Brent Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Wright of rural Iola, a former standout in Iola High School sports, has been offered a contract to play professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs. Wright, who is on the Baker University track team and plays football there, will not sign his contract until the conclusion of the Heart of America Conference track season. He will attend orientation meetings with the Chiefs the next three months. He will start full-scale training with the Chiefs the middle of July.
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Ralph Bass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Bass of Iola, has been offered an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Bass is currently attending the Naval Prep school in Bainbridge, Md.
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Razing of the old Pet Milk plant on North State started this week and construction of the shopping center complex which will house TG&Y, Foodtown and P. N. Hirsch is expected to start within the next month on the site.
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Saturday night’s chicken dinner and carnival at Riverside Park grossed $4,050.22 for the Iola High School Band’s trip to the Indianapolis 500. The project brought the total collected thus far to $5,885. The band is seeking $6,500 to pay for the three-day journey.
