Dennis J. Fredricks promoted in U S Air Force ranks
Dennis J. Fredricks son of Mr and Mrs James M Fredricks of 1121 N Oak promoted to airman first class in the U S Air Force. Other briefs note tax service moves social security help at Youth Center and 115 W 4th, a 20 year federal service award for SGT Samuel J Northway, a free jewelry check up and stroke recovery news, and local ads including catfish night and a delivery reminder for the Ottawa Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis J. Fredricks
James M. Fredricks
N. Oak
U.S. Air Force
Social Security
R.A. Nitschke
W. 4Th
Samuel J. Northway
Ottawa
RFD
Richards Gebaur Afb
Princeton
Anna M. Beckman
Hartford
Archie A. Cummings
Topeka
Beckman
South Main
Ottawa Police Department
Shawnee Mission
Kansas Highway Patrol
Charlene M. Weller
Gypsum
Kan
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
RHP
Harriett Johnson
Oak Haven Nursing Home
Richmond
Danny Newmaster
Willow
Danny English
S. Mulberry
Donald Porter
Melvern
William Fowl
Pomona
Charles Burch
Lonnie Cox
S. Maple
Anna Maye Hynes
Waverly
Ruth B. Sealy
Cindy Iseman
Burlington
Charlene Weller
James Booton
Louisburg
Robert W. Altic
George Starbuck
N. King
Charles Russell
E. 4Th
Woodrow Watts
Colorado Springs
Colo
Merritt Imel
Neal Sayler
Harry Sparks
Ogalla
Neb
John Macy
Shayne Dehn
Ponciani Blanco
N. Poplar
Lloyd Heth
Walnut
Mary Haight
Crestview
Robert Slifer
Elmer McCoy
Pine
Logan Barnett
Perry
Darrin Noah
S. Main
Stephen Lantz
Princeton Rfd
Elizabeth Gemer
Warren Simpkins
Death notices and city briefs from Ottawa area
Obituaries list Agnes Jane Fisher aged 87 with funeral in Lamb Roberts Funeral Home and burial at Highland Cemetery, with survivors and service details. Also notes Michael Gordon Allan and Hughie R. Atherton services, burial sites, pallbearers, and church connections. Multiple police reports, traffic fines, estate settlement for Lula McDonald, fire department note, local weather of incidents, and assorted admissions, dismissals, births, and emergencies in Ottawa and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes J. Fisher
Agnes Jane Fisher
S. Hickory
Lamb-Roberts
Highland Cemetery
Paul W. Pentz
Fisher
Marshfield
Edward S. Fisher
Ottawa
Esther
Mildred F. Porter
Fairway
Dairy A. Porter
E. 14Th
Marjorie Fisher
N. Mulberry
Ethel Jane Fisher
Howard C. Fisher
Michael G. Allan
Michael Gordon Allan
Jerry W. Kolb
Eldon Rader
Richard Allan
Kenneth Andrews
Billy Callaghan
Leland Fisher
Dean Hamilton
Richard Orndorff
Arthur Allan
Pat Callaghan
Rodger Hibdon
Gilbert Prothe
Larry Rousan
Charles Weis
Woodlawn Cemetery
Pomona
Fisher Agnes Jane Fisher
Edward S$. Fisher
General Motors recalls 71 and 72 cars nationwide
GM announced a recall of 3.7 million 1971 and 1972 cars to fit a shield over the steering coupling to prevent stones from lodging between the coupling and the frame. The company said the action follows reports of incidents and is aimed at improving safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Center For Auto Safety
Washington
Consumers Union
Night Crawlers Elect Officers At Jan Meeting
Night Crawlers Chapter of National Campers Hikers Association elected new officers at the January 20 meeting in the Anchor Savings room. Ralph Bloomer presided as retirements were honored for former presidents. Officers for 1973 include Eldon Roeckers and John Fritts as co-presidents, Henry Gilroy and Roy Woods as secretaries and treasurers, Roy Herring and Virgil Kunard as members at large, with Andy Stine as committeeman. A guest from Overland Park discussed Kansas Campers Association leadership. The February 17 session will be at 7 30 p.m. in the Anchor building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Campers-Hikers Association
Anchor Savings
Ralph Bloomer
Eldon Roeckers
John Fritts
Henry Gilroy
Roy Woods
Roy Herring
Virgil Kunard
Andy Stine
Vernon Failor
Lyndon
Bloomer
Jim McIntyre
Overland Park
Kansas Campers Association
Movie Projector Taken At OU
The Ottawa University Wilson Field House reported the theft of an 8mm projector valued around $190. The film room was entered on Oct. 21, 1972, and the item was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
Ottawa Police Department
Field House
Guard training sites listed for Kansas National Guard
Brig. Gen. Edward Fry outlined tentative training sites and dates for Kansas Army and Air National Guard units. Sessions include Nickell Barracks Salina Forbes AFB McConnell AFB Topeka and Ft. Hood Texas with numerous units across Abilene Wichita Topeka and other Kansas communities. Separate KU enrollment shows 18 409 students across Lawrence and Kansas City campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Edward Fry
Kansas National Guardsmen
Kansas Army Guardsmen
Kansas Air Guardsmen
Fry
Nickell Barracks
Salina
Ft. Riley
Forbes Air Force Base
McConnell Air Force Base
Army Guard
Kansas National Guard Officers Candidate School
8911St Engineer Battalion
42Nd Army Band
Abilene
Beloit
Clay
Concordia
Manhattan
Mankato
137Th Aviation Co
Forbes Airforce Base
Coffeyville
Ft. Hood
Texas
995Th
Colby
Hays and Russell
81St Engineer Co
Wichita
Fort Scott
Kansas Army National Guard
69Th Infantry Brigade
Topp
114Th Cavalry
Arkansas City
Atchison
Belleville
Chanute
Cherryvale
Council Grove
Emporia
Eureka
Fredonia
Hiawatha
Horton
Iola
Kansas City
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Marysville
McPherson
Neodesha
Newton
Paola
Pittsburg
Sabetha
St. Marys
Troy
Wellington
Winfield
Yates Center
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Ordnance Battalion
169Th Ordnance Co
731St Transportation Co
Norton
Phillipsburg
Smith Center
Harper
Medicine Lodge
Junction City
Hays
130Th Field Artillery Group
127Th Field Artillery
161St Field Artillery
714Th
Hutchinson
Augusta
Burlington
Garnett
Ottawa
Pleasanton
Dodge City
Ellsworth
Garden City
Great Bend
Kingman
Larned
Liberal
Pratt
Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
Filings for 290 City Commission Seats
John S. Sheldon and John J. Reynolds filed as candidates for the spring election. Sheldon home 707 E 11th co owner of a truck and farm implement outlet and former Chamber of Commerce president and United Fund chair. Reynolds at 326 S Maple president of the USC 290 board of education seeking a second term. Both filed by fee. Filing deadline noon Feb 13. City Clerk handles city commission filings and County Clerk handles board of education filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Sheldon
John J. Reynolds
Sheldon
E. 11Th
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund Drive
City Commission
Board of Education
Five Die In Plane Crash In Nebraska
Investigators combed the wreckage of a twin engine Cessna 310 after it struck a Missouri River dike while approaching Omaha Eppley Airfield in snow. Five people died including Dr. Lyle Ryberg of Denison Iowa and Leona Dunwell of Mesa Arizona. Witness reports cited icing and icing conditions, with 14% visibility and a 700 foot ceiling. The crash temporarily closed the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Eppley
Velma
Avoca
Iowa
Arizona
Leona Dunwell
Mesa
Ariz
Leslie Berthusen
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
Berthusen
Berthusens
Dunwell
Francis
Federal Aviation Administration
Library Group Gets Going
The first organizational meeting for Friends of the Ottawa Library drew 47 attendees at the library. Temporary chairman Allen Loyd welcomed the group as Nell Barnaby explained the nonprofit service oriented organization. A nominating committee of Mrs. Julia Kirven Mrs. Wint Winter Mrs. Robert Grabham and Peg Carr was accepted. The next meeting is at 2 p.m. February 18 with officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Ottawa Library
Allen Loyd
Nell Barnaby
Julia Kirven
Wint Winter
Robert Grabham
Peg Carr
AEC Sets Up New Classes at Adult Education Center
The Adult Education Center at 123 E. 2nd announces new G E D study groups in English Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. and math Thursdays 7 to 9 p.m. No fees for the GED program. enrollment open to adults 18 without a high school diploma. Fee classes meet weekly for 12 weeks at $15 plus texts. minimum eight students. Schedule includes Typing and Stenography on Feb 1 and Bookkeeping on Jan 29. The center operates under USC 290 and unaffected by other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.C. 290
Dewey
Airport
Gomvrery Highland
Nau Op Comuleny Ua
Highland Perm
Reserve
Tom —Hightend
Walsh Foter
Nelery
Hope Perpetual Gare
Revenuu
Nt Paving Construction AG
Sewial Security
Az Communil
Y& Utility Peowanon
He Water & Ght Department Bae
Aa AG
Berg
Ra Soho
Hood Central
Bent Kuscello
Horn
Hanks FE
Teerive
Cam
Hayes
Rundciint Sinking Electric
Cety-At
LARC
Fred Control Ark
Speebet
Speceal Ass
Orisa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rand J Income Tax Service
Ottawa Finance Company
Sutton’s Jewelry
Adv
Roberta Whitacre
S. Sycamore
Vernon Honn
Sycamore
Franklin County Association For Retarded Children
Fulton Furniture
East 15Th
Hereford Inn
Wed
Ottawa Herald
the Daily Report
Hughie R. Atherton
Damron-Towner Chapel
Raymond Raley
Melvin Clegenger
Pally Damron
J.D. Harrell
Victor Shinkle
Donald Griffin
Art Allan
Gary Allan
Hope Cemetery
John R. Phillips
Walter E. Spencer
Leon
Robert J. Caselman
Grandview
Probate
Lula McDonald
Robert Baumann
Lucille Carpenter
Annie Cook
Edna Merrick
Nellie Cobb
Nellie Kaub
Roland Cole
Mary Cole
Alice Gorsage
Gertrude Vickers
Earl Baumann
Lee Baumann
Helen Mangles
Vera McKaughan
Lou Seyler
Paul Baumann
Evelyn Baumann
John Ba
Ottawa Fire Department
Larry Parkhurst
Springfield
Mark W. Burkdoll
Raymond E. Sweet
Sweet
Lucile Stratton
Main
Jimmy L. Bartlett
South Locust
Cleve B. Sanderson
Locust
Pama L. Jackson
Crawlers
Po Eeu
Michael Trinklein
Faith Lutheran Church
Trinklein
Zion Lutheran Church
Pittsburg State College
Taiwan
Lutheran Seminary
Hong Kong
Nebraska
Lyle Ryberg
Denison
Immanuel Medical Center
Jack Laughter
Otawa
Highland
Hid
Walsh Lot
Hope
Orlin W. Smith
AEC
E. 2Nd
Porter-Spears
Agency
Tom Porter
George Spears
Ottawa, Kansas
Vinancial Report
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