Women Saved Fort Scott s Historic Old Fort Area
Fort Scott Kansas residents celebrate preservation of the Old Fort area once endangered. Ralph Richards, a local attorney and author, bought Headquarters House to ensure its survival, now a city museum run by the BPW Club. Blair Park construction and land purchases followed a 25 000 bond issue, saving the First Dragoon Stables, post bakery, and other forts buildings. the site features Civil War and frontier exhibits including the old parade ground and Headquarters building with historic roles known to visitors.
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Fort Scott
Old Fort
Army of the West
Ralph Richards
Business and Professional Womens Club
Goodlander Children’s Home
Fort
Carroll Plaza
Main Street
U.S. 54
Blair Park
Marmaton River
First Dragoon
1St Mechanized Cavalry
Old Post
Fort Hospital
Free State Hotel
Jim Montgomery
Kentucky Hill
John Brown
Kansas
Montgomery
Blake Little
Little
Headquarters House
Subsidy plan to spur schoolbook rental program in Kansas
Kansas House introduced George Docking’s subsidy proposal offering $2 per pupil to schools adopting a full textbook rental plan. The measure part of a broader effort to reduce textbook costs by ending statewide adoptions and extending use. Also, bills to extend aid for kindergarten, raise tax levies for education, and a $5 lobbyist registration fee bill were introduced by multiple lawmakers.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas House
Docking
A. F. Throckmorton
Ambrose, Dempsey
D-Leavenworth
Emil Niedenthal
R-Russell
Alvin Prauman
D-Sabetha
Topekan Pastor Wins George Washington Honor Medal
The Rev. Lowell Castle Bryant of Topeka First Christian Church received the Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor Medal for a sermon titled Freedom and Democracy. The foundation awarded $100,000 in 1956 to groups schools and individuals for contributions to a better understanding of the American way of life.
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Valley Forge
Lowell Castle Bryant
First Christian Church of
Topeka
Freedoms Foundation
George Washington
Foundation
Low Draft Call Sets April Quota in Topeka Kansas
The April draft call in Topeka Kansas stands at 190 the year's lowest. It aligns with a national call of 13 000. State quotas show January 248 February 196 and March 203 in total.
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Topeka
Kansas
Want Program Of Grazing Continued
Representatives from 13 states agreed at a one day conference that the emergency grazing program on winter wheat lands under soil bank provisions should be extended beyond February 28. A new expiration date will be announced in Washington, with advance notice to farmers and stockmen. Delegates favor a later spring cutoff and urged a full re examination of the acreage reserve program. The department will study grazing on livestock acre reserves designated under 1957 spring crop agreements, and drought hit states may return retired land to emergency grazing.
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Denver
Soil Bank
Howard Doggett
Soil Bank Division
Agriculture Department
Washington
Doggett
Study Urges Widowhood Training For Women
Dr C H Hardin Branch chief of psychiatry at the University of Utah Medical School urged middle aged women to study widowhood at a Colorado Medical Society clinic in Denver He called the subject unpopular but noted most women face widowhood with no training and proposed classes to broaden life interest and cultivate assets
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Denver
C. H. Hardin Branch
Branch
University of Utah Medical School
Colorado Medical Society
Boy Fatally Wounded in Backyard Rifle Accident
In Kansas City Kas a 14 year old teen Darrell Foster was shot in the chest and died after a .22 rifle fired by fellow youth Robert Algar 14 while they and other youths fired at cans in Algar's back yard. Detective Leonard Sparks Jr said the discharge was accidental. Ottawa churches welcome you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Kas
Darrell Foster
Leonard Sparks Jr
Robert Algar
Algar
Appanoose Area Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Local families in Appanoose and surrounding towns hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. attendances included Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, the Clark family, the Ikenberry birthday gathering, and multiple visits to Hutchinson, Overland Park, and Topeka. The Appanoose Ladies Aid met for a noon covered dish luncheon with sixteen members and two guests, focusing on relief sewing and quilt piecing. The region notes also mention a basketball tournament drawing many residents to events recently.
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John Snyder
Ivan
Walter Clark
Fred Walker
Wilbur Lauver
Otis Ikenberry
Mr. Ikenberry
C. K. Rich
Joyce
R. E. Ledbetter
Hutchinson
George Carothers
Kinsley
David Rukes
Princeton
Loriie Rundle
Wendell
Charles Maubry
Overland Park
Howard Morgan
Mike
Ricky
Overbrook
Bill Hufford
Ward Nance
Edwin Garrett
Anthony
William Coffland
Duane Parman
Fairview
Loyd Edwardson
Emporia
Robert McArdle
Topeka
Overtbrook
Clyde Morgan
Kenneth Mesenhimer
Glen Mesenhimer
Lucy Lambert
Lawrence
Arthur Mesenhimer
Orvis Wagner
Moses Lake
Wash
George Dillon
Clarence Parker
Phoenix
Ariz
le Roy Downs
Lornie Rundle
Delbert Downs
Weatzig
Purnia Beamer
Ottawa
Ap- Panoose
Bohlen Returns From Russia Amid Talks in Washington
U S ambassador to Russia Charles E. Bohlen arrived at Idlewild Airport today en route to Washington for ten days of discussions. He said there is no direct link between his recall orders and the Middle East crisis or recent Russian developments. When asked about resigning he replied he has no special plans. Bohlen has been named as a possible successor to retiring ambassador to France C Douglas Dillon.
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New York
Charles FE. Bohlen
U. S
Russia
Washington
Idlewild
Middle East
Bohlen
C. Douglas Dillon
France
Sunday At The County Churches Directory Preview
Local church listings show multiple congregations with service times from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. daily and weekly evangelistic events. Clergy names include Father Harrington, Pastor Busn, Pastor Ratzlaff, and Rev. Hawkins among others, with Sunday schools, youth groups, and Bible studies noted across Centropolis, Runamah, Quenemore, and nearby towns.
Crude Runs Hit All Time High In Week
Wichita Feb 18 crude pipeline runs rose to 363 102 barrels daily according to the State Conservation Division based on company reports. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a record daily allowance of 355 000 barrels, higher than the conservation division’s 350 000 target and above March needs estimated by pipelines at 352 300 barrels daily.
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Wichita “Pb
State Conservation Division
Kansas Corporation Commission
Topeka
Conservation Division
Religious Services and Leaders Listed in Local Notes
Razak pastor leads worship at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11 a.m. Youth groups 7 p.m. Richter Metherist Rob Carpenter B. Craig pastor Morning worship 9 45 Sunday school 4 a.m. MYF 7 50 p.m. St Therese Catholic Richmond One Co te pastor Masses 8 and 10 a.m Sunday Weekday Mass 7 a.m. Welissie Rapray Royal Hiatt pastor Sunday school 11 a.m Worship 1 acm Youth fellowship 6 p.m Evening service 7 4 h Bible study Wednesday 7 30 Womona Meinome Chiron School 10 a.m worship 11 a.m Senior MY 7 18 Junior MYF 7 15 Wayne Holtins pastor
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Emerald St. Patrick’s Masees
Jack Harrington
Centropolis First Baptist
Pen Nicholas
Centropolis
Carl Busn
P.m
New Hope-Ruhaman
RFR
B. Shoe
Runamah
New Hope
Princeton Cimanan
Robert Todd
Antioch Baptis
Hal Hawkins
Pomona Assembly of God
Pete Ratzlaff
Appanoose Baptist
Ralph Hunt, Jr
Waverly St. Joseph's
George Krasinski
Kingdom Hall
Queremnor
Bom
Trineeton
Tom Reborn. Jr
Weeshin Va
Myef
Wellaville Metnoa - Rev
Paul Leste
Crurere Scheol
Felowship
Greenwood Baptist
Don Ripley
First Baptist Couret
Quenema - Bini School
Acm
Cec
V. Kramer
Union Chapel
Methodist
Dick Krumpe
MYF
Methodint
Rrichmond
Cecil
MW Corr
Carl A. Grondort
Rantoul! Methodist and Presbyter
Spring Ridge
Peoria BE
Free ‘Methodist
Wittinmaburg
F. Longenecker
Worsyn & Pom
Oliver Bapkiss
Roger Cart Till
Seventh-Day Adventists
Ninth and Sycamore
Homewood Christian and Community
Ronald Seward
A.m
Ronald Kerr
Williamsburg
W. Neveli
Razak
Richter
Robert B. Craig
St. Therese Catholic
Richmond
Cote
Welissie Rapray
Royal Hiatt
Partor
Womona Meinome
Chiron
Wayne Holtins
Rainy day apricot candy recipe project
Children prepare a simple candy mix by chopping dried apricots and nuts, then add coconut and confectioners sugar. The mixture is rolled into balls and may be moistened with orange juice to mold.
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Frank Reeds
Fort Scott Tribone
Fort Scotp, Kas
Topekan
Beaven
Appanoose Area
Ruth Morgan
Nomewood St. Anthony's Church
George Klasinski
the Church For All
ALL For the Church
Job
Serre Snes Dpa
Keister Adv
Auto Body Repair
Crites Body Shop
BANKS
First National Bank
Peoples National Bank
Edmiston’s
Bennett Creamery Co
Anchor Savings & Loan Assn
Ottawa Building & Loan Assn
Manufacturers
Made O’day Corporation
Ottawa Steel Products, Inc
The
Ottawa Herald
NEW Car
Minnick Dodge
Plymouth Radio & Television
Briscoe Drug Store Utilities— Keen Company
Mann-Bell Drug Store Gas Service Company
Mack Electric
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