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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1979
Page
3
Sixth graders from Hawthorne Elementary enjoyed a formal reception at Mrs. Charles C. Anderson’s home hosted by Dorothy Anderson. The event marked a milestone as the class of sixteen celebrated future steps, with party games, music, refreshments, and school colors purple and white.
Wellsville couple Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Murphy celebrate fifty years of marriage with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Fellowship Hall of the Wellsville Baptist Church. Hosting are their children and grandchildren Col. Maurice Murphy of Maitland Florida and Mrs Margie Miller of Cleveland Tennessee. They wed June 4 1929 in Independence Missouri with Rev. Frank Christie officiating. All friends and relatives are invited.
Monday events include Job's Daughters Ottawa Memorial VFW Post 5901 and Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Topps groups at 7:30 p.m. at the Youth Center and at 7:30 p.m. Topps 560 at Head Start. Tuesday lists LPNs at Ransom Memorial Hospital and TOPS 117 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Thursday features TOPS 385 at 1 p.m. at the Youth Center. Friday notes Senior Club at 1:30 p.m. at the Youth Center and Royal Neighbors activity.
Rev and Mrs Clifford D Swanson of Higginsville Missouri celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a 2 pm Sunday gathering at 1910 Peach Street hosted by their children Dan and Becky Swanson. The couple wed June 5 1954 in Nevada Missouri. Rev Swanson previously led Faith Bible Church and moved to Higginsville in 1977.
Mr and Mrs W P Shepard of Kwigillingok Alaska will be honored at a potluck picnic in Forest Park at noon Sunday. Guests should bring table service and food for their own family. The couple’s visit to Ottawa marks the end of an earlier tenure as Ottawa High School principal 1961 1975.
An open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday honors Mr. and Mrs. Theron Cole of Quenemo on their 50th wedding anniversary at the United Methodist Church in Quenemo. Hosts are their children Benton Cole in California Dr. Bruce Cole in Overbrook Lorraine Seckington in Kansas City and Linda Timm in Quenemo. They have thirteen grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Two simple fruit based dishes from the Associated Press feature pork with prunes and a grapefruit pineapple gelatin dessert. The pork loin is roasted with port enriched pan drippings, then thickened prune sauce served with the meat. The gelatin dessert uses grapefruit juice, pineapple and gelatin, set in cups or molds for four to six servings.
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