Deaths-Funerals Mrs Floyd Torgeson
Two separate obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Vada Torgeson 82 of 108 S Larson at Colonial Acres Nursing Home and Earl E Murphy 94 of Neodesha. Torgeson, born 1890 in Oceola Missouri, previously lived in Humboldt and Topeka, widow of Floyd Torgeson, survived by two sons and three sisters. funeral Friday at Gibson Koch Chapel with burial in Mount Hope Humboldt. Murphy, formerly in the mercantile business, died at Wilson County Hospital. funeral Saturday at Loran Fawcett Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood Mausoleum Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Torgeson
Floyd
Ie Vada) Torgeson
S. Larson
Colonial Acres Nursing Home
Oceola
John T. Hannah
Iola
George B. Moore
Topeka
Gibson-Koch Chapel
Mount Hope Cemetery
Humboldt
Earl E. Murphy
Neodesha
Wilson County Hospital
Lancaster
William Murphy
Ralph Murphy
Guy Murphy
Paul Murphy
Loran Fawcett
Robert E. Jones
Elmwood Mausoleum
Chanute
Five Chanute men plead guilty in Wabaunsee marijuana case
Five Chanute men arrested for harvesting marijuana in Wabaunsee County pled guilty at arraignment in Alma. Courter, Redburn, Baker, Gurney, and Bradley Courter each received a $200 fine and three months in county jail. Additional charges included a man charged with riotous behavior and a separate intoxicated pickup case involving Harold Lewis Markham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Wabaunsee County
Alma
Billy Joe Courter
Ronald W. Redburn
David Baker
S. Ashby
Michael A. Gurney
W. Main
Bradley N. Courter
Bradley Courter
W. Gretchen
Reporter Gary Rowles Departs Neosho-Wilson Courts
A farewell party for Gary Rowles, district court reporter, was hosted by the Neosho-Wilson Counties Bar Association. Rowles, moving to Wichita as a freelance reporter after nine years, was honored by nearly all local lawyers and given a golf bag. He will be followed by Bill Pennington, ex Osage County court reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho- Wilson
Smith resigns Woodson Farm Post to lead Montgomery County extension
YATES CENTER Joe Smith the Woodson County extension agricultural agent resigns effective Sept 30 to become county extension director and agent for Montgomery County. He will start Oct 1 and the Smith family will relocate to Independence before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates Center
Joe Smith
Woodson County Extension Council
Smith
Montgomery County Extension Council
Independence
Youth charged in Coffeyville marijuana possession case
Gerald Bining, 19, Independence, allegedly swallowed a foil packet of marijuana after police stopped a car tied to a drug sale at a drive in restaurant. Police seized 29 foil packets from the car. Bining remained jailed Wednesday on a 1500 bond with a Sept. 13 trial date. Two women in the car were released after questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Gerald Bining
Independence
Bining
Girl Accepted In Computer Program
Vara Malcolm of Arroyo Grande Calif has been accepted in a government sponsored computer training program. She will undergo eight weeks of training at Fort McClellan Alabama then report to Indianapolis Indiana for two years of training and later be employed in federal civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vara Malcolm
Arroyo Grande
Calif
Bert L. Malcolm
Maggie King
N. Garfield
Ernest King
R. 1
Malcolm
Fort McClellan
Ala
Indianapolis
Ind
Federal
Parson feed lot sale ends Jarboe cattle era
Jarboe sells his majority interest in Jarboe Lackey Feed Lots Inc north east of Parsons to four southeast Kansas buyers led by Jud Lackey. Buyers include R W Fowler Maurice A Barnes and Buel Alford. Jarboe 65 cites health and reduced activity as reasons. This ends 104 years of the Jarboe name in local cattle business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Jarboe- Lackey Feed Lots, Inc
Jud Lackey
Joe
Jarboe
Tulsa
Lackey
R. W. Fowler
Citizens Bank of Weir
Maurice A. Barnes
R. McCune
Buel Alford
McCune
Barnes
Fowler
Alford
Two Men Rob Downtown Service Station Early Wednesday
Two men armed with a small caliber pistol robbed the Downtown Service Station early Wednesday, taking about 240 dollars. The attendant alerted police at 3 50 a m. The report notes the service station is part of a feed lot complex on the Neosho River about 10 miles northeast of Parsons, with 273 acres of feed lot and 2 783 acres total. The operation employs 30 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Neosho River
Parsons
Visiting hours and dockets at Neosho Memorial Hospital
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 PM and 6 30 to 8 PM with a total census of 46 adults and children including one infant. The list includes residents and dismissals for Wednesday and today, plus court filings for divorce and quiet title actions, marriage license issuances, and a contempt related jail release in the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Vending machine cash stolen from Wilma's Cafe
Neosho County Sheriff Da vid Kern reports Wilma Ward, Wilma's Cafe operator in St. Paul, reported a break in at about 7 a.m. Thieves entered the back door and forced open a cigarette vending machine, taking about $90 to $100. An unplugged clock indicated the 2:25 a.m. burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Wilma
Neosho County
David Kern
Wilma Ward
Kern
Miss Ward
Tobacco Tax Ruled Legal in Kansas Courts
The Shawnee County District Court upheld a 10 percent state tax on tobacco products excluding cigarettes. Judge William R. Carpenter dismissed a temporary injunction delaying the tax revenue to the general fund, with a journal entry expected soon. The tax, in effect since July 1, aims for about $600,000 yearly and was challenged by Kansas Tobacco-Candy Distributors and Vendors Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
William R. Carpenter
Kansas Tobacco-Candy _ Distributors and Vendors Inc
Joseph Wright family to hold 56th reunion in Highland Park
Neighborhood notes report a 56th Joseph Wright family reunion planned Sunday at Highland Park with a noon basket dinner. Obituary notice: Cal Morris, brother of Oweta Burtle of 1016 S Washington, died Wednesday in Delaware Oklahoma. funeral in Delaware Friday. Rev. Max Wolfe and family returned to Woodward after visiting his father Ed Wolfe. The Wolfes’ son Kipp studies ministry at Phillips University Enid. New arrival Jeremy Sanders born to Ken and Mrs Sigler of Iola at Allen County Hospital. grandparents listed for Carl Winn and Dale Sigler families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wright
Highland Park
Oweta Burtle
S. Washington
Cal Morris
Delaware
Oklo
Max Wolfe
Woodward
Okla
Ed Wolfe
S. Tennessee
First Christian Church
Christian Church
Wolfes
Kipp
Phillips University
Enid
Ken Sigler
Iola
Jeremy Sanders
Allen County Hospital
Carl Winn
W. 3Rd
Dale Sigler
Faith and Freedom Rally Planned at Fredonia Church
A 7 30 p m rally is set for September 12 at First Baptist Church in Fredonia. Sponsored in Kansas by Dr Billy James Hargis Christian Crusade Tulsa speakers include Tom Hollingworth and Charles Secrest with anti communism the main emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Fredonia
Kansas
Christian Crusade
Billy James Hargis
Tulsa
Tom Hollingworth
Green Beret
Charles Secrest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Missouri
Henry Moore
Kansas City
Kenneth Moore
Minnie Vickers
Audry Cole
Wichita
Goldin Starkey
Leon Morrow
Robert Moore
S. Central
Glen Niver
R. 2
Harold Lewis Markham
S. Steuben
Markham
Woodson Farm
Kustom Electronics
Manley Industries
Spencer W. Finney
Daily Transcript
Escar H. Eskridge
S. Allen
Robert Hamar
Richard Sandage
Clayton Sharp
Katy
Mary Sherman
Tioga Hotel
Pearl Brown
Kenneth Adams
Thayer
Henry W. Storck
Calvin Graham
Kenneth Foster
S. Kansas
Walter L. Bell
W. 5Th
Nellie John
Brian Jones
W. Mulberry
District Court
Eric
Glenda K. Morrison
Jay UL. Morrison
Cheryl A. Barnhart
Allen H. Barnhart
Nancy J. Lassen
Don L. Lassen
Seetin Brothers, Inc
A Kansas Corporation
George R. Malcolm
Gordon Elliott Huggins Jr
Debra Louise Berndt
Charles Edward Gray Jr
Clay Center
Kathryn Ann Owen
Haskell Floyd Williams
Faye Modene Watson
Gary Neil Helwig
Oswego
Kathy Ann Hill
Lloyd Stephen Willson
Joanne Pear Kaff
Carbone
Steven Jack Constance
Cynthia Kay Bush
Dale Eugene Reed
Linda Karen Hader
Albert Dwayne Headley
Toni Sue Bixler
Gary Donald Russell
Linda Kay Barnett
Mark Steven Hendrickson
Elizabeth Ann Holman
Bernice Myers
Stanley Jay Myers
State of Kansas
Donna Morgan
Roger Brooks
Brooks
Bumstead
the Wizard OF ID
Beetle Bailey
WHAT
Andy Capp
Offi
Archie
Snuffy Smith
Tater
Labwell
Steve Canyon
Skeezix
Yank
Confort
Pieez
Mr. Pert
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!