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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1968
Page
3
New York fashion previews reveal a growing divide as fall styles favor wealthier buyers. Couture reveals longer sleeves and wider skirts, with costs rising due to more fabric and higher wages, while cheaper lines trim fabrics and lengths to stay affordable.
Nancy Jo Harding was honored with a bridal shower in the community room of the First National Bank Wednesday evening. Hostesses were Mrs Edwin Weber Mrs Glen Hummer and Mrs Floyd West. The chosen colors were yellow and white. There were 35 guests. Miss Harding will marry Don L Lassen on June 29.
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The funeral for Mrs Mamie Ellen Hayes took place Friday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev Myron Slater officiating. Active bearers included Carl Schickhardt John Congdon Russell Dickey Thomas Mee John Sherman and Richard Cloke. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery with Gibson Koch Chapel in charge.
Neosho Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Patient census shows 55 inpatients including adults pediatrics and three babies. Friday admissions include Lawrence Galbraith and several medical patients with addresses in Lawrence Humboldt Chanute and Thayer. Dismissals and today admissions are noted along with police court actions and marriage licenses issued for local residents.
President Franklin D. Roose velt established the Tennessee Valley Authority on May 18 1933 calling it a corporation with government power and private enterprise flexibility. Female gray whales carry a yearlong gestation period.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson announce the engagement of their daughter Gloria Diane to Bill Knapp son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Knapp. Both are 1968 Chanute High School graduates and he works at Palen's Grocery. No wedding date set.
Readable market item list shows egg grades Grade A Medium and Grade B Large with prices, Grade C noted as a “blue cast” and Current Receipts at 17, Cream Premium 48, Grade A Extra Large and Large at 0.25, No. 2 cream and hides price noted as 10 cents per pound.
Monday events include Veterans of Foreign Wars Aux memorial building 7 30 p m builders class First Presbyterian Church parlor 7 30 p m Fairfield Grange Fairfield School 7 p m duplicate bridge Home Savings Building 7 15 p m Electa Club picnic north shelter Santa Fe Park 6 30 p m Past Matron s Club Sunflower chapter CES Mrs Gilbert Wilson 14 S Lafayette 7 30 p m Tuesday events list BPW Circle First Baptist Church Isla Patterson 902 S Grant 7 30 p m
Banner WSCS met at the Roper church with Mrs. L H Cook as hostess and members quilting in the afternoon. Cha nute visits, weekend guests, and trips to Fredonia and Chanute are noted. A Sunday fellowship supper was held and a new bridge is under construction on West Buffalo Creek.
Mr and Mrs Edward Payne of Beeville Texas announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Nelle to Robert L Mayer son of Mr and Mrs John Mayer 117 S Plummer Mayer is a 1964 Chanute High School graduate and attends Neosho County Community Junior College He is aboard the USS Hancock for an eight month tour of duty An early March wedding is planned
Community center schedule includes Vashti chapter at CES and Sweet Adelines at 910 W Elm. Chanute Textile Paint Club hosts a day event at North Malcolm Community Center from 9 am to 4 pm.
The Rev Milton Parrish will preside at the 10 45 a m service tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene. He is field superintendent of Nazarene South Africa European mission work. Mrs Parrish will accompany him. Richard Fisher leads the Common Few dance band touring Oklahoma Texas and parts of New Mexico this summer. Mr and Mrs Crumrine are Bob Crumrine’s parents and Crumrine also connected to the band.
Frank K. Marque son of Mrs. Earl Marque and R. J. Erie has been promoted to specialist fourth class. He graduates with honors from an electrical engineering course and a diesel motors school and now studies gasoline motors at Ft. Belvoir Virginia.
Rachelle Lyn Fry was born June 20 to Mr and Mrs John Fry of Omaha. Denise Kay Fry, two, also born June 20, is staying with grandparents Mr and Mrs W K Hasty in R 3. Mrs Fry is formerly Mary Kay Hasty.
Mr and Mrs Keith Holder of El Monte California visit Mrs Mabel Comstock and Mr and Mrs Floyd Potter in the city They will be joined by Mrs Comstocks other daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Kenneth Johnston and family from Joplin for Sunday dinner at the Potter home.
A short reader’s quiz listing five Bible questions with references and a grading note of four correct, excellent. three correct, good. The items reflect on faith, durability symbols, and biblical authorship.
Police investigate a Jackson Park shooting in Atchison Kansas where David Griffin of Rushville Missouri was shot in the face with a .22 caliber weapon. Ronald Garton, also of Rushville, reported two unidentified Black men approached their car around 1 20 a m and fired. Griffin, hurt in the face, was hospitalized in Kansas City with a condition listed as fairly good. Both men are in their early 20s.
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