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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1980
Page
7
Ottawa suffered a brief outage when the city power plant cut two circuits to prevent overload. Utility Director Jack Davis said workers were de-bugging the main unit STAG after a recent overhaul. The 3 p.m. outage lasted about 10 minutes. STAG returned online with no expected further issues.
The Ottawa Optimist Club will sponsor an oratorical contest at Ottawa High School on Sunday March 23. Any boy or girl under 16 may enter. First to third prizes awarded in each division, with a $500 scholarship top prize for the overall winner. Subject is Our Challenge of the 80s. Four to five minute speeches judged on quality, organization, delivery, and impact. Contact Janice Ford at 242-3237 for details.
Patrick Eagleson named new manager of the Ottawa Montgomery Ward store at Fifth and Main. He comes from Concordia where he managed the Ward's store nine months and previously ran a floor covering and sewing machine business for 17 years. Eagleson, his wife Ruth and daughter Joni moved to 1211 Ash in Ottawa.
In Missouri, three of four St Joseph suspects were bound over for arraignment on March 14 after preliminary hearings for aggravated robbery and battery in the Jan 15 shooting of Danny Croman. Croman testified about the car ride and robbery near Princeton, while bond reductions lowered two suspects' bonds to 25000. All four remain jailed in Franklin and Douglas counties.
A third and final group of inmates from the New Mexico State Penitentiary is due today at Leavenworth. A second group of 74 prisoners arrived Thursday, with 64 bused out on Friday to Terre Haute Indiana and Springfield Missouri while 10 stayed at Leavenworth. Prisoners are processed in a separate receiving area, with Springfield housing a dormitory facility away from hospital inmates.
North Korea and Romania joined Yugoslavia in backing the Kremlin military intervention in Afghanistan. Services for Lyle Raymond Hart, 60, postponed to 11 a.m. Monday at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Loyd Read, 76, dies, services at Foster-Fohn Funeral Home 2 p.m. Friday, graveside 2 p.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery. Ottawa Read, born June 2 1903, worked Sunshine Biscuit Co until 1942 then moved to Kirksville 1928. Survived by two daughters, a sister-in-law, and two granddaughters. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Hospital admissions: Misty Ballard Ottawa RFD 3. Bertha Hoagland 1641 S Main.
The Daily Report lists dismissals at addresses in Ottawa and nearby areas for Thursday along with vandalism at a Shumway home and a marriage license for James Alan Kyle and Sherry Lynn Wolken. It notes a divorce granted for Candi Lynn Klamet and David Vincent Klamet and provides commodity quotations from the Ottawa Co-Op.
Ottawa Junior High announces ninth high honors and honors recipients for the first semester. The lists include students from Ninth and Eighth grades with numerous names across high honors and honors categories, highlighting standout scholars and consistent performers.
Classified style notice list shows McARDLES'S space for rent at 118 E 15th and 242 4573. Several local promos include Eddie's Casual Shop cleanup sale with 50 75 percent off on John Deere snow throwers, Underwood Equipment February specials, Dairy Queen burger and sundae deals, local food and event ads, and Valentine related sales and events at multiple venues. Also notes Bridal Preview rescheduled, tractor tire sale February 1 for one month, community meals and classes, and travel film Poland event at Municipal Auditorium February 14.
Wall Street in New York opened mixed with the Dow Jones average at 884.47 by noon after slipping 1.02 from Thursday’s four month high. Gainers led decliners 8 to 7 on the NYSE as analysts note a recent energy sector surge driven by talk of a Wyoming gas discovery, but signs of cooling appear emerging.
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