Court Denies Return Of Stolen Gun In Small Claims
Magistrate Orville Steele denied John D. Collins's request to return a .357 Magnum seized after a Dec 22 search. The gun, found stolen in Louisville in 1976, was ruled not the property of Collins, who could not prove ownership or a valid release. The court denied both return and value, noting the gun remains confiscated as stolen property.
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Jay Bemis
Orville Steele
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
John D. Collins
Princeton
Sheriff's Department
National Police
Louisville
Collins
Ottawa
Jim Clark
Bowling
Robert Pinet
Steele
Brent Wenrich
S. Cedar
Clark
Pinet
Sheriff's
Brad Gilges
Gilges
Wenrich
Dodge City
Three youths arrested in Ottawa arson case
Three juveniles, a 14-year-old Ottawa boy a 15-year-old Ottawa boy and a 13-year-old Kansas City Kansas boy, admitted starting a fire April 19 at an abandoned home owned by Jim Poe. Damage about 11000 dollars. They were referred to juvenile court on arson and criminal damage charges.
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Ottawa
N. Locust
Jim Poe
Burroughs
Kansas City
Kan
Orlis Cox Field
Juvenile Court
Turner's Tele Shop and area sale notices
A collage of local ads from Turner's Tele Shop on West 15th and nearby merchants. Promotions include placemats, purses, garden items, fruit like asparagus rhubarb blackberries raspberries gooseberries on sale, Budge's Ace Hardware bicycle savings, and a Budge's Sports Center anniversary sale with 10 percent off, plus tax free 7 percent municipal bond offers through Edward Jones. Memorial Day flowers and cemetery vases offered by Country Floral. Danny Davis upcoming event and an art workshop advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budge’s
Pomona Boy Sues Over Dog Bite Injuries
Five year old Pomona boy and his parents file a district court civil suit seeking more than 10000 dollars in damages from Harold Kennington. They allege the dog was vicious and that Kennington negligently allowed it to roam free, causing severe injuries and ongoing pain. The dog is detained at a local veterinary clinic.
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Pomona
Shannon Spillman
Nelson Spillman
Linda L. South
Harold Kennington
Spillman
Kennington
Sheriff's
Court Date Set In Drug Case Four Men Bound Over
Four men arrested in a four county April twenty seventh KBI raid on drug sales were bound over for trial in District Court. Dean Goddfrey Randall Cantrell Kenneth Burgoon and Danny Robertson face multiple marijuana sales charges with pre trial arraignment set for June 8 before Judge Floyd H Coffman. A fifth defendant Steven Mauch had all charges dismissed including marijuana and cocaine counts. The marijuana charge was dropped and the cocaine charge dismissed after magistrate ruling on provenance of the material.
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KBI
Dean Goddfrey
Richmond
Randall A. Cantrell
S. Cherry
Kenneth Allen Burgoon
Walnut
Danny Robertson
Floyd H. Coffman
Steven Mauch
Cedar
Larry Coursen
Coca
Pomona Vandalism: windows broken at school and homes
Daily Report lists admissions and dismissals then reports vandalism incidents Friday or Saturday in Pomona. A broken north side window at the Medical Arts Building and windows at Pomona Grade School caused about 350 dollars in damage, plus damage to the Dave M. Stoneking home and damaged screens. Damages at Stoneking residence not estimated.
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Medical Arts
Main Streets
Pomona
Dave M. Stoneking
Stoneking
Governor Proclaims May as Older Americans Month in Kansas
Governor John Carlin proclaimed May as Older Americans Month and opened the Governor's Conference on Aging at the University of Kansas. Keynote speaker Maggie Kuhn and Barbara Sabol will join the opening session, with tours, exhibits, and six bus tours planned for delegates in Lawrence. The Kansas Historical Advisory Committee elected officers Monday and the Franklin County Commission approved a 1980 fair budget of 25,316 dollars. In other news, charges of aggravated assault against William Bobo were dismissed after self defense testimony amid conflicting accounts of a April 30 shooting at Bill's Bar.
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Lawrence
John Carlin
University of Kansas
Barbara Sabol
Kansas Department of Aging
Maggie Kuhn
Philadelphia
Gray Panthers
Kuhn
McCollum
Daisy Hill
Clinton Reservoir
Helen Foresman Spencer Art
Lawrence Hallmark Cards
KU Natural History Museum
KU Space Technology
William Larry Bobo
S. Cedar
Bobo
Johnny A. Marez
Willow
Bill’s Bar
N. Main
Marez
Bobo County
Jim Clark
Memorial JERRY E SMITHEY Funeral Services in Bakersfield
Funeral services for Jerry E Smithey 41 of Bakersfield and former Ottawan who died May 20 in Winslow Arizona from a truck accident will be held Wednesday May 23 at 2 00 pm at Robson Towner Funeral Home with Rev William Weber officiating. Friends may call Tuesday until service time and the family will receive callers at the Robson Towner Funeral Home. Dorothy Vivian Smith Smithey 23 of Bakersfield also died May 20 in Winslow Arizona from a truck accident. Her services will be held Wednesday May 23 at 2 pm at Robson Towner with Rev William Weber officiating. Friends may call Tuesday noon until service time and Tuesday evening 8 to 9 at Robson Towner Funeral Home. 242 1331
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Jerry E. Smithey
Jerry E Smithey
Bakersfield
California
Winslow
Arizona
Robson-Towner Funeral
William Weber
Robson, Towner Funeral Home
Pika
Dorothy Vivian (Smith) Smithey
Robson. Towner Funeral Home
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Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Richard A. Andrews
Richard D. Andrews
Williamsburg
Ft. Knox
Michael A. McLoud
Quenemo
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma City
Okla
Myrtle Morrison
KU Medical Center
Jerry Peffly
Fort Hays State University
Ad Briefs
Turner's
Tele Shop
West 15Th
Willis Garden Center
Ace Hardware
Redkin
Michael J. Esser
Edward D. Jones and Company
P. O. Box
Kansas
Dairy Queen
Silver Lake
Danny Davis
Turner’s
15Th Street
Osburn’s
East 8Th
Metzger Salvage
West Second
Monty Fritts
S. Main
Melvern Lake
the Daily Report
Juanita Robinson
Olive
Seth Clark
Walter Gravenstein
S. Elm
Mildred Leecy
N. Oak
Carol Siegele
Princeton Rfc
Kellie Chambers
W. 4Th
Bert Perry Baldwin
Herbert Cole
College
Violet Clark
Robert Brown
Lebo
Chad Crist
Ottawa Rfd
Tom Burch
S. Poplar
L Allen Troutman
John Kimbrel
Shirley Scroggs
Pine
Public Safety News
Sheriff’s News
Croucher
Abstract & Title Co
Jeanette Croucher
Gov. Carlin
Oldsters
Bill Bennett
Harold Matney
Betty Salsbury
City Hall
Franklin County Commission
Fair Association
Association
EU Division of Continuing Education
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
Pizza Hut
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