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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1962
Page
3
Mr and Mrs K L Trumbull 40 N Grant announce their daughter Petricia Trumbull engaged to Neil Wayne Ford son of Mrs Marie Ford 25 E 8th Ford a Chanute High School graduate attended Junior college and is employed in Norwich No wedding date set
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Greve of Chanute announce the engagement of their daughter Ilene Mary Greve to Gerald Leon McCoy son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCoy of Eric. Ilene is a bookkeeper for Ryan Transport Humboldt and Gerald works for Princess Homes Parsons. Sept 1 wedding at St Patrick's Catholic Church.
Kimmy Dicks celebrated her sixth birthday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs. Fred Dicks and Mrs. Robert Hurford. Guests included Judy and Lori Hurford Judy and Steve Rousch Ralph Benson Loretta Waggoner Jenny and Martin Mc Gee Elaine and Steve Boatwright Tommy Dicks and Mrs Albert Benson. Ice cream and cake were served.
A reader asks if a wife must follow a husband moving to Australia and if a 15 year old should marry early. Ann Landers counsels against uprooting a family and urges the teens to return to school, while advising against a mink cape for Elsa at 16. Copyright 1962.
Community groups schedule for Wednesday August 1 1962 at churches and public venues. Activities include societies from Grant Avenue Baptist Christchurch United Brethren and First Methodist First Baptist and Bible Baptist churches with meetings at 9:30 a.m. 2 p.m. and evening times plus a Rainbow Veterans covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Stark residents Mr and Mrs Merle Schooley hosted the Southeast Kansas District Milking Shorthorn picnic at their Stark area farm. Attendees included Phil Helwig Oswego Fortner Engstrom Gray Starbuck Martin Richwine and other families from Oswego Fredonia Howard Thayer and Chanute. Fortner Schooley hosts note the Kansas Milking Shorthorn Society picnic later at Eudora with John C Gage and Dale Connor families.
Mrs Susie Kustanborter held a family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Kustanborter and her daughter Caroline at 508 N Highland. Attending were Mrs James Burke Johnny Jeffrey Jolene Diane Mr and Mrs William Kriegh David Gloria Independence Mo Mr and Mrs Alfred Kriegh Mary Janet Ellen Alva Okla Mr and Mrs Benjamin Kriegh Jr Lance Melville Ewing Va and Pauline Kriegh Robillard New Orleans La.
Jimmy Lee Hutchison son of Mr and Mrs Jim Hutchison 1411 West Main was honored on his third birthday at a party hosted by his mother and Sandra Robertson Friday afternoon Guests included Mrs Gary Haines Jeff Gary Jo Stacy Mrs Bill LaRue Bruce Bradley Bryan Mrs Dean Lass man and Terry.
The St. Cecilia Music club met at Santa Fe Park for a picnic honoring Mrs. Charles Hall and Mrs. Homer Ericson who will soon leave Chanute. The yearbook committee led by Mrs. John Hargrave arranged the program and distributed yearbooks to the 33 members present.
Monday evening meeting at the Tioga Hotel saw above average scores by pairs including Mrs. Charles Broadwell and Mrs. Bob Allen with 32. Mrs. J Frank Jones and Mrs. Clyde Bloomheart with 26. Mrs. Roberta Osborn and D. H. Forbes of Neodesha with 23. and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Forbes of Neodesha with 23.
Bayonne New Jersey faced a nearly ten hour water outage after a main break. Two auxiliary lines were set up to route flow while Health Department urged boiling water as a precaution. The outage disrupted Bayonne Hospital operations and major surgery, with emergency tankers and fire units deployed from nearby towns. The break occurred on a supply main from North Arlington, the second outage in three months.
The United States started building the Panama Canal in November 1904 and completed the project a decade later, marking a major engineering achievement and strategic global transportation shift.
A two year old girl, Evelyn Washington, was dragged two blocks when her dress got caught in a car door as she exited in Elizabeth New Jersey. The driver Donald Wortman rushed her to a hospital after bystanders shouted. Evelyn remained hospitalized in fair condition with scrapes bruises and a possible concussion. Her mother Audrey Washington and a sister were nearby. Wortman was a family friend who did not know the girl was still attached to the car when he started driving.
The Chanute Tribune notes newborns in July including Andrew Joseph Lanning at Neosho Memorial Hospital born July 16 to Judd and wife at 816 S Evergreen. Shelly Lynn Deweese born July 19. Tammy Jean Reeves born July 21. David Dean Mauk born July 22. Claudette Earlene Hesler born July 23. Mark Leon Atkins born July 24. John Howard Rutledge born July 26.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Brooks were honored at a Monday wedding shower at the Christian church with Mrs. Richard Watson in charge of the guest book. The program included Celebrezze readings and music by Susan Cox, Lonnie Cox, Gerda Offenbacker, and others, plus a miniature bride display and gladioli bouquet. Further items note visits by local families, a birth announcement for Michael Dean Joyce, and several residents’ travels and placements, including a three and a half year Tokyo stay and Fort Ord assignment.
Anthony J. Celebrezze took the oath as secretary of the Health Education and Welfare Department in a White House rose garden ceremony. Kennedy praised Celebrezze’s vitality and public commitment as he said the administration would be enhanced by his appointment. Ralph Lochner attended as Cleveland’s new mayor. About five Brazilian students watched at Kennedy’s invitation.
ORANGE Calif AP The Henry H Stride family faces a $2700 mortgage on their home yet welcomed a new Korean adopted daughter Karen Edna age 8. Stride 49, Edna, and their son Gary 9 hocked their house to travel to Seoul to adopt. They returned Monday. The family also includes another adopted Korean daughter Carla Edna 6.
Denver Hargis the Democratic candidate for fifth district congressman will visit Chanute on Thursday. A noon luncheon at the Tioga Hotel is planned by Glen Halbe and Carroll Olson and is open to the public. Ken Smith, seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator, will also attend.
In Berlin New York a propane gas truck explosion and fires have killed eight people. Four others remain in critical condition. Mr and Mrs Joseph E Sourcliffe of Bennington Vermont died Monday night within hours of each other at a Burlington hospital.
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