Graduation Events Shine at Yates Center Ceremonies
YATES CENTER seniors receive honors at multiple ceremonies. National Honor Society members Rick Lauber Schornick Glen Simpson Kendall Theobald Elaine Buttermore Katherine Manske David Bauer are recognized alongside junior awards. The eighth grade diplomas are issued at Perry and Neosho Falls schools. Dr. William G. Samuelson addresses the 21st century theme.
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Yates Center
Yates
Franklin
Rick Lauber
Schornick
Glen Simpson
Kendall Theobald
Elaine Buttermore
Katherine Manske
David Bauer
Penny Gualding
Scholastic
Calvin DeLay
Shirley Loman
Lynn Morton
John Draughon
Ruby Carter
Gloria Mahon
Fay Nuesson
Rebecca Vadnais
Grace Clarke
PEO Club
Carol Goodrum
Wilda Schornick
Virgil Massman
Sandras Hash
Theda McCormick
Wildcat
Robert Harney
DeAnne Corbett
Alberto Valdez
Jesse Cooper
Gaylen Rogers
Marvin Dodd
Neosho Falls
Charles Downey
Perry School
Piqua School
Tom Smith
Mark Hack
Edna Ritterhouse
BPW Honors Becke Peters With Circle Meetings Notes
Humboldt community groups report on BPW scholarship for Becke Peters presented at Honors Assembly by Maggie Herman. WMS Mary Martha Circle May meeting featured Vietnam slides by Lila Peters of John Peters, with devotions by Larson and prayer by Mosely. Ruby Wright Circle met May 22 with Beamon leading. Vietnam program by Brinkman Broyles Flores and Hoke.
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BPW
Becke
Maggie Herman
Humboldt Bpw Club
Mary-Martha
WMS of the Baptist Church
Walter Headley
John Lundine
Wayne Gillham
Lawrence Larson
Lloyd Hamm
Lila Peters
Vietnam
John
Lyndell Mosely
Ruby Wright
George Beamon
Frank Johnson
Leroy Wellcome
Cruz Flores
Ed Brinkman
Jim Broyles
Will Hoke
Lawrence Rinehart
Best Man Is Killed At Wedding
At a Houston church wedding more than 200 guests heard scripture before a woman cried out that the couple were not married. A .22 caliber pistol fired at least three times, killing the best man and injuring others as police investigated the chaotic scene.
Last Minute Bids for Oregon Votes
Sen. Kennedy and Sen. McCarthy race for undecided Oregon voters in the Democratic primary while Nixon courts GOP rivals Reagan and Rockefeller supporters. Nixon predicts 55 percent GOP. write in efforts target Johnson and Humphrey amid late television campaigns in Portland and the metro area. Labor groups push for Johnson to aid Humphrey.
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Ore
Robert F. Kennedy
Oregon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
White House
Kennedy
Minnesota
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
Nebraska
Nixon
Reagan
Rockefeller
Humphrey
Wedding Shootings Segment Ends in Tragedy and Confusion
During a Saturday night ceremony at a church, a wedding party was disrupted by gunfire. Lester Anderson, 22, best man and brother to the groom’s sister Lorena Mae, 20, was killed by a bullet. Edward L. Usher’s former wife, James Etta Usher, 29, is named in the incident. Reverend Clarence Stewart Jr. says he was blocked by the best man and fears more harm. Attendants describe a dim setting and disoriented reactions as the shooting occurred.
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Lester Anderson
Lorena Mae
James Etta Usher
Clarence Stewart Jr
Edward L. Usher
Advertising Spotlight: Goods and Deals in Local Paper
Read the ad pages for a market tour of goods and services offered locally. Stores promote sales, new arrivals, furniture, clothing, electronics, and services with prices and contact details in a brisk, promotional tone.
Oregon primary allocates 35 to Democratic winner 18 to Republican
The Oregon primary assigns 35 convention votes to the Democratic winner and 18 to the Republican. Delegations are bound on the first two ballots until released or a candidate fails to reach 35 percent. Crossover voting is prohibited.
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Oregon
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