Village Players elect 1968 officers and meet for rehearsals
The Village Players elected Linda Showalter as president and Steve Strickland as vice president for 1968. Others include Jean Geiss tour coordinator Craig French treasurer Kathy Showalter secretary and Tom Leinaker high school coordinator. They perform in summer and meet informally during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Showalter
Steve Strickland
Jean Geiss
Craig French
Kathy Showalter
Tom Leinaker
Ice Cream Social at Faith Lutheran Church
A Sunday ice cream social is planned for July 21 at 5 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church located at 312 East 12th. The event invites the community to enjoy dessert and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Lutheran Church
Dance and Music Show at Eagles Lodge and VFW Hall
Eagles Lodge hosts a Saturday night dance from 9 to 12 with the Burkdoll Band. Marvin Ross and the Country Gentlemen perform at the VFW Hall at 9 p.m. Members and guests are invited to both events.
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Eagles Lodge
Burkdoll Band
Mt Vei iv
Marvin Ross and
The
Country Gentlemen
VFW Hall
Homemade Ice Cream Social and Missionary Service Flyer
Sacred Heart Altar Society and Knights of Columbus host a homemade ice cream social at City Park Sunday July 21 from 5 to 8 30 p m. Faith Bible Church promotes a missionary service Sunday at 8 p m Rev Herding Brantin will show film strips of evangelistic crusades in Europe. Public invited.
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G. E. Tomlinson
Kansas City
Kan
W. 4Th
City Park
Sacred Heart Altar Society
Knights of Columbus
Faith Bible Church
Herding Brantin
Europe
Adv
Ottawa
Forest Park
Pat Patterson
Armory
William P. Strawbridge
Austin
Tex
Homewood
Houston
Mr. Strawbridge
Crane Ranch
I. C. Bushong
Lucile Davis
Jasper Davis
Frank W. Davis
Williamsburg
Jean Strawbridge
Billy Bordion
Ottawa Herald Report Decorative Page 6 Item
A brief readable item from the Ottawa Herald page highlights local happenings dated July 20, 1968. The short note mentions community events and civic notes with emphasis on hometown activity and public interest items.
Hospital Notes and Local Obituaries Reported
Admissions list includes Mrs. Leo Wallace and others with Friday entries. emergencies feature several injuries from accidents and incidents. Obituaries note Raymond O. McLees, Eva Morris, John Robert Rea, and William P. Strawbridge with service details and burial plans. Cattle market recap and local collision report complete the page.
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Leo Wallace
S. Cedar
Marion Schmoe
Richmond
Earl Higdon
Princeton
John B. McKenzie
Pomona
Richard Kesner
Williamsburg
Die Is Cast Pitt Steel Union Favors Strike
In Pittsburgh AP reports a large local union voted overwhelmingly for a steel strike with 11 days left before 450000 basic steelworkers could walk out. Union vice president Joseph P Molony noted fatigue as weekend meetings and strategy sessions began, while Local 1104 at U S Steel Lorain Ohio approved the move by eight percent in a pivotal early test.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph P. Molony
United Steelworkers Union
Presi
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain
Ohio
Strike vote urged as steelworkers seek contract deal
Union leaders announce a strike ballot next Tuesday while federal mediator William Simkin tours Pittsburgh to push for a wage and benefits package. executives warn a 6 percent rise could wipe out profits. six steel strikes since WWII provide historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Simkin
Pittsburgh
Rockefeller Uses Comedy In Campaign
New York AP. John D Rockefeller campaign humor noted. Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller uses anecdotes from the Rockefeller family lore to ease crowds. A Fargo tale recalls a great grandfather selling patent medicines and a witty exchange about medicine and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Yorker
William Rockefeller
West
Midwest
Fargo
N.D
Housing bill vote next week eyed in Washington
Senate and House to vote on a 5.4 billion housing bill praised as a major advance against slums. Conferees forged a compromise version with government interest subsidies to aid low income families in buying homes, aiming to aid 500,000 households in the 3000 to 6000 income range. Agreement clears path for near-certain passage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
House- Senate
Weather highs and lows by date with records
Weather report lists high Friday at 89 and today low at 61, compares with last year’s 84 and 67. It notes record highs 112 in 1934 and record low 52 in 1910, followed by hourly temperatures ending at 8 a m today.
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U. S. Senate
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Mickey
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Ttawa Herald
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Meineke
Sally Corlis
Hazel Guyett
Thelma Moore
Gene Dyer
Juanita Bones
Brian Welch
Stacy Secom
Sheldon Mundy
Raymond O. McLees
Richmond United
Eva (Baker) Morris
Eva Morris
Lane
Lane United Methodist Church
Don R. Smith
G. W. McKinzie
LaVerne Ellis
Marvin
Elizabeth J. Bodnar
Ninth
Main
Joseph W. Webb
Bonner Springs
Fred Lowrance
Webb
Lowrance
John Robert Rea
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Towner’s Chapel
Harold Cooper
Council Grove
Highland Cemetery
Rea
Douglas County
Hershal and
Hansie
Sharp) Rea
Stell Steel
Minnie Reimer
Dorothy Smith
Washington, D. C
Velma
KC Markets
Pitt Steel Union
George A. Pashkevich
the International
Simkin
I.W. Abel
Union
Abel
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Edna P. Wilson
Everett Gragg
Winton A. Winter
Nat'l. Bank Bidg
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Terest
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Chei Eee
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Harry Smith
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