Gordon Conger, Iola area farmer and dairyman, was elected treasurer of the Kansas Soybean Association at the Kansas Soybean Expo in Topeka. About 450 people attended the expo, making it the largest soybean meeting ever held in Kansas.
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The Friskel Memorial Chapel and Waugh-Yokum Funeral Home have merged to become Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Memorial Chapels, Inc. Services may be requested for either location — 16 N. Buckeye or 110 N. Washington. David and Nancy Yokum, Paul and Pat Friskel and Harold and Betty Yokum made the joint announcement.
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A new law went into effect in Kansas this year that requires parents or guardians who transport children 2 years of age or younger in the front seat of a vehicle to use an approved child passenger safety restraining system, even on the child’s first ride home from the hospital. Iola Police Chief John Maier said officers were giving oral warnings when stops were made for traffic violations. The Kansas Highway Patrol will give verbal warnings and hand out pamphlets encouraging parents to “buckle up” their youngsters before they ride.
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Manbeck and their four children escaped their burning house in the middle of the night Wednesday when a passing truck driver stopped and pounded on their door to waken them. The clothes on their backs were all they were able to save from their farm home two miles east of LaHarpe. The truck driver left to turn in the alarm before the Manbecks could learn his name. The house and barn burned to the ground.
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To save energy and cut some other costs, the Humboldt schools will go to four-day school weeks in February, skipping Mondays. Last year, USD 258 took off Mondays in January, as well. The experiment proved a success last year but was shortened to one month this year to make the school calendar work more smoothly, Supt. of Schools John Smith said.
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Edwards Chevrolet-Olds, Inc. on West Street is in bankruptcy and ceased operations, said John Edwards, owner. He said high interest rates and the high price of cars had brought his business to a standstill. Edwards bought the business from Dick White in 1971. The decision brings to a close one of the most successful General Motors dealerships in the state. It was operated by M. W. “Bud” White from 1930 until his son, Dick, took over.
