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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1959
Page
9
Lois Roberts, bride to be, received a morning bridal shower at the Browning residence hosted by Mrs. Roy W. Browning and Mrs. Albert Keefer. The event featured a pink and white color scheme and included gifts of matched kitchen accessories for 16 invited guests.
Salina, Kansas AP reports 76 year old W R Ferguson was killed in a collision with a bus on Tuesday. Two Salina girls riding with Ferguson were injured in the crash.
Detective Jack Muller, famed for writing traffic tickets, tagged Mayor Richard J. Daley’s black limousine in front of City Hall for alleged no parking. Muller, from a far North Side district, was in the Loop for a City Hall court appearance and tagged 23 other cars after leaving.
Socialettes U S Army Mothers cut blocks for knee robes and sewed rag rags for a veterans hospital. Twelve were present at Memorial Auditorium where Mrs Ward Ralston and Mrs Sadie Funk served iced tea and sack lunches. Homeakers Club entertained by Mrs R Mitchell with guests from Chicago and Florida. Seven members attended. A basket dinner and Hoffman Wilson family reunion in Holton drew several families from Ottawa and Baldwin. Norma Stewarts Credit Women's Breakfast Club met with eleven members and two guests. Other notes mention Daytona Beach visitors and travel plans through Colorado.
LaVina Charlene Hoff wed Roger Hugh McLoud in Marion in a double ceremony. Attendants included Mary Etta Ratzlaff and Marilyn Earl B Hoffman of Marion. The couple plans a Grand Lake honeymoon. she graduates from Marion High School and will attend the University of Arkansas. He is hired as coach in Huntsville Arkansas. Others from Ottawa and Wiley City attended. Rev G Carol Gilbert officiated at the Marion Evangelical United Brethren Church ceremony with music by Julia Wooldridge Lavonda Hinz and Jim Gilbert.
A daughter was born at Newman Memorial Hospital on July 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gray of 52644 Funston Emporia. She weighs 7 pounds 13 4 ounces. Grandparents are Lloyd Schweitzer Princeton and Melvin Gray Dexter. Great grandmother is Erma Baker Ottawa. Lois Schweitzer is the former.
A reader notes that six to eight good sized potatoes yield a quart of cooked diced potato for potato salad. The Ottawa Herald dated Wednesday July 20, 1989 includes reader guidance for scaling ingredients.
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