Andrea Shigley Engaged to Marine Corps Corporal
Mrs. William L. Shigley of rural La Harpe announces the engagement of their daughter Andrea Kay Shigley to Cpl. Donald A. Fitzmaurice son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Fitzmaurice of Humboldt. Andrea is a 1954 Humboldt High School graduate and works for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Donald is a 1953 Humboldt graduate now serving with the U S Marine Corps in Twentynine Palms California. A September wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Shigley
la Harpe
Andrea Kay
Donald A. Fitzmaurice
G. H. Fitzmaurice
Humboldt
Miss Shigley
Humboldt High School
Southwestern Be! Telephone Company
United States Marine Corps
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Modern Etiquette Q A: Fingernails Taste and Wedding Photos
The piece discusses whether highly polished nails are in good taste for men, noting opinions vary but clean nails are essential. It advises on tartar sauce with fish, suggesting transferring sauce with a fork or moving it to the plate. It states that the bride's family typically pays for wedding photographs.
Edmondson Family Reunion Held at Santa Fe Park
The Edmondson family reunion was held Sunday at Santa Fe park with a basket dinner. Attendees included Earl Edmondson and family from Chanute and Olathe, A D Delaplain family from Baldwin Park California, Erickson family members, and George Edmondson family from 1014 S Highland.
LAPM meeting finalizes picnic plans at Santa Fe park
Mrs. R L Christie presided over a LAPM business session in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday night. Final plans were made for the annual picnic at Santa Fe park at 6 50 p m July 24. Mrs E Cloud reported on the Theta Rho camp at Junction City June 19 23. Members attended from Humboldt Fort Scott Walnut Neodesha and Howard.
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LAPM
Odd Fellows Hall
Santa Fe Park
8. E. Cloud
Theta Rho
Junction City
Humboldt
Fort Scott
Walnut
Neodesha
Howard
Jackets and Hemlines Reach New Fall Lengths in Fashion Spotlight
Fall fashion centers on jackets, hemlines, and costumes with six jacket silhouettes from bolero to fingertip overcoats. Evening wear features slim gowns, fur trims, satin accents, and Velvet tones like White Wine, promising lavish fabrics and versatile pieces for every woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion News
Fresh Apricot Slaw Makes a Sunny Garden Side
Recipe features Washington apricots with cabbage celery and creamy dressing. Ingredients include one and a half apricots two cups shredded cabbage half cup celery one third cup dressing two tablespoons cream one tablespoon sugar. Mix and chill for four to six servings.
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Washington
Princess Margaret
Ladd Family Reunion Held At Humboldt Park
The annual Ladd family reunion occurred at the Humboldt Park cabin with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Ladd. A noon cafeteria meal followed by an afternoon of visiting drew many relatives including Harold Choguil Warren Ladd Roberta Katimm Paul Kimbatiten Howard Gibbe Russell Cok Dean and others from Iowa and Michigan in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Wolf
Steven
Gregory Wiehits
Andrew Ladd
Elmer Ladd
Larry
Eddie
Fither Lada
L. G. Choguit
Ployd Ladd
Harold Beeannon
Dean
Naomi
Eugene Bennett
Cynthis Sue
Dale Barnes
Evelyn
Myrtle
Margaret
Howard
Glen
Henrietta
Barbara
Lee Wolf
John Ashbroom
Herbert Laude
Russell Miller
Carl Ladd
Phyllis
Dale
Janie
Clayton Peek
Kenneth
Helen
Marilyn
Vivian Ashbrook
Marie Ladd
Joyee
Joetta Karnes
Lanita Lad
Social Calendar July 7 1955 Highlights
Social calendar lists events including Royal Neighbors at Highland Park at 12 noon a picnic, WSCB prayer group at the church 9 30 a.m. Mrs W E Wilson's class at the Methodist church 10 to 4 with quilting and sack lunch, ACT auxiliary postponed to September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Highland Park
picniec _ WSCB
W. E. Wilson
Methodist Church
Phelps Clark Wed In Kansas City
Elsabeth Marcia Phelps daughter of Mrs Florence J Phelps of Stark married Carroll Clark of Kansas City in a double ring ceremony at 8 p m in the Country Club Congregational church Kansas City Attendants were Mary Reese and Jack Potter The bride wore orchid organdy with rhine stone trim and white accessories Her corsage was white carnations The bride attended Pittsburg State college and has worked for Standard Oil Co in Kansas City where the couple will reside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsabeth Marcia Phelps
Florence J. Phelps
Stark
Carroll Clark
Kansas City
Chapel of
Country Club Congregational Church
Mary Reese
Jack Potter
Pittsburg State College
Standard Oil Co
Women’s Society of World Service Meets in Earlton
Earlton group of the Women's Society of World Service met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Howard Brant West present. Mrs. Julius Hawke led the lesson on Go Tell Where Sound the Cries of Race and Clan The City. Assistants were Mrs. S. T Walkley Dean Deighero and J R McNary. Mrs. Hawke read scripture. Mrs. McNary presided. Secretaries reported. Prayer by Mrs. James Buckles. Hostess provided refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlton
Dance Plans Given By Sub Debs And Les Demoiselles
Sub Debs group discussed an upcoming dance by Les Demoiselles and Sub Debs set for July 28. The meeting at Sheila Bray’s home noted pledges earning demerits while alumnae Betsy Hunt, Jean Kirkpatrick, Martha McCune, Barbara Wilson, Judy Ashley, Lorra ine Jennings, and Shirley Jenkins were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Demoiselles
Sheila Bray
Betsy Hunt
Jean Kirkpatrick
Martha McCune
Barbara Wilson
Judy Ashley
Lorraine Jennings
Shirley Jenkins
Clementine
Clyde
Gertrude
Miss Bray
Carol Knox
Bus Wortman
Dean Foster
Weekend Visitors Gather for Family Reunion in Monroe Area
Visitors weekend at the Taylor home include J V Johnson former Montgomery Ward manager and his wife Sherry of Monroe Louisiana. They join the Taylor daughter and family plus Ray Wiley and Carolyn Neodesha. Arthur Cain and Earl Dean from Phoenix host guests with Frank Keith and family. First of the week arrivals expected include Sgt Robert McFarland and wife from Rapid City. Additional guests include Floyd Keith and family from Tallant Oklahoma and Ray Barker's Wichita relatives. Mary Davis Mary Hole visit ends as Jeanne Scott departs for California. D L Geeding family visits Wichita. Lena Stewart hosts Laura Henneberger J A Thorpe and W B Marrion from Grand Junction Charlottesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. ‘Taylor
J. V. Johnson
Sherry
Van
Monroe
Johnson
Montgomery Ward
Taylor
Ray Wiley
Carolyn
Neodesha
Arthur Cain
Earl Dean
Phoenix
Ariz
T. A. Cain
Frank Keith
Sgt
Robert McFarland
Rapid City
Frank Keiths
Floyd Keith
Jean Marie
Cindy Lou
Tallant
Okla
G. E. Barker
Ray Barker
Wichita
Jeanne Scott
Chula Visita
Calif
Mary Davis
Mary Hole
S. Malcolm
D. L. Geeding
Wilbur Dean Geeding
Martin Darrow
How Can I Remove Spills and Stains
A reader asks how to prevent jelly spills when filling jars and to keep bedclothes from slipping. Answers suggest using a gravy boat with a long spout for precise pours, dividing an old blanket under and over the mattress skirt to hold coverings, and lemon juice with salt plus steam to lift rust stains from fabrics. A tip notes capers add piquant flavor to sandwich spreads with tuna or crab.
1955 Alice Brooke Needlecraft Catalogue Ad
Order our 1955 Alice Brooke Needlecraft Catalogue featuring knitting crochet embroidery iron on toys and novel designs Read 25 cents for your copy and discover exciting new patterns you will want to own all of them.
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Alice Brooke Needlecraft
Lopsided Belts Dominate This Season's Fashion Trends
The year showcases asymmetrical waist wear with a narrow black leather contour belt carrying a chain and a black gold music box playing the Anniversary Waltz. Extras include two contour belts with rhinestone triangles and a wide brown belt with a single side triangle of color changing rhinestones.
Guild Meets Dorothy Tiegreen Picnic at Grant Avenue
The Grant Avenue Baptist church guild met in Highland Park for a covered dish dinner. Mrs. Esther Erickson led the business session and Mrs. Warner Tiegreen arranged devotions and the program titled What Is Freedom. Fifteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Tiegreen
Mrs Gray Heads Ladies Day Golf at Country Club Play
Mrs William M Gray Jr chaired a nine entrant Ladies day golf event at the Country Club on Tuesday. Mrs Robert N Allen won a ball for low score on three blind holes. team play starts next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Gray Jr
Robert N. Allen
Berean Class Dinner Held By Grant Avenue Baptist
A covered dish dinner for Berean class of Grant Avenue Baptist Church and their families was held Monday night in Highland Park. Grace was given by Raymord York. Guests included Mr and Mrs Monty McCune and Mark.
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Berean
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Highland Park
Grace
Raymord York
Monty McCune
Mark
Hot humid belt swelters from plains to Atlantic
The Associated Press reports continued hot and humid conditions across a broad belt from the plains to the Atlantic Coast with 90s to 100s in many areas. The Far Southwest led with 107 in Tucson and 106 in Presidio while showers brought brief relief in some spots and rainfall totals reached nearly 2 inches in Muscle Shoals and around 1 inch in Omaha and Charleston.
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Associated Press
Plains
Atlantic Coast
Portland
Maine
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Presidio
Tex
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Omaha
Charleston
W. Va
New England
Pacific Northwest
Local and Regional News Briefs From Southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas reports include Beverly Johnson treated for facial burns from steam in Fort Scott, with her parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Orville Johnson. Iola raises city salaries effective July 15 to align with regional peers, with general hikes of 10 to 20 dollars per month. Janice Coats, 2, suffers a broken collarbone after being struck by a car driven by Howard Wescott of Buffalo at about 15 mph. A 17-year-old boy near Lincoln Park sustains serious injuries from a firecracker tossed from another car. assailants not captured. victim identified as Jimmy Radell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Beverly Johnson
Fort Scott
Orville Johnson
Iola
Charles Wilson
Fredonia
Janice Coats
Paul Coats
Howard Wescott
Buffalo Wescott
Pittsburg
Lincoln Park
Jimmy Radell
Grandmother Wins 32000 and Aims for 64000
Catherine E Kreitzer a 54 year old Camp Hill Pennsylvania grandmother won 32000 on CBS The 64 000 Question and faces a week to decide whether to take the 52000 already hers or risk going for 64000. She answered a three part Bible question correctly including naming the 12 apostles and identifying Peter and Matthew professions and James the Less father Alpheus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York P
Catherine E. Kreitzer
Camp Hill
CBS
Kreitzer
Andrew
Philip
Bartholomew Thaddeus
Thomas
Simon
Judas Iscariot
Matthew
Peter
James the Less
James
Alphaeus
Operation Gyroscope Opens Move Of 508th Dependent Family
In San Francisco 266 army dependents of the 508th Regimental Combat Team board the Gen. A. E. Anderson for Japan. A second group of 365 women and children will sail tomorrow on the Gen. J. C. Breckinridge. The 508th will replace the 187th RCT in Japan while the latter returns to Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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San Francisco
508Th
A. E. Anderson
Japan
J. C. Breckinridge
187Th Rct
187Th
Fort Bragg
N. C
Ozark Expands Fleet With Three New DC-3 Planes
Ozark Air Lines has bought three more Douglas DC-3 aircraft to raise its fleet to 16 twin engine transports with 27 seats. The planes, once operated by Swissair, were ferried to St Louis from Texas where Ozark pilots took command. They have under 12 000 hours of use and will be standardized to the current fleet at Lambert Field, with service planned to start in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Laddie Hamilton
Swissair
Switzerland
Atlantic
Texas
Ozark
Lambert Field
Kansas Polio Cases Reach 40 for 1955
Kansas polio cases total 40 for 1955 with two new onsets in the past week, the State Board of Health reports. Last year at this time 53 cases were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
State Board of Health
Fifth Cent Gas Tax Near Two Million Mark
The fifth cent gasoline tax distributed to cities totaled a record 1,955,852 dollars in the just ended fiscal year. State Treasurer Richard T. Fadely reported the amount is about 220,000 dollars higher than 1954 and 650,000 dollars more than 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. Fadely
State revenue distribution changes set 1955 allocations
New formula allocates 4 million dollars to counties and 2.5 million to cities annually, with counties gaining a half share of any residue. In 1954 census based city allotment totaled 1.49 per person, bringing the fifth cent residue to 2,955,852 for 607 cities. counties received 3.5 million with no residue.
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Fadely
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Andrea Shigley
Andrea Kay Shigley
Edmondson Family
Marian Martin
Chanute Tribune
West Lab
New York 11
N.Y
Ladd
Humboldt Park
Phelps-Clark
Lena Stewart
Evergreen
Laura Henneberger
J. A. Thorpe
Grand Junction
Cole
W. B. Marrion
Charlottesville
Alice Brooks
Chanute Tribune Household Arts Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
Mrs. Gray
W. Main
Tweedies
Life Stride
Life
Buster Brown
Robinettes
Buster
Robin Hoods
Vaues
Florsheim & Roblee
Roblee & Pedwin Reg
Canvas Oxfords
E. Main Sr
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