Funeral services for Myra Hobbs at Rumsey Funeral Home
Myra Blanche Hobbs 83 of 1129 Conn died today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Clinton Cemetery. She was born Sept 8 1889 and lived in the Lawrence area. Survived by nieces and nephews. Visitation after 4 p.m. today at Hampton Home in Oskaloosa. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Myra Blanche Hobbs
Rumsey Funeral Home
Clinton Cemetery
Hobbs
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Hampton Home
Oskaloosa
American Cancer Society
Woolsey Rites Set At Horton Cemetery For Edward Raymond Woolsey
Edward Raymond Woolsey 87 of San Juan Texas and formerly Horton died Wednesday in a San Juan hospital. Born March 26 1885 in Cambridge Illinois he lived in Horton from 1900 to 1985. Survivors include his widow Alice two sons Raymond and Donald a daughter Mary E Lewis two sisters eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Horton Lodge 326 AF AM will conduct graveside services with Chaney Mortuary Horton handling arrangements.
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Horton
Horton Cemetery
Edward Raymond
Ray) Woolsey
San Juan
Tex
Woolsey
Cambridge, Ill
Rock Island Railroad
Presbyterian Church
Horton Lodge No. 326
AF & AM
Alice
Raymond
Wichita
Donald
Kansas City
Mary E. Lewis
Palo Alto
Calif
Mae Woolsey
R.I
Darlene Schultz
Lawrence
Chaney Mortuary
Funeral services for Leonard Denning in Oskaloosa
Leonard Denning 75 longtime Oskaloosa resident died Friday at Kansas City Veterans Administration Hospital where he had been a patient since January 17. He supervised 20 years with the State Highway Department and was World War I Army veteran. Services Monday at Presbyterian Church with graveside rites by Larner-Seagraves Post American Legion near Perry. Survived by widow Edna a son Cecil stepson Edward Stratton and four stepdaughters plus sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He will lie in state.
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Oskaloosa
Leonard Denning
Presbyterian Church
Edward P. Ingersoll
Wayne E. Newlin
Larner-Seagraves
American Legion
Buster Cemetery
Perry
Mr. Denning
Kansas City Veterans Administration Hospital
State Highway Department
Edna
Cecil
Dodge City
Edward Stratton
Hacienda Heights
Calif
Noreen Reese
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Marsh
Hospital Admissions and Births in Local News
A list of hospital admissions and dismissals including Elmer Gilliland Ottawa Mrs Maxine Gover 1945 Tenn Shaun Hunt 1618 Rose Ln and others. Dismissals mention Mrs Sandra Eichelmeyer baby boy Perry and multiple residents. Births note Mr and Mrs Sonny Hale 1637 Learnard Ave a boy Friday.
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Elmer Gilliland
Ottawa
Maxine Gover
Tenn
Shaun Hunt
Rose Ln
Sandra Eichelmeyer
Baby Boy
Perry
Barbara Slagle
Maine
Lela Whited
Elm St
Virginia Moorhead
Eighth Ct
Louis Zolar
Gatewood
Wakarusa Manor
Massoon Mohabhel
N. Mich
Bret Rader
Seneca
Jennifer Davies
Olathe
Helen Gemeny
Sonny Hale
Learnard Ave
Glover to Host Third Open Meeting on State Issues
Rep. Michael Glover will hold a third open meeting to discuss state legislative issues. The session is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the South Park Recreation Center.
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Michael Glover
South Park Recreation Center
Funeral services for Nettie E Pickel 65 in Lawrence Kansas
Funeral services for Nettie Elizabeth Pickel 65 of 1416 Maple Lane will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and lived in Lawrence 32 years. Survived by three daughters Marquita Christy Lecompton Dorothy Young Perry Violet Brynds Eudora. three sons Robert Jack Jimmie. three sisters Ada Marshall Ruby Hull Ella Benskin. one brother Charley Terrill. 13 grandchildren. Memorials to First Church of God building fund.
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Nettie Elizabeth Pickel
Maple la
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pickel
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
First Church of God
Marquita Christy
Lecompton
Dorothy Young
Perry
Violet Brynds
Eudora
Robert
Jack
Lenexa
Jimmie
Rt. 2
Ada Marshall
Ruby Hull
Ft. Scott
Ella Benskin
Pittsburg
Charley Terrill
Oswego
Nursing home resident Flora Hurley dies in Lawrence
Mrs Flora Hurley of the Wakarusa Manor Nursing Home died Friday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Rumsey Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
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Flora Hurley
Wakarusa Manor
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Flu Deaths Rise Across Major Cities
The Center for Disease Control reports a sharp rise in deaths from the London flu and related illnesses. A survey of 122 major cities shows 908 deaths for the week ending Jan 20, 308 above normal, with the spokesman noting the surge.
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Atlanta, Ga
Center For Disease Control
London
Hydrogel contact lenses aim to replace hard lenses
A new soft contact lens type, hydrogel, may reach the market in about a year. The lenses absorb fluid, return to shape, and fit the cornea closely but require a special cleaning solution. They may offer equal or better vision and easier adaptation, with potential benefits for glaucoma patients. Delivery Phone 843-5440.
Navy Clearing Harbor Mines
A task force of 20 to 25 U.S. naval ships is being assembled to sweep mines from North Vietnamese harbors and waterways. Clearings begin after cease-fire details are negotiated, with start tied to 6 p.m. Saturday Topeka time. Several thousand personnel will take part in the operation.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Topeka
Friedheim
Baldwin High Band Show Spurs Funds for Uniforms
The Baldwin High School band plans a western show tonight at 7 30 in the auditorium to raise money for new uniforms. Band director Jack Brookshire says local talent will perform and tickets are sold at the door.
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Baldwin
Baldwin High School
Jack Brookshire
Hartke Denied Flight Over Refusal to Be Searched
Senator Vance Hartke was refused boarding a Trans World Airlines flight in Phoenix after he declined a security search, saying the procedure equates to arrest and cites constitutional immunity. He and his wife stayed at a Phoenix hotel while considering travel options.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Vance Hartke
Trans World Airlines
Albuquerque
N.M
Sky Harbor International
Indiana Democrat
U.S
Congress
Hartke
Phoenix
TWA
Pete Welch
Kansas City Boat Show Opens at Municipal Auditorium
The Kansas City Boat Sports and Travel Show opened Friday at Municipal Auditorium and runs through Sunday February 4. Doors are open 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 1 to 11 p.m. on following Sundays. Stage shows are 3 30 and 7 p.m. on Sunday and 3 30 and 9 30 p.m. on weekdays.
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Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Burglar Sentenced in Douglas County Court
Russell Thompson, 24, of 1004 N J was sentenced to one to five years in prison from Division II of the Douglas County District Court. On January 12 he pled guilty to attempting to burglarize McDonald Beverage Co on East Ninth in November and had been held in the county jails since his plea.
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Russell Thompson
N. J
Douglas County
Thompson
McDonald Beverage Co
East Ninth
Sidewalk Hearing Planned Over City Plan
Landowners opposed to an 85 000 sidewalk project bounded by 19th to 23rd streets and Iowa to Louisiana streets may attend a meeting at Schwegler School at 7 30 p m Tuesday Lloyd M Davies announced The meeting invites all real estate tax payers in the Schwegler and Centennial school areas to discuss concerns and decide a procedure The Schwegler north entrance should be used.
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19Th
23Rd
Iowa
Louisiana Streets
Schwegler School
Lloyd M. Davies
W. 19Th
Annouced
Davies
Schwegler
Schwegler North
KU Alumni Clarifies POW Case Names Mixup
The Kansas University Alumni Association corrected an error noting two men named Bruce A Johnson from Salina caused confusion over a KU graduate listed as a prisoner of war in Southeast Asia. The actual KU alumnus is alive in Colorado Springs, according to executive director Richard Wintermore.
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Kansas University Alumni’ Association
Maj
Bruce A. Johnson
Salina
Southeast Asia
Bruce A Johnson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Richard Wintermore
Alumni Association
Mosser Seeks Reelection To Eudora Board Of Education
Gene Mosser real estate salesman and farmer seeks another term on the Eudora Board of Education for position five. He has served over four years since a 1968 appointment to fill a vacancy and a 1969 write in win. Mosser, 41, cites his three children in the school system and community involvement with Boy Scouts and the United Methodist Church.
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Eudora
Gene Mosser
Eudora Board of Education
Mosser
Miller and Midgett
The
United Methodist Church of
Battenfeld Funds 50 000 Grant for KU School of Religion
The Battenfeld Foundation donated 50 000 to the Kansas University En dowment Association to establish the Battenfeld Endowment Fund for the Kansas School of Religion at KU. Income will support faculty salaries as enrollments have grown and costs risen.
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Kansas University Endowment Association
Battenfeld Foundation
Battenfeld
Kansas School of Religion
Margaret Hashingter
la Jolla
Calif
School of Religion
University
KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Smith Hall
Lynn Taylor
Hashinger
Three-year suspended sentence for John Kester in heroin case
John Kester, 22, received a three-year suspended sentence in Division I of Douglas County District Court after pleading guilty to attempted illegal sale of heroin. He was arrested on a warrant before June 29 raids, had been free on bond since Jan 5, and gave an address at 1132 Ohio.
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Division I
Douglas County District Court
John Kester
Kester
Ohio
Robber With Knife Strikes Lawrence Home
At 8 48 p m Friday a man armed with a hunting knife forced his way into 912 I Lawrence and held the blade to resident Loda S Newcomb s throat demanding money A visitor Arno F Knapper handed the thief 55 then he fled Described as a very dark skinned thin man about 6 feet 4 in his 20s wearing a dark Alpine style hat a dark jacket and gray or blue work trousers.
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Lawrence
Loda S. Newcomb
Arno F. Knapper
Tom O’shanter
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Commonwealth Theatres
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First National Bank
Raw Valley State Bank
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Frank O. Raley, Jr
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