Wichita graduates with Navy ensign commission at party
A Sunday buffet supper in Ottawa honored L Gerald Fulks upon his Wichita State University business administration degree and Navy ensign commission. Relatives attended from Ottawa and distant cities as 40 guests joined in Forest Park and other gatherings after the commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Frank A. Lewis
L. Gerald Fulks
Logan Fulks
Ottawa
Wichita University
Earl Longworth
Joe
Eddie Vincent
Judy
Bobbie
Omaha
Nebr
Richard Barnes
Adele
Horton
James E
Ralston
Catherine
Carolyn
Topeka
Charles Ayers
Paola
Merrill Bliss
Minnie Shawver
Emile Barnes
Max Shoemaker
Charles
Cheryl
Forest Park
J and
Terry Lee
Rantoul W S C S bids farewell to pastor’s wife
Rantoul Methodist W S C S presented a farewell gift to Mrs William Ward, wife of the pastor. Rev Ward will lead the Fexlerated church in Ottawa. Mrs Charles Goodwin hosted, with Mrs H W Spratt presiding. Roll call was Bible verses. Penny collection 1.02, silent auction 1.35. Mother Daughter banquet planned for June 9. Others present included Ralph Detwiler, Harve McCullough, Tom Gregg, Grant Catterson, W B Burns, and Peter Papps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantoul W.S.C
Rantoul Methodist
W.S.C.S
Wiliam Ward
Ward
Ottawa
Charles Goodwin
H. W. Spratt
Charles Hobbs
Ralph Detwiler
Harve McCullough
Tom Gregg
Grant Catterson
W. B. Burns
Peter Papps
Socialettes: Varied Weekend Socials Across Kansas City Area
Social notes recap weekend visits and travels of Denver residents with relatives in Kansas and Missouri. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Verne Midcap returning to Denver after two weeks with the Snedakers, Bob Dickerson accompanying them to Denver, Ruth Bowers visiting Muskogee relatives, and multiple families vacationing at Lake of the Ozarks and in Excelsior Springs. Also mentioned are Elm Grove club activities, Memorial Homecoming at Moline, and a farewell review at Fort Riley. Ends with a recipe note for tiny strawberry tarts and a U.S. Bonds tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Midcap
Denver
Garland Hinkle
Robert Stewart
Lake of the Ozarks
Glenn Fitch
Erid Unger
Charles Lee
Excelsior Springs
Harry Saxton
Carolyn
Marilyn
Bonnie Fitch
Kansas City
Ernest Kaub
Birthday surprise for Eleanore Rokes in Ottawa 1940
A birthday surprise marked the 18th anniversary of Eleanore Rokes at her home with a later picnic at Forest Park. Guests included Lois Buckner Oli via Ellen Anderson Evelyn McCandless Estella Pointer Marie Evelyn Bennett Roberta Graffham Doris and Phyllis Likes Patricia Richardson Dorothy Tawney Betty Ruth Weedman Carolee Day Beatrice Billingsley Mrs. R. J. Sink and Mrs. Rokes. The article also includes fruit dessert ideas with fresh pineapple and strawberries and a potato dish with scallions and melted butter for lamb chops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore Rokes
Miss Rokes
J. L. Rokes
Forest Park
Lois Buckner
Olivia Ellen Anderson
Evelyn McCandless
Estella Pointer
Marie Evelyn Bennett
Roberta Graffham
Doris
Phyllis Likes
Patricia Richardson
Dorothy Tawney
Betty Ruth Weedman
Carolee Day
Beatrice Billingsley
R. J. Sink
Rokes
Zoo Elephant Ararat Shunned From Outdoor Africa Exhibit
Wi Miss Ararat a baby elephant at Swope Park Zoo in Kansas City is described as a social outcast. Zoo director William T A Cully says the Indian born elephant will not join the outdoor African veldt section and will remain in her usual quarters in the main zoo building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Wi
Ararat
Swope Park Zoo
William T. A. Cully
India
Africa
Miss Ararat
Extra Digit Baffled Cops In Oklahoma City Theft Case
Oklahoma City police fingerprint experts were baffled when recording a theft suspect. Officer Mark Higgs found five slots on the card but six fingers. The suspect Oran Telford boasted six toes per foot, removing his shoes to prove it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mark Higgs
Oran Telford
Higgs
Telford
Guests dine with molded rice and seafood rings
For lunch guests, pack hot cooked rice into aluminum gelatin mold rings, unmold to form rice rings, fill with creamed seafood, and garnish with parsley and pimiento for an elegant, retro presentation.
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U. S. Navy
Andrews
Ensign
Robert Andrews
Jan
Mark
David Sharp
Louie Shawver
Nae Bliss
Milton Tucker
Rodger Keith
W. H. Gilchrist
A. D. Conley
Monty
Knob Noster
D. D. Myers
Garden City
Kas
Gilchrist
Warren Worster
Mrs. Leis Smith
Moline
Mary Malone
Winifred Malone
Lawrence
Elm Grove Club
Ernest Lowrance
Roy Swank
George Mack
W. H. Williams
Lowrance
Louann
Andy Reed
Ruth Hoopes
J. D.brown
Louis Turner
Ewing M. Lawrence
Pomona
al Melcher
Manhattan
Newark
N. J
Lawrences
John E
Jack” Lawrence
Allen Roberts, Jr
Willard Wallace
N. Main
George E. Martin
10Th Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
Darrell Mullen
Danny
Roddy
Warren Johnson
Parsons
Mullen
Anna Melluish
Mrs
Francis Melluish
Parker Melluish
Save
U. S. Bonds
Saffron Glass Co
Hickory
Plains
Rere
Claude Webb
M. R. Shoger
Irvin Malott
Herald
Luis Smith
Bargain Centre
Ottawa Society
Beller Studio
Penney
Grover Knight
Lee Shelden
Marge Strafuss
Allen
Bach
Edmiston Way
Ladies Plisse
Shone
JEANS
Val
Thian
Che Edmiston Way
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