Myerses Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Kimball
Mr. and Mrs. Finley Myers observe 50 years of marriage with a Sunday reception at Evangelical United Brethren Church in Kimball. They wed December 20, 1911 in Erie. The couple lived on a farm near Kimball before moving near Stark. Their five children and eleven grandchildren plus six great grandchildren will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Myers
Evangelical United Brethren
Kimball
Drisdell Studio
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Erie
F. F. Cain
Stark
Myers
Ivan
Mildred) Bennett
Arnold
Mae) Elder
Ernest
Mary) Wagner
Cleveland
Ohio
Marion
Margaret) Criswell
Lexington
Glenn
Merle) Baptist
LaHarpe
Social Scene Highlights From Town and Country HOU Christmas
The December 21 1961 Social Scene covers Christmas events in Town and Country HOU including Wayne Cooper gift exchange at Lincoln Memorial and the Senior Mothers club party with a gift exchange. Other listings show the Memorial building events for Neosho County Mental Health Sawyer hall PEO luncheon and Senior Citizens and Past Noble Grand club gatherings. The Ladies Auxiliary of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen held a Christmas party with memories of childhood and donations for two needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Cooper
Lincoln
Senior Mothers Club
Ona
Ladies Auxiliary of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Vernal Batesel
W. Main
Thornburg Unit Meets In Roy Wiles Home
The Thornburg Home Demonstration Unit met Friday with 13 members at Mrs. Roy Wiles’s home at 108 S. Western. Mrs. Loren Owens installed officers for the new year including Mrs. Blancett as president and Mrs. Bradford as vice president. The group donated $5 to the Wilson County Fair Association and held a gift exchange. Door prize went to Mrs. Wiggans. Next meeting set for Jan 19 with Mrs. Lee Hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornburg
Roy Wiles
S. Western
Loren Owens
John Blancett
Walter Bradford
Carl Stone
Dock Puckett
Don Marple
W. O. Fair
Wilson County Fair Association
W. N. Wiggans
Lee
Rebekah Lodge Auditing Committee Appointed In Meeting
Rebekah Lodge met Monday evening in Odd Fellow's hall with Mmes. John Oglesbee T L Bakr and Gertrude Baird appointed to the auditing committee Royce Adams presented accordion numbers Mrs L J Junod told The Christmas Scout story Carols were sung Gift exchange was conducted by Mrs Junod Irene Moore and Kathryn Thornton Refreshments were served to 54 by Mrs Bertha Jeffrey Bessie Camerell Gyneth Hunter Baird and Thornton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellow’s
Mmes
John Oglesbee
T. L. Bakr
John Oglesbe
T. L. Baker
Gertrude Baird
Royce Adams
L. J. Junod
Mmes. Junod
Irene Moore
Kathryn Thornton
Ruth Erwin
Ada Livingston
Bertha Jeffrey
Bessie Camerell
Gyneth Hunter
Baird
Thornton
Twentieth Century Club Hosts Yuletide Gathering
Mrs. S. E. Null hosted the Twentieth Century club at 816 S. Lafayette on Tuesday afternoon. A Christmas themed dessert table preceded devotions and each member shared a Christmas thought. Mrs. Howard Parsons closed with a poem "Merry Christmas" by Norman Vincent Peale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Null
S. Lafayette
Twentieth Century Club
R. R. Elder
Howard Parsons
Norman Vincent Peale
Bethel Guild Plans Christmas Basket and Dinner
The Bethel Guild of the Evangelical United Brethren church met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Harold Kimble. Roll call discussed what members want for Christmas. A fruit basket was planned for a nursing home couple. Holiday dinner set for Jan. 14. Mrs. Bill LaRue delivered “The Angel's Message.” Games and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Guild of the
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Harold Kimble
S. Allen
Bill LaRue
Chorus Honored By Mrs Hollenshead At Christmas Tea
Mrs H Howard Hollenshead welcomed the St Cecilia chorus members with a coffee at 504 S Central. The table featured evergreen and lit tapers as the group heard a recording of the Ceremony of Carols from their annual Christmas vespers and each guest received holly. Invited guests included Mmes J Leroy Barker and Richard Barnard.
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H. Howard Hollenshead
S. Central
St. Cecilia Chorus
Dear Ann Landers Collected Letters From Readers
A reader asks about blunt remarks to a father showing pictures of his children. The column advises handling with tact and privacy and suggests therapy for a troubled relative. Additional letters cover a teen boy's delayed voice change and advice on setting boundaries with a problematic aunt.
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Areana
Ann Landers
Tyres
Eva
NYACK
Group presents poinsettias to Mrs Hollenshead
Kenneth Brown, Dave Evans, Dale Fairchild, D A Finney, P L Forsiund, Robert Geiger, W C Guenther, Paul Haight, Charles Hall, John Hargrave, Joe Holladay, Art Holmes, Willard Lloyd, W H McMurray, John Nation, C H Pankratz, H F Schmidt, Delbert Tolbert, Jean Vaughn and M R Wilson presented poinsettias to Mrs Hollenshead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Brown
Dave Evans
Dale Fairchild
D. A. Finney
P. L. Forsiund
Robert Geiger
W. C. Guenther
Paul Haight
Charles Hall
John Hargrave
Joe Holladay
Art Holmes
Willard Lloyd
W. H. McMurray
John Nation
C. H. Pankratz
H. F. Schmidt
Delbert Tolbert
Jean Vaughn
M. R. Wilson
Mrs. Hollenshead
Poinsettias
Mrs Arnett Hosts CWF Guild Meeting at First Christian
Mrs Charles Arnett of 537 N Highland hosted the Christian Women's Fellowship Guild at the First Christian church Tuesday evening. Plans were made for a Christmas basket. LaMoine Waldron read The Legend of the Black Madonna. The Chi-Rho ettes presented Journey Into Christmas directed by Ruth Shannon with Royce Adams as narrator and other performers. Refreshments were served to guests including Roy Adams and Waldron. Vinnie Allison will host the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Arnett
N. Highland
Christian Women's Fellowship Guild
First Christian Church
LaMoine Waldron
Chi-Rho Ettes
Ruth Shannon
Royce Adams
Deborah Bonny
Janie Chauncey
Rita Waldron
Gary Bonny
Greg Delahunty
Mrs. Arnett
Mmes
Roy Adams
B. E. Barkley
Waldron
Vinnie Allison
Culture Club Hosts Christmas Luncheon at Finney Home
Mrs. D. A. Finney hosted the Chanute Culture Club Christmas luncheon at her home 301 Plum mer. Seventeen members attended a festive, candlelit meal with copper holders and white teardrop candles from Oslo. Gift exchange was led by Mrs. Roy Chappel. arrangements by Mrs. Finney and Mrs. Roy Gibson.
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D. A. Finney
Plummer
Chanute Culture Club
Oslo
Norway
Oliver Klingner
Roy Chappel
Finney
Roy Gibson
Reinhardts Host Family Dinner Resident Reunion
Mr and Mrs Ralph Reinhardt of rural Chanute hosted a pre Christmas family dinner Sunday. Attendees included the children of the late Mr and Mrs O C Cunningham and their families with several members unable to attend due to surgery at St Luke’s Hospital Kansas City last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Reinhardt
Chanute
O. C. Cunningham
Homer McCullough
Bartlesville
Miles Cunningham
St. Louis
Kenneth Cunningham
Kansas City
Kan
St. Luke's Hospital
Carl Gifford
Keith Gifford
Waverly
Neal Heilman
Lavonburg
Bennett Hadden
Stark
Harold Harding
Stafford
Elmer Weitzel
Par
Gift Books for Christmas From 1961 Figures
A suggested list of gift books for famous 1961 newsmakers covers titles linked to Nehru Susskind Hoff a Miller Mansfield Mao Castro Krushchev Churchill Truman and others. The collection pairs famed figures with provocative books from political to cultural topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Local Families Gather for Community News
The notice lists residents including Mr and Mrs Lou Reinhardt and children of Columbus, along with Mr and Mrs O H Cunningham, Mr and Mrs Oscar Bell and Larry, and Mrs Mary Heilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Reinhardt
Columbus
O. H. Cunningham
Oscar Bell
Larry
Mary Heilman
Business Women's Circle Holds Christmas Meeting at First Baptist
The Business Women's Circle of the First Baptist Church met with Mrs. Joe H. Jackson on Tuesday evening for a meeting and Christmas party. Plans were made to adopt a family for Christmas and members shared devotions and readings before exchanging gifts and singing Silent Night. Salt water bathes three sides of Brittany.
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Business Women's Circle
First Baptist Church
Joe H. Jackson
S. Western
Joe Cole
Loren Lowe
Richard Worley Jr
Thailand
O. E. Nickerson
David
God
Service Guild Meets at First Methodist for Christmas Program
The Wesleyan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church met Tuesday evening in the Youth Chapel with Mrs John Hemphill leading the prayer service My Gift to the Savior. Adah circle served a buffet for 32 including two guests Opal Moss and Jane Keltner while S A Mannoni gave the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hemphill
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Adah
A. A. Miller
Frank Bur‘tle
Opal Moss
Jane Keltner
S. A. Mannoni
Kennedy Macmillan to Meet Amid Beranda Palm Beach Tension
President Kennedy plans a third meeting with Prime Minister Macmillan, possibly in Bermuda or Palm Beach, as his father Joseph P. Kennedy's stroke may alter travel plans. Aides say Berlin and Soviet issues likely dominate discussions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph P. Kennedy
Macmillan
Dean Rusk
Charles E. Bohlen
McGeorge Bundy
Florida
Kennedy- Macmillan
White House
U.S
Berlin
Midnight Deadline For Commies
Washington AP reports the U S Communist party with over 10 000 members faces a midnight deadline to register as an agent of a foreign power. Noncompliance could lead to jail and fines up to 10 000 dollars per day with five years in prison for leaders and officers. The act requires disclosure of printing plants, contributions and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Communist Party
FBI
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Culottes fashion pattern and holiday catalog pitch
Culottes appear like a pleated skirt but function like pants with easy stepping. Pattern 9359 offers Misses sizes 24 through 34 with fabric yardage, mailing cost, and ordering details. The Chanute Tribune advertises fashion styles and a catalog, while a separate AP item reports Missouri Blue Law Sunday sale charges against Joplin merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culottes
Marian Martin
Kansas City Area Plans Enforcing Old Sunday Law
Kansas City area authorities from Jackson Clay and Platte counties said they will enforce Missouri’s 135 year old Sunday closing law. They issued a guide detailing what may stay open and what may be sold on Sundays. Edibles drugs medicines and items of immediate necessity may be sold in drug grocery and eating establishments. All other stores including department appliance furniture clothing and hardware must close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jackson
Clay and Platte
Missouri
Swahili Proverbs Show Rich Imagery and Wit
The paragraph highlights Swahili proverb culture noting phrases like Split water cannot be gathered up and If the cat's away the mouse will reign to illustrate common wisdom and humor in Swahili speech.
Two Kansans Ordained Priests at St Peters Basilica
In Vatican City AP reports two Kansas youths among 54 American priests of the 1961 North American Pontifical College class were ordained today in St Peter's Basilica. Hundreds attended the service, marking the first ordinations held there rather than at the college chapel. Named are Leroy Linnebar of Colwich and Richard E Lutgen of Beloit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pontifical College
St. Peter's Basilicia
St. Peter's
Leroy Linnebar
Colwich
Kas
Richard E. Lutgen
Beloit
U S Helicopters to Shoot Back in Vietnam Mission
Washington reports U S helicopter crews entering South Vietnam will shoot back if fired upon. The US has dispatched 40 helicopters and 400 men to fly supply and troop missions into Viet Cong contested areas for combat support and reinforcement.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
United States
Ihelicopters
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E. S. Myers
Dial Tribune
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Noble Grand Club
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Ernie Jce King
Rebekah
Mrs. Null
Bethel Guild
Hollenshead
Ann
Tribune
CWF
Culture Club
D. A. Finney Home
Reinhardts
First National Bank
Chanute, Kansas
F.D.I.C
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David Susskind
James R. Hoffa
Arthur Miller
Jayne Mansfield
Grandma Moses
Congo
Mao Tetung
China
Presidentennedy
Fidel Castro
Nikita S Krushchev
Winston Churchill
Bernard Baruch
Almanac
Allen Dulles
Larry S. Truman
Brigitte Bardot
Republican Party
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Ike
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Elsa Maxwell
Brittany
France
Service Guild
Frank Carter
Spiritual Life Committee
Charles Rubew
Freda Betts
H. P. Cutrell
Merle Estes
Virginia Lewis
Margaret Wolf
Mmes. Rubew
Harold Anderson
Forest Richardson
Cutrell
Livingston
Carl Breiner
Frank Stacy
Wurlitzer
Story and Clark
Mason-Hamlin — Gulbransen
Ist-Cress
Merian Martin
Chanute Tribune Pattern Dept
West 8Th St
N. Y
The
Chanute Tribune
Joplin
Atty Stewart E. Tatum
Kansas City Area
West Main
Westamerica Securities Inc
F. M. Harris
S. W. Finney
EE. Lofgren Myron George
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Appliance CO
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