Ottawa class of 1944 reunion recalls storied graduates
Special to the Herald marks 55 years since graduation as Ottawa’s 1944 seniors reunite at the Youth Center now Girls Club. Forty eight members and spouses, from a class of eighty two, tour the town, share memories, and note notable alumni achievements in science, medicine, education, and public service.
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Herald
Ottawa
Old City Hall
4Th and Walnut
Agriculture Department
Purdue University
Man sentenced in Olathe killing
Rodney Wayne Henry 25 from Olathe received consecutive prison terms totaling more than 68 years for the rape and strangulation of Clair Marie Monti in a motel. He was sentenced by District Judge Paul Ruddick after a May conviction for first degree murder, rape, and aggravated sodomy.
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Olathe
Pennsylvania
Rodney Wayne Henry
Clair-Marie Monti
Paul Ruddick
Henry
Prisons seek $6 million bond for Hutchinson plan
Kansas Department of Corrections details a five year building program for Fiscal Year 2001. Two Hutchinson Correctional Facility projects appear in year one a new warehouse and a reconstructed cellblock annex. Secretary Simmons outlines a $40 million overall proposal with $11 million for new construction and about $29 million for renovations. The plan includes 176 new female beds at Topeka and additional facilities funded by bonds totaling $5.76 million. The warehouse upgrade aims to improve space and security to prevent weapon fabrication from materials stored near inmate quarters.
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Kansas Department of Corrections
Hutchinson Correctional Facility
Hutchinson
New Range Tower
Secretary of Corrections
Charles R. Simmons
Ity
Simmons
Correctional Institutions Building Fund
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Ottawa High School
Geni Wolgast
Doris Kimball Hunter
Louise Reams Taul
Isabelle Wills Riley
Beverly Hjorth
Irene Brown Warner
Lela May Nichols Santarpia
Don Mitchell
Roger Brink
Peg McGrath McClay
Maxine McClay Brown
Betty Coe Stark
Glen Jordan
Joanne Thomas Dennis
Kenneth Orcutt
Sammy Northway
Marion Coen
Rosemary Certain Waymire
J. 8
Ruth Elder Bradley
Franklin County
Osu van
Ottawa Herald
Vacatio
Carol Crapper
Callular Ons
Mla
Sinac OG
SCG
NEC Ray
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