65 Years Ago
March 1954
Anita Rutledge, a 14-year-old eighth grade student from Humboldt, correctly spelled sane and scarcity to win the Allen County Spelling Championship in the Jefferson School auditorium here this afternoon. The victory carries with it an all-expenses paid trip to Topeka sponsored by the Register, to compete in the All Kansas Spelling Bee in April. The judges for the county contest were Stanley Toland, Dudley Henderson and the Rev. E. E. Tillotson.
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The McAtee Rest Home now cares for 36 aged men and women, Mrs. Charlotte McAtee reported to the Iola Chamber of Commerce at noon today. It is located in the former St. Johns Hospital east of Iola. The McAtees bought the building shortly after the Allen County Hospital opened in 1952. The business hires 10 women in addition to the owners.