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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1956
Page
1
Briefs cover service ads toll free piano tuning and auto pickup, a funeral in Elk City, a Montana revival tour, an award for Clifford Gibson, a Garfield PTA meeting with speaker J E Betholf Wellington, and local community notes including hospital gift, air force release, Oakland meeting, and visits from Chicago relatives.
Little Rock married couple Mr and Mrs R R Ruch have returned from a California trip visiting Mrs A J Bibens sister of Mrs Craw and Mrs Ruch, journey covered 4500 miles via northern then southern rout. Pittsburg State College welcomes Marilyn Merritt Ottawa High School 1955 graduate as a freshman. Marilyn Felek receives 2500 USC postgraduate scholarship in psychiatric nursing toward a master’s degree. Minor accident reports involve Mart L Dye Forbes Air Base Topeka and Narcy Lee Meiers Ottawa at Main and Fifteenth. Mr and Mrs O L E Haff travel to Jetmore Kansas due to illness of Mrs Hannah Haff 86.
Hospital notes show A M Sieg admitted at 715 N Oak on Friday. Mrs Charles Lilly Sr. admitted today. Births include William Wesley Roberts at 421 S Sycamore a daughter born today weighing 7 lb 7 oz. Floyd Coffman route 3 a daughter born today weighing 7 lb. Debra Higdon route 2 Williamsburg and Mrs Elmer Sumner 808 S Oak admitted today.
Walter Herman Sample who died September 1 had funeral services at Towner's Chapel on September 11 officiated by Rev. R B Shoemaker. Pallbearers included Jess Ball Karl Kohler Trem Fisher Kermit Blunk George Adkins Harve Richards with hymns sung by Mrs Stoffer and Mrs Peckham and music by Mrs Lawrence Ott. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery.
A new city bus service will begin Monday for a 30 day trial in the South Main business area. Two runs daily, morning and afternoon, with rapid east side routing and a 55 minute shopping period before return trips.
Fifteen campus beauties from the United States and Canada compete Thursday night for the title Miss Football of the 11th annual Berkeley football festival. The festival runs Tuesday through Saturday September 22 when California Bears meet Baylor in the opener. Contenders include Connie Taylor of Kansas State.
District of Columbia commissioners will consider Minnie Mae Payne's petition to renew conjugal relations with Mahlon Payne, held in jail for housebreaking and grand larceny. Attorney Carroll F. Tyler Jr. argues the jail sentence does not strip her rights, and vows suit if denied.
Mr and Mrs W O Cromwell hosted visiting relatives from Seattle and Kansas City with Leo Cromwell returning home after visits. The Cromwells attended a Spanish American War Veterans dinner in Ottawa. Don Higdon hosted a 30 person family dinner. Stanley Kryzstoff and Mrs Reh hosted Harris guests. Clarence Ranney joined a reunion at Cleo Jones home Blue Mound. Marguerite Reed teaches near Greenwood. Mary Sharon visited Elmo Allan in Waverly. Elmina Hurley attended a Democratic dinner in Paola. Pete Johannes Jr visited his sister Molly Jo Johannes in Kansas City. Betty Johannes joined a Topeka fair trip with Karen and the Hendrixes.
A Sunday reunion in Forest Park Ottawa honored Stella Lane turning 85. A noon basket dinner followed by visits included Byron Yates Ralph Horne Donal Horne Mabel Gilges Norman Horne Myra Gilges Merle Montgomery Fred Yates and many Ottawa residents. Several relatives and friends joined in celebrating with hospitality and greetings.
Washington Senator Bender of Ohio denounces Adlai Stevenson claim that the NLRB is packed with management representatives as utterly untrue. He notes two of the five NLRB members are Democratic holdovers from the Truman administration, Abe Murdock and Ivor Peterson.
Sunday morning services and Sunday school times for Christian Science Society, Sacred Heart Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses Quenemo, and multiple area churches. pastor names, worship times, and study sessions listed. no collections noted. broad town church schedule excerpt.
At Fifth and Main the church holds a school at 9:45, morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled Ah Matter of Love, senior high fellowship at 8:90, junior high fellowship at 6:00. Grace Episcopal at Fifth and Locust has John B. Swelgart as rector, Holy Eucharist at 8:00 a.m. and Holy Eucharist and sermon at 10:00 a.m.
The latest visitor data shows the largest group touring Turkey today hailing from the United States and Greece. Notably, Big Crosby restricts his engagements to venues and dates of his choosing, signing only self-allowed contracts.
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