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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1964
Page
4
Harrisonville Missouri AP reports Halcomb built a factory on the town’s edge producing iron on patches for trouser pockets to stop holes. After ten years of failures a melted plastic basket inspired a heat bond patch that endures cleaners. In six months the mill produced over 2.5 million patches and he still hasn’t filled the wastebasket with $5 bills.
Kansas general revenue and retail sales receipts for July fell 229,988 below estimates after a 124,236 refund to Southwestern Bell, plus cigarette tax shortfalls. July total 11,782,873 vs 12,012,861 expected. Cigarette tax underperformed, July 173,156 vs 199,600 estimate. Fiscal year 1964 end totals: 157,736,054, above estimate by 109,676 due to late fiscal agency commission deposits.
Richmond area society notes list Mr and Mrs Harold Rockers of Austin and Mina and Mrs Lena Rockers. Ottawa residents spent Saturday at Arnold Workens. Willing Workers met with Mrs W C Carpenter to quilt. Sept 1 meeting planned with Mrs Furman Porter. Mrs Bob Kuiken hosted U S G group picnic at grade school Aug 19. Sept meeting set with Mrs Dee Spaulding.
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