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Amateur Hour starts Saturday
THAYER — Thayer Amateur Hour will start at 7 p.m. Saturday for the summer and will continue each Saturday until Labor Day in the city park. Free hot dogs and drinks will be available on Saturday, sponsored by the Thayer booster Club and First State Bank of Thayer. Bring lawn chairs. A snack bar will be available. For more information, call Buddy and Carol Hatfield at (620) 839-5604 or Leroy and Jarie Mathew at (620) 431-3299.
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 10, 1970 Paving in the 1600 block and the east half of the 1700 block of Broadway would be completed by mid-July, Parsons business and professional men and women were informed. About 35 people attended a meeting sponsored by the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency on downtown construction and parking plans. The session was at The Parsonian. New pavement in the west half of...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 9, 1970 The LaVilla Motel, 400 Main, would have two access roads onto U.S. 160 and in return the builder would deed to the city a strip of land for future use as an access road under a compromise approved by the Parsons Board of Zoning Adjustments. The session was a continuation of a public hearing on a request of Robert Arnold, Blackwell, Okla., motel builder, for ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 8, 1970 Mike Yanez and Roger Smith, both of Parsons, Craig Lansdowne of rural Parsons and Roy Karstetter of Labette won divisions of the first annual Parsons casting contest. The event at the pool of the Ankortite Division of Superior Concrete Accessories Inc. was sponsored by the Parsons Recreation Commission and drew 24 entries. The four champions received trophie...
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Brandenburg, Adams engagement
Robert and Sharon Brandenburg of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill E. Brandenburg of Lawrence, to David S. Adams of Topeka, son of Richard and Carolyn Adams of Topeka. The bride-elect is a 1990 Parsons High School graduate. She received a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Kansas in 1996. She is a clinical pharmacist at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The future groom graduated from Topeka West High School in ...
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McGuire, Hooper
Keith and Kathy McGuire of rural Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin McGuire of Adrian, Mo., to Daniel Hooper of Adrian, Mo., son of Rick Hooper of Butler, Mo., and Lu Hooper of Adrian, Mo. The bride-elect is a 1996 graduate of Parsons High School. She graduated from Pittsburg State University in 1999 with a degree in elementary education. She earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Ka...
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Murdocks celebrate 50th
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murdock will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 12. Leroy Jack Murdock and Dixie Lee Peterson were married on June 12, 1960, at the First Nazarene Church in Pittsburg by the Rev. Floyd A. Hess. They have lived most of their married life in Parsons. Mrs. Murdock was a homemaker, and Mr. Murdock worked for the city of Parsons, operating a street sweeper, for 27 years before he retired in 2003. The Murdocks have...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 5-6, 1970 Katy Railroad president John Barriger had a special painting commissioned for the railroad’s centennial. First prints of “When Steam Was King” were displayed at the Katy centennial dinner on May 23 in Parsons. Copies were available in sufficient supply. The painting, by Howard Fogg, a noted railroad artist, showed engine 296, built for the Katy in 1895 for...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 4, 1970 Ray Falkenstine, a semi-retired farmer of rural Chetopa, announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for Labette County commissioner from the First District. Falkenstine was the third candidate to file for the First District commissioner post held by Frank Albertini of Chetopa, who had said he would not be a candidate for re-election. Meredith Barragar ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 3, 1970 Five young women from Southeast Kansas had entered the annual District 3 Dairy Princess contest, Wayne Moran, executive director of the Parsons Chamber of Commerce, announced. The event, which would be on June 15 in Parsons, was open to young women between the ages of 16 and 24 living in eight counties in the district. The chamber’s agriculture committee wou...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 2, 1970 The Parsons City Commission would exercise an option for purchase of a five-acre tract on Southern Boulevard as the site of a new U.S. Army Reserve armory. The Army presented plans to the commission for the project. While the cost was not specified, it had been reported to be upward of half a million dollars. The city would buy the land and lease it to the A...
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Smiths to celebrate 40th
Dr. John Stephen “Steve” and Barbara Anne Smith of Erie will honor their 40th wedding anniversary on Monday, June 7. Friends and family will host an anniversary celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at First Christian Church of Erie. Steve Smith and Barbara Anne Schwartz were married on June 7, 1970, at the Christian Church in Hepler. The couple first met as students at the University of Kansas. They lived for several years in Texas wh...
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Seiferts to honor 50th
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seifert of Cherryvale will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 4. Frank Seifert and Carol Loncarich were married June 4, 1960, at the First Assembly of God Church in Parsons by the Rev. David Matweyieu. They have lived in Parsons, Enid, Okla., and Omaha, Neb., and have been in Cherryvale for the last 40 years. Mr. Seifert was a building contractor for 36 years before retiring in 2000. He still custom bal...
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Henry, Largent
Jolene Henry and John Largent were married May 2 at Parsons Foursquare Church. The Rev. Steve Schulze officiated at the 2 p.m. double-ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Leroy and Earlene Randles of Arcadia. Parents of the groom are Leo Largent of Minnesota and Vicky Thomas of Parsons. Deanna Garrett of Arma served as maid of honor. Bret Hodgden of Parsons served as best man. Garrett and Hodgden served as candle lighters. The bride was...
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Wintjens celebrate 50th
Mr and Mrs. Ronald Wintjen of Erie will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at the Brickhaus, 204 N. Main, in Erie. Ronald Wintjen and Wilma Mattox were married June 5, 1960, in Girard. They have lived in Erie since their marriage. They have three children, Doug Wintjen of St. Paul, Sheri Andrews of Erie and Shawna Gannaway of Lawrence; seven grandchildren, Ashley Hobbs and Chelsey Crage...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. May 26, 1970 Construction activity was proceeding on an addition to Guthridge Elementary School in the southwest part of Parsons. The Guthridge work was one of three school projects approved by Parsons voters in a special bond election in June 1969. The others were an addition to Parsons High School and a new building at Lincoln, also a grade school. LaForge and Budd Con...
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Roberts, Dewey
Megan Roberts and Marc Dewey were married in a 6 p.m. Jan. 1 ceremony at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. The Rev. Jason Borkenhagen officiated the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mike and Sharon Roberts of Parsons. The groom is the son of Michelle Burke of Humboldt and Robert Lang of Gardner. Kaitlin Roberts, sister of the bride, and Molly Manners, both of Parsons, were co-maids of honor. Jennifer Hurley of Denv...
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Palmer, Pemberton
Bob and Diane Palmer announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaime Renae Palmer, to Ryan Matthew Pemberton, son of Danny and Jeanie Pemberton, all of Parsons. The bride-elect is employed by Cancer Center of Kansas, Parsons. The future groom is employed by Ducommun AeroStructures, Parsons. The couple plan a May 8 wedding in Parsons.
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Spriggs, Cooper
Wesley and Ronita Spriggs of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Spriggs, to Nathan Cooper, son of Kenneth and Jeanine Cooper of rural Edna. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Labette County High School and will graduate in May from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, with a bachelor of arts degree in math and secondary education. The future groom also graduated from LCHS in 2006 and will graduate in May from Pittsb...
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Oakley, Green
William Oakley of O’Fallon, Ill., and Tami Jung of Shiloh, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Beth Oakley of Bolivar, Mo., to Jordan Todd Green of Bolivar, Mo., the son of Todd and Melissa Green of Edna. The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of O’Fallon Township High School. She is a senior majoring in elementary education at Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo. The future groom is a 2006 graduate of Labette County High ...
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