Vietnam veteran Gary Bartlett home from Vietnam testifies to visitors
Garden City district reports Spec. 4 Gary L. Bartlett of Dighton who lost both legs to a land mine in Vietnam February 12 recounts his mixed feelings on the war. He describes visitors from family and notable figures, including Mrs. Westmoreland and Morey Amsterdam, and notes his dream of buying a car after Army aid.
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Nolan Howell
Vietnam
Gary L. Bartlett
Dighton
William Westmoreland
da Nang Hospital
Gary
Winfield
Philippines
Rosemary Clooney
Billy Casper
Denver
D. D. Finkenbinder
FBI
H. G. Rush
Golden Cole
Floyd Bartlett
Tragic Osawatomie State Hospital Fire Claims One Life
A Friday night blaze at Osawatomie State Hospital guttted four wards of Biddle Hall injuring 12 and prompting 101 people to be evacuated. Mrs. Laura Prewitt, 56, of Ottawa, died of smoke inhalation. Firefighters aided by icy conditions battled the blaze as Gov. Docking ordered an investigation by the state fire marshal.
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Osawatomie, Kan
Osawatomie State Hospital
Biddle Hall
Russell Edgecomb
Laura Prewitt
Ottawa
Kan
Robert Banks
Paola
Sial Burns
Edgecomb
Dorothy Bishop
Robert Docking
Young Hobby Club Pendant from a Handle by CAPPY DICK
A craft story shows turning a package handle into a decorative pendant. Holes are drilled around the wood and fitted with imitation gems set with glue. After drying, a gold cord is tied to the wire ends and the pendant becomes wearable. MONDAY: Lots More Good Fun For Every Boy and Girl.
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Cappy Dick
Two Love brothers aboard Yorktown rescue Apollo 8 crew
In Kansas news Roger and Jack Love, sons of Wanda Peters of Kalvesta, were aboard the USS Yorktown when it picked up the Apollo 8 astronauts yesterday. Mrs Peters and her husband work for Mr and Mrs Louis Omey near Kalvesta. Garden City residents Mary Gallion Phyllis Mortotte and Helen Rintoul appear on Marymount College first term deanlist with GPAs 3.4 or higher. Civil service exams for stenographers typists also offered in Garden City January 25 with applications due January 16 from the state employment office. Nevele Pride, a 3 year old pacer, won 21 of 24 races in 1968 including the Hambletonian earning a record 427440 dollars.
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Kalvesta
Yorktown
Roger
Jack Love
Wanda Peters
Mary Gallion
Phyllis Marcotte
Helen Rintoul
Garden City
Marymount College
Salina
Miss Gallion
Miss Marcotte
Miss Rintoul
Kansas State Employment Service Office
Spruce
Slaughter cattle market strong from Western Kansas feeds
Slaughter steers direct from Western Kansas feedlots are strong with good demand for available offerings. Slaughter heifers mostly 25 higher, with most steers grading Choice, and sales totaling 4,550 steers and 1,600 heifers for delivery within three weeks. Compared with the prior period and a year ago, activity was brisk though no feeder sales were confirmed. Prices ranged from 27.25 to 28 per cwt for various weight groups, with shrink at 4 percent.
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Kansas
Deaths of Howard H. Everly and Gray County widow
Howard H. Everly former Garden City resident died Friday afternoon in a Winchester Kansas nursing home He was the first manager of Garden City Co-Operative Equity Exchange from 1919 to 1924 He built elevators for the Co-op Wolfe and Lowe and later an elevator on Main Street with a partner The Everlys moved from Garden City to Eskridge near Topeka in 1958 Mrs Everly died about eight years ago Survivors include son Homer and daughter Betty Jo Funeral services will be Monday at Eskridge Cemetery burial in Eskridge Cemetery Rosary is Sunday evening at Evans Chapel Cimarron Funeral Mass Monday 10 am at St Stanislaus Catholic Church Ingalls Burial Cimarron Cemetery Long running want ad line included in ad section
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Howard H. Everly
Garden City
Winchester
Kaw
Garden City Co-Operative Equity Exchange
Co-op
Wolfe and Lowe
Main St
Everlys
Eskridge
Topeka
May
Homer
Betty Jo
Finneral
Gray County
Omo
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Int Galls
Altar Society
Ben
Corinne Boyd
Cimarron
Bess Heckel
Ulysses
Evans Chapel
Ingalls
George Heinzen
Evans
Mrs. Ben Omo Ingalls Death Notice
Mrs. Mary G. Omo, 75, Ingalls, died Friday at Cimarron Manor after a long illness. Born April 15, 1893, in Anderson County, she moved to Gray County in 1910 and married Ben Omo on May 17, 1917 in Dodge City.
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Ingalls
Mary G.omo
Cimarron Manor
Cimarron
Anderson County
Gray County
Ben Omo
Dodge City
Two Major Storms Sook Large Part of Country
Two winter storms swept the nation flooding highways from the Pacific Northwest to New England. Snow and freezing rain hit Kansas to New England with dense fog slowing travel. Tornadoes struck East Texas near Carthage and Atlanta with no deaths. one girl drowned in Carthage and two others were missing after a rain swamp stream swept their car away. Northwest storms dumped snow across Idaho and surrounding states while a cold front pushed temperatures below zero in the northern Rockies.
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Associated Press
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Central Plains
New England
Kansas
Nebraska
East
Texas
Texarkana
Atlanta
East Texas
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Midwest
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Carthage
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Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Montana
California
Nevada
Utah
Rockies
Cut Bank
Mont
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Jack Cannon
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