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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1979
Page
3
In the front yard Reggie Curtis and Keith discuss a pet boa constrictor named Ole Squeezer. The snake measures 48 inches from nose to tail tip, up from 10 inches when first acquired from a Lawrence pet shop about a year ago. Squeezer feeds on tame rats and mice from pet shops.
Terrific Texture ad mentions Squeezer the constrictor snake. Harold Curtis and family at 115 W. 7th referenced. Squeezer sheds skin and grows long, living in a 50 gallon aquarium. The piece muses on rapid growth from ten to 48 inches in a year and future length.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lederer of Pomona RFD 1 observe their 40th wedding anniversary with a 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday reception at Richter United Methodist Church hosted by their four children Kay Johnson Jim Lederer Helen Ramshaw Jack Lederer and nine grandchildren. The couple united in marriage July 18 1939 in Ottawa and lived in Lawrence before settling in Ottawa and later moving to their current home in 1942.
Ottawa Night Crawlers Club hosted thirty guests and thirteen families for a weekend at Melvern State Park. A potluck dinner preceded the meeting where Robert Boecker was named wagonmaster. The Fred Adamson family handed out litterbags and members were praised for work with the Toronto Flea Market. Activities included visiting, boating, and water skiing with future plans for a Lake Pomona campout in August featuring The Osage Oranges and the Puppy Packers.
Representatives attended a leadership workshop in Kansas City Kansas chaired by Dayie C. Sayler to train elected officers and committee chairs. Attendees included Mary Lee Harvey Eunice Kelsey Helen Good Elizabeth Baker and Luella Parrott. Club championship winners at the Ottawa Elks Bridge Club were Gilmore and Kursk first Brooks and Seaver second Haughn and Haughn third and Hanes and Wilson fourth.
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