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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1960
Page
3
Wipe mushrooms and slice thin. In a kettle melt butter and wilt mushrooms. Stir in flour then add onion soup mix and boiling water. Cover and simmer ten minutes. Add milk, salt and pepper. Refrigerate overnight to blend flavors, reheat. Yields two quarts of thick soup.
An ad for pattern 7047 lacy doilies priced at 35 cents per pattern and 25 cent mailing, plus a 1961 Needlecraft book offer. Les Des met at Joyce Frankenberry’s home. Donations to Girl Scouts and Teen Canteen were approved. Judy Kay Wilson reported on Christmas dance refreshments. next meeting December 19 at Juli ana Carlos. Judy Chandler won the door prize.
Cottage Grove Ladies Aid Mrs Henry Strack hosts Christmas party with gift exchange and afternoon gathering. Mothers clubs chaired by Mrs Giles Whitworth Mrs Plummer and Mrs Roy Smith hold Christmas luncheons and gift exchanges. Laurel Modern Delta Chapters host parties with salads and potluck. Several church and auxiliary groups plan Christmas dinners, exchanges, and meetings throughout Friday and Saturday across Humboldt, Neosho Valley and surrounding areas.
Sorosis club met at 1029 W Main with Mrs I E Trussell as hostess. Mrs Orville Funk and Mrs Nellie Walker gave devotions, and Mrs Arleigh Locke led the lesson What Is Christmas. A memorial service for deceased member Mrs Mary Terril was noted. Members exchanged gifts and planned a Christmas basket for a needy family. Refreshments were served.
Mrs A J Broderson hosted the Athenaeum Tuesday at 503 South Central with donations to TB seals, Girl Scouts, the Teen Canteen and a needy family. Mrs Broderson led the meditation and Mrs H W Lewis reviewed A Christmas Mystery by William J Locke. Refreshments followed.
Members of Hulda Parker chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star were entertained at the Maple Leaf Tea Room Sunday night by Mr and Mrs Marlin Blackston and Mr and Mrs Millard Dris dell A turkey dinner was served Each officer received a gift Games were played and carols sung.
Mrs Kenneth Keas of Route 3 hosted the Modern Study Club meeting on Tuesday with assistance from Mrs Ray Radford. Members donated magazine subscriptions to the TB Hospital and exchanged gifts over dessert.
Belles Lettres Reading Club held its annual Christmas luncheon Tuesday at 415 S Lincoln in the home of Mrs. Blanche Petit. Mrs. Edwin Rideau presided. Donations were given to Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and the Teen Canteen. Dwight Diver spoke on art and Madonna paintings. Gifts were exchanged. Guests included Mrs. David Patton of Chicago and Blanche Gomer of Newton. The next meeting is January 19 with Mrs. Diver.
A traditional bake featuring mace and citron folded into a batter with butter eggs vanilla and salt. The batter is mixed with flour citron and almonds then baked in a greased tube pan at 300 degrees for about one hour forty minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool partially in the pan then finish on a rack and store in a covered box.
AAUW members gathered Monday night in the Hutton School film room where Mrs Arthur Evans presented This is the Christmas Story. The room was festive thanks to Mrs K James and Mrs Joe Lewis. Prizes for the best wrapped gifts went to Mrs John Lapham and Mrs Leo Gottlieb for gifts to be donated to a nursing home. Guests included Mrs Marion Stevens and Mrs L A Morton. Thirty members attended. Art committee members were Mrs Charles Rubew, Mrs Lapham, Mrs Lewis, Mrs James, Mrs Oliver Wendeln and Mrs Nolan Carrier.
Mrs SD Propst 15 Allen hosted the Round Table Study club at a Christmas luncheon Tuesday. The organizing committee included Mrs A C Dickinson Mrs W H Riley Mrs William Haines and Mrs J Leroy Barker. Members brought packages for Parsons Hospital to the TB Hospital for delivery. Sigurd Peterson chaplain spoke about Kansas hospitals for mentally retarded children.
Mrs C E Steinman was reelected president at the M O Cartlidge circle No 16 meeting of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic held Tuesday in the Memorial building. New officers include Mrs Tony Biele senior vice Edith Ackerman junior vice Jane Cottrell chaplain Mary Edwards treasurer Ross Miller patriotic instructor and Ada Amos guard. Steinman presided as members donated to the Kansas Service League for children. Pearl Hallenberg won the door prize.
A mash of to day patterns from Marian Martin listing SEW EASE pattern 9459 with multiple necklines and sizes, plus Ann Landers columns on nocturnal spouses and dating honesty. Also includes Canasta and card club results with local event notices and TV debate on mother in law.
A reader asks when to use first names with new acquaintances and notes social trends toward informality. The column discusses etiquette for stationery choice, clearing silverware, and offering candy to patients with inclusion of the nurse when present.
Six Sub Debs were chosen to help the Les Des decorate the TB Hospital Christmas tree at Deedra Lucas home in R. J. on Monday night. The six are Janice Smith Marilyn Caldwell Judy Montague Sandy Park Cathy Thompson and Nancy Sparks who presided. Members voted to donate to the Teen Can teen. Plans were made for a Valentine dance and a formal invite from the Les Des to their Christmas dance on December 23. The next meeting will be at Joan Ashley's home.
December birthdays were honored at the Elks party Saturday at the Elks clubrooms. Honorees included L. I. Stevens and several named ladies. Hostesses were Mrs. Lester Somers and others. A covered dish dinner was served. Ladies and men bridge winners and pinochle winners were noted with first and second places.
The Federation of Santa Fe Women held their annual Christmas dinner at Carpenters hall on Monday. Birthday acknowledgments were given to Mrs. Homer La Forge Mrs. John Ogleshee Mrs. Dewey Bedell Mrs. Lillian Lebo and Mrs. L. E. B. Kreider. Members donated to a Christmas basket for the Federation's adopted family. Mrs. Logan Hunt and helpers distributed gifts from a Christmas tree. Guests included Mrs. J. M. Stevens and Mrs. G. R. McGuire.
A light feature on December 14 1969 in Chanute Tribune hints at guidance notes about seeking help for personal problems. It mentions sending questions to the paper with a stamped self addressed envelope and includes a 1949 copyright note.
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