Sisters trace John Brown ancestry on national tour
Eleanor and Adelene Brown, sisters, recount a month long journey visiting sites tied to their ancestor John Brown. They describe Osawatomie and other landmarks, share family letters from Huntington Library, defend Brown against negative portrayals, and discuss the memorial cabin and personal emotional impact. They note kinline links to Henry Brown and John Brown Jr. and plan further pilgrimages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawatomie
John Brown
Greeley
Pottawattomie
Eleanor
Adelene
Thompson
Warner Brothers
Huntington Library
Pasadena
George Washington
Harper’s Ferry
Huntington
John Brown Jr
Brown
Kansas
Henry Brown
Osawatomie
Raymond Massey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Harris Adds New Paper In California
Harris Enterprises announced the purchase of Goleta Today in Goleta California. Peter Macdonald Harris president said the five day morning paper serves a town of 70000 near Santa Barbara home of UCSB. Bob Lauffer becomes editor publisher of Goleta Today while Lloyd Ballhagen and Bob Cribb arranged the sale. Don Henry was promoted to editor at Camarillo Daily News.
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Hutchinson
HNS
Today
Goleta
Calif
Harris Newspaper Group
Peter Macdonald
Harris Enterprises
Santa Barbara
University of California At
New Spot For Local Teenagers
The Drop Inn center at 112 E. 4th in the basement of the First Baptist Church invites high school age youths to Friday nights 9 PM to midnight. Activities include foosball ping pong and old films with a rap center plus live bands every other week starting July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Drop Inn
First Baptist Church
E. 4Th
Pedestrian safety award highlights Ottawa progress
The city received a 37th annual Pedestrian Safety Inventory award from the American Automobile Association for seven years without a pedestrian fatality. The survey covered 287 winners among 2,462 cities in 31 states for 1975. Also listed are admissions, dismissals, births, civil suits, and marriage license actions from local records, plus regional commodity quotations from Kansas City and Chicago boards.
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Ottawa
American Automobile Association
Wall Street rises on inflation relief and lower rates
New York stocks gained as inflation outlook improved and rates eased. The noon Dow rose 6.30 to 998.28 with more advancers than decliners on the NYSE, while volume reached 9.88 million shares in early trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Revived $2 Bill Faces Poor Public Reception
Washington reports a government push to use the revived $2 bill meets resistance. While billions delivered to banks, few circulate as hoards rise among collectors, especially those issued April 13. Officials blame banks and retailers, the public, and agencies, with one bank official noting many customers refuse twos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Kansas Court of Appeals nominees open for input
The Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission meets August 16 to begin selecting seven judges for the new Kansas Court of Appeals with five seats to fill by governor appointment from commission nominations. The commission invites public name suggestions via forms from the clerk of the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court Nominating
Kansas Court of Appeals
Clayton M. Davis
Commission
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Jerome Harman
Richard
Robert F. Bennett
Davis
Kansas Supreme Court
Statehouse
Bennett seeks federal disaster aid for southeast Kansas
Gov. Bennett urged the SBA to declare a disaster area across Butler, Cowley, Elk, Chautauqua, Wilson, Montgomery, Neosho, Labette, Crawford, Cherokee and Greenwood counties after severe floods. He asked President Ford to declare a major disaster to unlock additional federal programs. SBA loans offer up to 500000 for business damage and 50000 for homes at 6 percent interest. Farmers Home Administration surveys indicate significant crop losses with washed wheat and silted soybeans.
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Federal
Small Business Administration
SBA
Butler
Cowley
Elk
Chautauqua
Wilson
Montgomery
Neosho
Labette
Crawford
Cherokee
Greenwood
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Kan
Bennett
Ford
Kansas
The
Farmers Home Administration
Morgan Williams
Summer sale round up and local notices
Public notices and ads list multiple items including a dance event with Marvin Ross and Country Gentlemen, a 6th annual Antique Car Club Swap Meet at Franklin Co Fairgrounds, summer clearance events at June's and The Village Shoppe, a Democrat candidate Coffman for county commission, Metzger Salvage noting 4% price detail, a Farm Bureau alert of 10% tire price increase effective July 15, and a Lutheran Youth Drive-in restaurant event at 316 E 12th with hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Co. Fairgrounds
Farm Bureau
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Coretta King
Coretta
Harris
California
Iowa
Bob Lauffer
the Pratt
First Baptist Senior High Byf
the Daily Report
W. C. Henry
George D. Herman
Tremont
Juanita Hackney
James Wewers
Cecil Dunn
Princeton
Walter Burgess
Baldwin
Board of
Franklin County Commissioners
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Bonnie A. McMechan
Probate
Merle J. Lawin
Legal Age
Itha P. Haverty
Public Safety News
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Wall Street
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
U.S. Postal Service
Federal Reserve Board
Clarence Selin
Riggs National Bank
C. Foth
Riggs
Tom Brooks
Madison National Bank
Frances Bones
Cleveland
Janet Keaton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Franklin County Agriculture Society
Oyler Family
Forest Park
Chris Kornhaus
Don. Kornhaus
Willow
Kansas State Universty
Century Fund
Douglas L. Smith
U.S. Air Force
Edwin L. Yost
U.S
Air
Vangir
Franklin County
Ottawa High School
Williams
Vassar Playhouse
Gilbert & Sullivan
Ad Briefs
Marvin Ross
Country Gentlemen
Young Place
Register Today
Coffman
C.d
Metzger Salvage
N. Main
CITY
Lutheran
Bones
Cleveland Street
Glen Bones
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Golden
S. Main
Finangal Corporation
ISC Diversified Investments, Inc
Financial House
South Main
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