Eastern Star Confers Degrees at Sunflower Chapter
The Order of Eastern Star conferred degrees on four candidates at Sunflower chapter in the Masonic Temple. Lois Cady and Charles Berry presided. A memorial service honored members who died in the past year, listing many names, with plans announced for upcoming past matron and patron night and upcoming installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Sunflower
Masonic Temple
C. M. Cordner
Jay Klinginsmith
Lois Cady
Charles Berry
Maude Mendenhall
Ray Gamble
Cecil Cage
Albert Carvile
Turner Tyson
Charles Ira Hubler
Fred Alexander
E. H. Neagle
Craig Graham
E. F. Peterson
May Truitt
Mmes
Grace Estes
Stacia Ward
Grace Wheeler
James Just
Belle Hanna
Lenore Lucas
Arlene Anderson
J. C. Rensing
Wayne Taylor
Robert Koch
Cady
Parsons
Hulda Parker
Erie
Rainbow Installation
William Hunts Wed 25 Years
The Rev. and Mrs. William T. Hunt of 110 S. Tennessee will celebrate 25 years of marriage with an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at their home. Their children William W., Betsy, and John host. They wed June 1, 1933, in Norman Arkansas and lived in Arkansas before moving to Chanute six and a half years ago from Michigan. Continuous friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hunt
Tennessee
William W
Betsy
John
Hunts
Norman
Ark
Arkansas
Chanute
Michigan
Army
Alaska
Kansas University
Grange Confers Degrees on Five at Sorghum Valley Grange
The Sorghum Valley Grange met last night presided by Master Bryan Burk and 13 officers. Five candidates received the third and fourth degrees. One reinstatement application was noted. Roy McMillen reported 25 hours on Zion Methodist church project. The Roy D. Johnson family will sponsor a fish fry June 1 at 1 p.m. at their park. Weather backup is Sorghum Valley School. Soloists Mrs. Harold Manley and David Manley. Tales by Frank Olson and Gene McMillen. Attendance 33 members and five children. Refreshments by Mrs. C. A. White, Roy McMillen and Harold Manley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum Valley Grange
Bryan Burk
Roy McMillen
Zion Methodist Church
Roy D. Johnson
Farewell Dinner Honors Pastor Farewell Dinner Honors Pastor
A farewell dinner was held Sunday at the Kimball EUB church for Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilton and family as they relocate to Lebanon. The Kimball and Shaw Christian churches hosted the event. Wilton led both congregations. The gathering included numerous local families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Eub
J. A. Wilton
Lebanon
Kimball Church
Shaw Christian Church
Wilton
Charles Gearhart
James John
Mary Lee
Anne
Judy
Linda Campbell
Nancy Bartholomew
Homer la Rue
Jimmy
Johnny
Carol
W. E. Brookshire
G. C. Mane
Wilbur E Hines
Gary Lee
Stephen
L. O. Fisher
George Adolfs
Francis Lee
Garry
Verna
Kay
Russell Page
A. L. Samples
Sherman Goff
Harold Samples
Danny
Henry Hazen
Louia Peacock
L. D
Jolene Hodgden
Harry More
Jimmie
Lovann
Glenna Baucom
Hyett and Son
John Gearhart
E. L. Strange
Charles Nation
Elmer Owen
Marie
Ethel
Carl Olson
Laura Lee
Carl Hazen
James Greenwood
Tommy
Bonita
Kathy
Debra
Roy Bass
Fred Hazen
Jan
Glen Strange
Bob
Russell Heady
Lewis
Ora Cheyney
Farm Bureau Youth Meet in Erie Sees Dancing and Refreshments
Members of the Neosho County Farm Bureau Young People organization met in Erie for a gathering with dancing and refreshments. A basket dinner is planned for 1 p.m. June 22 at the Lake McKinley shelter house, with each family asked to invite another interested family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County Farm Bureau Young Peoples Organization
Erie
Lake McKinley
Sleep talking husband drives wife to seek advice
A married woman asks if dreams have meaning as her 44 year old husband speaks in full sentences about women in his sleep. Ann Landers says dreams can have meaning but require analysis and notes no daytime cause, suggesting closeness may reduce the nocturnal talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Mary
Alma
Doris
Grace
Miss Dawes
Ann Landers
V.R
Golf Balls Awarded At Ladies Day At Chanute
Fifteen women competed at Chanute Country Club for Ladies Day. Winners included Mrs. Robert Allen with a low score of 27 and Mrs. G R Stewart with a high 53. Mrs. Raymond Radford posted an average of 37 and Hazel Richel tied with E O Morris for nearest average at 38. A Scotch Foresome is planned for 9:30 a.m. Friday at the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Country Club
Robert Allen
G. R. Stewart
Raymond Radford
Hazel Richel
E. O. Morris
Helping Hand Club Meets at Savonburg Host Home
Mrs. Bert Cox entertained the Helping Hand club at her Savonburg area home. A covered dish luncheon and quilting session were held with members including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kanute and Wayne, Mrs. Waltermire, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Hurley Heaton, Debbie Ginn, Bert Cox, and Mrs. Clarence Cross. Cake bakers for the next meeting June 25 were Mmes. Waltermire, Whitworth, Wright and Schommer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savonburg
Bert Cox
Helping Hand Club
Robert Ellis
Earl Pugh
Gerald Kanute
Wayne
Worth Waltermire
Harry Hunt
Hurley Heaton
Debbie Ginn
Clarence Cross
Mmes
Waltermire
Lloyd Whitworth
George Wright
Arthur Schommer
Velma Ogden Hosts Sunflower HDU Meeting
Mrs Velma Ogden of 1427 S Evergreen with Mrs Carl Keas hosted a Sunflower HDU gathering. Fifteen members attended a dessert course, roll call on assigned topics, a district meeting report, and a family life cycles lesson using a flannel graph. Door prize won by Mrs Frank Burtle. presiding officer was Mrs Avery Sprague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Ogden
S. Evergreen
Carl Keas
Sunflower Hdu
Coffeyville
Ford Johnson
Frank Burtle
Avery Sprague
Shaw Christian Women Elect Officers for Year
Mrs. Russell Heady elected president for the coming year at Shaw Christian Women's Fellowship meeting. Other officers named include Mrs. Charles Gearhart vice president and Mrs. Ora Cheyney treasurer. Twelve members and four children attended. Heady to host next meeting June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gearhart
Shaw Christian Women's Fellowship
Russell Heady
Charles Gearhart
Ora Cheyney
Dewey McCoy
Boyd Bartholomew
Heady
Confederate Veteran Signs for Pension in Houston
Col. Walter Williams, 115, signed an X on a Confederate pension application in Houston. He is the elder of the two Civil War veterans still living in the city, residing with his daughter Mrs. Willie Bowles as a federal pension bill for surviving Confederates was signed by President Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Williams
Willie Bowles
Eisenhower
Pension Rates for Veterans Announced
The monthly pension is set at 101.59 dollars, with a 135.45 dollar rate if a full time attendant is required.
Marriage and Birth Decline Continues
Washington AP reports a continued decline in marriages and births through March. The Health Service estimates 90,000 weddings for the month, down 9.1 percent from March last year, and about 345,000 births, down 1.1 percent from March 1957.
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Washington
Ra Health Service
Theis Paid $7,000 For KCC Services
TOPEKA payment of 7000 dollars to Democratic State Chairman Frank Theis for services as special counsel has been approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission. Theis, an Arkansas City attorney, is also a Democratic official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Frank Theis
Kansas Corporation Commission
Theis
Arkansas
Notable KCC Legal Fees Linked to Hugoton Case
The Kansas Corporation Commission retained special counsel in a U S Supreme Court dispute over a one cent minimum wellhead price for gas from the Hugoton field. Marion Beatty confirms a seven thousand dollar fee, the only payment to the party leader, describing it as reasonable for substantial time spent. A playful aside notes a birthday wish and Europe trip plans. Insurance outlook shows DeWolf living past ninety six after decades of premiums. naturalists warn a wild swan’s wing can break a leg.
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Tional
KCC
U. S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Hugoton Field
Marion Beatty
Theis
Beatty
Paris
Europe
DeWolf
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Chicago
96 Year Old To Collect 75000 Life Insurance
John DeWolf of Chicago, age 96, will collect $75,000 from a life insurance policy after outliving the life tables. The feature notes his long life defying actuarial expectations and hints at forthcoming plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John DeWolf
Race Profits for Scouts at Chanute Speedway
Opening night proceeds at the Chanute Speedway will be donated to the Sedan Area Boy Scout Camping fund. The first program of the racing association is June 3 with eighteen to twenty cars expected in stock car events. Cars from Coffeyville Aktoona Yates Center Iola Chanute are scheduled. Races begin at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Speedway
Sedan
Boy Scout Camping Fund
Jack Thompson
Racing Association
Coffeyville
Aktoona
Yates Center
Iola
Chanute
Thompson
Churchill Speech Before Parliament May 13 1940
Winston Churchill delivered his historic Blood Sweat and Tears speech before the British Parliament in London on May 13 1940 calling for resolve against Nazi aggression and promising victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston, Churchill
London
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Merrill Moore
O. H. Bates
William Hunts
Grange
Farm Bureau
Marge
Chanute Tribune
Tribune
Speas
Comtents
Florida
Truitt’s Greenhouse
N. Steuben
Mrs. Velma Ogden
Mrs. Gearhart
Tioga Hotel
MR. Harrisson
Johnson Bros
Bishop
America
International 2 Pc
South Santa FE
S. Santa Fe
Witz
T.V
Johnson Brothers
Main
Lincoln
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