Christmas Services and Community Notes at Cavalry Baptist Church
Brief items report Christmas services at Cavalry Baptist Church 9th and Hickory at 10:35 and 7:45 p.m. A gift exchange occurred and fruit was served. Brownies Troop No. 11 with 38 members sang carols at Wansom Memorial hospital. Also noted: an oil well near Ottawa on K-68 described as a good producer, 630 feet deep, drilling activity nearby. Army specialist third-class Dale L. Beach, 19, of Wellsville, earned Yank gunner qualification in Germany. A Christmas program by Brown Community featured piano solos recitations songs and a play led by Mrs. Henry Staadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Shepherd
Mary
Nral Garrett
Jessie
Mike
Buddy
Eva Sayler
Stan
Rick Terry
Cavalry Baptist Church
9Th
Hickory
Brownie Scout Troop No
Wansom Memorial Hospital
Ralph Batdorf
Ottawa
Dale L. Beach
Elga D. Beach
Wellsville
Germany
Brown Community
Henry Staadt
Sue Shepherd
Jeanie
Rose
Funerals and updates from Ottawa community news
Funeral services for Frank Spring, who died December 20, were held December 23 at McVey-Dengel Mortuary with Rev. William Luce officiating. Ballbearers included Donald Pickenpaugh Morton Stringham John Mallory John Keenan Henry Spring and John O Nell. Burial followed at Mt Olivet Cemetery. Also noted are reports of local improvements and visitors, a parole incident at the Plaza theater, and a note on Tulane star Calvin Grosscup from Auburn Indiana as a standout in the Southwest Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring
Frank Spring
McVey-Dengel
William Luce
Donald
Pickenpaugh
Morton Stringham
John Mallory
John Keenan
Henry Spring
John 1
O'Nell
Raymond Schmidt
Fred
R. L.lemon
Aurora
Stevens
Mt. Olivet Colp
Charles Duvall
Hospital Notes Admits and Births Reported
Admitted Mrs. Lewis Vega at 833 King for Pinkerton and 631 N Mulberry today. Births include Herbert and wife at 41 Grant a son 6 lb 6 oz. George Rhine Baldwin a son 5 lb 3 oz. Charles Harkins Rantoul a son 8 lb 3?4 oz. Dismissals list several: John Snethen 508 S Sycamore. Mrs Donald Waddie and baby daughter Osawatomie. Mrs Welmore Hendrickson and twin daughters 609 S Mulberry. Mrs Calvin Duvall and baby son Pomona. Mrs Wilbur Dunbar and baby son 210 E 6th today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Guyett
Grant
George Rhine Baldwin
Charles Harkins Rantoul
John Snethen
S. Sycamore
Donald Waddie
Osawatomie
Wel‘more Hendrickson
S. Mulberry
Calvin ‘Duvall
Pomona
Wilbur Dunbar
Pope Urges World to Renounce Atomic Tests
Pope Pius XII in his Christmas message urged renunciation of atomic tests and weapons. He said controlling nuclear weapons requires three steps: renunciation of experiments, renunciation of use, and general armament control, plus an international agreement to achieve them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Marriage Licenses Reported for Four Couples
Willis Dean Crawford age 49 of Ottawa weds Cora Marie Morrison 20 of Lawrence. Vernon LeRoy Barnes 20 of Hutchinson weds Norma Jean Shannon 20 of Ottawa. Richard Antone Foltz 19 of Princeton weds Frieda Lenora Kochenower 20 of Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Dean Crawford
Ottawa
Cora Marie Morrison
Lawrence
Vernon LeRoy Barnes
Hutchinson
Norma Jean Shannon
Richard Antone Foltz
Princeton
Frieda Lenora Kochenower
Former Wife Sues Enos Slaughter For Alimony
Ruth D. Slaughter of Belleville filed in St Clair County Court to set aside her Nov 21 divorce and claim a $20 600 lump alimony payment. Enos Slaughter, 39, veteran major league outfielder, honeymooning with Bride No 5 at Roxboro North Carolina, said his lawyer told him all is okay. He declined further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Enos Slaughter
Ruth D. Slaughter
Bellesville
St. Clair County
Slaughter
Kansas City Athletics
Roxboro
N.C
St. Louis Cardinal
Helen Spiker
Average Income Slightly Lower Across United States
A government survey shows average U S family income last year at about $4,173, roughly $60 below the 1953 peak but about $300 above 1952. Farm families averaged $2,000, not reflecting on farm goods. Northern and Western averages reached $4,500, about $1,200 higher than the South, a gap linked to rural and nonwhite population differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington i
United States
Census Bureau
North
West
Sale Dates and Local Livestock Auctions Listing
Local sale notices list events across Kansas towns including Ottawa Lawrence Overbrook and Waverly. Upcoming auctions feature Roberta Market Sale on December 24 and Roberts Market Sale on December 31 plus multiple farm sales with dates in late December and January 7 16 and ongoing weekly Tuesday Anderson County and Thursday Waverly sales led by agents Jack Nelson Neill George and Artie Lenhart and C A Myers & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Myers & Son
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Kas
Anderson County
Neill George
Waverly
Marvin Carr
Bob George
Miles West
North Waverly
Artie Lenhart
Chet Hermreck
Richmond
Father Enroute To View Body In Mexico Case
Authorities awaited definitive identification of a slain tourist as Kansas student Gary A. Weis 20 after a comparison with an AP photo. The body found near Monterrey airport Dec 7 showed signs of robbery as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterrey
Mex
Kansas
Clarence Weis
Salina
Gary A. Weis
Mexico
el Porvenir
Associated Press
Young Weis
U. S
Weis
Weir
Caney Man Dies In 3 Car Wreck Near Coffeyville
Forrest Stanley Smith 28 Caney Kansas died when his car collided head on with Leonard Koonce 76 New Salem Kansas causing injuries to six members of two families including Carl Miller 37 Winfield Kansas and Helen Miller 31 plus two of the Miller daughters Karen Keeterman 10 and Carl Keeterman 6. Mrs Miller listed in critical condition. A third car struck the wreckage and two occupants were shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Forrest
Stanley Smith
Caney
Kas
Here
Highway Patrol
Smith
Leonard Koonce
New Salem
Koonce
Carl Miller
Winfield
Miller
Helen
Land checkup discharge reported perfect recovery
The Ottawa Herald reports two patients discharged after a land checkup were pronounced perfectly all right by doctors late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Herald
Ailing Dionnes Leave Hospital for Home in Ontario
The two ailing surviving Dionne quintuplets Annette and Marie left Hospital de l Esperance in Ville Saint Laurent to return home in Callander Ontario after entering for rest. Officials said their condition warranted the move and that they would continue treatments at home as advised by doctors.
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Montreal
Dionne
Callander
Ont
Hospital de l’Esperance
Ville St. Laurent
Annette
Marie
Sunday church services and schedules in Quenemo area
Sunday listings show multiple denominations in Quenemo Kansas with times for Bible school morning worship and Sunday services. Notable entries include Uniled Presbyterian Third and Walnut led by M Todd Macdonald with 9:45 and 11 am services, and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with 2 pm Bible lecture and 3:16 pm Watchtower study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniled Presbyterian
Third
Walnut
M. Todd Macdonlad
Christian Science Society
South Hickory
Sacred Heart
Saturda
Kingdom
Fan Wrschovak's Witnesses
Quenemo
Kansas
Watchtower Atudy
Assembly of Gog
Jonathan Harrell
Young Peoples Meeting
Bethany Chapel
Wm. Bailey
Church of Christ
N. Poplar
C. BE. Andrews
Church of the Nasarene
Bim
J. Russell Smith
Fifth and Cedar
Wesleyan Methodist
N. Main
Wayne EB. Caldwell
Wesleyan
Christmas Eve and Sunday Services at Local Churches
A rundown of Christmas and regular worship schedules across Faith Lutheran Calvary Baptist Wiest Christian First Methodist Trinity Methodist Grace Episcopal Church of the Brethren Federated Presbyterian Congregational Free Methodist Faith Lutheran and others. Listings include worship times, Bible school hours, sermons titles, and special events such as candlelight services and watch parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Lutheran
A. Maken
Calvary Baptist
Hickory
Bill Weber
Wiest Christian
Cedar
Ernest Worden
First Methodist
Charles P. Knight
Triniy Methodist
N. Cedar
Robert B. Craig
Grace Episcopal
Locust
John B. Swelgatt
Aste Firat Baptiat
Roger L. Fredrikson
Fredrikson
B.Y.F
Fellowship of Prayer
Presbyterian-Congregational
Wm. G. Ward
Jesus
Church of the Brethren
Gerald Mease
Schurch School
Free Methodiat
N. Oak
Carl Adolphson
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E. Dawkins
St. Anthony Hospital
Amarillo
Tex
Bennett Creamery
C. J. Ashton
Dawkins
Groom
Eldon Edwards
Pvt
Reland—Edwards
Naval Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Mucaipa
Keith Rader
Huntington Park
Lloyd Hazelrigg
David Coleman
Raymond E. Coulter
Coulter
Plaza Theater
Calvin Grosscup
Tulane
Auburn
Ind
Lewis Vega
King
Pinkerton
N. Mulberry
Louis H, Dengel
Jim Fredricks
Pope
Wilson Mack
Dicker
Sunbeam
Ecaees
West Bend Electric
S. Main
Enos
Albert Stewart & Son Farm
Albert
Harold
Franklin County
Wilson
Anna Mellursh
Main
Clyde R. Yakle
Wellaville
Printy & Son
Ben Printy
Mai
Father Enroute
Dionnes
Lamb Funeral Home
Strawa
Mike Mulcahey
Buick CO
John G. Kaiser Drug Store
Masonic
Louis Dencel
Naomi Dengel
Walter Dengel
Vada Dengel
Jim Richardson
Aah
J. L
Bud” Wassmer
Larry Wassmer
Ben Moore
Denn N, Wassmer
John N
Wassmer
Bryce Want
Jim Hartsmorn
Bill Whitacre
Joe Reams
Cecil Chapman
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