Principal Myrtle Moeller's Three Week Orient Trip
Myrtle Moeller, Alcott school's principal and sixth grade teacher, describes a three week journey through the Philippines Taiwan Hong Kong Tokyo Honolulu and Santa Clara visiting relatives and experiencing diverse cultures. She notes kindness ease of travel and the contrasts between poverty and wealth, with reflections on New Year celebrations in Japan and a tea ceremony. Her trip highlighted the value of firsthand travel for teachers and the reality of global tourism in the early 1960s.
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Alcott School
Myrtle Moeller
Philippines
Taiwan
Formosa
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Honolulu
Santa Clara
Calif
Miss Moeller
Europe
Orient
William Metsopoulos
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Taipei
Hawaii
Sephen Yurus
San Francisco
Kansas City
Chanute
Pacific Ocean
Mothers of Alcott
New York
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Rural Homemakers HD Unit Meets January Schedule
social calendar lists meetings across multiple groups including Rural Homemakers HD Unit at 1705 with Mrs. Vernon Brinkmeyer, Centralp.m. Cottage Grove Ladies Aid chaired by Mrs. Dean Strack at R. 3-2 p.m. Kansetts led by Mrs. Howard Sharp at 1425 and Edith-1:30 p.m. Thursday Bridge Club with Mrs. Joe Stern er os. Memorial Build Modern Haothers Club chaired by Mrs. Glen Shook in Humboldt at 2 p.m. Junior St. Cecilie Music Club memorial Bidg.-7:30 p.m. Chapter DD P.E.D. with Mrs. Edwin C. Cathers at 1002 St. Larson-1:30 p.m. Girl Scouts at Methodist church scout room-9 a.m. Rural Grange Meeting at Rural School-5 p.m. Town and Country HD unit with Mrs. Robert Hurford at 312 $. Wilson-1:30 Friday Jan. Neoshovolte HD Unit Heritage Room Library-2 p.m. LA to 8 of RT past presidents to Edna Emerick 719 S$. Grant Wilson Class at Methodist Church-10. Guten Shrine White of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Taare dish supper 6:30-7:30. ara Determinettes Sawyer hall 1:30 p.m. Bridge Country Club-1:30 p.m.
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Cottage Grove Ladies Aid
Dean Strack
Howard Sharp
Edith
Thursday Bridge Club
Joe Stern
Glen Shook
Humboldt
St. Cecilie
P.E.D
Edwin C. Cathers
St. Larson
Girl Scouthood
Methodist Church Scout Room
Rural Grange Meeting
Robert Hurford
Wilson
Neoshovolte HD Unit
Edna Emerick
Grant Wilson
Methodist Church
Guten Shrine
White of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Sawyer Hall
Women’s Society meets in Earlton home
The Women's Society of World Service of the Evangelical United Brethren Church gathered Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Julius Hawke's home. President Mrs. Alva led business, and Mrs. R. V. Fickel with Mrs. McLaren led the study titled What Is the Church. Refreshments served to six members and two guests.
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Earlton
Women’s Society of World Service
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Julius Hawke
Alva
R. V. Fickel
McLaren
Grady Group Holds Quilting Session and Dinner
The Grady Community group met Tuesday at the community house with 20 members present. The day was spent quilting and a covered dish dinner was served at noon.
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Grady
I Will Never Again Say An American Child Is Poor
A traveler recalls tasting cucumber infused tomato juice and chilling water, then describes a 24 hour water fill for all uses except drinking sourced from Red China. She recalls Philippine children, many barefoot and unclothed in hot climates, with scarce schooling and simple clothing, concluding American children are not poor.
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Philippines
Snowy Roof But Hot Furnace By ANN LANDERS
Dear Roomie: a 29 year old woman shares an apartment with another career woman. Nina’s father, 73, intrudes and assaults boundaries, prompting a warning to stay away or risk exposure of the truth. The second letter describes religious affiliation changes after a move from Rochester.
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Ann Landers
Nina
Roomie
Sunny Stone HD Unit plans at Mrs Apt home
Sunny Stone HD Unit members filled yearbooks and chose leaders at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Oley G Apt in rural Buffalo. Mrs. Ira Uden assisted, 15 members answered roll call, tea towels donated to Midway school kitchen, lesson on window treatment by Mrs. Uden, discussion on windows and fabrics, group singing led by Mrs. Cleo Rutherford, door prize won by Marie Brock. guests included Mrs. Dale Sharp and Mrs. Erma Jo King.
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Buffalo
Sunny Stone HD
Oley G. Apt
Ira Uden
W. B. Brown
Midway School
Uden
Cleo Rutherford
Marie Brock
Dale Sharp
Erma Jo King
Elizabeth Taylor divorce suit delays Burton marriage plan
Elizabeth Taylor’s Puerto Vallarta divorce filing against Eddie Fisher is not expected to be settled in time for her to wed Richard Burton in Mexico. Judge Estrada gave Fisher 21 days to reply. Burton must leave Puerto Vallarta by January 23 to begin Hamlet rehearsals in Toronto. Attorneys said settlement is unlikely before Burton’s departure.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Richard Burton
Miss Taylor
Fisher
Burton
Toronto
Antonio Valenzuela
Arcadio Estrada
Valenzuela
Mexico City
Milton Rudin
Los Angeles
Rudin
Clark County
Nev
Las Vegas
New York
Louis Nizer
Tell the World program at Zion Lutheran Guild
Mrs James Ranabargar presented the program Tell the World at the Zion Lutheran Service Guild meeting Tuesday evening in the church. Mrs Henry Andert led devotions Are You Content with presiding president Mrs Earl Olson opening with group singing. Roll call listed the books of the Old Testament. Hostesses for 14 members were Mrs Orville Holloway and Mrs Cecil Storck. The note mentions Italian cuisine flavoring simple cookies with anise oil, suggesting licorice flavor for families.
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James Ranabargar
Zion Lutheran Service Guild
Henry Andert
Earl Olson
Orville Holloway
Cecil Storck
Pie Filling Question Sparks Kitchen Dilemma
Home cook wonders about leftovers and suggests mixing drained canned sliced peaches to top up a mincemeat pie. The note implies improvisation for dessert when meat filling is scarce and fruit can substitute.
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San Fernando
Maj
Metsopoulos
Air Force
Bagio
Japan
Red China
Tribune
Betty Williams
W. Main Pho
Dial Tribune
Rural Homemakers HD Unit
Vernon Brinkmeyer
Central
Hans J
S. Central
Litwin
ORIG
H.C. Miller and
Levis
Indies
Rochester
Doug
Chanute Tribune
Liz
Choice
China
Berkline
Bill Johnson Furniture
North Highland
Chanute, Kans
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