Obituary for William Melvin Filby Jr. of Osawatomie Osawatomie
William Melvin Filby Jr., 66, Tulsa and Osawatomie, died July 15 unexpectedly. Services held at First United Methodist Church Osawatomie with Rev. Harold Brown. burial in Osawatomie Cemetery. Born July 25, 1919 in Junction City to William and Nora Filby. Survived by wife Jewel. three sons Craig in Corpus Christi Texas Gary and Larry in Tulsa. two daughters Deanna Warner Topeka and Janette Coffelt Clathe. mother Mrs. Filby Tulsa. two brothers, a sister, eleven grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren. He had worked as a projectionist and was active in unions and local clubs.
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William Filby JR
William Melvin Filby Jr
Tulsa
Okla
First United Methodist Church
Osawatomie
Harold Brown
Filby
Junction City
William
Nora (Stebbins) Filby
Ottawa
Midway Drive-In
Paola Theater
United Artist Theaters
Projectionist Union Local 513
Paola
The
Lions Club
Jewel Clarice Brown
First Methodist
Margaret Anette
Craig M. Filby
Corpus Christie
Tex
Gary R. Filby
Larry W. Filby
Deanna Warner
Topeka
Bomb Target Suspect Tied to Ewart-Biggs Killing in Ireland
In Dublin police contend British official Brian Cubbon was the intended target of the assassination attempt that killed Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs and Cubbon’s secretary Judith Cooke. Cubbon, Visiting from Belfast, is in intensive care with a fractured spine after the land mine blast near the ambassador’s residence.
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Brian Cubbon
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Britain
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Garrett Fitzgerald
St. Vincent’s Hospital
State To Hike Workmen's Camp
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell approved a 13.1 percent increase in workers compensation rates effective August 1. The rise, driven by a higher average weekly wage and revised assessment factors, affects 258 licensed insurers and over 700 rate classifications across manufacturing contracting and all other categories.
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Bennett Raps Bingo Law Voicing Intolerable Kansas Crisis
Topeka Kansas Governor Robert F Bennett called the bingo situation intolerable and said he hopes for action in 1977. He spoke amid ongoing debates over gaming regulation and proposed measures to curb bingo operations.
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Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
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Elks Dance Lat July 24 and local notices
Ad briefs list events including an Elks Dance at Lat Lat July 24 with Honey Creek Clan members and guests 9 to 1, a drive in sale at Scotts Drive In, a takeout chicken and salad option at L M Buffett, a Friday night dance at Saddleback Lounge, a horse trailer auction at Franklin County Sale Barn Thursday July 22, and a rodeo youth event in Louisburg July 23-24. Legislative remarks discuss improving the law with interim committee input and candidate outreach by Gov. Bennett and Rep. Maag.
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Honey Creek Clan
Franklin County
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James Maag
Dodge City
Maag
Governor's Office
Americans Undaunted By Coffee Prices Rise
Coffee prices rose over the past year due to Brazilian frost, Angola war, and Guatemala quake, yet shoppers keep buying. Consumers cut cups, use instant coffee, or switch to tea while grocers and producers report little change in demand and a potential modest future drop if prices stay high.
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Carmen Elera
San Francisco
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Chicago
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Guatemala
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New Orleans
Safeway Stores
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Mitchell Hutchins Inc
New York
Lane Fair to Get 2500 From County for Kitchen Project
Franklin County Fair Association of Lane will receive 2500 in county funds to help pay for a kitchen at the fair and for community use. The commission approved using federal revenue-sharing funds and appointed Ronnie Johnston of Wellsville to the Franklin Township Zoning Board for a three year term, succeeding Richard Moherman.
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Fair Association
Franklin County Commission
Ronnie Johnston
Wellsville
Franklin Township
Johnston
Richard Moherman
Woods recovering from back surgery in hospital
News brief reports Billy Woods of Ottawa Rural Fire Department 4 is recovering from back surgery in Room 224 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Ten Nights In A Bar Room at Vassar Playhouse Reviewed
DON LAMBERT reviews a sold out opening night at Vassar Playhouse of Ten Nights In A Bar Room a temperance melodrama from 1885. The production directed by Larry Springer features Joe Morgan and Shyn Gordon among a cast that dramatizes vice reform and redemption with a Cedarville inn setting and a bittersweet finale.
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Larry Springer
Ottawa University
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Carrie Nation
Scott Joplin
Stephen Foster
Cedarville
Eleanor Richardson
Joe Morgan
Tom Mitchell
Baker University
City paints green curbs to mark two hour parking zones
City public works crews will paint the curbs in two hour parking areas green to help drivers distinguish them from all day zones. City Manager Robert W. Mills said the two hour zones in lots A and C will be clearly marked while all day parking areas remain unpainted. Lot A sits at Second and Walnut, and Lot C at First and Hickory.
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Green
Second and
Walnut
First and
Hickory
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