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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1981
Page
7
A reader asks about Erin go bragh meaning and the origin of the phrase. Other items cover Ottawa saddle clubs, pension fund loan policies, Missouri tax forms, Curry County names, WCTU contact, and star notes on paper money with brief clarifications.
Funeral services for Lowell E Collins of Wellsville will be held at 1 30 p m Monday at Wilson and Son Chapel with burial in Wellsville Cemetery. Born August 20 1906 he married Mary Ellen Chilton August 10 1930 in Augusta. Surviving are a son Gerald Collins and daughters Mary Louise Burgoon Barbara Ann Easdale, plus four sisters ten grandchildren and four great granddaughters. Memorial gifts may go to the church or American Cancer Society. Also included are police blotter items noting a 22 year old man detained on trespass and property damage charges and local court actions involving sentenced individuals and civil cases. Financial market and livestock market reports follow with cattle hog and sheep figures and prices for midwestern markets.
Calhouns opens as a new Chamber member and hosts a Legislative Coffee at Peoples Bank with Sen. Jim Allen and Rep. Dorothy Nichols. Jaycee Jaynes sponsor a March 28 volleyball fundraiser at Jr. High School Gym for Ransom Memorial Hospital’s pediatric wing. Spring cleanup, Blue Cross sign up, and SBA class details with contact numbers provided.
A 21-year-old Lawrence man received two years probation in District Court for participating in a burglary at the Franklin County Barn where about 560 pounds of unprocessed marijuana were taken. Co-defendant Gary Thares of Topeka pleaded innocent to five felony counts. his jury trial was set for April 15.
Federal Judge Patrick Kelly refused to extend a court order allowing Wichita State center Ozell Jones to play, declaring him ineligible for the NCAA playoffs. Jones had been ruled ineligible March 2 over a high school grade calculation discrepancy, just hours before WSU faced Southern University in the Midwest Regional first round. The decision ends Jones's postseason bid despite hours of evidentiary hearings.
Rev C J Smith conducts 7 30 p m revival services Sunday through Tuesday at Princeton United Methodist Church with special music and offerings. He continues Wednesday at Greeley United Methodist Church and Thursday Friday and Sunday at Richmond United Methodist Church with offerings and nightly music.
Packages announce Gunnie Sax dresses at Alley and MEFFORD Center activities, No School Next Week, Elks Steak and Dance with Schwarzz Combo, plus garden plants and fertilizer pricing. Other items include PTA paper drives, country chile sale, home accessories, Hill House supper special, disabled services, TV sale, duck decoy class, rural water meeting, and Young Place spring apparel.
Washington Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan outlined actions to move 300000 CETA workers into new jobs as the program nears a phaseout. A $245 million unemployment insurance pool will aid displaced workers, with CETA personnel prioritized in job placements and the Private Sector Initiative Program directed to prefer CETA workers. Revised figures show $841 million in current year CETA cuts, with a total phaseout goal of $3.6 billion by 1982, drawing local officials’ ire.
AP Television Writer Peter J. Boyer analyzes Chuck Barris considering purchasing the Philadelphia Phillies. The piece weighs Barris's television persona and potential impact on baseball culture, including pay and contract quirks, and imagines a sensational, unconventional ownership style influencing club economics and fan experience.
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