This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1980
Page
11
Ottawa law enforcement doubles weekend patrols and deploys every unit, including the dog van, to counter expected vandalism. Eggs sold for Halloween may be restricted as eggs damage paint and hydrants were opened at three downtown intersections, with two hydrants damaged and suspects unnamed pending court summons.
Sheriff Rex Bowling said Halloween will be well supervised with more than a dozen deputies and reserves across the county plus regular patrols in Wellsville and Pomona. County Attorney Jim Clark urged parents to accompany children while Skiles offered safety tips like reflective costume tape and keeping kids off the streets. Weather holds, the plan may extend to Saturday night with similar numbers.
Diane Yeaman reports Wellsville Grade School gifted class poll shows Ronald Reagan winning 50 percent of fifth and sixth graders, Carter 30 percent overall. Anderson 4 percent, undecided higher among older students, with notable gender differences favoring Reagan among girls. Carter urged to win over undecided voters.
Cecil R. Ogg of Baxter Springs and former Ottawa resident dies. Family includes wife Iva and children, services in Baxter Springs with Highland Park Cemetery burial. Alex McDonald, 94, Emporia, dies. graveside service in Chanute. Survivors include daughter Vaughann Cook and sister Geneva Hull. funeral by Roberts-Blue-Barnett in Emporia.
NORM PARK of East Central Vocational Cooperative returned from Hutchinson after attending a Kansas Vocational Association communication public relations conference. CURTIS ANDERSON earned first place in the Sigma Delta Pi Spanish essay contest at the University of Kansas and is 1980 OHS graduate plus Optimists Club Eddie Kimball Scholarship winner. Central Heights Elementary will not have school due to parent teacher conferences 1 to 8 pm. Ottawa doctors Jim Blankenship and Willard Ransom certified as family practice specialists by the American Board after a two day written exam covering internal medicine surgery obstetrics synecology pediatrics psychiatry and community medicine.
A mosaic of political appeals and community events floods Ottawa in early November. Dorothy Chaney and Laura Sutton campaigns urge votes while Roy Swank and Pauline Yockey appeal for clerk and commissioner posts. Revival nights, Halloween parties, fundraisers, church bazaars, and a library proposition drive civic participation. Local venues from Pamida to the Back Door Club advertise music and sales, with church picnics, meals, and civic meetings listed.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.