State Fair board friction linked to vendor sales drop
Hutchinson leaders say rapport matters as four food vendors report lower sales at this year’s fair. They cite earlier opening, higher ride prices, and admission charges for students. Board president Beauchamp cites cautious farmers and different spending patterns as contributing factors. Some vendors report record sales, while others see declines.
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Jack Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Richard Reinhardt
Erie
Fair Board
Reinhardt
Couple Exchanges Vows at First Christian Church
Debra Alger and Dude Shields wed September 3 at the First Christian Church with Dr. E. E. Bridwell officiating and Marilyn Lock at organ. Attendants included maid of honor Paula Alger and others. couple resides at 207 N Lafayette. she works at H. K. Porter, he at Chanute Manufacturing.
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First Christian Church
Debra Alger
Dude Shields
E. E. Bridwell
Marilyn Lock
Bill Eltzholtz
Sedalia
Kenneth Alger
W. 9Th
Franklin Shields
S. Malcolm Paula Alger
Becky Cook
Jo Ann Drybread
Roger Barriger
Delbert Shields
Kevin Genzer
Gerald Genzer
Victor Kmiecik
Anita Shields
Alice Muller
Lori Eltzholtz
Lafayette
Chanute Manufacturing Co
Area on Aging tours Fort Scott and nearby towns
Neosho County Area on Aging group toured Fort Scott on Tuesday visiting the Chatham Pottery Company in Oswego where members received mugs as coffee gifts. They viewed the restored fort in Fort Scott. The group, joined by Parsons Iola and Humboldt residents, traveled on a bus furnished by Henry Watkins of Erie. A Kansas City trip is planned for October.
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Neosho County
Fort Scott
Chatham Pottery Company
Oswego
Parsons, Iola
Humboldt
Henry Watkins
Erie
Kansas City
First Baptist Women Report Quota Effort and Meetings
First Baptist Church women reported cutting 5 000 quilt blocks for missions as their state quota. Helen Davidson noted conventions attended with husband Rev Marshall Davidson in Salina and San Francisco. She reviewed Those Meddling Women and Mrs Bailey The Power of Love guided love gift. Carlson urged attendance at Crawford and Grace Hill Association gathering at 3 p.m. Sept 25 at Humboldt church.
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First Baptist
First Baptist Church
American Baptist
Helen Davidson
Marhall Davidson
Salina
San Francisco
Bailey
Garland Frischenmeyer
Leonard Carlson
Crawford and Grace Hill Association
Quilters Create 10 Quilts for Love Inc Preschool
Maxine Cole of Love Inc. preschool organized help from S and M Hobby Shop remnants and Christian Women’s Fellowship of First Christian Church. Mrs Monte Summers' group cut scraps into blocks, volunteers stitched ten quilts for handicapped children at Tri- Valley Developmental Center in Humboldt. Cole invites visits and information about the school at 1500 W. 7th.
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S and M Hobby Shop
Love, Inc
Maxine Cole
Donna Milner
Nancy Lea
S. Central
Christian Women's Fellowship of
First Christian Church
Blanche Clemings
Fellowship Service Project
Monte Summers
Cole
Tri- Valley Developmental Center
Humboldt Love, Inc
Threads of History showcases royal embroidery across queens
In London an exhibition honoring Queen Elizabeth II on 25 years of reign features 254 embroideries by the Royal School of Needlework. Pieces span ten queens including Elizabeth II, with Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots also represented. Highlights include Elizabeth II’s coronation train, a cushion panel embroidered by Queen Elizabeth I, and a poignant set of Mary Queen of Scots child reins. The show, raising funds for the school, also travels American Alabama needlework and a royal goat mascot coat for the Royal Regiment of Wales.
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London
UPI
Britain
Royal School of Needlework
Elizabeth
Elizabeth II
School
Mary Queen of Scots
Needle Women of
Alabama
Queen Victoria
Taffy
Royal Regiment of Wales
Beppy Lyman Wins Brownies at State Fair Despite Cooking Apathy
Becky Lyman of Hutchinson wins best in class for brownies at the State Fair and the sweepstakes prize including a $100 savings bond. She says she entered to obtain state fair premium books, not to pursue cooking, recalling she only bakes occasionally and plans no more entries.
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Becky
Marc
Kansas Quilts Exhibition Opens at Bowlus Center
Society Governor Robert Bennett opens the Kansas Quilts exhibition at Bowlus Fine Arts Center Iola from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The show features over 40 quilts from top private collections with special tours available by calling 365 6101. Admission is 50 cents.
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Robert Bennett
Kansas
Bowlus Fine Arts Center
Iola
Bowlus
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Debra and
H. K. Porter, Inc
Chanute High School
Robert Gottschalk
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Princesslice
Countess of
James I of England
Dorothy Melland Hutchinson
Becky Lyman
Hutchinson
Bennett
Barker's Dairy Bar
W. Cherry
Society News
San Lincoln
Franciscan
Deans Gift
Chanute
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