Reservations Due Soon for Ottawa Chamber Meeting Banquet
Reservations for the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet must be made by 5 p.m. January 30 at 6.25 dollars each. The banquet, with speaker J Reid Williamson Jr, starts 7:30 p.m. February 4 at Ottawa University Student Union, following a seminar on Progress in Preservation at 2 p.m. in the OU Chapel classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ottawa University Student Union
J. Reid Williamson Jr. Williamson
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
Historic Savannah
Jack F. Beebe
Miss Spurgeon
College of Architecture and Design
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Wilson
Kane
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review
Beebe
Wilson and Company
Salina
Ottawa
Burlington
Iowa
Minot
N. C
Wichita-Sedgwick County
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Gulf and Western offers 10 cent bonus for new 1975 cars
The Gulf and Western Company parent of Ottawa Innc. announced a bonus plan to aid the auto industry. Ottawa Steel plant employees were told they could receive a 10 cent bonus if they order a new 1975 car or track built in the United States or Canada by March 1. Ralph Crane, manager of the Ottawa Steel plant, said no one had taken advantage of the offer yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf and Western Company
Ottawa Innc
Ottawa Steel
United States
Canada
Ralph Crane
Local groups announce meetings and events this week
MODEL meetings run 8 am to 3 pm Saturday at Westminster United Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall Thirteenth and South Maple. 4-H clubs Rambling Ranchers Clover Leaf Full O Pepper Junior Judgers Acorn Ruastlers Town and Country Princeton Jolly Workers Willing Workers attend. The LOCAL chapter of NOW meets 6:30 pm Tuesday at Upfront Booksellers 206% 8S Main with business at 7:30 and 1975 organizational meeting. OU Women Programming Organization hosts talent show Monday at 7 with singing dancing flower arranging origami poetry and drama in OU Administration Building auditorium. intermission features local art display. Virginia Cunningham dismissed from Trinity Lutheran Hospital Kansas City MO now at home in Richmond Arlen Hall underwent major surgery Tuesday at Anderson County Hospital Garnett Stay-at-home night for Central eights PTA Jan 27. next meeting March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster United Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Thirteenth
South Maple
Clover Leaf
Acorn
Princeton Jolly
National Organization For Women
Ottawa University
Sound of Music cast announced by Ottawa High School
Ottawa High School students will stage The Sound of Music March 13 15 and 20 22 with a listed cast including Maria Carolyn Thayer Sister Bertha Laura Pankratz Mother Abbess Sandy Jones Captain Von Trapp Greg Woods Lies Elisa Mullen Friedrich Ron Powell Rolf Craig Leitaker Elsa Schroeder Judy Jones Max Detweiler Warren Vincent Herr Zeller Joe Ferguson Admiral Von Schreiber Danny Winter directed by Dale Fox and Phill Scheldt rehearsals begin Monday with local youngsters also featured in the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High School
Maria
Carolyn Thayer
Bertha
Laura Pankratz
Margaretta
Bev Hughey
Abbess
Sandy Jones
Sophia
Linda Henderson
Captain von Trapp
Greg Woods
Franz
Tony Stark
Frau Schmidt
Patti Max
Lies
Elisa Mu
Major Banks Cut Prime Rate Across Industry
New York AP report notes Bank of America and two other large commercial banks lowered their prime rate with Bank of America cutting from 10 percent to 9.5 percent effective Monday. The move follows changes by other lenders and signals a tighter credit environment for borrowers seeking loans and lines of credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patio E
Bank of America
Women entrepreneurs find rewards in bookstore venture
The women describe their roles with enthusiasm, balancing part time bookstore work with four day a week dietician job at Osawatomie State Hospital. They credit mutual support and personal drive, noting the freedom and fulfillment of being a businesswoman, shaped by Horatio Alger ideals and practical upbringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Scholl
Horatio Alger
TUNE IN FOR OU AND GRACELAND BASKETBALL ACTION
Broadcasting previews announce OU vs Graceland Friday at 7 30 p m and Tarkio Saturday at 2 p m with Eagles Club Dance Saturday 9 p m Bill Owens listed. Also Sunday covered dish at 1 p m and local services ads for sewing machines cafe dance tax service and Elks and VFW events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
0.U. Ktjo-Fm
0.U
Graceland
Tarkio
Eagles Club
Bill Owens
Obituary notices and local police reports from Ottawa area
Obituary notices list Irene Jo Gilby of 1437 S Main who died Friday at Baptist Memorial. Services set for Jan 27 at Dengel and Son with burial in Highland Cemetery. several survivors and church membership noted. Additional notices cover Gertrude Follett Carpenter Overbrook age 78 and Ida Mae Grayson age 82, with service details and burial plans. Also included are local crime, fire, and police blotter items: home break in, stolen radios, vehicle thefts, garage break in, a car fire, and a list of admissions and dismissals at area hospitals and courts with multiple names and violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Jo Gilby
S. Main
the Baptist Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Highland Cemetery
Don Powell
Mrs. Gilby
Williamsburg
John H
Anna L. (Fanning) Dugger
Trinity United Methodist Church
Franklin County
Business Department of Schools
Fred Gilby
Nevada
Laverna McClure
Earl Dugger
Los Angeles
Calif
Pearl Maltsberger
Cedaredge
Colo
Dorothy Gutridge
S. Cedar
Joseph Carpenter Overbrook
Gertrude Follett Carpenter
Overbrook
Topeka
United Methodist
Prophetstown
Ill
Kansas
Garnett High School
Anderson County
Ida Mae Grayson
Melvern
Lyndon Rest Home
Melvern United Methodist Church
James Godbey
Ottawa Police Department
Gregg Seymour
S. Mulberry
Jesse Maddox
Gene Shively
Gilby
South Main
Dengel & Son
Area school boards see surge of candidates
In U S C 288 incumbent Hobart Betz of Rantoul filed for Position Three while Joann Williams of Princeton became the second to file for Position One and Donald Lickteig of Richmond the first for at large Position Seven. Gale D. Lantis of Pomona filed for Position Two in U S D 287 and Leroy Price of Wellsville RFC 1 filed for Position Two in U S D 289. City of Richmond sees Art Rossman file for mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.C
Hobart Betz
Rantoul
Joann Williams
Princeton
Donald Lickteig
Richmond
U.S.D
Gale D. Lantis
Pomona
Leroy Price
Wellsville
RFC
Art Rossman
Panther Paw Opening at Williamsburg Cafe Youth Center
Williamsburg opens Panther Paw, a youth center for students with a 7 pm to midnight Friday Saturday schedule and Sunday hours. A 25 cent entry, restricted to Williamsburg students and guests, funds come from game machines and season ticket sales. A student board, advised by Janet Eichner and with PTA sponsors, oversees operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Cafe
Janet Eichner
Chris Kesner
Tim Stegner
Cochairman
Brad Johnson
Wade Handley
Alan Cunningham
Nancy Allen
Eichner
Gwen Mitchum
Williamsburg Pta
Panther Paw
Board of
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Reid Williamson JR
Virginia (Gault) Cunningham
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Arlen Hall
Anderson County Hospital
Garnett
PTA
Terry Young
David Kelly
1540 S, Main
Kelly
Ad Briefs
Dykstra
Pomona Cafe
Marvin Ross
George Underwood
Elks Club
Honey Kreek Klan
Waterman's Dairy Creme
Turner
West 15Th
First Assembly of God, Sun
KOFO
KTJO
Leland Taylor
Farm Guard Products
Masonic Building
Taylor
the Daily Report
Ida Grayson Melvern
Mount Ayr
Charles
Lydia (Moore) Raynor
United Methodist Church
Ray Grayson
Kan
Rebecca Koch
Rebecca Margaret Koch
Long Beach
St. Joseph's Church
Sheriff's News
Jackie Hw
Tural Rantoul
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Police News
Ottawa Fire Department
David Moore
S. Oak
Oak
Thirteenth Streets
Charles Carey
S. Hickory
John Staadt
Ottawa Rfd
Minnie Crane
S. Poplar
Christine Cox
Ernest J. Thompson
Cecil Hood
N. Main
Karmin Dempsay
Austin Gilbert
N. Oak
Denis Hackett
Rickey L. Trout
Willow
Gary B. Colbern
Frankie J. Newkirk
Donald L. Lyle
W. M. Rhoades
S. Elm
Warren F. Lillie
RFD
Charles F. Printy
Lth
Charles R. Falls
Walnut
Homer Henning
Rockwood Dr
Raymond C. Valentine
Shirley Hurley
Kenneth M. Edwards
Jerry A. Fritz
Carol A. White
Arthur A. Meisel
Sacred Heard
J.F. Gilbert
McDonnell Douglas Gem and Mineral Society
Florissant
Panther Paw Lake
Memoriam
Henge Don
Sutton
Diamond
Sutton's
Ember
American Gem Society
S.main
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