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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1966
Page
3
A collection of reader tips on practical home hacks. Ways to dry hair safely with a portable dryer, protect neck with cotton under a bonnet, prevent hood marks on foreheads, rinse and store dishes, improve screwdriver grip with a crutch tip, and thread chopped onions to remove them easily. Also protecting Medicare cards, repurposing bathroom deodorant nets, and securing swimsuit straps with a headband.
Betty Ice cream in the park on a hot summer night inspires joy and talk of recipes and freezers. The piece notes helpful neighbors and evolving ideas about making ice cream at home and the joy of trying new methods.
Kepley family reunion hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kepley of Humboldt at City Park. About 100 attendees enjoyed a noon basket dinner and an afternoon of visiting and swimming. Attendees included families from Pittsburg Wichita Independence Coffeyville and Parsons. Afternoon visitors listed include Eugene Kepley Kathleen Kepley Doris Hill and Mrs. William Hil.
A 20 ton marble statue of George Washington with a bare chest and draped toga, unveiled in 1841, was moved from the Capitol Rotunda to a less prominent Capitol grounds site and now sits in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of History and Technology as a display of its era.
Mr and Mrs Orville E Van Winkle announce the engagement of their daughter Hazel to A2C Michael W McGee son of Mrs Clyde Dyckes Toronto. Hazel is a Chanute High School 1964 graduate employed by David L McCune Insurance Agency. McGee is a Wayside High School graduate serving in the Air Force. The wedding is set for August 20 at the Church of God.
The Lindquist annual reunion gathered at the north shelterhouse in Santa Fe Park on Sunday. Attendees included numerous Lindquist relatives from Kansas, Oregon, and nearby towns plus friends and extended family members from Erie Chanute and other communities.
Erie Friendly Neighbors members and husbands gathered Sunday at Homer and Wallis home for a noon picnic. Attendees included Ralph and Grace Baker Wilbert and Hazel Johnson Vyrl and June Roberts Glen and Marge Winders Eben and Frona Claus Rose Wehlage Mabel Thornton Jerry Wallis Donnie and Van Stark Jim McGee Minnie and Todd Fayetteville NC Marvin Wallis Wichita and hosts. Miss Thornton Eric will host next meeting September 15 at 11 a.m.
The Office of Economic Opportunity reported grants totaling 1,742,678,429 since the program began in late 1964. California led with 157,067,245, while Kansas received 7,623,358 and Missouri 43,031,346 in federal antipoverty funding.
Dr James A McCain president of Kansas State University has been reappointed to a two year term on the nine man advisory committee of the Export-Import Bank in Washington He has served on the panel since 1961
Mental Health Association Welfare Office 7 30 p m Cub and Boy Scout Leaders Round Table Murray Hill School 7 30 p m Gem and Mineral Group operation room 7 30 p m Ladies Auxiliary Patriarchs Militant IOOF hall 8 p m Rainbow for Girls Masonic Temple 6 30 p m LA top of RT Carpenters Hall lunch con 1 p m Chanute Toastmasters Club Orchid Buffet 6 30 p m Chanute Textile Paint Club North Malcolm Community Center a m to 4 p m Ladies Day Golf Chanute Country Club 1 30 p m
The Safari Chapter of the NCAH met at Toronto State Park for a two day gathering. Thirty units attended a pot luck dinner and a sing along followed by games led by Mr and Mrs Dinty Wyatt. Mrs Franklin Hayworth presided and announced the Kanapolis Park convention and the 1967 Ma and Pa event at Prince Gallitzin State Park. The 1966 state convention is set for Labor Day weekend at Toronto, with church service Sunday morning. Next meeting is August 20 21 at Wilson County Lake.
Four tables competed Friday afternoon at the Chanute Country Club bridge event. High score went to Mrs. Leif Nelson, followed by Mrs. Arch Allen, Mrs. David McCune, and Mrs. Walter Treloggen in the top four. Special awards were given to Mrs. Lawrence Legge and Mrs. Charles Broadwell.
Jay D. Lamons son of Mr and Mrs Jack Lamons Humboldt is in Vietnam with the Pacific Air Forces. He serves as a weapons mechanic at Bien Hoa Air Base and is a 1933 Humboldt High School graduate. Josephine Orozco daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Orozco 1102 S Forest graduated July 22 from Midwest Automation Training Center Kansas City and now works in data processing at Kansas University Medical Center.
The Chanute Recreation Commission sponsors Science in Everyday Living with 20 openings for 5th to 9th graders. Registration at the Launching Pad costs $1.75 and ends tomorrow for participants. Ray Zu-
Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunther Sachs arrived in Lausanne Switzerland on their honeymoon with a brief stopover before continuing to Velden Austria on Lake Wörthersee for the summer resort visit.
A simple broiled frosting method uses brown sugar and cream mixed with shredded coconut. Spread over a baked cake in the pan and broil about five inches from heat for a couple minutes until lightly browned and bubbling.
Mr and Mrs James Frank Jones announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Jane to John Merrick Anderson of Sharon Conn The wedding is planned for early autumn in a formal family notice from the Guest House 1814 S Santa Fe.
AP records show Kansas Republicans voting on several foreign aid measures. Amendments to cut foreign aid, fund loans for Alliance of Progress, and denounce West Germany were adopted by votes from lawmakers including Carlson and Pearson not voting. Passage votes on foreign aid bills and civil rights debate also noted along with absent members Ellsworth and Skubitz.
Unified School District 413 will send drivers to the 18th annual bus drivers clinic at the Allen county courthouse in Iola on August 24. Jer ry Steele said the program runs 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. with the theme Driver Responsibility Safety Efficiency Economy. Other clinics follow at Emporia Wichita Lawrence Pratt and Topeka locations on successive days.
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