Record Bidding For 4 H Livestock At Franklin County Fair
Auctioneer quotes demand as bidders push rates at the Franklin County Fair 4 H sale. Champions include a 1 115 pound steer sold for 1 a pound to Peoples National Bank and a 235 pound barrow bought for 1 a pound by Anchor Savings. The 105 pound lamb sold for 2 a pound to Wellsville Bank. The 85 pound reserve champion lamb went to Damron Towner Funeral Home at 1 50 per pound. The reserve steer remained unsold. Average bids ranged about 60 66 per hundred for steers lambs and hogs with base bids lower. A list of 30 steers 29 hogs and 14 sheep sold, with many local businesses purchasing. Fair activities continue with rodeo tonight and demolition derby Saturday.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County
Peoples National Bank of Ottawa
Anchor Savings
Ottawa
Barrow
Wellsville Bank
Colonial Steak House
Wellsville
Damron-Towner Funeral Home
Beatty-England Truck Line
Lucky Hostetter
Franklin County Farm Bureau Insurance
Franklin County Sale Barn
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Citizens State Bank
Pomona
Wilson Packing Co
Kansas
Underwood Equipment
Richmond
Democratic Central Committee
Loyd Construction
Metzger Salvage
Sheldon Truck and Tractor
Averill Produce Co
Waymires
Peoples State Bank
Town and Country Supply
Wingert Oil Co
Tom Gleason
Ottawa Co-Op
First National Bank
Richmond- Williamsburg
Attic Truck Line
Meyers Auction Co
Centropolis
Witherspoon Commission Co
Wiseman Bulldozing
Glen
Sheryl Nebleck
Princteon
School Leader Fired Over Milkgate Scandal in Hutchinson
Hutchinson schools superintendent Harland Paschal was fired after a public board meeting reviewing an audit that found poor fiscal management and policy violations tied to milk fund handling. Interim administrator Don Michael appointed to lead the district for an indeterminate period. Auditor Tom Sykes reported over $8,000 in cash in Paschal's office as part of the milk rebate funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Michael
Paschal
Bob Gilliland
Gilliland
Tom Sykes
Sykes
Indictment in Baltimore County Extortion Case
Dale Anderson former Baltimore County executive charged with extortion and bribery in a kickback scheme involving architects and engineers. The 39 count indictment names an aide as co conspirator and ties to Spiro Agnew era investigations. The probe aims to uncover similar payments and continues with U S Attorney George Beall leading the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Dale Anderson
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore County
Maryland
Agnew
Anderson
Marvin Mandel
State House
Annapolis
Baltimore City
U.S
George Beall
Towson
William E. Fornoff
Fornoff
Frank Kaufman
Beall
Barnet Skolnik
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk
Kissinger Opens Path to Open Foreign Policy Post
Kissinger says if confirmed as secretary of state he and Nixon will run a more open foreign policy and testify frequently to Congress. He notes executive privilege for personal conversations only and aims to move policy making toward the State Department for broader scrutiny. Nixon announces Rogers resigns and Kissinger to succeed while retaining National Security Adviser post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Rogers
White House
Peking
Senate
Picture Good Adviser Says Inflation Downplays Woes
Administration economists say most Americans are better off financially than they think. Stein and Dunlop note inflation is a global issue, incomes rising faster than prices, and real take home pay up about 5 percent in the past year. They caution public perception lags behind reality. ARCO asked to explain recent wholesale gasoline and home heating oil price increases in Washington.
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Washington
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
Stein
Atlantic Richfield Co
ARCO
Astronauts Install Gyroscopes On Skylab 2 Spacewalk
Two Skylab 2 astronauts, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma, exited the orbiting lab at 12:24 p.m. EDT to install a new six pack of gyroscopes and replace solar telescope film. Alan Bean stayed aboard to monitor and control if needed while Bruce McCandless teased them from mission control.
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Lousma
Alan L. Bean
Bruce McCandless
Garriott
Weather outlook with warm Thursday and mild weekend
County forecast notes considerable cloudiness this afternoon with temperatures in the 80s and southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight remains cloudy and mild with lows near 70 and winds from the south to southeast at 5 to 15 mph. Saturday will be partly sunny and mild with highs in the upper 80s. Historical notes show today’s highs and lows compared to last year and record values for this date.
Scouts See Canada and Congressman Meet After 500 Mile Canoe Trip
Explorer Post 2077 youths aged 14 to 17 completed a 500 mile Hudson Bay canoe expedition, first U.S. scout post to do so. They met U.S. Representative Larry Winn in Ottawa amid the Franklin County Fair and rodeo events. Judge Don White and sponsor Brad O’Dea accompanied the group. The voyage began July 14 with delays in Winnipeg and Norway House, followed by a route up the Nelson and Hayes rivers to York Factory. Weather included 12 foot waves on Lake Winnipeg and several portages with one injury reported.
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Anne Wolf
Hudson Bay
U.S
Larry Winn
Ottawa
Winn
Franklin County
United Staes
Ottawa Country Club
National Committee of
Boy Scouts of America
United
Don White
White
Brad O’dea
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Selkirk
Norway House
Nelson River
Echimamish
Hayes River
Oxford Lake
Oxford House
Knee Lake
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Franklin County Fairgrounds
Cambodia
Europe
Japan
John Minnick
John Killough
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