Docking Faces Final Budget Adjustments Before Inauguration
Gov elect Robert Docking and budget director James Bibb completed a month of hearings on agency requests totaling 635.8 million. If past pattern holds, Docking may trim about 25 million to a 610 million final budget before the Legislature. Docking takes office January 9. Cranberries are described in a long, unrelated food note.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
William H. Avery
Clever House Hints From Heloise Readers
A collage of reader tips includes a child room humidity fix using a fish tank with pump and soft light, mouthwash in a squeeze bottle for easy rinsing, a clothespin bag on a snap-on waist hoop, and a fluffy meat loaf tip by separating eggs. Other hints cover removing candle wax by freezing, marking window screen placements with nail polish, decorating a tree with nylon net scrubbers, and a note on Heloise’s answering policy.
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Heloise
Margaret Riehl
Yule Box Packed By Friendly Thimble Club
The Friendly Thimble Club packed a Yule box for its adopted family at a Monday meeting hosted by Mrs. Bertha Stratton. Mrs. Charles Tripp led the session with devotions, a gift exchange occurred, and Stratton won the door prize. Refreshments followed for seven members and three guests. The next meeting will be January 4 at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Tripp.
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Friendly Thimble Club
Bertha Stratton
Charles Tripp
Ancient dog lore spans civilizations and myths
Ancient Egypt revered dogs while Israelites shunned them, and in some parts of China dogs were eaten. The tale recalls a Lincoln anecdote about leaping into a river to rescue a dog, reflecting varied human bonds with canines.
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Lincoln
Forgery Charged Of Two at Joplin
Two people charged with forgery after nine stolen money orders worth 100 dollars each were cashed in Joplin stores and a bank. James Calhoun 41 of Highland Park Michigan and Kathern Gardner 31 of Chicago are held on 15000 dollar bonds. Detective George Hancock arrested them on Main Street after a bank teller alerted police. Detectives say the pair had nearly 4000 dollars in currency and that the money orders were stolen in Chicago with more cashed in other southwest Missouri towns.
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Joplin, Mo
Joplin
James Calhoun
Highland Park
Mich
Kathern Gardner
Chicago
George Hancock
Main Street
Charles Moss
Security National Bank
Walter Flenner
Missouri
Barbed Wire-Collectors Grow in Modern Times
Modern collectors increasingly seek barbed wire pieces from different eras and regions. The trend highlights historic fencing styles, steel craftsmanship, and regional variations, drawing hobbyists to museums and private collections alike.
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Docking and
James Bibb, the
Avery
Doris Shellhorn
Naff & Bolze
Ace Hdw
Emmet Bolze
Charles Arnett
Grayce Thurman
Orville Strean
Lowell Finch
Calvin Cook
Floyd Naff
Orval Kepley
Georgia
Shively
Herbert Matlock JR
Amt
Heloise Cruse
Heloise Cruse Ous
Paul Weintraub
Billie J. McDaniel
Beverly Brown
Ruth Schairer
Home Savings Now Offers
Home Savings
Lincoln & Walnut
Chanute
S. Santa Fe
Family Shopping
Main & Plummer Road
Poinsettias
Oors
ROYAL
Dean
Pteen A
Swift
Meadowgold
Philadelphia
Phiadelphia
Olson
State Farm Life
John
Barney
W. Main
Giles
Whitworth
State Farm
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Wolferman
Petit Fours
Jane Martin
Bunny
Thas
Ony
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