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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
3
Dear Ann Landers offers blunt guidance on a teen’s lamp treatment and nurse involvement, urging the teen to return for medical care while downplaying gender issues. The column also includes reader questions about Ann Landers’s photos and a vacation dilemma about a perpetually critical friend, with responses and a copyright note from 1963.
Gary Garrison son of Mr and Mrs George Garrison 101 N Steuben was among 34 KU students chosen for a six week study at the Sorbonne in Paris this summer returning to Chanute Friday. The group traveled by bus from Kansas City then jet to Brussels and toured Normandy Paris the Loire Valley Versailles Fontainebleau Chartres Rheims Bastille Day celebrations and Lef bank tours. Garrison noted the busy schedule and that six hours credit plus a Sorbonne diploma were awarded. He described dormitory like living quarters called the cell and observed French street life shops and varied breads. He plans further work in Lawrence after this trip.
TOPEKA AP Major declines in production of fruits and vegetables for this year were forecast by the state Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Late winter freezes and insects blamed for most of the loss. Commercial apples 140000 bushels, 90000 below 1957 61 average and 40000 below last year. Peach crop 45000 bushels about half last year and only one third of the average.
Jacqueline Kennedy, still in a military hospital suite after cesarean birth and her infant's death, plans to return home when she is ready. No official date set. President Kennedy is in Washington. sister Princess Lee Radziwill is the sole visitor this week. Weather and crop reports note hail, pests, and disease reducing yields with onions at 20,000 cwt and sweet corn at 60,000 cwt.
Social calendar items list meetings across churches and groups. Ruth Circle at Methodist Church 9 a.m. Charlies Cox 421 St Highland. Esther group U B Church 2 p.m. Neosho Valley Council Memorial Building 7 30 p.m. Christian Women’s Fellowship Christian Church 9 a.m. Next date Thursday August 15 1963 Rural Homemaker H D A north shelterhouse Santa Fe Park noon. Women’s Missionary Society First Church of God Fellowship room 10 a.m. covered dish. Girl Scout Neighborhood Meeting Methodist church scout room 9 0 a.m. Rural Grange meeting Rural school 7 30 p.m. The listing covers multiple church groups and civic clubs with varied times.
A gathering at Santa Fe park honored Mr. and Mrs. A. Garrison on their 35th wedding anniversary with a covered dish dinner at the south shelterhouse. Attendees included Earl and Iola Garrison of Iola. Garold Garrison family and Carl Stude baker family of Thayer. Raymond McKinn sey Thayer. Glen Z Taylor Chanute. Edward McKinnsey and family. Chester Henderson and family. Daryl Petty and family. Thomas Jones of Earlton.
Mrs. Kenneth C. Jerome hosts a fourth birthday party for Michelle at 217 W. 3rd with games favors a hobbie horse cake ice cream and kool aid. Guests include Karen Childers Tracy Solomon Jo Deanne Jennifer Barker Renae Ronda Boecker Clifford Jerome and James Muninger, with Linda Muninger and Donna Jerome helping.
A birthday party for Mrs Leta Moore was held in Santa Fe Park Saturday evening with 15 members and guest Helen Cronemeyer attending. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Jack Moore and the Mary Martha Guild, Mr and Mrs Harold Oil First Presbyterian Church, and the Gilliland family. Mrs Roy S Gibson led devotionals and Mrs George Eaton read two stories by Mrs Alice Cobble, a former missionary to Africa. Flowers decorated the family table.
The Savonburg Leanna Christian Church group All for One met Sunday evening with the theme Prayer Mrs Dale Rice led the singing and meditation Watermelon was served by the Kenneth Inge children
Beef sandwiches are a versatile choice for gatherings both indoors and outdoors. A simple option for snack parties, these sandwiches offer satisfying prep with flexible toppings and easy serving.
The Kansas Park Authority expands camping rules at Toronto Point and Fall River State Parks suspending glass and metal at designated beaches and charging a $1 per family per night fee. A $5 annual permit and a $1 three-day permit take effect in 1964 while beer drinking is restricted on public beaches.
Mrs C C Fieldline of 2248 Kansas visited her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Dean Burtch and Deanie Jr in Joliet Illinois. She stopped in Kansas City to visit her brother C C Warner on the way home. Fort Knox Kentucky August 3 Wade joined the Army in March 1962 and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. The 17 year old attended Humboldt High School.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Schroeder along with Lynda and Suzanne Schroeder visit Ralph and Mrs Carl in Houston then travel by car to Winfield to reconnect with old classmates. The trip marks a friendly family journey in early spring.
Ronnie Nelson of Savonburg displayed Siamese walnuts at The Tribune office. He said the joined nuts came from a tree that produced 175 gallons of nuts last year, but this year the tree has only five walnuts.
Mr and Mrs Richard Drury of Iola announce the birth of a daughter named June Margaret on August 9. Grandmother is Mrs Harold Drury of Route 1.
The Miller and Umbarger reunion will be held on August 18 at Thayer Park. Organizers invite relatives and friends to attend a day of shared memories and fellowship in Thayer.
Mark and Jimmy Brenton of Tulsa visit their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Jester at 812 South Highland and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Brenton at 216 North Western during a family gathering in Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Locke of 301 S Central returned home Monday after spending the weekend with their son Pvt. Lloyd Locke Jr. at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
Total carloads moved over Santa Fe System lines for the week ending August 10, 1963, were 28,978, down from 30,712 in the same week last year. On line loadings were 18,458 versus 20,345. Cars received from connections totaled 10,520 compared with 10,367 a year ago. The railroad handled 29,174 carloads in the preceding week of 1963.
Army Pvt Edward L. Wade, son of Mr and Mrs Edward R Wade of Humboldt, finished eight weeks of advanced reconnaissance training at The Armor Center.
A simple muffin idea combines two cups flour and a cup of blueberries. Sprinkle sugar on top before baking to add a crisp sweet finish.
Local notes from Chanute dated August 13 1963 include community updates, upcoming events and brief notices. Names, places, and organizations appear in short items reflecting the town’s daily life.
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