Candy Knight and Her Long Battle With Spina Bifida
Candy Knight 11 daughter of Rev and Mrs Harold Knight of 312 W Main has spina bifida and has undergone 13 surgeries. Born in Missouri she spent early years in a crippled children’s hospital and has been in Neosho Memorial Hospital for 15 weeks after her latest operation. She receives school homebound support from Mrs Harold Anderson and enjoys reading drawing and music while hoping to walk a chair and visit Disney World someday.
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March of Dimes
Candy Knight
Candy
Harold Knight
W. Main
Paula Pfeifer
Missouri
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Opal Lowe
Lincoln School
Harold Anderson
Rusty
Ricky
Special Bed For Sister From Crib To Tiny Twin
Readers share clever household fixes and tips. Faithful Reader builds a small wooden bed from crib parts to give a toddler a low grown up sleeping space. Others describe recipe card protection with tape and car sickness disposal bags.
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Heloise
Ruth Circle Reflects On Ethel Waters Life Lessons
Ruth Circle of the First Baptist Church held a lesson on The Three Lives of Ethel Waters at Mrs. Joe S. Cole’s home. D L Geeding led the study, Virginia Edwards gave devotions, and a letter from missionary Mrs. Charlotte Worley was read. Fifteen members and four guests attended.
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Ethel Waters
Ruth
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Cole
S. Ashby
D. L. Geeding
Virginia’ Edwards
Charlotte Worley
Thailand
Ann Landers Advice Column Letters on Morality Illness and Travel
A reader asks if nymphomania is physical or mental and curable. Ann Landers says it is an emotional problem tied to insecurity and that therapy helps only if the person seeks it. The column also shares readers’ notes on loss, Lincoln’s quote, breast asymmetry, a troublesome vacation with a bad driver, and expressions of support from readers.
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Bismarck
North Dakota
National Institute of Mental Health
Federal Plaza
New York
N.Y
Ann Landers
Lincoln
Philadelphia Inooker
Ann
Pittsburgh
P.P
Lake
Buffalo OES Observes Annual Advance Night
Buffalo Bluebird Chapter Order of the Eastern Star held advance night in Masonic Hall with Charles Lewis as worthy matron and Dan Doyle as associate patron. Marilyn Farmer became conductress and Rhonda Marple associate conductress. ceremony by Harry Orendorff honored the Lewises. Gifts given to Children's Service League. reminders of trips and handover items noted.
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Buffalo
Bluebird
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Charles Lewis
Dan Doyle
Marilyn Farmer
Rhonda Marple
Harry Orendorff
Lewis
M. J. Clough
Calvin Clinesmith
Golden Rod
Children’s Service League
J. C. Sauber
Wilbur Stockebrand
Flag Talk For Women Democrats in Neosho County
Mrs Floyd Yahns presented a program on the American flag for the Neosho County Federation of Women’s Democratic Clubs at Mrs Leon Carroll’s home in St Paul. She traced flag designs from earlier to current emblems and explained salutes used over the years. Mrs Carroll read the constitution and bylaws adopted as club policy.President D L Potter and Treasurer Fred Beachner announced 58 members. Carroll served refreshments to nine members.
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Neosho County
Fred Beachner
Carroll
St Cecilia Vespers Featuring Wichita harpist
St Cecilia Music Club presents a Christmas vespers program December 10 at 4 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church. Under Mrs Kent Dobson the chorus performs Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with Wichita State University harpist as accompanist.
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Wichita State University
St. Cecilia Music Club
First Presbyterian Church
Kent Dobson
Benjamin Britten
Wendell Warren
Robert Geig
Talk on Italy Presented to Round Table Club
Mrs. Max Deweese spoke on Italy for the Round Table Study Club at 415 West Oak, using slides of Italian scenes. Thirteen members and three guests attended, and refreshments were served.
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Max Deweese
Italy
Round Table Study Club
Paul Parsons
West Oak
Deweese
Parsons
Miriam of Jochabed Linked to Faith in Athenaeum Lesson
The Athenaeum reviewed the Life of Miriam by Eugenia Price during a meeting at Mrs. Frank Stacy’s home. Gladys Franklin described Miriam as prophetess and leader who faced Moses long with a leprosy restoration, while Mrs. Corn offered a meditation on friendship. Members donated five dollars to United Fund and refreshments were served for twelve members and a guest.
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Miriam
Athenaeum
Frank Stacy
Moses
United Fund
Corn
W. E. Lewis
Oscar Mueller
Colville
Wasa
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Gigi
Monique
An As Candy
Disneyland
Mrs
Hotel Tioga
Texas Toast & Honey
N. Santa Re
Sally Wind
Lilliam Partin
Brotton’s
Santa Fe
Ruth Circle
Abraham Lincoln
Buffalo Oes
Democrats
Christy Bickford Jr
Wichita Symphony
Dallas
Oklahoma City
WSU
Bickford
Wichita
Mu Phi Epsilon
Dauhter
South
Joe) Bowman
Tennessee
Chanute
W. Broadway
Bank Americard
Armers
Farmer's Discount Center
W. Cherry
Toyland Store
E. Main
Read's & Foster's
Chanute, Kansas
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