Procrastinators Club Skips Bicentennial Countdown
Philadelphia based Procrastinators Club jokes they will observe the nations bicentennial in 100 years with a May 1 centennial celebration in Fairmount Park. President Len Waas notes monthly steering meetings and a largely inactive membership, claiming 2700 worldwide but uncertain dues.
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Anthony R. Wood
Philadelphia
UPI
Procrastinators Club
U.S
Len Waas
Fairmount Park
Holland
May
Waas
Sacramento
Calif
Clement Atlee
Breast cancer quiz Fourth in a Series
A Q and A summarizes breast cancer risk factors and the promise of future tests. It notes age geography ethnicity family history and motherhood as influences and advertises a 32 page booklet by Dr. Strax via The Chanute Tribune and Harper & Row with a 75 cent price.
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United States
Philip Strax
Harper & Row
American Cancer Society
The
Chanute Tribune
Dept
Madison Ave
New York
N.Y
Fredonia displays works by Kansas State College artist
Alex Barde, art faculty member at Kansas State College of Pittsburg, exhibits 25 paintings at Fredonia Art Council Stone House Gallery. He studied at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Mexico City College, taught in the US Army crafts program, and studied in Puebla, Mexico. The exhibit runs until January 25 with free admission, hours 9 to 11:30 a.m. weekdays and 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
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Fredonia
Fredonia Art Council
Stone House
Alex Barde
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Barde
University of Wisconsin At Milwaukee
Mexico City College
Mexico
US Army
Pittsburg College
University of the Americas
Puebla
Bartle
Macrame Lessons Set At Chanute Recreation Office
Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission offers macrame classes limited to 20 students. Enroll at the Recreation office or call 431-4199. Six week sessions start Monday at Royster Junior High art room at 7 p.m. Cost is $6 plus materials. Bob Cross leads beginning and advanced instruction with functional and decorative designs. Materials may be bought at the first session. For more information call 431-4536.
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Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission
Recreation Office
Royster Junior High School
Bob Cross
Cross
Health clinics set for month in Wilson County
Wilson County health nurse Connie H. Schwab announced open clinics scheduled by the Wilson County Health Department. The sessions run January 12 at Neodesha Rankin Memorial Library, January 15 at Buffalo City Hall, January 19 at Neodesha Rankin Memorial Library, January 21 at Altoona Masonic Hall, and January 26 at Fredonia courthouse Room 202. Each clinic times vary between 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. on specified days.
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Fredonia
Connie H. Schwab
Wilson County
Wilsonunty Health Department
Rankin Memorial Library
Neodesha
Buffalo City Hall
Rankinmorial Library
Masonic Hall
Altoona
Mamie Eisenhower Responds to Hospital Treatment
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, 79, was hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a 95 mile ambulance transfer from Gettysburg. Doctors diagnosed a viral infection and she shows improving condition, remaining alert and resting comfortably.
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Washington
UPI
Mamie Eisenhower
Dwight
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Gettysburg
Military Hospital
Walter Reed
Secret Service
Gettysburg Fire Department
End of Year Reflections On Change And Growth
A reflective piece by Jane Blades contrasts year’s end and new beginnings with change versus routine. It weighs comfort against motion like a dammed pool and a stagnating pendulum, noting mixed feelings about seasons, growth, and choices, and cites Frost to underscore choice shaping life.
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Jane Blades
Goodby
Kansas
Kismet
Robert Frost
Quiet observance marks Christie 71st wedding anniversary
Mrs. R. L. Christie and her husband observed their 71st wedding anniversary on December 24 in Chanute where they have resided since 1920. He is a retired oil field driller who still drives to events. she has held district positions in Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. They attend First United Methodist Church and have a large family with 11 grandchildren and five great granddaughters.
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R. L. Christie
S. Highland
Christie
Chanute
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
First United Methodist Church
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kansas
E. L
Plummer
Beatrice Irwin
Smithville
William T
Custer
S.D
Alfred Smith
Tracy Kuhl
4-H Club Meetings Highlight Seasonal Activities Across Areas
High Prairie Pioneers planned skating at Chanute rink with members paying. guests cover own skates. Best Yet 4-H elected junior officers and received a $35 safety award from Kansas Farm Bureau. Topeka Capitol trip planned for February. caroling at Ardyn Heights and Grace Episcopal Church. Buffalo Booster and Hillcrest clubs shared carols gifts and Christmas events.
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High Prairie Pioneers
Donna Hoffman
Chanute Skating Rink
Buffalo Boosters
Connie Story
Extension Home
Neodesha
Amy Jo Reinhardt
Marsha Reinhardt
Kim Elliott
Lu Ann Heilman
Nancy Merritt
Sherry Vanderford
Linda Summervill
Safety Division of Kansas Farm Bureau
Rock Springs Ranch
Topeka
Capitol
Gloria Summervill
Linda Reinhardt
Ardyn Heights
Merritt
Orth
Reeve
Fellowship Hall
Grace Episcopal Church
FTC to Probe Pension and Retirement Account Ads
The Federal Trade Commission launches an investigation into advertising and promotion of individual retirement accounts and pensions for about 40 million Americans not covered by standard funds. Lawmakers warn that puff ads may mislead about risks and penalties, while noting tax deferral and return differences across IRA offerings.
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Washington
UPI
The
Federal Trade Commission Today
House
FTC
House Oversight Subcommittee On
Bishops Draft Anti Abortion Letter For Constitutional Amendment
A draft pastoral letter from the Bishops Committee for Population and Pro Life Activities circulates among Roman Catholic bishops. It urges Americans to back amending the Constitution to ban abortion and calls abortion unjust and immoral while promoting broader Catholic outreach to non Catholics.
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Washington
UPI
Bishops’ Committee For Population and Pro-Life Activities
Supreme Court
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Sigma Phi
Iota Alpha Chapter
Pat Briley
S. Westview
Roz Baker
S. Forest
Joyce Marsh
S. Steuben
Twila Bussee
S. Kansas
Connie Bussman
Marge Sloan
Xi Delta Gamma
Sharon Trout
Donna Trout
Vickie Gossett
N. Western
Sharon Page
Judy Shultz
Stark
Huntingdon Valley
Society News
Buffalo Booster
Buffalo
Hobbs
Parson
Hillcrest
Valley School
Galesburg
Lois Tredway
Carol Stover
Charlene Sturgeon
Tredway
Neosho
Robinson
J. J. Pickle
D-Tes
Shilo Canyon
American Legion
Chanute Elks Club
East Main
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