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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1971
Page
3
Dear Ready To Listen asks whether adopted children should be told they were chosen or kept in the dark. Landers rejects a new Chicago psychiatrist approach, arguing that disclosure by parents reduces trauma and betrayal and benefits the child in the long run. The letter begins with a query from a couple expecting a baby.
Zion Lutheran Ladies Circle discussed South Pacific Christmas traditions. Mrs. Irvin Lassman spoke on Celebrating Christmas for 22 Days and described customs in the Philippines and Hawaii.
A Christmas program with poems prayers and gifts marked a salad luncheon at Mrs. Wilbur Thompson's home for the Victory Extension Home makers Unit. Mrs. Guy Braden installed new officers with Mrs. David Swiler presiding. Seventeen members and five guests attended. Gifts were given to Osawatomie state hospital patients.
Sorosis Club members held their Christmas gathering at Mrs. A. C. Wink’s 415 West 4th Street. Mrs. J. L. White led devotions from The Spirit of Christmas, while Mrs. Orville Funk recited A String of Blue Beads by Fulton Oursler.
Readers share simple, thrifty kitchen tricks from cluttered bottle bowls to prune jars. A reader reuses bleach bottles as serving bowls, another jars prunes with water to revive flavor and help control portions, saving money and reducing waste.
The Ladies Willing Workers of the Church of God hosted their annual Christmas dinner with husbands, featuring a birthday gesture for Mrs. Joe Banes and a guest sermon by Rev. Donald Smith. Music and readings by Doris Hill, Richard Webb, and others, plus decorations and gifts, marked the festive gathering.
Mrs H M Bauer read Amiable Josephine by Helen Richards Cook during the Outlook Study Club annual Christmas luncheon at Mrs M R Wilson’s home 815 S Evergreen. Sixteen members and a guest attended the covered dish gathering.
Rebekah Lodge 158 honored members observed birthday anniversaries at Monday’s meeting in the IOOF hall. Noble grand Verna Hudspeth presided. greetings went to Mrs. Merle Brinkmeyer Mrs. Ida McCoy and Mrs. Robert Rader. A Grange dinner was voted for January 5.
The 20th Century Club held its Christmas party at Mrs. P. B. Darlington’s home, 211 N. Evergreen, Tuesday. Mrs. O. M. Hoffman read a Christmas story, with Mrs. Lowell Kreider assisting. Members sang carols exchanged gifts, and Hoffman led the business session. Present were former member Mrs. A. M. Garton and her daughter and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lyle Harmon and Mrs. Avery Garton of Topeka. The house and table decorations followed a Christmas motif, with Mrs. Lila Mee helping serve refreshments.
Benedict Mrs Marvin Olson hosted the Vilas Homebuilders Extension Homemakers Unit Christmas dinner and party. Secret pals were revealed in the gift exchange. Eight members attended as new officers were installed and plans for the coming year discussed. Cakes were donated to the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital and three new members welcomed.
Calendar notes list meetings and social events across organizations. Safari Recreation and Parks Commission 17 S Highland 7 30 p m Monday Dec 13 Duplicate Bridge Home Savings lounge 7 15 p m Women s physical fitness Royster gym 7 30 p m Universal gym program high school gym 4 30 p m Neosho Valley Extension Home makers Unit Mrs Harry Larson R 2 Christmas party 2 p m Santa Fe Women s Federation Carpenters Hall 2 p m Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 1654 covered dish dinner 6 30 p m meeting 7 30 p m St Cecilia Music Club Neosho County Community Junior College Auditorium 2 p m
Shirley Ozbun and James E Godinez married at St Patrick Catholic Church Wichita officiated by Rev Jerome Beat. Attendants included maid of honor Wendi Elliott and bridesmaids Dixie Zimmerman Debbie Quirarte Jolene Orban. best man Bob Storm and groomsmen Ralph Ponce Chuck Ozbun. The couple resides at 7263 Mahoney Derby with Godinez stationed at the Air Force.
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