Community briefs and events around March 24
The Baxter community meets March 24 at 7 30 p m at the school for a potluck. Faith Lutheran Guild Baker Sale occurs March 24 at 8 a m at the Gas Office. Two cancer awareness films show at Plaza Theater on Thursday at 2 p m and 5 p m with a doctor on hand. A cerebral palsy foundation bridge game is set for 8 p m March 24 at the Elks Club with nine tables. Mrs Steven L Fredricks travels to Galenta Island aboard the Canal Zone post in Taiwan prior and after. Kenneth Bishop of Central Heights earns NSF program invite in Iowa City June 12 to July 28. Mrs Ollie Nelson remains a patient at Anderson County Hospital Garnett.
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Plaza Theater
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Elks Club
Steven L. Fredricks
Galenta Island
Panama Canal Zone
Fredricks
Taiwan
U.S. Navy
C.T. 2
Steven Fredricks
F.P
New York
N. Y
Kenneth Bishop
Richmond
Central Heights
National Science Foundation
Iowa City
Iowa
Marriage License Report From The Daily Report
Richard Lee Boswell aged 20 of Onaga and Robin Elaine Perkins aged 19 of McPherson obtained a marriage license. The item lists divorce filing for Sandra K Drybread against Harold G Drybread and civil suits Robert Leach against Clark Hines et al for medical expenses from an automobile accident dated March 8, 1970.
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Richard Lee Boswell
Onaga
Robin Elaine Perkins
McPherson
Robert Leach
Clark Hines
Rhonda, Leach
Markets in Kansas City Cattle at Adjusted Ranges
AP report from Kansas City shows cattle yarding with 800 head cows down 50, feeders steady except fleshy bids weak, various weight ranges with prices from 38.00 to 50.00. Hogs 3,500 head, under 215 steady, over 215 mostly 25 lower, ranges 21.25 to 24.00. Sheep 200 head with lambs steady, prices 27.50 to 31.50 for lambs and 3.50 to 6.00 for ewes. Estimated Wednesday totals: cattle 1,800 calves 300 hogs 3,500 sheep 100.
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Kansas City
Wall Street Slumps Amid Currency Uncertainty
Wall Street prices fell sharply on heavy trading as investors cited currency worries after reports that a possible further delay in dollar devaluation could occur. The Dow Jones average dropped about 10.39 to 30.76, with declines outpacing advances nearly 6 to 1, and mutual fund redemptions reached a record last month.
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New York
Thanogo Dan Jones
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Bequests To Local Library and Church From Ottawa Woman
Myra Adler, a longtime Ottawa resident who died Oct 17 1970 in Newton at 81, left $6524.02 to the Ottawa Carnegie Library and to Westminster United Presbyterian Church. The bequests were unrestricted and funded from her estate in Harvey County. She also left the same amount to the United Presbyterian Foundation of Kansas to be used at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
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Ottawa
Harvey County
United Presbyterian Foundation of Kansas
Tax Suit By KTC Dismissed In Franklin County Court
Four suits filed by Kansas Telephone Company against Velma Powers and Franklin County were dismissed in district court last week. The actions challenged the 1967 1969 and 1970 tax assessments.
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Kansas Telephone Company
Velma Powers
Franklin County
Penal Reform Bill Signed By Governor
TOPEKA Kansas AP A penal reform bill touted as the most progressive in Kansas history was among 23 laws signed to end the 1972 session. The reform reorganizes the prison system under a corrections secretary and emphasizes rehabilitation though no immediate funding is provided. The package also authorizes tuition-free state schooling for dependents of missing in action and POW prisoners, allows entry into the Interstate Corrections Compact, licenses private detectives and patrol operators, and creates a district attorney office in Sedgwick Johnson and Shawnee counties.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Opert
Bias Late
Onde
Symeyeh
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Sedgwick
Johnson
Shawnee
Gambling Coach to Head NAIA
Eddie Robinson of Grambling College was elected president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for a one year term. Ted Runner and W C Red Myers were named to NAIA leadership roles, with Myers noted for NAIA district success and tournament chair duties.
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NAIA
Kansas City
Eddie Robinson
Grambling
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Robinson
Ted Runner
University of Redlands
Calif
Prominent Wichita Businessman Dead
Eu gene C Moriarty 88 former Wichita mayor and oil producer died today in Wichita Kansas He worked for Derby Oil Co for 20 years and in 1942 for the Derby Ritchie Moriarty Co He served on the Wichita City Commission 1941 44 and was mayor from April 1943 to April 1944 He founded and led the Wichita Independent Businessmen Association and was an early director of the U S Harness Horse Association He is survived by a daughter and two sisters Services will be Thursday.
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S. D. Fisher
Garnett
Margaret Lamb
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Baptist Memorial
Anderson County Hospital
Thelma Walter
Ruby Umbarger
Farris Funeral Home
Lone Elm Cemetery
Wichita, Kan
Eugene C. Moriarty
Wichita
Moriarty
Derby Oil Co
Derby-Ritchie-Moriarty Co
Wichita Independent Businessmen's Association
The
U.S. Harness Horse Association
Ann Landers
Don
H.H
H-H
In Memoriam Kelley Funeral Services for George L Kelley
In Memoriam notice for George L Kell y funeral from Pomona United Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p m with Rev Gene Damewood officiating Interment Overbrook Cemetery Masonic services Ridgeway Lodge No 62 AF AM Friends may call at the Mortuary this afternoon and evening Also notice of PFC John L Wills death in Korea awaiting funeral arrangements and pending notices with donation suggestion to Franklin County Red Cross care Mortuary
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Wills
John L. Wills
U.S. Army Hospital
Korea
Franklin County
Warning against mixing alcohol with sleeping pills
A reader warns of accidental death from combining alcohol and sleeping pills after a friend’s funeral. Dear Ann Landers confirms the danger and advises avoiding pill use after heavy drinking. Multiple readers share similar tales about wills, inheritances, and impulsive acts at social events.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Philadelphia
One Hurt In Pileup Monday
Mrs. Jeannette Stephenson, 74, Ottawa RFD 4, was admitted to Ransom Memorial Hospital Monday after a three car collision at Seventh and Main around 12 30 pm. Anton Rasmussen, 45, Quenemo, stopped behind Stephenson, and Timothy Tschantz, 16, 713 E 5th, northbound, struck the rear of Rasmussen pushing into Stephenson. Tschantz said brakes failed. Stephenson complained of neck and back pain. Passengers in Rasmussen and Tschantz vehicles were uninjured.
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Jeannette Stephenson
Ottawa Rfd
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Seventh and Main
Stephenson
Tschantz
Ottawa
Rasmussen
Kansas Patrol warns on 1971 plate expiration
The Kansas Highway Patrol reminds motorists that 1971 red registration plates expired December 31 and the grace period ended March 1. Since March 1 officers have been enforcing the registration law for cars with the old plates and several motorists have been charged.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Hints From Heloise on clever trash disguise and DIY
Dear Heloise shares playful ideas to hide trash cans using bricks shaped like a C to form a pretend wishing well or barbecue pit. She suggests using rocks concrete blocks with ivy, a canopy, and notes the design invites curiosity from neighbors. The column also includes reader notes on wedding gifts homemaking hacks and a simple foil bake method for meals.
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Hubby
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