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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
2
Heloise advises testing woodwork cleaners on painted surfaces to avoid removing paint. Readers share tips for cookie decorating, defrosting fridges, cleaning floors, and using a mirror to enhance Christmas tree displays, all from Chanute Tribune readers and staff.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters urges care as trees dry after decoration. Keep water filled, avoid overloaded circuits, place switches away from the tree, and never leave lights on unattended. Check for browning needles, use off the tree lighting on metal trees, keep heat sources away, and promptly dispose of wrappings. Do not burn the tree in the fireplace.
A roundup of reader tips includes using gas stove burners on cabinets to cool items, safety belts to secure carloads of groceries, and plastic foam coverings for dress hangers to prevent slips. Heloise notes she cannot answer all questions but will feature reader queries when possible.
The region now known as Iraq cradle of Sumeria Assyria and Babylonia where writing the wheel and the plow likely originated.
George Locke, pastor of Neodesha Baptist Chapel, announced plans to build a modern two-unit church on land purchased by the church. He said no target construction date has been set.
At a Coffeyville Community College alumni meeting they recorded no object to a proposed plan. The session focused on community support and future college initiatives.
More than 275 people attended Independence Jaycees annual Senior Citizens Christmas party at First Christian Church. A musical program and a talk by Rev. A Frank Johnson of Caney were presented during the event.
A line break to the city standpipe left Cherryvale without water for part of the night while crews worked to restore service and refill the system.
The okapi, once nearly unknown to science before 1900, is a shy forest inhabitant of Africa that has become a familiar sight in zoos.
Santa visited the Erie Rest home on Thursday handing out gifts to residents and visitors. Carols were performed by Mary Forsyth, Mary Jo Moody, Marjorie Hines, Twyla Hines, and Anita McCoy while the Grey Ladies served homemade cookies. Interspersed notes mention church leadership changes and a flurry of holiday visits among local families and friends across Parsons, Cherryvale, Chanute, and surrounding towns.
A $10 million Alliance for Progress loan to the Dominican Republic was announced by the Agency for International Development. It funds school construction centers irrigation systems health clinics water services and road work to create about 30 000 jobs. The government pays 1 percent interest with no principal for 10 years and then repays over 30 years with 2 percent interest.
Radio script promotes Admiral Duplex refrigerator freezers at Harold's of Humboldt. It boasts no defrosting, built in ice maker, and a wide Admiral line with value pricing. Shoppers are urged to buy for Christmas and save money at Harold's.
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