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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1977
Page
7
A table top disaster readiness exercise was held at the Emergency Operating Center with City and County officials. The Franklin County Emergency Operations plan guided the discussion of reporting structure crisis communications and potential locations for the OCC.
Columbus AP reports pick-your-own farming reduces grocery costs by up to half and boosts farm income. Dr. Eugene Cravens of Ohio State University notes 300 such farms near metros, offering fruits and vegetables including greens and grapes as demand grows. With gasoline costs, savings depend on buying in volume for canning or freezing. Lot L. Smith credits pick-your-own for transforming his 415 acre farm, shifting over half to customer-gathered crops. In Princeton, church homecoming and local notices accompany updates on a new Ottawa-Williamsburg phone directory, Marine recruits, and student leadership elections at Emporia State University settings.
Ad briefs list events for Sept 24 including Elks steak night 6:30 8 p.m. dance 9 1 with The Country Roamers and Faith Lutheran paper drive 8 12 pick up numbers 242 6879 242 7833 plus Silk Flower day Sept 23 free instruction times Turner's Tele Shop ads H R Block tax school enrollment through Sept 26 call numbers 242 1040 242 1681 government bonds 7.70 guaranteed contact Michael J. Esser Ottawa addresses and phone 242 DANCE VFW Rhythm Ramblers Reliable Cab Litwins closing notice 20 30 percent off items Maple Shoppe Water bill info and dancing acts at Saddleback Lounge this weekend with Jimmy Lee and the Kaboys Country Ch'ers and Dave Maresh Disco.
Death and funeral notices for Malissa Slemp Oletha Pierson Donna Ashcraft Elvira Luce and related pallbearer lists, plus admissions and police blotter items detailing disturbances, inattentive driving in a three car crash, a street sweeper incident, fog related collision, and Kansas City market quotations.
The Old Depot Museum ends Sunday with an ice cream social from 1 to 5 p.m. featuring cake and baked goods, musical instrument displays, country and western and folk music, and activities across rooms including a general store and a miniature train exhibit. Ottawa University students, Retired Teachers Association members, and local hosts participate. Donations of baked goods or ice cream are welcome by 12 30 p.m.
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports Kansas hogs and pigs on farms Sept 1 at 2.25 million, up 21 percent from a year earlier and 18 percent from June 1. Market hogs total 1.96 million, up 21 percent from 1976. Egg production in August reaches 46 million, up 10 percent from last year. Laying hens and pullets total 2.38 million, up from 2.18 million. Commercial hatcheries produced 185,000 chicks in August, down 346,000 from a year ago.
The stock market opened with selling pressure in New York but steadied as the session progressed. The Dow Jones average fell to 840.00 by noon, down 0.96, with Loeers leading decliners 4 to 2, and Sony active at 8 cents with a 150,000 share block traded.
Jack Nicklaus faces a must-win at the $150,000 Ohio Kings Island Open as he aims to overtake Tom Watson for the tour's leading money winner. He enters the event two years without a major and needs a victory to salvage a disappointing year while contending with rivals Bobby Cole and Tom Kite in a strong field.
Author Alvin Toffler told 300 plus at Fort Hays State that the United States must plan for a coming revolution in the next decade and a half as a third transformative period unfolds. He warned that industrial society is disintegrating and will require governments to adapt to rapid change and rising diversity.
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