Ottawa Wesleyan Church Built With Congregation Labor
The Ottawa Wesleyan Methodist Church at 933 N. Cherry saved about 35000 by using volunteer labor from the congregation and relatives. Ground broke Sept 5, 1965, with final cost just over 45000 for building furnishings and labor. site bought July 1965 for 22500. Rev Don L Rothfuss led planning and construction, aided by family and local trades. dedication held with Dr H K Sheets addressing about 300 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzy Black
Ottawa
Rothfuss
Church Conference
Phillipsburg
H. K. Sheets
H. J. Rothfuss
George Duncan
Hareold Hotchkiss
Wayne Caldwell
R. C. Stephens
Don Rothfuss
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Area Students Honor Roll At Emporia Teachers College
Area students at Kansas State Teachers College Emporia earned dean's honors for fall semester. About 509 students reached the top 10 percent of their classes including freshmen like Margaret Good Daryl Jameson Ottawa and JoAnne Beesley Pomona. Sophomores juniors and seniors named include Lois Kaub Ottawa Sharon Gray Gary Hulett Osage City and Mary Ellen Crawford Pomona among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Margaret Good
Daryl Jameeson
Ottawa
Carol Baker
Jo ‘Anne Beesley
Pomona
Sharon Andrews
Phyllis Madl
Baldewin City
C. Eillen Bush
Queneemo
Gail Collins
Bonnie Goodwill
Williamsburg
Lois Hobbs
Princeton
Sharon Hugegard
Waverly
Anita Jones
Leslo
Linda Poss
Greeley
Tonetta Tincher
Lyndon
Aerial strike at London crane protests pay cuts
Four steel erectors in London climb 250 feet on a building crane to protest pay cuts. They refuse to descend until bonuses are restored, despite managers and contractors condemning the act as dangerous. The strike follows reductions that halved weekly pay to about $33.60 and dismissals at the $25 million project run by Taylor Woodrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Pat
Joe
Jim
Mick
Financial
Taylor Woodrow
Mobile Home Permits Issued for Royal Manor Court
Vern Ford and Tom Spradlin were issued permits on March 9 to set mobile homes at 1641 S Main Royal Manor Court. No cost estimates were provided for either permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Ford
Royal Manor Court
Tom Spradlin
Corlis Unopposed for Ottawa Finance Commissioner
Corlis unsurprisingly runs for Ottawa commissioner of finance and revenue with no opposing filing. The filing period closed with only his name on the ballot, triggering cancellation of the primary. A general election remains, due to possible write ins, on April 5 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Corlis
Ottawa
Minor backing crash on South Main blocks with no injuries
A minor backing accident occurred in the west alley of the 200 block of South Main at 11:39 a.m. Monday. No injuries were reported. Glenna A. Beckner, 64, backed a 1955 Ford into Sylvia Nutt's parked 1964 Ford, causing $2 damage to a broken tail light lens and $15 to the left rear fender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main
Glenna A. Beckner
N. Sycamore
Sylvia Nutt
Ottawa
RFD
Beckner
Man Pleads Guilty To No-Fund Check Charge
Cliff Adkinson, 60, rural Pomon a, pleaded guilty at arraignment to writing a nofund check for 5.50 to Vernon E. Honn of Honn's Citgo on Aug 18 1965. The check allegedly drew on Kansas State Bank. He received five days in jail and one year parole. He must pay court costs.
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Cliff Adkinson
Pomona
Adkinson
Vernon E. Honn
Honn
Citgo
Kansas State Bank
Bridge Winners Elks Club Duplicate Winners
Monday evening results show North-South winners Mrs David Sage and W E Hegberg first with second going to Mrs Warren Casey Lawrence and Lyle Hanes. East-West top honors to Dr and Mrs John Huderson with second place Helga Kursk Lawrence and Gene Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
David
Sage
W. E. Hegberg
Warren Casey
Lawrence
Lyle Hanes
John Huderson
Helga Kursk
Gene Price
Burg Driver Not Injured In Car Crash
A 1957 Chevrolet driven by James R. Moore, 15, of Williamsburg, rolled after hitting a rut on a county road about 1.5 miles north of Williamsburg at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Moore escaped injury, but the car sustained about $350 in damage.
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Williamseburg
James R. Moore
Williamsburg
KU Students Make Roll in Engineering Honor List
Three area students in the KU School of Engineering and Architecture earned honor roll status, placing in the top 10 percent academically. named are Robert Eugene Bryan from Quenemo, Kelvin W. Flory from Pomona RFD 4, and Daniel B. Halton from Waverly.
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KU School of Engineering and Architecture
Robert Eugene Bryan
Quenemo
Kelvin W. Flory
Pomona Rfd
Daniel B. Halton
Waverly
Town Chorus To Present The Messiah
The Ottawa Community Chorus will perform The Messiah at 7 30 p m on Tuesday April 5 in First Methodist Church. Sponsored by the Ottawa Ministerial Alliance the program features three numbers including the Hallelujah Chorus directed by Dr S Martin Brockway with Mrs Loren Matthews at the organ Chorus members should attend practices at 7 30 p m on March 24 and March 31 at First Methodist or Westminster United Presbyterian Church The final full rehearsal with chorus and organ is set for 2 p m April 3 at First Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lennard
Ottawa Community Chorus
First Methodist Church
Ottawa Ministerial Alliance
First Methodist
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Bonefish Growth Through Shrinking Revealed
Researchers note bonefish young reach three inches then appear to shrink by one to two inches before resumes growth to a mature length near 36 inches. The pattern helps explain variability in size records and may inform future studies of bonefish development.
Richmond Public Library Adds New Books List
Richmond area library announces new titles including A Touch of Greatness The Heroic Age of American Invention Letters to John Glenn Pharahs of Egypt and Carrier War in the Pacific among others in a featured new books display at the Richmond Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Public Library
John Glenn
Big Red
Katherine
Pope Paul VI
Pacific
Chuckwagon Gang to Feed First Lady in West Texas Visit
Odessa based Chuckwagon Gang prepared to serve Western style barbecue for Mrs Lyndon B Johnson and 40 Washington press corps members during the First Lady's West Texas visit to Big Bend National Park on April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
Odesesa
Lyndon B. Johnson
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Yale weighs admitting women to undergrad at all male school
Suffrage notes report Yale University is considering allowing women to pursue an undergraduate education at the all male institution. The move signals potential change in gender access at Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Theft Trial Continues for Pomona Man Charles Harkins
The trial of 20 year old Charles Harkins of Pomona, who pleaded innocent to petty larceny, was continued on Monday at the defendant’s oral motion until 9 30 a m Friday. He is charged with stealing two radiators owned by Keith Jamison and Leon Burgoon from the Cotton Burgoon residence. Harkins is free on a $200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harkins
Pomona
Harkins
Witti' Aig
Keith Jamison
Leon Burgoon
Cotton Burgoon
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Ralph Wilson
S. Oak
Melvin Sundstrom
Lyle Sundstrom
B. W. Campbell
N. Main
Don L. Rothfuss
Lois Kaub
Tawa
Frances Coppoe
Dee Ann Davenport
Jean Rouland
Osage City
Shasron Gray
Gary Hulett
Linda Towne
Garnett
Carol Lawerence
Spring Hill
Benedict
Lickteig
Shelba Volland
Westphalia
Marlin Joe Kanning
Baldwin City
George Fuller
Roberta Scott
Betty Barnes
Alice Eilens Stine
Delores Henedrickson
Oscar Ribslett
Alice Wilper
Mary Ellen Craweford
Gary Lee Droege
Burlingame
Famous Brands
Fedders
Motorola
Speed Queen
Tappan
Chromecraft Kroehler
Broy Hill
Owasso
Provincetown
Orta
Transport and General Workers Union
Corlis
West Door
Court House
le Loup
Wellsville
I-35
Effie Scott
Town Chorus
Lawrence, Kansas
Henry Fishburn
Douglas-Franklin County
U.S. 59
Globe
Centropolis
Douglas County
Franklin County
Lawrence VI
Richmond Area News
Lady Bird
Isuffron Glass CO
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Dacron
Vdassmer
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