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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
3
Woods recount life in Saudi Arabia where Arabian American Oil Company staff live in Abqaiqa and Dhahran camps. He notes food, social life, houseboys, dress, and swift Arab justice with a back kick for murder, plus souvenirs from Cairo and Jerusalem at a tea in Chanute.
Mrs. Wood describes a multinational staff with 28 countries represented at a tea. She notes Arab and Israeli tensions border their location No-Man's Land and explains family plans to travel via Frankfurt Istanbul and Beirut. The Woods and their children prepare to split Christmas between relatives and return to work in late January.
Zion Home Workers met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs Lola Browning and Beryl Browning. Mrs Wilbur McMillen presided. After a Christmas hymn, roll call and season thoughts followed. Poems were read by Miss Browning, Mrs Wilbur McMillen and Mrs Gene McMillen. A free will offering was taken for the Methodist Children's Home at Newton. All officers were reelected for 1956. Refreshments were served to three guests, ten members and three children.
Social calendar item lists Art and Literature club at Tioga Hotel 6 45 PM and a Christmas dinner for husbands. United Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary meet at Memorial building at 6 PM with dinner on Saturday December 10 1955.
Martha McCune, soon to wed Billy Joe Arnold on December 26 at First Methodist, received a bridal shower hosted by Judy Ashley at the Ashley home 911 8 Highland. The pink and green theme featured a doll bridal procession. punch was poured by Mrs. David McCune for about 55 guests from Chanute and beyond.
A playful treat is prepared by adding a scoop of ice cream to a cup of chilled chocolate milk and serving it with straws to a young recipient.
Mrs. Erma Joe King and Melvin Wilson hosted Sunflower chapter OES officers for a dinner at Silver Grill. The U shaped tables featured Santa sleigh and Yule decorations with dolls as place cards and gifts at each setting. Guests included E. W. Edwards Bert Har grove F J Meeker Gilbert Wilson Cecil Cage O H Bates J C Rensing Rex Niver Walter Treloggen Alex Bruce Klint C Johnson Robert Koch Don C Beach Floyd Kelley Mines Lois Candy O W Bray Harold Cox Neal Munger Tom Wilson Dorothy Haines Mrs King and Mr and Mrs Wilson. Games followed the meal.
The WSCS meeting at First Methodist featured Rev Norman Blosat of Colfax Baptist as speaker. He described seeing Jesus at the Baptist World Alliance sessions in London last summer attended by about nine thousand delegates from sixty nations.
The Rainbow chapter met in Memorial building on Wednesday night for a game dinner. Fourteen members attended and dined on duck quail and guinea. Guests included Susan Francis and Susan McNeal. Miss Francis sang Beautiful Dreamer.
The group performed Silver Bells with Jon and Pamela Lynn. Ten members attended the meeting including Mrs John Hargrave. The next meet and card party are planned for January 12 with Mrs Waldrop.
A Wednesday afternoon baby shower was given for Dixie Lee Woolery three weeks old and awaiting adoption by Herschel Woolery and his wife. Guests included family and friends from Thayer such as Mrs. Woolery, Mrs. Raida, and many others, with a table centerpiece featuring a stork.
Mrs. Gordon Barker entertained the Tioga HD unit at a Christmas party in her home Thursday afternoon. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Cheslie McConnell and Mrs. Charles Broadwell. Officers were installed in a candle light ceremony by Mrs. Frank Burtle. Gifts were exchanged and coffee was served from a lace covered table with poinsettias.
Nob Hill Club gathers at Mrs W R Burks home for a Christmas afternoon. Guests include Mrs Jack Dover Mrs Floyd Flowers and Vickie Mrs William Gard and Mrs Charles New. Gifts sit around a pink tree with blue lights and dessert follows on a red lace tablecloth.
Mrs Henry Myers was elected president of St Patrick s Altar Society at a meeting in the new Junior High School cafeteria. Mrs Glen Ashley was elected vice president and Mrs Larry O Connell secretary treasurer. The group voted to buy three electric stoves and a new refrigerator for the school kitchen. Mrs Richard Keenan and committee served refreshments to 25 members and the Rev Peter Finnegan.
Mrs. Steinman hosted a Christmas party for the Peace and Progress club at 818 West Oak, with co hostess Mrs. Aaron Wheatley. Twenty two members attended as Mrs. Kuykendall led, country study on The Land of Milk and Honey and Holy Land discussed, mystery sisters revealed, gifts exchanged, dessert served buffet style.
The luncheon saw Mrs. Arvid Nelson reelected president along with other officers for 1956. A gift exchange featured Mrs. L. R. Rathbun as Santa, potted plants were sent to shutins, and greetings extended to out of town members. The next meeting on Jan. 12 will be with Mrs. Nelson.
Mrs Lee Cox hosted a GIA luncheon and Christmas party at her home 123 N Forest yesterday at 1 o clock with ten members present. Following events were noted.
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