Narrow Escape From House Fire Near Central Street
A morning fire at 1901 S Central destroyed nearly all Johnny Shields family possessions. Shields, his wife, and two young sons escaped after the kitchen door failed to open and flames blocked the exit. Only the car, worn clothes, and the boys boots survived. The family is staying with Hazel Shields while seeking affordable rental housing. donations of clothing are requested at 101 S Malcolm. Shields works at Manley Steel and will not be paid for two weeks.
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S. Central
Johnny Shields
Charles Ogle
Shields
Ogle
Hazel Shields
S. Malcolm
Manley Steel
John
Mike
Central
Nixon air diplomacy tour with Hirohito across four states
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon travel to Montana Oregon Washington and Alaska on a four state trip with a Glacier National Park helicopter tour and a Libby Dam inspection. Hirohito and Empress Nagako will stop in Alaska for a brief refueling.
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Washington
Nixon
Alaska
Japan
Hirohito
Montana
Oregon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Glacier National Park
Libby Dam
Portland
Anchorage
Empress Nagako
United States
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Neosho County 1971 tax bills prepared for Chanute area
Neosho County clerk Wayne Gibson says 1971 real estate and personal property tax bills are being prepared for Chanute with other township bills to follow after statewide assessment adjustments. County valuations rise slightly from 1970, with minor levy changes across districts and a reduced Chanute city levy. An unrelated note mentions Hirohito and Nixon meeting in Alaska, plus a Chanute traffic collision and an open air art fair rescheduled to next Saturday.
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Erie
Neosho County
Chanute
Wayne Gibson
Gibson
Artists Alley
S. A. Mannoni
Cecilia Beuligmann
Neosho Valley Arts Council
Oil and Gas Tax Opposed by Kansas Association
Ray Anderson Jr president of the Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association spoke at the annual meeting at the VFW post on Friday night urging opposition to a Senate pending severance tax on natural gas. He warned the tax could raise consumer costs as reserves fall and marginal wells risk early abandonment. The group adopted a resolution demanding officials oppose the legislation.
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Kansas
Ray Anderson Jr
Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association
Senate
Anderson
VFW
Lost town of Lahore reshaped by land deals and rail hopes
Historian W. W. Graves records how Lahore in Neosho County nearly became a 12 000 person city with a $12 million renewal, mall project and centennial in 1968 69 instead of Par sons. A 1870 Ladore Journal note described Lahore as a railroad terminus with multiple shops and a depot until landowners resisted sales. Andreas History of Kansas recounts Ladore’s rise and fall, its move to Parsons, and the loss of Lahore infrastructure with the hospital and nurses’ home later razed.
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Lahore
Neosho County
Ladore
Neosho
Parsons
Missouri Pacific Railroad
M.e.&t. Company
Graves
Sisters of St. Joseph
Mercy Hospital
Justice Hugo Black Dies at 85 in Sleep at Bethesda
Retired Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, renowned for literal constitutional interpretation, died in his sleep at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 1 am EDT. He retired Sept. 17 after 34 years on the court, leaving a legacy spanning landmark religion and education opinions. Former Chief Justice Earl Warren lauded him as a great man and intimate friend.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Black
Earl Warren
Warren
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marshall Harlan
Nixon
U.S
Pence Super Discount Opens 24 Seven at Pence IGA
Pence Super Discount announces 24 hour operation seven days a week at Pence IGA located on 1501 S in Santa Fe. The ad promotes round the clock shopping and low everyday prices for local residents.
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Santa Fe
Weather snapshot and forecast for the period
A compact weather item shows yesterday’s 61 high and 53 low with today 38 morning reading, 61 afternoon, 94 humidity at 11 am, barometer 28.91, sunrise 7:12 and sunset 7:15. Precipitation totals 1.46 inches in seven days. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with a slight warmup. low in the 50s tonight and Sunday highs in the 70s.
Levy Breakdowns for Chanute Tax Levy This Year
The total levy for Chanute real estate and personal property is 79.60 per 1000 valuation, up 2.24 from last year. Units breakdown shows Chanute School District 413 at 30.98, county 26.60, city 12.09, Nesso Junior College 8.43, and state 1.50.
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City of Chanute
Neosho County
Gibson
Chanute
County
City
Nesho Junior College
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Delays on Tax Bills
A brief from a correspondent notes that for many people the county should not rush mailing tax bills, suggesting patience in the mailing process and financial matters.
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Cha
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Thayer
Galesburg
Stark
Earlton
Tioga Township
Chanute City
Aleutian Island
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America
Richard Nixon
Katy
Robert M. Sims
Kansas City
Neosho Memorial Hospital
The
Highway Patrol
Sims
Dwight Wallingford
W. W. Graves
Andreas History of
Osage Mission
Tebo & Neosho
M.K
T.R.R
M.k.&t.r.r. Co
Fort Roach
J.W. Roach
the High Court
EKOGA
Robert Winterschied
Gridley
Northern District
Edd Noland
W. 9Th
Independence
A. H. Alcock
N. Evergreen
Bruce Benson
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