Van Loenen-Brooksher Vows Exchanged Last Evening
Lois Louise Van Loenen daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Van Loenen exchanged marriage vows with Charles Wayne Brooksher at First Methodist chapel in a 7 30 p m ceremony Rev Charles P Knight officiated with organ selections by Mrs R L Stevens Attendants were the bride’s sister Mrs Donald Howell and Robert Brooksher A reception followed at a lace table with wedding cake and brass candlesticks Gift table and guest book duties were handled by Mrs Bernard Bruner The couple will reside in Sacramento California where the groom is stationed at Mather AFB The bride plans to finish high school work in Sacramento The groom is a graduate of Edgerton high school Ottawa churches welcome you
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Lois Louise van Loenen
Henry van Loenen
Oak
Charles Wayne Brooksher
First Methodist Chapel
Wayne Brooksher
Edgerton
Charles P. Knight
R. L. Stevens
Donald Howell
Ottawa
Robert Brooksher
Kansas City
Kas
Butterton
Elen Baldwin
Linda Davenport
Bernard Bruner
Sacramento
Calif
Mather Afb
Edgerton High School
Kenneth Ford
Earl Higdon
Nelson
Clarence Davis
Dave Smith
Doug
Bill Crabb
Jimmy
J. M. Crabb
Don Higdon
Virginia
Cindy
Debby
Gene Red
Clyde Wyatt
Kurt Weigand
Kester Graffham
Carl Taylor
Florence Higdon
Bill Ratliff
J. E. Funk
Henry Reh
Ernest Blackburn
Ed Crabb
Donna and
Jerry
Walter Reh
Elmina Hurley
Pete Geiler
Charley Scheufler
Belpre
Mary Collings
Bud Kirkland
Club
Red Cross
W. C. Graffham
BE. FE. Hendrix
Clifford Good
George New
Charles Wemmer
Pete Johannes
Dale Smith
Sandra
Wayne New
Wichita
C. C. Kurtz
Kurtz
Atchison
Anna Fulton
Marie Johnson
Garnett
Clive Short
John Smith
Chadron
Nebr
Black Hills
South Dakota
Devil's Town
Wyoming
John Pinney
Howard Cochran
iMike
Pat
Wakefield
Hazel Harrington
Dwane
H. A. Richardson
Wellington
Fred Unger
Reed Walker
Michigan Valley
Enrolled New Members at Naomi club meeting
Yesterday at Mrs. Harry Loyd's home new members were welcomed: Wanda Terry, Marylee Harmonson, Lucille Kristenson and Helen Rice. Mrs. M. L. Sellers led a short program and a noon covered dish dinner followed. Assisting were Kristenson, Nitcher, Harmonson and Clara Gibson. A business session by Gibson and a memorial service for Ned Shull were noted. 18 members and one guest attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Club
Harry Loyd
Wanda Terry
Marylee Harmonson
Lucille Kristenson
Helen Rice
M. L. Sellers
Loyd
Kristenson
Dorothy Nitcher
Harmonson
Clara Gibson
Gibson
Ned Shull
Joyce Barker Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Nursery School
Joyce Barker marked her fifth birthday with a party at Miss Clara Kaiser’s nursery school where she attends. Her mother Mrs William Barker supplied decorated cakes. Grandmother Mrs Flossie Barker of Valley Falls attended along with peers Barbara Bennett Jimmy Capper David Danielson Nancy Gaynor Pam Laury Lee Tetwiler Laurie Wallace Betsy Rogers Bobby Osburn Julie Frear Ann Dorkins and Mike Wiggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Barker
Judgment Set Aside In Car Crash Case
U S District Judge Delmas C Hill set aside a $30000 default judgment favoring Kansas City resident Robert A Austin who was injured in a car accident near Syracuse Kansas on April 7 1955
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
U. S
Delmas C. Hill
Kansas City
Robert A. Austin
Syracuse
Kas
Spring cleaning motivates women to organize ahead
Miscellany notes how damp weather depresses cleaning and sunlit days reveal worn upholstery and dusty porches. It suggests setting a club meeting or event as a goal to prompt efficient work, with hosts and guests enjoying a well-prepared, orderly home and a sense of occasion. A quip about creation ends the piece.
Valley socialettes feature program and prizes
Socialettes Valley Chapel Ladies met Thursday with Mrs W E Scott presiding and Mrs Charles Story reading devotionals. Hosts included Mrs Earl Moore, prize winners Mrs Lonnie Barnes and Mrs W E Vick, with many others in attendance. Flossie Barker of Valley Falls planned to return home after visiting Peoria. Peoria Ladies Aid held a program on Christian Faith Encounters Communism led by Mrs Mike Lovell with hostess duties by Mrs Maude Evans. Finance report by Mrs Fred Weaver and lesson by Mrs Alla Conley. Collection totaled 3 dollars amid attendance of Adell Dean and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Chapel
W. E. Scott
Charles Story
Earl
Moore
Lonnie Barnes
W. E. Vick
Mmes
Mahlon Smith
Perry Dunn
G. Fe, Sweet, Cree, McDaniel
Oren Long
C. Q. Riddie
E. L. Hume
Fin Graham
G. I. Streebin
Peoria Ladies Aid
Mike Lovell
Maude Evans
Fred Weaver
Alla Conley
Adell Dean
Lions
Ira Dean
Bob Rodgers
Carl Grondorf
Lewis Wichman
iMary Mock
Elected Officers Named by Rubamah W M S
Thursday afternoon Rubamah W M S elected new officers led by Mrs Grover Froggatte as president and Mrs Raymond Crouch as vice president and program chairman. Others include secretary treasurer Mrs Dean Hamilton and chairmen for literature Christian service White Cross love gift missionary stewardship Christian training and family life. The former officers will meet April 2 to file yearly reports with Bill Spratt as guest. Those present included Miss Fanny Seymour Edith Adams Clete Shenk Clyde Peters Layton McCandless Carl Bloomer Grover Froggatte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubamah W.M.S
Grover Froggatte
Raymond Crouch
Dean Hamilton
Fanny Seymour
Christian Service
Ray Spencer
White Cross
Carl Bloomer
James Seymour
C. J. Spratt
Ben Haney
Ralph. Haney
Ralph Bloomer
Sunshine
Clyde Peters
Bill Spratt
Edith Adams
Mines
Clete Shenk
Layton McCandless
Club Forecast Monday M P M musical tea
A readable listing of local club meetings for the week including Mothers Club Omicron and Exemplar chapters, Beta Sigma Phi activities, League of Women Voters sessions, and other community groups with times and hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
Vincent Skidmore
Parties Pick Some Candidate For Paula Election
Two parties, Republican and Independent, select candidates for April 2 Paula election. Republican Max Layland named for mayor. independents also back Layland who is finishing his first term as second ward councilman. Slates named for school board, councilmen, pace judge, and city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula, Kas
Paula
Max Layland
Layland
Pace
Kansas Home Economists Seek End To Trading Stamps
Kansas home economists urge the Legislature to outlaw trading stamps. In a resolution, the Kansas Home Economics Assn contends stamps add cost of marketing passed to consumers or back to producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas
Kansas Home Economics Assn
Dinner Gatherings Mark Pomona Area Socials
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ingle hosted a Sunday dinner with relatives including Mrs. Grant Ingle of Lawrence and the LaDuke family. Guests spanning Ottawa, Parsons, Prairie Village and Big Springs attended, celebrating Junior Fawl’s birthday and various family visits. Additional dinners honored Gene Miller and birthday anniversaries with extended family from Ottawa and Filer Idaho among those present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ingle
Grant Ingle
Lawrence
Raymond LaDuke
Arthur LaDuke
Cherilyn Kay
Big Springs
William Fawl
J. Neely
Jaler
Jimmie
Brad
Prairie Village
Junior Fawl
Oscar Parks
Vera Vincent
Charlie Eichenberger
Harry Miller
Gene Miller
Ross Johnson
Barbara
James
Otttawa
Norman Miller
Steve
Connie
Bob
Marvin
Sherill
Sharon Miller
Mickie
Gary Miller
Jack Ramsey
Nina Dillingham
Filer
Idaho
Eldon Morris
Ottawa
Karl Johnson
Famiily
Herman Loman
Parsons
Hazel Floyd
Weekend Visits Across Ottawa and Burlingame Scenes
Wichita and Ottawa residents enjoyed a busy weekend of social calls and visits. Families from Wichita Topeka and Quenemo joined hosted dinners and afternoon calls in Burlingame Rosemont and Michigan Valley while the Rebekah Lodge held a Garnett meeting with district deputy N M Hoagland reporting on the assembly.
Kansas City Dinner Guests Highlight Cain Family
Iqui Burlington Mimes Warren Sellons E M Hoagland Elsie Collins Minnie Ray Lulu Hunt Cleo Wittman Doris Shaw Pearl Richardson Vera Montague Ella Cain Beatrice Sedgwick Eunice Johnson Mrs Charles Cain Mr and Mrs H O Cain and Doris Ray were Sunday dinner guests of Miss Florence Cain in Kansas City Missouri Mrs Charles Cain spent the weekend there and accompanied them home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iqui
Burlington
Warren Sellons
E. M. Hoagland
Elsie Collins
Minnie Ray
Lulu Hunt
Cleo
Wittman
Doris Shaw
Pearl Richardson
Vera Montague
Ella Cain
Beatrice Sedgwick
Eunice Johnson
Charles Cain
H. O. Cain
Doris Ray
Florence Cain
Kansas City
Bethel Centennial Area News Highlights Local Events
Bethel centennial notes list area residents who worked at Highland Union cemetery and attended church meetings. The Brubaker school prepares for a Baldwin music festival while pupils show fish dish lessons at Centropolis HDA. News covers visits, family gatherings, 4 H festival results, and local drill camp moves involving Baker, Hoffman, Clark, and Turner families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Union Cemetery
Charles Myers
Claude Myers
Fred Myers
Howard Myers
George Myers
Harry Me Nees
Wallace McNees
Earl, Rideau
Charles Jones
Lee Bonar
Loren Rundle
Bob Steele
Ben Baker
John Clinton
Ottawa
Bethel Church
Martha Albright
Overbrook
John R. Clark
St. Louis
G. C
Centropolis H. D. A
Albert Turner
Waneta
Raymond Koehlers
Topeka
Douglas County
Baldwin
Dorsey Fishburn
Santa Ana
Calif
Ben Hoffman
Donald
John Hoffman
Lawrence
Ivan Clark
Kansas City
Fred Clark
Falls Church
Maurice Fishburn
Charles Hoffman
Leland Baker
Yakima, Wash
San Francisco
Lochiel Platter
Yakima
Here
Fort Ord
Richmond Juniors HDU Meet Reports Fish Cookery Lesson
The Richmond area news notes the Richmond Juniors HDU gathering on Tuesday led by Mrs. Don Easton with a fish cookery lesson from Mrs. Clifford Briggs. Guests Mines W A Vanek George Hiles Dale Reeder attend, and listed members include Mines Earl Brooks Harold Guy Albert Dunbar Raymond Wagner Elwin Horstick Harold Maley Jerry Milchelt Gene O'Mara. An all day April meeting is planned with Mrs. Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
HDU
Don Easton
Clifford Briggs
Mines
W. A. Vanek
George Hiles
Dale Reeder
Earl Brooks
Harold Guy
Albert Dunbar
Raymond Wagner
Elwin Hor‘stick
Harold Maley
Jerry Milchelt
Gene O'Mara
Wagner
Alfred Sigler
The Keen Co. Service the Keen Way on Main Street
The Keen Company operates at 113 Street Main, offering phone and service options. The notice highlights their Keen approach to customer care and standard business offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Keen CO
St. Main Pho
Keen
Community Gossip and Visits Across Kansas Towns
Local residents and visitors mingle through Monday gatherings visits to Topeka Wellsville and Princeton and Ottawa. Families from Garnett Pittsburg and Wichita share meals, hospital stays, and school moves while clubs donate to the Red Cross and plan future meetings.
Girls State event highlighted by Judy Fitzgerald election
Mrs John Van Valkenburg and Girls State Chairman Miss Clara Dehn met with Williamsburg High School faculty and students to explain Girls State purpose and eligibility. Judy Fitzgerald was elected, with Maurine Neal reporting on her Girls State experience. Grace Lyon Fretz obituary notice referenced. Lions Club banquet honored football and basketball squads coached by Walter Moore and Forrest Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Neal
Binns
Clara Dehn
Brothers
Grace Lyon Fretz
Iola
Williamsburg
Lions Club
Walter Moore
Forrest Bond
Homewood Friendly Clubhosts all day meeting at Crabb home
Mrs Elmina Hurley Mrs J M Crabb and Mrs Ed Crabb hosted the Friendly Club at their home in an all day gathering on Wednesday. The event emphasized fellowship and community engagement among Homewood residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmina Hurley
J. M. Crabb
Ed Crabb
Friendly Club
Crabb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lois Smith
Pho
Albright Sewing Circle
Ottawa Insulation Co
Andy Mietchen
L.M.S
Flossie Barker
Valley Falls
William Barker
Nancy Bullock
Nancy
Neil Bullock
E. Twelfth
Herald
Army Mothers
Rea
J. R
Woman's Republic
N. F. Shaw
Homaker
Daisy Gunn
League OF Women Voters
W. A. Penny
Skilton Music Club
R. Henning
Women Voters
Don Madigan
Glenn Underwood
Charles Carey
Jr. Lafalot
B. L. Stratton
Busy Bee
F. Elliott Home
Effie’ Holmes
Berean Guild
B. BE. Schwarz
Rebbrahs
N.N
J. W. Burkdoll
Glenn Lancaster
Joe Taylor
Harmony
Don Brown
C. A. Peacock
White Shrine
Legion and Auxiliary Parthy
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Detta Kappa Gamma
Garnett Christian Church
Pomona
Bruce Jeming
Clare Sowers
Rosemont
Ethel Lindsey
Roy English
Fannie Davis
Quenemo
Kenneth Stouffer
Carol
Fred Louk
Ralph Selby
Cora Button
Alvin Bethell
Henry Bethell
Gerald Lindsey
Gary
Gladys. Triplett
Fannie Kraus
John P
Clementine Cherry
Kraus
Hill City
D. W. Morrow
George Lindsey
E. T. Nitcher
Margaret McNee
Lindsey
Waller Nitcher
J. W. Jennings
Roy L. Snyder
Burlingame
HW. C. Cain
Bethel
Richmond Area
Miss Mabel Chandler
Rod Steiger
Robert Ryan
Lovely Anita Ekberg
RKO
Tauy Theatre
Joe Wittman
el Bennett
Dan Dyer
Merle Feuerborn
Pittsburg
Henry Feuverborn
John Westeran
Whittier
Albert Eisenbart
A. C
Wellsville
Ola Mullinex
John Coats
Harold Cherry
Willard Collins
Lawrence Tices
Gene Schaubs
Princeton
E. Bennett
Ronald Ball
Wilma Rowland
Clay Center
Gene Hollingsworth
Galatia
Hollingsworth
Fred P. Hicks
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ralph Chandler
Ford County
Beryl] Piersol
Homewood Area
Whitehouse
John G. Kaiser
Drugsto
Denis
Masonic
Sanitone Miss
Bond
S. Main
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