Memorial rites for Saunders and Harkins held in Kansas
Memorial services for Wayne Eugene Saunders and his wife LaVera in Lawrence began at 2:30 p.m. at First Christian Church with graveside rites at Woodlawn Cemetery. Saunders, a 65 year old KU cashier, was killed in the Big Thompson Canyon flood. his wife is presumed dead. Cecelia Magdaline Harkins, 91, Princeton, died in Ransom Memorial Hospital. her funeral was at Sacred Heart Church in Princeton with burial there.
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Wayne Saunders Lavera Saunders
Wayne Eugene Saunders
Lawrence
First Christian Church
Oklahoma City
Okla
University of Kansas Endowment Fund
Ottawa pageant and street events mix charm with sports
In Ottawa activities spill from the building to the streets with junior and senior queen contests, artistic arrangements judged indoors, and outdoor events like pie eating and frisbee. Spectators cheer contestants from Tracy Miller to Monica Rockers as winners await crowning Saturday night at 8 15.
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Tracy Miller
Ottawa
W. H. Williams
Chris
Qina Roberts
Ella Fox
Monica Rockers
Alice Campbell
Gaylene Springer
Jackie Carpenter
Becky Chambers
Lorna Topp
Angela Moews
Darlene Godfrey
Linda Brown
Schneider Points To Registration Shortcomings
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider criticizes the 1976 voter registration law for forcing in person or single-form applications via county election officers. He cites cases where residents could not reuse forms for family members or from other counties, calling the requirement unnecessary hardship.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Shawnee County
Mary Hope
Hope
Shawnee
Enrollment dates and first day plan at Appanoose Grade School
Enrollment will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Aug 16 with lunch and textbook information. The first day of school is a half day Aug 25. Bus schedules mirror last year. Local events include Old Depot Museum hosts and park cabin gatherings. Insurance Dept rep to discuss consumer questions in Ottawa Thursday 4:30 to 4 p.m. Beard family reunion set for Aug 22 at Forest Park. services pending for Mrs Tom Bachelor of Overbrook.
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Appanoose
Old Depot Museum
Ilo Bullock
Nell Bullock
R. A. Gollier
Homer Henning
Mable Moherman
Lawrence Ogg
Grace Bell
Mildred McKee
Raymond Gillette
Ruth Bonskowski
City Park
Consumer Affairs Division
The
State Insurance Department
Ottawa
Franklin County Commission
Beard
Forest Park
Osawatomie eyed for Kansas new medium security prison
A state committee studying sites for Gov. Bennett’s proposed medium security prison inspected Osawatomie land owned by the state. House Speaker Duane McGill Corrections Secretary Robert R. Raines and pardon attorney Jim Marquez toured the site.Osawatomie’s preeminent appeal lies in existing land and proximity to a population center while Kansas also operates a state mental hospital there.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Osawatomie
Duane McGill
Robert R. Raines
Jim Marquez
Bennett
John Hayes
Hutchinson
Kansas House
Wendell Lady
Overland Park
Winfield
Hayes
House
Lady
Ways and Means
Norman Gaar
R-Westwood
Kansas Senate
Funeral services for Cecelia M Harkins announced
Cecelia Magdaline Harkins, widow of William J Harkins and longtime Franklin County resident, died August 12, 1976. Funeral services set for Monday at Sacred Heart Church at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Conrad Hall officiating. Interment in Princeton Cemetery. Prayer service Sunday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. Friends may call Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until services.
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Cecelia Harkins
Cecelia Magdaline Harkins
Princeton
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Gerald Sheeds
Conrad Hall
Princeton Cemetery
Lillis
Marshall County
William Richard and
Jane (Kelly) Hazlett
Axtell
Mulhall
Okla
Franklin County
Kansas City
Kan
James Harkins
William Joseph Harkins
Lamb- Roberts Funeral Home
Grain Sorghum Crop Tops State Forecast For 1976
AP reports Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service projects the 1976 grain sorghum crop as the fourth largest in state history at 195 million bushels with a yield of 52 bushels per acre on 3.75 million acres. Wheat is revised up to 327.45 million bushels as the third largest on record. Soybeans expected at 19.35 million, sugarbeet 646 thousand tons, alfalfa 2.75 million tons, and corn unchanged at 166.25 million bushels from 1.75 million acres.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Resignation blamed on governor by former Kansas official
Minneapolis based Jack Haley, former Kansas Forestry Commission chairman, accuses Gov Bennett of pressuring Richard Wettersten to quit as KFFGC director. Haley cites a letter suggesting a job for Bennett’s son and alleges political maneuvering tied to Johnson County. He recalls Docking’s failed reappointment and criticizes low salaries and loss of a valued appointee.
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Minneapolis
HNS
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Jack Haley
Robert Bennett
Richard Wettersten
KFFGC
Wettersten
Bennett
Haley
Kansas Senate
Robert F. Jr
Wetterston
Commission
Gov
Robert Docking
Wetterslen
State jobs go to non Kansans prompts finance council concern
Sen. Jack Steineger questions state agencies recruiting out of state and reimbursing interview travel as he votes against a 193 415 renovation and move budget. The council approves raises for audit funding and KU classified positions, plus federal grant increases for the Bicentennial Commission and hypertension program spending.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Steineger
Kansas Finance Council
Robert F. Bennett
Finance Council
University of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
VFW and Elks Dances with Local Bands This Saturday
Ad briefs announce VFW dance featuring new Kansas City band Blueridge CW plus Rock with members and guests, and an Elks dance Saturday the 14th headlining Karen and The Castaways with guests. Also Revival by Gus Franklin tonight at Community Foursquare Church in Hickory.
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VFW Dance
K.C. Blueridge
Elks Dance
Karen
Gus Franklin
Community Foursquare Church
Hickory
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Mary Bly
Manhattan
Janie Smith
Agnes Wood
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lelan Davis
N. Mulberry
Donald Meeker
W. 7Th
Robert Ross
Wellsville
Ponciano Blanco
N. Poplar
Francis L. Johnson
S. Main
Edward Luby
Osage City
Viola E. Rodgers
Merlin Johnson
S. Locust
Mark Stottlemire
Rantoul
Patrick Berry
Box
Phillip Martin and Son
S. Cherry
Anna Hynes
Waverly
Daniel Martin
Roy Heckman
S. Sycamore
Mae Hicks
Valerie Berger
S. Poplar
Edison Pablo
Melvern
Dennis P. Smith
Ronnie Smith
Harold Suits
Richmond
Ginezpotata
Tom Bachelor
Overbrook
State
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Lamb Roberts
Arrowhead Inn
Hi Way
Senate
Johnson County
Ad Briefs
Hillcrest Theatre
Bill Jordan
Vern Smith
Saddleback Lounge
N. Main
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Metzger Salvage
Norma O’hara
Eldon’s
His 'N Hers Hair Styling
Heathman Oil Co
Kramer Drug Store
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