Washburn tour highlights Ottawa landmarks and research hours
Tour organizers spotlight Washburn buildings in Ottawa with two open homes and a courthouse photo exhibit. Events run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from the Old Depot Museum, with a 15 minute slide tape on Washburn and his courthouses, plus a map of 26 sites and a reception at the museum and courthouse. A Washburn granddaughter and an Eudora architect will attend, while volunteers are invited to call 242 4097.
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Barker
Washburn
Old Depot Museum
Kansas
Franklin County
Old County Poorhouse
West 19Th
Ottawa University Administration
Seventh
Main Streets
Merchants Debate Hours as Surveys Highlight Constraints
Business leaders discussed shifting Ottawa retail hours to boost sales while auto and farm services operate early. A Breck building owner urged unified promotion and longer hours, noting 53 percent of working women are outside the home and many households struggle to shop within 9 to 5. A 1979 survey shows 47.1 percent want later Ottawa hours.
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Page
Nordeen
Pat McLoud
Pat's Carousel
Dewayne Ripperger
Shawnee Mission
Breck Building
China Hutch
Chamber of Commerce
Ripperger
ORA
The
China Hatch
Hornbeck
Franklin County
Ottawa
Duck's Breath Does Its Thing
New York AP notes Duck's Breath Mystery Theater blends satire and history with sketches aired on NPR. Since 1980 the troupe has grown with a $11,900 NPR grant funding more bits across 150 stations, led by University of Iowa graduates Kim Turner Merle Kessler Bill Allard Leon Martell and Dan Coffey.
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New York
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Midwest
Iowa
Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater
Lewis and Clark
Nebraska
National Public Radio
NPR
Richard Attaboy
Duck
Mr Science
Mel Egypt
University of Iowa
Kim Turner
Merle Kessler
Bill Allard
Leon Martell
Dan Coffey
Kessler
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Michigan
Detroit
United States
Jack Westbrook
Michigan Oil and Gas News
League of Texas
Mike Bricker
Petroleum Geology
State Department of Natural Resources
Forest Park Gates
Porter
Underwood
Becker-Gleason
Freda
Allegre Health-Mart
Haley-Skoog
Otawa Republican
Wright
W. Ord
United Presbyterian Church
Third
Walnut
City Hall
Ransom
Bennett
Locust
Estabrook
Franano
Backer-Reed
Crane
Markham-Richeson
Davis
Hardlrode-Higman
Malin
Nelson-Martin
Main
Wallace
Eller-Karr-Kahler
Broderick-Wolf-Keelin
Fifth
Washburn-Crites
Walburn’s
S. Main
First Baptist Church
Fourth
Hickory
Christian Church
Oddfallow Hall
S. Cedar
Franks
Wal-Mart
Homestyle
Price Chopper
Crestview Nursing Home
Ever Sapa
Dorothy Abeloker
Judy Ferrow
7Th Terrace
Fred Rothenberg
South Main
Hiway
Wilson Street
Crown Victoria
Magic Chef
Kenmore
Pfaff
Hudson
Centropolis
Richter
Edna T. Milton
Judy Bartak
AUCTS
Alan Myers
Susie Myers
Lester Edgecomb
Caroline Edgecomb
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