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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1958
Page
3
Many youngsters will knock for tricks or treats as Halloween traditions bloom. Local families share costumes ideas like Bernice Colvin’s powder blue formal and a Kiwanis parade on Main Friday at 6 p.m. Prizes seek original outfits.
Night before Christmas special teaches knitting a Santa stocking for children with pattern 7056. Directions suit sport yarn or 3 ply fingering yarn, with extra postage for catalogs from The Chanate Tribune House hold Arts Dept New York NY. Send 3 cents for a copy of the 1959 Altice Brooks Needle craft Catalog with crafting designs.
Mrs Al Goodwin 413 W Main hosted Tuesday’s Lioness Club gathering. Mrs Carl Kelley spoke on needs at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Members made nut cups for nursing homes and prize winners included Mrs Fred Johnston Mrs Roy Smith and Mr Charles Day. Door to door Lions sale of blind products planned for Nov 18 19.
A chiliburger supper for members of the Kum Dubble class was held Monday evening at the First Methodist church. Rex King was elected president during a brief business meeting. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cassady. Present were 36 members, children, and a guest, Dr. Charles Wesley Garrett.
A called meeting of the Les Des was held at Andrea Goff's home. Jean Brazil, vice president, presided. The club will hold a car wash from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Another meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at Cathy Comer's home.
Mrs. Marie McDonald of Lincoln hosted the Athenaeum meeting on Tuesday with Mrs. Art Holmes presiding. Devotions were given and the lesson Memories in Aunt Laura's House was presented by Mrs. A. J. Broderson. A Teen Canteen donation was made and a letter from the Neosho County Welfare Advisory Committee about the home for the aged was read.
The Neosho Valley Busy Bees 4-H club held a Monday meeting led by president Connie Carlson with a program including piano and saxophone solos, fire prevention talks, music appreciation, and a Negro spiritual history. Present were 20 members, 17 guests, and five leaders.
Ann Landers outlines common traps that trap women into the Old-Too-Soon, Smart-Too-Late club and shares reader questions on marriage, divorce, and loyalty. Advice spans a long-term unready partner, career women waiting for marriage, and intertwined family tensions with husbands.
A Wesleyan Methodist church parsonage Halloween party entertained Junior High and Junior Sunday school classes. Hostesses were Reba Snyder and Mrs Roy Gentry. Prizes went to Anne Gaughn Joyce and Sharon Petty. Refreshments were served.
Scout Troop 8 held a Halloween party at leader Mrs Verlin Smith's home on Monday evening. Di ana Davidson won first prize with Susan Kreuse second while Brenda Jackson took the booby prize. Twelve girls attended with leaders Mrs Smith Mrs Lewis Clark and Troop mother Mrs Frank Carlburg present.
On Friday October 31 1958 a Ladies Day Bridge event is planned at Chanute Country Club starting at 1 30 p m and a Wilson class at the Methodist church invites residents to quit ing and sewing at 10 a m phone 17 the Tribune.
A local listing highlights peanut brittle strawberry cream fudge and horehound candy from seller Frank Gregole located at 304 N Steuben. The item description notes handmade confections offered for sale in a neighborhood shop format.
Quest club members meeting with Mrs H H McCall at 617 S Highland discussed Frans Hals works and Central America. Mrs H C Bodley led the Central America lesson covering seven countries. 17 members attended and donations to Boy Scouts and Teen Canteen were noted. World Community Day scheduled for Nov 7 at 2 p m. Next meeting set for Nov 11 with Mrs C V McCune.
Mrs C E Steinman chaired a meeting of the M O Cartlidge circle of the Grand Army of the Republic in Memorial Building. The group will sponsor a state essay contest on Civil War Memories for junior high and St Patrick's School with three prizes. Barbara and Janet Lynn Cottrell attended as children. 14 members were present.
Tips from a home guide explain scrubbing after cooking with hot soda water and soap to remove baked on residue. It advises scraping stubborn buildup with an old knife and cautions about careful handling of cleaning liquids to avoid contact with electrical components.
Reader questions cover chair placement at dinner in homes and public places. A missing wedding invitation should be apologized with a written note. The junior title may go to any son not only the oldest. A man should remove a pipe when speaking to a woman. An ad hints at stain removal and safe buying guidance.
A brief note suggests holding fingers in very strong tea for a few minutes to relieve paring vegetable irritation, followed by washing with soap and clear water. The guidance lacks medical endorsement and uses simple home steps.
Marian Martin presents Printed Pattern 9374 for fall and winter wear. Designed for short fuller figures with slimming lines and scalloped detailing. half sizes 14 to 24 with four yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 50 cents plus extra for first class mailing to Pattern Dept. Cha nute Tribune New York. Include name address zone size and style number.
Pork and lamb dominate store shelves this weekend with fresh ham and smoked ham specials, various cuts, and reduced beef substitutes. Leg of lamb and lamb shoulder show discounts while pork prices fall on chops and loins. Produce prices shift with pumpkins plentiful, tomatoes rising, and flood damage threatening winter crops.
The Chanuts Tribune reports on the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas developing into a major winter supply area. Carrots cabbage beans peppers and onions will be affected by the seasonal market changes.
The passage asks five questions about grammar spelling pronunciation and word meanings. It provides preferred corrections for awkward phrasing, a pronunciation guide for complaisance, identifying a misspelled word, defining venue, and giving a pl word for overfull state with examples and answers.
Mrs. Ber nice Ashmore a 54 year old Democratic party worker attempted to climb a tree to provide rally decorations in Tulsa Oklahoma. She fell while seeking persimmons and suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung. She was reported resting comfortably.
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