Bicentennial mood fills Kansas Legislature halls
Olive Branches Galore as Kansas lawmakers open the 1976 session under Bicentennial buzz. The day blends class reunion vibes with optimism, a joint Bicentennial ceremony, and talk of campaign fuel for fall. A new Centrex IT phone system confounds, while a multi million dollar bill index promises modern tools.
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John Marsitall
Kansas
Topeka
Hns
Capitol Rotunda
Kansas Legislature
Representatives
House
Kansas University
State Senate
Senate
Obituary notices and public records from Ottawa area
Obituaries for Olive Bray aged 83 and Dewar F. Kyle aged 81 list burial at Fredonia and Highland Cemeteries, with Kyle noted as a former Civil Conservation Corps director and Sunflower Ordnance Plant supervisor. Additional notices include Melissa Lickteig, Albert Carpenter, Agnes Fischer, and Agnes Fischer’s church service. Admissions, dismissals, births, citations, criminal and civil suits, and local weather- and market-tonnage notes accompany the public record section.
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Dewar Kyle
Dewar F. Kyle
S. Locust
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Highland Cemetery
Harold J. Weaver
Kyle
Cawker City
John H
Bessie (Meall) Kyle
Ottawa
Seneca
Civil Conservation Corps
Lobo Department of Sunflower
U.S. Navy
Franklin County
Ottawa Lodge No
Union
Order of Eastern Star
Ottawa Elks Lodge
Elsie Grass
Hays
Bruce Kyle
Colorado Springs
Colo
Peter Johnson
Service Head At RMH Quits
Clifford Hettler, 319 EH. 12th, supervisor of the service department at Ransom Memorial Hospital, has resigned after 17 years with the hospital. Administrator Steve Lott says duties will be absorbed by other department heads. Hettler cites dissension over department operation as the reason. Kathy Curry Walken now works at Beautyland. Call for applications Tuesday through Saturday at 242-1317.
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Clifford Hettler
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hettler
Steve Lott
Kathy Curry Walken
Beautyland
Call For
USD 287 Rehires All Administrators in Pomona District
Pomona USD 287 board rehired all administrators including Superintendent William Davison and principals Don Mull Andy Tompkins Lyle Park and Glenn Mitchum after a 30 minute executive session. No salaries set. Resignations accepted for Ruth Goodwin and Richard Sims. new contracts for Carol Staley and Sharon Goodwin. Board to evaluate Davison and plan staff convention in Wichita and purchase for classrooms and evaluation equipment.
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Joanistas
Ruth Goodwin
Williamsburg
Carol Staley
Sharon Goodwin
Goodwin
Jerry Heape
Heape
Staley
Richard Sims
Pomona
Sims
Australia
Davison
City Eyes Water Study From Ottawa Commission Briefing
The Ottawa City Commission and staff reviewed a Kirkwood and Associates study on the city water production facilities and distribution system. The Monday briefing discussed a preliminary report with a final version expected soon.
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City Eyes
Ottawa City Commission
Tiana Library Children Books Not Just For Kids
A reader praises adult and children titles, noting grown ups can enjoy quality kids literature. Picks include Blue Moose by Manus Pinkwater about a Maine moose becoming headwaiter, Pictorial History of Women in America by Ruth Warren, Among the Dolls by William Sleater, and Who Comes to King's Mountain by John Beatty and Patricia Beatty.
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Walter Cronkite
O.K
Manus Pinkwater
Big Woods
Maine
Dave the Hermit
America
Ruth Warren
William Sleater
King’s Mountain
John
Patricia Beatty
Francis Marion
Youth Rodeo Opens Jan 17 18 at Whispering Downs Arena
Open youth rodeo weekend at Whispering Downs Arena 83rd and Monticello north of Olathe features calf roping barrel racing pole bending and goal tying for junior and senior divisions. An open jackpot barrel race Sunday noon and finals Saturday with an awards banquet follow. Public welcome and AYR A officers on site. Ottawa High seniors and parents invited to financial aid seminar Jan 7:30 p.m. in double room with counselors Drake and Philpot. Bridge winners listed for Elks Club Monday night.
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Whispering Downs
83Rd and
Monticello
Olathe
Ottawa High School
Harvey Drake
Cathy Philpot
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Robert Bennett
Pete McGill
McGill
Southwestern Bell
the Daily Report
Olive Bray
Wichita
Fredonia Cemetery
Fredonia
W. A. Laird
Fern Hart
Irene Lamb
Leguna Hills
Calif
Nelle Remele
Dallas
Tex
Melissa Lickteig
Melissa Lynn Lickteig
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Gerald Sheeds
Albert Carpenter
Albert Raymond Carpenter
Damron- Towner Chapel
Don Powell
James Peckham
Zelma van Horn
Harry Woods Jr
Ralph Batdorf
Dick Ware
George Gould
L. W. Hostetter
Ray Evans
Pat O'Dea
Tom O’dea
Dale van Horn
Bill Ransom
Charles Stevens
Victor Warren
Agnes Fischer
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Jerry Sheeds
St. John’s Cemetery
Homewood
Mike Fischer
Larry Zwiener
Dale Hermreck
Dennis Robbins
Glenn Hermreck
Steve Wilkinson
Kenneth Gentry
Orville Glenn
Sycamore
Claude Reitzel
Richmond
Stephen Hickerson
N. Oak
Kathryn Sheler
S. Cedar
Alfred Johnston
Erma Baker
Crestview Nursing Home
Ray Anderson
S. Ash
John Lancaster
S. Elm
Ralph Gleason
S. Walnut
James Seymour
Rantoul
John Armstrong
N. Cedar
John H. Minnick
E. 14Th
Robbie G. Robbins
Willow
Larry A. Folks
Wellsville
Kenneth W. Saffron
S. Mulberry
Gerald W. Allan
N. Sycamore
State of Kansas
Margaret Glasgow
Robert Coppage
Board of County Commissioners
Robert L. Abbott
Hospital
Harry S. and
Gracie Castleberry
Board of County Commissioners of
Franklin
County
John R
Diane Neilson
Rita Oconnor
Stephen and
Becky
Powell
Wayne and
Dolores Williams
Farmers Cooperative Association
Bron Devin
Farmers Cooperative
Richard Shellhorn
Ottawa Cycle Sales Inc
Hiriam Powell
Ottawa Cycle
Charles Horne
Bruce Funk
Horne
Stanford
Stryker
Kansas City
Ottawa Co-Op
RMH
Ad Briefs
Metzger
N. Main
Balth Latheras Men's Club
Emil Johnson
Memoriam
Dengel & Son
Longe
Fon
Wickes
Lawrence
Wickes Buildings
The
Wickes Curpordpur
Ally EN
USD 287
Appanoose
Cindy Montague
Montague
Kirkwood and Associates
Tiana
All Youth Rodeo Association
the Elks Club
Ike McMann
Steve Vossler
Dot Miller
Kathryn McClay
Alberta Gere
Marie Hufstedler
Mary Hill
Bob Miller
State Farm
Greg
Seym
Main
Quincy
Golden Eagle Restaurant
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