Women’s Page clubs plan Fourth of July parade
An all day Army Mathers sewing meeting at Memorial Auditorium sewed thirty pounds of rag rags and voted to join the Fourth of July parade. Twenty one members and three guests attended. Birthday party for Steve King included games, cupcakes, ice cream and favors. Loyalty Fellowship met at Federated Church with noon dinner and talks by Mrs. Marcell, Miss Kaiser and Rev. Ward. twelve members and visitors attended. Mrs. C. W. Hegberg hosted a bridge luncheon at England Dinner House with sixteen guests. Two Franklin County girls joined a seven state W S C S project tour. Ro berta Barnett and Darlene Larkin travel with Mrs. Paul Leslie. The tour covers twelve days and visits multiple states and missionary sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Mathers
Memorial Auditorium
Fred Schnoke
Tom Liggett
W. H. Gilchrist
Loyalty Fellowship
Federated Church
W. G. Ward
Catherine Campbell
R. C. Marcell
Clara Kaiser
Ward
C. W. Hegberg
Bridge
England
Hegberg
Mildred Greene
Lawrence
E. G. Stucker
Franklin County
Kansas Methodist Conference
Paul Leslie
Wellsville
Darlene Larkin
First Methodist Church
Roberta Barnett
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Nebraska
Father Mother Tea At Southwestern Bell Hosts 78 Attend
A father mother tea was held in the ladies lounge of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co on West Third Street. Forty one guests including fathers mothers and friends attended with 37 operators. Roses were favors for women and carnation boutonnieres for men. After a tour cake punch and mints were served. Local committee members included Rose Abbott Iva Lee Crockett Carolee Wright and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
West Third Street
Rose
Abbott
Iva Lee Crockett
Carolee Wright
Gloria Leecy
De‘lores Needham
Rnyola Chambers
Louise Harrell
Mary Ann Moherman
Carolee Harrell
Marilyn Veteto
Darlene Schamie
Roberta Hughes
Beverly Sellers
Charlene Hain
Delores Sheffield
Dorothy Barnes
Mary Jo
Thelma Gage Family Trip and Lafalot Club Meeting
Mrs Thelma Gage and her son Bud returned from a three week Canadian and Eastern States trip with Mrs George Logan and Donna of Nevada Missouri. They visited Montreal New England New York City and Washington DC While away her other sons Bob and George stayed with Ottawa friends. Mrs W P McCracken hosted Lafalot club yesterday with business by Mrs Pearl Allen. Secret pal gift to Mrs Mundy and messages from Mrs Weinheimer and Mrs Stratton in California. Guests included Betty Jo Allen and members Mrs Allen Mrs Cox Mrs Lancaster Mrs Seright and Mrs Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Gage
Bud
Canada
George Logan
Donna
Nevada
Montreal
New England
New York City
Washington, D. C
W. P. McCracken
Lafalot Club
Pearl Allen
W. H. Mundy
Ralph Weinheimer
3. L. Stratton
California
M. R. Monroe
Betty Jo Allen
John ‘Allen
Orlis Cox
E. H Lancaster
L. W. Seright
Ethel Bell
Family baskets honor Ellis Smith in Forest Park dinner
A large gathering including Mr Hough, Mr and Mrs Loyd, Claude Hoss, Kenneth, and many Smith relatives shared a basket dinner in Forest Park to honor Ellis Smith and his family in Pomona California. Attendees listed include numerous Wellesville and Kansas City residents and extended kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieret Pal
Mr. Hough
Harry Loyd
Robert
Claude Hoss
Kenneth
Mmes
Louis Cradier
Albert Peterson
Bess Wilkinson
Laura Lee
Kittie Redenbaugh
Mattie Gingrich
Vista Keefer
Daisy Dawson
Ralph Service
Ruth Barton
Nellie McAuley
Bertha Farrell
Charley Bates
Forest Park
Ellis [Smith
Paul Smith
Gaile
Pomona
Calif
Ray Smith
Gene
Hoyt
Mina Smith
Wellsville
Walter Smith
Sunflower
George Smith
Don Farrell
Dee Ellen
Patricia
Douglas
Ted Farrell
Phyllis
Gary
Raymond
Tom Ruddell
Leslie
Steven
Joe McAuley
Carolyn
Darlene
A. V. McAuley
Mike
Pat
Charnell
Claude Turner
Chester
Stella Bates
Virgil Beebe
Colene
Bud Maxwell
Treva
Leslie McCurdy
Mary Haight
Gerald Collins
Rene
Kansas City
Harry Meinning
Otis Sherar
Bob Walter
Tommy
Homer Maule
Weils‘ville
Billie Whitacre
Bruce Allen
Bill Bryant
Bert Finch
Gene Whitacre
Sonny
Vernon Hahn
Jimmie
Frankie
Susie
Margaret Farrell
Looking Back At Ottawa Society June 30 1940
Mrs. Albert Caleb hosted the Ace Pinochle Club with first prize to Mrs. Fred Parrish and second high score to Mrs. Ray Lichtenberger. Guests included Mrs. Calista Bechtle, Mrs. Lichtenberger, and Mrs. Parrish. Attendees list Mines C W Vail H C Richardson Dewey Funk Hiram Browning and Miss Louise Martin. Mrs. W J Coppoce of Port Arthur Texas arrived to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Edmund Lister. Dr Coppoe will join next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Caleb
Fred Parrish
Ray Lichtenberger
Calista Bechtle
Lichtenberger
Parrish
Mines
C. W. Vail
H. C. Richardson
Dewey Funk
Hiram Browning
Louise Martin
W. J. Coppoce
Port Arthur
Tex
Edmund Lister
Club Forecast Friday Meeting at I.O.O.F. Hall
The TALLY MISSION CIRCLE and ROYAL NEIGHBORS hold a juvenile program and regular meeting at I.O.O.F. Hall this Friday evening. Mrs. Raymond Mock heads the events with members of the club in attendance.
May Learn Effect Of Salk Vaccine
Public Health Service official Dr. Carl C Dauer said it may be impossible to judge the vaccine program’s impact this year. He noted insufficient vaccination among non grade school children and that early data won’t reveal whether polio cases will be large or small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Carl C. Dauer
Dauer
PHS Vital Statistics Office
Farmer Makes Baby Quilts at Royal Nebraska
Royal Neb. farmer Elmer E. Haskins, 75, crafts baby quilts for hospitals as gifts to new mothers. Each quilt goes to a baby born on February 8, the farmer’s own birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Neb
Elmer E. Haskins
Socialettes Travel Tidbits Highlight Family Visits
Mr Walter McGhee of Millbrae California visits a niece and nephew in town then heads to Kansas City to see his daughter Mrs William Wallace before returning to California. Mr M Smith plans a Texas Vernon and Iowa visits while Mr and Mrs Max Ward motor to Minneapolis to stay with their daughter Dr and Mrs M R Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McGhee
Millbrae
Calif
E. S. Curby
D. K. Sutherland
McGee
Williamsburg
Kansas City
William Wallace
California
Max Ward
Minneapolis
Minn
M. R. Holland
Bees Hived In Wall Of House In Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Clem P O Ban non of Johnson County Kansas discovered about 150000 bees stored in a 5 foot wall section of their farm home on 0 S 69 two years after moving in They had noticed several bees in the garden and this week saw insects entering and leaving a small opening in a corner of the house The couple is puzzled by the buzzing and now know the source of the sound
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Johnson County
Clem P. O’bannon
Graham Visits Queen and Princess in Soestdyk Palace
American evangelist Billy Graham and his wife met Queen Juliana and 74-year-old Princess Wilhelmina at Soestdyk Palace in Soestdyk Netherlands. The hour long talk covered religious and public matters in a cordial royal audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soestdyk
Netherlands
Juliana
Wilhelmina
Billy Graham
Queen Juliana
Soestdyk Palace
Lunch Counter Patrons Sprayed in Akron Incident
In Akron Summit County Ohio patrons at the courthouse lunch counter were sprayed with vanilla flavored liquid after an accident yesterday. About 20 customers were affected as staff scrambled to manage the scene. The exact cause remains unclear and no injuries are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Summit County
Farm Family Is Expanding With 14th Child in Kansas City
Verne C Bartlett of McLOOTH Kansas reports a nine room house already crowded as he prepares to add twins Donna Marie and Donis Jean to his brood. Helen Bartlett, 35, gave birth at Providence Hospital on Saturday, marking the couple’s third set of twins in three years. The new twins join 12 older children, with names and ages ranging from Sally at 16 to Kathy at 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile
Patricia
Patrick
Howard
Harold
Kathy
Donna Marie
Donis Jean
Evacuation Test In South Bend Shows Smooth Exit
South Bend civil defense officials approved Operation Exit as the first large cross sectional evacuation test. Fire outbound from the 400 block area went with minimal confusion and traffic snarls as residents were moved toward the countryside rather than back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Sentenced For Aiding Communists
NEW YORK Cpl. Harold M. Dunn, once given a hero's welcome by Baldwinsville, N.Y., was sentenced to eight years at hard labor by a seven man court martial for aiding the Communist enemy while a North Korea prisoner. He was dishonorably discharged and forfeited all pay and allowances after pleading guilty to writing articles praising the Red enemy and broadcasting to American mothers and fathers to end the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold M. Dunn
Baldwinsville
N.Y
North Korea
Fireworks Banned In Springfield
Springfield city council enacted an emergency ordinance banning use or sale of fireworks in the city after a deadly explosion that killed three. The measure takes effect immediately with fines up to 200 dollars, and police conducted swift spot checks to seize stocks from vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Springfiel
Plane Was in Neutral Area
Anchorage reports the Navy Neptune shot down by Russian attackers over the Bering Sea was in international waters. Seven crewmen describe the incident, with four returning to duty after the crash landed and burned on St. Lawrence Island. Navigator Essard and Aviation Ordnanceman Sonnek recount seeing a Russian plane and tracer fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Neptune
Bering Sea
State Department
St. Lawrence Island
Ens
David G. Essard
Terrymille
Conn
Donald FE. Sonnek
Minnesota Lake
Minn
Salina to Form Joint City-County Health Board
Salina city commissioners agreed to form a nine member joint city county board of health. City Manager Leland Strack said officials plan to pass a resolution to establish the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina, Kas
Salina
Clty
Board of Health
Leland Srack
Srack
Defense Bill To President Eisenhower Approval for Military Budget
Congress sent President Eisenhower a near 32 billion defense bill without debate by voice vote. The final package totals roughly 31.88 billion for Army Navy and Air Force with extra jet bomber funding and interservice costs. The Senate added 46 million to offset a planned Marine Corps personnel reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Wilsons
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Senate conferees seal defense budget compromise
Forty six million dollars to keep the Marine Corps at present levels was retained in a Senate House compromise worked out by conferees late yesterday. The defense budget effectively approves a larger manpower cutback ordered for the Army in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Senate House
Navy blacklists uniform firm over records request
The Navy blacklisted Sol Schlesinger's Ideal Uniform Cap Co of Freeport New York after he refused the Senate Investigations subcommittee access to the company books on June 23. The panel sought the records in a probe into possible improprieties in armed forces uniform procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Sol Schlesinger
Ideal Uniform Cap Co
Freeport
N.Y
Schlesinger
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Substances React Poorly When Melted In Solid Form
A fragment notes that many chemical substances exist only in solid form and disintegrate as soon as they melt, implying instability of molten forms and potential handling challenges for certain materials.
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Women’s Page Society
Loia Smith
Steve King
Phil King
Wallace Miller
Brenda
Mari Kay
Kristy
Lyndon
Gene Miller
F. Evans
Freddie
Ted
Forest Figgins
Curt
Susan
Don Randel
Lee
Gayle
Marlin Larson
Kim
Marlin Ray
April
Quenemo
Kenny Ingle
Joel King
Kiefer
Donna Fowler
Verla Service
Gibson
Robert Chiono
Bobby
Franklin
Nancy
Ajo, Ariz
Chiono
Marjorie Gibson
Ben Gibson
Louis Ritz
Ralph
Delia
Topeka
Edna Koehler
Law‘rence
Chester Gibson
Raymond Gibson
John Gibson
Johnnie
Cynthia
Walter Pohl
Roy Gould
Clifford Gibson
Ottawa
Conrad Gastrock
Homer Gibson
Charles Gilliland
Walter Lindholm
Ronald
Pamela Thomas
Baldwin
Joe Ames
The
Nazarene Church
Leland Babcock
R. W. Stead
Mr. Stead
Boston
Ead Waar
N. Main
Ottawa Society
Farmer
Linda Cecelia
Richard Dunn
Route 1
Perry Dunn
Carl Furman
J. L. Furman
W. H. Ellis
Council Grove
Graham
New Nash
Jetfire
Nash
Peffly Motor Co
Ottawa, Kansas
Richardson
Herald
Natali
Calfruit
Casino
IGA Oats
Lancaster
Hazel M. Lancaster
Towner
Hope Cemetery
Dereay
Bert Deny
Oak HI Cemetery
Baldwin, Hos
Jon Towner
Navy Blacklists Uniform Company
ST. Joanen von Suen
Lamb
Canera
International Harvester
Hy Sheldon
S. Walnut
Courtney
West Side
Swift
IAF
STING
Wanlan
Wqwuares
Cniatit
van Camp
Iit
Bennett
Sunkist
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