45 Years Ago
October 1974
The Employment Security Division of the Kansas Department of Labor will open a branch office Monday morning in the basement of the Iola City Hall. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and be managed by Joe Audley. Staff members from the Chanute office will assist Audley. The center will be part of a statewide job bank. Those seeking jobs may file applications which will be available to employers seeking workers.
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Don Laren, formerly sales manager of Cheetah Campers of Gas City, has been appointed manager of Matney Mobile Homes, 719 N. State. He will be assisted by his wife, the former Judy Tate, who was born in Iola.
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The industrial development group, Mid-America, Inc., is expanding its service area to include Anderson County, said Emerson Lynn, jr., president. Twenty-four firms and individuals from Anderson County have become members of Mid-America as a result of the expansion, bringing the total number of members to 283.
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Litwins Department Store, now at 3 S. Jefferson, will soon be moving to the building formerly occupied by a TG&Y store on the south side of the square, according to Frank Means, store manager. He said the move will probably take place in late November or early December when remodeling is completed.
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George Foreman, director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, said the Nov. 14 performance by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians is sold out. He said more than 800 tickets have been sold every seat in the auditorium is taken. Foreman said tickets for the upcoming St. Paul Orchestra and the Vienna Boys Choir, scheduled for December and February, are now on sale.
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Two Le Roy businesses, Gunlock Clothing and the Le Roy Coffee Shop, were destroyed by an early morning fire of an undetermined origin. Several other businesses were damaged by smoke and water. Amos Huskey, owner of the coffee shop, said the fire started at about 1:15 a.m. in the rear of his business.
