Community News
Goods to mark 40th
Robert and Debbie Good of Parsons will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Parsons Foursquare Church, 98 Main. Robert Good and Debbie Heiskell were married on July 1, 1972, at First Christian Church, Parsons, by the Rev. Alvin Daetwiler. Mr. Good is a postal carrier for the Parsons Post Office. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971 in Vietnam. He also is a deacon at Foursquare Church and ...
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Davolts celebrate 65th
The Rev. Lloyd and Betty Davolt of Oswego celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their children and their families with a dinner on Friday. Lloyd and Betty Belomy were married July 2, 1952, at Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Fame, Okla., with the Rev. Neva Dodson officiating. Rev. Davolt is retired from pastoring churches in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri and the manager of Religious Press. Mrs. Davolt retired from Religious Press and wa...
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Houses to honor 40th
Mr. and Mrs. Perry House of Altamont will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with family on July 8 in Cassville, Mo. Perry and Nancy House were married in the Church of the Brethren in Parsons by the Rev. Terry Hatfield. Mrs. House worked for 26 years at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant as a telephone switchboard operator, in the mailroom and in office services. Mr. House worked at KAAP for eight years, the Katy Railroad for nine years a...
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Schools
Pitt State students earn honors PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University recently released the names of students on its honor rolls for the spring session. To qualify for dean’s scholastic honors, a student must complete at least six semester hours, receive a grade point average of 3.6 for all credit work and have no grade lower than a B and no grade of I in any course during the semester. To qualify for all-A scholastic honors, a student must ...
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Stafford, Kmiec
Ron and Janet Stafford of Thayer announce the engagement of their daughter, Jonnie Eve Stafford of Erie, to Justin Lee Kmiec of Erie, son of Anita Shepherd of Erie. The bride-elect is a graduate of Erie High School and is attending Labette Community College, majoring in radiography. The future groom also is a graduate of Erie High School. He works at Erie Locker. The couple are planning an Aug. 11 wedding at First Christian Church, Erie. 
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 29, 1972 The Parsons Urban Renewal Agency narrowed further the list of properties yet to be acquired in the downtown renewal project by filing a condemnation suit in district court against eight tracts. The suit left 21 properties still to be acquired. Owners of some of those already had options offered by the agency at mutually agreeable prices or had agreed to sign...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 28, 1972 Discontinuance of a Monday auction and its consolidation into a single sale on Wednesday were announced by the Parsons Livestock Auction Inc. G.W. “Short” McAtee, president and general manager, listed two factors in a decision to change a long-standing practice. In the past, hogs and sheep had been dominant in Monday’s sale, while beef had been featured on W...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 27, 1972 The U.S. Postal Service rescinded its order to close smalltown post offices in Kansas on Sundays, U.S. Sen. James Pearson, R-Kan., was notified. The reversal came as the result of a protest from Pearson, who pointed out that the move would work a hardship on rural areas and also that Kansas was being singled out for unfair treatment by the postal service. A ...
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Schools
Weir students graduate ROLLA, Mo. — Two Weir students graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology during commencement ceremonies May 4-5 in the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building on campus. Garrick Johnson II and Sean Sullivan both earned bachelor of science degrees in chemical engineering summa cum laude. More than 770 candidates received degrees during the ceremonies. The university awards bachelor of science, bachelor of a...
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Clubs & Organizations
Queen City FCE Queen City FCE Unit met for its June meeting in the home of Kathleen Seward. Six members answered roll call by stating if they kept in regular touch with family members living at a distance. The club discussed the upcoming Labette County Fair. Members are encouraged to take entries to the fair. The group decided the unit would not have a booth this year. The club sent 425 card fronts and six calendars to the Parsons State Hospit...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 26, 1972 Darrell Franklin won two titles in the annual Parsons fishing derby and casting contest at the Neosho County State Lake (Lake McKinley). The Oswego youth topped the filed in both fishing and casting in the divisions for boys and girls ages 13 through 15. He scored 62 points in the fishing contest С one point was earned for each ounce weighed by the fish a pe...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 23-24, 1972 A summer-long series of concerts for Parsons Plaza was announced by the Parsons Trade Association and Lodge 527 of the Elks Lodge. The first concert by the Parsons Plaza band, led by Steve Stephens, would begin at 8 p.m. the following Thursday, Larry Edson, trade association president, and Harold May, Elks representative, said. The initial concert would b...
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Storm, Amos engagement
Courtney Storm, Jared Amos Keith and Ilene Storm of Oswego and Amy Storm of Chetopa announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Dawn Storm, to Jared Levi Amos. He is the son of Trishia and Evert Clifton of Oswego and Lonnie Rakes of Altamont. The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Oswego High School. She is a loan secretary at Commercial Bank in Oswego. The future groom is a 2004 graduate of Labette County High School in Altamont and...
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Burkhart, Young engagement
Alisha Burkhart, Ryan Young Donna Geib of Parsons announces the engagement of her daughter, Alisha Nichole Burkhart of Parsons, to Ryan Anthony Young of Parsons. He is the son of Cindy Fuentez of Parsons and Jerry Young of Raytown, Mo. Ms. Burkhart is the daughter of the late George Burkhart. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Parsons High School. She received a bachelor's degree in speech-language-hearing from the University of Kansas i...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 22, 1972 The Altamont City Council approved preliminary plans for a city building that would replace one that burned in January. Janice Read, city clerk, said the plans would be used for submission with an application for a federal grant. The plans called for a structure 60 feet by 80 feet erected on the same site as the previous building. It would contain a large me...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 21, 1972 William “Dave” Lancaster of Chetopa filed as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Labette County sheriff. Lancaster, 25, was employed in the plant of the Huntsman in Chetopa and formerly was a Labette County deputy sheriff and a member of the Parsons Police Department. He served two years as a military policeman for the U.S. Army. David “The Kid” Sm...
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Churches
Pastor earns Award of Merit The Rev. Pauline Clugston, pastor of the Walnut, Hepler and Stark United Methodist churches, recently received the Award of Merit from the Kansas Area United Methodist Rural Fellowship. The award was given at the KAUMRF banquet at the meeting of the Kansas East United Methodist Conference at Church of the Resurrection in Leawood. Rev. Clugston was cited for her consistent and imaginative ministry in rural congregati...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 20, 1972 Jay Farrell, a veteran in the grocery business, assumed the position of manager of Foodtown Super Market in Parsons. Farrell succeeded Don McKinney as manager of the store at 2222 Main. Farrell’s experience covered more than 25 years, most of that time in a food center he and his late brother operated in Parsons. He also operated a grocery business in Arkans...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 20, 1972 Jay Farrell, a veteran in the grocery business, assumed the position of manager of Foodtown Super Market in Parsons. Farrell succeeded Don McKinney as manager of the store at 2222 Main. Farrell’s experience covered more than 25 years, most of that time in a food center he and his late brother operated in Parsons. He also operated a grocery business in Arkans...
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Cowboy to compete in national rodeo
Rio Esquibel, son of Mike and Kristi Esquibel of Edna, has earned a position on the Kansas state team that will compete June 24-30 at Gallup, N.M., in the eighth annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo. Esquibel will compete in chute dogging, tie-down calf roping and team roping. The National Junior High Finals Rodeo features more than 1,000 contestants from 47 states, Canadian provinces and Australia. It is the world’s largest junior high ro...
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