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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
3
A reader reveals a relative’s abuse of young girls and seeks warning measures for families. Ann Landers counsels open communication, vigilant signs of undue attention, and never leaving a child alone with the relative. A second letter asks how to avoid jealousy when the husband’s ex wife works in his shop. advice suggests hiring alternatives and remote bookkeeping.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff positions from publisher to editor and advertising supervisor. It also presents subscription prices for in territory and outside trade area, plus Chanute post office boxholder options and carrier rates. The notice notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Safari chapter of NCHA held a weekend campout at Elsmore Lake with 15 units and 44 people. Dalton Stewart presided at the Saturday business meeting after a covered dish dinner. New members included three families and a float was planned for the Veterans Day parade. officers were elected and a chili and soup supper is scheduled for November 16-17 at Lake McKinley.
Mrs. Mike Post was honored with a baby shower Friday night at the First National Bank community room. Hostesses were Mrs. Ron Chase and Mrs. Doug Drisdell. The gift and refreshment tables were dressed in yellow. Twenty three guests attended.
Thirty five persons attended a Sunday evening picnic at Santa Fe Park hosted by Modern Study Club hostesses Mmes. Neil Ashley Gail Malson Rhodes Danehower Fred Harris and Robert Fisher. The event included a steak fry and a social hour.
Mr and Mrs William F Owens of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter Linda Kay to Michael Gray son of Mr and Mrs William Gray Garnett. Linda Kay Owens a Kansas State College Pittsburg graduate and Erie school system speech teacher. Michael Gray attended Kansas State College Pittsburg and works for Harvest Brand Pittsburg. The wedding is set for December 21 at Washington Avenue United Methodist Church Parsons. The bride elect is granddaughter of Carl Trembly and Cresenz Owens.
Velva Woodburn of Paola was elected secretary of the Public Health Nurses section of the Kansas State Nurses Association during the Hutchinson conference October 16 to 18. Woodburn serves as area nurse for the State Department of Health district two office in Chanute. Margaret D Wood, a school nurse in district 413, is KSNA representative to the Kansas School Health Advisory Council and attended the Hutchinson conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Smith hosted a Saturday night birthday party for Pat Hutchinson, age 19, at 109 N. Grant. Attendees included Debbie Baker, Sandy Anderson, Jon Odell, Kathy Owen, Wilma Van Winkle, John Gossett, Doug White, Kay Thompson, James Collins, the VanWinkles, Dian Elder, Bob Tate of Chanute, Barbara Smith, David Netsel of Olathe, Rick Hills, Steve Ferree of Yates Center, and Paul Collins of Humboldt.
Scout Troop 79 led by Diane Bloom Karen Hacker Lori Hummer and Teri Mangine opened a Monday meeting at Zion Lutheran church. Twenty one girls attended with leaders as jars donated for a Parson Children's Home project and plans for a Veterans Day parade float.
Flower shop ad for Truitt's Greenhouse at 219 North Steuben promotes arrangements for all occasions with contact HE 1-9480.
Wednesday events include Sunflower arom CES and Masonic Temple dinner at 6 45 p m BPW Tioga Hotel. Executive committee CWF First Christian 1 30 p m. Sunflower EHU at 1 p m. Thursday features Merry Mothers Club Heritage room 1 30 p m Holly Mothers Club 1 30 p m Christian Culture Class 2 p m Autumn Mothers Club 1 p m United Presbyterian Women sewing at church 9 a m Mary Dell Paint Club 9 a m to 4 p m. Sweet Adelines at 7 30 p m.
The National League of American Penwomen Coffeyville branch met Saturday at Sedan at Mrs. Myra Cheney’s home. President Mrs. Lillian Grimes of Chanute conducted the session and appointed a membership committee led by Mrs. Helen Veeder, Mrs. Tillie Karns Newman, and Mrs. Nelda Wood Martin.
A picnic dinner was held in the Central Park Community building on Sunday honoring Mrs. Faye Tice and Mrs. Thomas Warmer and son George of California. Attendees included numerous Cha nute and Humboldt residents, plus guests from Yates Center and Arkansas City.
The Wichita health department confirms 13 year old Billie Imhoff of Elk City Kansas died in Wichita of rabies. He died Oct 10 after treatment in Wichita following prior care in a Fredonia hospital. He had been bitten by dogs and cats making infection source unclear.
The note directs readers to contact their Tribune phone through their carrier and provides an after hours number HE1 3400 after 6 p.m. It implies a switch to the provided line when the primary contact is unavailable.
Neosho County United Nations Association hosted the 19th annual Around the World dinner at Hutton School to celebrate United Nations Day. Sixty-eight people contributed foreign and American dishes while 35 foreign students from area colleges attended, sharing backgrounds from nations including Thailand Sweden China Formosa Iran India Ethiopia Scotland Pakistan and more.
The First Baptist Church held a loyalty dinner Sunday with about 100 attendees. A guided booth tour explained the church budget across World Mission, church home, Christian education, worship service and scouts, followed by a buffet. Rev. Dale Sneeringer gave the invocation and introduced the program Slides of Our Church in Action and a film strip Passing the Buck. W. N. Wiggans summarized the budget and led the dedication prayer. Mrs. Wiggans and Mrs. Homer Waggoner organized the dinner arrangements.
Heloise shares a tangy marinated spaghetti salad idea using lemon juice and peel to flavor salad greens. She also offers quick fixes for roller shades from a shower curtain and other tips for organizing scarves and shoes using common items.
A quiz page lists five Bible questions with multiple choice options and scriptural references. It notes scoring: four correct equals excellent, three correct equals good, and directs readers to see the Bible for answers.
About 250 Chanute Girl Scouts plan a 4 p.m snake-walk from City Park to Central Park with a police escort, followed by a 4:30 to 5:30 p.m singerama. The event honors Juliette Low born March 12, 1862 in Savannah with World Friendship Fund donations planned.
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