Barbed wire hobby collector showcases 900 items in Ottawa
Ray Bloomer of Ottawa brings a nine year barbed wire collection to the Trinity United Methodist Church revealing 900 identifications from around the world. Highlights include 1876 patent wire lengths and a piece from Texas XIT ranch plus a Berlin Wall fragment. He also collects wire tools and corn drying hooks.
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Ray Bloomer
Ottawa
Goldenage
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bloomer
Texas
Berlin Wall
DeKalb
Ill
Rose
Ceferino Paul Zurita Born in Fort Meade Maryland
The baby boy born August 31 to Mr and Mrs Ceferino Zurita of Fort Meade Maryland is named Ceferino Paul He weighed eight pounds twelve ounces His mother is former Jean Secrest from Princeton Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harrison Secrest of Princeton and great grandmother Marie Secrest of 311 West 7th
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Ceferino Zurita
Fort Meade
Ceferino Paul
Jean Secrest
Princeton
Harrison Secrest
Marie Secrest
W. 7Th
Colson calls for open prisons to show public what lies inside
Former Watergate figure Charles Colson urged officials to open prison doors to the public, arguing that seeing the harsh realities would spur reform as public awareness could curb despair caused by sentencing disparities. The remarks came at an American Correctional Association meeting in Denver.
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Denver
Charles Colson
Richard M. Nixon
Colson
Maxwell
Ala
American Correctional Association
Ottawa
Charles F. Hyde
Lawrence
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DE McGlashon
Rane
Glidden
Haish
Ellwood
Blooner
Albright
Edge Kreener
S. Main
Sears
Sears and
SAVE
Sal, Ruck and CO
Windows
Dask Tops Saffron Glass Co
S. Walnut
Benner EE
Kansas
Williams
Benner-Williams
Enner
Wiliams
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!