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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1967
Page
3
A reader letter from Robert M. Gross shares washing advice on gray clothes caused by fine particles and hard water, plus detergent use. Other letters discuss preschool neighbor meetups, history of washing, repurposing pillowcase hems, a decorative gelatin salad trick, and Edyth Moes’ dressing weight tip.
Initiation held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the First National Bank community room. New members include Cathi Acree Julie Ashley Andy Barnard Marsha Childers Lynn Hollenshead Carla Lowe Michelle Moore Cathy Ratliff Judy Rausch Connie Riggle Pam Rule Janet Sandage Vicke Scott Jayne Smith Dee Ward Bette Wilson Carolyn Wilson Alumni named Paulette Bowyer Carol Cornish Vicki Van Leeuwen New officers elected President Beth Hutchison Vice President CeCe Ellis Secretary Donni Mitchell Treasurer Rosemary Erickson Historian Kathy Taylor Sergeant-at-Arms Connie Wolfe Cheryl Acree Song Leader Julie Ashley Calling Committee Rosemary Erickson Peggy Scott Lynn Hollenshead is property chairperson Refreshments served Miss Ellis hostess.
Counties and towns receive half of the remaining balance from the special county road and city street fund after the July 1 1967 distribution of the one cent gasoline tax. Total distributions reach 1 855 050 17 to counties and towns with per area allocations listed for Allen Neosho Wilson Woodson Altoona Benedict Buffalo Chanute Coyville Earlton Elsmore Erie Galesburg Humboldt St Paul Savonburg Stark Thayer Walnut Yates Center.
Tonjia Marie Karr of Humboldt and Stanley James Kolanowski of Portland announce their engagement. Karr is a Army Nurse Corps officer stationed at Landstuhl Germany and a Gonzaga graduate. Kolanowski is a Central Catholic High School and Gonzaga alumnus currently in the Army special forces program at Fort Bragg. A December wedding in Landstuhl is planned.
Insurance Commissioner Frank Sullivan announced the 72nd annual distribution of $482,261 from the tax fund, collected from fire insurance premiums, will be shared by the Kansas State Fire Fighters Association and 370 fire departments. The funds may pay benefits to injured firemen or to widows and dependents after a death in duty.
The Division of Special Education reports a total reimbursement of 1 750 744 4 for 1966 67 programs. Funds are disbursed across Exceptional Children, Program, Mental Retardation, and Homebound and Blind areas. Neosho County received 228 in homebound and 2016 38 in exceptional children, Wilson County 368 60 in homebound and 3308 23 in exceptional children.
County chairman W. G. Bodleys reports January through July purchases of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds combined with the new Freedom Shares totaling 126,955 for Neese county.
The Hi-Lo Bridge Club met with Mrs Glenn Barnby at 317 S Rutter. Six members and two guests attended, prizes went to Mrs John Weilert high and Mrs Ray Colvin low. traveling prize to Mrs Albert Benson. Next meeting set for September 27 with Mrs Dick Coykendall in Humboldt.
Funeral services were held for Lawrence Cook at Dunham Funeral Home in Fredonia with burial in Maple Grove cemetery. Aug 17 services for Harry Shively at Cason Funeral Home Fredonia followed by burial in Maple Grove. WSCS met at Roper church with Mrs. P M Cox as hostess. Local residents from Fredonia and nearby towns shared meals and visits around community events and birthdays at local homes and Elk City dam.
Red Cross board meeting at Memorial Building 7 30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge at Chi Home Savings Building 7 15 p.m. Note mentions there are more than 13 000 commercial banks in the United States.
Mrs. Charles Vestle edged Mrs. Glen Shook to win the Nine Hole Flag Tournament during Ladies Day Golf at Chanute Country Club on Thursday. Twenty women entered. Mrs. Dennis Mills took third, and Mrs. Fred Bloom er and Mrs. Burl Schaberg tied for fourth. Rob ert Johnson won the five o'clock flight. Schaberg and C. A. Wood were chairmen. Winckier and Cloke will run next week's event.
Mr and Mrs Pat McGregor hosted a Saturday cookout at their Scotchman Estates home for 25 guests. Guests included Buffalo Lake cabin owners Ed Marin and family Neodesha residents Ralph Alexander Wayne Lawrence Jess Schaal Jack Holcomb Kenneth Monical Frank Sadler Wichita Clarence Willoughby of Scotchman Estates Mike O Connell Wichita and Elsie Berry of Yates Center.
Paul A. Roberts supreme counselor of United Commercial Travelers Danville Illinois will be the principal speaker at a meeting here Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the Tioga Hotel UCT members from the area will attend the Friendship Night dinner about 150 are expected.
A surprise baby shower for Mrs. John G. Schultz was hosted Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Pack St. Clair 1105 S. Larsons. Hostesses Mrs. St. Clair was assisted by Mrs. Dennis De Meritt and Mrs. William Schultz. Dessert was served to 12 guests before bridge was played.
The State Conservation Division reports week ending Aug 21 average Kansas crude oil runs at 279,670 barrels per day, up 2,995 from the prior week. The current allowable limit stands at 290,000 barrels daily.
A humor column presents spoof letters from HAL Boyle about absurd offers and social misfires. It riffs on wedding gifts, art critiques, alumni fund requests, elopement proposals, a failed job offer, a scammy debt payoff, a coat mix up and other unlikely correspondences with sharp, ironic wit.
A Buffalo High School class of 1927 reunion was held at the Buffalo state lake with ten of twenty members present and five sending letters. Attendees included C N Blount Dayton Teel Glenn Hamlett Ralph Nixon and others. many relatives and friends visited, and several messages from former classmates were read. A death notice touched the gathering as Pearl Decker learned of her grandson Garvin Decker’s death in a Navy-related car wreck in Hawaii.
Local page notes community items including upcoming events and notices. Detected entities include Chanute and surrounding area. items mention civic actions and social happenings typical of a small town paper.
Hollywood AP reports Bob Hope will serve as master of ceremonies for the 40th Academy Awards. This marks his fifth consecutive turn in the role with the program set for April 8 next year. Producer Arthur Freed announced Hope’s election after being named to helm the show.
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