World's most married man Glynn Wolfe funeral held in Blythe
Glynn Scotty Wolfe age 88, known as the world's most married man with 29 wives and 19 children, will be buried Thursday in Palo Verde Cemetery in Blythe after a local funeral home donated services to avoid an unmarked grave. His widow could not afford a ceremony, and officials had planned cremation for unclaimed remains. The town cemetery and Frye Chapel donated the burial plot and services, reflecting community support for Wolfe who died June 10 of coronary disease.
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Blythe
Calif
Glynn “Scotty
Wolfe
Palo Verde
Sidney Presley
San Bernardino County
Obituaries from Ottawa area mourn multiple residents
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mary E. Detwiler 87 of Baldwin City formerly Ottawa who died July 3 1997 in Lawrence Kansas at Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Dengel Son Mortuary with burial in Highland Cemetery. She was born October 31 1909 at LeLoup and worked as a seamstress for H D Lee in Ottawa. Survivors include two sons two daughters ten grandchildren thirty great grandchildren and thirteen great great grandchildren. John A. LaRue 91 of Ottawa died Friday with arrangements to be announced by Dengel Son Mortuary. Buena Vista Ulrich Meadows 83 of Baldwin City died July 2 1997 in Baldwin City. Memorial service at Baldwin City First United Methodist Church. Body donated to science. She taught in Douglas County schools and held memberships in multiple clubs. Survivors include two sons two brothers two sisters and seven grandchildren. Memorials suggested to Baldwin City Library or Care Center. Victor W. Maxwell 70 of Ottawa died Friday. arrangements by Dengel Son.
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Baldwin City
Ottawa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son
Jerry Murfin
Highland Cemetery
LeLoup
Wakeman T
Luella Jones Hobbs
Theodore A. Foltz
James
Robert
Jim” Foltz
Donald “Todd” Foltz
Stroud
Okla
Shirley Hicks
Bonnie Smith
American Cancer Society
Buena Vista
Ulrich Meadows
Baldwin City First United Methodist Church
O. Scott and
Myrnice Crysler Morgan
Baker University
Alpha Chi Omega
Paul R. Ulrich
Paul Meadows
Douglas County
Annette Breithaupt
Lawrence
Paul D. Ulrich
Denver
Marshall M. Ulrich
O. Scott Morgan Jr
I. J. Morgan
Prairie Village
Noreen Williams
Jane Cross
Wheaton
Vera Ulrich
Leland Ulrich
Lola
Baldwin City Library
Baldwin City Care Center
High flying ex mayor faces capital murder charge
ex mayor Mark Crawford of Ingleside is charged with capital murder in Texas and more than 30 federal counts including murder, wire fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering. He is accused of kidnapping business partner Brueggen, suffocating him in a metal toolbox, and plotting an overseas death. The case follows past indictments for embezzling from a California employee benefit trust, tied to Crawford's California connections and a Biloxi arrest.
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Oss
Texas
Mark Crawford
Crawford
Exmayor
Ingleside
Corpus Christi
California
Albert Diaz
Bayside
Dick Richards
Aba
Isk Rueggen
Mark Cullers
Fresno
Brueggen
Mark
Anita O'Rourke
DeLore
Kirk Johnson
Michael Beckcom
Johnson
Beckcom
Biloxi
Miss
Bill May
May
Chimney Voice Not Santa Stuns Blytheville Family
Lou Riggs reported hearing a voice in her fireplace at dawn saying hello, later discovering a man wedged in the chimney. Sheriff’s deputies retrieved the 21 year old suspect after a 50 foot drop through a 13 inch opening and a damper removal during the rescue.
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Blytheville
Ark
Lou Riggs
Mary
Santa Claus
Sheriff's Office
Mike Godsey
Charlie Bod
Ad and business notices brief
Local notices list multiple small businesses with closures and hours. Clin ic Pharmacy plans Saturday closure. Recycling at 2038 Main runs Monday to Friday and Saturday morning. HarS Barber Shop at 1521 Main offers haircuts for seniors. Home furnishings store announces a closeout and casual dining items. Ponchos will close Friday and Saturday in July.
Clinton aims to rally support for NATO expansion in Madrid
President Clinton arrives in Madrid for the NATO summit and plans back home engagements with lawmakers. A pair of bipartisan congressional delegations will sit front row to bolster votes on the treaty next spring. SNOG, chaired by Senator Trent Lott, pushes for expansion amid mixed Senate signals.
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Ress
Conington
Clinton
Madrid
NATO
Senate
Jeremy Roster
Madeleine Rips
NATO meet future commitments debated by U S leaders
Senators weigh the costs of defending new NATO members as taxpayers could pay between 150 million and 1.2 billion annually. Lott tours Europe as Senate leader meets NATO Secretary General Solana and the alliance's 16 ambassadors to examine sharing costs and Russia relations.
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NATO
Russia
Madrid
Lott Mai
Tipi
Lott
Senate Ity
Brussels
Javier Solana
Alliance
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