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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
7
Gamma Mu chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority held its annual family picnic Sunday evening at the J C Jones ranch Santanta. About 60 guests attended including Freeman Hill Needham Duncan Meyer Bertholf Beckett Landon and their families.
A chocolate cake recipe with instructions for batter and a cocoa topped finish is shared. The recipe includes flour sugar baking powder salt butter milk vanilla and chocolate with a hot boiling water bake method. Mrs Albert Knoll invites readers to submit recipes for a $1 prize with source credit and wedding gift note.
The town paper notes Sonny Stine metz's eighth birthday with a wiener roast at 1511 North Highth. Numerous relatives and friends from Englewood Calif to Emporia Kansas are cited visiting or traveling, including Meairs Midway City and Weldon. Several residents return from trips to Colorado California and Seattle with family events and new arrivals mentioned.
Veteran county engineer Ben L. Allen dies at his home at age 74. News items note joiners for the Junior Hostess group at the Servicemen's Center, Clifford Hope arriving in England for a congressional meeting greeted by his son on leave, updates on travels and hospital releases, and a Kansas advertising campaign. Also included are a cooking tip for fried fish fillets.
Harold and Mrs Petersen announce the birth of their first grandchild. Cushman relatives are noted, and travel routes include Carlsbad Taos New Mexico and Woodland Park Colorado. Mrs Cecil Oakes and children visit the Larson family at 1018 North Seventh.
Susan Hadley, Ninth District director of BPW, led the leaders council session in Ullysses on Sunday with Ruth Potter welcoming. Garden City attendees included Claudine Lindner, Edith Jenkins, Katherine Siegle, Ruth Potter, Florence Lawson, Ruth Towles and Ramona Allen as 64 registrations.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert A Rundell of Pierceville announce the engagement of their daughter Jo Anne to Daryle Lee Haegert son of Mr and Mrs C Haegert of Leba non A September wedding is planned Jo Anne is a graduate of Ingalls high school attended Ft Hays State college and Kansas State college and is employed in Manhattan Daryle Haegert attended Lebanon high school and will graduate from Kansas State College next spring
The Harmony HDU met at Mrs. F. H. Guyer’s home with co host Mrs. W. P. Boles. Mrs. Ella Condra reviewed Leave It To Miss Annie a Western Kansas tale by Georgia Tucker Smith. Mrs. George Glancy gave devotions and Mrs. C. W. Terhune won the hostess prize. Fourteen attended.
STATE THEATER presents a busy schedule with serials and features from Sunday to Saturday including One Desire, Bring Your Smile Along, The Road to Denver, The Man from Laramie, Whek End with Father, Hand of the Pharaohs, Run for Cover, Johnny Dark, Sidge the Red River, Bela Lugosi Meets the Brooklyn Gorilla and a Friday Owl Show. Also notes a Drive-In feature Paratrooper with Johnny Dark across days, plus a note about serving cream with pears.
Social calendar notes show weekly listings for local groups. On Monday the VFW Auxiliary meets at 6 30 p m with Agness Crawford hosting a picnic at 1003 Evans. Tuesday features the Rebekah lodge initiation at lOOF hall with degree team wear formats. Wednesday includes the Sancta Maria guild at 2 p m with Sirs and Fred Kurtz at 90% Conkling and Banner HDU at 2 p m hosted by Mrs C N Tendershot at 210 Wealey. Thursday lists the AE Marie guild gathering with Mrs Bou Schreiber and Theron paying four dollars.
The Luther Leaguers of Kansas Conference will start a week long Bible camp on the Bethany College campus in Linisborg. Rev Roy F Molander Windom conference league president will direct with Rev John Benson Salina leading the workshop. The program blends study work and recreation. A luncheon recipe note mentions using leftover vegetables in a cheese omelet with tomato sauce.
Deadline reminders announce desk by 9 30 a m for women’s page with Saturday 8 30 a m cut off. Club reporters should file news in the afternoon before publication. Menu note describes sumptuous first course red caviar with pumpernickel and whipped cream cheese served with pepper grinder.
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