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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1985
Page
11
The Ottawa newspaper lists multiple obituaries for Frank Oliver Spencer Frances Marie Whan Harvey S Caldwell Dorothy R Buckley and others with service times burial places and survivors. It also reports arrests vandalism admissions dismissals and local vehicle incidents with names ages and locales.
In Topeka a nursing home representative told a Senate committee that a bill penalizing employees who fail to report adult abuse or neglect is unnecessary, citing current reporting by staff. Supporters from the aging department and nursing groups urged passage to curb elder abuse, while the committee planned further hearings. A separate KDOT bid of 273,459 for resurfacing 3.5 miles of a Franklin County road between US-59 and Centropolis was approved.
News brief notes a health insurance lesson titled Your Health Insurance sponsored by the Extension Office from 8 45 to noon Friday at the Adult Education Center. Precipitation in Worden in January totaled 1 87 inches, above normal 1 27. Snowfall reached 19 5 inches, versus 5 inches in January 1964. West Franklin School District 287 sets special board meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Pomona board office to review Williamsburg lunchroom plans.
Lane area telephone customers had long distance service restored this morning after vandalism damaged toll repeaters on Continental lines near Lane. Franklin County sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate the two repeater damages causing the outage around 6 p.m. Sunday. Loss estimated at more than $159.
Numerous short notices detail price cuts at Cloud Nine Bridal Shop and services, a chili supper fundraiser on February 9, a Western Farm Show on February 24 to 26 with ticket pickup, a ring repair service, Underwood income tax pricing, a TV trade-in offer, and a workshop class enrollment deadline. Items mention Pomona area, Kansas City Missouri, and local businesses.
Frank Oliver Spencer 92 longtime farmer and stock man of the area died Saturday February 2 1985 formerly of 34 S Main St He was father of Mrs Wayne Snow Funeral services will be at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home 2 p m Tuesday February 5 Rev Lloyd Johnston officiating Interment Berea Cemetery east of Richmond Kansas The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p m Monday at the funeral home Memorials to the American Cancer Society or to be left at the funeral home
In Silver Lake Kansas a six year old girl Theresa Ward died after a 70 pound Labrador named Blue grabbed her scarf and dragged her through snow. The coroner said the scarf around the neck suffocated her. the dog did not bite. Neighbors described the dog as friendly and often seen playing with the children. The dog had been in a humane shelter since the incident.
Funeral services for Mrs Gladys Muddleston of Ottawa Kansas will be held at Dengel Son Mortuary on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev Jim McCrossen will officiate with interment at Princeton Cemetery. Contributions to American Cancer Society urged.
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