First-Hand Jaycees Learn From Property Marking Effort
Ottawa Jaycees promote National Jaycee Week and Operation Identification to deter theft. A break in at Rich Forster and Larry Johnson’s Country Club Heights home saw two speakers and a turntable stolen. Residents are urged to mark valuables with five engravers at Public Safety to aid recovery and deter resale.
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Local services and events in Princeton area
H R Block will make house calls for shut-ins. 242 1040 for appointment. HOWDY S Steak and Stuff offers Beef kabobs salad French fries Texas toast and beverage for 275. The Shades Of Blue and Amos play at Saddleback Lounge this week. City of Princeton filing for mayor or council ends Feb 1. Bird feed suet cakes and cowflake ice melter sold by Willis Garden Center at 5th and Cherry.
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Gieber Sr. Dies at 79 in Duluth Funeral in Ottawa
Russell D. Gieber Sr., 79, of Ottawa died Monday in Duluth Georgia. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by wife Flossie. four daughters Vivian Norton and Mrs. Jack Elder of Ottawa, Mrs. Leonard Sweetwood and Mrs. Bernard Walters of Kansas City. four sons Cleo, Russell Jr., Rodney, and Marvin. a brother Clifford Gieber of Beatrice Nebraska. 25 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Five daughters, two sons, and a brother preceded him in death.
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Ottawa
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Lilburn
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Castro Valley
Calif
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Beal Air Force Base
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Beatrice
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Central Business District Group Sets Feb 14 Meeting
The annual gathering of Central Business District Inc. organized a year ago by the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will be Feb 14. Ben Park, elected chairman, says the public is invited to hear downtown Ottawa programs including a slide show and reports from groups like the Historic Ordinance Committee and the Community Design Committee, city planning, and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Emerald Jewel Under Rival Florentine Venetians
Renaissance rivalry between Florence and Venice centers on a jeweled emerald bearing a critical military secret. Lorenzo de Medici places the jewel with Leonardo da Vinci, while Venetians seize Leonardo's mistress to force a claim. A lively historical novel.
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Statewide Public TV Critics Debate Gov Plan
Kansas lawmakers clash over a proposed statewide public television system. Sen. Bert Chaney questions a college anchored network as second rate, while Gov. Bennett touts a scaled down plan costing less than one fifth of last year’s package and relying on state grants for capital and operating costs.
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Bert Chaney
D-Hutchinson
Chaney
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Filings Grow for Ottawa City and Area School Posts
Ottawa voters see multiple filings for city commission and area school boards. Paul Gaynor joins Dorothy Nichols Wendell Barker and Fred Zook for Ottawa city seats. Ottawa school board candidates include Jack Beauchamp Jack Patty Walter Dengel and Larry Matney. Wellsville candidate is J Harry Peckham for position No 6 and Richmond candidate is Dale Carey for position No 4. Honor student Gerald Schultz of Pomona High earns Northeast Kansas District Honor Band honors and plans Ottawa University enrollment next fall.
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Elm
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Hanes Drive
Larry Matney
Wellsville U.S.C
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Richmond U.S.C
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Quenemo
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Fletcher family to move for Anchor Savings post
The Landon Fletcher family will relocate in February to Junction City where Fletcher becomes vice president and manager of the Anchor Savings branch opening there. He has been assistant manager locally for three years, after two years at Safeway. Brenda Fletcher, active in Ottawa civic life, will sell Beautyland beauty shop as they depart.
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