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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1955

Page

7

Mrs Verne Alden Speaks On National Education Conference

Mrs Verne Alden will address a Wednesday 7 30 pm meeting at Garfield school about the recent White House Conference on Education. Audience includes members of the Association for Childhood Education Ottawa Teachers Association and county teachers. Alden was part of the Kansas delegation to Washington DC.

Verne Alden White House Garfield School Association For Childhood Education Ottawa Teachers Association

Bridal Showers Honor Patricia Bundy at Ottawa Univ Club

The Ottawa University Women's Club plans a bridal shower for Patricia Anne Bundy, to follow the next club meeting at Mrs. A. B. Martin's home. Bundy will wed Lee D. Hughs on January 29. About 52 members were invited, with a linen shower given earlier by Cynthia Henning and Dale Hirris at the Henning home.

Patricia Anne Bundy Ottawa University Women’s Club Robert N. Bundy Flo Hughs Trexel Warren John Kramer Joe Terrill H. J. Henning R. D. Harris Merrie Sowers Freda Gardner Barbara Shader Ann Haggard Karen Andrews Maxine Morrison Jane Warner Barbara Silvius Dorothy Crawford Jan Johnson Mary Jo Kiefer Marguerite Scherling

Ottawa Society New Year Visits Highlight December 31 1940

Clair Spears of the FBI in Washington D C visited his mother Mrs A M Spears for New Year. A Gibson family from Springfield Missouri joins them. Don L Beasley and Sharon Lee return to Des Moines after holidays with Mrs Beasley’s parents. B Smith Haworth and Annette Haworth host Mrs Haworth’s mother and sister from Newton.

Clair Spears F.B.I Washington, D. C A. M. Spears

Pie making tips for frozen fruit and sugar use

Use frozen fruit to bake pies out of season and reduce sugar by half if the fruit is already sweet. This guidance helps balance sweetness while achieving good texture in fruit pies.

Socialettes Dinner Guests and Local Visits

Socialettes guests Thursday included Mr and Mrs Lee Shobe and family and Mrs Jennie Baxter a patient at RAMS Memorial hospital. The group planned a Kentucky trip en route home. M Todd Macdonald family hosts open house Monday 2 to 5 PM at United Presbyterian parsonage 306 Walnut for church members and friends. Glenn Fitches returned from a week visiting Russell Fitch Bonnie Judy Marilyn Carolyn and Mrs Harry Saxton in Kansas City and Emil Unger in Excelsior Springs. Henry Parker Susie and Betty spent Christmas with relatives in Garden City.

Lee Shobe Glenn Baxter Judy la Junta Colo Jennie Baxter Ransom Memorial Hospital Kentucky M- Todd Macdonald United Presbyterian Walnut Glenn Fitches Russell Fitch Bonnie Harry Saxton Marilyn Carolyn Kansas City Henry Parker Susie Betty Garden City

Baby Named Connie Sue Ferguson at Ransom Memorial

The daughter born December 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ferguson of Richmond has been named Connie Sue. She weighed six pounds seven ounces. The Laws family of Williamsburg welcomed a son December 28 named Larry Lee, weight seven pounds.

Ransom Memorial Hospital Ferguson Donald Ferguson Richmond Connie Sue

Vinson seeks reelection as Oklahoma GOP committeeman

Bailie W. Vinson of Tulsa says he will seek another term as Republican national committeeman in 1958 and urges the party to field a full slate of candidates in next year’s state races. He asserts continuation of the Eisenhower administration is vital and that he can contribute to that goal.

Oklahoma City Bailie W. Vinson Tulsa Oklahoma Eisenhower Vinson

Grateful For Godfrey Gift to Air Force Aid Society

New York The Air Force Aid Society thanked television host Arthur Godfrey for a $100,000 donation, the largest ever received by the society. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, the society president, said the gift came from payments Godfrey received for reports in the Saturday Evening Post and will aid Air Force members and their families in need.

New York The Air Force Aid Society Television Arthur Godfrey Eddie Rickenbacker Society Air Force

How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead and Cactus Candy

A miscellany review notes Mrs Dorothy Carnegie co authors a new book How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead for wives with practical guidance and case histories. It praises Dale Carnegie and highlights Dorothy’s authority on women’s affairs. The column also covers cactus candy from Phoenix Arizona and light holiday gifts including a Peggy of the Plains plot about a new can opener and a knife set for kitchen and garden use.

Dale Carnegie Dorothy Carnegie Howard Hoadley Phoenix Ariz Peggy Iplint Hills Topeka

Montana Man Wins Burlington Liar Club Top Honor

Claude T. Yerkes of Kalispell Montana won the Burlington Liars Club 1955 crown with a tale of a sheep herder and a 100 pound flour sack hung outside a trailer door. Founder O C Hulett notes the tale pleased judges known for liking big winds and tall stories.

Burlington Wis Liars Montana Phony Tale Club Claude T. Yerkes Kalispe Mont O. C. Hulett Yerkes

Five First Graders Called the Five D's at Greenwood

Five six year old first graders at Greenwood School are introduced as the five D's. They are taught by Mrs. Marguerite Reed and are the children of Hamilton and Reed families among others. The article lists parents including Earl and Charles Hamilton and E. E. Slankard, R. A. Reed, and Clarence Pippengert.

Greenwood School Marguerite Reed Earl Hamilton Charles Hamilton R. A. Reed Clarence Pippengert E. E. Slankard

Club Forecast M P S True Kindred Tuesday Meeting List

Community club notes list events and meetings for multiple organizations. Entries include dates, times, and host names such as Mrs Erwin Elder Mrs Robert White and Mrs Anna Bryan with groups like JAYCEE JAYNES WOMAN S REPUBLIC and FIRST METHODIST W S C TRINITY W S C NORTH BAPTIST W M S and DE MOLAY MOTHERS.

M.P.S Erwin Elder Jaycee Jaynes Robert White Anna Bryan First Methodist W.S.C Trinity W.S.C North Baptist W.M.S. First Baptist W.M.S CWE Women's Association Federated Church Union Chapel W.S.C.S Roger Wagey Ladies Aid of Church of the Brethren Nellie Overstreet Eastern Daughters Club Bernard Whigs DE Molay Anna Bryan Wycoff W. A. Bromert Effie Holmes Baxter Claude Bink Tally Mission Circle Floyd Bishop

Treasure Pudding Recipe Shared By Mrs C W Bolweg

Ottawa Herald outlines a favorite Treasure Pudding recipe with ingredients like shortening dark syrup eggs maraschino cherries enriched flour white raisins lemon peel nutmeg grated carrots chopped nuts crushed pineapple dates and spices. Directions cover creaming liquids folding in dry ingredients alternating with milk baking in various dish sizes and serving with orange sauce.

Soviet Khrushchev Asia tour called 1955s key event

Pravda hailed Khrushchevs Asia tour as the most important 1955 event in a yearend review claiming it showed the Soviet Union seeks peace with all nations. In Formosa Taipei Chiang Kai-shek warned of a coming revolution against mainland China as 1956 nears. In Israel a military spokesman reported an ambush on a Negev road jeep guarding a public works grader, with two dead and one wounded.

London Pravda Today Bulgaria Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Taipei Formosa Chiang Kai-shek Formosa Strait Red China China Jerusalem Negev Desert Department of Public Works

Crust Tips and Flavor Boosts for Classic Pies

A practical note on graham cracker crusts warns against spreading crumbs only on the bottom. It suggests adding a few tablespoons of grated cheese to white sauce for creamed chicken or turkey to enhance flavor.

Paris to You Misses Two Piece Pattern 4724

Pattern 4724 from Paris to You features a two piece fashion for misses sizes 10 through 18. Size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions. send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for mailing to Anne Adams in New York. Include name address zone size and style number.

Paris Anne Adams Ottawa Herald West 17Th St New York N. Y

Woman sues after phone hits her in fall from wall

Mrs. Shirley L. Reichscheid files a $56 448 damages suit alleging a telephone discharged from its wall hit her and caused a broken nose and other injuries after a hello was spoken. She blames Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co and the department store housing the pay phone.

Denver Shirley L. Reichscheid Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co

Select A Life For Base Camp KAINAN BAY

Antarctic base camp for Byrd's new expedition chosen at Kainan Bay known as Little America No 5. Sheltered Keinen shelf ice favored for stability and access 800 miles from the South Pole near McMurdo Sound 400 miles away. About 7000 tons of supplies will be unloaded from cargo ships Arneb and Greenville Victory within days.

Kainan Bay Little America Richard E. Byrd Little America No. 5 Keinen Shelf South Pole McMurdo Sound Arneb Greenville Victory

Phony Bomb Closes Times Square for Hour

A ticking clock device with wires in a trash bin near a Times Square newsstand prompted a bomb squad and police to close the area for about an hour. A bystander rushed the package to a police information booth as pedestrians and traffic were halted.

New York Times Square Rutos

Deportation Plan Hit Snag In China Bound Case

The Immigration Service seeks Liu Yiung-ming’s deportation from Missouri where he is confined as a schizophrenic at Farmington Mental Hospital. Britain refuses passage via Hong Kong, fearing he may remain with his father in China. Liu, 36, formerly studied at the University of Missouri, has an active 1951 deportation order.

Wasilington Iimmigration Service Missouri Hong Kong Liu Yiung-ming United States Liu University of Missouri Barmington Immigration Service Iarmington Emmett Hector China Lin Hector

Will Decide On Drouth Counties In Kansas

The Agriculture Department will decide next week whether to add 24 Kansas counties to the drought feed program. The plan already covers 24 counties with the federal government paying $1 per hundred pounds for certain feed sold to eligible livestock producers. The Kansas Drought Committee and state officials pressed for aid for the 24 counties after a department survey of conditions last week.

Washington Agriculture Department Kansas Kansas Drought Committee Department

Family heads for Florida on first vacation since Kathy’s birth

The Jack Lemmons depart for Florida for their first vacation since 4 year old Kathy was born. They struggled to save yet kept money ahead with a savings account opened at Ottawa Building & Loan Association. They saved $3 weekly and earned 3Sq semiannual earnings, enabling their dream trip. Stop in at Ottawa Building & Loan Association to start your plan.

Jack Lemmons Florida Kathy Mr. Lemmon Ottawa Building & Loan Association Ottawa Building & Loan Association

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