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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1958
Page
7
A reader asks how to confront a sister’s affair with a married man and whether to warn him. another worried teen explains a curfew clash after a party with inappropriately late timing. a tenant hogs two laundries in a small building and a plan to schedule machines is proposed.
At the Masonic temple last evening the Kansas Day observance featured a Kansas poem read by Miss Lanah Cameron and a Kansas Quiz. The group voted to aid other Masonic affiliated groups in buying dining room curtains and planned a pancake day for January 29 with tables decorated by the Jayhawks. The refreshment committee included Mr. and Mrs. Ger.
Ald Harford and Mr and Mrs Lee Finch appear in a桂 social page snippet alongside Mr and Mrs Jim Kilgare Mr and Mrs Clarence Rea and Mrs Margaret Krist in a brief community listing of residents and households.
Socialettes at Soroptimist Club held a book review for Please Don't Eat the Daisies by Jean Nerr last evening. Mrs POR Jamison, Mrs Harold J Lamb and co host Miss Hoa Bullock organized, with refreshments served at close. Fourteen members attended.
The report lists newborns from January with parents and weights. Cynthia Lee Kramer, 7 lb 7 oz, daughter of Homer P. Kramer and wife, 814 N Main. Ray Dean Kennedy, 7 lb 12 oz, son of Wilbur D. Kennedy and wife, Osawatomie RED 2. Lois Faye Crawford, 7 lb, daughter of Robert Crawford and wife, Princston. Nancy Denise Doyen, 7 lb 1 oz, daughter of Howard J. Doyen and wife, 431 EF 12th St.
Rebekah District President Mrs Julius Raffelock was entertained Wednesday by Hazel Rebekah Lodge members who presented her a gift. The lodge donated $2 to the higher education fund. Charter draped for Nell Minnick of Wichita. Committees named including Breckenridge Ainsworth and O Flaherty. Pie Night set for Feb 12 at 316 S Cedar.
Ottawa notes a year end telephone record with 5 008 total telephones in service. A light column promotes kitchen telephone usage and encourages station to station calls to save night rates and extend conversations.
Ottawa native Mrs. E. S. Bennett, now of Youngstown, Ariz., recounts a seven week tour through Italy Ireland and the Holy Land. She praised an Irish guide and shared experiences from Rome Naples Capri Florence Venice Milan and a Nile journey to King Tut’s tomb. The trip included Bethlehem Shepherd's Field and a Christmas Eve service.
The report notes two churches where marriage ceremonies were solemnized for Grace Kelley and the Prince of Monaco. Jet stream flight times from Paris to New York are mentioned as approximately three and a half hours. Mrs. Bennett traveled from New York to Columbus Ohio to visit a niece and nephew before reaching Ottawa. Upon arrival she contacted Miss Theragsin ton and Mrs. Mary gginton from Ireland, recounting trips near Dublin including a visit near Sugar Loaf mountain. Mrs. Bennett plans to return Tuesday to Youngstown. The date Mr. Bennett moved remains uncertain.
The Ottawa Herald notes a unique city already hosting over 250 new homes for retired people. Building continues toward 1,000 to 1,299 homes as Mrs. Bennett reflects on friends who have helped her adapt and extend courtesies, expressing eagerness to return home.
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