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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1959
Page
3
Ann Landers counsels a husband on his wife’s daily drinking and the need for outside help such as Alcoholics Anonymous. She defines happiness as facing life’s tensions without reliance on alcohol and urges persistence in urging treatment.
Presbyterian circles from the United Presbyterian Women met on Wednesday in multiple groups. Group 1, led by Mrs. Klint Johnson and with devotions by Mrs. A. V. Emerson, discussed Receiving the Holy Spirit. Group 2, hosted by Mrs. C. D. Nelson, included Bible study by Mrs. Walter Naylor on Receiving the Spirit and a lesson World Circles. Group 3, with Mrs. Jim Gilbreath, studied Receiving The Spirit from The Spirit Speaks To the Church, and included World Affairs Begin at Home. Group 5 to host a July 1 coffee at Mrs. D. A. Finney. Group 4, hosted by Mrs. S. FE. Null, featured Mrs. Robert Koch leading a Bible study and Mrs. Blanche Petit reviewing Look magazine church article.
Mrs Ima Bower and committee led a musical program at the Cheerful Workers class gathering of First Baptist Church. Trumpeter David Oyler and pianist Paul Carter performed Trumpet Sorrento and Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair as the group heard the History of Fannie Crosby and This Is My Fathers World. Elma Pens gave devotions and an article Vacation Time while Tennessee Ernie Ford gospel recordings played. Twenty four members attended with four guests as refreshments on a lily decorated table followed. Hosts were Mrs Lois Cady Vendid Kjellander Bernetta Wiggans and Mrs Thomas Tweddell.
A scanned 1999 craft catalog blurb invites readers to request crochet and knitting patterns. It lists carriage cover and crib cover sizes, pattern numbers, and a request for 38 cents to receive a catalog, with mailing to Chelsea Station New York. Several typos appear in the ad.
The next meeting is scheduled for July 1 with Mrs. Robert Perry at 1123 West Main.
Saturday June 4 events at De-So Do Aquare Dance Club and Alcott School. Sunday June 7 gatherings listed including 19m Boof RT at 2 50 pm in Hall 00F.
A covered dish luncheon served to 15 Royal Neighbors of America at Carpenters Hall. Committee Mmes Roy Dalton Manuel Fletcher and Addie Margrave arranged flowers. Mrs Ethiel Cox presided and Mrs Lena McCoy introduced as a new member. A picnic is planned for July 2 in Santa Fe Park with a prize for a long elephant.
Gerald Bennett and Wanda Lea Parsons, recently married, were honored at a Savonburg Methodist church shower. Attendants included Joyce Ann Herrin and Wilma Koppa. Guests and family listed, pink and white decorations, four tier cake by Mrs. Richard Singer, hostess Mrs. Nina Starliper assisted by Mrs. Eva Lindberg.
Mr and Mrs Gordon C Hanson of Wichita announce the engagement of their daughter Sonja Mae to Arnold Negley Clum son of Mr and Mrs Walter D Clum of Humboldt. The wedding is Aug 1 at Hillside Christian church Wichita. Sonja Mae graduated from Kansas State University with elementary education degree and teaches next year in Jefferson County Public Schools while Clum pursues graduate studies at KSU and will teach in Denver City Schools.
Mrs Ernest Wahl led devotions and delivered the lesson Find and Use Your Inner Power by Emmet Fox at an IC Guild meeting of the Evangelical United Brotherhood church. Hostess Mrs Ray Nelson 534 N Evergreen, door prize winner Mrs Orville Funk, hostesses served refreshments.
The piece argues it is reasonable for a father to show interest in his daughter’s future welfare. It notes such a financial chat may feel embarrassing yet is appropriate within a young couple’s engagement context.
Practical tips for a road trip focusing on rest during driving periods and healthful routines. Advice covers taking regular breaks with stretching, choosing fresh snacks over cookies, skin protection with cleansing and salt-oil masks, hair care for wind and sun, and organizing the car plus ensuring adequate sleep.
A reader asks about whether hosts should clear plates first and who should remove the hostess plate. The reply says there is no rule and it is a matter of convenience. The second question asks if nicknames may be engraved on personal calling cards and the answer is no.
The Colfax Beacon Light class met Tuesday at Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Anderson’s home. Hugo Larson led devotions as hymns were sung and Mrs. Orval Rose offered prayer. Ten members and five guests attended. 56 calls since the last meeting were reported.
Mrs Robert Lopeman hosted an all day Rural Homemakers HDU gathering with a bread making lesson. Seven members, 14 children and two guests shared lunch on the patio. Plans were made for a display at the County 4H Fair August 10 12 in Erie. The next meeting will be at Santa Fe Park with Mrs Wayne Kluaman hosting and a lesson on Home Furnishings Consumer Buying by Mrs Vernon Didel.
Mrs Harley Roberts led a Seamona HDU session on Basic Breads at her home R 3. Thirteen members made six bread varieties. Guest Mrs John Arnold from Walnut and new member Mrs Ray Neagle joined. Next meeting July 2 with Mrs Albert Tuttle R 3.
Mr and Mrs A R Cochran of Petrolia announce the engagement of their daughter Linda Lou to Wessie Lee Byfield son of Mr and Mrs Wessie Byfield of Yates Center The wedding is set for June 24 in Chanute The couple will reside in Yates Center Linda Lou Cochran a 1959 Chanute High School graduate employed by Southwestern Bell Wessie Lee Byfield a 1958 Yates Center High School graduate attended Chanute Junior College and works at Rives Market in Yates Center
Menu note lists a fruit cup made from pineapple strawberry and grape with ingredients including a can and one pound quantity. The fragment hints at a simple fruit mix served as a light snack or side dish.
Turn pineapple tidbits with syrup into a container. Wash berries, trim, and cut as needed, then add to pineapple. Prepare grapefruit by removing membranes and squeezing juice over fruit. Mix, cover, chill. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Advertising copy for Marian Martin Print Pattern 9098 Misses' sizes 12 to 20. Mentions quick easy-sew construction a scoop neckline skirt with rippled fabric and fabric yardage for size 16. Includes mailing address and care instructions in period newspaper style.
Comedian Sid Caesar signs a long term exclusive contract with CBS to star in one hour comedy series with Audrey Meadows starting October 21. The deal secures Caesar as star of a new CBS television lineup and anchors a projected ensemble.
The records list several newborns at Neosho Memorial Hospital this May. Paul William Hunt, Mary Ann Holcomb, Cynthia Kay Jennings, Lisa Rene White, and Mark O Neal Ambler are named with their birth dates and parental addresses.
In Leavenworth Kansas a lawyer Marjorie King married her former client Emory Brown after his prison release. Brown, 38, had been jailed since 1947 for bank robbery, car theft across a state line, and contempt of court, stemming from a 1945 Lake Alfred Florida bank heist.
The couple married after a three day waiting period in Kansas. The bride's mother Mrs. Ralph King and her law partner Marie Leachman witnessed the ceremony. Thursday they began a honeymoon in a new expensive car, a wedding gift to the groom.
Space Monkey Able returns to Kansas briefly after death following an operation. Senator Frank Carlson says Smithsonian will bury Able in Washington but plans to loan the mounted specimen to Lawrence and Independence exhibits. Able was born at Independence zoo.
A local note claims the Tik-Tok restaurant serves the best food in Southeast Kansas, emphasizing its reputation in the region.
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