Benedict Community Jumps Between Visits and Plans
Benedict residents chronicle a flurry of visits and moves as families travel to Iowa California Oklahoma and Alabama. local attendees include the Parkers Elder Vandaveer and Chambers clans with weddings birthdays and grandparent duties shaping a busy social calendar. notes also hint at a long awaited letter from Eugene Wilson stationed in Africa and a lifestyle switch for Boeing family moves while a recipe tip closes the column.
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Benedict
A. J. Hoffman
Ambrose
Belmond
Iowa
Eugene
Los Angeles
East Africa
Agnes
Douglas Butler
Ridgecrest
Calif
Bob Mullins
Old Boundry Dispute Settled Across Rio Grande
El Paso and Juarez reach a settlement restoring 437 acres to Mexico and rerouting the Rio Grande to restore the border. The deal includes ceding Cordova Island to the US, funding shared costs near $6 million, four years to complete, and a federal zone over the Chamizal strip to prevent border shifts. Six bridges will be built, with final congressional approval required.
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United States
Chamizal
Mexico
Rio Grande
Juarez
Chami‘zal
Kennedy
Lopez Mateos
Cordova Island
Congress
Maple Park Families Share Weekend Visits and Travel
Maple Park residents recount a busy weekend with visits from Clarice Dorris of Kansas City and Eloise’s relatives, while several longtime locals have died in recent weeks. The Horner and Thurman families are visiting Topeka, en route to Montgomery Alabama, for medical center-related matters. Mrs. John Groth returns home after extensive medical tests.
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Clarice Dorris
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Marion Dorris
Robert Horner
Frank Thurman
Topeka
Eloise
Horace Jones
Montgomery
Ala
K. A
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U.S.A
Martie Overs
Chicago
Miami Beach
Fla
Miss Overs
Benedict Activities
Phillip Scott
Wichita
Charles Parker
R. D. Scott
Max Scott
Huntsville
Boeing
New Orleans
Ricky
Emporia
Joanna
Dwayne Dalton
Dale
Bobby
Tommy Joe
Chanute
el Dorado
Tom Elder
Larry van Buren
Steve
Lanny Shefler
Scotty
California
Maude Roberts
Mable Bird
St. Margaret's Hospital
Fredonia
Susan
Terry Cassity
Hazel Lamb
Charles Ropp
J. W. Cook
New York Yankees
Owen Elder
Edna
Mr. and
Mrs. Dean Chambers
Linda Kay
Perry
Okla
Edna Vandaveer
Vickie
Sammy Vandaveer
Ricky Thomas
Norman
Collie Chambers
Julie Good
Kay Hutchinson
Tulsa
Ruth Good
Rocky and
Lodia Lindsay
Charis and
Craig
Earl Milligan
Joyce Warren
Stephanie Adams
June Elder
Edwin H. Bideau
Associated Agencies
W. Main
Chanute, Kans
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Midwest Auto Stores
Hunter
Barrett True
Barrett Drum
Dokter
Cordovan
Lite
T.V. Snack
Midwest
Voyager
Scordovan
Lees — Stretch
Dynatone
aLmn ED
Midwest ‘Auto Stores
Corner Main & Highland
Chanute, Kansas
U.s.-Mexico
EL Paso
Tex
EF Paso
E Paso
City of
Bertha Clum
Vietta
Elsie Hines
Maple Park
Robert Dorris
Four-State
Edd Blair
John Groth
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