The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • Page 25

4 THE KANSAS CITY STAR ji mi Snow Clearance Goes On Deaths City, Kansas, and hadj55, of 2726 N. 72nd lived there before moving to City, Kansas, at 1:30 m. cago in 1958 She was a C'at h-, Wednesdav at the Porter Chapel; olic. She leaves her husband, Da vid John of the home- a daugh ter, Mrs. Virginia Durkin More than 75 men operated about 50 maintenance vehicles yesterday and most of the night as they attempted to clear the snow from municipal streets and county roads in Johnson County.

Public works officials from Merriam. Mission, Fairway, Roeland Park, Westwood. Pra- Olathe, said they started men be reached for comment. Johnson County News bureau: Phone 432-7100. Circulation: 221-6200.

rie Village, Overland Park and and vehicles working on the The Overland the job yesterday and last night. Park Depart-1 Today they split the work into Booker Rites Services for W. Ross Booker, 59, of 9304 E. fiftth, Raytown, a traffic agent for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, will be at 3 go; two sisters, Mrs. Kate 205 S.

Bethany, and Mrs. (jib-aon-Butler rhapel and 9:30 Gallup, 4221 Strong, hoth of m. at the church; burial in Mount Kansas City, Kansan, and four Calvary Cemetery. The rosary wiL grandchildren. Services will be at saul at 7:30 p.m Wednesday jo 30 a m.

Thursday at the Saat the chapel, where friends may Chapel, Chicago; burial in burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence. Friends may Chica-1 from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. W. ROSS BOOKER Too Many A record number of 997 student applications for 163 open- streets about 6 a.m.

yesterday ment of Public Works reported two 12-hour shifts, morning. They worked from 16 to 20 hours yesterday to clear at least 90 per cent of the streets and roads. Work continued it spread about 800,000 pounds I Area police departments and of a sand-salt mixture on slick i the Johnson County Of- areas. call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

MRS. ROBERT GRESS Mrs. Ellwyn Louise Gress, Tonganoxie, formerly 58, I Chicago. MRS. ZELLA V.

KINES Mrs. Zella V. Kines, 82, of Glenn Otho Finlay, 75, of Kansas City, at 10 a.m. Wednesday at lhe Newcomer Overland Park Chapel; graveside services it p.m. Wednesday at the Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan.

family suggests to the American Heart Fund. nursing home at 622 Benton, died Mrs. Pittman 91 of Kansas City, died today at the Sunday at the home. She was Washington Boulevard. Kansan home.

She was horn here and had horn in and had Kansas, fjravesidc services at lived in Tonganoxie most of her'lived in Kansas City 61 years. She 11 a.m. Wednesday life. She was She was a member of the was a retired clerk for the Roths-jCemetery, Princeton, Congregational Church, Tonga- childs Clothing Company. She was may call from 3 to ft noxie.

She was a member of the a member of the Order of the at the Porter Chapel. Order of the Eastern Star Star. Mrs. Kines was a in the King Mo. Friends Tuesday ter No.

H2, Tonganoxie. She leaves member of Bales Baptist Church Vincent Steele, 82, of Hiawatha, Kan at lo a.m. Wednesday at St 2 p.m. Ali county-maintained high fice reported a total of six non- Keith Hubbard, Mission City injury accidents during lhe Iministrator, said the city nor- mornuig rush hour traffic. Chapel.

Burial will l)e in may call after 3 p.m. Tuesdi her husband, Robert Gress, and a She leaves two sons, Hurbert son, John Gress, both of tjie Kines, Sacramento, and Eugene R. Ann's Catholic Church, Hiawatha; home, and her mother, Mrs. Edna Kines, Huntington Park, burial in Hiawatha Cemetery, Hia Leak, Tonganoxie. Services will be three grandchildren and five watha the great-grandchildren.

administrator mally has three trucks working Police said the traffic was Moriah Cemetery. I qcc in (j iviuuni iviorian ways and roads are on snow-covered streets but two lighter than usual, apparently He had been with the raiiroad jujy at tne i mversiiy ot ivansas Holdredge, county engineer, of the vehicles broke down. He caused by many persons having 41 years Wednesday at Grove riends uesday at Quisenberry Chapel, Tonga noxie. Friends may call untij service time at the Meek Chapel, Hiawatha. ALFRED W.

LIVINGSTON Allred W. Livingston, 82, of Medical Center have been received by the K.U. admissions said. Crews started working at spent yesterday attempting to a 4-day weekend Maintenance crews were out Downtown He was a past president of the Mrs. Rose V.

Washlck, 82, of 220 5641 Cherry, died yesterday at S. 8th. Kansas City, Kansas, at 9 Research Hospital. He was born in a.m. Wednesday at St.

Joseph North Braddoek, and Church; burial in Mount lived here since 1925. He was a Calvary Cemetery The rosary will MRS. VIDA MAE HAMLIN Mrs. Vida Mae Hamlin, 85, of retired civil engineer for the F. Ibe at 8 p.m up 1105 W.

49th, died Sunday at the Pritchard A A urn HI Mil Tuesday at the Butler Chapel. Kansas City, Kan- Overland Park officials said emergency Department at Olathe, could not 20 men and 12 vehicles were on' county. Gold Medal Hopes Inspire Skater WILLIAM T. ARTHUR William T. Arthur, 48, of 1151 E.

Eastern Star since 78th, died Sunday at Baptist Mem orial Hospital. He was a lifelong Beauceant resident here. He was a salesman. He was a Navy veteran of World of Missouri in 1935, and had been Green l.awn Cemetery Frfenls n'ursini; stern since So'she waa Pf Tuesday; Richmond. She was bo'rn Coi stern Mar since mu hne was at the chapel, lhe family requests gill.

Mo. and had lived in rairf. a member of the Social Order of no flowers and suggests contrib-j well Countv most of her life She andiutions to the church buildingI had lived in Richmond about five fund of Independence of the White Shrine. She leaves a daughter, Miss Isabelle Hamlin of II. He was a member of St.jthe home.

Services will be at 2 Augustine Catholic Church. He Wednesday at the Newcomer RAYMOND J. OWSLEY years. She leaves a son, Gary Fields, 3233 Morrell, Kansas City, and three brothers, Benjamin By O. D.

Smith A Member the Staff eludes the basics leading up to freestyle skating. Freestyle A 14-year-old Merriam Girl is skating includes figure skating determined to win a gold medal programmed presentation in national ice skating competition. set to musio, she said. father and motner spend a lot of time getting me to and Kathy Laisure, daughter of from she said. Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas E. Laisure, 9113 W. 69th Terrace, has been figure skating four years. worth Laisure said.

good that Kathy has so much ambition. She has set her got started in figure skat- own goals. The family is behind mg because I wanted to learn but noj pushing howto skate backward." Kathy said. Kathy is a member of the United States Figure Skating Kathy was skating about four Association (U.S.F.S.A.), the years ago with members of the governing body of amateur skat- Y.M.C A. Indian Guides on a ers ancj she competes in their pond in Antioch Park in Mer- sanctioned events, riam.

She saw several children Said the United States is skating backward and decided divided into nine regions, to become proficient in figure skating. of my friends taught me place in the top eight at the re- she gional in figure skating. The top eight then compete in freestyle Skating competition has two divisions. A skater must first how to skate backward, said, and then I talked mother into letting me have professional Kathy practices 4 to 5 hours skating which is the second phase in regional competition. The top three skaters in free- daily.

She skates about two style are allowed to compete in hours each morning before at- sectional. At the sectional tending classes at Milburn Jun- 2-phase judging system is ior High School and then two repeated and the top three from hours after school or after din- the sectional qualify for the ner at the King Louie West Ice nationals where the gold medals Chateau, a commercial recrea- are awarded, tion center in Overland Park. Kathv competed in the inter- Robert Wylan, manager of the mediate division in December, 1972, at a regional event at Col- said Kathy is far the best orado Springs but. did not do at figure skating the area. weII.

Earlier thls month Nearly all young contestants in won 10th pjace in a the area practice at the Ice event at Denver. Newcomer Raymond J. Owsley, 63, of 6030 xy i leaves a son, William Arthur and chapel, Brush Creek and the Pa-E. 15th Terrace, died Sundav aTd a daughter, Miss Arthur, seo; burial in Mount Moriah Ceme- the Independence Sanitarium cothe, Mo Services wHI 1 30 ents, Mr. and Mrs.

Lester ArthurjTuesday at the chapel Wn a Wednesday at the Baptist of the home; two brothers, Robert Arthur, Cameron, and both of Alarceline, Mo his par-jtery. Friends may call after 2 p.m.)Hospital, Independence He was day at the chapel. bornjn St Louis and had lived in buViaTin CowiTll MRS. JAMES A. HORNER KansajJ City 37 years.

He was a Cemetery Friends may call after I Ronald Arthur. 810, E. Mrs Christine C. of his paternal grandmother, Mrs. 4801 Behnder Court, Shawnee, He was a member of thfl apel, Richmond.

Vida Dutro, Joplin. Services will died Sunday at St. Mary Hospi- A I Union Loca, No 2.35. He Mrs. Norma V.

Hoi- be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the She wa born Atchison, was a member of the Independ- 76, of San Bernardino Calif Hills and had lived in the Kansas Pnr-P vn JLJi, church; burial in Floral Cemetery. The rosary will be said City area 32 vears. She was a ence Eagles Club No. 385.

He formerly of Sedalia, died Friday leaves his wife, Mrs. Genevieve M. in San Bernardino. She was born at 8 p.m. I uesday at the McGilley member of the St.

Atones Catholic Owsley, of the home; two daugh- in Versailles Mo. and had lived Midtown Chapel, where friends Church and of the altar society at ters, Mrs. Nancv Ann Miller, Law-; in Sedalia until she moved to Cal call after 4 p.m. Tuesday. ha church.a, was a member of and" Mrs.

Joan Louise iforn.a She wafa mem- mav the Benedictine Sanctuary Guild. I2234 S. Northern, Inde- ber of the East Sedalia Baptist STie leaves her husband, James A. Dpnfipnf.p. rinrnthv cL a Charles Joseph Brent.

91, of Horner, of the home; a and a' geneM. 83n High- Mrs. Arr broth- lers, Arthur Williams, Pilot Grove, 3 to p.m. Tuesday at the George C. Williams.

California, Ralph C. Williams. ville. and Dr. Roy F.

Williams, Williamsburg, Ky; two sisters, Mrs. George Chamberlan, Se- of 43 S. dalia, and Mrs. Alpha Wolf, San six grandchildren great-grandchildren. CHARLES JOSEPH BRENT 1893 sa in most of his life in Kansas City, Atchison, and two other sisters, Kansas.

He retired in 1947 after Mrs. Marion G. Marshall, 6144 E. 40 vears as an elevator operator 129th, Grandview, and Mrs. Helen for the Cudahy Packing Company Buquai, Houston.

Services will be here. He was a member of the at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Armourdale Tabernacle. He leaves church; burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. The rosarv Funeral Services his wife.

Mrs. Emma Brent, and a daughter. Mrs. Opal Pope, both of the home; another daughter. Mrs.

Edna Kane, 5350 Skvline Drive, where friends Roeland Park; a son, m. Tuesday. Brent, 1894 S. 6th. Kansas City, Kansas; a sister, Mrs.

Carrie Bays, Bolivar, 16 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and 4 great- Melvin E. Buck, 84. Kansas City, Kansas, at the McGilley Midtown at Reising mav rail Chapel, and 10 a.m. at St. will be at 2 p.m.

Wednes- 1 Cathedral; burial in Mount Calva- daY al the Ewing Funeral Home, MRS. DAVID JOHN Mrs. Helen John, 75, of Chica-j the go, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas. died Sunday at her home in rv Cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at chapel, where friends may Super Skater Kathy Laisure, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Laisure, 9113 W. 69th Terrace, her goal of winning a gold medal Merriam, practices daily to reach in national competition.

(Staff photo) u- i not very good Overland Park Youth Charced After Car Chase riric iri the metropolitan region. said skater has t0 place eiSht to be eligible for learns skating which in- Threat To Job Told competition in freestyle Kathy said her instructor is Mrs. Linda Farrell Early of Newton, Overland Park. Paul Edward Head. 17, of 5201 of failing to yield rieht of way great-grandchildren.

Services Mrs john was born in be at 1 p.m. rhursdav at the Sim-1 mons Chapel; burial in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. HOMER ANDREW CAMP Homer Andrew Camp, 65, of 11321 W.

49th Terrace, Shawnee, died today at St. Luke's Hospital after a 3-month illness. He was born in Lebanon. and lived in Kansas City 15 years before moving to West Covina. Calif.

He had lived in Shawnee three months. Mr. Camp was a superintendent for a commercial construction company. He was a I Navy veteran of the Korean War. He ieaves his wife, Mrs.

Doris M. Camp, of the home; and two sisters, Miss Dorothea Camp. 12812 W. 55th, Shawnee, and Mrs. Margaret Craig, 3500 S.

Bowen, Independence. call after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Josephine Cooper, Sedalia; burial in the I.O.O.F.

Cemetery, Otterville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the church memorial fund. Overland Park.

Kathy has charged with 11 traffic offenses passed her fifth test which was and making two illegal turns. Head was released on $850 LOUIE T. CARR Louie T. Carr, 77, of 357 Forest which is after a car chase yesterday in- bond. His municipal court ap- SHeirwas' borrMn'pnpral Hns When she volving four Kansas City.

Kan- pearance was set for Jan. 17. and had lived the novice division passes her eighth test she will sag police cars near the be eligible to compete in the street Viaduc senior ladies division 7th Police said David Payne, a Kathy won sixth place in the was driving south on novice division at a skating event which was held in August in St. Paul. a.m.

yesterday when he turned right onto the ramp to go west on 1-70. Payne J. R. Russell, an associate of he swerved to avoid a vehi- Hot Line Grant Received an associate o. ecj jn Olympic competition.

Her Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor goal is to win a national gold the wronS on Richard F. Walsh, said today he medal. the ramp has been told he. RusseU) would The Leisures said they have be fired Wednesday as part-time for Kathy anT'confin County has received a $28,378 lessons and travel to competi-j siaewaik and contin- grant tQ fund a for The Family Inc. and of WTyandotte died Saturday at the General Hos- Knox City, here most of his life.

He was a retired night manager for the Commerce Garage. He was a veteran of World War I. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Carr of the home, and three sisters, Mrs. Pansy White, 2 W.

90Lh, Mrs. Beulah Dietrich. 809 Park Lane, Lee's Summit, and Mrs. Goldie Shanahan. 15101 E.

79th. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Newcomer Chapel, Brush Creek and the Pa- seo1; burial in Forest Hill Ceme-i terv. Friends may call from 7 to 9 I p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.

city attorney. Russell said several persons tion sites. grant to youth. EDWIN LEE CUNNIFF Kdwin Lee Cunnitf, 49. of 3226 N.

58th, Kansas City, Kansas, ued south cn 7th. The veh ele t----- COSfS more each vear as skidded into the railing of the told him the two city commis- she her Jth Street Viaduct, backed up hn cent cente? Greeley' Mr! sioners plan to fire him. He said skates cost about $150 a proceeded south with a sec- one report was from a high offi- her mother said. patrol car in pursuit, cial in one of are professionally de- The vehicle ran a red light ments. director of the was born in Belhany, mittee on Criminal Admimstra- and had lived most of his tion, informed Bernard in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Apply in person to Industrial Relations Department, 541 S. Tracy; send resume to Ron Clarke, P.O. Box 1297B, Wichita, Kansas 67201; or call (316) 942-4171 for appointment. An Equal Opportunity Employer signed and have special ground acrosS Kansas Avenue causing executive director of he droVe for the Belger tdu.ing the gervice about the grant by company. He was a mem- Pat Hanlon, Kansas City.

Kan- a westbound car to swerve to letter. Regan said that provi sas, finance commissioner, to- lirs' laisure saia tnai K.atn> avoid a collision, police said, sions of the ber of the Grace Lutheran Omnibus Crime Church. He leaves his wife. Mrs. Donna Cunniff.

a son. Roy Lee Cunniff and a stepdaughter. Miss she nofknow The car continued south at high Control and Safe Streets Act crtTstreet commissioner, would date of the next event, and skidded to a stop wWeh funds the committee, had Janet fire Rikh.II from his sssn-a- the next regional event will, avoiding a collision with a third been met. KansasTiH step- fire Russell from his $850-a- month city job. Russell was appointed last year by Walsh as attorney for the city's minimum structures standards office.

Walsh previously had tried to appoint Russell as a judge of the municipal court, but Hanlon and Doherty Howe, 22, of W. be held in December, 1974. Rocket Fuel Bums Youth police car which had parked across the southbound lanes. Police said the car then drove metropolitan area, but across the concrete median and tioned at 5424 State, been met. The hotline is a telephone daughter, Mrs.

counseling service for the Burlington, Kan. Mauna Evans, and a stepson, sta Donald Spurr of 9016 Nolan Lenexa; two brothers, Olin Kansas Cunniff of 345 N. 31st, Kansas turned north, being stopped on City, Kansas. Begun in April, Kansas, and John Cunniff. the 7ch S.reet Viaduct by a the hotline has received Costa, Mesa, fourth patrol car which had more than 60,000 calls on five Krt ll MAP I 1A.OA a voted against the appointment.

Pvef was trunk lines vices will be at 10:30 a.m. Thurs- said the calls are an-(day at the church: burial in Mer- blocked the northbound lanes. Head was charged with three Russell serves frequently as ourned criticaJly on the face counts of driving the wrong way swered by a corps of 50 volun- non rwnpd-l udge pro tem of that court. and hands today when some on a l-way street, two counts of teers, between the ages of at the Butler Chapel, 22 criticized rocket fuel he was working with running a stop four counts and 30 Russell Saturday Hanlon and Doherty, them with scheduling a secret Howe, son of Mr. and Mrs.

charging ignited S. 18th, Kansas City, Kansas. was necessary to take care of solidated Fire District No. 1 pressing city business. Walsh said he did not know what DANIEL O.

ELLIS, SR. Daniel O. Ellis, 72. of F.el- ton. died Sunday at the Hospital.

He was born in Banner, Hospital for treatment. Park College will open an adult education facility in down- 111., and had lived in the Kansas Chief Robert Wilcox, of Con- town Kansas City by April 1, Kenneth G. Beyer, college presi- City, dent said last night. 4 meeting to spend federal reve- Raymond B. Anthony, was ad- Park College to Open Adult Center nue-sharing funds.

Doherty and mitted to the Shawnee Mission Hanlon denied a secret meeting Thev said the meeting Friday Beyer said several locations were being considered in the was out of town on a skiing va- ceTltraI business district and the final decision would be an- cation a re tired employee of the Ambrose Wine Company. He was a member of the Belton Baptist Church. He was a member of the Teamsters Union Local N. 955. He leaves his BESO Ce Sciences Centei lot Asked about the reports to northwest bedroom of the fami- The college will lease space in an existing wife Mrs.

Ru.h Ellis, and fire RusseTHanlon 2-story home. Fire damage 10 the r)roSram- he Damel the not a bad Hanlon elaborate sion has been he said was estimated at $4.500 to the home; a stepson, Gary Senter, The new project, which Bever described as the col- Omaha, and a stepdaughter, Mrs however refused to bedroom and contents, Wilcox lege to the would include degree programs in courses Collier, Lake Lotawana; can say no deci-1 said. offered evenings and weekends. "both'of Cani'on. nt! Sugar Creek Raises Fees Walnuts Spoil Prison Feast Own Lea ven wort 125 blamed it.

on overeating of wal- and all the trimmings at the in- nuts, not food poisoning. A revision of fees for use of mates at the S. penitentiary noon meal Tuesday. distributed 2.800 pounds two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hootman, Pekin, 111., and Mrs.

Edna son, Canton, and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the George Chapel, Rplton: burial in Belton Cemeterv. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.

MRS. GROVER GRESS Mrs. Helen Cress, 55. of 2624 N. Lawrence Putman, an associ the Mike Onka Memorial Build- became ill after Christmas din- ate warden, said that 125 men of walputs that Putman c4ek to been "er week, a prison official complained of vomiting or diar- said.

man got at least a was doad al acknowledged today, but he rhea after eating turkey, ham Inmates proved by the city council there. The new scale, effective tomorrow, is $150 for residents and $200 for nonresidents. The fee had been $175 for private use. A fee of $50 for use by churches, civic organizations Mid service clubs also was set. Previously, such groups paid only a clean-up charge.

John Gavin, city clerk, said the change was implemented because the city council believed that residents should not pay as much for use of the building as nonresidents. Scheduled Activities pronou the BPthanv Medical Center after apparently suffering a heart at- at- tack at the home. Mrs. Gress was the horn in Lathrop. and lived In iL IKansas Citv, Kansas, since 1920.

laige quantity of walnuts they wa5 a member of the Christ tributed who became ill their distress to WEDNESDAY City Council, city hall p.m Olathe School Board. 7:30 p.m education center. 1005 Pitt ate, he said. The inquiry about the illness at the penitentiary Executive session, Shawnee was prompted by a letter to The Gardner Planning Commission. 7 from an inmate who said nHv perintendent office in ad of prisoners haH 8 p.m., city hall.

Merriam Planning Commission, 7:30 pm, city hall. THURSDAY De Soto City Council, 7:30 p.m., city hall. Lenexa City Council, 8 city hall. the King Catholic Church. She leaves her husband.

Grover Gress; two daughters, Mrs. Bernadette Bunkers and Miss Rose- roary Gress. and a son, Donald G. Gress, all of the home; another had daughter, Mrs. Elaine Huffman, Springs; four ministration building, 7235 Anti- suffere(j rrom misnnini? af Excelsior Springs: four sisters, och.

suiiereo irom iooo poisoning at- Mrs Sarah Armstrong. 4548 Holly, ter eating the Christmas meal Mrs. Bohrer. .1400 N. noth, and one had died as a result.

Kansas City, Kansas, and Mrs. SATURDAY Shawnee open session, 9 a to noon, city hall. Prairie Village Planning Com- vnidKf r-MiinniK hpart attagli nnt p.m., mission meeting has been delayed Dy a neari attacK, not an(j to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 8.

food poisoning. will be at The death. Putman said, was Stella Ramey and Mrs Rose Wilcox, both of Coeur Alene, Ida- one grandson. Services 9 a.m. Thursday at the teachM 'n Kansas oiiet one ol advanced a health ities tor roWing oTogtam- icesin ComPlete Medicine- and In- fot ad teper CiW Trtvd-.