Ottawa High School Class of 1962 Reunion Details
Class of 1962 to reunite at House of Douglas on December 27 at 1 p.m. The Ottawa Herald page includes notices of local events and ads. Henry Van Dyke Christmas Story The Other Wise Man read on KOFO at 9 a.m. Saturday. Local residents Williamson Ped, Meador, Burkdoll, Ellis Piano Tuning, Electrolux sales, and thrift shop updates are listed with contact details and offers.
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Ottawa High School
P.em
Douglas
Henry van Dyke
KOFO
Adv
Billy the Giant Killer ends fairy quest at Christmas
Billy defeats Goko the Great with a steel sword in a glowing Fairyland chamber. The Fairy Queen pledges Billy a place among them in Santa Land, but he longs to return home. He wakes on Christmas Eve believing it all a vivid dream, saluting Santa as he heads back to his ordinary world.
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Goko the Great
Billy
Goko
Fairyland
Santa Land
Billy the Giant Killer
Santa
Deaths in Washington and Ottawa Obituaries
John L Cummings of Medical Lake Washington died December 20 at his home in Spokane He was born October 1892 in Lane Kansas son of Lewis and Emma Cummings Surviving wife four daughters one son several grandchildren one brother Earl Cummings Ottawa one niece and one nephew Olivia F Baxter 87 Ottawa died Thursday at home Services Tuesday Lamb Funeral Home burial Highland Cemetery Born March 12 1879 in New Santa Fe Missouri retired fur buyer and milliner widow of Peter H and Martha Baxter Ottawa Business and Professional Women's Club member Surviving sister-in-law Gladys Baxter two nieces and four nephews
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He Was
Lane, Kan
1892
Lewis and
Emma (Hough) Cummings
Ethel Cummings
Earl Cummings
Ottawa
Olivia F. Baxter
Olivia “Ollve
F. Baxter
S. Oak
Lamb Funeral Home
Horton Presley
Highland Cemetery
Miss Baxter
Peeter H. and
Martha (McCraw) Baxter
New Santa Fe
Olathe
Baxter
The
Ottawa Business and Professional Women's Club
Gladys Baxter
Olivia
Ollie” F. Baxter
Higheland Cemetery
Police Court Updates in City Cases
Joe Servatius, 69, 310 W 4th, faces three plumbing code violations, case continued to Jan 19 at 8 am, $150 bond posted. Ray Chase, 47, Parsons, charged with Green River ordinance violation and cruelty to animals, trial set for Jan 12, free on $250 bond. Gordon Hansen, 30, 527 N Mulberry, jailed 30 days with one year parole for resisting arrest, fined $50 for drunk in private and disturbing the peace.
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Joe Servatius
W. 4Th
Servatius
Ray Chase
Parsons
Green River
Gordon G. Hansen
N. Mulberry
Hansen
Hospital Notes: Local Court Trafficked Driving Cases
Admissions Mrs George Browning Ottawa RFD3 Wednesday. Dismissals David Haverty Ottawa RFD3 Thursday. Several drivers faced charges with varied dispositions. Richard A Scott 19 Moe Pherson forfeited $10 bond on illegal U turn. William W Johnson 23 Pomona RFD1 innocent plea. $300 bond posted. trial 8 a.m. Jan 12. Louis E Bald a 19 116 W 10th continued arraignment Jan 7. David Sullivan 21 510 S Cedar pleaded guilty. fined $15. Ross Myers 19 Topeka forfeited $15 bond. license restrictions violation. William E Blevins 17 Neodesha pleaded guilty. fined $15. Ronald W England 19 Lawrence forfeited $15 bond. illegal registration. Roger D Callahan 18 424 Willow forfeited $10 bond. speeding 30 in 20 mph zone. Juan H Bingham 61 Shawe nee Mission pleaded guilty. fined $15 for disobeying traffic signal. Paul C Anderson 19 La Grange Ill forfeited $15 bond. speeding 35 in 20 mph zone. David M Alderman 18 1202 Willow pleaded innocent. DUI and reckless driving. posted $300 bond. trial set 8 a.m. Jan 12.
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Richard A. Scott
MoePherson
William W. Johnson
Pomona Rfd
Louis E. Balda
David Sullivan
S. Cedar
Ross Myers
Topeka
William E. Blevins
Neodesha
Ronald W. England
Lawrence
Roger D. Callahan
Willow
Juan H. Bingham
Shawenee Mission
Paul C. Anderson
la Grange
Ill
David M. Alderman
Egg market report from Kansas City wholesale prices
KC Markets Kansas City reports wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 80 percent yield and price codes A 3814 3914, mediums at 80 percent yield with codes A 3536 14, butter prices unchanged.
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Kansas City
Snow Falls Across County With Several Accidents Reported
Snow continued in the area with multiple minor accidents as vehicles slid into ditches. Lonnie J. Broer 19 Ottawa RFD 2 escaped injury when his car overturned after hitting a culvert near Logan. A semi-trailer rolled on Cedar Creek Hill near Garnett injuring no one. Miami County Sheriff Al Farrar, directing traffic, was struck by a semi while his patrol car was damaged. City crews began sandings, keeping main roads passable while county roads remained largely drivable.
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East Logan
Lonnie J. Broer
Ottawa
Logan
Dame Age
Richmond
Us-59
Jim Richardson
Garnett
Harold Hodgeman
Anderson County
Dale Evans
Tabor
Iowa
Cedar Creek Hill
Miami County
al Farrar
Paola
Farrar
Farerar
Don McFarland
City Street Department
Bob Lister
Firemen rescue seven trapped in collapsing Times Square building
A New York crowd cheered as seven firefighters, trapped by a four story collapse on 6th Avenue near 45th Street, were pulled from the wreckage. The last man was saved at 1:20 a.m. amid risky conditions and shouted a merry Christmas to onlookers. None appeared seriously hurt. The cause of the blaze remained undetermined.
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New York
Times Square
6Th Avenue
45Th Street
Christmas reflections on the 1930s legacy in New York
A Christmas Day meditation contrasts 1930s hardship with present gains. It notes Social Security's beginnings, lower unemployment, wage growth, and legal advances in equality and minimum wages. The piece recalls WPA and Depression-era struggles while urging cautious optimism about economic responsiveness to human needs.
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New York
Moetors
Works Progress Administration
General Motors
Lutherans Set Yule Services
Faith Lutheran Church announces a children's Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. on Saturday at 316 E 12th. Sunday School and Bible study are at 9 a.m. on Dec 25, with a 10 a.m. Christmas Festival. A New Year’s Eve communion is at 7:30 p.m. Dec 31, followed by a 9 a.m. Jan 1 service and a 10 a.m. Festival service.
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Faith Lutheran Church
Pullman Service Restored on Flyers Between Tulsa and Chicago
The Santa Fe will resume Pullman and dining car service on trains 47 and 48, Tulsa to Chicago, on an experimental six months to a year period. A 10 roomette six bedroom Pullman car will operate, plus a lounge diner between Tulsa and Kansas City. No. 47 stops Ottawa at 1:20 a.m. and No. 48 stops Ottawa at 8:40 p.m. as schedules begin December 18 from Chicago and December 19 from Tulsa. Ernest S. Marsh confirms the plan in a letter.
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Orbs Flyer
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago, Ill
Ottawa
Kansas City
Ernest S. Marsh
Saneta Fe
Forrest H. Lindsay
Chicago
Kane Sas City
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Charles S, Willainson
Winesas University Medical Center
Electrolux
Fred H. Meador
W. 6Th
John E. Burkdoll
Rantoul Rfd 1
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Thrift Shop
Maytag
Douglas Bros
Ottawa Herald
Merry Christmas
John L, Cummings
John L
Jack
Cummings
Medical Lake
Spokane
Wash
George Browning
RFD
David Haverty
Robert O. Lowery
Merry Kristim
Water and Light Department
Art Hagelin
Civilian Conservation
Italy
Ethiopia
Far East
Berlin Wall
Chaussestrausse Crossing
West Berlin
Jon Denel Son
Fey
Lamb
Joe Towner
N. Main
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