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2021 Labette County Community Guide - 08
2021 Labette County Community Guide - 08
2021 Labette County Community Guide - 08
April 29: Eastborough sub- May 15: Parsonian Hotel June 18: Owners B.B. Lassen June 7: Grandview Products
division opens. opens. and Ernie Renfro open Tower Co. of Kansas City announces it
May 11: A replica Statue of Aug. 2: The old West Junior Bowling Lanes east of Parsons. will move to Parsons and locate
Liberty is erected in front of High School at 26th and Main is at the Kansas Ordinance Plant.
Parsons Junior College. demolished. 1961
Aug. 17: The last Katy steam Jan. 17: Name of Pep Field 1966
1951 engine (No. 508) is scrapped at changes to Tri-City Airport. June 29: County voters ap-
Feb. 13: An Air Force B-29 the Parsons reclamation plant. March 10: Central Airlines prove Labette Community Col-
crashes at the foot of the Katy Nov. 17: KG&E’s new $12 begins regular air service at Tri- lege.
overpass on U.S. 59. Thirteen million power plant begins ser- City Airport. Oct. 4: The USD 503 board
crewmen parachute, but one vice. June 17: Lake Parsons opens announces the changing of the
drowns. Nov. 29: Classes convene for fishing. name of Southwest Elementary
for the first time in the new 1957 Oct. 1: Labette County Med- School to Guthridge Education
West Junior High School at 31st The underpass on Fellows ical Center opens. Center.
and Morton. Avenue in the Wye area is filled
in due to an insufficient drain- 1962 1968
1955 age system. Feb. 1: Sun Publishing Co. June 9: It is announced that
June 15: The Parsons Recre- Oct. 2: A water tower is built announces purchase of a build- IMI Inc., a newly formed busi-
ation Commission is organized. at 18th and Appleton at a cost ing on the northeast corner of ness forms printing plant, will
Sept. 8: Parsons merchants of $11,940. 18th and Belmont. open in August.
begin custom of late shopping Oct. 30: The city officially Nov. 3: The Parsons Sun Nov. 10: A fire causes an
hours on Thursdays. annexes Eastborough housing moves to its new location at estimated loss of $1 million
Oct. 13: Fred Ronald Manu- tract. 18th and Belmont. to Adventure Line Manufac-
facturing Co. begins production turing Co.
at 3339 Main.
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