Hunger memories drive Ottawa woman to aid CROP Walk
Margaret Sinclair recalls famine in Ukraine after World War I and the Russian Revolution. She speaks to groups on hunger and will not walk due to illness while her husband Don handles the Oct 12 CROP Walk. Her story, from 1923 escape to Canadian citizenship, underscores the need to help others facing starvation.
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Diane Yeamans
Margaret Sinclair
Ukraine
Canada
Ottawa
Sinclair
Don
United Church of Christ
Will Han
Dle
Topeka
CROP Walk to Raise Hunger Funds Oct 12 at Ottawa
The CROP Hunger Walk on October 12 starts at 2 p.m. at the Ottawa University Maybee Center. One quarter of proceeds stay in Franklin County via the Ottawa Ministerial Association for local residents and transients, while the rest supports Church World Service overseas. 17 churches provide sponsor sheets and contact volunteers for pledges, per kilometer or flat donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Milan Lambertson
Ottawa Ministerial Association
Franklin County
OMA
Church World Service
Faye King
Appanoose Baptist
Marge Martin
Church of the Brethren
Jim Ballinger
Community Foursquare
Marty Piotrowsky
Faith Lutheran
Beth Testorff
First Baptist
Leola Doyen
First Christian
Howard Johnson
First United Methodist
Mildred Watts
Grace Episcopal
Raylene Smith
Greenwood Baptist
Dean Sandusky
North Baptist
Ellen Bowermaster
Kathy Sommer
John Blythe
Meredith Lancaster
Richter Methodist
Maggie Kramer
Sacred Heart Catholic
Gardner Hayden
Trinity United Methodist
Kathy Bowling
Wesleyan
Wayne Baylor
Westminster Presbyterian
Town Stays In The Family HITSCHMANN Kansas Auction
Frank Hoffmann 80 sold his town Hirschmann to distant cousins the Krier brothers for 16500 after his wife died. Buyers from Nebraska and Texas purchased a store, houses, and land leaving a small community facing partial preservation or sale. Hoffmann ran the store for almost six decades as the town of Hirschmann founded in 1918 dwindles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitschmann
Kan
Darrell
Mike
Peter Krier
Hoffmann
Mike Krier
Bertha
Hoffman
Hirschmann
Nebraska
Texas
Houston
Marie Woydziak
Wichita
Dear Ann Landers column on family, manners, and welfare input
A reader urges acceptance of a daughter's wedding, advising the parents not to attend and to send a modest gift. The column counselor condemns the daughter as hostile and spoiled and recommends cutting contact. Another reader asks about proper theater seating etiquette and the columnist endorses facing the stage with minimal body contact. A career woman criticizes “senior citizen” discounts, and a welfare reform advocate credits programs with dignity, urging job training over cash assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
WIN
Business College
Welfare Department
America
AHA Cardiac Arrest Fundraiser Set For Wednesday
Eighteen people face warrants issued by Judge Wint Winter on charges of crimes against the heart in a planned fundraiser called Cardiac Arrest. They will be arrested Wednesday at the Franklin County Courthouse and released on pre-arranged bonds with funds to the American Heart Association. Organizer Eric Hallman said the event aims to raise $2,000 for the heart association, which leads the fight against cardiovascular disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wint Winter
The
American Heart Association
Winter
Franklin County
Hallman
Heart Association
Harpsichord recital at Baker University in Kansas city
R Bedford Watkins, Fern Rosetta Sherff Professor of Piano and Harpsichord at Illinois Wesleyan University, will give an 8 p.m. harpsichord recital at McKibbin Recital Hall, Baker University, featuring Bach BWV 830 and Scarlatti sonatas plus Watkins works. A 11 a.m. lecture on Baroque ornamentation precedes. Both events are free and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin City
R. Bedford Watkins
McKibbin
Owens Musical Arts
Baker University
J.S. Bach
Domenico Scarlatti
Watkins
Fern Rosetta Sherff
School of
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Linois Wesleyan
Arcadian Consort
Pascal Taskin
Will Headley
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Mrs. Sinclair
Gerhard P. Schroeders
Chortitza
Dnieper
Siberia
Europe
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Tome
Schroeder
Frank Hoffman
Barton County
Louise
Mexico City
Eric
Baker
Sewing Machine Sales & Service
Albright’s
S. Main
Brad Hilderman
Royal Manor
RD. Hilderman
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