Memories of Pearl Harbor Reach Ottawa Residents
Dave Bemmels and neighbors recall the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. Local officials, commuting spouses, and community members describe where they were, how they learned the news, and the war’s impact on family plans and local life. A POW guard recollection links the event to farm labor shifts and meeting a future spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Mae Santarpia
S. Cherry
George
Fort Riley
Ottawa
Pearl Harbor
Lee's Cafe
Taxed by Intangibles Debate Reemerges in Kansas Legislature
Rep Joan Wagnon chairs House Taxation Committee as proponents push a new intangibles tax plan. Experts estimate potential state revenue near sixty million annually, while counties and cities weigh exemptions and local option rates. The 1982 repeal left widespread local adoption options across Kansas counties and municipalities. Urban areas previously opposed the tax.
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Joan Wagnon
D-Topeka
House Taxation Committee
Teagarden
Wempe
Thomas Severn
Legislative Research Department
Atchison, Barber, Barton, Brown, Edwards, Geary
Greeley
Harvey, Jefferson
Johnson, Kearny
Kingman, Labelle, Lyon, Morton
Nemaha
Neosho
Osage
Pawnee
Pottawatomie
Rice, Rush
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Sherman
Stafford
Thomas
Wilson Counties
Obituary for Almedia May Bishop 1919 1991 Ottawa Franklin Co
Almedia May Bishop 72 of Ottawa died Thursday December 5 1991 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Funeral Monday 10:30 am at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev. William R. Weber officiating. Burial Evergreen Mound Cemetery Franklin County. Born June 2 1919 in Genes oo daughter of John D and Jessie L Giles Greene. Married Kenneth Lee Bishop September 15 1940 Ottawa. He died February 19 1881. She moved from Quenemo to Ottawa in early 1940s. Survived by son Kenneth Lee Bishop Jr Texas brother Marlin Green Quenemo sister Opal Bodenheimer Topeka 16 grandchildren 5 great grandchildren. A son Harold Wayne Bishop died July 10 1990. Friends may call after 1 pm Saturday Sunday and until service hour Monday at Dengel and Son Mortuary family will greet friends 3 to 4 pm Sunday.
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Almedia May Bishop
N. Mulberry
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel and Son Mortuary
William R. Weber
Evergreen Mound Cemetery
Franklin County
Geneseo
John D
Jessie L. (Giles) Greene
Kenneth Lee Bishop
Kenneth. Lee Bishop Jr
Dragon Lady challenges KLA at convention
Kansas City area cattle industry veterans heard Carol Tucker Foreman urge dialogue with environmental and consumer groups to solve issues. Foreman recalled her 1977 U S Agriculture nomination struggle and praised leaner beef advancements while predicting meat portion shifts and a large untapped WIC audience of about 8.7 million eligible for federal aid programs.
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Wichita, Kan
Carol Tucker Foreman
Kansas Livestock Association
Foreman
Sumer
Libya offers to hand over Flight 103 suspects to Arab nation
Libyan officials proposed at an Arab League meeting to transfer two Libyan intelligence agents wanted in the Pan Am 103 bombing to an Arab country. The move is framed as a goodwill gesture to ease a dispute with the United States and Britain, with London and Washington insisting on Libyan responsibility and extradition.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Lockerbie
Scotland
Muammar Gaddafi
United States
Britain
Akh
Bar el-Yom
Ali Treiki
League
Foreign Office
London
Washington
U.S
Gaddafi
Arab League
United Nations
Tripoli
Douglas Hurd
Sacred Heart School Daily Menus and Senior Center Contact
The document lists school menus for the week including hot dogs, grilled cheese, fish nuggets, hot ham and cheese, lasagna and a January to September style meal line up. It notes senior citizens center reservations at 242-7440 with a day in advance.
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Sacred Heart School
Senior Citizens Center For Reservations
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Mongolia
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Japan
Tokyo
S U.S
Creelms Harbor
Wan
Harbor
H.P. Willmatt
Galler
Dave Bemmels
Rockwood Drive
Esther
Mulberry
Bemmels
Ottawa University
Franklin County Commission
Charles Mavity
S. Cedar
15Th and
Lydia
Kansas City
Mavity
Delma
LaGrange
Ill
Chicago
Butler, Chase
Cheyenne
Clay, Clark
Cloud
Cowley
Decatur
Dickinson
Doniphan
Ellsworth
Ford, Gove, Graham
Gray
Harper
Hodgeman
Jewell
Lane
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
McPherson
Meade
Mitchell
Ness
Norton
Osborne
Phillips
Pratt
Rawlins
Reno
Republic
Riley
Russell
Smith
Sumner
Wabaunseec
Wallace
Dragon Lady
Kla
the Daily Report
Ett
Ricoh
Maln
Elder's Cooling
S. Main
Sutton’s Jewelry, Inc
American Gem Society
The
Ottawa Herald
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