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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1966
Page
3
A collection of reader tips on child routines, kitchen hacks, and travel gear. Mothers use wall drawings to teach bedtime tasks, rolling pins replaced by bottles, affordable shoes dyed to match outfits, folded maps for easy navigation, and avocado grating for soft texture.
United Presbyterian Women gathered in the church parlor Wednesday morning with the theme No Man is an island. Mrs. R W Good led the meeting dedicating Christmas sewing assignments and boxes and stressing Christian obligation and brotherhood. Summer medical offerings were dedicated. Mrs D A Finney led and the Mission Year Book of Prayer service was conducted by Mrs Fred Heinze. No August meetings announced. Coffee served by the executive committee with a red cloth table and a tall gold angel centerpiece. Mrs Finney poured.
Clarence McKay of Greenville recovered his wallet at Douglas Lake near Greenville. Lost last summer with $350 inside the wallet surfaced during a return fishing trip. Cash was water damaged but intact.
Circles of the First Baptist Church met in members homes on Wednesday. Lessons came from Missions magazine with devotions led by circle hosts and guests listed. Attendees ranged from seven to eleven with guests including Mrs Park Casebier and Mrs Dale Sneeringer.
The Women s Arts and Crafts Club holds its final summer meeting Monday at the Central Park Community Building from 9 to noon. The September session will follow. Members will craft wood plaques and should bring pictures sized 3.5 to 4.5 inches wide by 7.5 to 8 inches long along with glue scissors sandpaper and a small brush. Those wishing to create larger pictures may bring a larger photo and suitable wood.
Joseph Weisz, a 47 year old Romanian born meat cutting supervisor in Alexandria, lost both hands last November in a meat press accident. After fitting with hooklike devices in March and reading a New York story, he sought the new Russian made electronic hands at the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation and resumed work Wednesday. The plastic hands are motor driven by arm muscle movement via tendon sensors and belt powered batteries.
The Chanute Tribune page shows daily publication notes, staff roles, and Associated Press rights. It lists Dwight McCreight as publisher, Dwight Wallingford as news editor, John Hovorka as advertising manager, Fay D. Clopine as circulation manager, Ben Nicholas as composing, R. Finn and Dorsey Osborn as press personnel, and notes AP exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Daily hospital notices list Wednesday admissions for Mrs. Lee Ward Mrs. Herschel Ewing Mrs. Alonzo Seaman and Mrs. Mildred Shrum with surgeries. Dismissals include Glen Wiltse Myrtle Temple Myra Brobst Lloyd Barry and others. Police court actions: Edward D Hughes speeding fined 15 dollars James E Woods reckless driving bond posted. Fire run at Ash Grove north reservoir Grass.
The Chanute Ministerial Alliance sponsors an evening vespers service at First Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30. Rev. Bert Sutton will speak. Terry Donovan advances to quartermaster operations on USS Tutuila, two years active with Naval Reserve, left for duty March 18. Daniel L Grayson promoted to master sergeant in the U S Air Force assigned to White Man AFB Missouri with SAC. Jerry A Steele attends a University of Colorado conference July 17 22.
President Lincoln observed the Union defense of Fort Stevens near the Nation's Capital during a Civil War engagement. A general commanded him to seek cover as bullets whizzed by, revealing his courage under fire.
Betty Williams describes chilled soups as tasty antidotes to heat and humidity. She gives recipes for a Dutch Pea Soup with butter milk and croutons and a Scandinavian Fruit Soup using frozen rhubarb peaches lemonade ginger and cornstarch plus steps to chill and serve.
Mr and Mrs C D Blackwood were welcomed as new members at the Chanute Gem and Mineral Society meeting in the Memorial Building. Mr and Mrs Ernest Anderson led the program reviewing Stonehenge near Salisbury England with club field trip photos and the 1956 show slides. Refreshments were served by Mrs Melvin Hubler.
Twenty two women played golf Tuesday in the weekly Ladies Day event at Chanute Country Club. Low gross went to Mrs Earl Ostrander and low net to Mrs Jeff Coots, with Mrs Dean Haines second in low net. Mrs Richard Ashley had the low putts and Mrs Robert Johnson the high net. Mrs D L Brunger had the high gross. Mrs Ralph Taylor won the draw for high puts and Mrs Johnson was chairman for the day's activities.
Regions along the Yangtze River show densities around 3500 people per square mile, reflecting crowded conditions in the valley.
Community groups list events for July 22 and 23 including Executive Committee of CWF at First Christian Church and We Who Club at Sawyer Hall. Senior Citizens rides by phone, Wilson Class at First Methodist, and Bridge at the Country Club on Friday. Saturday features Neosho County UN Association covered dish dinner at Santa Fe Park north shelter at 6 30 p.m.
Mrs. W. E. Wilson longtime Wilson Sunday School teacher was honored with a birthday party in the Fellowship Rooms of the First Methodist Church. Five hymnals were presented in her name by the class. The program featured piano solos by Diana Davidson and Bill Carter and a duet.
The Chanute Country Club hosted the Southeast Kansas women golfers tournament with 62 entrants from Fort Scott Pittsburg Independence Parsons Coffeyville and Chanute clubs. Barbara Gench Fort Scott won championship flight with 41.
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