Last Updated: June 28, 2000
Harold Oscar Dendurent was born July 18, 1910.
Hod was a 1928 graduate of Sherman Community High School and a 1934 graduate of Kansas
State University in technical journalism. He was owner, editor and
publisher of The Wamego (Kansas) Times from 1947 until June 1980. He also worked for the
Goodland Daily News, Johnson Pioneer, and the Manhattan
Mercury, the latter two of which he served as editor. He edited Army military newspapers
while stationed in the United States and Africa during World War II. Hod appeared in clown
makeup at many open houses, parades, and other get-togethers and was beloved by hundreds
of children. He was a member of the Wamego United Methodist Church, the Wamego Lions Club,
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wamego Historical Society, the KSU Alumni
Association, the Wamego Chamber of Commerce, and the Wamego school board.