McCullough and West on duty in California and Vietnam
Briets JESSE A. McCullough USN son of Mrs B T McCullough 817 Pecan completed two weeks active duty training at the bas Air Station Los Alamitos Calif and Army WO Gary L West son of Mr and Mrs Alvin P West 121 W 9th assigned as a pilot with the 68th Assault Helicopter Company near Bien Hoa Vietnam on April 24 His wife Elizabeth lives at Ozark Ala. Gar Sale 9 30 5 30 Fri 612 S Poplar Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. McCullough
Usn
B. T. McCullough
Pecan
Stella M. Pastiran
Kansas City
Bas Air Station
Los Alamitos
Calif
ARMY
Gary L. West
Alvin P. West
W. 9Th
68Th Assault Helicopter Company
Bien Hoa
Vietnam
Elizabeth
Ozark
Ala
Army Pvt Jim Williams Assigned to Ft Knox for Training
Army Pvt Jim Williams son of Mrs Sarah Williams of 128 S Poplar has been assigned to Ft Knox Kentucky for two months of advanced armor training at the Army training center.
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ARMY
Jim Williams
Sarah Williams
S. Poplar
Ft. Knox, Ky
Armor Training Center
Rural carrier earns safety pin for 19 years of service
William E. Sutton of Princeton has received a National Safety Council gold lapel pin and an award for 19 years of safe rural mail delivery. Also listed are several yard and garage sales around Ottawa with dates and locations, and notices about office closings for Dr J C South and the State Chiropractor Convention. May 12 is Mothers Day with gift certificate suggestions from Willis Garden Center and Cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Sutton
Princeton
National Safety Council
Willis Garden Center, Ltd
Cherry
Hawkins Grange Elects New Members and Plans Cemetery Work
Hawkins Grange elected Fred Brown and Darlene Rice to membership at a Wednesday meeting in the hall with 12 officers present. First and second degrees were conferred on Walter Pennington Floyd Mitchell Kenneth Mitchell Nancy Cline and Darlene Rice. A 50 year pin and certificate went to Mrs. Margaret Miller. Plans were made to clean Indian Cemetery and more eyeglasses are needed for the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkins Grange
Fred Brown
Darlene Rice
Bill Rice
Henry Wherry
Walter Pennington
Floyd Mitchell
Kenneth Mitchell
Nancy Cline
Margaret Miller
Walter Barnard
Clear Creek Grange
J. G. Lytle
Henry Smart
Home Economics Committee
Ottawa airport funds approved for 57 800 project
Federal funds earmarked for Ottawa Municipal Airport improvements. City clerk Don Capper says FAA approves 28 900 in matching funds for a 57 800 project including runway lengthening, surfacing, taxi turn-arounds, fencing, and land acquisition. Start planned January 1969 with possible earlier work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Lister
Ottawa
Don Capper
City Commission
Federal Aviation Authority
FAA
Wilson and Company
Salina
Funeral Allen W Roberts Services Held at Towner Chapel
Allen W Roberts died April 28 and ceremonies were May 1 at the Towner Chapel with Rev Garland Bohn officiating. Pallbearers named John Baxter Virgil Finch David Reekie Wyatt Hendry Ray Anderson Fred Langford. Mrs Raymond Dagenette and Mrs Robert Heisler sang hymns. burial in Fours Cemetery. Plus obituary notices for George Fordyce of Paola with Paola burial plans and Ottawa area remembrance. Admissions list, dismissals, emergencies, and police citations follow with local names and addresses.
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Allen W. Roberts
Towner Chapel
Garland Bohn
John Baxter
Virgil Finch
David Reekie
Wyatt Hendry
Ray Anderson
Fred Langford
Raymond Dagenette
Robert Heisler
J. M. Kilgore
Fours Cemetery
Probate Hearings and Estate Notices in Franklin County Kansas
First published notices in Ottawa Kansas outline petitions in probate and guardianship cases. Andrew Towner seeks administrator for Leslie H Murphy estate with defenses due May 10 1968. William A Woodburn petitions sale of property in Section 18 Township 17 Range 20. Katherine Strafuss incapacitated owner sought order of sale Lots 3 and 4 in South half of Southwest Quarter in Section 31. Defense deadlines May 27 May 30 1968 9 00 10 00 AM Ottawa court.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Leslie H. Murphy
Joel Towner
Ottawa
Kansas
Mabel A. Woodburn
Range
William A. Woodburn
Katherine Strafuss
Anton J. Strafuss
Towit
Richard O. Skoog
Ottawa University dorm study-a-thon sparks innovation
Ottawa University junior Gene Shipp from Washington D C leads a dorm project a marathon study session for 17 students signing up for 24 to 48 hour slots. They aim to log 800 to 1 000 straight hours by semester end and had reached 167 hours by midnight Wednesday with daylight saving leaving an hour lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Seymour Hall
Gene Shipp
Washington D.C
Bruce Cohen
Chicago
Lois Smith
Park Permits Required For Wolf Creek Park Visitors
Park users at Wolf Creek Park in Lake Pomona must obtain federal permits this year. Federal permits cover federal areas only and are sold at the Pomona Army Corps office. Kansas state permits also exist for Vassar and Carbolyn parks. Prices vary by vehicle, duration, and scope, with federal rates from 50 cents for a single person to seven dollars for a yearly vehicle pass, while state permits cost five dollars per vehicle per year or one dollar for a one-time use. The six other Pomona parks Dragoon Cedar 110-Mile Creek Michigan Outlet and Management can be used without permits.
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Wolf Creek Park
Lake Pomona
Kansas
Vassar
Pomona
Army Corps of Engineers
Dragoon
Cedar
110-Mile Creek
Michigan
Tragedy in Montclair Kills 34-Year-Old Driver
An AP report from Montclair California describes a fatal freeway collision that killed Billy J. Gault, 34, after a semitrailer struck a car. Nearby officers and Billy Gault’s 11-year-old son watched as the wreck was moved to a service station. Patrolman Anthony La Argo questioned the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
Calif
Billy Gault
Billy J. Gault
Banking Statement for Ottawa Kansas Ledger April 18 1968
Publication by the Comptroller of the Currency under Section 5211 shows the bank’s liabilities as of April 18 1968. It lists demand deposits time and savings deposits government deposits state and political subdivisions and deposits of commercial banks along with certified and officers checks totaling 4 017 222 96 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
United States
National Sign Company Seeks Traveling Field Servicemen
Urgent hiring ad from The National Sign Company Inc calling for field servicemen to travel the Midwest. No experience needed. Must provide character references and post a $100 cash bond. Married men preferred. single men over 21 without dependents also considered. Travel to Ottawa area office at 1204 North Main.
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Midwest
Anele Tts
Ottawa
North Main
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Gordon Benitz
National Guard
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Dun & Bradstreet
the Daily Report
Deatn
George Fordyce
Paola
Runyan
Paola Cemetery
Hospital Notes
Arthur Miller
W. 15Th
Flora Lantis
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Ottawa Rfd
Charley E. Kennedy
Osawatomie
Hazel Stevenson
Burroughs
Sandra Wilson
Harold Showalter
S. Cedar
Ralph Capron
S. Main
Etta Mae Taylor
S. Sycamore
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Ottawa Red 2
Connie Hildebrant
Mary Ann Cavender
Lisa Meineke
Nancy Carpenter
Acie Barnett
Forrest A. Henderson
Betty O. Lisher
Barnett
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Jack E. Collins
MOORE
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Petitioner
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Son
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Anthony la Argo
Billy
Lamb-Roberts
First National Bank
James J. Chandler
R. M. Clogston
R. S. Hanes Elizabeth C. Clogston
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Lodge
Tancred
E.T
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E.C
Gerald B. Harford
Don’s Janitorial Service
W.J
Jim) Reekie
Royal Manor
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine St
Lawrence
Kanses
the National Sign Company, Inc
Painesville
Ohio
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Sale Eslady
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Firestone
1St and Main
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J. W. Taylor
Electrolux
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Edgerton
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Wassmer's
Spring Hill
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Keith Watts
Leonard Combs
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Jack Nelson
Council Grove
Osage City
Clifford R. Hobbs
Myers Bros
Centropolis
Claude
Howard
Franklin County Sales Company
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Ben Printy
N. Matin
Main
Willis Nursery
Winifred Wells
China
Poplar
Ss, Main
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