Deaths and Funerals in Erie Area Details
Don Johnson 84 died at Erie Nursing Home after a long illness. Funeral at Pierce Funeral Home with Shaw Cemetery burial. Samuel P. Slater of Panama City Florida died at Lackland AFB Hospital after three months illness. WWII Navy chief petty officer, survived by wife Mary Wolf and children. A stolen bicycle reported from Leon Dixon. Buick wiring fire at Judy Puderbaugh home. vandals set park train engine at Santa Fe Park.
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Erie
Don Johnson
Erie Nursing Home
Shaw
Johnson
City of
John R. Johnson
Sherman Sears
Eric
Pierce Funeral Home
Shaw Cemetery
Samuel P. Slater
Panama City
Fla
Lackland Air Force Base Hospital
Roy Slater
Mary Wolf
Chanute
Michael D
Saratoga
Samuel
The
Home
James
Patricia) Wells
Linda
New Orleans
Lucile Slater
S. Wilson
Thomas FE. Slater
W. 4Th
Hope Gray
Ocala
Valuation Gains Reported Across Montgomery County
Independence shows a valuation of 16.66 million dollars with a small rise from last year. Montgomery County totals 30.31 million dollars, up 2.6 percent over the prior year, per County Clerk Arva Chittum. Cherryvale's valuation declines from 2.70 million to 2.04 million.
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Independence
Montgomery County
Arva Chittum
Cherryvale
Neosho County 4H Enrolls Livestock for Fat Stock Sale
Erie Neosho County 4Hers enroll 156 in livestock with 113 in market livestock. Fat Stock Sale set for eight p.m. Saturday August 11 at the fairgrounds. Animals must be owned and exhibited by the member and only one animal sold per member. Packer buyers will base bid and the buyer pays the difference at sale. Weighing on entry day sets selling weight. Contact Paul Kelly to support a purchase in your name if you cannot attend.
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Erie
Neosho County
Fairgrounds
Paul Kelly
Chanute Children Present Three Plays Saturday
Three plays will be presented Saturday by Chanute Recreation summer dramatics participants. The 6:30 p.m. showing at the Ittle theater of Neosho County Community Junior College is free. Director Cherla Heaton and assistant Dena Belt oversee the program as local youths perform The Magic Word The Afternoon Scene and Stolen Visit with a cast including Bonnie Nickelson Tom Krokstrom Scott Bombburger Craig Bombburger Michelle Dewey Meredith Dewey Rhonda Embrey Cornia Barclay Terri Dunivant Gale Evans Allison Marnell Julie Esslinger Lisa Marnell and Phillis Embrey.
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Chanute Recreation
Ittle
Neosho County Community Junior College
Cherla Heaton
Dena Belt
Bonnie Nickelson
Tom Krokstrom
Scott Bombburger
Craig Bombburger
Michelle Dewey
Meredith Dewey
Rhonda Embrey
Cornia Barclay
Terri Dunivant
Gale Evans
Allison Marnell
Julie Esslinger
Miss Dunivant
Lisa Marnell
Miss Evans
Craig
Phillis Embrey
Five ton wrecking ball stolen from Indianapolis site
In Indianapolis workers found a five ton wrecking ball missing from a demolition site Tuesday morning. The ball had hung about 200 feet up on a crane cable, according to Loran Dowling of Dowling Construction Co. He questioned what someone would do with such a heavy object.
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Indianapolis
Ind
C Company
Loran Dowling
Dowling Construction Co
Levy Increases Tax Budget To 30.96 Mills
Preliminary figures show the 1194 city budget levy at 30.96 mills, up 2.04 mills. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for August 7.
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TOLA
RSVP Head Sought for Chanute Area Director Position
Applications are being received for the director of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program in the Chanute area. Federal funding supports establishing the program to mobilize retired volunteers for service and enrichment activities, with activity levels rising as recruitment grows.
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Chanute
Osage Village
RSVP
the Tribune
Humboldt Assessed Valuation Up. Tax Levy Likely Drops
Humboldt’s assessed valuation rises to 2,808,089, up 182,080 from 1972. City tax levy is expected to fall by at least one mill. Population increases to 2,329 from 2,306 a year earlier.
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Humboldt
Sideswipe collision near Yates Center causes minor damage
No injuries were reported after a sideswipe on US 75 one mile north of Yates Center. Fred Bishop of rural Yates Center and Robert Miller of Ottawa were southbound when Bishop turned left and Miller tried to pass. Damages: $200 to Bishop truck and $300 to Miller wagon.
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Yates Center
US 75
Fred Bishop
Robert Miller
Ottawa
Bishop
Miller
Piqua Elevator Expanding Facilities
Piqua Farmers Co op is constructing a new steel elevator with an office and a 70 foot scale. The expanded facility will hold 225000 bushels and handle 9000 bushels daily. Land and building costs are about 250000 dollars with completion targeted for the fall harvest.
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PIQUA
Piqua Farmers Co - Op
Burglars Take $190 From Wilma's Grill
Early today burglars broke into Wilma's Grill in St. Paul on K57. Sheriff David Kern reported entry through the back door and theft of a cigarette machine cash totaling $190 with no other property disturbed.
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St. Paul
David Kern
Kern
Style Show at Yates Center 4H revue Saturday night
The Woodson County 4H style revue scheduled for Saturday night at the 4 H show arena. Starting time is 1 00.
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Yates Center
Woodson County
Neosho Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours And Admissions
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 pm and 6 20 to 8 pm. Patient census lists 69 adults and pediatrics plus two babies. Admissions on Thursday include Mrs Clarence Williams 512 N Garfield John Miller 612 N Forest FE D Horne 401 S Steuben Debra Ruckman Iola and Harry Butman 511 W 4th. Today Thomas Boman 209 N Highland Joseph Thompson Humboldt. Thursday add John Hole 534 N Evergreen Mrs Lula Walters 105 W Allen Mrs Susan Kin yon 213 W 4th Johnny West 419 W 1st. Today Mrs Adolph Brown Thayer Wayne Beck Thayer Mrs Terry Hulett Iola Dennis Jones Humboldt.
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Clarence Williams
N. Garfield
John Miller
N. Forest
FE. D. Horne
S. Steuben
Debra Ruckman
Iola
Harry Butman
Thomas Boman
Highland
Joseph Thompson
Humboldt
John Hole
N. Evergreen
Lula Walters
W. Allen
Susan Kinyon
W. 4Th
Johnny West
Adolph Brown
Thayer
Wayne Beck
Terry Hulett
Dennis Jones
Courthouse Workers Receive Five Percent Pay Increase
Wilson County commissioners approved a five per cent cost of living raise for all courthouse employees. During the meeting Jerry Holliday discussed plans for an industrial park at the former Buffville brick plant area south of Altoona.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Jerry Holliday
Commission
Buffville
Altoona
Neighborhood notes from Chanute area and family visits
Mr and Mrs L T Lasley of Rural Route 3 entertained relatives from Murrysville Pa and their two sons Larry 16 and Alan 12. The Lasleys attended granddaughter Kathy Muellers July wedding in Overland Park and visited at Lake of the Ozarks with more Lasley and Mueller relatives. A Chanute Public Library story hour will feature a Walt Disney film Small Animals of the Plains at 10 30 a m with Joanna Welch reading Pepitos Story by Eugene Fern. Donald Bates and family returned to Marshall Mo after visiting Edna Petterson. The Lawrence Levy meeting is set for 8 p m Monday at Larry Greves R 3 home.
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L. T. Lasley
Harry Schurr
Murrysville
Schurr
Larry
Alan
Lasleys
Kathy Mueller
Overland Park
Lake of the Ozarks
Plains
Chanute Public Library
Joanna Welch
Pepito
Eugene Fern
Donald J. Bates
Marshall
Edna Petterson
S. Central
Police Department Seeks Third Vacancy After Resignations
Public Safety Officer Antone N. Musgrave announced resignation at month end for a higher paying job with fewer hours. His departure creates the third vacancy in the police department after two earlier resignations.
Drug Use Termed Serious Problem in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Rotarians heard Judge Richard Loffswold say about 95 percent of 100 Pittsburg junior and senior high students questioned in May and June used drugs. He warned that drug use in school and with orange juice before school signals a serious community problem.
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Pittsburg
Richard Loffswold
Crawford County Juvenile Court
Loffswold
Dorm Work Pushed At Fort Scott
Fort Scott community junior college president Leon Foster says new dormitories should be livable by the start of school on August 20. Completion by opening day is unlikely, but the dorms may be occupied. A lounge, cafeteria and business offices will be finished later in the year.
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Fort Scott
Leon Foster
Fort Scott Community
Transient cashes bad checks at local stores
A transient aged 45 to 50 stayed three days at the Gold Dust Hotel then left town after passing bad checks totaling over 100 dollars. The man, said to be from Arkansas, cashed the checks at local groceries claiming local employment.
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Fredonia
Gold Dust
Arkansas
Emergency Gasoline Supply Sought by City
Parson city government appeals for emergency gasoline supplies as police cars use station-bought fuel while city stock dwindles. Last bulk delivery in mid July covered only a quarter of 8 000 gallons, the monthly contracted amount.
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Parsons
Iola State Bank Cleared to Open Branch Facilities
Under a July 1 start law Iola State Bank joins 18 Kansas banks authorized to establish branch sites. President Howard Gilpin said the bank may purchase the American Legion property on North State Street but the deal is not closed and construction plans remain incomplete.
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IOLA
Iola State Bank
Kansas
Howard Gilpin
American Legion
North State Street
Producer Indicted On Fraud Charges in Madrid
Samuel Bronston, 75, the American film producer of El Cid and King of Kings, was indicted by a Madrid court for fraud. The order alleges Bronston defrauded Air Algiers of 2.2 million pesetas in passenger fares and notes he would be arrested if found in Spain. Bronston had been honored in 1963 for bringing the film industry to Spain.
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Madrid
Samuel Bronston
Bronston
Air
Algiers
Spain
Local Market Egg Prices Listed by Grade
Market listing shows Grade A extra large 65 grade A large 63 grade A medium price points with per dozen quotes in a simple vendor notice.
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S. Highland
Leon Dixon
S. Lafayette
W. Mulberry
Judy Puderbaugh
Santa Fe Park
Montgomery
Piqua Elevator
Daily Transcript
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Levy
Larry Greve
Police Department
Kustom Electronics
Manley Industries
He Slaughter
Whyte
Ane
Spencer W. Finney
Jeffy
the Wizard OF I
Beetle Bailey
Andy Capp
Archie
King , Neptune
Jug
Snuffy Smith
Steve Canyon
Skeezix
Maec
Louise
Zeb
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