Fresno Christmas Tree Lane lights up after energy shortage
Despite a two year blackout Fresno's 1.5 mile Van Ness Boulevard lane glows again with more than 100 of 124 homeowners displaying elaborate lawn setups, 300 cedar trees lit, and choirs along the route. Total costs run near 18 thousand dollars with city county aid and community donations. The lane opens December 13 through 27.
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Fresno
UPI
San Joaquin Valley
C. Sam Johnson
Fig Garden Homeowners’ Association
van Ness Boulevard
Santa Claus
W. P. Winning
Manson McCormick
Clarice
Fig Garden Men’s Club
Johnson
Thayer Woman Cited in Outstanding Young Women List
Patricia Sue Bosch of Thayer appears in the 1975 edition of Outstanding Young Women in America. She serves as a board member of the Thayer Community Booster Club and chairs watermelon queen activities, is recording secretary of Theta Kappa Chapter Beta Sigma Phi in Erie, and teaches knitting for Four Corners 4-H Club. She belongs to the Thayer Saddle Club womens softball team and the First United Methodist Church. In Jefferson City she was named girl of the year for the sorority chapter and played on the women’s softball team. A Thayer High School and Clark's School of Business, Topeka graduate, she works for W G Fertilizer in Thayer.
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Thayer Community Booster Club
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Erie
Four Corners
Thayer Saddle Club
First United Methodist Church
Jefferson City
Thayer High School
Clark's School of Business
Topeka
W G Fertilizer
Enrichment Night and Holiday Service at Local Clubs
The We Who Diet Club held its annual Christmas luncheon and gift exchange. Xi Delta Gamma and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority discussed service projects and voted to adopt a needy family, funding clothes and toys. Delta Kappa Gamma groups performed for Alpha Omicron Chapter, with students playing bells and autoharps. Fern Marsh and family from Praetoria presented slides on South Africa and its publishing work for Bantu printers. Altoona-Midway YWCA covered transactional analysis by Barbara Kihm. Carol Bradford led roll call and is organizing a Christmas box for Osawatomie State Hospital.
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Xi Delta Gamma Xi Delta Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Fern Marsh
Marion Marsh
Praetoria
Republic of South Africa
Marsh
South Africa
Altoona-Midway
Carol Bradford
Osawatomie State Hospital
Society notices and wedding calendars schedule
Society news outlines deadlines for meeting summaries due 48 hours after events and weekly calendar announcements 12 days before meetings along with wedding accounts and photographs 10 days after ceremonies. It lists telephone 431 4100 for submissions.
Sleeping pill ingredients deemed unsafe or ineffective
A preliminary FDA advisory finds only caffeine in over the counter sleep aids stimulants and mood drugs proven safe and effective. Most other ingredients are unsafe, ineffective, or require more testing, prompting calls for FTC action against exaggerated claims.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Trade Commission
Alexander M. Schmidt
Minneapolis trip reward for nutrition awareness
Cathy Mil of 1002 W 4th is named one of three Nutrition Awareness Award winners in Kansas 4-H for 1975. She advances in the bread project with 43 loaves baked, 140 kitchen hours, a bread display, and 22 projects. she will receive an expense paid three day trip to Minneapolis sponsored by the Kansas Wheat Commission.
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Cathy Mil
Kansas
Mih
International Foods Project
Willing Workers 4-H Club
Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas Wheat Commission
Former resident resists blindness in Kansas
Ed Hildebrant from Wichita, formerly Chanute, is one of 36 blind Kansans running concessions in state and local government buildings under a state contract. He took over a Sedgwick County courthouse stand 18 months ago with help from Services for the Blind, stocking over 500 items with memory aid. A part time helper assists two days weekly with orders, while his diabetes caused permanent blindness two years ago at age 34. He weighs 150 pounds and exercises with his three children, and is the stepson of Mildred Chrisman and Willard Cleaver.
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Ed Hildebrant
Wichita
Chanute
Kansas
Sedgwick
Hildebrant
Mildred Chrisman
S. Evergreen
Willard Cleaver
W. Elm
Christmas Tree Safety and Fire Hazard Warnings
Neosho County Extension notes season tree shipments and offers tips to pick fresh trees. Fresh needles bend without breaking and trunk resin indicates freshness. keep outdoors in water until decoration and anchor the tree away from heat sources. Also warns against hazardous lighting on artificial trees and advises following safety guidelines to prevent injuries.
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Neosho County Extension
Couple Surprised By 25th Anniversary Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. David Cawthon of 410 N. Evergreen were surprised with a 25th wedding anniversary dinner recently arranged by friends. Married Nov. 26, 1950 in Pratt they also enjoyed ice cream and cake at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Phillips. The couple has two sons, Duane and Floyd.
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David Cawthon
N. Evergreen
Cawthon
Pratt
Warren Phillips
Duane
S. Central
Floyd
Poplar Heights
Couple Surprised on 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Buster were surprised at home Saturday for their 25th anniversary. Their four children organized a party attended by 25 guests.
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Earlton
Dean Buster
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Roberts
Dr. Leslie
Boy Scouts
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Joe Maple
Thayer
We Who Diet Club
Delta Kappa Gamma
Murray Hill
Alpha Omicron
Margaret Hollenshead
Society News
Washington
Colonia
Russell Stover
East Main
Pho
Ruscus
Main
Cathy Mih
Lois
Carlson
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Odds and Ends
National Safety Council
E. Main
Aramis
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