Community briefs and events from Franklin to Lawrence
A compact page lists a 3 PM Sunday meeting of the Mexican American Community at Franklin County Community Development 117 E 2nd for electing more representatives. Other items advertise chili supper at Appanoose Grade School Pomona February 6, an Army enlistment for Ward Elliott Jr., and entertainment by Helen Beble at Edith's Tavern February 6 717 Massachusetts Lawrence Kansas. Also shown are church events with Jack Garvey organist and Jerry Streets speaker at First Assembly of God, opening Monday Don and Marys Cafe hours, Central Heights High School Feb 26 variety show entries due Feb 15, and trophies. Social events include dances by Bill Coffey and the Coachman IV at VFW Wellsville and Mac and the Rhythm Ramblers at VFW Hall February 6. Plus military notes on George H Coopey Jr. enlisting in the Air Force, basic training at Lackland AFB, and his Ottawa University biology degree. Also listed are a Dorothy Reams Damron-Towner family service, tax advice by George’s Tax Service, Eagles Lodge dance, Lions Club ham and bean supper February 6, Monsanto meeting February 8 with free ham dinner, and appliance service from McArdle’s Refrigeration. Finally Jesse Richardson and The New Country Sound come to Naomi’s Club February 5.
1970 Ladies Handicap marks 100th running at Aqueduct
The 1970 Ladies Handicap at Aqueduct celebrated its centennial as the event reached its 100th running. Nearby, three other New York Racing Association stakes had also hit 100 years with Belmont in 1968 and the Travers and Jerome in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aqueduct
New York Racing Association
Winter weather forces scattered school closures in several districts
Snow kept many students home while others attended classes. Holy Angels at Garnett and Garnett Burlington game plans remained unsettled. Lyndon Vassar Waverly Quenemo Baldwin districts reported varied attendance and tonight’s boy’s games at Garnett Lyndon Melvern and Burlingame Melvern proceeded or awaited decisions as conditions persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Angels
Garnett
Garnett-Burlington
Lyndon
Vassar
Lyndon High School
Burlingame
Waverly
Kenneth Poppe
Melvern
Quenemo
Baldwin
Jobless Rate Drops Despite High 1960s Recession Peak
Washington AP reports January unemployment edged down from December though both months hit postwar highs. The rate stood at 5.4 percent with 5.4 million unemployed, 780000 more than December, while seasonally adjusted jobs rose 400000 to 77.238 million. Unemployment compensation claims fell to 3.7 percent, a sign of easing layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
General Motors
Nixon
County Court Docket From Local Municipal Records
Summary of court actions includes speeding fines for Wanda Harris 23 of Olathe 85 in a 70 zone with $20 fine plus costs DeWitt Ballard 38 of Coffeyville no chauffeur license careless driving $50 plus costs David Johnston 54 of Topeka failure to stop at a stop sign $10 plus costs Record of admissions dismissals births emergencies and minor injuries from two vehicle accident summaries with names ages and addresses listed plus details of parked vehicle and two car collision at Grant and Sycamore with named drivers and ages
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda M. Harris
Olathe
Dewitt R. Ballard
Coffeyville
David H. Johnston
Topeka
South Cedar
Steven R. Francis
N. Cedar
Frenda L. Harrell
N. Main
Grant
Sycamore
Rollo L. Carter
S. Poplar
Robert C. Downey
Cambridge
Neb
Carter
Downey
Farm Roundup on 1971 Set-Aside Policy Shake-Up
Washington AP reports last minute disagreements among Nixon farm officials over the 1971 feed grains program. A key clash is whether to keep the set aside at 20 percent or cut it to 15 or 10 percent, with OMB presses for more grain production guarantees and potential cuts in preliminary payments to soyward farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon Administration
Agriculture Department
Office of Management and Budget
White House
USDA
Agriculture ‘ Department
Department
Wall Street Opens Narrow Gain Amid Mixed Market Signals
Wall Street steadied from session lows and edged higher at midday as the Dow Jones average rose 0.14 to 874.93 while the Associated Press 60 slipped to 30.0. Industrials held a firm undertone amid profit taking in a self correcting phase with several Big Board quotes delayed an extra minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Occidental Petroleum
Lockheed Aircraft
Denny's Restaurant
International Telephone
Skyline Corp
Boise Cascade
American Motors
McDonald’s Corp
RCA
Amex
Unionamerica
International Controls
International Control
Canadian Homestead Oil
Israel Weighs Egypt Push For Partial Canal Pullback
Israel cautiously studied Egyptian President Sadat's demand for a partial pullback from the east bank of the Suez Canal during a 30 day cease-fire extension. Sadat tied the move to reopening the canal to world shipping, while Israel and Jordan followed the extension with cautious stance and widespread press reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Foreign Ministry
Sadat
Egypt
Middle East
East Bank
Europe
Omer
Indian Ocean
Canal
Jordan River
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Jordan
Jarring
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Weather Elsewhere Summary From The Associated Press
Regional weather notes list conditions for numerous cities including Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Rapid City Richmond St Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg with varied conditions such as rain snow haze fog and clear across the country and temperatures ranging from near single digits to the 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Fog
Bismarck
Snow
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Funeral services for Bessie Miller in Richmond
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Miller of Oak Haven Nursing Home Richmond and former Ottawa were held Thursday at the Damron-Towner Chapel with Rev. Stanely F. Pedersen officiating. Music by organist Melvin Clevenger and soloist Mrs. Paul Damron. Pallbearers Lee Hughes Fred Lemon Jerry Moyer Glen Miller Lyle Dykstra Charlie Wheeler. Burial at Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Miller
Oak Haven
Richmond
Ottawa
Damron-Towner Chapel
Stanely F. Pedersen
Melvin Clevenger
Paul Damron
Lee Hughes
Fred Lemon
Jerry Moyer
Glen Miller
Lyle Dykstra
Charlie Wheeler
Highland Cemetery
Kansas City Markets Grain and Livestock Report
In Kansas City wholesale eggs held steady with grade A prices listed. Cattle saw limited sales with steers at 30.00-32.00 and cows 19.75-22.00. Hogs trading around 20.25-25.00 for 200-250 lb and 16.75-17.00 for 360-400 lb sows. Sheep with limited early week activity showing choice wooled lambs at 3.00-24.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Notice of Lease Forfeiture in Franklin County Kansas
Legal notice first published February 5 1971 lists Charles Ryan Jr Chas Ryan Jr and William H Schneider as parties. It declares a lease signed February 3 1956 to Edward Wagner forfeited for breach and demands surrender and recording within twenty days and affidavit of forfeiture if not complied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ryan Jr
Chas. Ryan Jr
William H. Schneider
Franklin County
Kansas
Edward Wagner
Register of Deeds
Appointment and hearing notices in Cecilia Ramsay estate case
Notices in Franklin County Kansas probate and district court reveal executor William S Bowers appointed for Cecilia S Ramsay deceased with nine month creditor filing window, hearing set for Ethel B Hodges estate administrator petition, and a sheriff sale of Mary E Scott and Jesse Dee Scott property in Ottawa with six month redemption. Court notices dated February 1971 and published through March 5 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Cecilia S. Ramsay
Cecilia S, Ramsay
William S. Bowers
Ottawa
Kansas
Ethel B. Hodges
Mary E. Scott
Court House
Bowles, Sheldon & Topping
Jesse Dee Scott
Barkley seeks descent of land in Franklin County Kansas
C F Barkley petitions to determine the descent of described real estate in Franklin County Kansas. He asks the court to decide ownership of all property owned by Henry L Barkley at death. Defenses must be filed by February 22, 1971 at 10 am in Ottawa Kansas with attorney William S Bowers listed for the petitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Barkley
Franklin County
Kansas
Towit
N.W
N.E
Henry L. Barkley
Ottawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Appanoose
Pomona
Ward Elliott
Ward Elliott Sr
Army USA
Dan
Ft. Leonard Wood
Helen Beble
Edith's Tavern
Massachusetts
Lawrence
FIRST
Assembly of God Church
18Th and Mulberry
Jack Garvey
Jerry Streets
Don & Mary’s Cafe
South Main
Adv
Central Heights
Central Heights High School
Bill Coffey
The
Coachman IV
V.F.W
Wellsville
George H. Coopey ,Jr
George Coopey Sr
Milltown
N. J
United States Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Coopey
Ottawa University
Mac and the
Rhythm Ramblers
VFW Hall
Dorothy Reams
Damron-Towner
George’s Tax Service
George Underwood Real Estate
Eagles Lodge
Larry Scheuerman
Lion's Club
Masonic Hall
Monsanto Chemical
Princeton Grain Co
York/Borg-Warner
McArdle
Jesse Richardson
New Country
Naomi
North Main
Zeral L. Brown
Faith Bible Church
N. Poplar
Rev. Brown
Willamette University
Salem
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Walter Gravenstein
the Daily Report
Cherry
Jerry Rogers
Marion C. Fitzgerald
S&s. Mulberry
Linda E. Eeord
N. Cherry
Wall Street
New York
Meir
Haim Bar-Lev
Lamerhav
United States
Thomas L. McMillen
William 5. Bowers
West 2Nd Street
Arthur L. Day
Franklin Savings Ass’n., A Corporation
Joe Ferns
Atty
Oath Main
Towner
KAP
Grace B. Beasley
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Miami County
Garland Bohn
Albert John Kraft
Damron Towner Chapel
Roselawn
Paul Cannon
Joel Towner
David Miller
Janice Damron
Rena Towner
Classifi
Cal
Ine Uency
Helen Hardingwish
Miles Donald Frank
Kansas City Plaza
Princeton
New Shipment
Chihuahua
Sam
Meric
Plaza Theatre
General Services
Gene Dyer
Pickering Piano Service
Fred Meador
J. W. Taylor
Jacesz
Budge's
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