Patton celebrates 50th anniversary

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John Richmeier

George Patton Waters holds up boots that belonged to his grandfather, Gen. George S. Patton Jr., during the assembly.

  

Yellow Pages

By John Richmeier
Posted Feb 13, 2009 @ 08:17 AM
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Fifty years ago, Pat Corley was a student at the then new Patton Junior High School at Fort Leavenworth.

He returned to his old junior high school Thursday and helped reopen a 1958 time capsule.

Corley even was able to locate his name among student signatures that had been placed in the capsule.

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Fifty years ago, Pat Corley was a student at the then new Patton Junior High School at Fort Leavenworth.

He returned to his old junior high school Thursday and helped reopen a 1958 time capsule.

Corley even was able to locate his name among student signatures that had been placed in the capsule.

* For more on this story, contact the Leavenworth Times at 913-682-0305 and subscribe to the printed edition of the newspaper.

To subscribe to the Times, call 682-0305 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or click on “subscriber services” link on this Web site and e-mail Barb Daniels at paidcirc@kansasmediaone.com.

Rates: For delivery by mail in Leavenworth County it is $33.12 for 3 months ($30.87 subscription, $2.25 sales tax); $63.79 for 6 months ($59.45 subscription, $4.34 sales tax); or $121.51 per year ($113.24 subscription, $8.27 sales tax).

For delivery by mail outside of Leavenworth County it is 162.90 per year.

The Leavenworth Times also is available at newspaper racks located around Leavenworth and Leavenworth County. Newspapers at the racks cost 50 cents Tuesday through Friday and $1 for the weekend edition on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

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