HUMBOLDT — About 20,000 persons thronged Humboldt Saturday afternoon for the 8th annual Biblesta program, according to estimates by Biblesta officials. There were 33 entries in the massive parade, including floats, high school bands, banners and color guards.
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Today is grand opening day for a new Edminston’s Clothing store in Iola. The firm formerly operated a department store on the west side of the square, but the present operation is by the original Edminston Co. which was in Iola from 1942 to 1956 and has six other stores in Missouri and Kansas. The manager is W.B. Smulling, who comes to Iola from Chanute.
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Encouragement for building an Allen County Community College building and campus was sounded last night at a special joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce economic advisory committee and officials of the school. The Chamber committee went on record at the close of the session with a resolution asking the board of education to make proposals for new facilities for both the junior college and a vocational-technical training school. A fact that drew considerable comment was that Neosho County is voting today on a new junior college plant for Chanute. Another participant said Fort Scott is also preparing a bond election for a new junior college. Supt. Ennor Horine said in enrollment Allen County’s college has outgrown both Fort Scott and Chanute, despite the fact that Iola is the smaller of the three cities.
