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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1956
Page
3
Article notes rising number of women drivers with modern cars and urges practice in parking and traffic. Provides step by step parking tips and parallel parking guidance from a female test driver. Emphasizes safety seat belts, comfort, and improved competence reducing gender bias in driving.
Gov Fred Hall announces Creola Charles Baker of Pratt as the paid coordinator of women's activities in the Kansas Highway Department traffic safety division. A 12 member women's coordinating committee on traffic safety is named, with planning session in Topeka. Baker will base in Pratt.
Several women are named as officers or consul tants for the Coffeyville Safety Council new women’s coordinating committee. The list includes Mrs Marian J Walter of Greensburg president of Kansas Home Demonstration Agents Helen Gillihan Clathe president of the Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary Mrs Elmer Logan Bethel Mrs Clay Heiserman Marysville Georgianna H Smurthwaite extension specialist in program development at Kansas State College and Tracy Thompson Topeka highway department safety consultant who will serve as consultant.
Marian Martin Easy dress and coat pattern for girls in sizes 6 through 14. Sleeveless dress in gay checked cotton with a sleeved coat in contrasting pique or faille. Princess coat has no waist seams and is quick to cut and assemble. Size 10 requires 2 1/2 yards dress fabric and 3 yards coat fabric.
A pattern order notice from The Hanate Tribune Pattern Dept requests 35 cents and adds 5 cents per pattern for first class mailing. Send to Marian Martin in New York New York. Include charity name address zone size and style number for printing.
A concise list of club meetings and events for Tuesday January 10 1956 including Art and Literature at 2:30 hosted by Mrs C A Deay 5 West Main Belles Lettres Reading at 1:30 hosted by Mrs Bianche Petit 415 North Lincoln and 1:30 meeting also for a club hosted by Mrs Norman Koch 402 North Steuben 2:30 Athenacunt luncheon hosted by Mrs W E Lewis 1112 Highland Memorial Building 2 p.m. Ladies of GAR Installation at Masonic Temple 7:36 Refreshments Mutton PTA Study Group hosted by Mrs Andrew Sharp 2706 Lincoln 1:43 Roosevelt PTA 7:30.
Mrs Burris won first prize at the Ladies Day bridge event held Friday afternoon at the Country Club. Marjorie Cook took second prize and Mrs Carl Kelley received the consolation. Mrs Kelley served as hostess for the afternoon. Mrs Robert Wilson will host next Friday.
New York editors preview spring styles with the all purpose costume as the top trend. Slimer silhouettes, lighter fabrics, and multipurpose outfits dominate, with peel boleros adding dressy options and back belts, hats, and vivid colors shaping daytime and evening wear.
A simple kitchen hack suggests using the ice cube divider from a refrigerator tray to portion and cut square biscuits. The method aims to create uniform squares with minimal effort.
Mrs. J. W. Allen received a post nuptial linen shower hosted by Mrs. Sam Casey in Chanute. Guests included her mother and numerous locals. Gifts were opened, games played, and an informal evening closed with advice for the bride.
Mrs. Bert Hargrove was installed as president of the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen at Odd Fellows hall. Other officers include Mrs. Roy Adams as installing officer and Mrs. Vernal Bates as installing marshal. Sixteen members attended. meeting set to meet twice monthly on first and third Fridays.
Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Hugo T. Wedell of Wichita and Dr. and Mrs. James A. Butin as hosts. Weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Burghart and son Bobbie from Chillicothe Missouri visiting the Balchs. Sunday dinner guests near Chanute included Mrs. Fred R. Taylor and others from Augusta Lavonburg Bartlesville and Melvin, with afternoon callers the McCulloughs from Bill.
The Vilas Lutheran church Women’s Missionary Society opened with Go Labor On Spend and Be Spent as the opening song. Mrs. Warren Jones led the program Called to Witness with assistance from Mrs. Galen Thorsell and Mrs. Roy Anderson.
Mrs Lyman Smith Ernest Kevin Hoyt Alford and Susan of Bartlesville are listed among guests of Marion and Mrs Kibler who returned from a month long West Coast visit. They stayed with Argyl Alexander in Bakersfield and visited Venice Morse in El Monte Los Angeles area, with fishing on the Colorado River and a border trip into Mexico noted.
Scout news Covers Den 1 Pack 25 meeting at Mrs. Tommy Baughn home with seven scouts. Pirate themed activities include stories games pirate boats treasure hunt with chocolate gold pieces and den chief Alan Booe present. Den 5 Pack 9 Meet at 125 S Lafayette with nine Cub Scouts and calendar distribution led by den chief Bill Haskins and den mother Mrs. LaPlaunt.
Shaw members held a Thursday meeting with a noon covered dish lunch. In the afternoon business session officers were elected: Mrs. Albert Smith president, Mrs. Selby Hudson vice president, Mrs. Kenneth Kinne secretary, Mrs. Ora Cheyney treasurer, and Mrs. Dewey McCoy reporter. The group planned church parsonage cleaning for Jan. 13 and the next meeting with Mrs. John Gearhart on Feb. 3.
The Jolly Maids HD unit met at Mrs. Berdette Ambler’s home with President Mrs. Phillip Richardson presiding. Members voted a year’s subscription to the Unit News and presented a farewell gift to Mrs. Ambler who is moving to Kansas City. Guest Mrs. Lillie Mae Davis attended. next gathering with Mrs. Agnes Johnson at 1203 S Forest.
Mr and Mrs Robert Koch of Koch Bros Furniture depart for Chicago to view spring summer merchandise and join industry discussions at the national market. As National Retail Furniture Association members they will attend two breakfast meetings to review trends and downtown versus outlying shopping centers for Cha nute homemakers.
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