Area News Shorts Garnett County Officials Consider Bonds and Tax Changes
Anderson County appraiser extends personal property filing deadline to March 15 for the new do it yourself tax forms. Garnett city to place two fire equipment bond issues on April 4 ballot. Cable TV rate increases to 1.00 monthly start March 1. World Day of Prayer observances planned across Lyndon Vassar Garnett and area churches. Garnett USD 965 teachers seek raises totaling about 141,752 with base salary rising to 9600. Marie Hoffmeier to retire after 32 years as North Anderson Master Teacher nominee. Donna McClure receives 1978 Kansas Daughters of Colonial Wars teacher award.
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Garnett
Anderson County
Joe Fritz
City Commission
U.S.D
Marie Hoffmeier
North Anderson Teachers Association
Union Calls to Cut Ties With South Africa
The AFL-CIO urged the United States to sever social cultural athletic and diplomatic ties with South Africa to end apartheid. It called for ending Export-Import Bank credits and supporting UN disciplinary actions while backing South African trade unions against repressive conditions. Congressmen Downey and Maguire hailed the move as a sign of rising American public concern over Prime Minister Vorster's government.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
United States
South Africa
United Nations
John Vorster
Dance and dining events at local venues this weekend
EAGLES Lodge hosts a Saturday 9 p.m. dance featuring Nita and the Drifters with a choice menu including steaks and shrimp at S & M Buffet. Jimmie Lee and the Good Timers perform at Saddleback Lounge Saturday night and Sunday. Ottawa Country Club offers prime rib and steaks, VFW sets a Feb 25 dance with Leonard and the Strangers, Select Dairy advertises lowfat milk, and Mr and Mrs Dick Smay present Holy Land photos at Free Methodist Church. Metzger Salvage advertises bankrupt stock on 109 N Main.
Obituaries and Public Notices From Ottawa Area
Services for Mrs. Buelah Mae Broderson 91 of Chanute and for Nathan E. Fred 77 of Rantoul were set with burial plans. The report lists admissions dismissals and marriages at Ottawa area facilities, DPS vehicle accidents, and weekly school lunch menus. It also covers missing person updates, animal and cattle market results, and Kansas City wheat futures with sales totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buelah Mae Broderson
Chanute
Cedar House
Lamb-Roberts
Highland Cemetery
Henry A. Roberts Jr
Broderson
Ottawa
Russell W
Alice L. (Dutton) Howard
Library Line Answers From Community Information Center
The library offers help beyond books with a weekly Q and A. Readers can call 242-3080 or visit at 5th and Main for questions on topics from the Boston Marathon date to Easter, zip codes, movie rentals, and birdhouse basics.
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5Th and Main
Hopkinton
Prudential Center
Mobil
March of Dimes
Lawrence
Town St
Topeka
Twentieth Century-Fox Movie Company
Twentieth Century-Fox
W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles
Dun & Bradstreet
Britannica
Brimmer caps NAIA indoor with meet record triple jump
Kenneth Brimmer of Jackson State won the NAIA Indoor Track and Fidel Championships triple jump with 52 feet 10 3/4 inches, a meet record. His winning leap helped Jackson State surge to 38 points lead. Southern Baton Rouge and Adams State followed as contenders in the seven-event first night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kenneth Brimmer
Brimmer
Jackson State
Pomaney
Joe Whitley
Southern
Ricky Davenport
Davenport
Juveniles Arrested In Car Theft Case In Ottawa
Two Ottawa youths aged 13 and 15 were taken into custody by the Department of Public Safety after a 1971 Ford Torino was stolen from Pamida in south US-59 and later recovered near Indian Lanes bowling alley. They were referred to the Franklin County juvenile officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Safety
Pamida
Us-59
Ottawa
Franklin County
Wallace F. Crow
Indian Lanes
Princeton Road
Slides of the Holy Land shown at Free Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smay will present slides of the Holy Land at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Free Methodist Church. Terry Evans of 119 B.ath was reported in satisfactory condition at St Luke's Hospital Kansas City after a Friday Havens Steel accident in which he fell from a ladder suffering cracked ribs and removal of his spleen and appendix.
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Lanna Bond
Ottawa Rfc
Terry Evans
Roger Comstock
Quenemo
Alice B. Morgan
Oak Haven Nursing Home
Sylvia Phares
Ottawa Rfd
Dana Devin
Hamblin
Angel Cox
Willow
Aatron Moore
Cypress
Frank Stantorf
N. Cedar
Clyde Butts
S. Sycamore
Daisy Wyrick
S. Locust
E. 8Th
St. Luke's
Kansas City
The
Holy Land
Free Methodist Church
Richard Smay
St Luke's Hospital
Havens Steel
Evans
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Anderson
Lyndon
Assembly of God Church
United Presbyterian
United Methodist
Assembly of God
United Methodist of Vassar
Mt Pleasant
Vassar
Holy Angels Catholic Church
USD 365
Garett
Osawatomie
Donna McClure
Kansas Society of Daughters of Colonial Wars
Union
Aflcio Executive Council
Council
George Meany
U.S
Thomas J. Downey
D-N.y
Andrew Maguire
Dn.j
Washington
Export-Import Bank
Ad Briefs
Eagles Lodge
Nita and the Drifters
S & M Buffet
East 5Th
Jimmie Lee and
Good Timers
Saddleback Lounge
Ottawa Country Club
Dance Vfw
Leonard
and the
Strangers
N. Main
Dick Smay
N. Oak
Metzger Salvage
the Daily Report
Nathan E. Fred
Maude F. Fred
Horace B
Fred
Grandview
Loren Fred
Wichita
District Court News
Donald Henricks
Legal
Egalah Humphreys
Phillip Thornberry
Prairie Village
Mary Grinnan
Public Safety News
DPS
U.S.C
Fisenhower-Field
Garfield-Senior High
Hawthorne-Lincoln
U.E.D
South Main
Troy W. Greisen
S. Main
Michael R. Sellers
West 15Th and
Ash
Elsie L. Good
Wellsville Rfd
Velma R. Sheler
S. Mulberry
Beth F. Griffin
Cedar
William D. Wolf
Spruce
East Eighth
Dale J. Dewispelaere
M. B. Seymour
Poplar
Ottawa University
Centennial Hall
Rubina A. Stockebrand, CO
Logan Street
Sycamore
Marge Smith Morsbach
S. Ash
Genera J. Garrett
N. Sycamore
East 13Th Street
South Cedar
Donne M. Hobbs
S. Cedar
Frederick E. Schnoke
E. 18Th
Princeton
Pamioa
North Drive
Dudley R. Malburg
Ninth Street
Julia M. Cook
Elliott Barnes
S. Hickory
Brown Hall
Larry D. O'Hara
Ottawa Rfd 2
Kansas City Board of Trade
Amana
Towa
U.S. Treasury
Encylopedia Americana
Wren
Walter Schutz
State Film Cooperative
NAIA
NATA
Frank Gross
Adams State
Colo
Gross
al Feuerbach
Emporia State
Funeral Home
Doyen Insurance
Agency
Howard J. Doyen
Betty Malburg
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