100th Birthday Celebrated Miss Emelie Kersten of Vassar
Longtime Vassar resident Miss Emelie Kersten celebrated her 100th birthday at Mrs. H O Miller’s home with visitors from Texas Oklahoma and Kansas towns. Niece Margaret Kersten of Fort Worth assists, memories strong, she recalls Germany childhood, migration to the U S, family care, dressmaking and travel. Now bedfast, she enjoys radio and occasional TV while living with relatives and attending Zion Lutheran Church in earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emelie' Kersten
Vassar
Miss Kersten
Texas
Oklahoma
Topeka
Burlington
Ottawa
Kansas
Margaret. Kersten
Ft. Worth
Tex
Borgitz
Germany
United States
U. S
Kersten
Yates Center
California
Tacoma
Wash
Kansas City
Dorothy Schlicker
Masenthin
Emelie Kersten
The
Zion Lutheran Church
Margaret Kersten
Osage City
Plans mount for POF convention trip at Oklahoma City
Plans were made at the Sweet Adeline meeting for the POF International Convention on Oct. 23 in Oklahoma City. Members leaving that date include Trene Coons Polly Todd Rachel Cortez Marge Ott Delores Ott and Phyllis Burress with others departing Oct. 24. WRENditions quartet from Ottawa and Kansas City have entered competition. Next week’s meeting is canceled due to the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Adeline
Oklahoma’ City
Okla
Trene Coons
Polly Todd
Rachel Cortez
Marge Ott
Delores Ott
Phyllis Burress
Marge Jefferies
Mattie Wilhite
Lettie Louderback
Wrenditions
Lucy Enos
Mary Harris
Ottawa
Ruby Pike
Shiela Kocher
Kansas City
Cedar House Nursing Home
Lena Cramer
Joy Kinson
Local Women Invited To Annual Tea
The Women's Educational Society of Ottawa University invites Ottawa area women to a 2 p.m. tea Friday in Martin Hall lounge. The 66 year old group funds small loans for OU students and will collect $2 annual dues. The program theme is This Is My Country in honor of the election with Mrs Peter Armacost speaking and OU Singers performing. A Brown Hall tour follows. Brown Hall honors Miss Lulu Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Educational Society of
Ottawa University
Martin Hall
Ottawa
Country
Peter Armacost
OU Singers
Brown Hall
Lulu Brown
Society
Julian Kirven
Mia
Bob Roberts
Bill Boucek
Michael Latimer
Sam W. Lyman
Lee Olmsted
Variety Show For Patients By Ottawa Memorial VFW Jr. Girls
Ten members of the Ottawa Memorial VFW Jr. Girls Unit No. 5901 entertained patients at the Wadsworth VA Hospital on October 11 with a variety show funded by ball point pen sales. Afterward the girls served 50 dozen cookies and coffee and gave 12 decks of playing cards to the men. Participants included Nina Lee Smith and other named members, along with Glen Hardesty as post commander and several accompanying adults and a pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Memorial Vfw Jr. Girls Unit No. 5901
Wadsworth VA Hospital
Glen Hardesty
Hardesty
Rita Hardesty
Frank Sargent
Ethel Furman
Harry Smith
Claude Sink
Club Forecast Friday Senior Club Lunch at Noon
Friday events list noon lunch for the Senior Club at the Youth Center NAOMI Club led by Mrs Roy B Church. Saturday activity includes Alpha Gamma Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Workers
Trinity United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Ben Gibson
Olivia Sieg
Gibson
NAOMI
Roy B. Church
Alpha Gamma
Delta Kappa Gamma
Pattern Pack Misses Skirts for Waist Sizes 23 24 25 27
Five fashion skirts in pattern 4552 with front pleat and tab pockets offered by Anne Adams. Includes sizes 23 to 27 inches. 65 cents per pattern, plus 1.50 mailing fee. Send name address ZIP size and style number to The Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY 10011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Ottawa Herald
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
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By Linda Wheeler
Kate Smith
Gertrude Day
Grace Baughman
Quin
Zora Winchester
H. K. Stevens
Verne’ Garrett
Raymond Schmidt
Claude Webb
HB Club
House of Douglas
Emmett Taylor
United Fund
Nellie Brown
Church of the Brethren
Haydn Shaw
J. P. Geiss
Nazarene Ladies Fellowship
Fayette Burnett
John Lester
Orval Staneart
James Thornton
Four Seasons Garden Club
C. W. Henning
Velma Larson
First Christian Church
Marjorie Nichols
Elizabeth Mavity
Axtell Christian Hospital
Newton
Church Library
Kenneth Hammond
Mavity
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas Association of Legal Secretaries
Fall
Institute For Legal Secretaries
Lassen
Wichita
Helen Medaris
Virginia Breshears
Minnie Long
Neva Snyder
Denise Barnes
Jeanette Croucher
Lorna Kimball
First Baptist Church
Justo Diaz
Ruth Noren
Jim Peterson
Richard Larkin
Claude Presnell
Sherwin Snyder
Jay Noren
Hong Kong
Ruth
Eldon Rader
Peter Flusser
Esther Greenman
Ron Haug
Charles
A. W. Urquhart
Glen Moon
Fred Henning
Frank McNutt
Marjorie Sharp
Vertus Crofts
Moon
Thailand
A. B. Martin
C. W. Hegberg
Marie Losh
John Macy
James Allen
C. J. Pence
Oscar Arnold
Pence
Loren Ames
Carole Grigsby
N. Main
Ottawa, Kansas
St. Mary’s
Baby Ruth
Kodak 124
Colgate
Nina Lee Smith
Patty
Nancy
Terri
Brenda Ledom
Debbie
Brenda
Marilyn Adams
Linda Sellens
Debbie Sink
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