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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1971
Page
7
Linda Wheeler reports Irma Anderson, originally a Garnett clerk, starts May 1 as the Franklin County Sheriff's dispatcher replacing retired Dean Driscoll. She becomes an authorized deputy to assist with female prisoners, with four highway patrolmen in the dispatch center and a learning curve over radio signals and officer voice identifications.
Members of the Marais des Cygnes Chapter of Sweet Adelines Inc travel Friday to compete in Region 7 events in Kansas City with headquarters at the Hotel Muehlebach. The chorus, entered by 21 Ottawa women, competes Saturday at Music Hall, with the regional show tonight featuring the top qualifying quartets and choruses.
A compact schedule lists diverse club meetings across Ottawa and Westminister for Sunday through Friday. Highlights include Memorial VFW Post unit events, Wesleyan and TOPS gatherings, Beta Sigma Phi picnics, circled church circles, and the Eagles Auxiliary dinner, with locations such as Trinity United Methodist Church Vista Reefer and IOOF Hall.
A wife asks how to help a husband who fears poverty and saves obsessively. The columnist attributes the behavior to extreme poverty in childhood, calling the man a Scrooge with a lifelong stinginess while offering condolences and explanation rather than specific remedies.
The 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hermreck of rural Richmond was celebrated with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Therese Church Richmond. Rev. Gilbert Burns officiated. The couple wed May 5 1931 at Richmond Catholic Church. A carry in dinner followed at Garnett Knights of Columbus Hall hosted by their children Virgil Hugh Magrath Arlo Hermreck Brownie Hermreck Bob Oswald Raymond Sullivan David Hermreck and Janet Brown.
Mrs. Harry Johnson of Ottawa RFD 4 hosted a Mother's Day dinner for her mother Mrs. Rose Burroughs. Guests included the Burroughs and Wilper families, plus friends from Independence, Richmond, Williamsburg, Emporia, Chanute, Garnett, and Glendale. In Osawatomie visiting relatives were Leland Hink of Glendale with his kin. Susan and Jane Schwegman of Richmond hosted a dinner for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. James Schwegman, with Don Wolken, Terry Schwegman, and Albert Schwegman attending along with Jeanette, Sheila, and Benny Schwegman.
Carrie Lynn Shaw, 144 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Shaw of 1350 South Mulberry. Grandparents listed are Mr and Mrs Ernest Servaes of Pomona, Mrs Hazel Haslett of Omona, and the late Porter Shaw.
Duane Ream entertained the Merry Notes Club at his parents home with a piano program and memory recital awards for Becky Beeman Michelle White Teresa Kramer Kent Kramer Jerry Hall and Duane. Local groups met for plans visits and reports including Retta Conclave No 8 Order of True Kindred and United Presbyterian Bible Class.
Mr and Mrs Forest Yancey of rural Princeton visited recently with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Yancey in Holden Missouri. Mr and Mrs Arnold Topp of Richmond were at Adams and Hickman Nebraska recently to visit relatives.
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