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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 12-13, 1969 Labette Community Junior College defeated Kansas City Juco 66-64 in the Jayhawk Juco Conference Eastern Division opener for both teams at the Parsons High School gym. It also was the Parsons team’s first 1969-70 victory in four outings. Fine pressure free-throwing by Parsons was the difference before the small but excited crowd. Richard Swink and Jack St...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 11, 1969 A change was made in the management of the C and F Motors Ford Agency in Oswego. The company got its name from the owners, Wayburn Cook and Larry Frogley. Cook and his son, John, would operate the place of business with John Cook replacing Frogley in the organization. The business would continue to operate under is existing name. Wayburn Cook started the bu...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 10, 1969 St. Patrick’s High School of Parsons finished with a rush to defeat Le Roy, 59-39, in a non-league basketball game. Charlie Brown, junior guard, scored 21 points for the winners, who outscored Le Roy 18-4 in the fourth quarter. Center Steve Ramsey scored 12. Ramsey and Don Crispell rebounded strongly for St. Pat’s, and Brown and Pat Johnston turned in a goo...
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Program to focus on migration
The Parsons Public Library will host a presentation next week about the migration of African-Americans out of the South. Doretha Williams of Lawrence will present “Kansas and the Great Migration” at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The Great Migration refers to the movement of 1.4 million African-Americans out of the southern U.S. from 1910 to 1930. By the early 1900s, many African-Americans living in the rural south began looking elsewhere for a place t...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 9, 1969 Parsons High School’s Ron Wolverton earned all-state honors in football. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior was given honorable mention on teams named by the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Wichita Eagle and Beacon. Wolverton split his time between offensive tailback and defensive guard, tackle and linebacker as Parsons posted a 7-1 record and tied Pittsburg for ...
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Columbian TecTank has new product
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Columbian TecTank has launched a new flat-panel tank that offers a significant increase in liquid and dry bulk storage capacity. The new flat-panel tank joins Columbian TecTank’s steel chime-panel tanks, which the company has produced for more than 100 years and sold in more than 125 countries. “The new flat-panel tank allows us to accommodate our customers’ storage capacity needs to over six million gallons of liquid or ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 8, 1969 Minority groups had made progress in some fields in Kansas, but housing remained a critical problem, Dr. Charles Roquemore of Wellington said in Parsons. Roquemore, state president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, addressed a fundraising rally of the NAACP’s Parsons branch in the Parsons Municipal Auditorium. About 100 peopl...
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Buskirk, Smith wedding
Janelle Lynn Buskirk and Joshua Curtis Smith, both of Erie, were married June 27 at Erie Federated Church. Pastor Larry Jordan officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Tim and Connie Buskirk of Erie. The groom is the son of John and Donna Smith of Parsons. Amy Smith, cousin of the bride, was the matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Vanessa Kramer, Shanna Swayze and Tiffany Vitt. Alexis Smith, daughter of the groom, was the junior ...
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Reed, Hutchison wedding
Rachelle Reed and Matthew Hutchison were married Oct. 24 at Timberhill Lodge at Big Hill Lake. The Rev. Eldon Walker of Mound Valley officiated the 5:30 p.m. double-ring ceremony. The bride’s parents are Bridget and Kevin Ford of Mound Valley and Robert and Paula Luce of Conifer, Colo. The groom’s parents are Lisa and Bart Lorenz of Cherryvale and Steve and Deanna Hutchison of Lawrenceville, Ga. Chelsea Slater of Parsons served as maid of hono...
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Warren, Magnett engagement
Martin and Becky Warren of Cherryvale announce the engagement of their daughter, Victoria “Tori” Lynn Warren, to Thomas Dean Magnett, son of Dean and Patty Magnett of Westmoreland. The bride elect is a 2007 graduate of Labette County High School and a 2008 graduate of North Central Kansas Technical College, where she majored in electronics technology. She is employed by Aeroflex Inc. in Wichita as an electronic technician. The groom elect i...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 4, 1969 Dale Hall, probably the greatest athlete Parsons ever had produced, was the new president of Thunderbird Products Corp., a Miami, Fla., boat manufacturing concern. Hall, 45, had been executive vice president and general manager of the firm since early in the year. Before joining Thunderbird, Hall was director of operations analysis for Fuqua in its Atlanta h...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 3, 1969 Parsons High School’s defending Southeast Kansas League basketball champions began the season on the right foot. The Vikings sailed away in the second half to defeat Pittsburg, 69-48, in the Viking gym in the season opener for both teams. It was Parsons’ first game under coach Nick Divine, Viking assistant the previous three seasons. Senior guard David Smith...
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Erie FFA keeps busy
By Katie Shultz Erie FFA ERIE — On Oct. 10, the Erie FFA chapter had a fall party at Erie High School. Members, parents and FFA alumni enjoyed hot dogs, pork burgers, s’mores, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and other fall treats. The Health and Recreation Committee provided many activities for all in attendance, including a hayrack ride around the countryside of Erie through the cemetery and back to the school. There also was a scavenger h...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 2, 1969 With a large gathering of friends, relatives, scouts and families looking on, Boy Scouts of Troop 2, Parsons First Presbyterian Church, received scouting’s highest award, the Eagle. Those receiving the Eagle were David Shuss, Kip Grosshans and Mark Neil. A St. Joseph, Mo., firm, Bob Madget Inc., was the apparent low bidder on a demolition and land clearance...
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Students’ art honored
An Oswego High School senior was among 13 students from across the state selected as winners in the 2010 Kansas Don’t Spoil It! Calendar Contest. Jordan Russell was the only winner from Southeast Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment received thousands of entries for the contest in which students in grades kindergarten through high school were invited to submit original artwork that promotes recycling, reusing materials ...
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Schulzes mark 25th
The family of Steve and Kelly Schulze would like to request a card shower in honor of the couple’s 25th wedding anniversary. Steve Schulze and Kelly Lewis were married Nov. 3, 1984, at the Baptist Church in Concordia. They pastor Parsons Foursquare Church. The couple have one son, Spencer, a junior at Labette County High School. Cards may be sent to 3229 Mosher Road, Parsons.
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Markleys honor 60th
Merle and Marvella Markley of Pittsburg will celebrate their 60th anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at the McCune Community Center. Merle Markley and Marvella Davis were married on Nov. 6, 1949, at Parsons Church of Christ by minister Clarence Price. Mr. Markley is a retired farmer, cattleman, pilot and owner of Markley Coal Co. of Nowata, Okla. He also was owner of Markley Implement Co. of Girard,...
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These items were taken from Sun editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 1969 The Parsons Recreation Commission announced the four prize winners in the Halloween costume party for elementary school students at the Parsons Municipal Building. The winners were Marilyn Robertson, who dressed as a scarecrow; Chris Forbes, who was a sunflower; Deborah Shiffer, who was Little Bo-Peep; and Rusty Souter, who was a Martian. A mother and her...
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Griffitts celebrate 60th
Raymond and Shirley Griffitt of rural Columbus are pleased to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an informal reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sherwin Christian Church, seven miles west of Columbus. Refreshments will be served. The couple requests no gifts, but cards will be appreciated. Raymond Griffitt and Shirley Clevenger were united in marriage on Oct. 29, 1949, at Oswego. The couple have lived and farmed near Hallowell all ...
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Sturgeons honor 50th
Jerry and Judy Sturgeon of Coffeyville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren on Nov. 7 at the Coffeyville Senior Citizens Activity Center. Jerry Sturgeon and Judy Dessenberger were married on Sept. 18, 1959, at First Christian Church in Mound Valley. The couple’s children are Jeff Sturgeon, Joetta Ames and her husband, Alfred, Jay Sturgeon and Janis Stalford and her husband,...
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