Couple to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Scott of 01 W 2nd will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with family. Beulah Mahon and Harry Scott wed May 7, 1927. The couple will dine at Orchid Buffet and host a daughter’s home gathering with children Harold Kansas City, Mrs. Jack Morrow Great Bend, Kenneth Pat, 501 W 2nd, two dozen relatives, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Ann Clark of Florida, Beulah Scott’s sister, will attend.
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Harry P. Scott
Beulah Mahon
Harry Scott
Lole
Ronald
Evelyn) Allison
Tulakes
Harold
Kansas City
Jack
Dorothy) Morrow
Great Bend
Kenneth Pat
Ann Clark
Florida
Beulah Scott
Thayer Couple to Wed at Thayer Christian Church
Geneva Martin of Thayer and Morris Damet of Fredonia plan to wed June 7 at Thayer Christian Church. Martin, a 1976 Thayer High School graduate, studies nursing at Labette County Community Junior College in Parsons. Damet, also a 1976 graduate, is stationed with the Air Force at Dyers, Texas.
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Geneva Martin
Thayer
Morris Damet
Fredonia
Thayer Christian Church
Martin
Thayer High School
Labette County Community Junior College
Parsons
Joseph Martin
Thayer Damet
Fredonia High School
Air Force
Dyes, Tex
Air Force Base
Houston Damet
Arthritis patients invited to health education classes
The Kansas Chapter Arthritis Foundation will hold group education classes for arthritis patients at Labette County Medical Center at 630 p.m. on May 19 and 26 and June 2 and 9. Dr C H Farley and Robert H Burnett will lead the sessions. Enrollment requires physician referral. For more details contact Robert H Burnett at 3123 Dirr Parsons 67357.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Labette County Medical Center
Kansas
Arthritis Foundation
C.H. Farley
Robert H. Burnett
Dirr
Republican Women Attend Sth District Spring Meeting
Neosho County Republican Women’s Federation joined the Sth district annual spring meeting in Pittsburg where six potential congressional candidates gathered to succeed Rep. Joe Shubitz who will retire. Candidates included Dan Thiesen, Duane McGill, Robert Whittaker, Don Johnston, Rex Crowell and others. The federation’s fall meeting is planned for Emporia.
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Neosho County
Republican Women's Federation
Sth
Pittsburg
Joe Shubitz
Dan Thiesen
Independence
Duane S
Pete'’ McGill
Winfield
Kansas
Intern pastor begins duties at local church
The Rev. Mark Smith starts as intern pastor at First Assembly of God Church. A CBC student from Central Bible College Springfield, he will work in Chanute May through August, focusing on youth and education. His wife Mary will handle children's education and music.
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Mark Smith
Assembly of God Church
Smith
Central Bible College
Springfield
Chanute
Buffalo
Marshall I. J. Lackrone
Mary Smith
CBC
Local governments cede control of human relations to federal
Royce Miller of the Kansas Human Relations Commission told Chanute officials that human relations efforts grew in the 1960s to address racial friction and discrimination beyond civil rights. He said boards unite county and city leaders to resolve issues before state or federal action, keeping government from stepping in.
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Royce Miller
Kansas Human Relations Commission
Chanute Human Relations Board
Miller
Topeka-Shawnee
Topeka
Chanute
Jesse Jackson
Chanute Group Eyes Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
The Chanute committee forms to join the Southeast Kansas Big Brothers and Big Sisters program based in Independence. Terry Holloway chairs. Mary Ann Jennings is secretary. Cherla Heaton meets SEK officials later this month. Chanute would cover about one third of SEK costs plus director and expenses, estimated at 6000 to 7000 dollars yearly. Public contact is 431-0900.
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Chanute Group
Big Brothers and
Big Sisters
Chanute
Southeast Kansas
Independence
Terry Holloway
S. Grant
Mary Ann Jennings
Neosho County
Cherla Heaton
SEK Group
Heaton
Chanute Drug and Alcohol Abuse Committee
Big Brothers
St Cecilia Club Bansquet Plans and Officership
St Cecilia Music Club hosts its spring banquet at Otterbein United Methodist Church with May flowers and gifts for Nancy Cornish and Carol Beck. Treca Jackson retires as president. officers for 77 78 installed. Southeast Kansas Bottle and Relic Club features Jerry Keene on aboriginal artifacts. antique show plans set for May 2 and 22 at the National Guard Armory with 63 tables and items from multiple states. Ruth Fellowship gears up for a mother daughter banquet May 14 with Debra Barnes Miles as speaker and decorations for Arolyn Heights Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilia
St. Cecilia Music Club
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Nancy Cornish
Carol Beck
Treca Jackson
Olive Evans
Corey Orr
Carol Rinker
Cheryl Reid
Janet Maher
Doris Holmes
Wynona Montague
Federation
Jerry Keene
Southeast
Kansas
Keene
National Guard
New Mexico
Iowa
Ilinois
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ruth Fellowship
Otterbein
Wilson County May clinics schedule announced
Wilson County Health Department outlines May clinics for adults and children offering routine immunizations blood pressure tests urine tests tuberculosis skin tests hemoglobin and diabetes screening. Open clinics at Altoona are canceled but blood pressure checks remain third Tuesday at the senior citizens dinner with sites in Fredonia Buffalo Neodesha Coyville and Altoona visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County Health Department
Altoona
Health Department
Rhoda Morse
Buffalo
Neodesha
Wilson County Courthouse
City Hall
Community Building
Coyville
Rankin Memorial Library
Mother's Day Art Show in Parsons Highlights Wilma O'Reilly
Parsons Presbyterian Manor hosts a Mother's Day art show from 1:30 to 4:30 PM featuring Wilma O'Reilly. A Parsons native, she recalls starting art in fourth grade when she won $5 in a Community Chest contest, fueling a lifelong artistic career.
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Parsons
Parsons Presbyterian Manor
Wilma O'Reilly
O'Reilly
United States
Community Chest Committee
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Ruth
Wilson County
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Water Master
Koch
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