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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. July 21, 1970 Center Line Machine Shop erected a 5,500-square-foot building at 1610 Southern to which it planned to move its operations from 2020 Main in the urban renewal area. Before the machine shop could be moved, however, the building was leased to Ruskin Manufacturing Co. for its use. Ruskin, a manufacturer of air handling equipment, would use the new building for ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. July 20, 1970 Goodyear tire & Rubber Co. planned to open a new service store at 2531 Main in a new building recently completed by the company. The store would carry a full line of tires and automotive accessories, together with nationally advertised TV and stereo sets and appliances that included such items as washers and dryers, ranges and refrigerators. Mel Lindsey wou...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. July 17-18, 1970 Labette County’s 1970 valuation for property tax purposes was $54,684,594, a gain of $520,350 over the 1969 valuation of $54,164,244, County Clerk Quincy Greer reported. A gain of $531,455 in real estate valuations and in increase of $423,335 in railroad and utility valuations set by the Stat Property Valuation department offset a $434,440 loss in person...
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Hines, Ahring engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hines of Erie announce the engagement of their daughter, Trisha, to Trevor Ahring, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ahring of Girard. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Erie High School and received her bachelor of science degree from Pittsburg State University in 2006. She is employed by Garden City school district. The future groom is a 2002 graduate of Girard High School and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees i...
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Middleton, Webster wedding
Gloria A. Middleton and Barry R. Webster were married June 12 at the edge of the overlook at Big Hill Lake in rural Cherryvale. A retired pastor and friend of the bride’s family officiated. Parents of the bride are Hosea and Mildred Banzet of rural Altamont. Leta Webster of Altamont and the late Robert Webster Sr. are the groom’s parents. April Middleton, daughter of the bride, served as maid of honor. The groom’s daughter, Hilary Lawson, was ...
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Pelz, Forbes engagement
Greg and Janet Pelz of Washington, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Pelz of Waukesha, Wis., to Ryan Forbes of Waukesha. He is the son of Chris and Terri Forbes of Sycamore, Ill., formerly of Parsons. His grandparents are Tom and Loretta Forbes of Parsons. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Washington Community High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., where she majored in...
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Bennett, Rader engagement
Stephen and Laura Bennett of McCune announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy Allison Bennett, to Corey Adam Rader, the son of Don and Angie Rader of Lewisville, Ohio. The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Southeast High School and is attending Pittsburg State University, where she is majoring in accounting. The future groom is a 2004 graduate of Monroe Central High School and a 2008 graduate of the University of Rio Grande in Ohio wi...
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Dykes, Buckley engagement
Phillip and Donna Dykes of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Regina M. Dykes of Galena, to Jeffery A. Buckley of Galena. He is the son of David and Brenda Buckley of Pittsburg and Frank and Twila Podolski of Phoenix, Ariz. The bride-elect is a 1994 graduate of Parsons High School. She works at Celltron Inc. in Galena. The future groom is a 1992 graduate of Independence High School in Glendale, Ariz. He graduated in 2002 from...
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New names in the news
Lylac Adelaide Madlynn Warriax is the name chosen by Alyda Means and Michael Warriax of Parsons for their daughter born July 10 at Labette Health. She joins four siblings in the family, Mya Ragsdale, Jaeden Ragsdale, Jakobi Ragsdale and Maddox Harris. Grandparents are Valerie Dewey of Parsons, John Means of Riverton, Wyo., Tressa Gage of Chanute and James Warriax Sr., Maxton, N.C. Great-grandparents are Julia and William Gage of Humboldt. ———...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. July 13, 1970 Directors of Osage Hills Inc. announced they had been notified by the Farmers Home Administration that $84,000 in loan funds had been obligated for the group’s recreation project. The directors were working on plans for the recreation area, which would include a golf course, swimming pool, club house, tennis courts, trap shoot and recreation lake. The 80-ac...
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Swanwicks celebrate 65th
The children of Francis “Sonny” and Alma Swanwick will host a celebration of the couples’ 65th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at the Oswego Senior Citizen Center, 723 N. Commercial, Oswego. Francis Darrell Swanwick and Alma Arlene McCorkle were married on July 10, 1945, in Miami, Okla. They have lived their entire married life on farms within a five-mile radius, northwest of Oswego. They have three sons: Daryl and hi...
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Schibis observe 30th anniversary
David and Cathy Schibi of rural Parsons observed their 30th wedding anniversary this week. David Schibi and Cathy Eisenbart were married June 28, 1980, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church by the Rev. Peter Finnegan. Mr. Schibi retired in March 2009 from the Parsons Fire Department and operates Schibi Heating and Cooling. Mrs. Schibi works for Bank of Parsons. They have lived in Parsons since their marriage. The Schibis have four children, Suzanne...
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Couple honor 69th
Charles and Helen Bevins of Parsons celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary with their family on Sunday. Charles Bevins and Helen Watts were married June 29, 1941, at Girard Methodist Church by the Rev. J.C. Cotton. Mr. Bevins retired from the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center nursing department after 30 years of service. He then worked 10 years for Older Workers of Kansas and also for the Labette Health Lifeline. Mrs. Bevins is ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. July 1, 1970 A $58,442 city building permit was issued for a new service center for the Gas Service Co. in Parsons. A metal building 60 by 92 feet in size would be erected for lease to the utility by Harry Price, former owner of the Parsons Sanitation Service, on a South 21st Street site immediately south of Frisco Railroad tracks. Work by Ginn Construction Co. would sta...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 30, 1970 Construction was at a standstill on two Parsons public school construction projects, and limited work continued on a third as local 550 of the Laborers International Union picketed the sites in its demand for higher wages and a new contract. Picket lines of the laborers’ local were respected by other crafts at Parsons High School and the Guthridge Education...
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New names in the news
Delaney Nicole is the name chosen by Jarrod and Tracy (Stapleton) Robson of Mount Vernon, Mo., for their daughter born on May 20 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Her grandparents are Keith and Rita Stapleton of Oswego, Jim and Linda McDonald of Wentworth, Mo., and Edward and Janet Robson of Hobe Sound, Fla. Great-grandparents are Clara Atkinson and George and Phyllis Stapleton, all of Oswego. ——— Jayden Ray Jones joins his brother, ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 29, 1970 Paul Schroedel, executive vice president of the State Bank of Parsons and a member of its staff for 28 years, would retire the following day. Schroedel joined the bank on Aug. 15, 1942, as assistant cashier, coming here from First National Bank in Winfield. He also had served as a director of the bank and would remain in that capacity. Schroedel had been ac...
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Edwards Jones opens 2nd branch in Parsons
Parsons now has two branch offices of Edward Jones after an office opened at 2103 Corning Ave., Suite C, on June 16. The Edward Jones investment firm renovated the former IRS Parsons office to accommodate a second financial adviser, Jill Thomas. Thomas actually has been serving Edward Jones in the Parsons area for about a year out of her Edna home, but Edward Jones offered her the opportunity to run the Parsons office. Tom Thomas, who Jill ...
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Ficarella, Allen
Jim and Sherri Kluber of McCune and Michael Ficarella of Wichita announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Ficarella, to Bryan Allen, son of Maurice Allen of Pittsburg and Patricia Brown of Cherokee. The couple plan a July 17 wedding at the Parsons Golf Club.
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Reynolds, Ellis
Donnie and Karla Reynolds announce the engagement of their daughter, Tory Jo Reynolds, to Andrew “Drew” S. Ellis, the son of Kris and Sandy Ellis, all of Parsons. The bride-elect is a 2008 Parsons High School graduate. She is taking online classes through Stratford Career Institute, majoring in pharmacy assistant. The future groom attended PHS. He works for Ducommun AeroStructures in Parsons. The couple plan a July 10 wedding in Parsons.
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