Old Rome School Bell Will Ring No More
The Rome school closed after a year of silence and a community gathering on June 6 featured a dinner, guest book 120 signatures, and reminiscences. Mrs. Louis Valdois led a history of consolidation from 1886 to 1947. attendees included many former teachers and students, with readings and memories of Rome’s schools, lodge programs, and church activities before the building’s sale and potential future use.
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Rome
Louis Vaildois
Prairie Center
Jordan
Concord
Fairview
Illinois
Atterbury
Jackson Center
Harry Hunt
Herman Zimmerman
Alice Crow
Herbert Hunt
Earle Thorpe
Grace Haggard
Louis Valdois
Homer Harris
Ruby Crow
Robert Whaley
Arnold Barton
Eng Bunker
John Theurer
Baptist Couple Donates Store Profits To Catholic School
A black Baptist couple in Detroit turns all grocery profits to St. Casimir's Catholic grade school to keep it open next year. Unpaid workers from Polish Mexican and French families help run the store as the parish seeks funds after state aid measures failed and many Michigan Catholic schools face closure.
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Charles C. Cain
AsSociated Press
Detroit
St. Casimir's
Mary Leonard
West Side
Thom Black
St. Casimir’s
Michigan
Longest Daylight Arrives As Summer Opens In June
Weather notes mark the solstice on Monday June 21 with sunset at 8 51 p m and sunrise at 6 08 a m. daylight reaches near 9 p m by week’s end. A 94 degree high is recorded this season and last year’s first 100 degree day was June 17.
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Congress
Fletcher Bell
Insurance
Kansas
VFW
Ladies of
St. Rose
Babe Ruth
Haysville
Haysville Jaycees
Riggs Park
Harry F. Scribner
Internal Revenue of Kansas
Wilma Byler
Jamie Caudillo
Sara Miller
Lisa Day
Judy Baker
Wayne Maninger
Mike Slaughter
Harry Brandon
Loyd Satchet
Kendall Gallemore
Isauro Aguilar
Lela Walton
Jim Hyatt
Robert Oliver
U S B52 raids strike highways from Laos into South Vietnam
U S B52 Stratofortresses launched three raids on North Vietnam in the north front region. Two raids hit routes northwest of Khe Sanh near the DMZ and a third targeted bunkers near the A Shau Valley. A separate armored clash south of the DMZ left several North Vietnamese killed and U S losses, including wounded and damaged vehicles.
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Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnams
A Shau
Dmz
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
James D’entrement
Fuller
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Belle Plaine Centennial Plans Hid To Light 3 Day July Celebration
Belle Plaine prepares a three day centennial program from July 3 to 5 led by Centennial Committee chair Morris Heckerman. The plan seeks broad local help to sponsor and run activities across community groups and individuals.
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Belle Plaine
Morris Heckerman
Heckerman
Mack Oil reports Conway Springs well completion
Conway Springs area summary: Mack Oil Co of Wichita reports completion in Sumner County of the No 1 Good, 150 feet south southeast of 21 30 3w in Conway North 24% miles north of Conway Springs. State test shows 89 barrels of 48 gravity oil daily.
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Conway Springs
Mack Oil Co
Wichita
Sumner County
Conway North
Argonia Welcomes Dwight's Conoco and Jiffy Mart
New business opens in Argonia with Dwight Bushman as lessee operator. A 1970 Argonia High School graduate, he plans a grand opening soon offering clean service at Dwight'sConoco Service and Jiffy Mart.
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Argonia
Dwight
Conoco
Jiffy Mart
Dwight Bushman
Argonia High School
Centennial Canoe Race to Spark Sumner County July 3
The Sumner County Centennial Canoe Race will be held July 3 in Kansas, unusual for the dry season. Sponsored by Prairie Voyagers Canoe Club and Lions Clubs of Belle Plaine and Oxford, with Don Charvat of Belle Plaine handling inquiries.
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Oxford
Kansas
Sumner County
Prairie Voyagers Canoe Club
Lions Clubs
Belle Plaine
Don Charvat
Beile Plaine
Mulvane welcomes Nancy Johnston to W. D. Munson Primary
Mrs. Nancy Johnston joins Mulvane Unified School District No. 263 as a second grade teacher for the coming school year at W. D. Munson Primary School. The notice continues on page 2.
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Mulvane
Nancy Johnston
Mulvane Unified School District
W. D. Munson
Sumner County Med Assists Elect Officers
The Sumner County Chapter of the Kansas Medical Assistants Society met in the Hospitality Room of the National Bank of Commerce. New officers for the coming year are Pat Vaughn president, Frances Lamkin vice president, and Louise McEachern secretary treasurer. No meetings are planned for summer. September location to be announced.
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Sumner County
Kansas Medical Assistants Society
National Bank of Commerce
Topeka
Kansas
Ramada Inn
Evelyn Reusser
Thelma Hinshaw
Sumner County Health Department
Bernice Hitt
Pat Vaughn
Frances Lamkin
Louise McEachern
Haines Urges Army Cadets to Face New Challenges
General Ralph E. Haines warned graduates at Command and General Staff College that a relaxed discipline would harm the Army. He addressed 1,400 graduates, noting 103 from 50 allied nations and praising top performers Maj. Phillip A. Roy of Canada and Maj. James H. Roland Curd of Albuquerque.
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FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Command and General Staff College
Ralph E. Haines
U.S. Continental Army Command
Haines
Phillip A. Roy
James H. Roland Curd
Albuquerque
N.M
Mullendore Slaying: Lie Detectors Fail to Yield New Clues
Tulsa AP report says lie detector tests produced no new leads in the September slaying of Osage County ranch owner Mullendore. Crime Bureau Chief Carl Tyler says investigators are still digging but lack resources, with no arrests or charges filed to date.
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Tulsa
Osage County
State Crime Bureau
Carl Tyler
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Mike
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Lori
Oklahoma City
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Robert J. Tompkins
Gary Ginn
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Rusty
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Larry Thearer
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Dale Cox
Francis Cottle
Linda Furman
J. D
Thaine Hunt
Vicki
Kevin
Dianna
Frederick DeBuhr
Gaylene Marie
George A. Hunt
Valdois
Vernon Valdois
Charles Farmer
Altoona
Kans
Clara Louis
Richard Theurer
Gary Theurer
Harold Hamill
Arnold Barton & Shannon
Arkansas City
Raymond Rusk
Martin
Melinda
Mark
Mitchell & Michael
Robert L. Whaley
Steven
Todd & Greg
Joyce Walcher
Roberta Walcher
Karen Walcher
Colleen Walcher
Marcia
Dave
Marilyn Fox
Andy
Charlotte Walcher
Jolene Quillin
South Haven
Leng Davidson
Claude Winchell
Daily News
Norman Sunderland
Stephen Arnold
By Eddie J. Shaw
Caldwell
J. E
Marilyn Lungren) Houlden
San Jose
Calif
Don Goff
Houlden
Ted Lungren
Caldwell Schools
Southwestern College
Winfield
Colorado University
Boulders
Colo
California State
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Paul Mattingly
M. L. Mattingly
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Lawrence
Nancy Newcomer
Stillwater
Okla
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Simpson
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