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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1955
Page
5
A surprise party honored Steven Mudrick for his 16th birthday at his home with balloons dancing games and refreshments including a birthday cake. Assisting were Mr and Mrs David Mudrick along with other family and friends.
Mrs. Ralph Batdorf elected president of Hope W.M.S. at Thursday meeting. Officers include secretary Gerald Reser and treasurer George Miller. Love Gift of 12.65 dedicated by Mrs. Slaven. Girl Scout event at Eugene Field school auditorium features multiple troops with demonstrations and honors. Tea to follow by Intermediate and Senior troops. council to serve refreshments.
An informal afternoon at Mrs. W B Hogans home featured games and visiting. Mrs. Glenn White assisted with refreshments. Attendees included Mines Tom Crawford Ella Downey A O Head F E Russell and O J Witherspoon. They plan to sail from New York June 8 aboard the Queen Mary and return in late August aboard the Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard line.
Mr and Mrs William Barker and daughter Joyce will spend the coming summer in England. Barker directs instrumental music at Ottawa High School. Mrs Barker is English by birth and Joyce is three. Mrs Poole of Silverton is Joyce’s grandmother who has not yet met her. The Barkers married after World War II near the European theatre. Mrs Poole visited them in 1950 while they lived in Herington Kans.
The Good Cheer Sunday School class met at First Methodist church with group singing led by Mrs. P W Heater and piano by Mrs. R T Wadell. Officers elected included Mrs. Laird president and Mrs. W H Armstrong secretary treasurer. The group reported 820 given to the church budget, four comforts to families, two Christmas baskets, and yesterday’s collection of 5.90. A potluck luncheon followed. twenty one women attended.
A dense list of club forecasts and circle meetings at Federated, Trinity, North Baptist, First Baptist and Methodist churches. Groups include CENTURY FELLOWSHIP, STITCHERS, BETA OMEGA, WOMAN'S REPUBLIC, JAYCEES, NAVY MOTHERS, GRACE EPISCOPAL, FAITH LUTHERAN, FRIENDLY CIRCLE, and many others with dates, hosts and locations. Weather note states March to May are cooler in North America, with warmer months.
Ground searchers reported the 14 American servicemen and crew aboard a C54 died instantly when the aircraft collided head on in dense fog on a Formosan mountainside. Aboriginal tribesmen aided wreckage clearance and investigators traced the off course flight to the fatal crash.
In Portland Oregon a lifelong polio victim who was paralyzed from the waist down shot himself to death. The deceased was identified as Dean Berlin an agent with a specially equipped car 109 KE and a second phone 34 was listed in the report.
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