Blast From The Past - January 13, 2023

10 years ago
(January 10, 2013)

Paul Isaac Garcia competed in the 2013 Regional Silver Gloves Boxing tournament in Wichita, January 4-5. This was Paul's second year in a row capturing the state and regional title. 

20 years ago
(January 9, 2003)

Ike Holland began his duties as Assistant City Administrator January 2. He will handle city clerk duties as well as personnel/human resources issues and assist Administrator Bill Powers. Ike comes to Ulysses after 18 months as personnel manager at Topeka.

30 years ago
(January 13, 1993)

On Friday, January 8, 1993, the young Elvis stamps went on sale at the Ulysses Post Office. Between 12 and 4:30 p.m. that day, more than 3,600 stamps were sold. By Monday morning, a total of 4,000 stamps were sold to the general public.

40 years ago
(January 6, 1983)

Ansel Manufacturing is going in to its 30th year of business in the new year of 1983. Founded by Eldan and Lorine Ansel in 1953, it was first located in a garage near St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ulysses. Ansel Manufacturing provides a $731,000 annual payroll in the Ulysses community.

50 years ago
(January 11, 1973)

A dry bulk fertilizer plant, claimed to be the most complete in the area, has begun operation at the Collingwood Grain Co., of Ryus. The plant is said to offer custom blended fertilizers to the area farmers with rapid mixing and delivery built into the operation. Henry Pence, manager of the Ryus site, claims the plant can move 150 tons of blended fertilizer per day.

60 years ago
(January 10, 1963)

Ulysses Post Office receipts for 1962 totaled $55,442.62, a new record, but only slightly higher than the $55,198.69, of 1961, according to Postmaster Julian Forrer.

70 years ago
(January 8, 1953)

The Ulysses Board of Education has set Tuesday, February 3, as the date for a special election to vote on a $490,000 bond issue. The purpose of the bond was erecting and equipping a grade school building.

In other news: Community members were able to attend a dance at the Modern Woodman Hall January 10, with music by a string orchestra. Admission was $1 per couple.

80 years ago
(January 14, 1943)

The city council, at a meeting Monday night, employed John Porter as city marshall, to replace Everett Gee, who recently resigned to work at the Ryus carbon plant. Since the resignation of Gee, Ralph Witt had been employed as temporary marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Porter expect to move to Ulysses from their farm home as soon as a house can be secured.

90 years ago
(January 12, 1933)

W.T. Rosel, of the Gray & Rosel store, advised us Monday morning that they were going to continue their store at Johnson which has been closed since December 24. They expect to have a big opening of the store Saturday, with a complete line of seasonable merchandise which will be offered at bargains. The original plans of this mercantile company were to close after the sale which ended December 24, and to remove the surplus stock to their store in Ulysses, but after consideration and making a survey of the territory at Johnson and realizing that to make this move would be to rob Johnson of the only clothing store in the city, they have decided to reopen Mrs. W.T. Rosel and Miss Faye Gay will be in charge of the Johnson store and Ted and Miss Mary Hager will operate the store here.

100 years ago
(January 13, 1923)

Sheriff Walker received a brand new Maxwell touring car of the latest model a few days ago and has been breaking it to the road. It is a fine looking bus and seems to be greatly improved over the earlier models of this car.

The county school fund was contributed to on Tuesday by several of our citizens who were caught on a raid on Saturday night by Sheriff Walker. They all plead guilty and drew a fine from Justice White of $25, and costs amounting in all to $31 a piece. The charge was gambling.