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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1973
Page
3
Douglas Smith, 20, Ottawa native and OHS graduate, received the Webb City Area Jaycees distinguished service award for community work. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith, now residents of Webb City.
A digest of local items lists: Dismissals and fines for several individuals including H D Koontz and Kenneth Mitchell, and marriages of Michael Barbera with Virginia Utterback and Michael Ledom with Carrie Callahan. Also reports school menu for Central Heights, and obituaries for Clara Elliott and Thomas Poe with service details. Admissions and dismissals at Ottawa University and area hospitals, with Agnes Speicher injury update and multiple funeral notices.
Mrs. Alice Belle Fox aged 86 mother of Mrs. Mary Ellen Powell died yesterday. Prayer services set for Sunday 7:00 pm at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home led by Rev. Robert F. Bechtel. Interment Monday 1:30 pm at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Frontenac with Monsignor John White officiating. viewing Sunday from 1:00 pm.
Mr. Thomas J. Poe longtime Ottawa resident died early today. Funeral services will be held from the Mortuary Monday at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mortuary this evening until service hour.
Robert B. Clark, former Riverside Missouri and Shenandoah Iowa theater manager, is appoin ted by Commonwealth Theatres Inc to run Plaza Theater and Hillcrest Drive In. He aims to add family shows and more weekend matinees, improve property, and open the drive-in in mid March. The previous manager, Danny Cope, moves to another theater.
Kansas City market report shows cattle mostly higher versus last week with steers and heifers up to 1.50, cows up to 2.00. Feeder cattle and calves strong at 1.00 to 2.00 higher. ranges include feeder steers 300-385 lb at 59.00-60.50, 385-485 lb at 54.00-58.59, fleshy cattle softer. Hogs lower across barrows and gilts, weights under 240 lb least decline, sows up to 1.75 higher. Sheep and lambs 50 higher. ewes steady, pelts traded around 38.50.
State Director Morgan Williams urged Governor Docking and Lt. Governor Owen to allocate $1 million in revenue sharing for rural water district construction in fiscal year 1974. He noted 35,000 Kansas families already served and argued state action could stimulate the economy after federal grant terminations.
A three session course for parents of preschool children titled The Young Child Creates will run February 6 to February 20 from 7 to 9 PM at the Antioch branch of the Johnson County Library. The program by Discovery Series and Johnson County Community College uses slides lectures and demonstrations with a $7 supply-inclusive fee.
In Franklin County Kansas a foreclosure suit is filed by Gary L Hagelin and Penny L Hagelin against multiple defendants including Ottawa Town Company for mortgage foreclosure and quiet title to land in Ottawa City Lot West 50 feet of Lots 2 4 6 Block 10. Also a probate hearing on Elizabeth Ann Cummings will in the same county with Ernest E Watkins as executor.
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