Bicentennial influences home decorating, says designer
Interior designer Carl Taylor describes growing bicentennial fever shaping homes with eighteenth century touches. He favors balanced mixes of traditional and contemporary styles, functional pieces like secretary desks and canopy beds, and a focus on personal taste, collecting, and well organized spaces.
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New York
UPI
Carl Taylor
Colonial Williamsburg
Taylor
Appomattox
Drexel Heritage Furnishings
Morgantown
N.C
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Parsons School of Design
N.Y
Europe
Community church groups hold meetings and notices
Multiple local groups across Otterbein and Colfax churches held meetings, devotions, and programs. Members discussed lay witness weekends in September, church bazaars, and upcoming events while sharing photos, Bible studies, and mission activities with guests and-area members.
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Hannah Fellowship
Otterbein United
Chanute to Host Fifth District NFO Meeting
Kenton Bailey of Maine will speak at the fifth district National Farmers Organization convention in Chanute at Central Park Building. Registration at 2 p.m. and business session at 3 p.m. with district and committee elections, reports, and a catered supper at 7 p.m. Public may attend.
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Kenton Bailey
Maine
National Farmers Organization
Central Park Building
Bailey
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Securities and Exchange Commission
Staley
SEC
NFO
Certified Public Accountants
Iowa Grant Trust
Family celebrates twins' birthdays reunion at picnic
A family picnic honored twins Donald Haynes of Junction City and Ronald Haynes of Santa Maria California. Seventy five guests attended including Loyd Jeffers of Carl Junction Missouri who served with the twins on the USS Oriskany in 1969. This marked their first reunion since discharge.
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Donald Haynes
Junction City
Ronald Haynes
Santa Maria
Calif
Loyd Jeffers
Carl Junction
Uss Oriskkany
Nylon net wand for cobwebs becomes kitchen hack
A reader shares a homemade cleaning tip using nylon net stapled to a yardstick to wipe cobwebs from walls and dust from plaster. The wand works with a damp paper towel and rinsing under running water, plus a rubber band to secure the net.
Zucchini Salad with Mushrooms and Carrots
Shredded zucchini mushrooms and carrots make a crisp colorful salad that pairs with barbecued meats and cheese pies. Prepare ahead by salting and draining zucchini then combine with sliced mushrooms onions oil and vinegar for serving at room temperature.
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Dottie Wellington
Bicentennial Air For Vacation Family Visit
The Ray Christiansen family from 1309 W. 4th toured Washington D C for the bicentennial. Scott 9 enjoyed the space research exhibit at the Smithsonian. Ray, a News Standard employee, liked printing development displays. Mrs. Christiansen toured the White House.
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Ray Christiansen
W. 4Th
Washington, D.C
Smithsonian Institution
Scott
Ray
News Standard
Social calendar highlights and travel notes from August events
Newspaper social calendar lists meetings and clubs for August 17 to 19 with venues and times. A travel diary recounts Scott’s birthday FBI visit with target shooting demo and trips to Northampton Massachusetts Sturbridge Village Boston Freedom Trail New Hampshire mountains seacoast Maine Niagara Falls and visits to relatives in Washington Valparaiso Mansfield and Kansas City.
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Christiansen
Robert Merritt
Northampton
Mass
Merritt
Smith College
Sturbridge Village
Boston
Christiansens
North Church
Paul Revere Park
Concord Bridge
New Hampshire
Robert Dorsch
Lisa
Maine
Niagara Falls
Robert Overholt
Washington
Henry Tays
Valparaiso
Ind
Tays
Overholt
Bethany School of Nursing
Kansas City
Mansfield
Ohio
Bessie Pifer
John Groves
S. Garfield
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Gay Pauley
Hannah
First United Methodist Church
O. M. Dunham
Stark
J. J. Capoleno
Mary
Joe
Philadelphia
Pascal Grimes
Paul Wells
Dunham
Oklahoma
Florida
Bahamas
Grimes
Colfax Baptist Women
American Baptist Women of
Colfax
Kenneth Pratt
Dorcas
Otterbein
Chanute Business and Professional Women's Club
Tioga Hotel
Jo Ann Brinkman
Ottawa
Margaret Cumings
Chanute Bicentennial Committee
Sharon Stout
Vesta Lightfoot
BPW
Parsons Bpw Club
Virginia Douthett
Parsons
Margaret Wolfe
Maggie Breen
Jean Billbe
Marge Davidson
Alta Spurrier
Zion Lutheran Guild
Zion Lutheran Service Guild
Harold Storck
Dorothy Nelson
Lydia
Neil Nelson
Mission Service
Robert Lassman
St. Paul, Minn
David Mock
Irwin Epperson
Gary Lassman
Big Creek
Reinhardt
Angel Martinez
Faith Fellowship
United Methodist
Lois Briley
Joyce Harmon
Virginia Brant
Catherine Hett
Nellie Dryden
Eva Erickson and
Hett
Truitt
W. Main
Bryant's Antiques and Furniture Market
Chanute
Ol’ Mountain
Hunter Yanaway
Heloise
Papa
Betty Mallon
Hans Power
S. Central
United Transportation Union
Carpenters Hall
Tops Club, Inc
Safari West
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Highland Park
Chanute Country Club
Chanute Textile
North Malcolm Community Center
Elks Club
Gem and Mineral Society
Women’s Division
Chamber of Commerce
Tioga
Ruth Circle
First Baptist Church
Grant Avenue
Ruth
Sharon Morris
S. Tennessee
Esther
Imelda Adelgren
Neosho-Alien Legal Secretaries Association
Elks Lodge
Pride Committee
FBI
Coffeyville, Ks
Country
Hwy
Dearing Corner
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