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Newspaper

Sedalia Weekly Democrat

Location

Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1960

Page

2

Biase de Comisenarle Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Walter J Carr of Knob Noster celebrated their 50th anniversary with an open house on Sunday November 13 from 2 to 5 p m. Over 175 guests greeted by son Bob Carr and daughter in law. The home featured yellow and white decorations and a cake with yellow roses and gilt accents.

Walter J. Carr Bob Carr Carr Elmo Lay Alma Parks Independence Gould Campbell Shawnee Mission Kan Robertine Hartfield Lou

British Caller Appearing At Square Dance Event

Sedalia square dancers will hear Pete Sansom call at Liberty Park convention hall on Wednesday evening. Born in Putney England in 1934, Sansom began calling at 15 and later formed clubs and a band. He represented England at the European Round-Up and has performed in France Belgium and Germany. Now living in Florida, he returns to the United States for a second tour.

Sedalia Pete Sansom England Convention Hall Liberty Park Sansom Putney France Belgium Germany Foot 'N Fiddle United States Florida

Helen G Steele Music Club Meeting

The Helen G. Steele Music Club meets at Heard Memorial Club House at 2 p.m. Wednesday for a program titled Thanks giving Now and Then. Mrs A R Beach chairs with co chairs Mrs Lloyd Knox and Mrs M O Stevens. organ violin and cello performers accompany a ritual led by several members.

Helen G. Steele Heard Memorial Club A. R. Beach Lloyd Knox M. O. Stevens James Atkinson Ralph Carrel Ira Bronson Lyle Johnson Charles Farley Don Anderson Jack Cunningham Gerald Hayworth Gibbs Richard Sklar Tom Perrin

Bridal Shower Held for Ada Boss in Home Gathering

A personal and linen shower was hosted October 15 by Mrs. Lois Summers Mrs. Dwaine Smith and Mrs. Robert Behen at Mrs. Behen's home for Miss Ada Marie Boss. Guests enjoyed bingo and conversation with refreshments served to many including Mrs. Joe Weller and Mrs. Bernadine Oehrke.

Lois Summers Dwaine Smith Robert Behen Behen Oda Marie Boss Joe Weller Bernadine Oehrke W. B. Eckhoff Mary Ann Dick Robert Marshall Raymond Ross Odis Nowlin Rudolph Grother Jr Georgia Giokaris H. J. Chaney Walter Mosby Bob Moore Leslie Hale Jewell Dean Foster Earl Lashley Ralph Dove Bill Whittington Ralph Ash Parke Green Clarence Mettler Dale Miller Bernard Brinker Bernard Curry JoAnn Nuzum Frances Long Mary Lee Lyle Ann Wellitha Bryan Norella Bryan Bernard Bahnor

Oda Marie Boss Weds Daniel J. Weller in Sacred Heart Rite

Miss Oda Marie Boss became the bride of Mr. Daniel John Weller at Sacred Heart Church in a white satin gown with Chantilly lace. The ceremony featured organist Mrs. Earl Paxton and singer Al Domingue, followed by a Hotel Bothwell reception for about 90 guests. The couple, from Missouri, plan to reside at 502 East 14th after traveling to southern Missouri and Arkansas.

Oda Marie Boss Emil P. Boss East 14Th Daniel John Weller J. P. Weller South Missouri Sacred Heart Church Francis Laudick Earl Paxton al Domingue Panis Angelus Robert Marshall California Robert Behen South Moniteau Hubert Chaney Raymond Ross V. B. Eckhoff Melvin Oehrke Linda Marshall Bothwell Mary Ann Dick Jewell Dean Foster Frances Long Gene Summers Missouri Arkansas Missouri Public Service Company Bryant Motor Company

Ackerman Miller Wedding Reflects Family Ties in Carrollton

Miss Katherine Ackerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Ackerman of Carrollton wed Mr Robert Wayne Miller son of Mr and Mrs Everett Miller of Knob Noster in a Friday evening ceremony at the bride’s parents home. Rev Kenneth Powell officiated with pink and white carnation decor and a reception followed. The couple plans a Southern Missouri honeymoon and will reside in Kansas City.

Frank Shepherd Charles Saults Robert Huffine Kansas City Gertrude McFarland Warrensburg Otho Hayne Oskaloose Kan Carr Alice Koch James A. Koch Knob Noster O'Bannon Marshall Koch Mr. Koch Mrs. Carr Johnson County Mr. Carr LaMonte Jean Carr Conboy Bob James Pittsburg Carol Cathy Cindy Conboy Jim Bob Jane Laurel Julie Ann Carr James Lawrence Robert David Carr Pittsburgh Francis Muir Foster Forest Muir Raytown Nell G. Kelley Alma Park Cura Park Howard Shafer William Covey Harvey Hettick Howard Richards Independence S. P. Allison Leo Frame Ralph Berry R. E. Huffine Will Sloan C. E. Foster Roy Lee Dixon Iss Arthur Cushing R. E. Cassady George L. Newton Jr Ginny Newton Jim Maturo Katherine Ackerman Raymond Ackerman Carrollton Robert Wayne Miller Everett Miller Kenneth Powell Jarvis Sedgwick Charles Miller Wells H. Thompson Charles Adcock Missouri Tina National Bellas Hess U.S. Navy Glenda Yvonne Kunze Russell Dean Keith Oscar A. Kunze California Keith A. J. Konze Sullivan P. W. Keith Miss Kunze Missouri State Department of Education Jefferson City Missouri State Highway Department Evangelical and Reformed Church E. L. Koch

Dr June Miller to Speak at Sorosis Monday

Dr June Miller education director of the Hearing and Speech Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center will address Sorosis Monday at 2 p.m. at Heard Memorial Club House on Hearing Problems of Children and Adults. She is noted for work with deaf education and has held multiple professional roles and honors including author and board positions.

Sorosis Heard Memorial Club House June Miller University of Kansas Medical Center Dr. Miller Olathe, Kas Washington University School For the Deaf Columbia University New York American Speech and Hearing Association Association Miller Association For MU Iota Sigma Pi Lambda Theta Kappa Delta Pi

Ruth Swift visits relatives. Nkosi exit permit issued

Mrs. Ruth Swift of Sedalia spent a week visiting relatives in Oskaloosa. Nkosi was granted an exit permit by the white government but denied a return passport. if he tries to reenter, he faces prosecution.

Ruth Swift Sedalia Oskaloosa Nkosi

Highway Labor Force Surpasses Population of Six States

The highway transportation industry in the United States employs workers equal in number to the combined adult populations of Colorado Idaho Wyoming Arizona New Mexico and the six New England states.

United States Colorado Idaho Wyoming Arizona New Mexico New England

West Urges Support of Boys Club Funding

Sedalia civic clubs gathered at the Green Room to hear Omer West Jr urging financial backing for the Boys' Club of Sedalia. He called clubs the project’s backbone and asked them to sponsor Boys’ and Girls’ States participants while Know Your America Week was promoted to combat communism.

West Sedalia John C. Ryan D. Warren Neal Russell Rhoades Charles Altwalter Know Your America Business and Professional Women’s Club Marjorie Garanson

45th Anniversary Observed by Gerken Family at Cole Camp

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gerken marked 45 years with an open house at St. Pauls Lutheran Church basement in Cole Camp on Sunday November 13. About 100 guests attended including relatives from Kansas City Independence Mentone Calif and Brau lersville area as well as numerous Gerken kin and friends. The couple wed November 21 1915 at Brau lersville Lutheran Church.

T. C. Gerken Cole Camp St. Paul's Lutheran Church Gerken Braulersville Lutheran Church Reuben Bockelman Eleanor Gerken Leon Gerken Harold Renz Independence Wayne Wood Walter Bockelman Clara Bohen Alma von Scoyk Lillie Gerken LeRoy Gerken James Cash Kansas City Ruth Gerken Mentone Calif Marcus Harms Robert Gerken Emilie Brockelman Herbert Bockelman Clara Bahrenberg Emil Gerken Emma Viebrock John Kerksiek Glen Schlesselman Debbie Cleo Viebrock C. J. Schlesselman Edwin Gerken Henry T. Junge Luther Harms Mathilde Harms Paul Harms Elmer Schlesselman Willie Viebrock Atwill Meyer Jerry Ondracek J. D. Friedly William Viets Otto Holsten O. U. Reimenschnitter Raymond Schlesselman Harry Eickhoff Marie Oelrichs Harald Lenz

Tipton Weekend Guests From Chanute Air Force Base Visit

Tipton residents hosted weekend visitors including Leroy Pedego from Chanute Air Force Base Illinois who studies missiles in electronics and his mother Mrs Catherine Pedego and daughter Mrs Carl Folkerts of Marshall. John Wirths from Chanute AFB Illinois visited with his family over the weekend.

Tipton Catherine Pedego Leroy Pedego Chanute Air Force Base Chanute Carl Folkerts Marshall Leroy John Wirths Chanute, Ill

Sayners Return Home After Visit With Newkirs In Libertyville

Mr and Mrs Wesley Sayner of Libertyville Illinois returned to their home after spending several days here with her sister Mr and Mrs Alva Newkirk

Mrs. Wesley Sayner Libertyville, Il Mrs Alva Newkirk

Engagement notice for Dorothy Jane Pfeiffer to Robert Rialti

Mr and Mrs Charles Pfeiffer of 1806 South Grand announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Jane Pfeiffer to Robert T Rialti son of Mr and Mrs Fred Rialti of Port Allegany Pa The wedding is set for December 31 at Sacred Heart Church.

Charles Pfeiffer South Grand Dorothy Jane Robert T. Rialti Fred Rialti Port Allegany Sacred Heart Church Jack Oakie

Sedalia Honors Jack Oakie with Song Tribute

Sedalia celebrated Jack Oakie’s hometown visit last October with nationwide publicity. Two lyricists Howard Adamson and Harry Warren wrote new words to Chicago for Oakie, sung at a birthday dinner hosted by Mrs. Oakie on November 13. The letter from Mrs. Oakie and mentions of Hollywood columnists appeared in print, praising the Sedalia favorite son and his “A Sedalia Song to Jack Oakie.”

Jack Oakie Chicago Sedalia Howard Adamson Harry Warren Jack Adamson Warren Damon Hieronymus Hedda Hopper Hollywood Oakie

Leading Men Don't Falter On Television

Hollywood AP reports James Whitmore creates a fallible hero as Mr Jones in The Law and Mr Jones on ABC. Whitmore explains why he finally joins TV, seeking character growth and new security for his family, amid offers from Westerns and private eye series.

the Law Mr. Jones ABC James Whitmore Whitmore Law Hollywood Sy Gomberg

Fly climbs ceilings with sticky foot pads

A fly can walk on ceilings without falling thanks to tiny pads on each of its six feet. These pads grip smooth surfaces, allowing the insect to hold on firmly as it moves inverted or across ceilings.

Victor Gill Shows Pictures At Club Meet

The Smithton Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Elroy Lemke. Victor Gill presented a program with photographs of gardens and flowers from Florida and Cuba. Mrs. Euel Muschaney won first in floral arrangements, Mrs. August Oehrke won first in shrubs, and Mrs. Elroy Lemke won for autumn arrangements.

Victor Gill Smithton Garden Club Elroy Lemke Florida Cuba Gill Joe Verts Euel Muschaney August Oehrke

African Journalist To Study at Harvard

Lewis Nkosi, 23, a noted African journalist from Johannesburg, leaves today to study at Harvard University under a Nieman fellowship. He says he cannot yet return to his homeland while preparing his studies in the United States.

Johannesburg South Africa Lewis Nkosi United States Nieman Harvard

Teen attitudes toward sex and parenting clash across the nation

A survey of teens from Coral Gables to Jamaica Bay shows 47 percent feel no embarrassment about sex while others view taboos as absurd. Respondents from Miami Beach to Fresno discuss honesty with parents, desire for more freedom, and calls for parents to listen and treat teens more as adults.

Ents Michael B. Allison Coral Gables Fla Annabelle Press Miami Beach Buddy Anderson Fresno Calif Woody Kee Evanston Ill Carole Ervin Haines City Linda Gustafson Hingham Mass Sue Katman Jamaica, N. Y

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Biase de Comisenarle Helen G. Steele Music Club Miss Ada Boss Daniel J. Welle Judith Ann Artley Charles Moorman van Dyne Jr A. Sterl Artley Columbia Miss Artley Hickman High School Sorbonne Paris College of Education University of Missouri Pi Beta Phi van Dyne Charles Moorman van Dyne Smith-Cotton High School Beta Theta Pi Sylvia Estill East Fourth Shirley Ann Ale Gary L Staton Kagras City First Baptist Church United Sn Wherriage Irene Galatzin Etaly London Chamber of Commerce T. W. Miller Matt Dillon Perry Mason Peter Gunn Ona Bodenheimer
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