Heloise: brick in toilet tanks saves water
Sharon Watkins reports local experts discuss a brick in the toilet tank to displace water and save about three quarts per flush. City officials say adjusting the float saves more, with estimates of 143 million gallons yearly and about 30 cents monthly per household, amid leaks totaling five billion gallons yearly.
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Sharon Watkins
Heloise
Mel Sultenfuss
Sultenfuss
Richard Toler
City Water Board
Toler
Sharon
McLinden-Baxter engagement for November wedding
Mr and Mrs James McLinden Cedar Point announce daughter Anna Marie to James Robert Baxter son of Mr Mrs Neal Baxter Pomona They plan to wed November 24 in Ottawa University Chapel Miss McLinden holds a BA from Emporia State and works at King Radio Ottawa Baxter attended KSTC and KU and is a Vietnam era veteran employed by Ray Brown Ford
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James McLinden
Cedar Point
Anna Marie
James Robert Baxter
Neal Baxter
Pomona
Ottawa University
Miss McLinden
Emporia State
King Radio
Ottawa
Baxter
KSTC
University of Kansas
Ray Brown Ford
Baby Named Bret Allen at Garnett Hospital
A baby boy named Bret Allen was born September 9 at Anderson County Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mersman Garnett. He weighed six pounds 13% ounces. The family also has a daughter Robin, four. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mersman and Mr. and Mrs. Oren Newman. At home in Wichita are Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Van Winkle, married September 8 at Assembly of God Church with officiant Rev. Ray Raley. the bride former Patty Salb. The second item notes Sivas Turkey kidnapping, 211 girls abducted in seven months of 1973, with many eloping to marry abductors.
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Anderson County Hospital
Tom Mersman
Bret Allen
Robin
Ralph Mersman
Garnett
Oren Newman
Blue Mound
Wichita
Jerry J. van Winkle
Assembly of God Church
Ray Raley
Patty Salb
Sivas
Turkey
Pioneer fetology expert promises new hope for older mothers
Dr. Sheldon Cherry of Mt. Sinai outlines advances in fetology that allow women over 35 to conceive more safely. He notes early diagnosis of Down's syndrome, amniocentesis as a key tool, and the shift toward viewing the unborn as real patients with names, while advocating informed, less myth-filled pregnancy choices.
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New York
Sheldon Cherry
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Pete Sildiba
Cherry
Times
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Birthday gathering at Severns home in Richmond reported
Attendees for Mrs Severn's birthday on September 6 at the C A Severns home in Richmond included Mrs Alice Rhoads of Ottawa and Ernest Henderson. The text lists many guests and local hosts, naming families and towns across Kansas and nearby states.
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C.A
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