Border ruffian blood runs in lecturer's family in Kansas event
St Joseph banker and Civil War buff Joe Houts spoke at a Lawrence luncheon about ancestors who fought for the Confederacy and the 1863 Quantrill raid. He cited a folded archival list confirming three great great great uncles on the Confederate side and noted the wider mix of Union and Confederate relatives among his forebears.
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Joe Houts
William Quantrill
Lawrence
Houts
St. Joseph, Ma
Commerce Bank
Valentine
Alvamar Country Club
West Lawrence
Quantrill
Confederacy
Union
Hoyts
Dave Toplikar
Toplikar
Ljworld.com
Ean. RICTANDSON/JOURNAL
Poi
Harper's Ferry
Joseph K. Houts
William Quantill
St. Joseph, Mo
VFW leader urges clear Iraq strike goals in Lawrence
John Moon national commander of the VFW visited Alford-Clarke Post 852 in Lawrence urging Clinton to set precise objectives before any military action in Iraq. He backed a strong defense, pressed for higher Veterans Administration funding, and noted aging veterans while expecting Middle East and Asia deployments to grow VFW membership. About 30 people attended. local membership stands at 518 with 320 auxiliary members.
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Clinton
Iraq
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lawrence
Bush
John Moon
Moon
Alford-Clarke
VFW
Ala
Kansas
VEW
Veterans Administration
Middle East
Bosnia
South Korea
Kent Gragg
Memorial Services For Louise Dutcher Johnson In Boulder
Louise Elizabeth Dutcher Johnson 89 of Boulder Colo. will have memorial services at 3 p.m. February 28 at Frasier Meadows Manor. Survivors include stepson Robert Johnson Washington DC and two stepdaughters Peggi Bell Lawrence KS Barbara Isely Corvallis OR and three stepgrandchildren. Betty Jean Liz Crabtree 70 of Lawrence will be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery after a 10 a.m. Saturday service at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. She died February 12 1998 at her home. She was born February 23 1928 in Toledo OH and moved to Lawrence in 1969 from California where she worked at Brooks Lunch in Long Beach. She was a member of St Johns Catholic Church and married William Henry Crabtree on June 21 1962 in Long Beach. He died April 3 1982. Survivors include friend Ted Powers Toledo and brother Marvin Lipp Jr. Friends may call noon today until service time at the funeral home with the family receiving friends 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorials may be directed to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses or St Johns Catholic Church and sent via the funeral home.
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Boulder
CoLo
Louise Elizabeth Dutcher Johnson
Frasier Meadows Manor
Robert Johnson
Washington, D.C
Peggi Bell
Lawrence
Kan
Barbara Isely
Corvallis
Ore
Betty Jean
Liz) Crabtree
Rumsey-Yost
Oak Hill Cemetery
Crabtree
Toledo
Ohio
Marvin Lora Lipp Sr
Lillian
Ruth Lovejoy
California
Brook
Douglas County
Assn
St. John’s Catholic Church
Graeber Named State Treasurer In Appointment Move
Graves selected Clyde Graeber a former banker legislator and lawyer for the vacant state treasurer post. Kansas Bankers Association advocate Jim Maag praised Graeber as highly qualified. Graeber becomes the first appointed treasurer since 1945 with duties on the pension fund board and Pooled Money Investment Board.
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Graves
Graeber
Jim Maag
Kansas Bankers Association
Clyde
Maag
Thompson
Tom van Sickle
State Pension Fund
Pooled Money Investment Board
Walter E. Wilson
Topeka
Judge rules rights caution for underage drinkers cases
Judge Fairchild Strole states the Miranda rule applies only to the facts of a case and suspects may refuse to answer questions, including naming and addresses. Officers may pursue identification or arrest with probable cause when necessary. contact info for Mike Dekker. phone 832-7187, email dekker jworld.com.
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Fairchild
Strole
Mike Dekker
Dekker
Jworld.com
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Journal-World
Johnson Services
Betty Jean Crabtree
Leavenworth
Fort Scott
van Sickle
Finney
Shallenburger
U.S
Fellowship Hall
Trinity Episcopal Church
10Th and
Vermont
The
Lawrence Coalition For Peace and Justice
Althea
Homer Frank
Lawrence Humane Society
Mon-Pri
Gat
Heinz
Heinz Pet Products
Sai
Kentucky
Oda
Lous
Ces
the ‘Etc
Deighton
Ray Han
Révo & Serengeti
Brighton
Bausch & Lamb
Swiss Army
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