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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1955

Page

10

Socialettes and Visit Highlights From local Groups

Socialettes report visits by Rev and Mrs Herbert Blessman and family from Oswego to their Baker University teaching, with Mrs Blessman’s visit to her parents Dr. and Mrs D R McCandless. VFW Auxiliary held a 11 member meeting with plan for July and August socials. Martha Stoltz attended a health education workshop at the University of Kansas with 130 participants. Dr Patricia Harris of Wichita spent the weekend with her parents, Earl J Harris and wife.

Herbert Blessman David Kathy Cheryl Oswego Blessman D. R. McCandless Rev. Blessman Baldwin Institute Baker University V. F. W. Auxiliary Paul Brill Martha Stoltz S. Hickory University of Kansas Patricia Harris Wichita Earl J. Harris

Club Forecast Tuesday ARMY MOTHERE

All day meeting Memorial Auditorium CO-WORKERS SHUT IN CIRCLE Picnic supper Mrs. R. W. Stead. 6:30 p.m. PAST PRESIDENTS CLUB Mrs. Harry Laud AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Sewing social Mrs. F. R. McNutt. Credit Women's Breakfast Club England Dinner House 7 a.m.

ARMY Memorial Auditorium R. W. Stead Harry Laud American Legion Auxiliary F. R. McNutt P.m. Credit Women's Breakfast Club England

Local Marriage Licenses List Two Couples

Clifford O. Dempsay of Rantoul aged 19 and Mary L. Larrick of Edgerton aged 18. Harlin A. Whiting of Kansas City Missouri aged 25 and Lea Lucille Johnson of Independence Missouri aged 20.

Clifford O. Dempsay Rantoul Mary L. Larrick Edgerton Harlin A. Whiting Kansas City Lea Lucille Johnson Independence

First U S Suspension Bridge Spans Ohio River at Covington

The first large suspension bridge built in the United States spans the Ohio River at Covington Kentucky and is finished in 1881 marking a landmark in engineering history.

United States Ohio River Covington

Ottawa couple wed in Trinity Methodist ceremony

Peggy Frances Kelsey and Marion C. Coen exchanged vows yesterday at Trinity Methodist church Ottawa in a 2:30 pm ceremony. Rev R B Craig officiated with organist Doris Hjorth and violinist Jane Warner. The couple will reside at 610 Beech after July 3.

Peggy Frances Kelsey John P. Kelsey Birch Marion C. Coen Ottawa Iva Jackson Mildred Taylor North Oak R. B. Craig Trinity Methodist Church Jane Larson Aris Bergsten Kansas City Ottawa High School Kansas State College U. S. Navy Myers Motor Equipment Company

Ottawa High 1940 Class Reunion At Country Club

Ottawa high school class of 1940 held a reunion Saturday night at the Ottawa Country Club with 137 graduates, spouses attending, and dancing after a dinner served at 8 o clock. L A Stafford served as master of ceremonies and Rev. Herbert Blessman gave the invocation. A vote was taken to hold reunions every five years.

Ottawa High School Ottawa Country Club L. A. Stafford Herbert Blessman Oswego Danc

No Hasty Action On Social Security

Washington reports that Senate Finance Committee will demand full hearings on Democratic social security changes. Chairman Byrd says the committee won't act hastily on proposals to expand benefits for older women and disabled persons. With a July 30 adjournment, full hearings could push Senate action into next year. House Ways and Means studies the measures before Senate consideration.

Washington Byrd D-Va Senate Finance Committee Finance Committee Congress Senate House Ways and Means Committee

Slow Progress By Wheat Harvest In Kansas

In Kansas the wheat harvest moved slowly due to overcast weather with grain not drying. The harvest labor control office noted green heads and weeds hindering progress in most south central counties, risking another week’s delay, while central and north central counties advanced and the western third had yet to begin.

Great Bend Kas Kansas Kansas Harvest Labor Control Office South Central Central North Central

Local Readers Named in Extensive Family Directory

A long list of readers and families from multiple states appears, including Don Bowers and Harold Klein from Mission, the Buckli and Zirnstein families in Emporia and Oswego, the Kissinger and Beaman couples in Silver Springs and Wellsville, and many more across Kansas, Missouri, California, Texas, and beyond, reflecting a broad community register. The compilation names dozens of households led by individuals and couples such as Scollick Buckli, Buckli, Sink, Jacobs, Sprang, Drewry, Fleming, Montgomery, Marmon Enyart, Rogge, Berberick, and Chambers, among others.

Don Bowers Harold Klein Mission Dorothy ‘Scollick Buckli Richard Buckli Bob Sink Jack Jacobs Kansas City Leo and Rosemary’ Lotspelch Shoemaker Clay Center Marie Seaton Zirnstein C. H. Zirnstein Emporia Homer Kissinger Silver Springs Bessie Nichols Beaman Warren Beaman Wellsville Lois Wick Hatch

Free book explains piles and related ailments

Backache and other symptoms are said to be caused by piles fistula or cotton troubles. A 40 page free book explains the nature of these ailments and offers a postcard reply. Thornton Minor Hospital Suite 1824 Linwood Kansas City 9 Mo.

Thornton & Minor Hospital Linwood Kansas City

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