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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
3
Long reader letter and responses from Ann Landers cover My widow lover with emphysema liver spots and hearing aids, Vietnam era loneliness advice for wives, steroid risks for football players, and love versus chemistry. The column invites readers to send questions to The Chanute Tribune.
The Girls Fellowship Guild at Grant Avenue Baptist Church held its annual mother-daughter meeting Monday at Mrs. Ralph Toland’s home. Janet Webber opened with song as each girl introduced her mother. Officers were installed in a candlelight service, and 20 attendees enjoyed refreshments.
The Rev. and Mrs. Dick Worley and the Rev. Dale Sneeringer of the First Baptist Church will attend the 62nd annual meeting of the American Baptist convention in Seattle Center arena May 14 18. Dr. Culbert Rutenber the convention president will preside. About 8000 delegates and visitors from 46 states and Puerto Rico are expected.
The Chanute Tribune outlines subscription options for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties with yearly and short term plans. It notes carrier delivery in Chanute and AP news rights, signaling standard daily publication details.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fields of Pittsburg hosted a wedding rehearsal dinner Friday for Joyce Annette Taylor and their son William Donald Fields. The Country Kitchen near Erie hosted the gathering with numerous attendees listed from New York to Oklahoma and Kansas.
Federal approval for 100 low rent units in Iola came with a $30,000 grant request for drawing up construction plans. Units expected occupancy in about 18 months with 60 for the elderly and 40 for general occupancy. HUD funds the project on a turn key basis. A pound of cotton yields 70 yards of cloth.
Fragmentary classified note offers a cash or ID request from a bank and contact details. It mentions not responsible for accidents and provides a phone number 632-5208 and a box address Box 21 in McCune Kansas.
Pastor Robert Greene of Zion Lutheran Church will move to Hutchinson on June 15 to become pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with a 1,000 member congregation. He will supervise the parochial school and he arrived here February 1, 1967. He was elected to Unified District 413 school board on April 1.
The Fort Scott Urban Renewal office completed the purchase of the 82 year old Berner Building on Main Street for 32 500, condemning it as unsafe. The four story structure housed two tenants on the upper floors and a billiard parlor and variety store on the ground floor. The building will be razed.
Test new polishes and cleaning materials on an inconspicuous furniture spot before applying to exposed surfaces. This precaution helps avoid damage and ensures compatibility with the wood finish.
Hulda Parker chapter CBS met in Masonic Temple with Mrs. Howard Barr and Floyd May presiding. A special May 20 consolidation meeting with Sunflower chapter was announced. District aides honored, invitations issued, two initiation petitions received, and memorial observance for Mrs. Louisa Blanchard included.
Osger's Variety Store in Toronto showcased the Lucky 13 Homemakers window display with the theme Color Me Happy I Belong to EHU during May 5 to 9. Woodson County women joined district meetings and a morning panel of American Women with an afternoon fashion show by Simplicity Pattern Co. featuring eight local models.
The Big Creek Women's Society of Christian Service held an all day church meeting with 43 members and guests. Hosts Mrs. Luke Lasley and Mrs. Guy Braden organized a covered dish dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Wheatley, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Lefever, and Mrs. Roger L. Elliot. Plans were made for a farewell supper for Rev. Charles Minsch and a shower for Judy Irwin who marries May 29. Dedication of Clyde Russell’s organ is set for June 1 and the June 10 meeting will be at Mrs. George McKaska’s home.
Washington health officials launch a crash program to immunize eight million people against rubella this winter. Dr. David J. Sencer seeks 9.6 million dollars from Congress to protect young women and prevent congenital rubella. The vaccine becomes available June 30 with about 20 years immunity.
The text explains the difference between grape juice and grape drink. Juice labels indicate natural grape juice content, while drinks may lack any real grape juice. Reading the fine print reveals the actual ingredients and flavoring.
Six new members were initiated at the Cecil J. Meeker VFW Post Ladies Auxiliary meeting in the Memorial Building with 30 members present. New members include Mrs. Donald Reeves, Mrs. Earl Malcolm, Coach Wilson, Frank Ogle, Roy Howell, and Vinnie Spafford. The post commander, Bob Reynolds, spoke on cooperation.
Independent's Jerry Lee Spears, 23, who disappeared after his Plymouth station wagon was swept from the Verdigris River near the city dam, was found alive Tuesday night and placed in protective custody. Search crews had ended earlier after a sighting on Sunday.
Mrs Wayne Taylor district 16 aide was honored by Sunflower chapter Order of Eastern Star. A skit and song honored her while plans were announced to consolidate Hulda Parker and Sunflower chapters at 8 p m on May 20. Rainbow Girls gave the opening and closing march as officials from Erie Walnut Neodesha attended.
The First Baptist Church WMS held a Wednesday general meeting with a 1 p.m. salad lunch served by the social committee. Mrs. Ray Hutchison presided, and Mrs. J. C. Sanders led group singing. White Cross chair Mrs. George Marisch reported the Church World Service truck arrives June 1.
Rick L. Wilson of 319 W. 7th was issued a police summons for leaving the scene of an accident, not for speeding as previously reported on Wednesday.
The listing notes a covered dish supper at 6 30 p m and meeting at 8 p m at Golden Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple plus LA to B of RT We Who Club Sawyer hall 1 30 p m Wilson class First Methodist Church 10 a m Country Club Bridge 1 30 p m Neosho Valley EHU at 811 N Forest 2 p m with Mrs Marie Erickson.
Authorities at the Eisenhower Center seek the sender of a $100 penny gift found in two sacks about 10 days after President Dwight D. Eisenhower's funeral. Each sack contained a slip: one read To Ike, to the heart of the country and in love. the other To Kansas, to the heart of the country and in love.
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