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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 29, 1971 Southeast Kansas’ last passenger trains headed into oblivion. The final passenger run would be made by the Santa Fe Railroad’s southbound Tulsan, No. 211, which was scheduled to reach Cherryvale at 8:48 p.m., en route to its final destination, Tulsa. The train’s daylight counterpart, northbound No. 212, would stop in Cherryvale at 9:12 a.m. the following d...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 28, 1971 The dedication of a fountain at Guthridge Elementary Center as a memorial to the late Wallace Guthridge was announced. Mrs. Harry Ireland, president of the Parsons Educational Association, made the announcement. The fountain was built by the Parsons Teachers Association, predecessor to the Parsons Educational Association, through contributions in memory of...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 27, 1971 Sen. James Pearson and Rep. Joe Skubitz announced approval of a Farmers Home Administration loan and grant for a new rural water district in Labette County. The new unit would be Labette County Rural Water District No. 8. It would serve 231 rural families in the south part of the county. The FHA approval covered a loan of $309,400 and a grant of $180,600. ...
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Administrative professional event growing
The Parsons Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday that more than 55 attendees are scheduled to take part in this year’s Administrative Professionals Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday at the 1900 Main location of Commercial Bank. Each attending administrative professional will have an opportunity to win an earring and necklace set provided by Parsons Fine Jewelry in addition to other gifts and prizes. “This is a great response for the ev...
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CLASS awards announced
PITTSBURG — CLASS Ltd. celebrated the Ad Astra Awards at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday. The evening included presentations of the awards to recognize people from each of the four counties CLASS serves for their achievements, community involvement and empowerment. The organization also presented its Friends of CLASS and Outstanding Parent/Guardian Awards. The CLASS Choir and an illusionist/mentalist provided the entertainment. ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 26, 1971 Bids would be opened June 10 for construction of a new U.S. Army Reserve Center in Parsons, with work to begin on July 1. D.C. Bevan, staff administrative assistant in the reserve center at Central and Crawford, said that information came from the Omaha, Neb., office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The engineers, who would be in charge of construction...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 23-24, 1971 Howard Frame, owner of Frame Office Equipment Co., was closing his store at 1815 Main and would retire. No date had been set for the closing. Frame said he would have a special sale to dispose of his stock of merchandise that included all kinds of office equipment as well as gift items. Frame started as a youth as a helper in the Moore Office Supply sto...
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McCoy, Ball
Mike and Marcia McCoy of Galesburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Sydney Lee McCoy, to Joshua Monte Ball, the son of Monte Ball of Atchison and Paula and Jerry Barton of Erie. The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Erie High School and a 2010 graduate of Fort Scott School of Cosmetology. She is employed at Hair Works in Erie. The future groom is a 2005 graduate of EHS and is employed at CST Industries in Parsons. The couple are p...
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Ensch, Schropp
Joseph Ensch of St. Paul and Rob and Tari Emery of Pittsburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Marcella Ensch, to Craig Schropp, son of Kenny and Jan Falletti of Frontenac and Bill and Sam Schropp of Colton, S.D. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Erie High School and graduated from Pittsburg State University in 2010. The future groom is a 2005 graduate of Frontenac High School and is attending Pitt State. The couple are plannin...
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Wesson, Hutto
Sandra Wesson of Edna and Brad Wesson of Peru announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Renee Wesson of Parsons, to Andrew Jessie Hutto of Parsons, son of Karen Hutto and Fred Hutto, both of Clinton, Miss. The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Labette County High School. She is a sophomore at Labette Community College majoring in accounting and business administration. The future groom is a 2004 graduate of Cornerstone Christian Corresp...
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Cheney, Godfrey
Steve and Paula Cheney of McCune announce the engagement of their daughter, Meagan Cheney, to Brandon Godfrey, son of Lisa LaFalier of Altamont and the late Michael Godfrey. The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Southeast High School and a 2010 graduate of Pittsburg State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is a preschool teacher in McCune. The future groom is a 2004 graduate of Labette County High School. He is ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 22, 1971 Plans were announced for a single Catholic elementary school in Parsons to be operated in the two parish school buildings. Kindergarten through third-grade classes would be taught at the St. Patrick’s School building at 1831 Stevens, while fourth- through sixth-grades were scheduled for the St. Mary’s building at 320 N. 29th. Seventh- and eighth-grade clas...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 21, 1971 An early morning fire destroyed First Baptist Church in Edna and its educational building and also caused heavy damage to the two-story Glen Lillibridge home. The fire was discovered at 5:30 a.m. Two fire trucks from Altamont and two from Bartlett answered a call for assistance and helped fight the flames. Three Edna fire units were in service. The church ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 20, 1971 Forty-five students from St. Patrick’s High School enrolled in Parsons High School and another 17 in Parsons Junior High School for the fall term, Henry Norris, superintendent of public schools, reported. St. Patrick’s High School would be closed at the end of the spring term. Its closing was announced on March 15. The school had an enrollment of 79 at the ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 19, 1971 Pam Wills, a 1969 Parsons High School graduate, was crowned Miss Labette County, 1971, on April 17, and everything had been “just go-go-go” for her since. Among other things, Wills turned 20 over the weekend, a few hours after her victory in the county’s first pageant of its kind. Meanwhile, there were those ever-present thoughts of the Miss Kansas Pageant ...
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Business news
Home Place gets award OSWEGO — Oswego Home Place recently received an award during the company’s annual meeting in Branson, Mo. Oswego Home Place was selected from Americare’s 53 assisted living facilities to receive the award based on quality in the area of resident service. The recognition is one of four philosophy awards that reflect the four priorities of the company: service to residents, service to the employees, service to the community...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 16-17, 1971 Firemen responded to a fire at the plant of Cherryvale Elevator Inc. at Sixth and Galveston, Cherryvale. The plant was swept by a disastrous fire that broke out about 7 p.m. the previous night. Attempts were being made to extinguish a stubborn fire in a small building on top of a concrete elevator owned by the company. The flames burned down inside the ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 14, 1971 The Parsons Chamber of Commerce approved an ambitious Christmas holiday lighting program that focused on the downtown area but also would extend from 10th to 32nd streets on Main. Directors of the chamber approved the recommendations of its women’s committee. Leaders of the decoration sub-committee, Mrs. Bill Carlson and Mrs. Dana Creitz, met with Jerry Ca...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 13, 1971 Raymond Robbins, serving a four-year term as a Parsons city commissioner, was elected mayor for the year at a reorganization meeting of the commission. Robbins’ term as mayor would begin on April 26. He would succeed Roy Moore in the mayor’s position. Moore was not a candidate for re-election as a commissioner. He had served four years. Robbins, a banker, ...
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Wood-Dulohery awards
Coldwell Banker Wood-Dulohery Real Estate, 1725 Washington, was awarded the Premier Office designation by Coldwell Banker. The accomplishment demonstrates a high level of teamwork between the brokers, sales associates and their office staff. Janice Dulohery has been named to the company’s International President’s Elite. Only the top 3 percent of the more than 126,000 sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker system qualified for t...
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