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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Sept. 7, 1972 Katy Railroad officials all the way to the top headed a list of guests for the 1972 supplymen’s golf tournament and social events at the Katy-Parsons Golf Club. Arriving by air were Reginald Whitman, Katy president; B.R. Bishop, vice president of operations; W.L. Dorcy, vice president; and W.H. Zeidel, assistant vice president in the executive department. Ge...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Sept. 6, 1972 Two major downtown developments took form in Parsons. Parsons Lodge 117 of A.F. & A.M. received word that a 10-year ground floor lease for a building it owned at 1 Parsons Plaza was to be signed by Coast to Coast Stores Inc. The First Federal Savings & Loan Association formally signed a contract with LaForge & Budd Construction Co. of Parsons for extensive a...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Sept. 5, 1972 Director Edwin Hendershot, drama instructor at Labette Community Junior College, planned tryouts for cast and crew members for a production of “Send Me No Flowers.” The play would be the first production of a newly-formed community theater group, Labette Community Players. A membership drive also was being conducted by board members of LCP. Memberships, at $...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Sept. 1-2, 1972 An emphasis on growth and new activities at Fred Ronald Manufacturing Co. in Parsons resulted in the opening of 30 to 35 jobs. The jobs, for sewing machine operators, piece goods handlers, cloth spreaders, packers and service personnel, would add to the 353 positions already filled. The company made boys’ trousers as 90 percent of its production, though it...
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Shaws celebrate 65th
Neale and Wandalee Shaw celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 24. Neale Shaw and Wandalee Redman were married on Aug. 24, 1947, at Galesburg Methodist Church. They met in Galesburg, where they graduated two years apart from each other at Galesburg High School. Mr. Shaw proposed before leaving for active duty overseas in World War II, and they married shortly after his return. Mr. Shaw was a member of the Army National Guard and att...
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Spencers honor 69th
Myrle and Carmen Spencer of Parsons will celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Myrle Spencer and Carmen Haggard were married on Sept. 4, 1943, in Columbus. The Spencers are retired implement dealers. They lived in Oswego and Altamont before moving to Parsons. They have three children, Tony Spencer of Wichita, Cheryl Dinks of Normal, Ill., and Anne Weaver of Kennett Square, Pa. They also have three grandchildren and four great-gr...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 31, 1972 Sale of the building at 19 Parsons Plaza to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Minor of Oswego by its owner, Leon Litwin, was completed. The couple would open a fabric store in the location. The building with a 25-foot front was formerly occupied by Litwin’s Department Store before it moved into a remodeled, 50-foot store at 11 Parsons Plaza. Minor said the new store would b...
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Top pedal pullers qualify for state fair in Hutchinson
OSWEGO — Thirty-seven youngsters participated in the Kiddie Tractor Pull at the Labette County Fair early this month in Oswego. First-, second-, and third-place finishers in each age division of the county Kiddie Tractor Pull qualified to compete at the Kansas Pedal Pullers Association State Pull on Sept. 9 at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. First- and second-place winners received award certificates and their choice of a “Champion Pedal ...
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Little cowpokes compete at county fair
OSWEGO — Landry O’Brien of South Coffeyville, Okla., and Lincoln Goedeke of Dennis were awarded championship belt buckles in the Lil Cowpokes Barrel Racing event at the Labette County Fair early this month. Landry and Lincoln finished first in their respective age divisions in the stick horse barrel racing contest. Landry, 4, was one of 16 participants in the age 4 and under division. Lincoln, 7, competed against 22 contestants in the age 5-8 ...
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Schools
PHS awards academic letters Parsons High School recently announced the students receiving academic letters for the 2011-12 school year. The requirements to earn an academic letter are a 3.25 GPA and no C’s for both semesters. Seniors receiving academic letters were announced at graduation in May. Last year’s juniors who received academic letters and the number of years they have received letters included: Craig Beachner, one; Tyler Beardmore, ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 30, 1972 Sale of his majority interest in the Jarboe-Lackey Feed Lots Inc., northeast of Parsons, to four Southeast Kansans headed by an associate, Jud Lackey, was announced by Joe Jarboe of Tulsa. Jarboe was a member of a Parsons family long identified with the livestock industry. The sale would mark the first time in 104 years that the Jarboe name would not be conn...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 29, 1972 The 100th year observance of Central Avenue Christian Church was launched. Guest speaker for the morning worship service on Aug. 27 was Mrs. James Behler of Houston, whose late husband was pastor here from 1949 to 1957. The Rev. Eugene Riedl, a former Christian education director who was an associate pastor of Independence Boulevard Christian Church in Kansa...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 28, 1972 A bid of the Parsons Commercial Bank for a tract that would form part of a major new downtown development was accepted tentatively by the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency. R.E. Feess, president of the bank, presented preliminary plans for a new banking facility to be erected on the site of the existing bank at 1901 Main and tied to an expanded parking area on th...
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U.S. 400 bridge repairs to start Monday
  On Monday, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to begin a repair project on the U.S. 400 bridge over Big Hill Creek in Labette County. The bridge is approximately four miles east of the Labette-Montgomery County line. The bridge deck repairs include concrete patching and a polymer overlay. Once the patching is finished, workers will spread a thin layer of epoxy over the deck and sprinkle small gravel on top. The process wi...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 25-26, 1972 Gov. Robert Docking performed the coronation honors for Carrie Smith, 15, queen of the Thayer Homecoming Picnic and Fair. Production employees of TecTank Inc., a Parsons manufacturer, rejected representation by either of two labor unions in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. The vote on an NLRB ballot showed 28 employees favoring...
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Sakleson, Ferguson engagement
Dennis Sakleson of Doylestown, Pa., and Jeanne Sakelson of Daytona Beach, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nikole Sakleson of New York, to Lance Ferguson of New York, the son of Carolyn Ferguson of Parsons and Jim Ferguson of Sullivan, Mo. The bride-elect attended Rutgers University, studying anthropology. She is a fashion designer. The future groom is a Parsons High School graduate. He attended Kansas State University and grad...
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Sakleson, Ferguson
Dennis Sakleson of Doylestown, Pa., and Jeanne Sakleson of Daytona Beach, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nikole Sakleson of New York, to Lance Ferguson of New York, the son of Carolyn Ferguson of Parsons and Jim Ferguson of Sullivan, Mo. The bride-elect attended Rutgers University, studying anthropology. She is a fashion designer. The future groom is a Parsons High School graduate. He attended Kansas State University and grad...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 24, 1972 Nine letterman dotted a Parsons Viking football squad of 51 as the Norsemen and other Kansas high school teams headed into the second week of preseason drills. Ray Harvey, new Viking head coach, said the team was slow getting started after sending his squad through its first workout in full pads. Heading the list of lettermen was Derrell Gofourth, the 6-foot...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 22, 1972 Parsons city commissioners deferred action on a recommended rezoning in the 1700 block of Corning for construction of an office building. The Parsons Planning Commission had approved rezoning from multi-family residential to office and professional purposes for the south side of the street, but Commissioner Richard Combs said he wasn’t sure that use suited t...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 21, 1972 An informal proposal for land on which to construct a new office building between 21st and 22nd streets on the south side of Corning was made to the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency. A.D. Creel, Frontenac businessman, told the agency’s board at a noon meeting he was interested in the tract of about 30,000 square feet for a one-story building that could house as ...
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