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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1955

Page

8

New Christian Women’s Fellowship Group IV organized

A new Group IV of the Christian Woman’s Fellowship was formed at the church annex by day-employed members. Officers include Mrs. Albert Hamm as chairman and several others. Meetings are the second Thursday each month, with a baby clothing drive planned for next month.

Christian Women’s Fellowship of the Christian Church C.W.F Albert Hamm Faw the Een Eugene Saffron Ralph Armstrong Whirley and Reinecke

Five Years Later Home Loan Paid Off by Ottawa Building & Loan

Martha Wilson and her husband, aided by a Direct Reduction Loan from the Ottawa Building & Loan Association, have completed final payment on a $5,000 home loan. They celebrate by placing abstracts and documents in a Christmas package as a personal home gift. Martha plans to quit work to become a full time housewife, expressing contentment and security from the loan.

Martha Wilson Ottawa Building & Loan Association Martha

Local VFW Auxiliary votes to aid Udall disaster victims

VFW Auxiliary Vv. FL W. Auxiliary members voted to assist Udall disaster victims at their meeting last evening in the hall. The request came from department commander Helen Gillihan. Mrs. Francis Wise oversaw business while Mrs. Harvey Crean reported on two veteran hospital trips. The group collected rag rags, pillows, books, cookies, cigarettes, and fruit punch for a ward party and planned a July 28 social with ice cream and cake. Far and Near club contributed $2 to UNESCO and slated an ice cream supper at Harold Bones home July 23. Door prize went to Mrs. Grant Carey. many members attended.

V.F.W Udall Helen Gillihan Francis Wise Harvey Crean Unesco Birdie Macy Bennie Stinson Harold Bones Grant Carey Mies David Brown Sharon Craig Gene Domnanish Denny Rita Carolyn J. C. Hannaman Howard Linnemean Roberta Harry Moody Ruth Moody Phil Parrott Lois Joyce Karen Earl Schmitt Jon Pat Diane Donna Lonnie Larry Wilma Virginia Robert Carey

Looking Back At Ottawa Society July 15 1940

Darlene Brown resumed work in the Ottawa Herald office after a two week vacation with relatives and friends in Sterling Colorado LeMars Iowa and short trips to Minneapolis Minnesota and Lake Okoboji. Mrs Grace Bell went to Fort Riley for a stenographic position in the quarter master corps and was secretary to C H Lundberg superintendent of the Ottawa Car Works. Mrs A C Carpenter entertained her bridge foursome and a few friends at a 1 o'clock luncheon with Mines F A Trump C A Washburn E L Sharon H C Constant Lewis R Tyler and Frederick Kaiser present. Today Buy U S Savings Bonds.

Darlene Brown Ottawa Herald Sterling Colo le Mars Minneapolis Minn Lake Okoboji Grace Bell Fort Riley Quartermaster Corps Bell C. H. Lundberg Ottawa Car Works A. C. Carpenter The Mines F. A. Trump C. A. Washburn E. L Sharon H. C. Constant Lewis R. Tyler Frederick Kaiser

Socialettes G C Birthday Club Meeting At Home

Socialettes G C Birthday Club held an all day meeting at Mrs. Everett Blankenship’s home with afternoon business, a surprised box, and social visiting. Attendees included the Mines, Earl Phares, W A Gibson, Ernest Lawrance, Jill and Becky, Mary Mack, W H Williams, and Patricia. Faith Lutheran Fellowship served ice cream and cake at the church croft social in the evening.

G. C. Birthday Club Faith Lutheran Fellowship John Cadman Earl McFadden Henry Dehn

Ike's Nephew Is Engaged in Florala Alabama

Mr and Mrs Joseph Thomas Booth Jr announce the engagement of their daughter Sally Ann Booth to Milton Stover Eisenhower Jr son of Dr Milton S Eisenhower president of Pennsylvania State University and former president of Kansas State College The couple are linked to prominent university circles and plan a future together in academia and public life

Florala, Ala Joseph Thomas Booth Jr Sally Ann Booth Milton Stover Eisenhower Jr Eisenhower Milton S. Eisenhower Pennsylvania State University Kansas State College

Manufacturers Fight Lay Off Pay Plans

New York officials urged about 600 metro industrialists to oppose union backed layoff pay schemes. At a National Manufacturers Association workshop, speakers warned that adopting such provisions as in Ford and General Motors contracts could push the nation toward economic stagnation.

New York National Manufacturers Assn Fordland General Motors

Mink skins market figures for 1954

Trappers marketed about a million mink skins in the United States during 1954. Farm raised skins totaled 2,700,000 and imported skins reached 1,800,000, showing a large domestic output alongside significant imports.

United States

Special Mass in Argentina at Buenos Aires Cathedral

Five hundred Argentine Roman Catholics filled Metropolitan Cathedral for a Mass by Archbishop Merlin J. Guilfoyle of San Francisco. Afterward, crowds waved handkerchiefs and shouted Viva as the bishop left. Police had previously cleared demonstrators, but today’s service ended peacefully with worshippers dispersing. Earlier, thousands gathered for Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel’s Mass en route to Rio de Janeiro, but it was canceled after his arrival in Montevideo.

Buenos Aires Metropolitan Merlin J. Guilfoyle San Francisco Calif Joseph F. Rummel New Orleans United States Rio de Janeiro Rummel Montevideo Urunguay

Four Teens Admit Involvement In Topeka Beating

In Topeka Kansas four teenagers were rounded up in a street attack on Llewelyn Shepard. Three confessed to taking part as the youths in a car stopped and then slugged Shepard who was attempting to walk between them. They grabbed his billfold containing three dollars and drove away.

Topeka, Kas Topeka Llewelyn Shepard Shepard Ito

Senate hearings reassess Communist activity in press

Washington sources say Eastland’s Internal Security subcommittee recessed a hearing on Communist influence amid a list of more than twenty named Reds from the late 1930s. Witnesses, including Henry Freeman and Charles Grutzner of the New York Times, testified about joining and quitting the party. The panel seeks leads to trace activity to the present and may resume hearings later.

Washington Eastland D-Miss Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Tra Henry Freeman New York Times Subcommittee Communist Party Milton Kaufman New York Newspaper Guild Guild Freeman Tate Charles Grutzner

Times Fires Copyreader for Refusing to Disclose Communist Ties

Melvin Barnet was fired by the Times after declining to say if he had ever been a Communist. He testified he is not now a Communist but invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering about prior status before 1942. David Gordon of the Daily News was similarly dismissed for refusing to reveal past Communist ties. The CIO American Newspaper Guild Local will seek reinstatement for both Barnett and Gordon.

New York CIO American Newspaper Guild Barnett Gordon

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