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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1959
Page
3
John H. Ferguson offers autumn gardening tips as frost approaches. He details which flowers to lift or mulch, how to store corms and tubers, rose and peony care, and suggests watering and mulch practices for a hardy winter. He also notes lawn fertilization, soil tests, and the use of fireplace ashes for beds.
The guide notes that sprouts stay below ground until spring. When seedlings reach 2 to 3 inches, remove the pot and bring indoors. Place in a dark area until new growth appears, then gradually expose to increasing light.
Ten events listed for Friday include quilting and sewing at First Methodist Church and Christian Church classes, Duplicate Bridge at Tioga Hotel Pine Room, Mrs W E Mc Coy at 1623 8 Ashby, Thornburg Home Demonstration Unit with Mrs William Fair, Past Noble Grand Rebekah Lodge with Mrs William Phillips, and the Mothers club gathering at Memorial building with a hobos party for husbands at 6 30 pm.
About 150 guests attended the Sunday celebration at Mount Pleasant church for Mr. and Mrs. John H. King of Mount Pleasant. Their six children were present and moving pictures were taken. In attendance were many out of town relatives from California, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, plus gifts from numerous friends and relatives.
Readers share personal dilemmas including an 18 year old with health anxiety, iron shorts fate, and hitchhiking dangers. Ann Landers offers candid guidance on therapy, inappropriate starch, and youth safety, reflecting mid century advice culture.
Humboldt Music club opened the fall season at the Presbyterian church with a German music program directed by T J Horan. Performers included Mrs E N Hill Mrs Roy Mason and a vocal quartet among others. A social hour followed with 15 members and two children served refreshments. plans for a joint VW and Y Teen meeting at Altamont were reviewed.
Mrs Wing presided Monday at the YWCA gathering at Midway School. The program opened with a poem read by Mrs Wing and devotions drawn from the hymn O Master Let Me Walk With Thee. Mrs Anderson led a lesson on living with ourselves to foster peaceable relations and world fellowship. A recent Wichita meeting was noted.
Margaret Irene Daily daughter of Elise L. Pruitt Iola and Ale Dale E. Allen son of Harry and Mrs. Allen rural Chanute married Oct 9 at Chanute First Methodist with Dr Charles Wesley Garrett officiating. Attendants were Dale Miles and George Bartholomew.
A donation was made to the Kansas Children's Service League at a Rebekah Lodge meeting Monday evening. Mrs. Gladys Franklin presided as the charter was undraped for past president Mrs. Gertie Kay Johnson. Guests included Ada Massey and Mrs. John Gray.
Mrs Bob Davenport was hostess at Maple Leaf Tuesday for a Jaycee Jaynes dinner meeting. Co hostess was Mrs Tom Krokstrom. Seven members and a guest Mrs Junior Ray attended. The evening followed a formal business meeting.
A Chanute Tribune item notes 164 size fabric requires 3 yards 84 inch and lists mailing instructions for pattern orders to Marian Martin. Present were 10 members and a guest, Mrs Julia Wilson. The hostess was assisted by Mrs Wingblade. The next meeting will be a covered dish dinner at the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Byers hosted a reunion dinner at 1701 W. Main to honor Mrs. Byers' sisters Mrs. Myrtle Bragaw and Mrs. Edna Matheny of Seattle Washington. About 50 guests attended including several from out of town.
Mrs Hilma Huffman hosted the Florence E Worsmser circle of the Grant Avenue Baptist church on Monday evening at 303 North Grant. Mrs Lloyd Woosley presided as reports on White Cross work were shared by Mrs Hildur Wingblade and Mrs Signa Anderson. Mrs E M Pearson led devotions and Mrs Hugo Larson summarized state convention highlights.
Third grade Brownies met Tuesday in the music room with 12 girls present. They did flag salute, promise, roll call and made Halloween party decorations. Troop leader Mrs. Ray James and co-leaders Mrs. E. B. Carter and Mrs. Fay Edwards supervised.
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