Weave and Kin Gather for Family Reunion in Ottawa
A family reunion of the late D. B. Mathias clan and birthday celebrations for Mrs. Fred Weaver of Peoria and Mrs. P. R. Shireman of Kansas City were held at Forest Park Ottawa. Neighbors and relatives from Baldwin Rantoul Peoria and Ottawa attended along with a civil defense picture shown by Joe Towner. Refreshments and quilting sessions marked the social gathering.
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Fred Weaver
Ottawa
Forest Park
D. B. Mathias
Peoria
P. R. Shireman
Kansas City
Lempeau
Waverly
Kermit Blunk
Jimmy Meyer
Germany
Rantoul
Mary Mack
Ily
Ray Evans
Maude Evans
C. W. Finch
Gardner Finch
Archie
Preston Meisel
Alta Conley
Bob Rodgers
Vergil Finch
Pam
Udall
Fred Detwiler
Adell Dean and Sons
Ray Detwiler
Lloyd Detwiler
Ira Dean
L. C. Babcock
Ira ‘Dean
Adel Dean
Hatfield
A. C. Johnson
Ross Bird
Victor
Vergil Dean
Adell Deans
J. W. Dawson
St. Joseph Hospital
Denver
Cole
Walt Galey
Harris
Wil} Meyersick
Arthur
Amos
Elenor Evans
Rebuild Penitentiary Underway in Missouri
Missouri plans a reconstruction program at the Missouri State Penitentiary badly damaged by last September's riot. Gov Donnelly named Willard G Reed of Joliet Illinois as construction superintendent. Reed previously worked with Illinois penal authorities on Joliet and Stateville prison reconstructions. Legislature appropriated 1.5 million for rebuilding plants destroyed by fires set by convicts.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Penitentiary
Phil M. Donnelly
Willard G. Reed
Joliet, IL
Donnelly
Reed
Illinois
Joliet
Stateville
Missouri
World Wide News Briefs from Around the Globe
Nagpur district magistrate sentences 34 year old rickshaw puller Baburao Kochale to six years hard labor for attempting to kill Prime Minister Nehru during a March visit. He jumped on Nehru’s car with a knife after being convicted by a five man jury. In Mexico City authorities seize 300 bicycles daily in a campaign against reckless cycling. In London newspapers speculate Eden may visit Moscow next year as Khrushchev and Bulganin plan a London visit next spring. In Devonport Scotland, Seaman James McSporran McNiven, 19, is jailed two years after striking Vice Admiral Eaton during an inspection. He says heat and exhaustion contributed to the act. Invest in U. S. Savings Bonds.
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Bombay
India
Nagpur
Nehru
Baburao Kochale
Kochale
Moscow
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
London
Elizabeth II
Eden
Geneva
Devonport
England
Royal Navy
James McNiven
McSporran
HMS
Orion
J. W. M. Eaton
Trucks Move After Strike Ends in New England
Trucks rolled again in southern New England after a 42 day stoppage. An AFL Teamsters Union agreement with seven trucking firms ends the strike and resumes operations for about 500 companies in Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island. Boston drivers gain 37 cents an hour and regional drivers 50 cents over the three year contract.
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Boston
New England
AFL
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Hippo Attacks Unprovoked on Upper Nile River
The hippopotamus of the upper Nile River, often thought of as a harmless creature, can attack without apparent provocation.
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Upper
Nile River
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Courtney Ogg
West Side Grocery
Teyiewes
Swift
Bennett’s
Kraft
Musselman
HEINZ
Abbie Tagg
Tennessee
Sunkist
California
Elberta
Thompson
Lamb
Mexico City
U. S
The
Ottawa Herald
Utah
Hy-Klas
Hyklas
Hamburger
Armour’s
Agta
Ny Po
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