Altoona FFA Queen Is Chosen
Jane McMillen was chosen FFA queen after a pie supper at the city auditorium hosted by the Future Farmers of America. Proceeds totaled 225 dollars. Attendance included visitors from Wichita and local families.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
9
Jane McMillen was chosen FFA queen after a pie supper at the city auditorium hosted by the Future Farmers of America. Proceeds totaled 225 dollars. Attendance included visitors from Wichita and local families.
Mrs. Alta Aldridge presided as worthy matron and Sam Sturdevant as worthy patron at a recent Eastern Star session. 25 year pins were awarded to Mrs. Nellie Elliott and Harry Welk. The group closed with May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You and Bless Be the Tie That Binds as refreshments were served by May Wilson, Madge Addington, and H. D. Clayton.
John Torp and partner Max Kitson move about 40 fleas to a warmer climate as part of their traveling circus. Torp, 29, from Denmark, notes fleas die quickly in cold weather and seek better conditions.
A satirical memo on strict business phone use reveals how private calls flood office lines. Characters like Hungry Harry and Casanova Charlie illustrate daily emergencies, while the punchline notes that business is now conducted over long lunches.
At Midway the grade school will stage two Christmas operettas on December 20. First six grades perform She Didn't Believe, while seventh and eighth present The Shepherds First Christmas. Directed by Robert Hiebert with music instruction. PTA meeting set for 7:30 in the school auditorium next Monday. Third grade entertainment and Y-Teens program also planned with a Girls sextet and A Christmas Star for Olga.
The Chanute Tribune notes band members Larry Johnson Sharon Cohoe Ann Brant Marilyn Chapman Betty Pierce Ruth Ann Olson and Sally Jones will march in the Neodesha Christmas parade Saturday under director Norman Thompson. The group will also perform at home basketball games. The junior high art class fired a new electric kiln for the first ceramic bake last week, using a smaller kiln for enamel work.
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