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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1976
Page
9
Bus departs at 6 p.m. on June 5, with signups at Briscoe's Drug. Other trips: eight spots for the Vassar Playhouse on June 10 and three for St. Louis on June 24.
Peggy Coen's third grade class at Hawthorne received autographed pictures from young stars of Little House On The Prairie. The lesson linked to Laura Ingalls Wilder stories and letters to peers across Nebraska Indiana California New Hampshire and New Jersey. Students plan to save the cards while one student jokes about wishing The Fonz had been taught too.
Five mini-courses will be offered at Ottawa University on Saturday open to area residents with no prerequisites. At 10 a.m. Gee Whiz Physics taught by W D Bemmels and College Without Campus led by Keith Shumway will present demonstrations and university outreach. The afternoon features The 1976 Political Scene by Wayne Angell in the Administration Building Auditorium, The University and the Church by Rev Clifford Burke in the Chapel classroom, and The Impact of the Computer on Ottawa University with Spencer Martin in the computer center. No pre enrollment is required.
Obituaries and notices record Charles Raymond Mitchell of Baldwin and others, detailing death dates in May, service times, burial locations, survivors including children and spouses, plus related duties. Additional items include admissions and dismissals at local hospitals, police reports of accidents, thefts, and a Kansas City cattle and hogs market summary.
The New York market paused after its worst drop in over a year, with the Dow trading near 971.53 after two hours. Uncertainty lingered as losers edged gainers 3 to 2 on the NYSE, while traders bought selectively at the low end of the 965 to 1015 range.
Bennie and Jean Stinson host a ribbon cutting and open house for Stinson Processing facilities this weekend. A 10 a.m. Saturday ribbon cutting with open house 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, aided by the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Club. Location is four miles south on US-59 and 1.5 miles west on the north side.
Harold Matney 33 and Ottawa attorney filed as a Republican candidate for the August primary. The incumbent filing deadline is Monday June 21 and Matney announced his candidacy earlier this month.
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