First intelligible telephone sentence born in Boston
On March 10 1876 Alexander Graham Bell spoke to his assistant in another room saying Come here Watson I want you This date also marks 1785 Jefferson named minister to France replacing Franklin and notes Grants early Civil War actions earlier days in history.
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Boston
Alexander Graham Bell
Watson
Thomas Jefferson
France
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S Grant
Chanute brief covers graduates and local events in 1970s Kansas
Chanute High School classes of 1932 1933 and 1934 plan a reunion at the Tioga Hotel. Senior High students were honored in civic clubs Jim Wilkins Tom Wheat Monty Clines Larry Maninger Randy Morley. Also noted NCCJC educators of America awards Kan Association meeting in Topeka Alpha Tau Alpha initiates at KSU. A Mayors Safari Golf meeting and Peter and the Wolf story hour at Chanute Public Library. One dead and one critically injured in a light plane crash near Wichita with survivors cling to a door to avoid an oil pond.
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Chanute High School
Tioga Hotel
Jim Wilkins
Kiwanis
Tom Wheat
Monty Clines
Lions
Larry Maninger
Rotary
Randy Morley
Labette Juco Union Application Okayed
Parson s Labette Community Junior College officials report HUD tentatively approved underwriting of bonds to lower student union costs. If HUD approves building specs and bids, construction bids and revenue bonds will proceed with a hoped May bid date. Union cost estimated at 250000 dollars including furnishings and equipment.
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Parsons — Labette Community Junior College
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
James J. Altendorf
Erie High FFA Poultry Team Wins District B Trophy
The Erie High School Future Farmers of America poultry judging team won the B team first place trophy at a Riverton district contest held February 29. Members participating were Charles Huffman Greg Brungardi David Coover Henry Ford John Bennett and Don Mattox.
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Erie
Erie High School
Future Farmers of America
Riverton
Charles Huffman
Greg Brungardi
David Coover
Henry Ford
John Bennett
Don Mattox
Register of Deeds Reports February Fees in Erie
Doris M. Allman reported February fees for the Erie office totaling 2963 in the month. Deeds recorded numbered 72 with 230 dollars in value mortgages 41 for 173 dollars mortgages released 53 with 62 dollars in value partial releases three and 62 dollars in value financial statements 239 for 253.25 dollars miscellaneous services and copying 178 dollars and mortgages registered 2066.75.
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Erie
Doris M. Allman
Obituaries note Hendrickson Becannon Reece deaths in Ohio and California
Mrs. J L Hendrickson 74 former Fredonia resident died in Centerburg Ohio after an illness. Funeral Monday at 1 p m burial Centerbury. Mrs Sallie Becannon 96 formerly of 211 N Lafayette died at Westview Nursing Home. Survivors include a son and two daughters. Graveside rites for Mrs Bulah Cameron Reece 72 held in Paradise California with two sons and four daughters among survivors. Graveside service Monday 2 p m at Elmwood cemetery. Johnson Mortuary in charge.
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Fredonia
J. L
Ethel) Hendrickson
Centerburg
Ohio
Earl Ostrander
W. 4Th
Centerbury
Sallie Becannon
Sallie Crist Becannon
N. Lafayette
Westview Nursing Home
First United Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
David Crist
Woodson County
Vinton C. Becannon
Marquette
James
Merle Gunby
Houston
Tex
Blanch Hays
Wichita
Emily Crist
Johnson Chapel
Bert Sutton
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bulah Cameron Reece
Paradise
Calif
Kansas
Woodson Cameron
Baron James Reece
Methodist Church
Richard
Josephine Cook
van Nuys
Mary Stobl
Granada Hills
E. D. Nelson
Denver
Cole
J. B. Edmonds
Fairfield
Elmwood Cemetery
Livingston N. Witten
Johnson Mortuary
Flashy Locomotives Tested on the Katy
A Katy Railroad locomotive in Parsons is scheduled to depart the diesel shops for a test run in new paint. The unit wears green and yellow stripes replacing red, with officials noting improved visibility during a full trial before a broader repaint.
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Katy
Parsons
Katy Railroad
New Dress
Mayor Candidate Is Ruled Ineligible
Cherryvale candidate CHAFFIN is removed from the mayoral race by Montgomery County Election Officer Harold B. Cook for failing the two year city residency requirement. He previously paid Havana Lake area taxes in 1971, affecting eligibility. Erie students prepare shows next week with concerts at Erie Junior High and high school talent show.
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Cherryvale
Raymond Chaffin
Montgomery County
Harold B. Cook
Chaffin
Cook
Cany
Havana Lake
Erie Junior High School
James Autrey
Kerry Kickman
Erie High School Kayettes
City to Dig Up Muddy Corner
City officials will excavate the muddy corner at 7th and Katy to determine the cause after a truck overturned this week. City Manager Kenneth Sanborn cited a leaking water line as the suspected source of the roadway condition.
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7Th and
Katy
Kenneth Sanborn
Neosho Board OKs Bridge Bid Near St Paul
Erie Neosho County commissioners accept a low bid of 2342 dollars from Crane Rental Inc Salina for erecting a bridge on the Neosho Crawford line northeast of St Paul. Crawford County covers about 60 percent of construction costs with Neosho County paying the rest after approving a materials contract for precast concrete sections.
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Erie
Neosho County
Crane Rental, Inc
Salina
Neosho
Crawford County
St. Paul
Galesburg Cattleman Heads Hereford Group
Melvin VanCleave Hepler of Galesburg was elected president of the Eastern Kansas Polled Hereford Association at a Hepler meeting. New officers include Homer Riffey vice president and W W O Bryan secretary treasurer Ralph Batdorf was chosen to a three year term on the board. The group formed in 1969 to promote Polled Hereford cattle and improve breeding stock in eastern Kansas. The annual show and sale is set for December 9 in Garnett.
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Hepler
Melvin VanCleave
Galesburg
Eastern
Kansas
Wilson Spelling Bee Set for March 21 in Court House Basement
The 14th annual Wilson County Spelling Bee will be held March 21 in the court house basement. Mrs. Novella Brown leads the event with entries allowed from three districts. Each district may enter up to eight students in grades through the 8th grade and not over 16 years old.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Novella Brown
Farm accident fatal near Oswego claims life of John H. Hellwig
A farm accident near Oswego at about 3 p m Wednesday killed John H. Hellwig 49. Officers say he was knocked by a tree branch from the tractor seat while cutting underbrush and was run over by the cutting machine on his farm.
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Oswego
John H. Hellwig
Hellwig
Young man in city jail linked to alleged forgery
A 20 year old man is being held in the city jail in connection with an alleged forgery. Police say he is implicated in cashing one of three checks stolen from or lost by Charles Wilson. No charges had been filed. Firefighters checked carbon monoxide at the Bill Knapp residence 118 S Forest at 6 30 p m Thursday and found the test negative.
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Gery
Charles Wilson
Bill Knapp
S. Forest
Visiting hours and patient census at Neosho Memorial Hospital
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Patient census shows 59 adults and pediatrics plus three babies, with Thursday and Friday patient and address listings for Jeffrey Anderson and others in Iola Humboldt Walnut and Ardlyn Heights.
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Jeffrey Anderson
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Jim Womeldorff
Kansas State University
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Galesburg Cattleman Heads Hereford Group
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Daily Transcript
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John Peters
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Leslie Talbot
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Humboldt
S. Gretchen
Don McCune
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Roy Atkins
Lucille White
Buffalo
Wallace Love Jr
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