After Six Months Greeted by Mother
SALT LAKE CITY reports a 12 year old San Diego girl Maurine, who had been unconscious for nearly six months after a near drowning in Escondido, spoke her first word Mama to her mother, as doctors note brain oxygen deprivation. Cadet Raymond W. Bledsoe from St Johns Military School also visits home for the holidays.
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Salt Lake City
San Diego
Calif
Imas
Joseph B. Schow
Maurine
Raymond W. Bledsoe
Mama
St. John's Military School
Salina
Evelyn Bledsoe
Former Katy Official Dies at 66 in Dallas
James K. Beach 66, retired director of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad, died after a short illness. A native Kansas, he graduated from the Missouri School of Mines and later led Liquid Carbonic Corp. He served as a friend to President Eisenhower when both were in San Antonio before World War I and was master of ceremonies during Eisenhower’s pre election visit.
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Dallas
James K. Beach
Maurine May Reach Full Rehabilitation
Doctors say Maurine may achieve full rehabilitation after weeks of partial recovery. She recently sat in a wheelchair for up to two hours, though the rehabilitation period could be long, potentially lasting years.
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Maurine
Defense Department increases February draft call to 13000
The Defense Department announced a draft of 13000 men for the Army in February, up 9000 from the previous call. Officials said remaining 1958 calls are expected to approach the February level under current plans.
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Defense Department
Washington
Army
Department
Woman Finds Green Bag Containing War Draft Cash
Mrs Mayme E Coleman of Wichita found a small green bag with 6119.94 in cash and checks. She phoned police and reported the discovery near her home while the draft quota for January and a boost to 10,000 had been discussed, with Alter of Faust Plymouth Inc. involved.
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Wichitah
Mayme E. Coleman
John
Alter
Spen
cer-Faust Plymouth Inc
Coleman
Deaths I Mrs Charles J Pitts and family notes
Mrs Charles J Pitts 57 of Baldwin died yesterday at 4 p m in Ransom Memorial Hospital after long illness. Funeral at St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church Monday at 1 30 p m with pallbearers named. She was born July 29, 1900 in Douglas County and married to Mr Pitts in 1942. Survivors include her widower one brother and two sisters. The Christmas program at Cole community club featured songs readings piano solos and a gift exchange with candy and nuts distribution after.
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Clara J Schwarz
Colorado Springs
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Elmer Wintermantle
Richard Sawyer
C. T. Todd
Norman Stanley
Darlene Hornberger
St.John's Cemetery
Two Cyclones In Leading 10 In NE Kansas League
Ottawa High School Cyclones place two players in the top 10 scorers of the Northeast Kansas League. Bud Gollier sits fifth, Gordon Wilson tenth, while Dennis Smith is 11th. Lee Flashbarth averages 10.5 points in five games and leads in total points with 665, second overall.
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Ottawa High School Cyclones
Bud Gollier
Gordon Wilson
Dennis Smith
Lee Flashbarth
Gollier
Hospital Notes Admits Several Local Residents
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Paul Heckman RFD 2 Wellsville Mrs. E R Lichtenberger 730 N Elm Mrs Lennie Everett 8038S Main to day Mrs Eugene Adams Williamsburg Births Mr and Mrs Robert B Moore 1029 N Poplar son born Friday weight 8 lb 1967 Dismissed George Manlove 816 E 7th Mrs Gene Ramsey and baby son 1415 18 Oak Mrs Maude Stockford 9208 Cedar today
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RFD
Wellsville
E. R. Lichtenberger
N. Elm
Lennie Everett
Main
Eugene Adams
Williamsburg
Robert B. Moore
Poplar
George Manlove
Gene Ramsey
Oak
Maude Stockford
Local Market Prices And Dairy Notes From The Market
Market list shows cheese soybeans and rye bets with prices and notes on using cheese scraps in casseroles and sauces. White corn and yellow corn prices appear with storage tips and egg and butterfat values. The fragment mentions oats and various egg types including straight run and heavy hens with listed quotes.
Seek To Solve Gangland Puzzle
Legislative probes faced a wall as witnesses stalled on the Apalachin convention. About 60 mobsters and associates gathered November 14 with some invoking the Fifth Amendment while others claimed innocence. Names from Auburn Endicott and New York City appeared for questioning amid a broader probe into organized crime.
Annual Program at Wycoff School Ends Season Cheerfully
Wycoff pupils and teacher Mrs Walter Hegberg hosted the annual Christmas program with Mrs Dorothy Detwiler music teacher assisting. The evening featured a play musical numbers and readings by students including Ruth Schneider David Havery Sylvia Smith Terry Ann James Roy Lee Pahlman and preschoolers Leanne Bush Carole Smith Randy Roseberry Liza Jane Detwiler. Santa Claus distributed treats as a serving committee led by Mr and Mrs Charles Terry Mrs S Bush and Mr and Mrs R E Roseberry. Seventy one were present.
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Wycoff School
Walter Hegberg
Dorethy Detwiler
Fenny Detwiler
Ruth Schneider
David Havery
Sylvia Smith
Terry Ann James
Roy Lee Pahlman
Leanne Bush
Carole Smith
Randy Roseberry
Liza Jane Detwiler
Santa Claus
Charles Terry
R. E. Roseberry
Iran earthquake death toll rises to 1266 in Iran
Tehran officials report the death toll from last week's quake in western Iran reached 1266 with more bodies recovered from mountain village debris. Officials say more than 600 remain buried beneath the rubble as rescue work continues.
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Iran
Tehran
Fancy Meeting You LOCO Oklahoma Farmer Ketchum Kills Escaped Cow
Kenneth Wade Ketchum delivered a cow to Wood Row Williams and hours later encountered the same cow on the highway near the Williams farm. He killed the animal after the escape through a hole in the fence. The incident occurred in LOCO Oklahoma.
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Okla
Kenneth Wade Ketchum
Woodrow Williams
Kenneth
Williams
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