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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1981

Page

6

Barefoot in the Park opens Vassar winter season at Osage City

Vassar Playhouse launches its winter season with Neil Simon s Barefoot in the Park at Osage City Opera House from Oct 1 to Nov 1. Greg Baker and Allyson Moon star under director Roger Moon with Susie Cravens and others. Curtain 8 p.m. Reservations at 828 3249. Event funded by Kathryn Rogers Foundation and arts groups.

Osage City Vassar Playhouse Osage City Opera House Neil Simon Barefoot In the Park Greg Baker Allyson Moon Vassar Roger Moon Susie Cravens Mike Czer Kathryn Rogers Foundation For Artists Lakeside Players Kansas Arts Commmission National Endowment For the Arts Rogers Foundation

VANDALISM, ARREST IN OSAGE COUNTY FELONY CASE

Vandalism at St Paul A M E Church 417 S Oak caused 45 dollars in damage. Charles E Merstetter 20 of rural Richmond held in county jail after Osage County warrant charged with a felony check violation. hearing due Monday. Major drive by reporting shows a 1973 Mercury damaged under hood with wiring issues. driver Theresa Griffin uninjured. U S D 20 menu for week listed. Midwest market reports detail steers and hog price shifts with cattle slaughter estimates.

Charles E. Merstetter Richmond Osage Merstetter 15Th and Main Mercury Darlene Griffin Princeton Theresa Griffin Kansas City Midwest Terminal Omaha Sioux Falls Peoria Joliet Sioux City St. Paul

Ottawa town briefs showcase sales and events

Two Twenty Cosmetics offers free facials with Betty Tater. Eagles Lodge hosts a Saturday dance at The Honeycreek at 9 p.m. Busy Harnds Crafts Outlet updates hours to Tue Sat 10 to 6. Bud Jennings & Sons advertises 10 percent off sale remnants this Saturday at 107 N Main. Young Place Kids Clothes Sale features overalls dresses rain wear up to 35 percent off at 230 S Main. Sunday breakfast at 911 with $2.75 brunch until 2. Ottawa Country Club advertises chimney cleaning contacts. Ottawa Flea Market opens Sept 26 27 with about 50 booths at 110 West Ottawa.

Bud Jennings & Sons N. Main Ottawa Young Place S. Main

Nutrition program bids to remodel building in Ottawa

The Mid-America Nutrition Program invites bids to remodel an older building into a central kitchen and office. Specifications are available at the Nutrition office, 132 St Main, Ottawa. Phone 242-7200. Bids close October 9, 1981.

St, Main Ottawa

Ottawa Chamber notes airport grant and local openings

The Ottawa Chamber congratulates the city on securing a federal grant to improve the Municipal Airport and reports openings including McDonald’s next week and the Ottawa Grain Co at 101 North Hickory. It highlights a busy week of business moves, a flea market, and Be’s Wax & Gift Nook relocation, plus a high school football emphasis and a 1941–43 reunion’s economic impact, with Central Business District data showing payroll, taxes, and employment totals for 1980.

McDonald's Ottawa Grain Co North Hickory, Cun Merle Winsky Ottawa Be’s Wax & Gift Nook Plaza Theater Chamber Central Business District Wily Square

Time Change Advice From Ottawa Chamber Voice

Larry Powell advises Ottawa readers to set clocks back one hour from 2 a m to 1 a m on Sunday October 25 to return to Central Standard Time. He urges doing it before bedtime Saturday night.

Larry Powell Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Ottawal 1

Middle School News Open House At OMS Sparks Interest

Open House at OMS drew a crowded turnout with seating for 160 and about as many standing attendees. Membership stands at 119 with dues of 1.50 welcomed by Carolyn Aowater. Next meeting Nov 10 includes Garfield PTA with speaker Jerry Weicoff.

Carolyn Aowater Garfield Pta Jerry Weicoff OMS Jane Walker Della Craycraft Donna Gladman Debbie Smith Susan Geiss Kansas Bonner Springs Pomona ACSD New Courts Building

Library Line offers help and local queries

The column promotes the library and Community Information Center at 5th and Main with contact numbers. It lists regional events such as Baldwin Maple Leaf Festival details, The Ballad of Black Jack performance dates, and reserved seating info. Also includes snail diet, studded snow tire timing, Robert’s Rules voting guidance, Phoenix hostels, ceramic ware firing contacts, ABLE group support, and local inquiries with names and phone numbers.

5Th & Main Baldwin Kansas Don Mueller Home Book of Animal Care Department of Public Safety ABLE Bev Bennett Frank Fritts

McElroy slaying grand jury yields no indictments

After seven weeks and 45 witnesses, a Nodaway County grand jury did not return indictments in the vigilante killing of Kenneth Rex McElroy in Skidmore. The FBI report on possible civil rights violations has been sent to Washington. The case remains active with ongoing leads and civil action possible.

Maryville Nedaway County Kenneth Rex McElroy David Baird Boone County Frank Conley FBI Skidmore Missouri Justice Department Baird Nodaway County

Double Killing Investigated in Winfield Kansas

State county and local authorities investigate the stabbing deaths of Connie Knapp and Jacqueline Musgrave in Winfield. Knapp, 26, a Southwestern College operator, was found in her dining room. Musgrave, 42, found on the back porch. Both deaths ruled by stab wounds. Neighbors recall Musgrave visiting Knapp before screams were heard. Knapp’s children, a 3-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, were unharmed. Authorities questioned several people. no arrests made. Musgrave taught at Shawnee Mission South High School and previously headed the Language Arts Department.

Connie S. Knapp Jacqueline Musgrave Knapp

Supreme Court orders new trial for Haislip

Kansas Supreme Court directs Sedgwick County District Court to hear Ivory L. Haislip’s new trial motion alleging witness Regina Franklin recanted trial testimony and named another person. It cites U.S. marshal and Kansas Bureau of Investigation helped identify three additional witnesses. If denied, the appeal will be reinstated.

Topeka, Kan Sedgwick County Kansas Supreme Court Ivory L. Haislip State Regina Franklin U. S. Marshal Kansas Bureau of Investigation High Court Sedgwick County District Court Supreme Court

Mother Charged in Infant Abandonment Case in Hutchinson

Nancy Goering, a 21 year-old Hutchinson woman, was charged with child abandonment in Reno County District Court on Friday after a newborn was found abandoned in a paper sack near her home. The infant, named David Moses Fields, was found Sept. 6 and placed in a foster home a week ago. Police said investigation led to the arrest and she was released on $1000 bond pending a preliminary hearing.

Hutchinson, Kan Hutchinson Nancy Goering Reno County District Reno Joe McCarville David Moses Fields McCarville

Views On Dental X Rays and Examination Limits

A dentist cannot rely on eyes and a mirror alone for a full exam because many problems lie beneath surfaces. X rays reveal decay between teeth, under fillings, bone loss, root issues, unerupted or impacted teeth, and cysts unseen by sight, with modern shielded equipment and low radiation.

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