Painting Provides Therapy and Philosophy for Mrs Hodge
Mrs. Ethel D. Hodge, 88, a Westview Nursing Home resident and former Woodson County teacher, paints daily using her mother’s 100 year old paint box. The Neosho Falls scene she created honors Rutherford B. Hayes visits and supports local history, as she recalls teaching at 17 and founding two kindergartens with National Kindergarten Association aid. Her work, mainly landscapes, decorates the nursing home dining room while she copes with heart disease and a life lived “on high.”
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Charles Diver
Neosho Falls
Rutherford B. Hayes
Neosho Valley Fair
Parsons Mill
Finney Mill
Missouri
National Kindergarten Association
Washington, D.C
Brookfield
Duncan Hodge
Woodson County
Hodge
Westview Nursing Home
Neosho
Grant Avenue Baptist Circles Study Lessons
Grant Avenue Baptist Church circles met in August to discuss lessons. Hannah Circle heard Mrs. George McGurk recount Japan 1955 teaching English at a girls school. Dorcas Circle studied Jephthah’s daughter from Women of the Bible. Refreshments served to 12 members and guests.
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Grant Avenue
Baptist Circles
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Hannah Circle
George McGurk
Yokohama
Japan
Gene Webber
Elizabeth Rausch
W. Oak
Richard Strimple
McGurk
Dorcas
Howard Sharp
Blaine Marks
Jephthah
Chanute Couple Plans Wedding in January
Marsha Jo McMillen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. McMillen of Chanute plans to wed Billy R. Carter son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Umbarger. McMillen a 1972 Altoona-Midway graduate with a year of business study at NCCC. Carter a Navy aviation boatswain mate fueler second class aboard USS Independence a 1968 graduate. A January ceremony is planned.
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Joe C. McMillen
R. 2
Marsha Jo
Billy R. Carter
Chester Umbarger
R. 1
Carter
Troy C. Carter
Miss McMillen
Scarlet’s, Inc
Altoona-Midway High School
Neosho County
Chanute Couple Marries in Private Nuptials
Vera Creamer and Virgil Hanson were married Saturday with immediate family present. Rev. Paul Hett officiated at Otterbein United Methodist Church. Attendants were Mrs. Fred Moulton and Harry Hanson. Granddaughters Lila Stewart and Mrs. David Myers served punch and cake. The couple will reside at 420 West 10th.
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Vera Creamer
Virgil Hanson
Paul Hett
The
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Fred Moulton
Thayer
Harry Hanson
Emporia
Lila Stewart
Wichita
David Myers
Pittsburg
Hanson
W. 10Th
Widow’s service calls spark housing debate
A luxury apartment building faces a lone widow who requests frequent repairs and social visits, prompting management to set a monthly limit on service calls while addressing resident companionship concerns. Ann Landers readers weigh in on parenting, independence, and safety in relationships.
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Ann Landers
Dear Heloise retrieves home hacks and humor notes
A collection of Dear Heloise reader tips covers removing sticky gum with turpentine, simple sleeve joining with stitch holders, a rancher inquiry about cattle, Heloise's personal note on her Simmentals Queen Heloise and Miss Heloise, chalk marker tips from Katherine Calaba, and lawn mower safety using golf shoes to prevent slips on a slope.
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Heloise
Mona Adams
Dorothy Steinert
TLR
Queen Heloise
Miss Heloise
Honey Pie
Katherine Calaba
R. 0. Jr
New Citizens Born to Local Families
Donald Eugene, son of Ronald M. and Mrs. Smith of Yates Center, arrived August 5. Amy Dawn, daughter of Ronald and Mrs. Matlock of 1621 6 Central, was born August 16.
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Donald Eugene
Ronald M. Smith
Yates Center
Amy Dawn
Ronald Matlock
Central
Social Calendar Highlights for Aug 22 23
Wednesday events include Women's Safari Golf Association at Safari Golf Course at 9 a.m and Progressive Homemakers Extension unit gathering at Central Park Building at 1 30 p m. Thursday lists Stewardess Board at Grants Chapel AME Church at 7 p m and Sorghum Valley Grange meeting at Grange Hall at 8 p m.
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Women's Safari Golf Association
Safari Golf Course
Progressive Homemakers Extension Homemakers Unit
Central Park Building
Stewardess
Grant’s Chapel
AME
Sorghum Valley Grange
Grange Hall
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Ethel D. Hodge
Chanute
Randall Diver
S. Larson
Kansas State Teachers College
Frances Cottrell
Rudolph Sandberg
Paul Puckett
God
Drisdell
Marsha McMillen
Billy Carter
Grace French
S. Central
J. N
Bud” Lewis
W. Main
John W. Newton
Western
Melvin French
Terry and Suzy
Beaumont
Tex
Burt Campbell
Topeka
Harold French
Broken Arrow
Okla
Are
Chanute High School
Big J
Club News
Lois Carlson
Richard Reinhardt
Eric
Annie Old Kid
Michigan
Mich
Sport
Truitt
N. Santa Fe
Koch Show
East Main
Chanute, Kansas
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