Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Jennings
Mr and Mrs John Jennings of Pomona celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a dinner at their daughter Virginia Jennings home in Burlingame. The couple wed in Burlingame and lived in Lyndon and Burlingame before moving to Pomona. Attendees included two sons and families, Buck and Jennings relatives, friends and neighbors, with gifts and a Christmas card shower observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jennings
Pomona
Virginia Jennings
Hickory
Mary Buck
Mr. Jennings
Burlingame
Lyndon
Arlene
Margaret Ann
Oberlin
Jack Jennings
Glen
Dale
Jennings
Dolf Buck
Karl Buck
Ernest Thorn
Topeka
L. G. Hepler
Melvern
Edgar Bailey
Albion
Okla
Sewing machine service and repair by Albright's Ottawa KS
NECCHI and ELNA sewing machines are serviced and repaired by a home merchant with 15 years of experience. Offers darning monogram sewing buttonholes and service for all other makes. Located in Ottawa Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necchi
Elna
Albright
Socialettes and Weekend Visits Reach Across Kansas
Social notes list weekend visits at homes of Prof J O Cullison and Albert Young in Louisburg Osawatomie families and Mrs Dana Lewis. Relatives visiting two weeks include Mrs W Y Burwell Needles Calif and Dorothy Burwell Hollywood Calif. Sunday guests at Jerry Harford house included C E Lake and Donald North Kansas City Al Snyder and Lez Laning Osawatomie Kenneth Mulkey Eugene Harford and Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Young
Louisburg
Georgia Lewis
Osawatomie
Fred Gardner
Freda
C. E. Mitchell
Route 1
VY. R. Burwell
Needles
Calif
Dorothy Burwell
Hollywood
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Jerry Harford
West Fifth
C. E. Lake
Donald
North Kan ‘Sas City
al Snyder
Kansas City
Don Lanning
Lez
Kenneth Mulckey
Eugene Harford
Terry
Television Woes and Garden Hopes Share Spring Musings
A Ruth Millett column notes modern families struggle to turn off the TV as guest stars loom and programs flop. The piece pivots to spring forecasts with peaches and daffodils blooming early, then reports Former Ottawans Sheldon and Mrs Bowers and son David moving to Mission and awaiting rose varieties at their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Papa
Davenport
Ottawa
Sheldon Bowers
David
Mission
Night club arrests in Wichita involve teens and liquor
In Wichita early Sunday one man, Norman D. Karber, 28, was held on a state liquor charge after selling a bottle to a deputy at Dot's 81 Club. Four 17-year-old girls were placed with their parents after post midnight visits to Sedgwick County night spots. A pinball machine found operational at Tee Pee Club violated state gambling law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Sedgwick
Floyd Schroeder
Norman D. Karber
Dot
81 Club
Seek Thief Who Stole A Lantern
Dallas police seek a thief who stole a two foot high antique lantern from a home in front of the residence. The lantern is described as two feet tall and antique in style, and investigators ask for any information leading to the recovered property or arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Cortez Alfaro nuptials set in First Baptist Church
Gloria N Cortez and Chencho E Alfaro wed in a 2 PM double ring ceremony at First Baptist Church. Officiant Rev Roger Fredrikson presented the vows. Bridesmaids wore nylon net over taffeta gowns, bouqueted with carnations. Bride carried a stenhanotis bouquet. gown featured Chantilly lace and a lace bolero. Reception followed. couple to reside in Hutchinson after a Wichita trip. groom employed at a local grocery. guests from multiple cities attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria N. Cortez
Jose Cortez
N. King
Chencho E. Alfaro
Hutchinson
First Baptist Church
Roger Fredrikson
Carolina
Marcelina Larios
Marcel
Lina
Edgar D. Kerr
Betty Kerr
D. At. Larfies
Larios
Roman Alfaro
Edward Alfaro
Wichita
C. U
Jose Abella
Baracoa
Oriente
Cuba
Ushiérs
W. H. Douglas
Rachel Cortez
B. G. Otto
Gabe Morelet
Edward Otto
Lillian Otto
Bel v
Huthinson
Ott ‘Tawa High School
Em-! Works
DeSoto
Dil’ ‘Lon and Sons
Watchinson
Lawrence
Peabody
Heavy Toll On Highways By The Associated Press
Kansas traffic fatalities climbed to 26 over the weekend with three deaths in separate accidents. DeVere Francis Neifert, 34, Glen Elder, died in Kansas City after a crash, possibly a heart attack. Victims include Barbara West, 18, Richmond Missouri, killed near Parsons on Highway 160. Samuel P. Hunt, 61, St George Kansas, in a truck collision near Manhattan. Oren Clayton Wells, 28, Wichita, when his car overturned on Highway 4 west of Wichita. Six others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeVere Francis Neifert
Glen Elder
Kas
Kansas City
Barbara West
Richmond
Pittsburg State Teachers
Callege
Parsons
Highway 160
Samuel P. Hunt
St. George
Manhattan
U.S. Htighway
Oren Clayton Wells
Wichita
U.S. Highway 4
No Arguments In three Kansas pool integration cases
The Kansas Supreme Court heard three cases seeking to force admittance of African Americans to public swimming pools in Topeka Parsons and Herington. Filed by lawyers for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People the actions allege constitutional rights violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Parsons
Herington
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Looking Back at Ottawa Society Jan. 17 1946
The Tuesday Bridge Club met at Mrs. H L Cartedafner's home with Mrs. John Gere taking first prize. Second high score went to the hostess. Guests included Mrs. J D Evans and Mrs. H W Moreland of Little Rock. Members present were Mrs. H E Shaw, Mrs. H R Webster, Mrs. Floyd Minnick, Mrs. Gere, Mrs. Homer Kint and Mrs. Ralph Bower. Mrs. F R Nurman hosted a 1 p m luncheon and contract session with guests Mrs. Ralph A Harris, Mrs. S R Hubbard, Mrs. Frank J Miller and Mrs. John B Davis. An electric eel may grow to eight feet long and thick as a man's leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Cartedafner
John Gere
J. D. Evans
H. W. Moreland
Little Rock
Ark
H. E. Shaw
H. R. Webster
Floyvd Minnick
Gere
Homer Kint
Ralph Bower
F. R. Nurman
A’vlock
Ralph A. Harris
S. R. Hubbard
Frank J. Miller
John B. Davis
Highway Fatalities Rise in Latest State Report
TOPEKA Kansas traffic fatalities posted in the state accident records section show 26 deaths in the last 48 hours and to date in 1955, compared with 24 in the same period in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Club Forecast And Community Notices Mixed With Science Fact
Fragmented item lists various club groups and social events with names and titles alongside a stray science line stating the sun converts hydrogen into helium at 564 million tons per second. The readable portions suggest a society page style weather of clubs and gatherings.
Smoke causes London blackout shocks city
A sudden smoke cloud under thick clouds plunged London into darkness for about 10 minutes causing panic. Eyewitnesses described pitch blackness and silence in Piccadilly Circus while officials explained the event as due to smoky conditions and cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Piccadilly Circus
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Clarence Ingersoll
Opal Monroe
Mines, DeVore
Claude Howard
Charles Howard
Scott Lee
George McCain
Mae McCain
W A. McDaniel
Myrtle Myers
Olen Thomson
Ben Vincent
Dale Vincent
Bonnie Lea
Dave Warren
Elm Grove
J. Q. Burrow
Elm Grove Club
Burrow
Roy Swank
Charles Lanks
Earl Pope
Andy Reed
Mies
J. Db. Brown
Carl Channon
A. B. Daugharthy
Ivan McFadden
Harley McFadden
Harry Lanis
Fred Thomas
Miss May Taylor
Ladies Auxiliary
Michigan Valley
John Ashwell
Frank Campbell
Nancy Ann Fivian
J. A. Fivian
Duarren Waymire
Larry Crawford
Mary Coltrane
Wayne Wiggins
Sharon Burke
Harriet Bechtle
Douglas Schultz
Carolyn Jantz
J. L. Shelden
R. D. Waymire
Betty
Rae
R. G. Wiggins
Betty Lu
V. ©. Schultz
Sheri
Norris Burke
Chester Bechile
C. B. Colaw
R. M. Crawford
Lou Odle
Larned
J. O. Cullison
Luis Smith
Gardena
Chuck Priddy
Ottawa University
Sunrise Dairy
Chuck
Ottawa Society
Frigidaire
Malott Hdw
S. Main
Herald
United States
National Geographic Society
Dean Berlin
Aslam
Highway 59
John Deere
Skyline
Ray Osler
Stewart Son
Kansas State Bank
Scipio Catholic
BATES
Wova
Terrill’s Department Store
S. Maln
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