Abduction Shocks Somonauk Town Residents
Somonauk Illinois residents are stunned by the kidnapping of seven year old Melissa Ackerman as she rode a bicycle with a friend. A local man in Kane County is questioned though he denies involvement. A total of 17 thousand dollars in rewards has been offered by MetLife and local supporters.
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Somonauk
Ill
Sheree Ackerman
Melissa Ackerman
Sheriff's Office
DeKalb County
Jim Laben
Denny Wiley
Melissa
FBI
Laben
Missing Child Alert for Africina Born
Abduction from Ruston Louisiana on January 5 1983 reported. Child Africina Born born October 19 1970 described as female with unknown details. Information requested by toll free hotline 1 800 843 5678 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children located in Washington DC.
Its a Grand Old Flag Patriotic Luncheon Slated
Ottawa Christian Women's Club invites area women to a 12:30 p.m. luncheon on Thursday June 26 at Ottawa University Student Union. Wear red white and blue and enjoy Rev. Henry Roberts speaking on American Heritage plus music by Barbara Driver Donna Eichenberger and Judy Phipps. Reserve by June 18 via Kathy Hiatt or Dora May Anderson. A prayer coffee follows at Pat Carey’s home.
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Ottawa Christian Women’s Club
Ottawa University Student Union
Henry Roberts
Barbara Driver
Donna Eichenberger
Judy Phipps
Blue Springs
Kathy Hiatt
Dora May Anderson
Pat Carey
N. Sycamore
Community Abuse Groups May Apply For Trust Fund Grants
The Kansas Children and Youth Advisory Committee awarded 34 grants totaling 334,767 from the Family and Children Trust Fund to help Kansas communities prevent abuse and neglect. KCYAC encourages spring 1986 applications and notes the Trust Fund has distributed 890,000 since 1981 through programs like Healthy Start Home Visitor projects and Parenting grants across multiple counties.
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Kansas Children and Youth Advisory Committee
Family and Children Trust Fund
Kansas
Robert Barnum
SRS
KCYAC
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Children and Youth Advisory Committee
Trust Fund
Sha’ Barton
Douglas
Leavenworth
McPherson
Kansas Children’s Service’ League
David O’brien
Youth Services
West Sixth
Topeka
Musicians Invited To Seminar On Organ Innovation
Repairs on the First Assembly of God organ led to a temporary Rodgers 740 unit. Topeka Organ and Piano Co supplied pipes to enable a hybrid electronic and pneumatic organ. Jim Hull of Rodgers notes it is unique locally. A seminar is set for Tuesday at 7 p m at 520 E 13th.
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First Assembly of God
Topeka Organ and Piano Company
Jim Hull
Rodgers Organs
Assembly of God
Warnocks celebrate 65 Years in Wellsville family dinner
Mr and Mrs Carl Warnock of Wellsville mark their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Children Jim Warnock Bill Warnock Vaughn Kimbrough and Lester Moore and their families attend. Carl, a Wellsville Bank employee, and Merle Sloan were wed June 10 1920 at the First Methodist Parsonage in Paola.
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Alice Brooks Crafts
Ottawa Herald
Northern Bivd
Woodside
Carl Warnock
Wellsville
Jim Warnock
S. Cedar
Bill Warnock
Vaughn Kimbrough
Leavenworth
Lester Moore
Liberty
Carl
Wellsville Bank
Merle Sloan
Paola
Art In Park entries due for twelfth annual show
Entries in the Twelfth Annual Art-In-The-Park at Memorial Park McPherson must be received by June 15. Only original work by artists and craftsmen will be accepted with three slides, a $15 entry fee, and biographical information sent to Box 73. Display screens are available for rental. Purchase awards totaling about $4,000 will be awarded. Patrons will be guided by judges but not restricted by them.
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Memorial Park
McPherson
Box 73
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Africina
Raylene S. Helsley
Ruston
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
K Street
N.W
Washington,d.c
P &H
Alice Brooks Ek Ea
Sewing Machine Sales & Service
Albright’s
Ottawa
Bach Bechionen
Betty Kimball
Debby Boone
Edwin Meese
Pat Boone
Washington
National Center
Ursula Meese
RST Naticinal Bank
Eaves
Warnocks
Art In Park
Sutton
S. Main
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