Microfilm Project To Preserve Franklin County Records
Diane Yeaman reports Ottawa’s founding feud over county seats led to faded Franklin County records being safeguarded. Terry Strubbe of Lockwood Microfilms began a 400-book project to microfilm pages in the courthouse vault, aiming for 10 to 12 weeks of work. Cost estimated at $17,000, with two copies produced for storage in the courthouse and in a bank vault or salt mine near Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeaman
Franklin County
Ottawa
Terry Strubbe
Lockwood Microfilms
County Commission
Struebbe
Hutchinson
Court Tosses Out Herald Libel Suit Against 11 Defendants
Ottawa attorney Myron S. Steere sued the Ottawa Herald and ten other parties for up to 400000 in damages over stories claiming he was censored by the Kansas Supreme Court for unethical conduct. Judge William P. Meek granted summary judgments for the defendants and taxed costs to Steere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Ottawa
Myron S. Steere
Ottawa Herald
William P. Meek
Columbus
Steere
The
Robert B. Wellington
Harris Enterprises
Hutchinson
KOFO
Roderick B. Cupp
Edwina W. Cupp
B. H. Brewer
Ken MacNevin
Ottawa Broadcasting Co
Kansas City Star Company
Associated Press
World Company
Lawrence
Journal World
Kansas Supreme Court
Nellie Schoonover
Mrs. Schoonover
Board of Law Examiners
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Kansas
Salina May Sue Federal Investigators
Salina Mayor Keith Duckers said he would ask the city commission to sue federal officials for harassment of the Salina Police Department amid discrimination charges from the Treasury Office of Revenue Sharing. The case centers on funding from federal revenue sharing and alleged unequal hiring practices, with a seven point corrective order cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
HNS
Keith Duckers
Salina Area
Justice Department
Duckers
Denning
Woody
Olson
Kansas
Community Event Boosters Offer January Evening Mix
Local groups announce events and sales for Saturday January 14 including an Elks dance with The Renegades at Mike's Kozy Kitchen and a VFW post dinner and dance. Vendors advertise low price meats canned goods and birdseed with a government bond note and a treasure of classifieds.
Ag Panel To KC Field Hearing Set by Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee plans a Kansas City Kansas hearing to hear 31 farmers. Testimony begins 9 a.m. at Memorial Hall with 16 individuals and a seven farmer panel from 40 states plus six national farm groups. President Secretary Bergland declines to testify but will meet in Washington later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
National Farmers Organization
National Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bob Bergland
Dole
Bergland
Washington
Congress
Two Williamsburg men face theft and burglary charges
Mike Penland 18 and Tom Calcott 21 face charges tied to multiple thefts in Williamsburg. Penland is charged for jan 11 thefts at Hoopes Laundromat and Holiday Laundry with a Feb 6 preliminary exam set in Franklin County District Court. Calcott faces Dec 20 theft and burglary charges after a gun found at a pawn shop matched the missing weapon. his Feb 6 court appearance is scheduled locally. Both had prior arrests for Dec 24 tool theft at Williamsburg Co-Op.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Mike Penland
Hoopes Laundromat
Franklin County
Tom Calcott
Claude Sluder Jr
Sluder
Williamsburg Co-Op
Obituaries and notices from Ottawa and surrounding area
Obituaries for Neal E. Evans 76 formerly of Ottawa list his birth in 1901, teaching career, memberships, survivor Hazel McCullough, and service at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home. Also notes for Harry Long, Cleatice E. Riddle, Melvin L. Sellers, Ben F. Holmes with funeral details. Ottawa items include admissions dismissals, local accidents, theft report, and AP cattle market quotes. Wiles announces 1973 gubernatorial bid, former Legion leader and attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal E. Evans
S. Locust
North Kansas City Hospital
Kansas City
Lamb-Roberts
Highland Cemetery
Evans
Ottawa
Alonzo E
Ina (O’neal) Evans
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Kansas University
Lawrence
University of Missouri
University of Colorado
University of Wisconsin
National Education Association
Kansas Teachers Association
American Association of University Professors
Honor Society
Sigma Xi
Phi Sigma
Ottawa Association of Retired Teachers
Hazel McCullough
Topeka
Kan
Harry G. Wiles
Kansas
Wiles
The
American Legion
William Avery
Avery
Kansas Corporation Commission
Hodges funeral set for Saturday at Lamb-Roberts
Funeral services for Miss Clara F. Hodges will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home rather than the First United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara F. Hodges
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
First United Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
David J. Bernal
Ad Briefs
Mike
VFW
Leonard
Strangers
Main
Meteger Salvage
N. Main
U. S
Michael J. Esser
Edward D. Jones & Co
Jim's Hill House
S. Main
Bill Clary
Shiela Miller
Eagles Lodge
Honey Creek Clan
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Sandy Clary
FBI
Wall Street
New York
Apy
Ronald Reagan
California
R-Kan
Robert Bennett
Shelby Smith
Reagan
Jack Kemp
R-N-Y
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
the Daily Report
Harry Long
Wichita
Rest Haven
Long
Santa Fe Railroad
Fannie Miller
Eugene Long
Clearwater
Joe Servatius
Earl Long
Cleatice E. Riddle
Lamb- Roberts
Wellsville Cemetery
James W. McCrossen
Eldon Rader
Carroll Whiteford
M. L. Averill
Ralph Batdorf
Willard DeGarmo
Lawrence Lundstedt
T. T.shelton
George Streeb
Melvin L. Sellers
Dengel and Son
Wellsville
al Polen
Dorothy Matthews
Dale Fox
Vic Hughes
Ray Talbott
Clarence Rea
0. R. Norman
D. W. Waymire
Estel Northway
Ottawa Lodge No. 18
Af&am
Millard Wren
Ben F. Holmes
Robson- Towner
William Weber
Melvin Clevenger
Fred Frakes
Vincent Reedy
Alfred Starosta
Fred Lutz
Reid Harder
Harley Finch
O.L. Breckenridge
Kester Graffham
Leroy Holmes
Dennis Holmes
Rodney Holmes
Dudley Young
Leslie Guenther
Harold Hathaway
Patty Abbott
Valarie Richie
Shawna Devin
Pomona
Danny Eads
Walnut
Tammy Stewart
Blanche Spencer
Joseph Griffin
Brian Anderson
Ash
Pamida
Michael Walken
10Th
Cypress
Edward Parker
Olive
Iris Ybarra
10Th and
Sycamore
Ned Moore
Public Safety News
Whiting Institutional Foods
Barbie Bay House
Howard House Jr
Alexandria
Tulsa
Okla
Helen Kingcannon
S. Oak
Princeton Road
Towner
Violet Robson
Jerry Robson
Dorothy Reams, David Bunch
Joe Ferns
Robson-Towner Chapel, Inc
North Main
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