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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1973
Page
5
Alvin Hinderliter of 720 S Main underwent major surgery Monday at Ransom Memorial Hospital with a room number listed as 304. Community notices include new engraving equipment at Sutton's for larger plaques and various business announcements with closing, vacation, and event details around February events.
Rep Vogel, chair of the Kansas House Agriculture and Livestock Committee, will speak at the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce legislative report in the Ottawa University Student Union at 7:30 a.m. He will cover corporate farming, livestock assessments, and the REAP program. Vogel, a 1939 KU graduate and sixth term Douglas County farmer, invites the public.
Wall Street prices eased for the second day as trading stayed moderate. The noon Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.29 points to 970.05 with decliners leading gainers 8 to 5 on the NYSE. General Mills led volume, down 1% to 57, while gold mining issues firmed on the American Stock Exchange though the price-change index declined to 25.17.
Three area youths enlist in the Marines announced by the local recruiting station. Samuel Pacheco, son of Samuel and Mrs. Pacheco of 412 W. 5th, will report to San Diego for three years of recruit training on March 5 after graduating Ottawa High in 1972. John Lee Falls, son of Charles and Mrs. Falls of 622 S. Walnut, joins for four years and will train in electronics in San Diego after Ottawa High senior year. Charles Ray Hirt, son of Wayne and Mrs. Hirt of Garnett RFD 1, reports March 5 in San Diego for training then Memphis for aviation mechanic schooling. he is a 1972 Williamsburg graduate.
Ransom Memorial Hospital staff staged an emergency preparedness drill at 7:30 pm with 28 Medical Self Help students. Fourteen participated as victims with simulated injuries, transported by Damron Towner ambulances and triaged in the basement before treatment. Milton Sampson, hospital anesthetist and class teacher, said the exercise served as a final exam. regular staff were unaware in advance. The hospital is required to hold two or three disaster drills annually.
City Manager opened airport hay crop and farm land bids, with rulings under advisement. A special use permit lets Gene and Shirley Atchison place a mobile home on their B06 Cleveland property for up to five months, approved after Planning Commission support. Planning Commission studies rezoning to permit mobile homes in area. A resolution ends a railroad crossing agreement with Banta Fe Railroad once electrical lines used for unloading were installed. The city will not pave the 1200 block of North Cherry, despite a petition. a separate 1100 block petition is noted. Dues of 1,750 to Missouri Arkansas Basins Flood Control and Conservation Association were paid. A memorial resolution honors late former Mayor Lamar Phillips.
The memorial record notes Dale Lynn Broers aged 20 died yesterday, son of Lowell C. and Thelma Mae Broers. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 pm at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with Evangelist Win J Hensley officiating. Interment in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Friday from 9:00 am until time of service.
In Franklin County Kansas the Probate Court schedules a hearing on the petition for probate of Ollie May Hall's will dated October 16 1965. Ervin B Hall seeks appointment as executor without bond with defenses due by March 2 1973 at 10 am in Ottawa. If not filed, a judgment will follow. Also notices on highway bids and a Rantoul dog rabies ordinance follow.
The city council of Rantoul Kansas enacts sections on impounding fees of 1.25 per day, 72 hour reclaim window for seized dogs, rabies proclamation powers to confine or muzzle dogs, penalties of 10 to 100 dollars for violations, and repeal of Ordinance 35. Effective upon publication. Mayor Gerald Ball. City Clerk Cecile MacCroy.
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