Stark State Bank Opens New Building in Stark
Stark State Bank holds grand opening in a new 30 by 60 foot brick building at the main street intersection. Virgil Lair, president, notes the facility includes a glass entrance, wall to wall green carpet, three teller windows, a vault 20 by 12 feet, and a brick relic from the old Abe Sailors building. The bank reports deposits over 1.65 million and loans near 900 thousand with total assets around 1.85 million.
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Dwight Wallingford Stark
Stark State Bank
Virgil Lair
Stark
Lair
Abe Sailors
Bank
Sailors
Stark Bank
Neal McCoy
Piqua
Lairs
Gregg
Mark
Casey
Jill
Caroll
Daniels
Elsmore
Edward Smith
Robert Collins
Corbett Thompson
Iola
Mrs. Lair
Helen Haddan
Barbara Lee
New Stark State Bank
K-State
City fires two more city employees in ongoing shakeup
Interim City Manager Ross Cooper announced the termination of Ralph Caldwell and Bill Johnson, effective at week's end. Caldwell, former assistant street superintendent, and Johnson, former city vehicles supervisor, were notified Wednesday after being reassigned earlier. Dalton, a mechanic who worked for Johnson, will join the street department under Calvin Hurford, while Caldwell and Johnson receive two weeks pay.
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Ralph Caldwell
Bill Johnson
Caldwell and Johnson
Johnson
Cooper
Calvin Hurford
Daryl Dalton
Hurford
Changes in Carnival World By Terry Koch
Leon Walker, 53, digger operator for B and E Amusement Co., talks with pride and pragmatism about carnival life. He describes the diggers as steady money makers, notes the shift from rail to road travel, and explains his path from ride man to digger. The circuit covers multiple towns from May to October before returning to Fort Scott. workers may move on to Louisiana or other outfits for Christmas.
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Walker
Fort Scott
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
B and E Amusement Co
Arkansas
Alabama
Oklahoma
Chanute pool set to open 1971 season despite cool spell
Chanute municipal pool in City Park planned to open at 1 p.m. Saturday with Norma Maring as operator for her 15th season. Opening hinges on temperature reaching 72 degrees and awaiting coin lockers due to arrive soon. Bathhouse remodeling is complete, with phase three to add landscaping, sun decks, and diving towers by 1972. Admission remains unchanged with adults 60 cents, under 13s 30 cents, under five free. season tickets offer 18 to 36 cents per visit depending on age.
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Chanute
Norma Maring
City Park
Maring
Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies and Showers Possible
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers or thunderstorms Friday. Tonight’s low in the 50s, high Friday in the 70s, following a day with 64 at 1 PM and 49 low. yesterday reached 72/51.
Loan of 84000 for Rural Water District 4
Washington announced a loan of 84000 to rural water district No. 4 of Neosho County to extend lines to 56 new users south and west of Parsons. U S Sen James B Pearson and Rep Joe Skubitz said the Farm Home Administration approved the loan. Vernon L Roberts of Parsons is district chairman.
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Rural Water District No. 4
Neosho County
Parsons
Washington Wedneday
U. S
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Joe Skubitz
Farm Home Administration
Vernon L. Roberts
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Ends Contested Note
Intercepted letter to Cha notes Carnival sideshows once drew crowds for oddities now seen for free on Main Street. The casual observation hints at changing tastes and public interest in accessible spectacle.
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Main Street
Border Patrol to Guard Kansas Missouri Border Weekend
Kansas law enforcement will be stationed along the Kansas Missouri border west of Joplin to block drugs entering Kansas during a Memorial Day weekend rock festival. Atty. Gen. Vern Miller will observe Friday night near Galena. A Mo. circuit court injunction was issued but attendees may remain.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas-Missouri
Joplin
Vern Miller
Galena
Jasper County
Miller
Nixon to hold no-question news conference next Tuesday
President Nixon will speak in the White House East Room next Tuesday evening with no questions allowed. The time will be announced later.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Amtrak Seeks Schedule Changes for Kansas City Trains
Amtrak signals plan to adjust schedules for two Kansas City trains after an eastbound Santa Fe arrival at 5 35 a m and a Missouri Pacific departure create a 24 hour layover for cross country passengers. The missed connection is among trouble spots being addressed.
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Washington
Amtrak
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
East
Lockheed reports 1970 deficit amid program cost overruns
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. the nation’s largest defense contractor posted a net operating deficit of 86.3 million dollars for 1970. The company cited setbacks on the C5A military transport and higher administrative and interest costs on the L11011 Tristar program.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Parsons Manpower Director Bass in DWI Case
A district court jury in Parsons failed to reach a verdict in the DWI case of Delno L. Bass of Topeka, state manpower director. The trial will be rescheduled for the November term. Bass was arrested in January and is a former Parsons resident.
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Parsons, Kan
Parsons
Delno L. Bass
Topeka
Bass
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