Leavenworth Clerk Crafts Bows and Arrows as Hobby
John C. Rea assistant city clerk of Leavenworth has pursued bow and arrow making for 35 years. The hamlet born Pennsylvania grandson of a blacksmith learned the craft from youth, later sourcing hickory hedgewood and cedar for bows and arrows. Rea estimates 35 to 50 hours per bow and 10 hours per arrow, often sharing family archery hunts with wife and children.
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Leavenworth, Kas
John C. Rea
Leavenworth
Johnstown
Frank N. Tea
Rea
Pennsylvania
St Joseph
Reas
John C. Rees
Rees
St. Joseph
Wiltses Aunt Funeral in Osawatomie
Thornburg and Gordon Wiltse attended the funeral service for Mrs Wiltses aunt in Osawatomie on Thursday. Several visitors stopped by to see relatives including Mr Mark Johnson Stephen and Dee Ann and Kent on Sunday evening.
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Thornburg
Gordon Wiltse
Guy Umbarger
Marjorie Carter
Independence
Claude Carter
Walter Bradford
Kent
Floyd Ladd
A. J
Hlumboldt
Gilford Pinkston
Frank Carlile
Clinton Gunter
Wichita
Refusing to face painful facts in a marital crisis
Dr. George W. Crane discusses how Loraine B. mails her problem about her husband’s affair but balks at detailing it, illustrating a common tendency to avoid painful truths. He notes many people resist facing facts and prefer personal interviews over mail twice.
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George W. Crane
Loraine B
New Yorker
the Herald Tribune
Loraine
Wives urged to read booklet to head off divorce
An advice column warns husbands prefer affection from their wives to external affairs and urges wives to read a pamphlet on preventing impotence. It lists names and towns connected to a Hopkins Syndicate promotion and notes a women’s club gathering and youth institute plans with local hostesses and attendees.
Drakes Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary in Fort Smith
Mr and Mrs Tom Drake of Fort Smith Arkansas celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner Saturday noon hosted by Marie Brock and committee. Guests included Mr and Mrs Tom Read Mr and Mrs Pat H Fitzmorris Patricia Tommy Mike Joe Nancy Judy Mr and Mrs Jim Drake Mr and Mrs Ivan Decker and Sherry Harrison and more. A reception followed Sunday at the Methodist church with Pat Fitzmorris in charge of the guest book and gift table. Out of town guests attended.
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Buffalo
Tom Drake
Fort Smith
Ark
Marie Brock
Tom Read
Pat H. Fitzmorris
Patricia
Tommy
Mike
Joe
Nancy
Judy
Jim Drake
Ivan Decker
Sherry
Harrison
Tom FE. Drake
Terry
Donna
Danny
Janice
Teresa
Pat D. Fitzmorris
Kent
Pearl Decker
Will Fitzmorris
Coyville
Methodist Church
Pat Fitzmorris
Tom Fitzmorris
Terry Drake
Kenneth Caudell
Rip Van Winkle Relief Pills Advertises Dean’s Pills
An old style advertisement touts Dean’s Pills as fast relief for nagging backache headache and muscular aches plus bladder irritation from stimulants or poor diet. It promises quicker sleep and morning comfort with a diuretic action aiding kidney function, claiming decades of customer use and money saving.
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Dean
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Derele W. Knepper
Leavenworth Times
Herald Tribune
Woodruff Truck Sales, Inc
Cardinal & Winsome
PTA
Civic Clubs
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Mellett, Ind
Rip van Winkle
Ash Grove
Roxton
Roxton Dairy
Chanute
Kansas
Beach Street
New 39
Guernsey
Holstein
John Deere
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ora M. McGinty
McCoy Brothers
Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Chanute, Ks
THE
Chanute Tribune
Suh Colkhmrre
Etl
Tbr
Cobian Vann
Dhiba Oe
Chanute Telephone
Albert E. Endres
C. F. Leavitt
Edith Palen
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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