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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
4
Sally Fields 21 and Steve Craig 23 wed in a Las Vegas chapel on Monday and honeymooned three days in Jamaica. Fields plans to return to work on The Flying Nun Monday.
Notice states Brooks Ford Tractor Sales will close September 23 through September 30 and reopen on a date to be announced. Handles local business interruption and restart timing for customers and suppliers.
Walter A. Bowers presented a taped slide talk on US54 from El Paso Texas to Chicago at the Pratt gathering last Friday and Saturday. Bowers received invitations to present the program in other states and Elmer Kruege attended the yearly national meeting.
A Friday program at the Columbus Experiment Field starts at 1 p.m. with five speakers and a field tour. Topics cover pricing outlook weed varieties weed control fertilizer use and soybean diseases in Southeast Kansas. The field is one mile west of Columbus on Highway K96 then two miles north.
Dale W. Hardesty of Stockton California was cited for careless driving at 1 a.m. at Walnut and Lincoln and for running a stop sign at K-39 and Lincoln. Trial for both charges is set for 3 30 p.m. Wednesday Sept 25. A tip of a fight led officers to Travelers Inn but combatants had gone home. Two auto dash units and two Chevrolet motor heads may be used as evidence in Pittsburg. Charles F. Pugh of 1216 W Main charged at 2 a.m. today with intoxication.
Two Windhurst High School girls, Gennette Ackerman and Jolene Wetzel, prevented a loaded school bus from sliding off a bluff after the driver reportedly blacked out. The bus carried about 40 students to a football game when it swerved and stopped 458 feet from the highway, missing the drop by about 10 feet. The driver Ervin Burkhardt and five students were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. others treated for cuts and bruises.
The article previews top college football action with Texas and Alabama each in midseason form. Houston visits Texas as 11th ranked Houston challenges 4th ranked Texas, while Alabama hosts Virginia Tech and Miami blasts Northwestern 28 7 in the Orange Bowl.
Chanute police investigated two noninjury crashes. A 1964 Ford truck driven by George Minden left turning from East Seventh onto South Lincoln struck a 1967 Pontiac driven by Richard Ham at 5 p.m. Both cars sustained about $200 damage. no citations were issued. A 1960 Plymouth driven by Zola L. Stout hit a parked 1940 Ford at 721 W Main at 8:40 p.m. Blinded by lights, Stout caused similar damage. owner is Richard D. Russell.
A community gospel singing will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Freewill Baptist church located at 111 N. Rutter. Participation is open to the public.
William F Bricker 91 of 315 N Kansas died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Born April 18 1877 in Smitherville Ohio he lived in Earlton Kan and Chanute before moving to the Earlton cemetery burial. He married Nina Eastman Cottrell in 1934 and survived by his wife and two granddaughters. The funeral is set for 3 p.m. Monday in Gibson Koch Chapel with Rev Duff Wagoner officiating. Mrs Hilda Haines formerly of 316 W 3rd died in Wichita. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge.
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 55 adults and children. Friday admissions include Mrs Gene Johnson of 803 S Wilson for medical care. Dismissals listed for Friday and today include Jerry Mead 117% S Plummer Vest er Robinson 1011 W 7th Cathy Acree 323 W 3rd and Mrs George Blanck 801 W Cherry. Police summonses issued for David Brinkman 410 W Rutter careless driving and Steven Brunk Thayer also charged with disturbance as peace from a car wash incident.
Advertising claim asserts that promotional efforts transform economic strain into growth and prosperity, suggesting market optimism and consumer confidence will rise as a result of strategic messaging.
Meek, a longtime truck farmer near Wichita, explains he has not missed a crop since age 14 and now sells to supermarkets. He grades and packages produce on his 20 acres to be sale ready, while labor shortages keep him from boosting profits beyond a $9,000 to $12,000 annual take.
Kansas population rose from 1 956 112 in 1953 to 2 265 170 in 1968 a gain of 309 058 as urban areas grew. Rural and small towns declined from 988 451 to 812 746 residents. Major counties Wichita Kansas City Topeka and Overland Park expanded notably.
Special Service tonight at Chanute Community Church with a revival through the 29th led by Reverend Bowling. Ozark Gospel Trio from Hutchinson Kansas to perform tonight as an added feature. Church location two miles east and three miles north of Chanute.
Mamie K. Heinze appointed executrix of the will of Fred C. Heinze deceased by the Neosho County Kansas Probate Court on September 20 1968. Creditors must file claims within nine months from first publication or be barred. Balch and Bailey Attys for Executrix Charute Kansas. Alberta Gough Probate Judge.
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