VanMeter Family Observes Century in Kansas
A Thayer memorial service marked 100 years since the VanMeter family arrived in Kansas. Descendants gathered at the original homestead for history, singing, prayers, and a devotional led by Rev Dale J. VanMeter. A basket dinner followed as kin from Thayer, Yakima, Port Angeles, Chanute, and beyond joined in reunion activities.
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VanMeter
Kansas
Thayer
W. S. VanMeter
Milo VanMeter
W. S. VanMeters
Dale J. VanMeter
Joe VanMeter
Milo van Meter
Teddie VanMeter
Olin Goins
Patty
Debra
Gayle
Floyd Powers
Kent
Garold
Ricky
Diane
Lesa
George VanMeter
Noble Hill
Yakima
Wash
Donald Berkeley
Ann
Jim
Port Angeles
Bob Robinson
Chanute
Kevin
Lori
Beth
Kristin
Prairie City
S.D
Wayne Stringer
Rhonda
Randy
Fort Scott
Howard Johnson
Michael
Mark
Leland
Layne
Bartlewville
Debbie
Tammy VanMeter
Kansas City
John Presko
Sheriff Reports Two Local Accidents Near Erie and Galesburg
Neosho County Sheriff George Neely reported two crashes. A 1956 Ford truck driven by Donald Ireland 17 left the road near Erie causing about 20 dollars in damage. On Main Street in Galesburg a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Jack Semon 16 collided with a 1963 Chevrolet driven by William Shaw 17 causing 200 and 175 dollars in damage respectively.
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Neosho County
George Neely
Donald Ireland
Adrian
Erie
Jack Semon
Galesburg
William Shaw
Semon
Shaw
Cars Collide In Parking Lot
Vester Pounds of 1204 S. Evergreen and Mrs. Florence Honas of 1610 S. Central collided in a parking lot at Fifteenth and Santa Fe at 7 40 p m Thursday. Damage to the Honas 1965 Chevrolet and the Pounds 1962 Cadillac was estimated at 0 dollars.
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Vester Pounds
S. Evergreen
Florence Honas
S. Central
Fifteenth and
Santa Fe
Honas
Visiting hours and a busy census at Neosho Memorial
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 63 adults and pediatrics and three babies. It lists Thursday and Friday medical and personal notices including residents at Westview and Bryant Rest Home, local streets and names, a fire run at 9 24 a.m. caused by a large fire cracker, and police court actions for careless driving and muf fler notices.
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Maude Smith
Westview Nursing Home
Jess Carder
Humboldt
Goldie M. Stone
Bryant Rest Home
Larry Bailey
Earlton
Donald R. Jones
S. Santa Fe
Harry Wintrack
St. Paul
Tot Lot Program for 3 to 6 Year Olds at Central Park
Barbara Webber announces a Tot Lot program for girls and boys aged three to six at Central Park. Sessions run weekdays except Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. through July 25. In person registration only. first 30 signups for this session. A second session may follow. Helpers listed: Joyce Baldwin, Candy Ogle, Linda Smith, Pam Bashor.
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Central Park
Barbara Webber
Miss Webber
Joyce Baldwin
Candy Ogle
Linda Smith
Pam Bashor
Twirling Session Begins Three-Week Baton Classes
A second baton twirling session runs for three weeks starting Monday through July 25 at Central Park Community Building 3 to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Darlene Steen directs with assistants Janet Webber Marilyn Kimball and Candy Ogle. First 80 to register are accepted with no pre registration and a short program at the end.
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Darlene Steen
Central Park
Steen
Janet Webber
Marilyn Kimball
Candy Ogle
Fourth of July News Briefs Highlight Local Hosts and Military Moves
Mrs Frances Buchanan visits New York City for the holiday while Mrs W W Shaw and Mrs Paul Babcock Jr travel to Thayer to see relatives. Babcock heads to Ft Lewis before Vietnam. AME-2 and Mrs Fred Doty visit Thayer from Lexington Park as Eddie Wheeler returns to Pax River base. Breiner graduates barber school in Wichita and works there. Vester Reed hosts a July fourth barbecue with several relatives and friends in Chanute.
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Frances Buchanan
New York City
W. W. Shaw
S. Kansas
Paul Babcock Jr
Ft. Ord
Calif
Thayer
Paul Babcock
Margaret
Babcock
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Vietnam
Fred Doty
Cindy
J. P
Lexington Park
Bertha Doty
Paxteunt River Naval Base
Vester Reed
Vicki
Vester Jr
N. Central
Richard Williams
Kathy
Pearl Reed
James W. Mishler
Joyce
John
James R. Mishler
Jimmy
Chanute
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas and Oklahoma
Merle D. Shaffer 65 of Neodesha died after a 10 year illness at Labette County Medical Center Parson s. Born in Concordia March 9 1904 he lived in Thayer and Chicago before retiring to Neodesha in 1959. Survived by mother Bernice Shaffer sister Helen McNaught brothers Ted C Shaffer Lawrence Shaffer Estil Shaffer. funeral 3 p.m. Sunday Pierce Funeral Home Erie with Rev Tom Parrish Jr officiating. Burial Mt Hope Cemetery Galesburg. Mary L Walters 85 of Wichita died Friday born May 3 1884 in St Petersburg Pa formerly lived Chanute oil business. Survived by daughter Lois Smith Wichita three sons Kenneth Charles Howard Walters and others and three grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev Max C Deweese officiating. Gibson Koch Chapel in charge.
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Concordia
Vern W. Shaffer
Thayer
Chicago
Neodesha
St. Paul Manor
Shaffer
Thayer Christian Church
Bernice Shaffer
G. W
Helen) McNaught
Galesburg
Ted C. Shaffer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lawrence Shaffer
Eric
Estil Shaffer
San Diego
Calif
Pierce Funeral Home
Erie
Tom Parrish Jr
Neodesha Christian Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Lawrence
Mary) Walters
Mary L. Walters
Wichita
St. Petersburg
Waiters
Chanute
N. Forest
Lois Smith
Kenneth Walters
Cody
Charles Walters
Howard Walters
Oklahoma City
Okla
Memorial Park Cemetery
Max C. Deweese
Gibson-Koch Chapel
Fulbright Opposes ABM Support in Nominee Picks
Sen. J W Fulbright battles President Nixon on ABM policy by delaying Casey for the Arms Control Agency post. Fulbright questions Casey’s public polling claim and recalls Keeny Jr for testimony while aiming to block administration favored nominees ahead of a July 4 recess.
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Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Nixon
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William J. Casey
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Casey
Citizens Committee For Peace With Security
Administration
Spurgeon M. Keeny Jr
Franklin Long
Cornell University
National Science Foundation
Arkansas Democrat
Senate
Nority
Keeny
Soviet Union
U.S
Junk man uncovers 25 paintings worth fortune in London
Eddie Mitchell and Aubrey Worman found 25 paintings in a London basement including Picasso Weeping Woman worth about 200000. Detectives traced them to April theft from Sir Roland Penrose’s home. Both men eligible for a 72000 reward.
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London
Eddie Mitchell
Picasso
Marc Chagall
Georges Braque
Max Ernst
Miro
Mitchell
Aubrey Worman
Aub
Marcus Taylor
Taylor
Scotland Yard
Roland Penrose
Britain
Penrose
Mining Protest at Jefferson Memorial Highlights Black Lung Rally
At the Jefferson Memorial a small Independence Day protest drew about 30 retired coal miners with black lung disease. Dr I E Buff who rallied 40 000 miners in West Virginia urged federal mine health and safety legislation while condemning current protections.
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Washington
Jefferson Memorial
I. E. Buff
West Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Buff
Fireworks Injuries And Deaths Across Several States
On Independence Day a 4 year old girl died in Kansas City Kansas after a homemade firework struck her. In Tacoma Washington a pilot died when a self built biplane crashed during a fireworks show. Other injuries occurred in Massachusetts Ohio Arkansas New York and Idaho with property damage and multiple hospitalizations reported.
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Kansas City
Kan
Shelley Adams
Tacoma
Wash
Chuck Crawford
Northwest Orient Airlines
Commencement Bay
Goodale Park
West Boylston
Mass
Gerard N. Gaudette Jr
Wickliffe
Ohio
Cleveland
John Coxwell
James Spahn
Niles
Spahn
Russellville
Ark
Little Rock
Russellville Country Club
New York City
Lower Manhattan
Wallace
Idaho
HEW Sets Desegregation Timeline and Delays Rules
HEW plans end to segregation this fall or in 1970 with possible delays allowed by school officials. Finch and Mitchell indicate exceptions may be justified. Panetta cites same factors as Johnson era such as facilities and staff. Policy shifts toward more desegregation lawsuits and less reliance on funding cutoffs. Reactions mix anger from civil rights advocates, cautious southern lawmakers praise, and officials’ confusion.
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Finch and Mitchell
Panetta
Johnson
Finch-Mitchell
Iola Youth Drowns In Neosho River
Ronnie Crouthers 21 of Iola drowns in the Neosho River while swimming with cousins Billy and Bobby Scheer. He called for help in the current as they missed a thrown life belt. Flood gates at John Redmond dam were closed to aid the search.
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Iola
4-H Club News in Wilson County Council Meeting
Wilson County 4-H Council met in the county courthouse basement with Jack Linn presiding. July activity plans were announced, fair entries due July 18, and youths signed up for Rock Springs Camp July 6-9. Event dates include livestock judging school July 10, Neodesha fair July 10-12, district home economics judging July 14, junior leadership picnic July 21, and style revue July 31.
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Wilson Co. Council
Fredonia
Jack Linn
Wilson County
4-H
Rosemary Warren
Rock Springs
Independence
Ola Fairgrounds
Barbers in Havana Complain of Heavy Workload
In a local interview three barbers say most work falls on those over 50 who are so tired they cut clients from a seated position. One barber notes 20 cuts is a normal day. many do more. They mainly serve sugar workers in the field. Relief comes as a new barber school, started last December, has graduated six of ten students, all women.
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Havana
Stereo Stolen From Car Trunk
Philip Mendoza reported a console cabinet stereo stolen from his car parked near Thayer. He tied the trunk lid with rope, left the car after trouble, then returned to find the stereo missing. Police were notified at 3 15 a.m.
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Philip Mendoza
Thayer
Mendoza
Hearing on Grace Welsh estate in Chanute Neosho County
In the Probate Court of Neosho County Kansas, Elizabeth Hollingworth petitions for descent determination of Grace Horsch Welsh real and personal property. The hearing is set for July 28 1969 at 10:00 A.M. in Erie Kansas. Attorneys for petitioner are Balgat and Bailey.
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Chanute Tribune
Kansas
Neosho
Grace Horsch Welsh
Neosho County
Kan
Evergreen Park
Chanute
Erie
Elizabeth Hollingworth
Chanute Tribune Readers Get Local News From The Chanute Area
The Chanute Tribune announces local news coverage for Chanute and surrounding Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties. Details include circulation options by mail and carrier with monthly, quarterly, and annual rates. The paper lists staff positions and notes AP news use for local content.
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Neosho
Allen, Wilson
Woodson Counties
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