Longest Beard Claims Spark Letters and Local Club News
Readers dispute beard records from Henson to Norton to Langseth while Ann Landers fielded corrections. The column includes home makers notes from Sunflower and Neosho Valley units with May events, lessons on quick meals, and meetings in Parsons and Dodge City.
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Atta Landers
Phillip Henson
Ann Landers
A. B. Norton
Dallas
Texas
Norton
Henry Clay
United States
Ann
Jules Dumont
France
Pontiac
Illinois
Hans Langseth
Norway
Barney
North Dakota
Smithsonian Institution
Life Magazine
Minneapolis Tribune
Minot Daily News
Washington
Lynn Langseth
Henson
Janice Deveree
Kentucky
Louisville
District EHU Meeting In Parsons Wednesday
Neosho County extension home makers join homemakers from Cherokee Crawford La bette and Montgomery counties for the district extension homemakers meeting at the Memorial Building in Parsons. Gayle Jackson will speak on Pants Fit and Fashion and recognition will be given to local extension units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Montgomery Counties
Memorial Building
Parsons
Gayle Jackson
Vogue
Butterick Patterns
Seamona
Neosho Valley
Grant Avenue Baptists Celebrate Local Graduates Banquet
The Grant Avenue Baptist Church held a graduation banquet for 70 attendees in the fellowship room. Graduates included Barbara Cottrell and Dwayne Um barger from Neosho County Community Junior College, Rita Endicott, Debra Cox from Chanute High School, and David Urm barger from Kansas State College of Pittsburg Vocational Technical School. Rev Deane Endicott gave the welcome, with Miss Endicott responding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Barbara Cottrell
Dwayne Umbarger
Neosho County Community Junior College
Rita Endicott
Debra Cox
Chanute High School
David Umbarger
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Deane Endicott
Endicott
Gordon McBride
Hutton-Roosevelt Schools
Women Democrats Club Elects County Officers
Neosho County Women’s Democratic Club reorganized and elected officers Mrs. Delbert Potter vice president Mrs. Henry Watkins secretary and Mrs. Fred Beachner treasurer. Potter and Jane Anna Beachner chosen to attend district meeting in Coffeyville. State meeting June 16 17. Meetings set for the fourth Monday each month. Potters to host May 22 gathering. Beachner hosted and served refreshments for nine members and guest Mrs. Betty Tullis. 5th district director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Women’s Democratic Club
Delbert Potter
W. Smith
St. Paul
Henry Watkins
Eric
Fred Beachner
Mrs. Potter
Jane Anna Beachner
Coffeyville
Potter
Mrs. Beachner
Panel Discussion by Royster Students Gathers Presbyterians
Royster Junior High School students led by instructor Freda Betts presented a panel discussion for United Presbyterian Women in the church parlor. The topic asked Is it ever right to break a law and featured five student council members Brad Bright Lemuel Thuston Tom Borjas Dede White and Sandy Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster Junior High School
United Presbyterian Women
Freda Betts
Royster
Brad Bright
Lemuel Thuston
Tom Borjas
Dede White
Sandy Montgomery
Kansas Legal Secretaries elect statewide officers in Topeka
Mrs. Howard Bailey of Thayer was reelected recording secretary of the Kansas Association of Legal Secretaries. Phil Lewis, president of the Kansas Bar Association, was installing officer. Mrs. Virginia Breshears of Pomona became state president. Bailey previously led the Neosho-Allen Counties group. Mrs. Tom Saxton of Iola and Mrs. Lyle Erickson attended the Topeka meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bailey
Thayer
Kansas Association of Legal Secretaries
Phil Lewis
Kansas Bar Association
Virginia Breshears
Pomona
Bailey
Neosho-Allen Counties
Legal Secretaries Association
Tom Saxton
Iola
Lyle Erickson
Topeka
Social Calendar Listings for May Meetings and Dinners
Local clubs and churches publish a social calendar for May with multiple meetings and potluck events. Circles and societies from First Presbyterian, First Baptist, Episcopal, Otterbein United Methodist, First Christian, Grace Episcopal, Grant Avenue Baptist, and the Church of the Nazarene announce times and host locations in town for Wednesday May 3, including circle sessions, covered dish dinners, bandage rolling, and guild gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Myron Slater
S. Tennessee
Randall Diver
S. Larson
R. D. Hamar
Women’s Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Rainbow Division Veterans
Memorial Building
Episcopal Churchwomen
Sawyer Hall
Otterbein United Methodist Women
First Christian Church Circles
Floyd Heath
Rutter
Maurice Argabrigni
W. Std
Raymond Ingle
Guild
May Allison
Ss. Lafayette
St. Anne’s
Grace Episcopal Church
May Greene
Grant Avenue
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society
Church of the Nazarene
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Ripley Museum
Chicago
Mr. Long
Swami Pandarasamadhi
Thiruvada Thurai
India
S.P
Masuriya Din
Calcutta
Chico
California
Sunflower Unit
Sunflower Extension Homemakers Unit
S. Rutter
Raymond Treadway
Vernie Steele
Lloyd Dalton
Dodge City
Frank Burtle
Guy Colwell
EHU
Erickson
Harry Jackson
Nancy Childs
Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Manhattanville College
Purchase, N.Y
Mariellen Appleby
District Extension Home Economist
Grant Avenue Baptists
Harvey Lewis
Lee Mike
Debra
Independence
McBride
Mike
Debbie
Miss Cottrell
Women Democrats Club
Presbyterians
Disney's Fresh Meat Dept
Swift
Dr. Box
Sunkist
Ifornia
Mazola
Disney
Baz
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Coca-Cola
Imperial Sunar
Roni
Kraft
Zesta Saltine Crackers
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