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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1969
Page
3
The Pomona Youth Center sponsors a family fun night at 7 30 p m on Wednesday at Pomona High School with games music by a swing band and refreshments. An Eagles Dance is planned Saturday from nine to midnight led by Harlan McFadden. Adv.
Social Security representatives will be at the Youth Center, 115 West 4th, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday to assist filing claims and provide Social Security information. Piano tuning offered by Butler's with a contact.
Richard Fogle of Fogle Quarry was elected vice president at a Kansas Limestone Association meeting held in Topeka on Thursday and Friday, marking a key leadership change for the group.
A dance is listed at the VFW Hall featuring Bob Moody with Kenny Toumberling on steel guitar. The event is scheduled for Saturday at 9 p.m. Local attendees are invited to enjoy live music and dancing.
Frances L Craig senior, daughter of Mr and Mrs F T Craig of Garnett RFD 1, is among nine recipients of a Pi Beta Phi Educational Foundation Scholarship at the University of Kansas for the 1969 spring semester. The Foundation has offered scholarships for deserving women students at KU in past years. The scholarship covers in state fees.
Mrs Frieda Ehrentreich 60 of Nuernberg Germany died January 14. Survived by her husband Willard Cromwell of 740 Ash and two sons Rudi and Thomas Ehrentreich both of Nuernberg and two grandchildren. Mrs Willard Cromwell of Cromwell is notified.
A Founders Day program will be held at 7 30 Monday night at the Lincoln Elementary School P T A meeting. A report that Mrs Elaine Tatham, candidate for school board membership, spoke at colleges nationwide was corrected. She spoke primarily at high schools in Hawaii through the Mathematics Association of America.
Admissions include Clifton Detwiler Floyd Hoskinson and Glenda Runnels at various addresses with pickup days Friday Saturday. Dismissals note Martha Mesigh Gladys Keith Charlene Yohe and Floyd Jacob. Birth announces a son to Jim Goracke Pomona. Emergency reports Robert Foster injured during basketball practice Friday. School menus list weekly meals from Monday to Friday. A light post collision report and Hugh M. Coon funeral details follow along with Kansas City cattle and hog market captions and livestock figures.
AP reports from Topeka on the Kansas Legislature status of major bills across committees. Agriculture and Livestock SB95 calls for state inspection of meat for interstate commerce under KDHE. Civil Rights SB16 would bar housing discrimination with occupancy exemptions. Crime and Punishment SB9 revises the criminal code including abortion rules. HB1038 ends the death penalty replacing it with life in prison. Elections SB93 preserves presidential primary timing. HB1140 creates a June presidential primary. SCR10 seeks four year terms for governor and lieutenant governor. Highways SB28 raises gasoline tax by two cents and bonds $300 million for highway program. SB152 directs KHС to follow a construction plan without new revenue. HB1012 builds turnpikes Wichita to Hays and KC to the Oklahoma border. Taxation SB5 shares five percent of general fund with cities and counties to cut property taxes. SB85 caps 1970 1971 1972 tax levies at 105 percent of 1969.
New York AP report notes Reverend Edward Swanson argues service strengthens a man’s capabilities and faith amid church hostility to combat era protests. He notes 3.2 million servicemen plus dependents form a seven to eight million military community and outlines a new guide for churches to stay connected before during and after service.
Decorated Army Major Dan E Karr, son of Mr and Mrs Ira Karr of Paola, earned the Army Commendation Medal January 13 at Ft Carson Colorado for meritorious service as assistant operations officer of the 69th Infantry Brigade. He previously served as brigade staff training assistant at Topeka before activation in May 1968. His wife Shirley lives in Topeka.
Mattie Gingrich a longtime Franklin County resident died in Topeka this morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Lillian Mae Murphy longtime Ottawa resident died yesterday. Funeral services set for Monday at 11 AM at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Paul Pentz. Interment at Hope Cemetery.
An Oklahoma man suffered a forehead bump and cuts to a hand and leg in a Friday afternoon one-car wreck in the 300 block of North Main. Charles D. Lewis, 26, of Marlow, was southbound when a truck forced him off the road.
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