Aging conference draws Franklin County seniors to Salina
At least eight Franklin County seniors plan to attend the Governor's White House Conference on Aging in Salina May 19 21. Shirley Higdon of the Mid America Council on Aging notes registrations are now individual, with attendees from six counties. The MACA secured a $750 grant to cover 20 seniors' expenses and hopes more will join from Anderson Coffey Miami and Osage counties.
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Franklin County
Salina
White House
Shirley Higdon
Mid America Council On Aging
MACA
Willis Jordan
Marvin Forker
Forker
Higdon
Sylvia Hougland
Kansas
Washington
Hougland
State Department of Aging
Anderson
Coffey
Miami
Osage County
Johan Carlin
Terry L. Farrar
N. Mulberry
James C. Weaver
N. Poplar
Karen @. Lynch
Wellsville
Dadrey R. Malburg
N. Main
Phillip A. Longfellow
Richard R. Ybarra
Walnut
James A. Martinez
Ronald L. Hiatt
Ottawa
Starr J. Bryant
Osage
Lester L. Coulter
S. Locust
Ram County
David G. Atchison
Maple
Roger &. Schmanke
Hickory
Lavernon Lohman
Robert English
N. Sycamore
Tod
Funeral notices and court briefs fill Ottawa obituary page
Dell Morton Dunseth 89 of Ottawa dies at Wellsville Manor. Funeral at Lamb Roberts Friday. burial Highland Cemetery. Anna May Burch 78 Pomona dies. service Pomona United Methodist Church Saturday. Dorothy Sutton death noted in Beaumont. John J. Dumbrosky 82 North Tonawanda N Y dies. funeral Saturday. Local admissions and dismissals plus extensive police court dockets and quotations. Ottawa High School Cytone Concert announced with reception for new USD 290 superintendent Roger Nelson.
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Ottawa
Roger Nelson
Nelson
U.S.D
Pomona Seniors Honored At Monday Assembly
Pomona High School honored seniors for academic excellence at a Monday assembly. Valedictorian Brenda Witham and salutatorian Steve Purcell led the honorees, with medals and certificates across journalism, yearbook, English, French, science, home economics, math, and national honors.
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Pomona
Pomona High School
Brenda Witham
Steve Purcell
John Dickey
Lori Hennessey
Purcell
Witham
Tammy Young
Greg Eagleman
Chris Parker
Brenda Wray
Kelly Longan
Senate approves cost overrun watch on defense contracts
In a 96 to 0 vote, the Senate adopted an amendment to a 136.5 billion military spending bill requiring a public report to Congress on cost overruns exceeding 15 percent for research and development contracts or 10 percent for procurement contracts. Senator Sam Nunn led the measure, while Senator John Tower supported it as a check on spending with Reagan administration accountability. A final vote on the bill was planned for late today.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
John Tower
Texas
Senate Armed Services Committee
Carter
Ad Briefs and Local Offers Spread Across Ottawa Area
A jumble of advertisements lists 50 percent off gifts and furniture at Maple Shoppe, garden deals at Saddleback Lounge, turf and seed discounts, a 50 percent cut on remaining fruit trees, and special events including dance nights at Country Raiders, a tennis mixer, and a Royals fundraiser. It notes several upcoming events, sale deadlines, and business hours. Local venues such as Willis Garden Center and Mode O Day are highlighted with dates, discounts, and contact points.
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Willis Garden Center
Cherry
Monthru
Vassar Playhouse Opens Summer With Jacques Brel
Vassar Playhouse launches its summer season Friday with Topeka Civic Theatre’s Jacques Brel musical directed by P K Worley. Shows run Friday Saturday Sunday at 8 17 p m with May 20 starting The Glass Menagerie directed by Roger Moon stars Veda Rogers Tim Counts Allyson Moon and Miles Norton. Next up are Grease Our Town The Robber Bridegroom My Fair Lady and Ten Little Indians. Twenty-two staff from KS NE AR OK AZ participate. Dinner on Vassar Shortline begins 6 30 p m with reservations.
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Vassar
Vassar Playhouse
Topeka Civic Theatre
Jacques Brel
P.K. Worley
Laura
Roger Moon
Veda Rogers
Tim Counts
Allyson Moon
Miles Norton
Rick Tyler
Betty Stark
Glass Menagerie
Our Town
Playhouse
Bruce
Kansas
Nebraska
Arizona
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Testimony Accepted For Convicts Seeking Parole
The Kansas Adult Authority will accept oral or written testimony May 26 28 and 29 for parole consideration. Eligible for June parole are Stephen Hamill and Nelson L Spillman, both inmates at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson. Hearings run 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 26 at Wichita Public Library and Topeka Public Library, and 9:30 a.m. to noon May 29 at Wyandotte County Courthouse in Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas Adult Authority
Stephen Hamill
Franklin County
Nelson L. Spillman
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Wichita Public Library
Topeka Public Library
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Area KU Grads Announced for 109th May 18 Kansas ceremony
The University of Kansas set its 109th commencement for May 18 in Lawrence. Ottawans Barbara Basel and Gwen Poss receive BSE degrees, with Claterbos MS in civil engineering and other area graduates listed including Shull MSE, Mouille MSE, Unruh MD, and Peters BS in Richmond, Crabb Cl medicine in Williamsburg, among others.
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University of Kansas
BSA
Gregory Unruh
Willow
Jerilyn Benjamin
BSN
Nellan Brown
Leah Stevens
Doris Brown
Babara (Kesner) Dougherty
Garnett
David Gillogly
BSE
Princeton
Mary Peters
Richmond
Gary Higbie
Marilyn Poor
Perry Perkins
Kevin Riedel
Wellsville
Jeremiah Crabb
Williamsburg
Obituaries for Dunseth and Burch in Ottawa and Pomona
Two local obituaries report the deaths of Dell Morton Dunseth aged 89 and Anna May Burch aged 78. Dunseth, longtime Ottawa resident, died May 13 1981. funeral May 15 at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with Rev Donald D Powell officiating. Interment Highland Cemetery. Burch, lifelong Franklin County resident, died May 14 1981. funeral May 14 at Pomona United Methodist Church with Rev Evelyn Fisher officiating. Interment Central Cemetery south of Pomona. Memorials to Pomona United Methodist Church.
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Dell M. Dunseth
Dell Morton Dunseth
N. Main
Wellsville Manor
Lamb-Roberts
Highland Cemetery
Donald D. Powell
Dunseth
Delavan
Delite
Trinity United Methodist Church
Dora Rose
Kansas City
Daghters
Anna Marie Button
Charles
Burch
Pomona
Anna May Burch
Olathe Hospital
Pomona United Methodist Church
Central Cemetery
Evelyn Fisher
Ottawa
Rebekah Lodge No. 253
COF
Charles Clarence Burch
Elsie M. Bruner
Ruth C. Cope
Wichita
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
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Dora Payne
Fanny Collins
Sarah Williams
Louella Parrot
the Daily Report
Mulberry
Marjorie Feeback
Belton
Ralph Dunseth
Harry Dunseth
Half Way
Dorothy Sutton
Beaumont
Margaret Sutton
John J. Dumbrosky
Kenneth Cunningham
S. Hickory
Rentha Park
Canterbury Court
Virginia Quintana
N. Cherry
Lorene Hopkins
Erma Deilman
Donald Smelter
Oak
Public Safety News
Betty J. Roberts
North Main
James H. Miller Jr
Richard L. Brown
S. Cherry
Cleve D. Dent
Tony R. Ledom
Ottawa Reo
Monica Finch
Douglas E. Robers
Mary A. Gooding
Hamblin
Everett H. Sell
Cedar
James E. Tawney
Wayne Vogeler
Donna L. Dowdy
Princeton Road
Carolee J. Rutter
Ottawa Rfd
Maxine A
Criqui
Sycamore
Edith Gorton
E Wilson
Thelma Griffins
Kerry H. Kuehn
Edgerton
Linda S. McMillen
Milner
Rosedabt
Dorothy M. Sanders
Marilyn R. Sigmund
Martin Struttmar
Elm
Carrad, Terry
S. Walnut
Raymond R. Carey
Chris Kornhaps
Max W. Riemer
Poplar
Charles W. Cale
Main
Randy B. Wooten
Baldwin
Ottawa Co-op
Julte Hobbs
Ottawa High
BPW
Janice L. Eloersch
Matt Floersch
RFD
Benedictine College
Atchison
Laura Sutton
Phil Thompson
Greg Eaglemen
Longan
Wray
Kim Bulmer
Kristy Eagleman
Lea McBratney
Thompson
Parker
McBratney
Howard Woodbury
Sheila Engle
Doug
Ad Briefs
Silver Lake
Back Door
Country Raiders
Hazels
Sun
Forrest Park
Kansas State Bank
Ottawa C
The
Royals
Saddleback
S. Main
J.C
L&m Buffet
Old Gym
U.S
Federal
Michael J. Esser
E.D. Jones and Co
Pht
iKe Rie
Jacques Brell
KU Grads
Clarice Dengel
DaeleSon Mortuary
Paarreragl Hane
Ade
Watermark
First Methodist Church
Wichita, Ks
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