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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1957
Page
3
New York readers recount Felicia the cat and Scrapper the Airedale in a long rivalry that ends in a shared grave. Felicia lures Scrapper to his death with calm precision, then the pets are buried side by side after a final, mournful farewell.
Soaring Sarge George M. Dinsmore Jr., stationed at Oklahoma State University ROTC, asserts he is the Army’s tallest man at 6 feet 11 inches. The 39-year-old sergeant notes he was 6 feet 6 inches when he enlisted two decades ago.
In Lexington, Transylvania College unveiled one of the Souths smallest churches, an 11 by 12 foot chapel built in 1952 by Phi Kappa Tau. It seats 12 and honors emeritus mathematics professor Dr Harvey A Wright, with the altar dedicated to Dr E W Delcamp who died in 1952 after almost five decades of service. furnishings include an 1880 Bible.
An ad proclaims DIATRON as a safe no effort solution to shedding pounds without dieting or exercise. It guarantees money back if a user does not lose weight with the first package, urging returns to Blair Pharmacy at 318 S. Main Mall for refunds.
A scholarship refit play titled Grandmother Takes A Hand will be presented Sept 22 at 8 p m at New Hope Baptist Church. The cast includes Mrs Wesley Stevenson Mrs James Peckham Mrs Jess Stewart Mrs Cedric Louk Carole Ann Louk Phyllis Louk Harry Peckham Marjorie Stewart and Allan Peckham An offering will be taken to aid girls training for missionaries. Rev R B Shoemaker attended an ordination of deacons at Stilwell last Sunday afternoon. Mrs Claude Hamilton is recuperating from a recent operation. Hawkins Grange elected officers: Master Fred Kissinger overseer Dale Van Horn lecturer Mrs Dale Van Horn steward Gary Rice assistant steward Ellis Carman chaplain Mrs O B McNish treasurer Nelson Briles secretary Mrs Charles Burlingham gate keeper O B McNish Ceres Mrs Elmer Perkins Pomona Mrs Clifford Hunter Flora Mrs William Rice lady assistant steward Mrs Job Lytle executive commissioner for 3 years Clifford Hunter. The Joseph Hilberts had a calf killed by a car. Mr and Mrs Fichen of St Louis visited at the G W Gould home Thursday through Monday. Karl Krumsick of Pittsburg dined with Nelson Briles last Thursday.
In Loudcroft New Mexico an 84 year old woman fought off a marauding bear at her home as it raided canned goods. Mrs. Cyril Colton fired a shotgun and the bear limped away into the woods with pellets in its hide. The woman quipped that without the gun she might have earned a bearskin rug.
A rare book dealer has priced two Edgar Allan Poe letters at 5000 dollars for the pair. They were acquired by Lew David Feldman of Jamaica Queens, head of House of El Dieff Inc. The letters, once sold about 25 years ago for 200 dollars, are now listed in Feldman’s catalogue. Poe, a 19th century American writer, never earned more than 1000 dollars in any year.
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