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Arkansas City, KS Chamber of Commerce celebration of 100th Anniversary ,Special Edition.
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A supplement to
Tuesday, January 31, 2012Traveler
The Arkansas City
A Century in the Making!
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“Don’t let a minor repair, turn into a major expense.”
Congratulations
Central Plains Book
for years of service
Congratulationson your 100th
Anniversary!
History lights the way at
the Arkansas City Area
Chamber of Commerce
Scott RogersChair
Lance NilesPast Chair
David SeatonChair-Elect
Mike MorganVice Chairman
Angie BruceTreasurer
• Executive Committee statement
Index
Chamber banquet to celebrate 100 years
What: Chamber 100th Anniversary Gala
When: 6 p.m. Feb. 25
Where: Moose Lodge, 32611 61st Road
Why: Celebrate the chamber!
Call: (620) 442-0230 for reservations
Party!
Photo by DONITA CLAUSEN
ABOVE IS THE BACK PAGE of the invitation to the chamber’s 60th annual banquet, in 1964. The cham-ber celebrates its 100th anniversary next month. The banquets appear to have started before the chamber was officially organized. It was first called the Commercial Club, which hired its first paid secretary in 1912.
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Congratulations!
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TRISH MCINTIRE, E.A.
MCINTIRE TAX CENTERWelcoming New Clients
A chamber history
In Print or Online -
Check Us Out Everyday
— Traveler archives,
October 1911
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David Booher
office 620-442-0440 cell 620-660-182633437 Tower Rd, Arkansas City, KS 67005
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History
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Congratulations!
Proud to Serve Arkansas City442-2063 • 2701 N. Summit MEMBER FDIC
620-442-2400 • 401 N. Summit
PO Box 1144 • Ark City, KS 67005
620-845-6431 • 103 S. Main
PO Box 273 • Caldwell, KS 67022
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The Stock Exchange Bank
MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS CITY COMMERCIAL CLUB — the forerunner of the
Arkansas City Chamber
of Commerce — gather
at the Santa Fe Harvey
House dining room for a
formal dinner in 1913.
Among the many busi-
nessmen pictured is C.M.
Scott, the first Traveler
editor and former Indian
scout, sitting at table
by his hat. When the
photo was taken, Scott
was chairman of the
Good Roads and Bridges
Committee.
Courtesy photo
CHEROKEE STRIP LAND RUSH MUSEUM
History
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Past chamber chairs and presidents
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111 N. Summit Arkansas City442-4700
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DOROTHYTOUSLEY441-3477
SHANDONWESTON441-7611
SUZIEDAVIS
316-573-9824
CAROL BALZER
441-3117
CONGRATULATIONS!
Past chairs reflect on chamber tenure
Smith
Turney
Hearne
Morrow
Mathews
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on successfully serving the Arkansas City area for 100 years!
From all of us at
Why join the chamber?
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www.mybankcnb.com
to the Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce on their 100th Anniversary, from all of us at
Community National Bank & Trust.Stop in and see us Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm at
1801-D North Summit Street in Ark Cityor give us a call at 620-441-0000.
Check us out on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Burford-Center-for-the-Arts/121082374627094
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/PrairieFest-Arts-Festival/183664778320067
Arkansas City Area Arts Council, Inc.Burford Center for the Arts, PrairieFest, Community at the Burford
Located at the Historic Burford Theatre
110 South Summit St. • Arkansas City, KS • 620-442-5895
exec@burfordarts.kscoxmail.com
Visit our website: burfordarts.com
A trip through the chamber archives
City Manager - Nick Hernandez
Mayor - Joel Hockenbury
Commissioner - Charles Tweedy
Commissioner - Chad Giles
Commissioner - Patrick McDonald
Commissioner - Jay Warren
Photo by DONITA CLAUSEN
THIS LETTER, photographed from the chamber archives, was written to President Eisnenhower in 1953. It was found in the chamber’s archives under “Miscellaneous Correspondence.”
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Jill Hunter
526 N. SummitArkansas City, KS620-442-8255
Insurance • Investments
Archives
Photo by DONITA CLAUSEN
THIS LETTER, photographed from the chamber archives, tells part of the story of the chamber’s efforts in the 1950s to persuade the United States Air Force to built its acad-emy at Strother Field.
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203 E. Osage Ave., Arkansas City, Ks • 442-9300
Congratulations!
Photo by DONITA CLAUSEN
THIS 1971 PHOTO of the Chamber Ambassaors hangs on the wall at the cham-ber office. BACK ROW, from left: Ivan Upson, Oscar Kimmel, Harold Herrin, Art Williams, Walt Follett, Kay Hawkins, Don Lawson, Glen Huffman and “Dutch” Ledeker. FRONT ROW, from left: Pat Ireland, Louis Gooches, Stanley Spencer, Aubrey Foster, Lee Hefflin, Everett Linnenkohl and Harry Grimes.
Ambassadors stand tall
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