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Future business outlook good

Future business outlook for Shawnee County appears to be on the better side. Regardless of what the recent tele¬vision show “The Land” said about small towns in Kansas dying, those in Shawnee County…

March 30, 1961 WSCS MEETS
The Women's Society of Christian Service held its regular meeting at the Methodist Church Thursday, March 23. The program was given by Mrs. L. P. Hartzell and Mrs. James Conley was in charge of worship. Theme of the…

Leo Gannon riding a donkey in the Rossville, Kansas, Tall Corn Festival parade in August 1961.

Leo Gannon riding a donkey in the Rossville, Kansas, Tall Corn Festival parade in August 1961.

This picture shows Clyde Rogers pulling a Rossville, Kansas, Tall Corn Festival parade float in August of 1961.

This Tall Corn Festival parade float is of John Wehner and John Levin in a bathtub.

Members of the Rossville, Kansas, city council in February of 1961 are as follows (seated left to right) Cletus "Teetle" Reding, Ross McCollough, Frank Stach, LaVerne Spears, Mildred Page, Bill Martinek, Horace Holder, and unidentified.

People relax against parked cars on Main Street as they watch a Tall Corn Festival parade in Rossville, Kansas. The boy on the left is Kenneth Coleman and the one next to him is Doug Kelsey.

Attend A Church of Your Choice Sunday
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
SILVER LAKE METHODIST CHURCH Kent Hayes, Pastor
Church Service at 11:00 a. m., Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Paul Snavely, Supt.
DOVER FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Terry Hodges,…

WSCS MEETS
The Women's Society of Christian Service met on Thursday, November 17, at 1:30 at the home of Mrs. Joe Gresser. The meeting was called to order by the President, Irene Parr.
A very interesting lesson was given by Elizabeth Hesse and…