Richmond Area Servicemen Share News Briefs
PFC Clarence J. Gretencord aged 18 son of Antone Gretencord RFD 1 Richmond took part in Exercise Ranger Bulldog at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky. Calvin O. Price aviation electrician's mate participated in Navy air weapons meet at Yuma Arizona. Jimmy L. Mietchen son of A J Mietchen scheduled to graduate recruit training at San Diego California January 11. T Sgt Frank Mallory AF recruiting rep to Ottawa and Garnett on Wednesdays. World Book Encyclopedia 1960 edition advertised at 1959 price via M L Merrick district manager Kansas City Missouri. Residence of Mrs Lottie Pear 315 E 2nd entered by unlocked door. nothing taken. Collision at 4th and Main caused major damage to Willis Benjamin Devilbiss driver of 85 742 S Main. other driver Nancy Edwards 24 Whitewater. no charges filed. Hawkins school Christmas program with dialogues carols and music. 125 present. Tom Seymours to visit Cumberland Maryland with daughters Jane and Linda. Death notice: J W Hopkins 71 Ottawa University alumnus city clerk tire company owner died December 28 in Tampa Services to be held in Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Gretencord
Antone Gretencord
RFD 1
Richmond
101St Airborne Division
Camp Breckinridge
Richmond High School
Willis Benjamin Devilbiss
S. Main
4Th and Main
Nancy Edwards
Whitewater
Three Ottawans Cited by Police on Holidays
Police records cite Claude Matthew Hoss 624 S Poplar for running a stop sign Lawrence L Gast 2% RFD 1 for driving 65 in a 30 mph zone and Dennis N Petal 22 830 S Oak for drunken public confinement Hoss and Gast posted bonds of 5 and 35 Petal remains in jail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Matthew Hoss
S. Poplar
Lawrence L. Gast
Dennis N. Petal
S. Oak
Hoss
Gast
Petal
Mail Woes Delay Lockport Deliveries
In Lockport New York mail carriers slow due to painted porches and locked gates. Postmaster William A Maillet requests residents relocate mailboxes or place a mailbox outside when access is blocked to ensure delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
N. Y
William A. Maillet
Feeding the Multitude with Five Loaves and Two Fishes
Philip cites bread needs as Andrew presents a boy with five loaves and two fishes. Jesus blesses, distributes, and has the disciples seat the crowd. After all eat, twelve baskets of fragments remain. The lad runs home to tell his mother of the miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Simon Peter
John
Jerusalem
Jesus
Sea of Galilee
Philip
Richmond Awards For Decorations Given By Miss Mabel Chandler
Decorated homes were judged Wednesday with religious theme first awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Milchelt and second to Mr. and Mrs. James Coughlin. Conventional category first went to Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Gault, second to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Roeckers. Various local residents, guests, and families visited or hosted gatherings around the Richmond area through the week including O'Mara visiting Fort Benning, hospital births, and neighbors hosting dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Milchelt
James Coughlin
R. G. Gault
John H. Roeckers
Brown's Bylines Annual Get-Together Jan 4
Don Brown reports the Franklin County Extension Program's annual Get Together on January 4 in Memorial Auditorium at 1 30 p m with awards for Balanced Farming and Family Living to three Franklin County families. Floyd Coffman to present. Vern Alden to speak with color photos from Europe. Brucellosis testing details urged for cattle with regional veterinarians listed and a September 1 deadline to avoid retesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Extension Service
Raymond Wagner
Richmond
Beverly Daugharthy
Ottawa
Harold Wingert
Wellsville
Floyd Coffman
Extension Council
Franklin County Extension Council
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Lee Perkins
Vern Alden
Alden
Memorial Auditorium
Pomona Township
Franklin
Crawford
Don Averill
Lawrence Murphy
Ohio
Homewood
Smith
Hay
Dean Martin
Roy Herring
Pottawatomie
Nesbitt
G. W. McKenzie
Williamsburg
Selby
Centropolis
Peffly
Don Steward
Hospital Notes Admissions List
Admissions include Mrs. John H. Rodgers of 840 Pekan Friday Mrs. Fred Brandon of 119 South Locust Susan Ames of 422 South Oak Ronnie Ruby of 604 South Sycamore Ronnie Reddick of 421 Ash Stephen Price of 514 South Cherry and Mrs. Muriel Hays from Cedar House nursing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Rodgers
Fred Brandon
Susan Ames
Ronnie Ruby
Ronnie Reddick
Ash
Stephen Price
S. Cherry
Muriel Hays
Cedar House Nursing Home
Wellsville News Highlights and Local Obits
Former Ottawa residents pictured in Tally Talk group from Bloomington picnic includes Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeFries and family. Elizabeth Jacobus, longtime Wellsville High principal’s sister, dies in Long Beach. remembered as grades 6 7 and 8 teacher. New Year’s Eve watch night at Wellsville Baptist with film Martin Luther. Emery Baumann hosts unplanned visitor when a private plane forced to land due to fog. pilot Jim Sharp travels to Osawatomie field. Rev. Lowell Hiatt visits from Shenandoah Iowa as Wellsville Kiwanis hosts community gathering with 800-plus attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tally Talk
Ottawa University
Bloomington
Ind
Ottawa
Stanley DeFries
DeFries
Alice Jo Hostetter
Elizabeth Jacobus
John Jacobus
Long Beach
Calif
Charles Jacobus
Wellsville High School
Elizabeth
Bacone College
Oklahoma
Wellsville Baptist Church
Martin Luther
Emery Baumann
RFD 2
Jim Sharp
Topeka
Baumann
Sharp
Osawatomie
Paola
Newlin Machinery Co
Deaths include Mary E. McKnight of Ottawa and Hettie Waddle
Mary E. McKnight 89 of 506 N Cherry Ottawa died at home yesterday after four months illness Born Aug 10 1870 Mammoth Ohio daughter of Ichabod Cole and Lucinda Hill Married Jan 18 1894 Milton S McKnight who died 1943 Lived in Franklin County since 1913 and Ottawa 39 years Member Christian Church Surviving two daughters Metta Hough Ada Bolton one son Harold Wichita ten grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and one brother George Cole Coffeyville One daughter Sadie preceded her Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at McVey Dangel Mortuary Rev Thomas Ingle Burial Highland Cemetery Services for Hettie Waddle 75 824 S Cedar were held today Lamb Funeral Home Rev Robert Powner officiated Burial Wills Cemetery near Lane Waddle born July 24 1884 Quincy Illinois married Nov 18 1902 William S Waddle died Jan 16 1946 Lived in Ottawa since 1946 moved from Lane member First Christian Church Surviving son Floyd Osawatomie three daughters Mrs Henry L Freeman Stuart Fla Mrs George Appley Springdale Ark and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. McKnight
N. Cherry
Mammoth
Ohio
Ichabod
Lucinda (Hill) Cole
Milton S. McKnight
Franklin County
Ottawa
Christian Church
Metta Hough
Ada Bolton
Harold
Wichita
George Cole
Coffeyville
Sadie
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Thomas Ingle
Highland Cemetery
Hettie Waddle
S. Cedar
Lamb Funeral Home
Robert Powner
R. D. Waymire
Donald Waddle
Dean Kennedy
Hugh Waddle
James Kennedy
Howard Jackison
J. R. Henning
Wills Cemetery
Lane
Quincy
Ill
John W
Nancy (DeWitt) Stremme
William 8. Waddle
First Christian Church
Floyd
Osawatomie
Local obituary note mentions Wad dle family ties in Mass and Miss
A brief obituary fragment notes Mass and Miss Jessie Waddle residing at home with two grandchildren two great grandchildren and one brother Ralph Stremme O sabat ome.
Edward Miller 64 Princeton Man Dies After Ill Health
Edward Miller 64 of Princeton area died at home December 24 after a long illness dating from 1948. Born August 27, 1895 in Eaglesville Missouri, he moved from Osawatomie to near Princeton March 1. Survived by wife Orphie Armstrong Miller and siblings Abe Ernest Wayne Nellie Williams Ida Sutherland. Services Monday at 2 pm at Princeton Christian Church with Rev. James Sorensen officiating and burial in Princeton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Edward Miller
RFD
Princeton
Osawatomie
Eaglesville
Miles J
Alice M. (Foutch) Miller
Orphie Armstrong
Methodist Church
Lare Abe
Ernest
Dyton
Wayne
Garnett
Nellie Williams
Blue Springs
Neb
Ida P. Sutherland
Princeton Christian Church
James Sorensen
Princeton Cemetery
Lifelong Franklin County resident Louis Bohnet dies at 83
Louis Bohnet, 83, longtime Franklin County resident, died yesterday at 9:45 a.m. in Cedar House nursing home. Born May 4, 1876, he operated Bohnet's Bakery in Old Westport, Kansas City, and later retired. He was the last member of his family and survived by several nieces and nephews. Services set for Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Towner's Chapel with burial in Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bohnet
Franklin County
Cedar House
Ottawa
John and
Caroline (Nittle) Bohnet
Buildex
Bohnet
Old Westport
Kansas City
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Towner’s Chapel
Highland Cemetery
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Calvin O. Price
Navy
Yuma
Ariz
R. M. Price
Jimmy L. Mietchen
A. J. Mietchen
W. 7Th
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Frank Mallory
Air Force
M. L. Merrick
70Th St
Missouri
Lottie Pear
E. 2Nd
Hawkins School
Ina Bainer
Carol Wells
A. L. Robbins
Gerald Reed
Sue McNish
Rita Hollinger
Ellis
Tom Seymours
Jane
Linda
Cumberland
Wmd
J. W. Hopkins
Tampa
Fla
Lamb
Waddle
William S
South
Cedar Street
Wells Cemetery
By Patrick and Garrison
Fishes
Opr
Tumes-Mirror Syndicate
Richmond News
Miss Mabel Chandler
Gene O’mara
Fort Benning
A. P. O'Mara
Carl Sobba
Carol Mary
Anderson County Hospital
Mrs
Homer Glaze
Oscar Newmaster
Glen Whartons
Lawrence
Tom Wharton
Edwin Horsticks
Andrew Allisons
Don Cades
Leavenworth and
Albert Dunbars
Irene Dunbar
Dick David
Debbie Ward
Preston
Ross Spencer
Walter Lankard
Brown
By Don Brown
Don
John Sanders
Miami
Okla
Wellsville News
Bernice Holden
Lowell Hiatt
Shenandoah, Iowa
Kiwanis Club
Wellsville School
Chamber of Commerce
William S. Waddle
Edward Miller
John Deere Day
Wits Pare
Nelson
William E. Nelson
Anthony Oddo
Lincoln Cemetery
Lebo
Kansas
Lebo Lodge No
the Peoples National
Christmas Club
the Friendly Bank
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