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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1969
Page
3
A reader asks how to stop lending clothes to a friend who borrows for years. Ann Landers advocates a simple refusal without involving her husband and suggests shopping with the friend occasionally. Also includes a reader praising blunt honesty about alcohol use and a note about sending problems to Ann Landers. Copyright 1963
The Zion Lutheran Ladies circle met at the church with 13 members attending. New member Mrs. Gordon Inman was welcomed. Plans for a family chili supper January 17 and a church cleanup for the move into the new educational building with dedication January 19 were announced.
Drew Pearson, author and syndicated columnist, will speak at Kansas State College of Pittsburg on February 25 at 8 p.m. in Carney Hall auditorium, announced Bill Williams, chair of the Contemporary Issue Lecture Series.
Dr Thosteson explains hemorrhoids as varicose veins at the anus and notes that only surgical removal can truly cure advanced cases. He advises against self treatment, urges proctologist consultation for persistent bleeding, and offers a booklet for 35 cents.
Delphie Lyn Alcock 17 of St Netherby South Australia will arrive in Burlington Monday for a year’s stay to attend Burlington High School. She participates in the Rotary International Student Exchange Program and will live with Burlington Rotary families.
Gift of $500 presented to Humboldt Historical Society to acquire display cases and related property. Funds support museum development as a building is repaired for use as a museum and to advance the society’s objectives and functions.
In Fort Worth area, L. D. Bell High School enforces a rule limiting sideburns to not extend past the earlobe. Dean Kenneth Potter discussed the issue with about 70 boys, sending some home and drawing parent upset. School officials say enforcement is about following rules, not taking a side.
Sunflower chapter of OES held a get-acquainted meeting on Wednesday evening. Baby pictures were displayed. Mrs. Louis Junod and R. Sterling Martin presided. Wesley Thompson presented the annual financial report. Invitations were extended to Topeka and Colony chapters. Refreshments were served and a birthday cake honored three members.
The ERIE tally group met Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heaton. Three bridge tables played with high scores won by Mrs. A. L. Ricketts and Mr. Heaton. Refreshments were served. Next meeting set with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hill at 7 30 p.m. January 20.
Cha nute police records indicate traffic injuries nearly doubled in 1968 versus 1967. The city saw 258 accidents inside limits, 75 injuries, 21 hospitalizations, and 659 traffic arrests. Parking tickets rose from 20 112 to 15 232 amid overall calls for service up about 100.
Parsons Kansas Army Ammunition Plant nears final major unit completion after renovation of the 1000 line. Occupancy set for Feb 1 and completion by March 1. Contract value 3,290,000 with 220 on site. Production of 105 mm shells to start early March.
Six Neosho County officials attended the Southeast Kansas County Officials Association meeting in Fredonia yesterday. Attendees included County Commissioners Ray Coder and L W Thurman, County Clerk Virgil Lowe, Welfare Director John Kirkwood, Probated Judge Alberta Gough, and Register of Deeds Doris Allman.
In Great Falls Montana residents shivered in five degree cold as a bank on Main Street displayed a 119 degree reading on its thermometer. A switchboard operator joked that warmth comes from warm thoughts and the bank staff echoed the sentiment.
The Chanute Teachers Association plans a Wednesday closed session to decide contract negotiation points with District 413 for 1969-70. Members will vote on three negotiators. 122 of 133 CTA members authorized the association as negotiating agent.
Jerry L. Elkins was elected president of the Neodesha Chamber of Commerce. Terry R. Sullivan became vice president and Harry L. Depew was named treasurer. Elkins also leads the Neodesha Building and Loan Association. Sullivan is a banker and Depew an attorney.
The Teen Town board and Metro Ann sponsor asked the city to designate the old library as a Teen Town and meeting space. The Neodesha commission approved moving ahead within the budget to prepare the space for use.
Fredonia Police Chief Donald Armstrong announced the hiring of four officers for the department. Leon Fink and Marion Armstrong join as patrolmen while Mrs Rex Letterman and Robbie Knowles become dispatchers.
Twenty four members of Alpha Chi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs. Buzz Schabergs home 1019 S Larson to plan a February dance with a party at The Pub and an April formal. Mrs Leila Myers Humboldt spoke. Ron Nicholson was elected sergeant at arms. Readings from the Beta Sigma Phi book were given by Mrs Ron Poor and Mrs Jim Dixon. Next meeting set for Jan 22 at Mrs Ron Gossetts home 2019 W Main.
Mrs. Clifford Lukenbill, personal development chairman, spoke to the Business and Professional Women's Club at the Tioga Hotel, urging members to improve physically mentally and professionally for personal and community benefit. Cecillia Olson and Carol Moore noted their Youth Conference experience in Fort Scott.
Jurors for the January term of Allen County district court are named as the first panel for the Fourth District. The list includes Richard E. Bradford, R 2 Humboldt. Roy Rawlings Moran. Mabel Geffert Humboldt. James B. Newman Humboldt. Chester Daniels R 1 Humboldt. C. J. Lander Els more. Orval Morrison R 1 Moran. Leo C. Eckart Humboldt. Harley Robb Elsmore. Lester Coles R 1 Moran. Ivan Johnson R 1 Humboldt. Lonnie S. Brown Humboldt. Harold E. Lassman R 1 Humboldt. E. K. Higginbotham Moran. Lloyd Clary Moran.
Plans complete for a 2:30 p.m. Monday ceremony in the district courtroom to swear in Robert J. Stadler as Division No. 2 judge of the new Fourth Kansas Judicial District. Old 37th district dissolves at noon Monday. Spencer A. Gard retires after 18 years. New district includes Woodson and Allen Counties joining Anderson, Franklin, Coffey, and Osage. Judges Coffman and Hotchkiss preside. session will be first in the new district.
A collection of reader tips sharing a method to ease toe pressure in square toed shoes using a gentle hammer twist, a bed comforter stay via plastic clothespins, labeling military uniforms to match outfits, repurposing published ads for school projects, and safe cleaning cautions about bleaching stainless steel pans. It also notes using a fertilizer spreader with salt in winter to prevent falls and that Heloise answers as many questions as possible given high mail volume.
A brief quiz segment by Lavina Ross Fowler uses biblical references to test memory on verses. It poses five questions about Ruth John Luke Acts and Genesis with a graded note. The snippet ends with scoring cues for four or three correct answers.
The Grant Avenue Baptist Church WMS met in the church with Mrs Harold Neptune presiding. Mrs Ben Nicholas led the opening prayer after group singing. Circle reports, devotion, and talks on foster children and school guidance were given. Twenty five members attended.
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