Hodges Seen as Fresh Hope in Fifth District GOP Race
The column evaluates Hodges as a potential nominee in the Fifth Congressional District Republican race. It contrasts him with Bair, Doyle Talkington, Otto, and Nichols, praising Hodges’s Peace Corps background and public service. It notes his stance on health care and home health care, and critiques Washington insiders and heavy candidate spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ent Hodges
Franklin County
Kansas
Ottawa
Winfield
Powers
Wichita Eagle
Bair
Doyle
Bill Otto
LeRoy
Nichols
Hodges
Dave. Seaton
Winfield: Daily Courir
Peace Corps
Colombia
Tally
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Olathe
Washington
Main Street
Nelec
Bullard School fades from Franklin County history
In a Thursday column, Jim Hitch details Bullard School District 52 near Ottawa, organized before 1867, with a rock building built in the 1880s, closing in 1954-55 and dissolving in 1956. It notes land deed details, last teachers and students, remaining ruins visible from I-35, and memories from former students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Bruce Fleming
Beech
Jim Hitch
Bullard School
Neva Engstrom
N. Poplar
Ottawa U.S.D
Main
Ottawa
Will H. Bullard
Tennyson Bland
Neal Sayter
Harry Morgan
J.L. Anderson
Frank Fritts
Donald James
Charles Fritts
Lewis Fritts
Patricia Abersold
Frances Rumford
Mary (Rumford) Anderson
Leon Rumford
Neal Saylor
Doris
Anderson) McConnell
Eldon Turner
Lucille (Turner) Sullivan
Green Sunbeam Tiger Drives a Route Through Founders Day
A man recalls buying a Sunbeam Tiger for 3500 dollars in 1966 and enjoying a free, wind‑driven ride to Colgate University’s reunion in Hamilton New York. He notes roadside sales near rural roads, finds antique stores weak on real relics, and observes Founders Day parades in Sharon Springs while reflecting on small pleasures of Americana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Awan
Peopl
Colgate University
Hamilton
N.Y
Syracuse
Sharon Springs
Souter's Supreme Court pick faces Senate panel test
Analysts weigh Souter confirmation with 14 member Judiciary Committee. Liberals Kennedy and Metzenbaum loom as potential critics while Republicans unite behind Bush pick. Key questions focus on abortion, minority programs, and how he answers substantive inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Komarow
Associated Press
Washington
Bush
David Souter
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Souter
Reagan
Robert Bork
Douglas Ginsburg
Bork
Edward Kennedy
Mass
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Kennedy
Metzenbaum
Senate
Charles E. Grassley
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Leahy
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Herb Kohl
D-Wis
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Hodges Our
Man
Ioeures
Emery Morgan
Saylor
J.A. Anderson
Fleming
New Hope
Brown
Merchant
Fairmount
Hawkins
Central
Spring Creek
Evergreen
Norwood
New Union
America
Saturday Evening Post
By Andy Rooney
Tribune Media Service
Sens
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Alan Simpson
R-Wye
Gordon Humphrey
R-N.h
Grassley
Howell Heflin
D-Ala
Dennis DeConcini
Dariz
Democratic Party
Sen
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
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