19 Mar 1955
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1955
Page
1
The University of Kansas lists 36 boys as winners in a statewide Summer field scholarship competition after earlier tests this month. Local items note community meetings, farm sales, franchising changes, a fire loss, and personnel moves in nearby towns.
House Armed Services subcommittee moved tentative changes to a Pentagon reserve bill to block universal military training. Chair Brooks said the plan shows no UMT intent, with hearings set to hear Pentagon, National Guard and Reserve officer views. Detailing the draft, the panel kept voluntariness and set annual training limits while rejecting compulsory drafts for under 19 trainees.
Mrs Mary Murray 74 of Waverly died yesterday at 1 30 pm at her son Loyd Murray 928 S Main She would have been 75 on March 26 She had lived in Burlington and Waverly most of her life Surviving are two sons Ezra Murray Coffeyville Glen Murray Topeka one daughter Mrs Reginald Ward Waverly and four grandchildren Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm in the Waverly Methodist church Interment will be in Graceland cemetery at Burlington
Lloyd Parker a 25-year-old U S Navy sailor and Maureen Tooze a 19-year-old English model travel to Texas on Navy leave amid talk of marriage and divorce. Parker says he will pursue a divorce by any means while Tooze says they are still getting acquainted at Parker's sister’s ranch in Akepville. Mrs Parker vows she will make him sweat and refuses divorce.
Authorities said a two place H13 helicopter with an Army pilot and a German civilian was missing near Fulda Germany about 20 miles from the East German border. A strong possibility exists that the helicopter went down in Communist East Germany. Names of those aboard were withheld pending developments.
Clarence Wayne Hatch of Lecompton aged 21 weds Elvira Irene Brittain of Lawrence aged 24. Reed Francis Richardson of Ottawa aged 20 weds Carol Jean Reekie of Ottawa aged 19. Thomas W. Johnson of Ottawa aged 32 weds Nancy O. Shale of Ottawa aged 22.
Scots greet American evangelist Billy Graham with hymn singing at St Enoch’s station. About 1000 people crowd the platform as Graham arrives for a six week religious crusade and declares he comes as an humble person, frightened by the responsibility.
Funeral services are incomplete as the body will arrive in Ottawa Monday morning. It will be taken to Towner's Chapel and remain in state until arrangements are completed.
A lengthy listing of churches with pastors, service times, and programs across multiple denominations. It notes Bible schools, morning and evening worship, youth groups, prayer meetings, and midweek services at locations including Fires, Assembly of God, Science Society, Recred Heart, Kingdom Hall, Church of Christ, Free Methodist, Church of the Nazarene, Bethany Chapel Baptist, Calvary Baptist, North Baptist, Church of the Arethens, and others with specific times and leaders listed.
Delbert H. Pennell, a well known farmer from Homewood Kansas, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. The Lamb Funeral Home set services for Monday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Princeton Cemetery.
The Ottawa Herald lists sermons and worship schedules for local congregations on Saturday March 19 1955. Trinity Methodist hosts speakers Roger L Fredrikson and Orville Chapman with services at 10 00 am 11 00 am and 7 30 pm. Grace Episcopal details holy communion Eucharist and youth activities. Federated Church records morning worship and church school. First Methodist covers sermons titled For Life or Death and altar. Westminster Presbyterian announces Bible school and services. Wesleyan Methodist lists sermons Gods Minority and Foundations along with youth activities.
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