SEK Briefs Highlights From Coffeyville Fort Scott Baxter Springs and More
Fire Chief Cal Durand will retire Feb 1 after 45 years in the department including 18 as chief. Bourbon County United Fund exceeded its $25 000 goal by 655 39 with pledges still coming. Baxter Springs named Merle Duncan new city attorney replacing the late C E Rumery. Melvin Briley named president of the Chamber of Commerce at Columbus, with David Houser VP and Bob Knepp treasurer. Betty Laswell rehired as secretary manager. West-side State properties annexed into Jola city including REA building and American Legion site after Legion asked. Pittsburg campus drive raised 850 for Vietnam soldiers with powdered drink and canned fruit purchases.
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Coffeyville
Cal Durand
Durand
Fort Scott
Bourbon County
Columbus
Melvin Briley
Chamber of Commerce
Briley
SEK Area
David Houser
Bob Knepp
Betty Laswell
Jola
State
REA
Lowell James Implement
American Legion
Bud Redfern
Pet Milk
Blackie Spears
Walt Willer
The
Pittsburg
Kansas State College
Vietnam
Vigilantes Form Guard to Protect Christmas Decorations
In Nevada Iowa a citizen group forms an armed vigilante committee to patrol after dark to deter vandals. Mayor H A Shearman distances himself from the effort but supports punishing violators at his mayor's court.
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Nevada
Iowa
H. A. Shearman
Real Estate Transfers in Neosho County Kansas
A list of recent deeds filed in Neosho County shows transfers from George E. Neely Sheriff to Patrick J. Daling and Harold L. Heaton, and others from Mahmand L. Johnson to Charles R. Holtzman, Ebur S. Schultz to Ulis Sutterfield, Gilbert L. Arnold to John J. Orozco, Tra S. Dutton to Patrick J. Duling, H. C. LaRue to Jerald D. Jones, and several more transfers including Thomas J. Blancett Jr and Edith Hummer among others.
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Neosho County
George E. Neely
Patrick J. Daling
Mahmand L. Johnson
Charles R. Holtzman
Thayer
Harold L. Heaton
N. Erie
Ebur S. Schultz
Ulis Sutterfield
Neyhards
Gilbert L. Arnold
John J. Orozco
Benedict
S. Dutton
Patrick J. Duling
H. C
LaRue
Jerald D. Jones
Eden Park
Chanute
Onald D. Hawley
Thomas J. Blancett, Jr
George W. Burghart
Edith Hummer
Slater
Glenn C. Lagow
Norma PD. Bowers
Ee. B. Blakely
Vivian J. McCune
Jane
Wilma A. Mathis
William L. Crow
Christmas socials and family events in Earlton area
The Earlton column notes multiple visits and gatherings in the Earlton area including a Christmas dinner at the E U B Church, family celebrations in Barston, Chanute, Grove, and Wichita, and visitors from California and Virginia. Obituaries describe the Wood and Smith families with burial details at Earlton and Parsons cemeteries. Grizzly bears prepare winter dens with north-facing entrances to maximize snow insulation.
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Ed Wolfe
Patti
Herb
Barston
Chanute
Juanita Trabue
California
E. A. George
Grove, Okla
Tim Taylor
Roy Taylor
Orval Taylor
L. D. Burnett
Edith Hummer
Florence Taylor
Harold Heilman
Leonard Scribner
Edna Scribner
Luther Wood
Lacerene Valley
Calif
Lonnie Wood
Independence
Leonard Wood
Topeka
Erie
Mamie Wood White
Wood
Norman Wood
Luther
Lonnie
Sam A
Austin
Martha Elizabeth
Chanute High School
D. W. Newcomer’s Sons Chapel
Rhea C. Webb
Calvary Baptist Church
Liberty, Missouri
Santa Claus belief endures in North Chatham reading
Virginia O Hanlon Douglas 77 and a great grandmother read the 1897 Yes Virginia editorial to children at a North Chatham Christmas party. Ill but smiling, she recalled writing the letter as a child and said the timeless message of trust and generosity inspires her.
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North Chatham
N.Y
Virginia O’hanlon Douglas
Reading
Virginia
Santa Claus
Douglas
Mrs. Douglas
Harold's Humboldt Philco Range and Washer Ad
Harold's of Humboldt promotes Philco People Pleaser appliances for Christmas buy. The ad highlights Philco free standing automatic range with Cook Ability and Automatic Roast Meter and Philco washers with washability able to wash seven sheets, targeting workers across industries. Harold's invites customers to shop now.
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Harold’s
Humboldt
Philco
Harolds
Today in History December 19 1966 Associated Press
On this date in 1776 the second series of Thomas Paine’s The Crisis appeared in the Pennsylvania Journal with the line These are the times that try men’s souls. Also noted are Nixon’s 1956 Austria visit, a 1956 Hungarian admission shift, a 1961 KC area plane crash, and De Gaulle’s 1965 runoff victory in France.
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Associated Press
Thomas Paine
Pennsylvania Journal
Kentucky to Train Local Officers Under New Federal Grant
Kentucky State Police have received a federal grant to train local officers in four intensive quarterly classes. Officials say the program could become a national blueprint for upgrading small police forces.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Advertising Is Your Guide to Safe Buying
A shopper's resource outlines safe purchasing practices and consumer protections. It advises checking seller credentials, reading return policies, and verifying product warranties to avoid scams and defective goods.
Items of Wisdom in the Mail by Hal Boyle
A column curates a mix of aphorisms and trivia drawn from mail items. It recalls Jefferson’s 75 cent Christmas turkey and Roosevelt’s White House tree stance, shares quirky folklore and timeworn maxims, and notes age-old sayings about love, luck, and human kinship.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Adam’s Peak Credited by Four Faiths in Ceylon
In Sri Lanka, Adam’s Peak is revered by Buddhists who see a five foot depression as Buddha’s footprint Hindus claim it for their god Siva local Christians honor St Thomas and Muslims revere the site as Adam’s. The summit remains a focal point for multiple religions across the island.
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Adam’s Peak
Ceylon
Buddha
Siva
St. Thomas
Adam
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