Madison Township treasurer marked for 50 years of service
Tom Beninga, Madison Township treasurer since 1948, will enter his 50th year. He recalls a 70 mile road system shrinking to 15 miles as Riley County eyes countywide road duties. The 85th birthday occurs May 4 and the county honored his long service amid debate in Topeka over dissolving townships.
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Rlley
Tom Beninga
Madison Township
Beninga
Riley County
Topeka
Manhattan
Wakefield
Clay County
Riley
Fort Riley
Used goods gain new life in Lawrence shops
Lawrence merchants expand in used goods, including books, clothing, furniture, and collectibles. Franchises like Grow Biz and Play It Again Sports diversify offerings, while small shops face tough competition and some closures. Local buyers seek bargains amid inflation and fixed incomes.
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Barb's
Vintage Rose
Animal Crackers
Arizona Trading Co
B&s Antiques
Antiques On Mass
Strong’s Antiques
Topiary Tree
J. Hood
Clyde Chapman
Chapman
N.H
Grow Biz International
Minneapolis
Grow Biz
Ronald Olson
Detroit
Lawrence
Raven Bookstore rents best sellers in Lawrence
Raven Bookstore in downtown Lawrence begins renting new best sellers at six dollars a copy. Patrons borrow titles like The Street Lawyer Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil and Paradise for two weeks with a buy option if damaged or lost. Owner Pat Kehde aims to lower reading costs and broaden access while noting renters may purchase if they wish.
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John Grisham
John Berendt
Garden of Good and Evil
Toni Morrison
Paradise
New York Times
Raven
Lawrence
Pat Kehde
Kehde
New York City
Japan
Memorial notices for Foster Everley McAuley Lifelong Franklin County deaths
Obituary notices for Thelma Mae Foster aged 82 of Ottawa died March 28 1998 with services in Ottawa Calvary Baptist Church burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Also notices for M W Swede Everley 85 of Eudora and A V McAuley 74 of Wellsville with funeral arrangements, burial plans, and memorial fund details.
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Ottawa
Franklin
Douglas
H.D. Lee Company
Calvary Baptist Church
Bible Baptist Church
Centropolis Baptist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harvey L. Nicholson
Howard Eugene Foster
Pleasantville
Todd Foster
Dallas Nicholson
Vasser
Gary Nicholson
Harvey Nicholson
Squire Foster
Klamath Falls
Ore
James Foster
Pomona
Eletheir Presner
Glen Lyon
Lanora Hundt
Ozawkie
Dorothy Anrig
Chico
Calif
Opal Shepherd
Gail Sawyer
Eureka
Juanita Adair
Ulysses
Jean McCloud
Mark Hoskinson
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Bible Baptist Church Building Fund
Funeral Home
S. Hickory
M.W
Everley
Eudora
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Eudora Cemetery
Eudora Nursing Center
George L
Nora May Orander Everley
Kansas University
Sigma Nu
Circleville High School
Osceola
Iowa
Douglas County
Everley Roofing and Heating Co
Lawrence
Eudora United Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Doric Masonic Lodge No.83
Wellsville
A.V. McAuley
Wilson and Son
K. McAuley
Alonzo Vincent McAuley
Nellie Smith McAuley
Hercules Ammunition Plant
DeSoto
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Dawn Lange
Carlenna
Sedalia
Matt Frisbie
Eben
Julie Farley
Computer Renaissance
Eben Farley
Renaissance
Jane Mibeck
Bill Corrigan
Alle Cat Records
Mass
Recherche
Seventh
Massachusetts
Tin Carpenter
Tim
Ijworld.com
Thelma Foster
Abdallah Shrine
Kansas City
Kan
Royal Order of the Jesters
Lions Club
Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14
American Legion
Williams Educational Fund
KU Alumni Association
Sigma Nu House Corp
Alvamar
Louise Jarboe
Olathe
Barbara Eichhorn
Mission Hills
Phillip Everley
Stephen Everley
Leawood
Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Transportation Fund
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Eudora United Methodist Church Building Fund
AV. Mcauley
McMannes Painting Co
McAuley
509
Army Air Corps
Air Force
Tinian Island
Pat
Mike
Charnell
Sth
Tech Funeral Service
Indiana
Kansas
Monumental Life Insurance Company
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