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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
7
At about 9 30 p m Sunday a 1968 Ford Falcon suffered about 350 dollars in damage and a farm cultivator 10 dollars after a collision on a country road. Police said Gladys J. Wolfe 35 drove northbound and Hugo C. Spieker 27 drove a tractor with a 16 foot cultivator southbound. the vehicles met as they passed the cultivator.
Former Chanute resident Quentin Allen known as Inky died Sunday night in Denver after a reported phone notice from his brother. Ottawa resident Emma Lou Burghart aged 56 died at home after months of illness.
Police logs note raw eggs on a car and a broken windshield from a pop bottle after an incident on Saturday. A home burglary on Saturday evening saw a $20 bill stolen. A Humboldt pickup crash near 21 Street damaged a gas line and fence. the driver agreed to cover damages. Owl Drive Inn back door kicked in with $25 to $30 in coins taken. A obituary details Mrs. Burghart’s life, with funeral services set for Ottawa.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. The patient census stands at 52 adults and pediatrics and two babies.
Provisions for a spare specialized transformer have been made to speed future repairs at Labette County Medical Center. Kansas Power & Light will keep the unit in its service department, aiming for about one hour installation in emergencies. A May 27 lightning strike caused four hours of partial power loss, with an emergency generator overheating before repairs. Admissions list covers multiple local residents across Friday through Sunday. Births include a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Stoll. A Parsons officer suffered a chest wound when a pistol discharged at a home during a shift change.
The Eric Jaycee chapter of the Jaycees was formally organized Friday night with 23 charter members. Officers elected: Frank Hutchins president, John White first vice president, Dwight Mays second vice president, Doyl Houk secretary, Larry Simmons treasurer, Dick Lock and Paul Kelly directors. Attendance reached 40, with guests from Parsons Coffeyville and Chanute, Chanute acting as extending chapter. Committees named for charter night dinner Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion and by laws. Meetings scheduled for the second and fourth Wednesday each month at an undetermined location.
The Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission sponsors Do- Si-Do Square Dance Club lessons at Central Park Building. Russell Pope of Iola instructs as couples are urged to enroll for a 12 week session starting 8 p.m. Saturday.
A new group in Neodesha named Citizens of Freedom was formed Thursday night with Leonard Johnson as chairman. It aims to halt the Urban Renewal program via a $1,500 fund for an attorney. About 175 people attended the meeting.
Southeast Kansas Library System representatives met for annual discussion. A bockdrop request for Uniontown and membership for McCune were granted. Budget for 1973 totals 187092 with allocations for salaries 67245 capital improvements 57200 operating expenses 39647 and resources 23000.
An independent survey of solid waste disposal problems in Bourbon County is being conducted. Jim Payne of Social Manufacturing Co. said his firm, based in Kinsford Michigan, was commissioned to carry out the study for the city and county commissions. The firm makes refuse collection equipment and was contacted by an unnamed party. A similar private operation is already underway in Miami County with a local firm running a landfill and charging fees for collection and disposal access.
The new Army Reserve Center in Parsons will be named the David A. Brenner United States Reserve Center. Staff Sgt Brenner was killed in Vietnam on April 1 1968 in the Iron Triangle area. He was 22 and the first Parsons fatality in Vietnam.
Iola officials announced a federal grant of 17 406 from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for a vest pocket park in Meadowbrook. The funds, paired with local bond money approved in April, will upgrade Iola’s recreational facilities with tennis courts baseball diamonds and playground equipment.
The Erie football field will host a Jesus Festival at 7 30 p m with music and testimonies from the House of Agape of Kansas City. Attendance is open to the public.
Larry D. Hudson a 35 year old Iola cable television executive announced his bid for the Republican nomination for state representative from the 10th District Allen County. The incumbent Rep Robert V Talkington has announced plans to run for the State Senate.
Fort Scott's Child Development Center announces an open house at Ironquill Estates. The center opened March 21 under coordinator Joan Roman of the Multi-county 4-C Committee. It serves learning oriented care for ages three to five, operates 7 am to 5 30 pm year round, with one full time and one part time teacher and twelve enrolled children from ages three to six.
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