Ottawa brief notices cover local achievements and events
Timothy A. Bien earned a seven week track vehicle mechanic course at Ft. Benning as an honor graduate. Larry G. Brown made the OSU Dean’s Honor Roll with a 3.12 GPA. Ottawa and Garnett allocations of highway funds were reported. Various local ads announce antiques, auctions, drug panel, furniture sale, fruit orders, fabric arrivals, and service notices.
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ARMY
Timothy A. Bien
Leroy D. Bien
S. Poplar
U.S. Army Infantry School
Ft. Benning
Bien Hastery
127Th Artillery
Kansas National Guard
Ottawa
Larry G. Brown
Harry D. Brown
Ottawa Rfd
Oklahoma State University
Brown
Technical Institute
OSU
Multiple Traffic Violations and Death Notice in Ottawa Area
The Ottawa area lists traffic citations for CHESTER A. HALL and others with offenses from failure to yield to speeding and no license. A memorial Mass is scheduled for LaVera Wuckoswich in Greeley with family survivors named. Ora Belle Richards, 88, Ottawa RFD 2, dies. services set, burial planned. Probate records note marriages in Pomona and Ottawa. Kansas cattle market reports accompany the page.
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Chester A. Hall
S. Walnut
Kenneth W. Beasley
Springfield
Kenneth David Owens
Stover
Lavera Wuckoswich
Colorado Springs
Colo
St. John’s Catholic Church
Greeley
St. John’s Cemetery
Robert Huettenmueller
Delmar Hausler
Ronald Mersman
Willard Miller
Larry Kueser
Charles Miller
Wuckoswich
Anderson County
Ora B. Richards
Ora Belle Richards
Ottawa
RFD
Cedar House
Lamb-Roberts
Rev
R. B. Shoemaker
Peoria Cemetery
Miss Richards
Peoria
Stephen D
Lucinda Jane (Rice) Richards
Harvey D. Richards
Doomsday Air Force Still Ready for Nuclear Alert
The 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron maintains three flying command posts near Washington, ready at a moment’s notice. From Andrews Air Force Base, KC-135 tankers equipped with advanced electronics allow the president to direct defense while cruising above 40,000 feet. An underground Ft. Ritchie facility and Cheyenne Mountain shelter form alternate command centers, part of an uninterrupted national control system. Silver Dollar planes mark a 10th anniversary, though officials say the aging fleet struggles with newer electronics.
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Washington
Air Force
White House
United States
U.S
Pentagon
Ft. Ritchie
Catoctin Mountains
Virginia
North American Air Defense Command
Cheyenne Mountain
Colo
Strategic Air Command
National Emergency Airborne Command
Andrews Afb
Garnett Mayor Seeks Re election To City Commission
Garnett mayor Robert L. Powers filed for re election to the Garnett City Commission at Wednesday night’s meeting becoming the first to file for the April 4 election. Powers a motor car dealer is serving his first term and was elected in 1969 with a $5 filing fee. Deadline is noon February 15.
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Garnett
Robert L. Powers
Garnett City
Shrine Club elects officers at Ottawa Country Club
The Franklin County Shrine Club elected John Ott as president Cecil Eckard as vice president and Max Gilmore as secretary treasurer at the Tuesday meeting. Plans for the year include a May dinner dance and all members are urged to attend the next meeting on February 16 at the Country Club.
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Franklin County Shrine Club
Ottawa Country Club
John Ott
Cecil Eckard
Max Gilmore
Country Club
Wall Street gains broad market lift on upbeat indicators
The noon Dow Jones average rose to 995.09 as gains outpaced declines on the NYSE by more than 2 to 1. Investors eyed December economic indicators showing sharp improvement, signaling a stronger economy ahead. Advances spread through glamour stocks, airlines, chemicals, electronics, farm equipment, rubber, and steel. National Cash Register rose to 344 and Control Data held at 5514 amid a cooperative computer program. Profit taking trimmed prices in recent sessions from a post-Thanksgiving high.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
National Cash Register
Dow
Woolman Heads Buildex As New President
Dennis G. Woolman was elected president of Buildex Inc at a Pittsburg meeting of Clemens Coal Co the parent company. He has been with Buildex since Sept 1 1964 and will lead plants in this city and Marquette Kansas.
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Dennis G. Woolman
RFD 1
Buildex Inc
Marquette
Kaw
Woolman
Buildex
Pittsburg
Clemens Coal Co
George K. Mackie Jr
Clemens
C. W. Kincaid
John W. Mackie Jr
Will Rogers Turnpike
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne
Wyo
Associated Laboratories
Kansas City
Three in ten investors should buy through intermediaries
Investment adviser Tom Martin argues only 30 percent of investors should directly trade American stocks, with the rest using intermediaries like mutual funds. He notes mutual funds erred by chasing short term gains in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and cites his roles at Anchor Corp. as potential bias.
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New York
Tom Martin
Martin
Anchor Corp
Pageant Saturday crowns local girl winners
Girls from Miami, Anderson, Osage and Franklin counties compete Saturday in Memorial Auditorium for La Petite, Our Little Miss and Ideal Miss titles. Preliminaries start 8:30 a.m., talent at 1:30 p.m., finals 7 p.m. Judging based on interviews, fashion, and talent. Tickets at door $1 adults, 50 cents children. Ideal Miss advances to international pageant in July at Baton Rouge, with entry fees paid for state July competition in Topeka for Our Little Miss and La Petite winners.
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Miami
Anderson
Osage
Franklin Counties
Memorial Auditorium
Kelly Towe
Baton Rouge
Topeka
OU Series Ends Tuesday in Civilisation Film
Ottawa University officials announce the final part of the 13 part Civilisation series titled Heroic Materialism will be shown at 8 p.m. next Tuesday in Chapel Room 100. The program will explore the industrial revolution and the suffering of the poor.
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Chapel Room
Ottawa University
Generator Ready Soon in Garnett Plant Upgrade
Garnett officials expect a new electrical generator for the municipal power plant to be ready by March or April. A $14,725 installation contract was signed funded by revenue bonds. Calahan Construction will be paid $34,032 for completed trenching, footings, foundation and partial work. The council also cut Lynn Gordon’s weed penalty from $350 to $100. They rejected a request from Garnett Cable TV to reduce the 3 percent minimum payment. Mayor Dennis Mitchell noted raises for the city attorney, judge and cashier totaling about $1,000 more yearly. The commission approved annexing land north of K-31 for a veterinary hospital.
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Edward L. McGrath Garnett
Calahan Construction
Lynn Gordon
Gordon
Eighth and
Walnut
Garnett Cable TV
Dennis
Mitchell
Joe Bailey Jr
Kansas House Rejects Immediate Action On Abortion Issue
In Topeka the Kansas House voted 60 to 39 against taking up immediate consideration of the abortion question. Lawmakers also preliminarily approved an open meetings bill. Rep. Frank McMaster urged immediate action to repeal the current liberal abortion law.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
House
Frank McMaster
Wichita
McMaster
Garnett Housing Authority to Elect Officers Tonight
The five member Garnett Housing Authority will meet at City Hall this evening to elect officers and discuss housing needs for the elderly. The authority was formed earlier this month to pursue federal funds for senior housing.
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Garnett
Housing Authority
Notice of Appointment and Hearings in Two Kansas Estates
First published notice announces Henry S. Colby as Executor of Ariel S. Colby deceased in Franklin County with nine months to file creditor demands. It also lists Cecilia S. Ramsay deceased and William Bowers as executor seeking final settlement and will interpretation with defenses due February 4, 1972 at Ottawa Municipal Court.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Ariel S. Colby
Henry S. Colby
Isw
Ottawa
Kansas
Cecilia S. Ramsay
William
Bowers
Cecilia
Ramsay
William S. Bowers
2Nd Street
Kan
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West Franklin County
Printy
Audit Tax Service
MAC and the Rhythm Ramblers
Naomi’s
Farm Bureau
Dundee Fabrics
Adv
Boyer’s
William Harrin
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Baxter
Vic Schneiders
KU Medical Center
Frank Cox
Dan Lickteig
Jim Kueser
Earl Wall Jr
Richmond
Fred Ferguson
Farmland Industries
Nassau
Bahamas
Imogene Patchen
Alma Bastin
Fort Scott
Research Hospital
the Daily Report
Police
Ottawa Police Department
Gary W. Davis
Williamsburg
John R. McDaniel JR
Sarah E. White
Raymond Leroy Spillman Jr
Pomona
Linda Louise Jordan
Gary New Mavity
Rebecca Vinardi
District Court
Norma Jean Pennington
Harold R. Pennington
Doomsday’ Air Force
Shrine
Wall Street
Carl Wittman
Wittman
Business Mirror
Ottawa, Kansas
Spokane Chronicle
Garnett Peoples Theater
Gamett, Kansas
Garnett Housing Group
ISG Industries Inc
S. Main
Medicare
Baby’s Ambulance Service, Inc
Winter & Green
First National Bank
Acal
Soc National
Crsccerssens
Richard Smay
Raley
House of Douglas
Davis
Davis Paint
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