Truckers Block Getty Refinery In Midwestern Protest
Independent truckers blocked the Getty Refining dock in El Dorado Kansas halting deliveries to 16 states. About four trucks were turned away by 8 a.m. as drivers displayed On Strike and Down With Fuel Prices signs. The blockade began Sunday night and halted roughly 500000 gallons daily while protests spread to Plains Georgia and beyond amid threats of violence and calls for higher rates and lower speed limits.
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EL ,Dorado
Kan
Getty Refining and Marketing Co
el Dorado
Richard Soehlke
Soehlke
Getty
Skelly
Minnesota
Louisiana
New Mexico
Ilinois
Ron Peters
Butler County
Peters
Washington, D.C
President Carter
Georgia
Plains
Billy’s
National Independent Truckers Association
Mike Parkhurst
Parkhurst
South Dakota
Rapid City
Missouri
Anniston
Ala
Roy Smith
Smith
Eizenstat
Services for George R. Davis in Michigan Valley area
Obituary notice for George R. Davis 62 of Ottawa RFD 4 who died at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Details include funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Robson Towner, burial Valley Brook Cemetery, birth date Sept 1 1916 in Michigan Valley, past residences in Drexel Missouri and Raytown Missouri, retirement from Missouri Public Service 1976, Masonic and IBEW memberships, marriage to DeArcy Morris in 1938, survivors Patricia Elam Charlotte Mangold two brothers a sister and five grandchildren. Also includes visitation 8-9 p.m. Monday.
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George R. Davis
Ottawa
RFD
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Robson Towner Funeral Home
Valley Brook Cemetery
Michigan Valley
William Weber
Davis
Franklin County
Drexel
Raytown
Missouri Public Service
Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
Quenemo
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
DeArcy Morris
Olathe
Patricia M. Elam
Kansas City
Charlotte Mangold
Gower
Rolan Davis
S. Elm
Elton Davis
Ruth Shipps
Topeka
Gerald F
Doug Morrisey
Montrose
Joe Morrisey
Jim Morrisey
Jack Morrisey
S. Mulberry
Betty Williams
Ann Pugh
Wamego
Brennan Funeral Home
Skaggs Community Hospital
Branson
Sewage Repairs Completed at Ottawa Plant
City Manager Robert Mills announced the final clarifier repairs at Ottawa sewage treatment plant are finished. The engineer liaised with the contractor and supplier, who provided repairs at no cost under warranty.
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Ottawa
Robert Mills
First Baby Born on Fathers Day in County
Donald and Tammy Reese of Wellsville welcomed the first county baby on Fathers Day at 4 26 p m. The girl weighed seven pounds four ounces. The Franklin County Cowbelles will present a $10 beef certificate to the family.
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Donald Reese
Donald
Tammy Reese
Wellsville
Franklin County
Correction notes and local notices from Ottawa brief
A series of corrections and notices include Howard Fleischer leaving May Insurance Agency to start his own firm with the correct telephone number 242-6955 for the Fleischer agency. The Ottawa City Commission reviewed the master plan draft for the municipal airport with Bucher and Willis ahead of a public hearing set for June 26 at City Hall. Also corrected is Larry D. Dailey’s family details, noting three sons. ABLE sponsors a picnic at Forest Park tonight at 6 30 p m. Navy Fire Control Technician Third Class Mark W. Shutt, son of Daryl W. and Lynn K. Shutt, graduated from Fire Control Technician School at Great Lakes.
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East Central Vocational Cooperative
Ottawa High School
Sheriff's Department
Country Kitchen
Us-59
Roger A. Oakes
N. Mulberry
Gary Daniel
Ottawa
South Walnut
Larry A. Kelly
Wellsville
S. Malin
James Lucas
North Malin
James M. LeValley
Gordon Chirllie
Cherry Body Shop
Trinity United Methodist Church
N. Cedar
Russell Snyder
S. Cherry
Ottawa Honda
Great Plains
Howard Fleischer
May Insurance Agency
Fleischer Agency
S. Main
Ottawa City Commission
Bucher and Willis
Ottawa Municipal
Ottawa City Hall
NAVY
Mark W. Shutt
Daryl W. and
Lynn K. Shutt
S. Elm
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Local Ad Briefs and Store Updates
Ad briefs note all you can eat nights at Jim's Hill House with buffet salad bar and drinks, thrift shop new summer hours starting June 20, grain fed freezer beef halves and quarters from Stinson's Processing, Rock House weekly events, Young Place kids clothes closed Tuesday, storewide sale from Wednesday, reopening at 109 North Main with railroad salvage groceries, Metzger Salvage contact, Mary Kay Cosmetics numbers, Rock House disco lessons Thursday, Carpool save on greens fees daily, Silverlake.
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Jim's Hill House
North Main
Metzger Salvage
Main
Federal review planned in Emporia fatal shooting
U S Attorney James P Buchele said a federal criminal probe will be considered after reviewing the state AG file on Billy Wayne Carter 48 who was shot May 31 in Emporia Kansas The Community Relations Service will assess post incident tensions and report The move follows calls from NAACP leader Louise Fletcher and former HR chair W A Chambers for federal involvement
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Chambers
Wellsville Lad Named Top High School Cowboy
In Topeka Kansas AP report, Nancy White of Havana and Jeff Brecheisen of Wellsville earned all around honors at the 24th Kansas High School Rodeo. They join other state champs like Seanna Jacobs of Plains and event winners Gayle Osborn, Sherry Baker, Saundra Shirley, Scott Barber, Greg Glant, Brad Harrelson, Marty Hill, Kip Iness. All will compete in Fargo July 31 to August 4 with other state champions.
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Topeka
Kan
Nancy White
Havana
Jeff Brecheisen
Wellsville
Kansas
Fargo
N.D
Miss White
Brecheisen
Ted Buzzard
Seanna Jacobs
Plains
Barre
Gayle Osborn
Sherry Baker
Saundra Shirley
Scott Barber
Greg Glant
Brad Harrelson
Marty Hill
Kip Iness
Dole’s Wheels To Visit Ottawa Mobile Office
Dole’s mobile office, led by field representative Steve Glen, will be in Ottawa at the Franklin County Courthouse from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on June 29 to assist constituents with Social Security, VA affairs, military pensions, federal grants, and other federal programs. Citizens may ask questions on federal legislation. The related stock market report shows the Dow Jones industrials at 842.43, down 0.87, with NYSE volume at 14.49 million shares in two hours of trading.
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Bob Dole
Ottawa
NYSE
Glen
Franklin County
Funeral services for George Ralph Davis in Ottawa
George Ralph Davis, 62, of Ottawa RFD 4, died June 17 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday June 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Robson Towner Funeral Home, Rev. William Weber officiating. Interment in Valley Brook Cemetery, Michigan Valley. Friends may call Monday at the funeral home. Family will receive friends Monday evening from 8 to 9.
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George Ralph Davis
Ottawa
RFD
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Robson- Towner Funeral
William Weber
Valley
Brook Cemetery
Michigan Valley
Kansas
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
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Wilson and Son Chapel
Shields
Carpenters Union
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Ethel M. Clay
Paola
Robert E. Shields
Garden Grove
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James M. Shields
Leone Carlson
Spring Hill
Roy Glover
Pecan
Vernon DuVall
Olthe
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N. Oak
J. Ward Spielman
Baldwin
Daphney Hough
Pomona
Ronald Arnold
Darrell Harbison
Pamela Schulz
Julia Edelen
Cedar
Robert Douthat
Mary Hays
Patsy Finch
Terry Sims
Randall Pettay
S. Poplar
Gary Munchenke
Hickory
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Huron
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David Towner II
South Main
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Williamsburg
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Here
Thomas C. Costello
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Larry D. Dailey
Ottawa University
ABLE
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