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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1978
Page
7
Manhattan AP dispatch reports a $2000 reward was set Friday for information on the brutal murder of Tracey Miller, wife of Municipal Court Judge Paul Miller. Investigators combed an affluent Kansas neighborhood as autopsy showed 16 or 17 stab wounds and potential sexual assault remains inconclusive.
Obituaries for John August Anderson and Miss Marcia Lynn Fox note services, burial plans, and survivors. Anderson, 88, of Ottawa died at home. Fox, 9, Kansas City area, died at KU Medical Center. Include church, cemetery details, and family memorial suggestions. Sheriff and Public Safety blurbs summarize local arrests and incidents. School lunch menus and admissions or births also listed.
Kelly Moore of Ottawa on Sonoma State University studies in Heidelberg Germany for the school year. Brian Welch, son of Charles and Mrs Welch, is a patient at KU Medical Center Kansas City room 313L. A correction states Louis L Matile 28 Wellsville and Kathryn K Hungaker 27 Wellsville were issued a marriage license this week, not Louise and Kathryn as previously reported.
The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Ottawa outlines board structure with 18 directors including five annual term expirations. Nomination aims to select a diverse slate from active committee members and past participants. Two former directors, Jerry Thompson and Don Burroughs, remain eligible for full terms.
John August Anderson 78 lifelong Franklin County farmer died November 3 1978 at his Ottawa RFD 2 home. Funeral services set for November 4 at 2 p.m. at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home with Rev. Donald D. Powell officiating. Interment Highland Cemetery Ottawa. Calling hours start Saturday evening. Memorials to Trinity United Asethadist Church may be left at church or funeral home.
A compact read of varied advertisements and notices from Metzger Salvage to local clubs and political campaigns. Items include price points for jackets and boots, Elks steak night offerings, business closures due to a death, scheduled barn hours, club dinners, a county commissioner campaign, theater events, a bake-sale style fundraiser, and public service reminders with contact numbers.
The Ambassadors, a Chamber newcomer and retention group, added 41 members this year led by Jim Bradley Don Hay Sheila Bach Lela Mae Santarpia and Julie Seymour. Blitz day is Nov 14 with teams visiting prospects then lunch and member tally. Chamber staff attend Midwest preservation conference in Manhattan, plus Bendix and Cannady Supply expansions near Ottawa and Ogallala.
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