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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1979
Page
7
Franklin County Assessor's Office will open 8 a m to noon on Saturdays for six weeks to help taxpayers declare personal property for county taxes due by March 1. The office also operates 8 a m to 5 p m weekdays. Tax exemption forms and steel bin filings must be signed by March 1 or the property will be added to the tax rolls.
The Daily Report records the death of Mrs. Bert Sink, 70, of Drexel Missouri, announced by her sisters Mrs. Guy Towers and Miss Clara Stitt. No funeral details are provided in the excerpt.
Services for Mrs. Pearl Gentry of Independence Missouri, formerly Ottawa, who died Sunday in an Independence hospital, are pending. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery near Princeton. Born December 7, 1903 in Ottawa, she was a member of Independence First Baptist Church. She married Carey F. Gentry on September 5, 1923. he preceded her in death. Survived by a son Robert C. Gentry of West Palm Beach Florida. daughters Virginia Smith Greenwood Missouri May Stewart Stuart Florida and Carolyn Samuel Kansas City Missouri. nine grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Also listed are brothers Arthur Jacob Floyd Jacob John Jacob Ralph Jacob and Robert Jacob, and a sister Ruby Reeder.
The filing deadline for Wellsville city council and mayoral races is 12 noon January 30. Seats held by John Reeves, Karl Romstedt, and Mayor Robert Cramer are open, with no filings yet. Filers must pay a $5 fee or submit a petition signed by 34 registered voters at 411 Main. Call city clerk Diana Lawrenz at 883-2296 with questions. A county health clinic rescheduled from January 13 to January 20 at 8 a.m.
The Senate and House pass and forward resolutions honoring Martin Luther King Jr. One resolution seeks to make King’s birthday a national holiday. A Kansas House resolution praising King was adopted. Dale King filed for one of four School Board seats with a filing deadline of Jan. 30 and an April 3 election unless eight or more candidates run. Tax reform bills seek higher exemptions and bracket indexing. DOT reports a 21 percent highway cost inflation in 1978. House subcommittees named for seven reapportionment areas. Lawmakers warn a spending lid could be bypassed by supplemental appropriations.
Rosalynn Carter debates whether Mary Finch Hoyt could publish a memoir about White House experiences. Hoyt said she would not disclose personal family details but might write about her tenure. The story also notes informal summit scenes and a flipped American flag during a press briefing.
Private pilot ground school begins Thursday January 18 at 11 30 a m in the basement of First Methodist Church Ed's Airmotive for more information call 242 5310 BINGO Dog Food 50 pounds 6 75 25 pounds 3 49 Metzger Salvage Laura's Rustic Junction 118 W 2nd January Sale 25 percent off most items OHS JUNIOR Class Chili Supper January 19 tickets 2 1 25 Serving 5 7 p m Cyclone Room Winter clearance sale starts Wednesday at Village Shoppe all sales final Enroll now for painting classes starting February 1 openings in day and evening classes Turner's Tele Shop West 15th United States government guaranteed bonds 9 2 percent annual interest Exempt from state income and intangible taxes Contact Michael J Esser of Edward D Jones Co Ottawa 242 1088 Save Ottawa s architectural heritage attend Commission meeting City Hall 9 35 a m Wed January 17
New York stock market eased in early trading with the Dow Jones average falling 3.90 to 844.77 as selling pressure emerged after a recent rally. NYSE issues showed more decliners than advancers, with volume reaching 14.38 million shares by noon.
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