Graveside rites for Mrs Mary Higginbottom in Ottawa
Graveside services for Mrs. Mary M. Higginbottom who died Thursday in Pittsburg will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa with Rev. Clyde Greisen officiating. She was born March 12, 1890 in Bates County Missouri and lived in Ottawa 30 years. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Birdie Gallup Pittsburg and Mrs Na deen Schmale Sterling Cole five grandchildren six great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Also notes admissions births divorces and a dozen local notices follow in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Higginbottom
Mary M. Higginbottom
Pittsburg
Highland Cemetery
Ottawa
Clyde Greisen
Higginbottom
Bates County
Missouri
J.C. Higginbottom
Birdie Gallup
Nadeen Schmale
Sterling Cole
Arsonist Sentenced In Rural Kansas Case
John B. Wilson, 24, of rural Rantoul, was sentenced to three to 15 years for a May 17 arson at his parents’ home causing about $35,000 damage. Convicted July 20 by a district court jury, he faces transfer to the Kansas Industrial Reformatory then the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center to determine where he serves the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Wilson
Rantoul
James C. Wilson
Kansas
Wilson
Floyd H. Coffman
Coffman
Larned State Hospital
Franklin County Mental Health Center
Kansas Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center
Topeka
Kmart to Close 305 Auto Service Centers
Kmart Corp will shut 305 of its more than 1,700 auto service centers due to low profitability. About 94 employees are affected and may apply for similar positions at other stores. The company reported $5.9 million in profit on $3.6 billion in sales for the first quarter, an 83 percent drop from a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy, Mich
Kmart Corp
Bob Stevenson
Kmart
Stevenson
Purina denies suit over horse deaths and monensin claim
Ralston Purina Co denies all allegations by Nora Burgess and Nola Ogle that its Omolene 200 feed caused a horse death and disabilities to six others. The company seeks extensive records on Burgess property horses, veterinary and feed records, track results, and expert witness reports, and asks for damages details above 10 000. A pretrial date will be set after motions.
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Ralston Purina Company
District Court
Nora J. Burgess
Williamsburg
Nola M. Ogle
Quenemo
Ralston Purina
Ralston
Ogle
Topeka
Carlin Seeks Federal Flood Disaster Aid for Nine Kansas Counties
Governor John Carlin asked President Reagan for a presidential disaster declaration covering nine Kansas counties after a 10 week heavy rain period caused 3.57 million dollars in flood damage. He cited road disintegration, disrupted harvests, and extensive farm losses across Doniphan Marshall Leavenworth Miami Chautauqua Greenwood Saline Phillips and Lincoln counties.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas
Carlin
Reagan
Doniphan
Marshall
Leavenworth
Miami
Chautauqua
Greenwood
Southcentral
Saline, Phillips
Lincoln
Northcentral
Local Classified Briefs and Shop Specials Mix
A collage of ads and notes across services and goods. Private swimming lessons, painting seminar August 4, 16x20 floral print. Turner's Tele Shop on West 15th. Monty’s Broasted Chicken offers sandwiches, fish, and dinners with dine-in or carryout. CHLORDANE spray for mites at Willis Garden Center. Willard’s water from South Dakota on sale. Ad notes include Effanbee dolls at Pat's Carousel, LB's Headquarters vacation August 3–10, 25 inch color TV and other appliance deals, Ottawa flea market hours, Lori Myers at Hairport, Printys Auction vacation closure, Sharlee Products, Young Place kids clothes, Coach Club events, and a community car wash fundraiser for Priscilla Roberts' Europe tour.
Inflation Lifts City Sales Tax Revenue in Ottawa and Pomona
Ottawa will receive a 38,838.62 check this month bringing the year total to 350,773.82 from sales tax collected by the state. City Manager David Watkins notes a 9.18 percent rise matching inflation, with Pomona reporting 8047.85 year to date. Williamsburg voters approved a half cent tax, but no revenue has yet been returned.
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Ottawa
David Watkins
Watkins
Pomona
Williamsburg
Man Arrested In Drug Raid At Oak Street Home
The Department of Public Safety raided the home of Osvaldo L Oliveira at 26 715 S Oak seizing a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia. Oliveira was arrested after a traffic stop on West Fourth and cited for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. He was released after signing the citations. The raid followed information from a confidential informant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Safety
Osvaldo L. Oliveira
S. Oak
DPS
Faith Lutheran Church to Install Rev Roy Southard as Vicar
The Rev. Roy Southard will be inducted as vicar of Faith Lutheran Church in Ottawa with duties for a mission congregation in Garnett. He and his wife will reside in Garnett. Southard, a Topeka native, holds degrees from Lamar University and a PhD from Texas Tech, with past work in education and TV film. He will complete seminary at Concordia Fort Wayne after his vicarage. An open house for Ruby Sanford, longtime Franklin County District Court clerk, will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday Aug 10 at the County Courts Building.
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Roy Southard
Faith Lutheran Church of
Ottawa
Southard
Garnett
David
W. 4Th, Garnett
Topeka
Lamar University
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville
Ruby Sanford
District Court
Franklin County Court System
County Courts
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Wes Wilson
Debbie Egidy
Greeley
Richmond Fair
Egidy
the Daily Report
Carol Gillaspie
Pomona Red
Horace Avery
N. Cedar
Isabella Turher
Baldwin
Jessie Wray
Franklin County Senior Center
Sheriff's News
Anderson County
District Court News
Jerry M. Dunnaway
Perry
Theresa Elaine Kirkpatrick
Douglas Leon Evans
Jill Diane Kingsolver
Patrick Berry
Diane Jean Sipp
Jerry Hill
Edna May Hill
Kevin
Richard Edwards
Vanessa Maria Vigare
Lawrence
Becky Lee
Cypress
Bruce Allen
Salina
Laverle Alan Crist
Jane Ellen Crist
Centropolis
North Main
Anne C. Winter
Isabel J. Hernandez
N. Mulberry
Hernandez
Ottawa Co-op
K Mart
Akiko Oshio
Takarazuka
Japan
Sherwin Snyder
Oshio
LABO
Franklin County
Snyder
Diane Yeamans
Burgess
Turner’s
W. 15Th
Monty
Willard
South Dakota
Willis Garden Center
Cherry
Monthru
Ad Briefs
Pat
South Main
Lb’s
Sun
West 1St
Lori Myers
The
Hairport Tues
Thurs
Sat
Printys
Sharlee
TCS
Walmart
Priscilla Roberts
Basketball Ministries
Europe
TNE
Assemblies of God
Saturday Evening Post
Assembly of God
Murray Jackson
Ron Tompkins
13Th and Mulberry
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