Young CF victim fights on as Chanute CF drive ends
Twelve year old Annette Stich speaks about CF and stays hopeful amid misunderstanding. The Chanute CF fund drive led by Vicki McGuffey seeks donations and letters to congressmen to boost CF research and treatment. The article notes local aid, hospital equipment, and education, with details on CF symptoms, genetics, and daily challenges.
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Jane Blades
Annette Stich
Childern
Chanute
Vicki McGuffey
Edith
F. G. Stich
Annette
Mercy Hospital
Fort Scott
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Stich
Parsons Lawyer Killed in Tulsa Head-on Crash
John B. Manges 37, a Parsons lawyer and laundry firm president, died in a head-on collision in Tulsa while on a business trip. The other car’s driver also died, and a passenger was seriously injured.
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Parsons
John B. Manges
Tulsa
Manges
Webb Reunion Held At Central Park Building
The Webb family marks its 42nd Calvin and Elizabeth Webb reunion with a covered dish dinner at noon Sunday in the Central Park Building. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
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Webb
Central Park
Calvin and
Elizabeth Webb
Chanute pool to open Saturday weather permitting
Chanute municipal pool opens Saturday with hours to be set by the weatherman during the first week. Regular daily hours are 1 30 to 5 30 p m and 6 30 to 9 p m seven days a week. It will close for a supper hour and reopen without extra charge for those signed out. The pool won’t operate if temperatures fall below 72 and may close on cool or rainy evenings. It marks the 20th year of operation for Keith and Norma Maring who live at 908 S Malcolm during summer months.
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Chanute Municipal
Norma Maring
Maring
Keith
S. Malcolm
New Juvenile Center Plan for 12 Boys at Crawford County
A $75,000 facility to house 12 juvenile boys is set to begin at the Crawford County Children's Court Center. Judge Richard Loffswold said the center targets boys who are school dropouts and on their own, needing a positive start.
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Pittsburg
Crawford County
Obituaries for Verle Markham and John Ept deaths in Erie area
Verle Markham 64 of Stark died Tuesday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after months of illness. He was born August 17, 1911 at Hepler and worked as a boiler fireman at Mid-America Refinery in Chanute before retirement. Survivors include his widow Arden Hammans Erie and several children and siblings. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Pierce Funeral Home Erie with burial Walnut Cemetery. John Ept 79, farmer near Erie since 1968, died Tuesday at his farm home from an apparent heart attack. Born January 16, 1897 at Leige he lived in Oklahoma and Texas before moving to Erie. He was married Susie Taylor in 1926. He leaves a wife, two daughters, a son, eighteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday in Erie with graveside rites at Shattuck Memorial Cemetery Oklahoma.
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Verle Markham
Stark
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Hepler
Ansel Markham
Walnut
Mid-America
Chanute
Ethel Hazen
Erie
Arden
Phyllis) Hammans
Jim
Janet) Woodworth
Baker
W. Va
Lance
Verlene) Gurwell
Iola
Phillip Markham
Lincoln
Mont
Hazel Nelson
Fort Scott
Joe Markham
Pierce
J. M. Torrence
Walnut Cemetery
Funeral
John Ept
Leige
Peter Ept
Shattuck
Okla
Fairview
Perryton
Tex
Ept
Susie Taylor
Gage
Church of Christ
Wayne Qualls
Abilene
Ruben Blubaugh
Eric
Wayman Ept
Pierce Funeral Home
Delmer Andrews
Parsons
Shattuck, Okla
Carnegie Mellon Grad Becomes Pittsburgh Make-Up Artist
Ronald Heilman graduated May 8 from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in costume design. This summer he works as a make-up artist for documentary films at WQED-TV in Pittsburgh. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heilman of Thayer.
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Ronald Heilman
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Penn
Wqed-Tv
Harold Heilman
Thayer
Memorial Day Service Planned at Buffalo Cemetery
Buffalo allocates Memorial Day observance for 2 30 p m Sunday with Rev Earl Detwiler delivering the sermon. Tracy Blair Auxiliary 341 oversees the event.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Cemetery
Earl Detwiler
Tracy Blair
Auction at St. Francis Church in St. Paul Sunday
The sale at St Francis Catholic Church will raise funds to restore and reopen the landmark. Rev Wilfrid Flanery said items include pipe from the heating system cast iron radiators and church pews plus other pieces. Auction starts at 1 p.m.
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St. Paul
St. Francis Catholic
Wilfrid Flanery
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