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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1977
Page
6
Daily record lists warranty deeds transferring parcels in Blake's Addition and Betz's Addition Newton along with quit claim by R L Froese. Also reports traffic incidents, burglaries, DUI conviction, dismissals, marriage license, births, animal control notices, and court petitions affecting the Newton region.
Animal Control Officer Bob Anderson presents two films for the summer recreation program. Animals Can Bite shows live action scenarios and safety tips for dealing with cats dogs and injured animals. How to Raise a Puppy has been shown at schools before.
Dave Egan of Peabody has been elected vice president for education by the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. He is a Washburn University graduate.
U S stock averages edged lower led by blue chips with the Dow off 5.34 to 90.96 at noon as losses outweighed gains on the NYSE composite and American indexes. Kansas City and Wichita livestock quotes show sparse buyers with mixed hog and cattle bids, while Chicago grain and futures drift lower on weather and acreage news. Local grain prices report soybeans at 7 41 and wheat at 2.02 with regional livestock futures listed.
The Agriculture Department begins new monthly food stamp boosts to offset higher grocery costs. A typical family of four will receive 226 monthly under the new formula, a 2.4 percent rise from 166, first since 18 months. The program served 17.1 million people in April with a 5.4 billion budget.
The Harvey County Planning Commission will hold multiple rezoning hearings Tuesday at the county courthouse starting with the Quail Creek South tract at 8:15 p.m. Danner Enterprises seeks 22 acres rezoned south of Quail Creek with possible expansion. Other hearings cover an A-1 zone near county road 803 south of Halstead at 8:30 p.m. Stan Broadhagen seeks commercial and light industrial zoning south of Wist at Sand Creek at 8:45 p.m. Jantz and Herring request a rescheduled hearing at 9 p.m. on a zoning change.
Holiday closures for government offices. Monday schedule includes Harvey County Commissioners at courthouse commission room at 8 a.m. Newton Unified School District board at 7:30 p.m. Harvey County Planning Commission meets at courthouse 8 p.m. Tuesday mentions Newton City Commission at 9 a.m. and Thursday Joint Board of Zoning Appeals for Newton and North Newton at 7:30 p.m. in city administration buildings.
The Board of Harvey County Commissioners will meet at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse to handle administrative matters and to hear from Meadowlark Homestead Inc. Representatives. The session is planned to adjourn by noon.
Storms moved southeastward across Kansas ending after several days as mild and sunny conditions return. Forecasters predict warm, humid weather Sunday through Tuesday with a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday or Monday.
Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer born 1859 and died 1935, faced treason conviction amid anti Jewish bias. He was later vindicated when new evidence showed his innocence and the wrongful conviction was overturned.
Death notices for Louis Elester Lester Long and Samuel Gilbert Royer list their ages, last residences, and burial details. Long, a Newton resident for six decades and former Santa Fe fuel foreman, dies at home. services set at Salem United Methodist Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Royer, a Wichita area resident for 50 years, died of a heart attack. services scheduled at Church of the Brethren in Wichita with Greenwood Cemetery burial.
James Irwin Hess, 95, retired farmer, died Thursday at Bethel Deaconess Hospital. Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Baker Funeral Home Peabody with burial at Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Born March 14 1882 near Peabody, he lived in the area all his life. He married Maude Davis November 23 1910. Survived by widow, three sons Harold Ulysses Lewis Newton Virgil Burns, two daughters Marjorie Hansen and Evelyn Obermeyer, both of Peabody, 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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