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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1978
Page
6
A weekly library column offers help via phone call or visit at 5th and Main. It answers questions on cereal ingredient order, Hutchinson papers, cane fishing pole refinishing, Louisa May Alcott, Cancer Society donations, McKinley’s assassination, and Oklahoma star Joan McCracken with date related follow ups.
Four Kansas farmers testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee seeking support for a mortgage relief bill to extend redemption time after foreclosure. Sponsor Sen. Joe Norvell compared it to a 1934 act, aiming to stretch the redemption window from about three to 12 months. committee chair Elwaine Pomeroy said no further hearings are planned before next week’s deadline.
A Kansas district committee hears farmers from Lincoln, Mt Hope, Larned, Johnson and surrounding areas urge action to stop farm land foreclosures. Norvell cites 214 times more foreclosures this year and 272 since 1975. Farmers warn loss of land risks disappearance of farming livelihoods.
Local notices announce DANCE events with Marvin Ross and Country Gentlemen, Karen and the Kastaways, and The Rhythm Kings at Elks Lodge and other venues plus a Frankin County Farm Bureau policy meeting and various sales such as bankrupt stock and Good brand clothes. Also advertised are lunch specials, weekend dairy deals, and Get-Away Club Pomona opening with free barbecue sandwiches.
In Piqua Ohio AP reports genealogy interest rises as people seek personal stories from ancestors. James Funkhouser notes roots research blends history, locality and family clues from bibles and records to public archives.
Franklin County deputies say two 17-year-old males from Lane and Greeley were arrested Friday after a two week probe into a series of burglaries. They face multiple charges including thefts from homes, a Paola- Osawatomie airport break-in, and a cabin theft. Additional arrests of two Rantoul youths linked to a rifle theft in Greeley are expected. Stolen items recovered include an FM radio, a 70 foot extension cord, and a chainsaw. Sentencing for Miami County burglaries may occur there. juveniles likely to be tried under Kansas law.
The Daily Report shows admissions for Aaron Moore Mamie L Gray Mrs Owen Followell Mrs Ronald Pickenpaugh and others at several rural routes on Friday while dismissals include Larry Lindsey Maggie Gentry Cindy Stine and others. The article also lists U S C weekly market and school meal menus for Eisenhower Field Garfield High and several schools with daily meals and milk. It then covers Kansas City commodity and cattle market data with prices and carcass grades, followed by wheat corn and soybean figures and slaughter statistics.
Per person cigarette use in Kansas nearly matches the national average while alcohol consumption runs about half that level. The state pushes tobacco like elsewhere, yet bans on alcohol pushers differ from other states. Consumption overall is halved, with headlines linking economic benefits to lower use. Critics say rising drug suffering across Kansas harms all, questioning why alcohol is promoted.
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