District 288 Petitions for Transfer Show 203 Names
Visual evidence before District 288 reveals petitions from the old Joint 77 district in Richmond requesting transfer to District 365. Of 208 signed Garnett petitions, 173 patrons still want to move to 365, owning 11,000 to 12,000 acres of land and 62 school children, with reasons citing taxes, location, and education.
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Don Black
Richmond
Joint 77
District
Unified District
Garnett
District 288
The
Herald
Pereson
Old Joint 77
Unified School District 288
Inflation Threat Grows As War Stirs Economy
The Viet Nam war's impact on the U.S. economy sharpens with inflation risks, labor and material shortages, and strained supply chains. Government and business seek liaising to manage prices and strategic needs as airframes, uniforms, and cargo demand surge while civilian activity nears capacity.
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New York
Viet Nam
City Studies Plan For Stop Signs At Tracks
Ottawa considers 22 stop signs along MoPac and Santa Fe track crossings to curb congestion and improve safety at Hickory First and Walnut. City engineer Steve James and Police Chief Eugene Flaherty lead the plan, with a vote to draw up a resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Lister
Ottawa
Steve James
James
Eugene Flaherty
Hickory
First
Missouri Pacific
MoPac
Walnut Streets
Santa Fe
James Prose
Walnut
Walnut Street
First Street
Tenth
Eleventh
Thirteenth
Seventeenth
Parents Weigh Reasons to Transfer School Territory
Petitioners at the meeting voiced concerns about future enrollment, tax burdens, and access to services as they consider moving school territory from Unified School District 288 to 365. They cited potential costs, transportation distances, and the need for fair school funding, with a few rescinding their signatures.
Weather County Forecast
Gene rally fair and warmer tonight and Friday with partial clouds. Friday high in the 50s and low around 30. Yesterday’s highs and lows were 40 and 19 with 57 and 19 a year ago. Record high 76 in 1913 and record low 22 in 1903. Hourly readings end at 8 am with varied temps through the day.
Maxwell Morse In Hot Debate On Vietnam War
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon predicts the American people will repudiate the war in Southeast Asia, while Maxwell D. Taylor counters that such news would aid Hanoi. The exchange occurs as Taylor testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid Morse’s charges of smear and gutter debate.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
South
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Hanoi
Morse
Oregon Democrat
Taylor
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
France
U.S
First National To Increase Capital Stock
The First National Bank received permission from the federal comptroller of the currency to raise its capital stock from 125000 to 150000. President R M Clogston said the increase was funded by transferring from undivided profits and strengthens the bank's permanent capital. Total capital accounts now reach 610000.
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Viet Nam
Eldon A. Grimm
Walston & Co
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Prudential
William Vo. Freund
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
First National Bank
Federal Comptroller of the Curerency
R. M. Clogston
Garnett Rural Carrier Stirs Up Hornet's Nest
Kenneth Mace reports Anderson County Democratic leaders protest the transfer of chairman Ben J. Brummel's son Richard Brummel to a Garnett rural mail carrier post from Shawnee Mission. They demand Espin French, a veteran with honors, fill the job, and hint at legal action and grand jury review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Kenneth Mace Garnett
Anderson County
Democratic Central Committee
Richard Brummel
Ben J. Brummel
Shawneee Mission
Frank Theis
Ington
D.C
Espin French
Iwo Jima
Mittee
The
Register
Brummel
Theis
Coleman
French
Grand Jury
St Patrick’s Church Dominates Hilltop in Anderson County
St Patrick’s church sits atop a hill in northwest Anderson County, its brick Roman design capped by a pale green dome visible for miles. The 107-year-old parish, rebuilt after lightning and fire in 1905 and 1940, recently added a new altar and a sacred art statue donated by Bing Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerald
Anderson County
St. Patrick’s Church
Lawrence Kelley
St. Patricks
House of Worship
Kelly
Bing Crosby
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Defense Department
Charles Williamson
H. J. Briscoe
Emeroria
Briscoe
Seventeenth Street
Richard Garret
Topeka Weather Bureau
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Lyman Corlis
Flaherty
Garret
Ed Hoover
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Rock Island Railroad
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
City Commission
North Mulberry
Lamar Fowler
Water and Light Department
Ben Lee Huddleston
Harerisonville
Commission
Huddleston
Police Department
Peresons
Unified School District
Stuents
Cecil B. Vining
Herbert McClure
Maxwell
First National
Brummell
Kansas City
Fred Coleman
Wash
St. Patrick’s
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