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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
3
Ann Landers gathers reader anecdotes from campuses nationwide about coed pajama parties. Accounts range from allowed, tame gatherings to rowdy, rule-bending events, with photos, uniforms, or costumes noted and administration responses mentioned.
Judith Ann Briggs united in marriage with Thomas H Whitmer in a double ring ceremony Saturday evening at Judge John Young's home. Attendants included Norris E Whitmer and Mrs Young. After a short honeymoon the couple will reside in Wichita where Whitmer works for Burroughs Corp. Bride's parents are Mr and Mrs Don Briggs of 215 N Washington.
The Grant Avenue Baptist church honored Mr and Mrs Robert Cox Chucky Bill and Bobbie with a farewell party after Sunday services. The family plans to move to Cape Girardeau Missouri this week. Gifts were given by the WMS and BYF. Mrs E M Pearson poured punch and cookies were served. Flowers and symbols of Kansas and Missouri decorated the serving table.
Harmony HD unit met Friday with hostess Mrs Mildred Wheatley of R 3. Mrs Henry Alford presided and nine members plus one guest attended. Mrs Louis Johnson of Belleville, Mrs Boyd Smith taught, and Mrs Cecil Arnett led recreation. A dessert was served. Next meeting set with Mrs Alford on R 3 at 2 30 p m July 3.
In Lavina Montana Charlie Dunham an octogenarian barber serves as city clerk police judge and justice of the peace while farming 160 acres He jokes about aging and politics roams small town life with wife Elsie who has sung at community events for decades He emphasizes staying busy and minding vitamins.
Virgil Kuhn, 58, was at a Wichita service station before dawn when two armed men entered and forced him to empty the cash register. They took 72 dollars and sent him to the rest room for 10 minutes before fleeing. Kuhn then finished greasing his car and called police.
A Wichita man and a woman from Oxford were the only traffic fatalities in Kansas for the weekend. Emma R Ward, 26, of Oxford, died Saturday when her car collided with a pickup two miles south of Wellington on township road 57. Kansas traffic death log details for the period show 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday with 2 deaths for June and 9 for 1964, compared with 217 for the comparable 1963 period.
An 18-year-old Mississippi Black youth, Larry Thomas, plans to return to Vicksburg after three weeks in New York. He says he’d rather work as a waiter earning 27 dollars a week than risk danger in the city. He was applauded for stopping a subway assault on a white boy and helping the injured Howard Weiner.
The Rev and Mrs George M Pierce of Galena announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Lorene to Kenneth Warren Pearce son of Mr and Mrs Paul E Pearce of Derby. Betty is a Midway High School graduate and junior at Southwestern College Winfield majoring in speech and drama. Kenneth is a Derby High School graduate and senior at Southwestern majoring in business administration. The wedding is planned for summer 1965.
Mrs Hinkle was honored with a baby shower Friday evening by Mrs Wilfred Aday assisted by Mrs Lloyd Drybread at 2100 S Plummer. A stork centerpiece accompanied gifts and refreshments. Attendees included Mrs Floyd Puckett Keith Dillion Charles Reeves Cindy Spencer Brandon John McNary Leonard Hardin Clyde Hinkle Kathy Anderson. Gifts were sent by several friends and two individuals.
Johns Hopkins Hospital begins a 600000 study on human growth funded by NIH. Directed by Dr. Donald Cheek the two year project joins specialists from Johns Hopkins Walter Reed and University of Miami to study 100 children with congenital heart defects and hypopituitary dwarfs using 90 plus tests to track biological and mental growth metabolic and cellular changes.
Odense districts reports from Coffeyville meeting cited. Mrs. John Bebbington chaired the session as Mrs. Clyde Sellegren, vice president, led. The unit voted to join the Mental Health Association. Mrs. Leon Corbitt taught allergies and won the door prize. Refreshments served to eight members and three children. Next meeting with Mrs. Orlie Hiebert on July.
Do not remove the skin that forms at the top when making hot chocolate at home. The film provides calcium and protein. instead beat the beverage before serving to mix in nutrients and improve texture.
A string of light, humorous vignettes from everyday life. A saleswoman observes an elderly man buying for his wife in a size no longer fitting her. A teen suggests a summer visit with friends. A dog becomes pampered in Parsons with a bicycle sidecar. A phone book quirk links a family to a dog name. A pastor invites sermon topics for summer. A cat hides in a couple’s suitcase on a Florida trip.
Cooks note that adding salt to a white sauce after cooking and thickening can cause curdling. The remark highlights a precaution in sauce preparation and texture management for smoother results.
Miss Ines Arlene Honaker of Elsmore will wed Barry Walker of Colony. Parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Honaker announce the engagement. Ines is a graduate of Elsmore Rural High School and attended Iola Junior College. Walker is a Colony High School graduate employed by Charles Martin in Colony. Wedding set for July 4 at Jeddo United Brethren Church in Iola.
A 21 year old woman at Ohio State University Hospital was treated for a severe foot laceration after a domestic incident in Columbus. Police said she attempted to kick her husband, but the kick went wide and struck a storm door.
Social calendar listings from the Chanute Tribune dated June 8 1964 include meetings and times for Hulda Parker Chapter OFS at Masonic Temple 7 30 and Ladies of the GAR at Memorial Bigg, Crom Textile Paint Club at Maple Less Tee Room 9 am. The schedule also covers Christian Women’s Fellowship Christian Church 1 3 pm WSCS circles and time slots across multiple churches and groups on June 16 and mentions BPW at Tioga Hotel 6 45 am and Cottage Grove Ladies Aid at Mrs Evertt Boce R 2 Humboldt 2 pm.
The Chanute Community Theater holds its second meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Launching Pad. Seven members attended the first meeting where several plays were read and three one act plays were discussed for production in late June or early July. Casts include nine men and eight women with tryouts in about ten days.
New York doctors report the asthma formula they most often prescribe is now available over the counter. Primatenes tablets claim rapid relief from attacks and hours of freedom from recurrence, opening bronchial tubes, loosening congestion, and easing nervous tension without injections.
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