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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1981
Page
7
Franklin County's unemployment rate rose to 6.9 percent in January up from 5.7 the prior year with 75 more people unemployed than December. Most increases occurred in wholesale and retail trade tied to post holiday layoffs and the Pamida store closure near Ottawa.
An 18 year old Ottawa man is held on two felony burglary and theft charges related to March 2 and March 3 break ins in eastern Ottawa. A 17 year old Ottawa boy faces charges in a March 5 burglary and is being questioned on other unsolved cases. Losses include about 1,000 cash and 500 checks from The Pub, with portions recovered, and about 200 cash from the Peuser home. A related meeting notes Ottawa Retired Teachers Association Friday at 7:30 p.m. with program by Russ Testorff and music by LaVenna Boyer.
Graveside services for Mrs. Cecile Mae Randel, 67, Baldwin, who died Sunday at a Lawrence hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery. She was born July 19, 1913, in Garnett and moved there in 1929, returning from California in 1972. She married Cyril A. Randel in 1932 at Garnett. he survives, along with two sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 13 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Memorials may go to Orchard Lane Nursing Home. Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, Baldwin, in charge.
Local shoppers learn of fashion items Jordache jeans and Calvin Klein seats at the Alley. Hill House promotes a Wednesday night all you can eat homemade biscuits and Irish stew for 3.49, with March breakfast deals at 1.99. Also notes disabled traveler services office hours and contact, seed potatoes and garden plants from Willis Garden Center, a paper drive event, and government bond option with tax-free status.
POMONA Lions Club Pancake and Sausage Supper on Friday March 13 runs 5 30 to 8 30 p m at Methodist Hall. Adults two dollars and children one dollar. Also enroll for silk tulip class Friday March thirteenth from 1 30 to 4 p m at Turners Tele Shop W 15th 242 1920 Pomona address not specified.
County Appraiser Charles Clark urged owners of tax exempt properties including churches schools and governmental units to file annual exemptions with the county appraiser to keep properties off the tax rolls. The official deadline is March 1 but filings are allowed until March 31 without penalty due to later tax roll finalization.
Bids on six city paving and storm sewer projects came in as much as 140000 under engineer estimates at City Hall. Low concrete bid from E H Hall Construction Kansas City totaled 269378. asphalt bid from Killough Inc Ottawa totaled 212621. engineer estimate 350000.
Gov. John Carlin urged drought-hit Kansas counties to handle fire danger locally. He sent letters and a sample county level disaster emergency proclamation, noting ongoing moisture shortages after last summer's drought and winter snowfall gaps. He recounted a statewide 1980 fire emergency proclamation and encouraged county action if needed.
Ottawa lawyer Harold V. Matney Jr. was admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court in Washington D C on Monday. Chief Justice Warren Burger granted the admission for 20 Kansas lawyers, with Rep. Dan Glickman performing the swearing in.
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