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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1978
Page
5
In Ottawa elementary schools 200 children joined the Mystery Sleuths Read-a-thon to support MS research. About 3,000 books were read during the four week period with average pledges around 11 dollars per child. Donations exceed 2,100 dollars and patches and certificates will be mailed to returning kits.
The Women's Educational Society hosts its 76th annual membership tea led by Linda Mathias at 3 30 p m Sunday in Martin Hall lounge on the Ottawa University campus The society uses dues and life memberships to fund student loans and has lent 119000 from its revolving fund with 1624 loans issued including 30 outstanding These funds support short term low interest loans to help students continue their studies Invite all women to attend and bring a friend.
Church Women United in this area will observe World Community Day at 1 30 p m with a worship service at Grace Episcopal Church 315 W 5th titled Touchstones for Discipleship CWU notes human rights at home and abroad and plans for corporate action toward justice and peace All women are invited to join the effort and participate in the movement
Calvary Baptist Church will host a Halloween Trick or Treat party for children from toddlers to sixth grade on October 31 from 6 to 6 p.m. at 925 W. 7th. Admission is free with no offering. Free treats, games, a fishing booth, and a spook house await attendees. for questions call 242-4935.
The forecast club schedules for Monday at 7 30 p m and Tuesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital note TOPS and associations at various local churches including Trinity United Methodist First Christan and Westminster United. Events include TOPS meetings at 7 p m and a church bazaar at First United Methodist with multiple club notices among local groups like F O A M and the Order of Eastern Star.
Pittsburgh report surveys beliefs on architecture attracting or repelling ghosts. Architectures such as balconies attics and towers are cited as inviting ghosts while mirrors moats and windows may deter them. Notable cases include West Point Tower of London Winchester House and Sarah Winchester’s seance guided rebuilds.
This two bedroom 1 104 square foot home offers future expansion options with a brick accented exterior and board and batten siding. It features a large living room with sliding glass doors, a dining area with a picture window, a parallel kitchen, utility room, and oversized hall closet plus two bedrooms with full wall closets. The design allows adding a family room or extending to a third bedroom, with flexible layouts and plans available from Larry Farnsworth in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A reader asks how to handle a concert seating dispute when a woman with a tall two story hairdo blocks view. Ann suggests a tactful request to move the head slightly left.
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