Community Briefs From Ottawa July Events And Announcements
BRIEFS list local enlistments in the Marine Corps under the Buddy program and July training plans. Other items include a Kansas State University orientation for Ottawa student Philip Patterson, a July 12 17 vacation closure for Mock Motors, and a call to contact Sgt. Dean for two year Marine enlistments. Community notices cover Robbie Robertson performances, a Mexican American community meeting, Eagles dance night, a veterinary student chapter election, a State Farm moving site, summer stock Pillow Talk, Nazarene vacation Bible school, Social Security office hours, an ice cream social, Oasis Club potluck, and a Country Squires dance at the VFW Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Sgt. Dean
Topeka
Callec
Blass Designs For The Homie Bed and bath line debut
Designer Bill Blass unveils a DIY home collection aiming to let homemakers mix sheets towels and shower curtains into original coordinated looks. The initial wardrobe features three prints per set with six forerunners inspired by Japan and a Swiss chalet and marketed as country beach and city home accents. Other designers like Pucci de la Renta Yves Saint Laurent and Pulitzer also offer home lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blass
Japan
Switzerland
Emilio Pucci
Oscar de la Renta
Yves St. Laurent
Lili Pulitzer
Vera
Defector Denies Ties to Soviet Space Program
Anatoly Fedoseyev, a Soviet defector, said he quit to escape unbearable life and disavowed any role in space or antiballistic missile projects. Reports linked him to space work. he rejected such claims and noted he is not Ignatiev Nikitrine. Fedoseyev spoke in a London hideout to Daily Telegraph correspondent David Floyd.
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London
Anatoly Fedoseyev
Russia
David Floyd
Daily Telegraph
Fedoseyev
Nikitrine
Wernher von Braun
Los Angeles Times
Ignatiev Nikitrine
Floyd
Lynes Rites Set for 96 Year Old Former Ottawa Resident
Fred W Lynes 96 former Ottawa resident died Friday at Oak Haven Nursing Home Richmond. Services Monday 11 a.m. at Dengel and Son Mortuary officiated by Rev Raymond Raley burial Highland Cemetery. He was a retired postal carrier who lived in Ottawa about 75 years after moving from Garnett. He was born August 2 1874 Elk County son of Peter and Rhoda Lynes. Survived by a step daughter Irene Logan Springfield Mo and three step sons Frank Baston Redwood City CA Robert Baston Pomona and Kenneth BastonPomona plus cousin Lena Richards Wellington.. NONE INJURED in three separate Friday vehicle accidents reported in area. The 700 block North King incident involved Rolla Hagerty and Georgetta Bartlett. Intersection South 59 Annex East Reed saw Dean Baer and James Gray collide. Pomona area two vehicle crash north and east of town involved Kenneth Bowman and Louie Maag. Citations and births listed. admissions and dismissals in local hospitals. a birth noted at 809 S. Sycamore. KC markets report hogs cattle and sheep prices and movements.
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Fred W. Lynes
S. Cedar
Oak Haven
Richmond
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Raymond Raley
Highland Cemetery
Lynes
Ottawa
Garnett
Kansas
Elk County
Peter
Rhoda (Ransom) Lynes
Nellie Bell
Perle Baston
First Assembly of God Church
Men's Bible Class
Church
Rural Postal Carriers Association of Kansas
Irene Logan
Springfield
Robert Baston
Kenneth Baston
Pomona
Frank Baston
Redwood City
Calif
Lena Richards
Welliington
North King
Rolla A. Hagerty
Princeton
Georgetta M. Bartlett
King
South 59 Annex
East Reed
Dean E. Baer
S. Cherry
James R. Gray
S. Oak
Kenneth R. Bowman
Louie W. Maag
Bonner Springs
Pork Producers Strive To Improve Quality Nationwide
Kansas swine specialist Wendell Moyer explains pork quality gains from live and carcass shows. Kansas growers and Extension agents push leaner carcasses, with tops showing ham percent averages near 19.95 and loin eye areas around 6.30 square inches. Improved leanness cuts fat, lowers calories, and boosts consumer value while educating rural and urban audiences through regional shows and seminars.
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Kansas
Wendell Mayer
Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas State University
Meyer
Moyer
Mankato
Barton County
Great Bend
Arkansas City
Wichita
Ottawa
Pittsburg
Marshall County
Washington County
Meade County
Blind Omaha teacher blends humor with rehabilitation work
Mrs. Stanley Yank, blinded in college, teaches visually impaired Nebraskans practical skills like Braille, mobility, and money handling. She mixes humor with counseling, stressing independence and tailoring training to each family. Her story highlights adapting home life with Braille labels, tactile tools, and safety techniques while she and husband Shelly navigate life with sighted daughter Shelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Division of Rehabilitiation Services
Yank
Yanks
Shelly
KU Professor Inspects Landfills in Franklin County
University of Kansas professor Dr. Ross McKinney toured multiple Franklin County solid waste disposal sites with county engineer Robert H. Lister Jr. He praised Ottawa’s handling, photographed dumps, and plans to use the county disposal as a class study. He will meet the county solid waste management committee July 21 as Kansas law requires counties to have disposal plans by 1974 and site approvals by June 30, 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Ross McKinney
Ottawa
McKinney
University of Kansas
Southeast Kansas Public Officials Association
Robert H. Lister Jr
Franklin County Solid Waste Management Committee
Kansas
Notice of Hearing in Cunningham Estates Kansas Probate Court
State of Kansas Franklin County Probate Court hears petitions to determine heirs of Charlie James Cunningham and Winona A. Cunningham and to describe land in Franklin County Kansas. Defenses due by August 4 1971 at 10 00 AM in Ottawa Kansas. Alta C Wallis petitioner Keith L Wallis Zimmerman Attys Wichita Kansas 67202.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Said
Charlie James Cunningham
Deceas
Winona A. Cunningham
State of
Kansas
Alta C. Wallis
City of
Richmond
Ottawa
Keith K L. Wallis
Estate Case in Freeda Wilson Plaintiffs v Hegarty
District Court entries dated July 10 to July 24 1971 list case number 25-024 involving Freeda Wilson et al as plaintiffs and Marian C Hegarty et al as defendants in matters relating to the estate. The notice records the matter titled in the estate proceeding with the case caption and dates of publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
Freeda Wilson
Marian C. Hegarty
Descent of Lloyd H Wilson Estate Sought in Ottawa KS
In Franklin County Kansas a petition for determination of descent of Lloyd H Wilson real estate and all property owned at death is filed. Defenses must be on or before August 4 1971 at 10 00 a m in Ottawa district court with Skoog Latimer as attorneys for petitioner Claude L Wilson is petitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd H. Wilson
State of Kansas
Franklin County
Kansas
S.W
N.W. Va
Ottawa
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