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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1973
Page
3
Ottawa garden club meets 6 30 p m Monday at First United Methodist Church for a basket dinner. John Pinney presents The Bulb Industry Of Holand. Attendees wear green for St Patrick's Day.
Richmond Farmers Co-Op names Joe A. Rogers as manager succeeding Fred Ferguson. Rogers, a Bonham Texas native and Air Force veteran of 20 years, previously guided Farmland Industries and Central Cooperatives. He will relocate with his wife Shirley and their six children after school ends.
The Wellsville U.S.C. 289 board of education seat 4 faces a three candidate primary. Elnore E. Carlisle Roger A. Hughes and Orville R. Moyer seek the single post with all city voters eligible to vote. Polls at Wellsville Baptist Church open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Franklin County residents collected a record 5 617 000 in 1972 Social Security cash benefits. District Manager Elie F Hedrick reports a 529 000 rise from 1971 aided by the October 20 percent benefit increase. There are 4087 beneficiaries, including 3064 retired workers and wives over 62, 812 widows and children, and 211 disabled workers and wives under 65 and their children. Tuesday the top two finishers in the primary advance to the April 3 general election.
The Franklin County Farm Bureau political committee sponsors a day trip to the Kansas Legislature in Topeka on Wednesday March 14. The group will depart Ottawa at 9 am visit the Senate and House and dine with Sen. Wint Winter and Rep. George Wingert. Contact the Farm Bureau by March 12 at 114 E 2nd. Bus fare is 1.50 per person.
Admissions list includes Jeffrey Van Horn Ottawa RFD 2 and Mrs Harold E Tobler Ottawa RFD 3. Dismissals note many residents including Robert Bowen 721 N Poplar and others transferred to St Luke's Hospital Kansas City Mo. Birth to Mr and Mrs Mayhew Banks 844 S Cedar a daughter. Emergency note J B Crooks laceration from fall. McClure funeral and Teresa E Bogle notes, local obituaries follow with burial and service details. Local police reports cover speeding fines and a US-59 single vehicle accident. Central Heights School menu for March 5-9. The Daily Report details cattle market trends and other farm market figures.
Petition filed in Probate Court by C N Robinson Jr as executor nominee for the estate of Lamar W Phillips requesting admission to probate and appointment of Robinson as executor. Defenses due by March 19 1973 at 11 00 am in Ottawa Kansas. failure will bring judgment. Also notice of appointment of William S Bowers as Executor of Carrie Sheldon Bowers estate with six month creditor claim period from first publication.
Funeral services scheduled for 96 year old William D. McClure of Richmond. The service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev. Harold Peters of Richmond United Methodist Church officiating.
First published February 24 1973 Franklin County Kansas announces Ernest E Watkins appointed executor of the estate of Elizabeth Ann Cummings deceased on February 13 1973. Creditors must file claims within six months of first publication or be barred. Hearing on petition for probate of will to be held in Franklin County Kansas for Lamar W Phillips deceased.
Classified notice announces lodge emblem insertions with two entries, noting special discount rates unavailable out of trade territory and a price of six cents per word per insertion. The terse advertisement implies limited regional reach and standardized word pricing.
A businessman notes a boy with a paper route can earn money to fund goals including college. The job sharpens business sense, people skills, promptness, care, and good manners, helping him prepare for life. If a son seeks such an opportunity, contact us to find a route in your neighborhood.
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