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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1976
Page
5
195 Chanute seniors received diplomas at Royster Stadium after rain threatened Wednesday ceremonies. It marked a rare outdoor graduation in recent years with cloudy skies clearing for the event.
Funeral services for 87 year old Cora B. Meriwether, former Altoona resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Altoona Christian Church with burial in Altoona Cemetery. She died Wednesday at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City after moving there about two years ago. Loren Fawcett Funeral Home of Neodesha is handling arrangements.
Prices opened mixed on the NYSE with the Dow off 0.07 to 965.50 as 155 stocks rose and 99 fell out of 398. First National City Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust lifted their prime to 7 percent. The Fed reported a $1.5 billion drop in money supply last week, fueling higher rates and concerns about the recovery. Consumer confidence also weakened, contributing to Thursday's market loss.
Colfax Baptist Church and Grant Avenue Baptist Church will share Bible school activities from Monday through June 4 with the theme In Christ We Trust. The children’s program is set for June 6. Highland Park hosted a neighborhood work project with Kevin Pogue, Brian Morarity, and Jeff Johnson collecting cans and debris, piling branches and sweeping the park. Johnson notes nearly a city trash can full of waste. Marlene Nadine Sommars received a Kellogg scholarship at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design. Henry James Dick Jr. of Chanute completed required continuing education for active membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians. Mary Railing, 84, celebrated her birthday with family and visits including to Galesburg to see relatives. Cadet Charles D. Good, son of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Good, earned a cadet corporal promotion and a B-team tennis letter at St John’s Military School.
Mound Valley hosts a full day of events starting with a 10:30 a.m. parade featuring Grandpa and Grandma Heritage Glenn Huff. A pet parade, decorated vehicles, buffalo burgers, flea market, and museum displays round out the bicentennial celebration. Afternoon races and contests follow, with an alumni banquet at 7:30 p.m.
A Memorial Day service is set for 9 am Monday at Swedish Cemetery five miles west of Savenburg. Moran American Legion Post members will attend to dedicate a flag pole memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Benson.
Ace Electric Co. of Kansas City signs a contract with LaForge & Budd Construction to build a 100000 square foot manufacturing plant in Columbus. The project aims to begin June 7 and reach completion in about nine months, employing 250 at full operation a year after completion. Echlin Manufacturing Co. subsidiary discusses expansion alongside local development groups.
The Iola City Commission approved leasing two police patrol cars from Dale Wichman agency at 375 dollars per month per vehicle. The city will supply gasoline insurance and licenses while the agency handles maintenance including oil grease and tires.
Erie USD 101 weighs facility upgrades to serve all high school students in the district. An advisory group and an architect outlined options including a new one story Erie building, a two story structure, or enlarging Erie High School to centralize operations and reduce bus needs. Potential savings of four to five mills in taxes are noted, with plans for a large shop area and stabilized class loads. Advisory members span Erie
Members of Boerstler May American Legion Post 170 plan to hand out leaflets to motorists along U S 169 and K 39 entrances from 5 to 7 p m today. Post commander Fred Krokstrom says the goal is to reduce highway slaughter by encouraging seatbelt use and headlights.
Daily transcript lists visiting hours from 2 to 4 and 6 30 to 8 p m. Patient census shows 61 adults and pediatrics and four babies. Thursday names include Arthur B Carlson Stark Alfred Heady Eric Gladys Claibourn 301 W Walnut Mrs Harley Record 203 E 10th Mrs John Birdsong Cherryvale Craig Thompson Elsmore Mrs Dalton Stewart Earlton J Homer LaRue Erie. Today names Rhonda Brooks 1127 S Highland Sylvia Lopeman 1109 S Grant. Dismissals include Robert Josseph Russell Thomas Mee 522 S Highland Fred Spencer 301 W Walnut Highland Leo Gregory 418 E Chestnut Mrs Russell Fletcher 733 S Santa Fe Mrs Ba Van Nguyen and son 924 S Central Mrs Shelby Reed and son Galesburg Radford Shields 1113 N Steuben Raymond Clements Humboldt Mrs Marvin Seger 725 S Santa Fe.
The Chanute Public Library hosts a Saturday Story Hour at 10 30 a m. Children view The Mole in the Zoo a ten minute film about a mole who digs into a zoo and encounters hair raising adventures. Joanna Welch the children's librarian reads Swim Little Duck by Miska Miles.
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