Household Hints and Home Fixes From Readers
Readers share clever tips from baby sock bottle covers to repair lines with a coat hanger. Also notes on ironing, cheese slicing, nail care, sewing machine tension, and practical homemaking tricks.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
3
Readers share clever tips from baby sock bottle covers to repair lines with a coat hanger. Also notes on ironing, cheese slicing, nail care, sewing machine tension, and practical homemaking tricks.
Neosho Valley Busy Bees meeting at Murray Hill School presided by Steve Lopeman. Royce Adams and Steve Lopeman elected club delegates to Round-up in Manhattan June 3 to 7. Doug Lopeman to attend music camp at Rock Springs Ranch. Next meeting set for March 25.
A compact note reviews biblical trivia across two books with queries about the first man mentioned in Genesis and Acts questions on rebaptism and Paul’s mission to the Gentiles. It cites Herodias' crime and Psalm 135:4 as correct references.
Sunflower Extension Homemakers unit met at Mrs Arthur Krone’s home 515 West 7th. Co host Mrs W Marcus Barbee presided. Lessons on family life and home economics were shared with announcements for upcoming events in March and a March 27 meeting planned at 1023 South Highland.
Dr. James Brown M D superintendent of the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital spoke at the annual Sweetheart dinner for First Methodist men and their wives on Wednesday night at the Orchid Buffet. In observance of Lent candleholders were given to the women as mementos. Sixty five persons attended.
Harland E. Kamm 39 of rural Buffalo has been appointed chief of facilities and industrial engineering at Rocketdyne Solid Rocket Division in McGregor Texas. He joined the McGregor plant in 1953 and has held roles in design construction and facilities administration. Kamm served as Army Corps of Engineers staff officer during the Korean conflict and holds a BS in civil engineering from Kansas State University 1951 and a BBA in management from Baylor University 1969.
Westview Baptist Chapel hosts WMS and a memorial dinner. Veterans Auxiliary and Memorial events at various halls. Rebekah Lodge meets IOOF hall at 7:30 p.m. Women’s Arts Crafts at Central Park and Riding from 9 a.m. Chanute Cycle Club track event. Duplicate Bridge at Home Savings Building 7:15 p.m. Retired Civil Employees dinner at Orchid Buffet at noon. Shakespeare Club gathering at Mrs. Boyd Burns residence 1:30 p.m.
Erie district no 101 announces next week menus per Loretta Harding lunchroom coordinator. Monday Bar B Q meat on bun with potatoes carrots apple crisp milk. Tuesday Fried chicken with gravy whipped potatoes broccoli fruit jello salad hot rolls and milk. Wednesday Beef and vegetable stew natural cheese wedge cabbage salad blue plums homemade bread butter and milk. Thursday Baked turkey and dressing with gravy green beans celery sticks strawberries banana jello hot rolls butter and milk. Friday Macaroni and cheese hard boiled egg butter spinach raisin sauce orange juice cinnamon rolls milk.
The Alcott School PTA met Wednesday with Mrs. Jack Brown at 307 N Forest. Mrs S L Davidson co hosted. Mrs Harold See feldt led lesson on Sense and Nonsense of Reading from The Parent magazine. Sixteen members attended.
The Business and Professional Women's Circle of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday evening at 906 S. Tennessee in the home of Mrs. Loren Lowe with Mrs. Lowe presiding. Mrs. Joe Jackson gave the opening prayer and devotions were led by Mrs. D. L. Geeding. Mrs. Joe Cole conducted the lesson and 12 members were served refreshments.
Scout Troop 84 held a meeting Tuesday at Alcott School with Debbie Kennedy as keeper of the Brownie gold and Rhonda Warhurst as ring leader. Girls made drums from coffee cans and played along to piano music by Mrs. Merril Brock. Participation slips for the March 10 Girl Scout Fair at Central Park building were sent home for parent signatures. Leaders are Mrs. Ronald Allison and Mrs. Brock.
Seven Scouts and leaders Floyd Potter and Gordon Roberts attended Thursday evening at the First Methodist church. Activities included teaching Mike Wylie and Steven and Robert Spence the Boy Scout law and discussing summer camping. Mark Mattix led the closing.
Two new adult education courses are offered at Neosho County Community Junior College. Al Jones said the GED Test preparation begins March 18 to help non graduates obtain a high school equivalency credential. The course aims to assist participants in passing the GED test.
Piano students of Mrs James Lusk held a Thursday recital in the Federation room of the Memorial Building. Participants included Sara Benton Terry Sherwood Humboldt Bennett McCoy Debra Sherwood Humboldt Bill Thompson Monica Geiger Kerri Church Janice Cook Bryan Geiger Betsy Steele Randy Frazier Janet Brazil Steve Frazier Sandra McCune Devery Dettweiler Bobbie Briley Susan Davis Joanie Helton Larry Cook Susan Gorton Sarah Black Denice Roush Daryl Cook Cindy Lambert Elaine Cook Brenda Steele Stephanie LaRocca Becky Black.
More than 50 girls attended the Senior High Kayettes program yesterday afternoon in the Junior College Little Theater. Devo tions were led by Cindy Robertson. A visit to Osawatomie State Hospital on March 13 and a Kayette dance on March 23 were planned.
Jones announces two new courses at Senior Trade School. The first is a high school diploma equivalency program meeting Mondays and Wednesdays for ten weeks with enrollment closing March 7. The second, Nursing Aid in a Hospital, starts March 12 with enrollment open then.
A Colfax Baptist Church reception Wednesday honored the Rev. and Mrs. Peay. Attendees heard a program including piano solos and duets, and gifts were given for the “pound” shower. Peay and his wife reside at 901 N. Kansas.
Sorghum Valley Grange met Wednesday evening with a sloppy Joe supper preceding. E. W. Maxwell led the business session. Everett Booe spoke on the Olathe insurance meeting. The literary program titled The Greats of February featured guests Mr and Mrs Booe and Mr and Mrs Luke Lasley of Fairfield Grange. The next gathering is March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
CBS honored Mrs Birdie Johnson R 2 with a surprise birthday party and handkerchief shower at the North Malcolm Community Center. The event included a birthday cake centerpiece and attendees such as Worthy Matron Mrs Clarence Johnson Sr and numerous Mmes. Johnson and Perrin.
Ruth Wells a former Neosho County Extension home economist presents a pottery demonstration From Clay at 9 30 a m and 1 30 p m Wednesday in the Central Park Community Building South Forest The event covers clay selection equipment pinch slab and coin methods and shows samples of clay greenware bisqueware and finished pottery for glazing decorating and firing context includes her degrees and K State connections Mrs Lois Carlson Neosho
The RN Club held a panel on care of the unconscious patient at Ashley Clinic Tuesday evening with Mrs Frances Ruble presiding. Panelists included Mrs Mary Ann Krone Mrs Mary Huston Mrs Helen Hagen and Betty Jaynes. Sixteen members attended and refreshments were served. The next meeting is set for March 26 at Ashley Clinic.
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