Chanute Social Calendar Highlights February Events
Local listings show a packed schedule Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. with meetings for Vilas Hormebuilders, Buffalo group, Mental Health Assn Welfare Office, Cub and Boy Scout Leaders Round Table, Gem and Mineral Society, Rainbow for Girls, Chanute Toastmasters, Textile Paint Club, and multiple study, culture, and ladies groups. Wednesday features Women's Missionary Society, United Presbyterian Women circles, Friendly Thimble Club, Rainbow Division Veterans dinner, and Christian Women's Fellowships across several addresses.
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Vilas Hormebuilders HD Unit
Dwight Olson
Buffalo
Home Savings Assn
Mental Health Assn
Murray Hill
Gem and Mineral Society
Federation Room
Patriarchs Mill
IOOF
Om Rainbow
R. E. Williams
R. J. Hayes
S. Evergreen
Alfred Petterson
Katy
Howard Parsons
Women’s Missionary Society
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
United Presbyterian
Edwin Rideau
Pasior
Morris
W. Plummer
Roy
Creative Person Lesson by Mrs Hibbs at Delta Kappa Gamma
Mrs. Raymond Hibbs presented The Creative Person at the Alpha Omicron Chapter meeting in Humboldt with luncheon at Tik-Toc Resturant. Assisted by Mildred Hemphill Howard Hollenshead Dean Norman Floyd Green and Dorothy Cary. Pearl Chapman gave devotions as Mrs Henry Geffert presided. Membership spans Allen and Neosho Counties with Chanute guests listed.
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Raymond Hibbs
Alpha Omicron
Delta Kappa Gamma
Humboldt
Allen
Neosho
Chanute
Mmes. Hollenshead
Alex Mih
John A. Knight
Hemphill, Hibbs
Eldon Vaughn
Robert Martin
O. K. James
Imogene Colan
Chapman
Margaret Akers
Oleva Lewis
Hazel Russell
Cub Scout Den 2 Pack 225 elects new denner and visits museum
Scout News Den 2 Pack 225 met Saturday morning with den mother Mrs Paul Dent and assistant Mrs Otto Bright at 1521 S Malcolm. Brian Dent was elected denner and Joey Currey assistant denner. A tour of the airport and Safari Museum followed lunch.
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Den
Paul Dent
Otto Bright
S. Malcolm
Denner
Brian Dent
Joey Currey
Safari Museum
Ann Landers Answers Readers On Brains And Etiquette
In a 1966 Chanute Tribune column Ann Landers advises that brains come from use not heredity and encourages homework effort to lift grades. She also defends hat check etiquette and suggests solutions for a kibitzing husband during bridge sessions.
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Ann
Gine
Chanute Tribune
New Pastor Installed at First Christian Church
The Rev. Bert Sutton will become minister of the First Christian Church this coming Tuesday with an installation during the morning service conducted by Dr. Dyre Campbell state secretary of Kansas Christian Churches. An informal reception follows at 4 p.m. in the church fellowship hall inviting the public.
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Bert Sutton
First Christian Church
Dyre Campbell
Kansas Christian Churches
Sutton
Chanute
Blackwell
Okla
Quincy
Ill
Council of Churches
The
Ministerial Association
County United Fund
the Tuberculosis Association
Friendly Visitors Association
Family Service
Sheldon
Chillicothe
Larry
J.g
Navy
Ranger
Viet Nam
Mrs. Sutton
Jamaica
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Disciples of Christ
We Who Club Reviews Thin Book at North Malcolm
The We Who Club met Friday at the North Malcolm Community Center with 11 members present. President Salome Harmon led the session and Mrs. Joe Hilton reviewed the article A Thin Book by a Formerly Fat Psychiatrist. A Valentine party is planned for the next meeting at the Drumstick Cafe.
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We Who Club
North Malcolm Community Center
Salome Harmon
Joe Hilton
Drumstick Cafe
Rebekah Lodge Past Noble Grands Meet at Irwin Home
Mrs Everett Irwin hosted the Past Noble Grands Club session of the Rebekah Lodge at 708 South Grant Friday afternoon. Devotions were by Elsie Ivans with 15 members and one guest Janice Hole attending. The group played games and Mrs Ivans helped serve refreshments.
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Noble Grands Club
Rebekah Lodge
Everett Irwin
S. Grant
Elsie Ivans
Janice Hole
Miss Ivans
Irwin
Victoria Flowers Receives Nursing Cap at Mercy School
Victoria Flowers daughter of Floyd and Mrs Flowers 602 E 16th earned a nursing cap at Mercy School of Nursing Fort Scott. 22 graduates in the class. Mr and Mrs Flottman R4 returned from Fort Scott after surgery. Sharon Cooper and George Wheat among fall semester Wichita State University degree candidates. Cooper earns BS teaches in Spearman and Clark Schools. Wheat earns BA.
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Victoria Flowers
Floyd Flowers
Mercy School of Nursing
Fort Scott
Flowers
Frank Burtle
Sharon Cooper
Phil Cooper
W. Main
George Wheat
George A. Wheat
Wichita State University
Miss Cooper
Spearman and Clark
Wichita
Wheat
New Citizens Born to Local Families In January
New citizens are listed with parents and addresses: Robert Lee II son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Rice of 1116 N Garfield born January 10. David Christopher son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webb of R. 3 born January 11. Janet Kay daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Ediger of 711 N Forest born January 14. Geneva Wanda daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Eby of R. 4 born January 15. Travis Jon son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Petty of 724 S Grant born January 20. Kimberlee Rae daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kusel of Erie born January 20.
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Robert Lee II
Robert L. Rice
N. Garfield
David Christopher
Richard Webb
Janet Kay
Paul K. Ediger
N. Forest
Geneva Wanda
Floyd J. Eby
Travis Jon
Lester F. Petty
S. Grant
Kimberlee Rae
Tony Kusel
Erie
Creamed Spinach with Egg and Peanuts Dish Declares Family Favorite
Creamed spinach topped with sieved hard cooked egg and chopped salted peanuts becomes a family favorite, as relatives eagerly sample the unlikely blend and praise its crunchy nutty finish.
Washburn University Law student and fraternities member obituary
The individual planned to start classes at Washburn University Law School tomorrow. He belonged to the marching band Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity and Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. He and graduated from Chanute High School in 1962.
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Washburn University Law School
Kappa Kappa Psi National
Phi Delta Theta
Chanute High School
Browns Celebrate Fifty Years Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown of Valley Center mark fifty years of marriage with an open house at the Valley Center Methodist church from 2 to 5 p.m. They wed February 2, 1916, at the Lutheran Church in Lavenburg. The couple, with nine grandchildren and one great grandchild, have lived in Butler and Sedgwick Counties since 1930. Brown retired from City Service in 1956. Their daughter and three sons will host the event.
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Lawrence Brown
Valley Center
Ulrika Olson
Lavenburg
Brown
Ben Olson
Big Creek
Odense
Leanna
Butler
Sedgwick
Marie Allison
Lake Charles
Mildred
Charleston
W. Va
Earl
Wichita
Darrell
Durango
Colo
Mewhinney-Johnson Wed in Iola First Methodist Church
Nancy Jo Mewhinney and Kenneth Alan Johnson married January 22 in Iola at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Pentz officiating. Parents listed are William Mewhinney Gas City and H. K. Johnson Humboldt. The couple plans to reside in Emporia after a short wedding trip.
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Nancy Jo Mewhinney
Kenneth Alan Johnson
First Methodist Church
Iola
Paul Pentz
William Mewhinney
Gas City
H. K. Johnson
Humboldt
Jim Valentine
Johnson
Tola High School
Allen County Community Junior College
Humboldt High School
Allen County Community Junior Colege
Emporia State College
Emporia
Mitchem Retires After 20 Years With Ash Grove Cement
Wilbur M. Mitchem of 221 West Fourth ends a 20 year eight month career at Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company today. He joined in May 1945 in track repair and rose through crushing grinding and repair. For seven years he served as shift foreman. Roy T. Hurt of Route 3 is promoted to shift foreman.
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Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company
Wilbur M. Mitchem
W. 4Th
Mitchem
Wilbur D. Mitchem
Roy T. Hurt
Thinking Out Loud by Betty Williams
Readers describe kitchen missteps and quirks in daily life. Betty Williams notes groceries and recipes cause small surprises while sharing memories of school and library finds including a long-missing Christian divinity book found and mailed back to Ligonier Public Library.
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Ligonier Public Library
Oak Park
Ill
Kansas to Host 43rd Vocational Agriculture Contests
The 43rd annual Kansas high school vocational agriculture judging and farm mechanics contests will be at Kansas State University April 25-26. Over 1,200 Future Farmers of America from Kansas will compete and join the 38th annual convention of the Kansas Association of FFA.
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Kansas High School
Kansas State University
Future Farmers of America
Kansas
Kansas Association of Ffa
Kansas Day Club Elects Mendenhall President At Topeka
Mrs. Roscoe Betty Mendenhall was elected president of the Woman's Kansas Day Club at its 59th annual Topeka meeting. She is the wife of an Emporia oil man and active in Emporia and statewide service groups. The Mendenhalls are Chanute natives. Chanute visitors included Dr. Reuben Burkman, Marlin Blackston, and Mrs. P. B. Darlington.
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Roscoe
Betty) Mendenhall
Woman's
Kansas Day Club
Topeka
Emporia Oil
Emporia
State of Kansas
Mendenhall
Chanute
Reuben Burkman
Marlin Blackston
P. B. Darlington
Birthday party honors Anita Edwards at home
Anita Edwards celebrated her sixth birthday Friday after school at her parents home 213 N Evergreen. Ice cream and birthday cake were served to Tina Marie Welch Rose Ann Goben Laura Doepke Scott Bomberger Debbie Richardson Donna Richardson Lesslie Woods Mrs Rolland Goff Twyla Walnut Eva Jacquetta Dorothy and Ann Edwards.
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Anita Edwards
Bud Edwards
N. Evergreen
Tina Marie Welch
Rose Ann Goben
Laura Doepke
Scott Bomberger
Debbie Richardson
Donna Richardson
Lesslie Woods
Rolland Goff
Twyla
Walnut
Eva
Jacquetta
Dorothy
Ann Edwards
Kansas jobs rise 17700 in 1965 across non farm sector
Employment in Kansas increased by 17,700 in 1965 outside farming, with December non farm jobs at 611,600 up from 593,900. Agricultural work fell from November and December. Wholesale retail trade and manufacturing led gains. mining and some utilities declined. average weekly earnings for production workers rose from 117.34 to 119.36.
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Topeka
Kansas
Long Memories: Kentucky grocer collects 1925 bad note
W. W. Johnson of Clay, operator of a local grocery for almost 50 years, finally collects a $75 charge account from a 1925 note after a customer who left the state left no trace. Johnson recently received a check to settle the old debt.
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Clay, Ky
W. W. Johnson
Johnson
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