Unique Vantage Point From Her Desk
Helén Medaris has sat at the same desk for 28 years as legal secretary at Robert Green Chartered. She began on Oct 15 1951 in a historic three-room office once run by Basil Kelsey and later by Wint Winter. She recalls Second Street Ottawa 25 years ago with banks and Western Union nearby, a building collapse event, and her role evolving as shorthand and typing gave way to modern tools. Medaris plans retirement next year to join her husband, while continuing to serve the firm and its male principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lambert
Helén Medaris
Helen
Robert Green
Basil Kelsey
Judge Benson
Fred Harris
Kelsey
Eva Pittman
Ottawa
Second Street
Peoples National Bank
First National Bank
Second and Main
Western Union
Kramer's
FOAM
Franklin
Osage
Anderson
Miami
Wint Winter
Bob Green
Winter
Robert W. Green
Tom Sachse
Chet
Desolation Wilderness Sees Heavy Hiker Traffic
Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe, a 63,469 acre Federal area, ranks as the third most heavily used U S wilderness site. Despite its rugged granite landscape, near constant mid summer crowds affect solitude and prompt Forest Service to plan tighter camping group limits and stricter access rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desolation Wilderness
Calif
Lake Tahoe
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Dick Pine
Phil Corson
Corson
Central Park
Award Winning Quilt At Maple Leaf Festival
A quilt by Chris Wolf Edmonds of Baldwin draws praise at the Maple Leaf Festival. The nearly lifesize George Washington quilt blends Bicentennial motifs with a Kansas sunflower border and has won firsts at the Kansas State Fair and Lawrence Bicentennial show, plus a top prize at a Michigan exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Chris Wolf Edmonds
Lawrence
George Washington
Valley Forge
Kansas
Edmonds
Warren
Mich
Gas Pump Jockeys Become More Visible Across the Nation
In 1975 about 10 percent of U S gas station workers were women, with 70 000 women pumping gas and serving customers By 1980 projected female employment in filling stations rises to 14 5 percent The trend reflects competence and interest among women who service cars and operate stations in resort areas sunny climates and midwestern towns across the country The shift is fueled by vocational training and a desire for independence with many workers in the 18 to 22 age range
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Mid- America
Richard J. Boushka
Vickers Energy Corp
Pntholding
Bailiwick
Boushka
Arizona
California
Florida
Midwest
Coffee prices climb as frost tightens world supply
The 1976-77 coffee crop is the smallest since 1970-71 due to a July 1976 frost in Brazil. Supplies will stay tight for about two more years as trees recover and new trees mature. Retail prices are expected to rise while per capita US consumption trends downward. Instant coffee prices lagged regular coffee.
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Brazil
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Trevor Wade
Dennis Bien
Lawton
Okla
Cena O’dea
Wilma Bien
Virgil Bien
Tom O'Dea
E. F. Gilbert
Wellsville
Iva Hunzicker
Pine
Nevada
Desolation
Carson
Trevor Bien
Jack
Avenu Auros
Mutt
United States
Albright's Sewing Circle
Turner's Tele Shop
Rei
Bennett
N. Main
J.b.'s
Helen and
Bill
S. Main
Maxine
Pence’s
Golden Eagle
L & L Restaurant
Arrowhead Inn Restaurant
Green Acres Restaurant & Pizza Shack
Highway 268
Pomona Dam
Burgerteria
J. B
Big B . B
Big Boy
IK-68
L & M Buffet
Wilma Clark
Lee’s
Bob's Hill House
Eecenery
Ammmal Pizza Village
Jim
Kay Jones
Cafe
Tom Bach
Don Ip
Hardy Garden Mums
Willis Garden Center
BankAmericard
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