Five Allen County 4-H Club members will receive the state’s coveted Who’s Who Key Award, at Saturday night’s annual 4-H Achievement party, Tom Maxwell, county agricultural agent, announced today. In recognition of excellent all around 4-H club records those to be honored are: Marilyn Darling and Nancy McEndree of the Prairie Dell club; Don Hageman and Larry Lust of the 5-Star club; and Don Cress of the Logan Pals club. About 1 percent of Kansas club members receive the award each year, Maxwell said.
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Jim Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Freeman, and Pat Haire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Haire, received their Eagle Scout awards Sunday in ceremonies at the First Methodist Church. Freeman and Haire, members of Troop 55, have been together in Scouting since they first joined the Cubs.
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An organizational meeting to start a new regional library system for Southeast Kansas will be held Friday at the Hotel Kelley, with representatives of more than 30 libraries expected. Iola will serve as the center for the Southeast Kansas Library System and Miss Lucile Wagner, Iola librarian, will also serve as the librarian for the regional system. A new truck has been purchased for distribution of books among the libraries and it will be based in Iola. The Iola library board will serve as the executive board for the regional system during the transition after which a regional board will be created.
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The Iola Register, owned and operated by members of the Charles F. Scott family since 1882, will be sold next month to Emerson E. Lynn, jr., a third-generation member of the family, it was announced today by Angelo Scott, publisher. Lynn has sold the Bowie, Texas, News, which he has published since 1958 and will move this week to Iola with his wife, Mickey, and their four children, Emerson K., 15, Michael, 14, Angelo, 12 and Susan, 9. They have rented the house at 516 S. Walnut. During December he will divide his time between Iola and Bowie, winding up business affairs there and getting acquainted with Register operations. Transfer of the Register will occur on Jan. 1.
