ECKAN Housing Repair Grant Shortfall Irks Officials
ECKAN reports about 35 homeowners eligible for its Housing Preservation Grant funded by Farmers Home Administration. The $150,000 program caps at $3,000 per home, excluding startup costs, limiting aid to roughly 40 low income households across seven counties. Emergency repairs include plumbing, wiring, roofing, siding, porches, and handicap access, with inspections for termites and limits on cosmetic work.
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Diane Yeamans
ECKAN
Farmers Home Administration
ECEAN
Ottawa
Lawrence
Emporia
Gene Hode
Social Service
Hodo
Franklin County
Shelter Opens Sunday Open House At Franklin County Humane Society
The Animal Shelter invites residents to an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday to adopt pets for Christmas and enjoy refreshments. Alta Cruces notes available animals include mostly grown housebroken dogs and some cats, with gift certificates for later adoption. Twelve new stainless steel cat cages will be on display. Donations and sales proceeds support enclosing outdoor animal pens.
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Alta Cruces
Franklin County Humane Society
Cruces
Mail Order Toy Firm Suffers Computer Crash Delays
The House of Lloyd, a mail order toy and gift firm, faced a computer crash on Oct 29 that forced a weeks-long delay in holiday orders. Salvation Army posts reported toy shortages from the wholesale division while Kass blamed a missed back-up tape and a single data-processing error.
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Grandview
Salvation Army
House of Lloyd
Clarence Harvey
Kansas-Western Missouri
Oshkosh
Wis
Escanaba
Mich
Lee Morrison
Escanaba Post
Saul Kass
Kass
Woman Regrets Earlier Choices Dear Ann Landers
A reader critiques the man shortage discussion in Ann Landers column and argues women foster the trend. She claims women chase tall, handsome, and rich men and outline a recipe to worsen the shortage by excluding others.
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Ann Landers
Birthday Girl Danielle Schulz Celebrates First Birthday
Danielle Marie Schulz marks her first birthday, daughter of Roy E. Schulz Jr. and Liz Schulz of Ottawa. She has brothers Steven and Bucky, with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Council and others. A long letter page follows with advice columns and reader letters on relationships and funeral jewelry security.
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Danielle Marie Schulz
Roy E. Schulz Jr
Hickory
Liz Schulz
Ottawa
Danielle
Steven
Bucky
Bill Council
Manhattan
L.M. Hernandez
Hoisington
Roy E. Schulz
S. Ash
Carl Schulz
Rantoul
John McDaniel
Spring Hill
Alta McCain
Princeton Road
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Eckan Housing Repair Grant
Cotswold Farm Park
England
Bobby George
Missouri Attorney General
Kansas City
St. Louis
B.T
Ann
A.H
Kenmore
N.Y
R.H
Boston
S.S
Lancaster
Sewing Machine Sales & Service
Albright’s
Richmond
Richmond Lake
Davis Road
Speglass
Swags
Bloomin’ Florist
S. Main
Pelpats
American Pictures
Shh
Moin Oltown, Ks
Aloco
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