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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1966
Page
2
Readers share practical tricks from 1966 including using wet nylon net to remove pills from stretch pants, trimming baggy knees into Bermuda shorts to save cleaning, and sewing color bordered pillowcases. Others describe dusting without bending, recipe notebook tips, and storing candles in the fridge for blackouts.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Yockey and Wayne returned from a 22 week trip covering 4050 miles through Colorado Utah Nevada California Arizona New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma. They toured Salt Lake City Disneyland Buena Park Knotts Berry Farm Marineland Catalina Bay and Beale Air Force Base visiting relatives and a nephew in Newman California. They saw the General Sherman tree at Sequoia National Park and attended events in Lawrence and Wichita while relatives hosted gatherings in Humboldt and nearby towns.
Tonight several semi pro and major league baseball games are listed across Chanute Wichita and nearby parks with start times from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. The calendar covers multiple youth and community sports events for Sunday Monday and beyond including archery swimming and choir activities. A brief aside notes that clowns in circuses are named Joeys after Joe Grimaldi who popularized the grotesque makeup and costume.
The Chanute Tribune staff and roles are listed including publisher Dwight McCreight news editor John Hovorka advertising manager Pay Clopine and circulation manager Ben Nicholls. Subscription prices are shown for local and out of town mail with various terms and Chanute post office boxholder rates.
Sgt Dean Harris on 30 day furlough and family visit Ava Ferguson in Erie. Harris traveled from Loring AFB Maine after visiting his parents in Maryville. Rev J M Torrence and Mary Ann joined Wellsville friends. Becky Sparks of Oklahoma City stays two weeks with grandmother Hazel Sparks. Charles Lafferty of Fairbanks Alaska arrives for a week with Lawrence Noakes. Verta Jones and Marvin Christianson visit Chanute. Nina Schmitt of Las Cruces also visited. Family supper at Kenneth Sexton farm includes multiple relatives from Clayton NM Amarillo TX Wichita and others. Judy Hazen visits from Kansas. Several local hosts and guests share meals with Womeldorff and Hines families.
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