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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1973
Page
7
The Erie High School student council sponsors a girls football game at 7 p m Tuesday with a sock hop in the band room after. Senior and freshman girls meet sophomores and juniors in six minute quarters. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Proceeds fund a homecoming band.
A 24 minute color film The Violin will be shown at 10 30 a m Saturday during the story hour at Chanute Public Library. Jo anna Welch will read Henry Penny. Neosho County National Farmer s Organization meets 7 p m Monday at Orchid Buffet with dinner before the meeting.
Gus Nelson reported two cases of antifreeze stolen from his truck parked at the Mobil Bulk Plant on Thursday. Police and KBI took Charles Edwin Holden of Winnipeg into custody on Thursday, held for migration authorities. Holden is wanted in Canada on felony charges.
Neosho Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Census: 61 adults and pediatrics with two babies. Admissions include Stacy German Earl Stover Frank Stover and others from Altoona Humboldt Iola and Burlington. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Timothy Schevers a boy today.
In the Neosho County Kansas Probate Court Linda V Fillman widow heir asks admission to probate of Leland Roy Fillman’s 1951 will and appointment as Executrix without bond. Respondents must file defenses by November 1, 1973 at 10:00 a.m. in Erie Kansas. Attorneys Sherman & Rubow, Charters Kansas 66720 represent the petitioner.
Southeast Kansas residents back compulsory wage and price controls and a law limiting presidential war powers while opposing aid to North Vietnam and a Flint Hills prairie park. The Skubitz poll of 22,000 responses from 150,000 households shows 64 percent favor controls, 51 percent doubt TV fairness, 56 percent oppose source disclosure, and 59 percent reject a prairie park taking.
The Labor Department reports the September job picture nearly unchanged with unemployment at 4.8 percent. A larger-than-expected share of teens remained on the job, boosting the labor force and pushing seasonally adjusted employment up by about 700000 to 85.1 million.
The annual Chanute Rotary chicken barbecue will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Temple. The $2 per meal donations fund youth scholarships and foreign exchange. Meals include all the trimmings and may be eaten there or carried out.
Two Florida sheriff offices sign contracts with Kustom Electronics for digital comms systems. Sarasota County will pay 150000 dollars for lease of equipment and service, Hillsborough County in Tampa 330000 dollars for a system. Installation starts spring 1974.
Carole Jackson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Biff Jackson of Fredonia, was crowned queen of the annual Fredonia Homecoming. Charlotte Chambers, daughter of Mr and Mrs Doug Chambers of Benedict, is the Homecoming princess. There were nine candidates. The Homecoming activities extend through the weekend.
The Chanute Church of God observes the 35th anniversary of the National Ladies Auxiliary with a 2 p.m. Sunday service at 402 S. Kansas. Doris Hill will sing Saved for Service, accompanied by Marsha Laubach. A comedy skit An Ounce of Prevention will be performed by church women.
Humboldt Jaycees elect officers at the first meeting led by president Roy Aikins. Internal VP Tom Rutledge external VP Brian Mails secretary Lonnie Larson treasurer Roger Orton internal board Ken Beyma external board Jim Woods and state director Max Rickerson named. Charter members total 26 with 200 guests expected for charter night on Nov 17.
Bid asks 5 percent to 8 percent for Kustom Electronics and Slaughter Whyte Viree Manley Industries with furnishing listed by Spencer W. Finney.
Sanborn and Duff evaluated bids for a new asphalt plant finding the SISCO unit too porous and soft for city streets. Van Keppel remains frontrunner with an $80,804 bid plus $10,238 for a storage tank, totaling about $114,000, slightly above the planned budget but within limits.
Fort Scott opens the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta marking its 17th year with steam and antique machines on display. Demonstrations include sawing grinding threshing and baling, all powered by steam during the three day run with a parade of ancient machines Saturday afternoon.
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