Skyhook Means Signs Builds Growth in 1970s U S firms
Skyhook Corporation and Spence Mfg. Inc. in Ottawa report 91 percent sales growth over 24 months and record backlog as 70 Sponce 33 foot ladder units go to a Venezuelan electric company. LEROY CORLEY will narrate an Alaska oil slide at the Lions Club meeting January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyhook Corporation
Spence Mfg. Inc
Ottawa
Olathe
Sader
James Harden
Skyhook and
Spence
Harden
South America
Kansas
Kansas City
New Orleans
Leroy Corley
Atlantic-Richfield Oil Co
Lions Club
L&m
Alaska
Jims Hill House Opens and Events With Specials
Ad brief notes at Jims Hill House open January 5 and regular hours return. Includes noon buffet and a January 6 chili supper with Marvin Ross Band, plus other local sales and events from Willis Garden Center to Lindsey Grocery closing out and Young Place Ottawa markdowns store wide. Certain phone numbers and prices listed for local services and sales.
Obituaries, early 20th century Kansas area notices
Death notices and funeral details for Olen Dawson and Percie F. Supernaw plus multiple obituaries. Includes survivor lists, birthdates near Waverly and Ottawa, service times at Jones Funeral Home, burial sites, and memorial gift suggestions. Additional items cover a George Overstreet memorial, Maxin Vinton Foster service, and corrections. Also lists admissions dismissals births and a minor property damage report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen Dawson Waverly
Olen Dawson
Shawnee Mission
Waverly
Jones Funeral
Lebo
Key West Cemetery
Dawson
Section Church of Christ
Nellie Mae Seaman
Ottawa
George
Ivan Dawson
Virgil Dawson
Burlington
Adele Williamson
Dorothy Bryant
Norma Clark
Great Bend
American Heart Association
Percie F. Supernaw Waverly
Percie F. Supernaw
Foster
Maxin Vinton Foster
Rantoul
Kansas
Dengel & Son
Alan Smith
Stanton Cemetery
Richmond Women In Stable Condition After Garnett Crash
Two Richmond women Debra Pelsor 22 and Robin Walters 18 were admitted in stable condition at Anderson County Hospital Garnett after a two car collision on US-59. Michael Walters 19 was treated at KU Medical Center and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Anderson County
Garnett
Debra L. Pelsor
Richmond Rfd
Robin Walters
Michael Wayne Walters
Ft. Hood
Texas
Michael Walters
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas Highway Patrol
Pelsor
Fourth suspect arrested in Lofgreen office safe theft
Lawrence police arrested Richard M. Witt on assault charges and prepared for transfer to Ottawa on a Franklin County warrant. Three other Lawrence men, including Gaylin W. Snodgrass and Vincent A. Perdue, have been charged in the November 20 burglary that broke a window and wheeled a safe containing cash and drugs from the physician Victor J. Lofgreen’s office. Gary Lynn Smart was arraigned after his Tuesday arrest and is held on a $5,000 bond. all face preliminary hearings next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Victor J. Lofgreen
Richard M. Witt
Ottawa
Franklin County
Witt
Lofgreen
Gaylin W. Snodgrass
Vincent A. Perdue
Gary Lynn Smart
Multiple Vehicle Accidents Reported In Rantoul Area
The sheriff reports a Wednesday accident half a mile south of Rantoul when a northbound Ford pickup driven by Dale E. Evans 16 lost control on snow at the road edge and rolled over. Evans uninjured. major damage noted. Another Wednesday collision on the 100 block of South Cedar involved a 1969 Chevrolet driven by Jonathan I. Stone 16 and a 1973 Buick driven by Nina K. Snyder 58. Stone cited for improper backing with major damage to both cars. A hit and run on the 800 block of Kcing caused about 300 dollars damage to the driver side door of Ermil Greenfield's vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Rantoul
Dale E. Evans
Evans
South Cedar
Jonathan I. Stone
Cedar
Greenwood Bridge Repair Plans Spark County Bridge Bid
Franklin County commissioners weigh funding options to repair or replace the Greenwood bridge southeast of Pomona and consider extending repair plans to 80 to 100 other bridges. They lack funds in the current budget and will outline proposals in early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Rayl
Greenwood
Pomona
Franklin County
Leroy Wasmund
Wasmund
Greenwood Township
Albert Coffman
Rebels gain ground in Cambodian offensive near Phnom Penh
Reports from Bangkok indicate Vietnamese backed insurgents have seized towns, claiming control of about 18,000 square miles including the Mekong River. The United Front for National Salvation said it captured Stung Treng and Lomphat and besieges Kompong Cham, as Hanoi stays silent and U S support grows. The fighting involves an estimated 100,000 Vietnamese troops and up to 20,000 Cambodian defectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Security Council
U.S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Mekong
Hanoi
United Front For National Salvation
Stung Treng
Lomphat
Kratie
Kompong Cham
Wall Street rises on strong dollar and calm Iran news
The Dow Jones average gains 6.93 points to 24.32 at noon as advances outpace declines by more than 3 to 1 on the NYSE. Volume hits 12.36 million shares in two hours, below yesterday, with JC Penney up 31 percent after an 11.5 percent December sales rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iran
New York Stock Exchange
JC Penney
Also Mentioned on This Page
University of Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Rhonda Holman
Halstead
William Allen White
Daily Kansan
Scott Smith
Lake Quivira
White School
The
Herald
Ad Briefs
Bruce Waymire
Jim’s Hill House
Young Place
Mark Downs
VFW
Marvin Ross
Willis Garden Center
W. 2Nd
Eagles Lodge
Honey Creek Clan
Jim's Hill House
Metzger Salvage
Singer
Dundee Fabrics
Lindsey Grocery
Circle B Steak House
Welda
Hwy
Catfish
the Daily Report
George A. Overstreet
Gladstone
George Alva Overstreet Jr
Overstreet
Avondale United Methodist Church
Ottawa Lodge
Af&am
Scottish Rite
Ararat Shrine
Northland Shrine Club
Lucille Shuler
Chloe Fisher
Douglas Overstreet
North Kansas City
Gregory Overstreet
Blue Springs
Judith Welch
Clathe
Florence M. Wheeler
M. Vinton Foster
Miami County
United Brethren Church
William F. Foster
Roy L. Foster
Connie Starr
S. Poplar
Henrietta Gibson
N. Oak
Claude Christie
Leon Gentry
Princeton
Terry Hirt
Sheriff's News
Mt. Hope
Paola
Wentzville
St. Charles County
Missouri Highway Patrol
James Forester Jr
Marthasville
Mark Brace
Wichita
Rebecca Oliver
Brace
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Chicago
Forester
Photo Dept
Ringer
Mit
Robson
North Main
Towner
Perry M. Peugh
Glennville
Georgia
Trinity United Methodist Church
Don Powell
Richmond Cemetery
Robson- Towner
Jerry Robson
David Bunch
Joe Ferns
Violet Robson Reno Towner
Dorothy Reams
Carl Koehler
Wall Street
Memoriam
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