Death notices and police blotter items from Ottawa area
Funeral services held for Ralph W. Detwiler and infant Charles Vaughn Holt with burial in Highland Cemetery. Admissions and dismissals listed for area residents. Birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster. Ottawa safety report details a pedestrian injury and a long list of traffic and animal violations with fines. Kansas City cattle and hog price quotations provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Detwiler
Robson-Towner
Highland Cemetery
Alan B. Smith
Melvin Clevenger
Teddy Rood
Earl Reed
Richard Evans
Leo Blackstone
Floyd Hamner
James Seymour
Eber Swanson
Charles Vaughn Holt
Gerald Sheeds
Ottawa
Melissa Beeman
Charles Beeman
Orchard Drive
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Denison University
Granville
Ohio
Teresa Gahagan
Harold Gahagan
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kansas State University
Nancy Crawford
Herbert Crawford
S. Oak
Chi Omega
Emporia State
Ottawa High School
Ad Briefs and Local Events for Weekend
A compilation of weekend notices and promos includes a VFW dance on Saturday January 7 featuring Marvin Ross and Country Gentlemen at THE Clothes Hanger 112 West 2nd with 20 to 50 percent off winter merchandise. Also listed are food specials at Metzger Salvage 109 N Main and various dining spots with weekend menus and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Marvin Ross
Country Gentlemen
West 2Nd
Kansas set to boost public TV funding in 1979 plan
Gov. Bennett backs a five year phased growth for Kansas Public Television, proposing about a 30 percent 1979 budget rise for the Kansas Public Television Board and a total spending increase over next year exceeding 90 percent aided by a 330 000 carryover. The plan aims to add three new stations and a statewide microwave network. It was delivered by Jack A. Lemen and supported by Bennett with minor budget tweaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Kansas Public Television Board
Kansas Public Television
Public Television Board
Jack A. Lemen
Jim Maag
Lemen
Ottawa Housing Authority Studies Rehab Plan For Senior Homes
OHA met for the first time in a year to discuss the Community Development grant funded rehab program for converting the North American Hotel into housing for seniors. Only two of five attended as Joe Wakefield and Howard Doyen reviewed outreach plans for owner-occupied homes in three target areas. They expect to mail information next week and may hold a second meeting in two weeks to inform interested residents and neighbors. A subsequent session would cover grant details and application forms. The city may spend 3000 dollars per home for up to 25 homes, for structural plumbing electrical upgrades to meet codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Housing Authority
Brant
Joe Wakefield
Howard Doyen
Archer Retires from Farmers Home Administration after 40 years
Paul Archer ends nearly four decades with FmHA as Franklin County supervisor at Ottawa after serving as county supervisor at Fredonia. He then becomes field specialist in community programs for FmHA in southeast and east central Kansas, with Joe Turney succeeding him in Iola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Archer
Farmers Home Administration
Archer
Fredonia
Ottawa
Franklin County
Fmha
Kansas
State Rural Water Association
Joe Turney
Turney
Iola Fmha
Tribune
Hays
Institute For Problem Finance
Washington, D.C
Dorothy
Tola
Missourians Buy Richmond Bank
Controlling interest in the Peoples State Bank at Richmond was bought by two Missouri bankers effective Jan 1. James L. Huff becomes president and active manager, with Porter C. Jeffries as new chairman of the board. The sellers, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cooper, have moved to Garnett. Huff and Jeffries bring extensive banking backgrounds roles across Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Peoples State Bank
Missouri
James L. Jim Huff
Porter C. Jeffries
Harry E. Rash
Jim Cooper
Garnett
Kansas State Bank
Coopers
Huff
Farmers Bank
Walker
Federal Reserve
Kansas City
Division of Finance
State of
Bank of Grandview
Jeffries
Shawnee Mission
Goppert Bank
First State Bank
Buckner, Mo
Baker To Take Canal Treaty To Other Latins
Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker plans to consult Latin American leaders in Brazil Colombia and Mexico on the Panama Canal treaty. He will press Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos for concessions while noting the pact may not pass the Senate as written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Senate
Howard Baker
Baker
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Panama
U.S
Brasilia
Bogota
Mexico City
Omar Torrijos
R-Tenn
Jake Garn
Utah
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Panama Canal Co
Torrijos
Canal
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Report
Ronald Cowdin
N. Hickory
Bill Manwaring
Willow
Harry Funk
Brenda Brady
N. Cherry
John Lancaster
N. Elm
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Mary Higginbottom
Cedar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Cecil L. Kapp
Fifth and Cedar
Alice Badders
S. Poplar
Sylvia Wagerle
Sycamore
Paula Adams
Betty Hamilton
Lynette Helt
Earl Law
S. Mulberry
Alfonso Mages
S. Cherry
Kenneth Hopkins
Jeff Kelsch
S. Maple
Lena Okerberg
N. Main
Michael Wilkins
Grant
Jim Hatch
Ash
David Strehlow
Apple Lane
Randy Allenbrand
Ottawa Rfd
Michael Scott
S. Main
Gerald Allan
John Cathcard
Kevin Kimball
David Stephenson
Cottonwood
Paul Horner
Princeton Road
Janice Daniels
Elm
Alan Watts
Wilson
Patricia Shepherd
S. Sycamore
Randal Romstedt
Wellsville
Jeffery Gorton
S. Cedar
Dick Beardsley
N. Mulberry
Patt Fasse
Tully Larkin
Helen Stevenson
Maple
Steven Bones
Donna Detwiler
W. 10Th
Jackie Guinn
LaVernon Lohman
N. Sycamore
Charles Porter
W. 2Nd
Kay Hunter
Robert Linneman
Jimmie Morton
Beech
Larry Steenrod
Tremont
Steven Patton
Daniel Tipton
Daniel Mietchen
Max Cramer
N. Oak
Frederick Knight
Loren Conner
Ernest Shaffer
Princeton
Ronnie Price
S. Hickory
Marion Ferris
S. Locust
Brenda White
Wayne Gilliland
W. Rd
Michael Finch
W. Sth
Ad Briefs
Metzger Salvage
Arrowhead Inn
Herald
Mike
Kazy
J. C. Smith
Ottawa Veterinary Hospital
Turner's
West 15Th
The
Renegades
Country Cb'ers
Jimmie Lee and
Goodtimes
Saddleback Lounge
Topeka
Kan
Wichita State University
Olathe
Emporia
Salina
Wichita
Fort Scott
Lawrence
Lyons
Russell
Wellington
Cimarron
Ellinwood
Osage City
Associated Press
George and
Anne Antone
NAVY
James 8. Cooper
Sandra
Ora L. Mace
N. Poplar
Western Pacific
Eagles Lodge
Country Vibrations
C. Floyd Taggart
Denver
Lloyd C. Taggart
Main
Milton Floyd
Ottawa University
the North Baptist Church
OHA Studies
Violet Robson
Rena Towner
Dorothy Reama
Jon Ferns
David Bunch
Jerry Robson
Robson-Towner Chapel, Inc
North Main
Richmond Bank
First United Methodist
Jim
McCrossen
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
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