Death notices from Ottawa area services and obituaries
Deaths include Elvira Luce 73 of 817 S Oak died Sept 17 at Ransom Memorial Hospital with services at Robson-Towner Funeral Home. Oletha Pierson 64 of 1421 S Cedar died Sept 19, burial Highland Cemetery, with service by Rev. Al Polen. Phila E Guist 88 of Lawrence graveside Highland Cemetery, born 1888 in Phillipsburg. Louie Powell funeral and graveside rites at Burr Oak Cemetery. Roy W Browning funeral at Ottawa University Chapel, noted Rotary past president. Includes admissions and dismissals at local hospitals, births, and a Kansas City market cattle and hog quotations section.
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Elvira Luce
S. Oak
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Robson-Towner
Ottawa
Eph
Mable (Olson) Larson
Robert Luce
Franklin County
Ottawa Insurance Agency
Robert L. Luce
Columbia
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Oletha M. Pierson
S. Cedar
Highland Cemetery
al Polen
Pierson
Frank A. Bell
Nora Ethel (Hinderliter) Bell
Max Pierson
Chanute
Marlin Max Pierson
Kansas City
Melvin Douglas Pierson
Wichita
Lowell Fouts
Lawrence Becker
Arkansas City
Earl Nelson
Oceanside
Calif
John Gray
Phila E. Guist
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Guist
Phillipsburg
Edith Rhodes
Frances Guist
Earl Guist
Earl
Louie Scott Powell
Louie Powell
Lamb-Roberts
Glen Scharff
Burr Oak Cemetery
Ralph Jarboe
Arthur Barnett
William Dunlap
William Hocking
Cyrus Hughes
Joe Lawson
Frank Lehew
Vincent Reedy
Henry Smart
W. B. Smith
Clarence Ward
Jerry Farris
Milton Farris
Ralph Hartpence
Lawrence Lundstedt
Guy Monroe
Charles Scribner
Ray Smith
Roy W. Browning
Ottawa University
Harold E. Dungan
S. Oak St
Robson-Towner Funeral
Henry Roberts
Hope Cemetery
S. Cedar St
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
KBI Director Will Stay on Post Despite Allegations
TOPEKA AP William L Albott director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and top appointee of Attorney General Curt T Schneider said he has no plan to leave his post amid recent allegations about Schneiders personal life He said Curt has never interfered in KBI operations and he intends to serve his four year term.
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Topeka
Kan
William L. Albott
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Atty
Curt T. Schneider
Schneider
Curt
KBI
Albott
Kansas Highway Patrol
Robert B. Docking
Richard Dewey
State Senate
Rhetta McKinnon
Mary Hasselt
Kansas City
McKinnon
Kansas City flood aid drive and local notices
A string of local briefs covers a flood aid drive at Faith Lutheran Church in Web, Pomona notices seeking torn down buildings, and several community updates. The Kansas Highway Patrol and KBI leadership changes are briefly noted with quotes from officials.
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Kansas City
Faith Lutheran Church
E. 12Th
Pomona
Kan
City Hall
Change Only In Name Pamida Center Becomes One-Stop Center
The Pamida Super Saving Center is the new name for the South US-59 shopping center housing Gibson's Discount Center and Waymire's Butcher Block. Wayne Baylor says the Sept 28 change emphasizes the two stores as a single shopping center. Both stores are being remodeled for more space and better specials merchandising. Gibson's remains owned by Pamida-Gibson of Omaha, Waymire's by the Waymire family.
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Pamida Super Saving Center
Gibson’s Discount Center
Waymire’s
Us-59
Wayne Baylor
Gibson's
Gibson’s
Pamida-Gibson
Omaha, Neb
Waymire
Bennett Listening Tour Heads to Ottawa Emporia Iola
Gov. Robert Bennett continues his Kansas listening tour with a town meeting in Emporia set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, following prior visits to Ottawa and Iola as part of the statewide tour.
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Bennett
Ottawa
Emporia
Iola
Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Emporia High School
Ottawa University
Ottawa Rotary Club
Bowlus Fine Arts Center
Governor’s Office
Marysville
Military Academy Applications in Third District
High school students in Kansas third district are urged to seek nominations through Rep. Larry Winn Jr. Applications, ages 17 to 22, must be filed by Nov. 15 with Winn’s office in Washington and SATs completed for 1978 entry. Depositions include West Point Annapolis Air Force and Merchant Marine academies, Coast Guard applicants contact their academy. Various town meetings and tour schedules follow Bennett’s listening tour across the state.
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Washington, D.C
Larry Winn, Jr
Winn
Rayborn House
West Point
Annapolis
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N.Y
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Winn’s Offce
Film and social events highlight local briefs
A film Organizing Free Play will screen at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Office of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services 122 E 2nd. G'Z and Gals and Ken Bower plan a dance Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Garnett Community Building. Also noted: MRS Harold Maley of Richmond is a St Joseph Hospital patient. naval deploye Kevin D. Coons serves on USS England in the Western Pacific. KU marching band member James Brockway performs French horn. Princeton Jaycees meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Gregory A Woods earns a N T Veatch Scholarship. funeral for Donna J. Ashcraft set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Highland Cemetery with services and memorials details provided.
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Ashcraft
Donna J. Ashcraft
Ottawa University
Ralph Hodgden
Highland Cemetery
Dengel & Son
American Cancer Society
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
G’z
Gals
Ken Bower
Garnett
Dengel and Son
Man Identifies Stolen Ford By Sound In Ottawa
Kenneth Saffron of 512 S Mulberry reported hearing his 1971 Ford start shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday. He flagged down the driver at JB's Restaurant and the vehicle moved toward Main Street before a 15 year old rural Ottawa girl was arrested and referred to the Franklin County Juvenile Office.
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Ottawa
Jb's
Ottawa Public Safety
Kenneth Saffron
S. Mulberry
Jb’s
Oak Street
Main Street
Franklin County
Dow falls as industrial output slips push markets lower
Wall Street opened with broad losses as industrial production fell 0.5 percent in August, the first drop since January. The noon Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 4.77 to 852.04, with losers outnumbering gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow briefly dipped below the August 25 20 month closing low of 854.12 during the day.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
DPS Recovers Two Vehicles
Two weekend thefts were resolved when Ottawa Department of Public Safety officers recovered a wrecked pickup linked to Clifford Burke of 1428 Willow on US-59 under the US-50 viaduct after a guard rail crash, and a 1971 Dodge owned by Brian Green of 21 Topeka, stolen Saturday from 400 Ash, was found undamaged later the same day.
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Ottawa
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Rex Browning
Rockie Browning
Bill Rader
Ronald Reed
Philip Sadler
Corwin Shields
Louis Brady
Canterbury Court
Kenneth Monroe
Garnett Rfd
Lena Damron
Alvin Hinderliter
S. Main
Tracie Parker
Thomas Gonzales
N. Locust
Carl Degande
Paola
Loren Latimer
S. Sycamore
Tony Castro
Penny Wilkins
W. 5Th
Fred Sherman
Olive
William Orr
Yokefellow Academy
Earlham College
Norwood Jones
Ad Briefs
Reliable Cab
Mike
Turner
W. 15Th
Davis Paint Store
Memoriam
Owen Frakes
Ottawa Rfd
Jim Edgecomb
RFD
Hutchinson
Military Academy Applications
Yates Center
Scott City
Mankato
Robson
Towner
Kansas Show
Violet Robson Reno Towner
Dorothy Reams
Jerry Robson
David Bunch
Joe Ferns
Harold Maley
Richmond
St. Joseph Hospital
Ralph McCrea
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Kansas City, Mo
NAVY
Kevin D. Coons
Robert L. Coons
Wellsville Rfc 2
Western Pacific
England
San Diego
U.S. Seventh Fleet
James Brockway
S. Martin Brockway
Willow
Princeton
Jaycees
Gregory A. Woods
Bill Woods
RFD 2
N.T. Veatch
University of Kansas
Wall Street
DPS
Seville
Dick Stinnett
Chev. & Olds
Turkey
Sun
Ottawa Gun Club
Club
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