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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
3
A 19 year old describes marijuana use from curiosity to addiction, listing cognitive, mood, and work impacts and the difficult withdrawal period. The letter stresses facing problems as the only effective approach and warns that “People who go to pot go to pot.” A widow offers a skeptical reaction about sympathy notes and a brief plug for Ann Landers advice service.
Cody CG for pumpkin pie lists steamed pumpkin and honey with spices, eggs, milks, and a single crust. Instructions note baking and serving plain or with topping.
The Builders Class of First United Methodist Church will host its annual Bazaar and Soup Supper in Fellowship Hall Monday at 5 p.m. The 1968 Christmas theme features home crafted items gifts and baked goods. Supper includes vegetable soup homemade sandwiches pie coffee and milk with proceeds to fund choir robes. Co chairs are Mrs Milton Thomas and Mrs Glen Woods.
State Regent Mrs. Bertram J. Lempenau of Topeka was honored by the Kansas DAR at a dinner hosted by Mrs. J. O. Carter, 912 N. 5th. Fall leaves and bronze burgundy mums decorated the table. door prizes were given. Lempenau reviewed Kansas DAR activities and spoke on her term. Mrs. Henry Bentrup will host the Christmas meeting December 13 at 1012 N. Std. Roll call will be A Colonial Recipe.
Personal paragraphs report Mr and Mrs Oliver Brechel of 618 N 10th spent Thanksgiving week with their son Preston and family in Odessa Texas. En route home they stayed with Mrs Brechelsen’s sister Mrs Vera Carey in Carlsbad New Mexico. Mr and Mrs Doyne Bruner of Colorado Springs Colorado announce the birth of a baby girl Nov 27 named Dana Lee.
The article notes Mrs C L Marmon of 410 N 5th celebrates her 100th birthday with an open house. Relatives include son Roscoe Marmon, grandson Raymond Marmon, great granddaughter Keith Thomas, and great great granddaughter Tamme Thomas. memories span a covered wagon trek to Kansas and teaching years in Gray County and surrounding towns.
Calendar items list weekly social events across clubs and groups. Highlights include Loy al Workers Sunshine Party 607 J Maple. Aurora Study Club guest day with speaker Larry Bell on Child Eyation. Prairie Engine Club benefit dance at Eagles Lodge with Soul Five. Old Time Dance at Odd Fellow Hall. Southwest Kansas Gem and Mineral Society Christmas party at Civic Center. Multiple Sclerosis Society Christmas party at St Catherine s Hospital cafeteria. AAUW Christmas program at Luau Inn. Methodist Builders Bazaar and Soup Supper. Cultural Study Club Christmas dinner at Warren Hotel Pine Room.
Mrs Ora Schopf entertained Euphrades word study club at her home 1713 Belmont Friday. Mrs F S Hadley presided. Members shared Christmas plans, a critic reviewed by Mrs Raymond Brown, stories read by Mrs George Meeker and Mrs Oliver Brecheisen, and a lesson on 10 words by Mrs Meeker. Next meeting features gift exchange at Mrs Ralph Beach December 17. Meat storage tip noted about refrigerating prepackaged meat fish and poultry.
Mrs. Elmer York hosted Cultura Study Club with 12 members as Mrs. Charles Collins recounted a Spain trip. Highlights included Madrid art museums, a monastery visit, a Mediterranean coastal tour, and the national cemetery akin to Arlington. She praised Spain’s countryside and noted high shopping costs. The Christmas dinner will be Monday at 7 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Warren Hotel with a gift exchange.
Sunshine Girls met Thursday at First Christian Church for a dinner hosted by Mrs. Lucille Ward for 19 members and guests. Louise Spinks, Phillips University admissions counselor Enid Oklahoma, spoke on her summer in India with slides showing culture, economy, living conditions, and architecture. Karen Proffitt presided. Spinks wore Indian attire. Kathy Glasse will host December 19 at 6 PM. The article notes projections that frozen food industry sales will reach institutional markets within 10 to 20 years.
Mr and Mrs Merl Lindner announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn Lavone to Timothy Wayne Pickett son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Pickett Imperial The bride elect is a senior at Garden City High School employed by Garden City Credit Bureau Her fiance an GCHS graduate from 1964 served three years in the armed forces and is employed at Walters Motor Co A December wedding is planned CARD OF THANKS We thank friends and relatives for cards flowers food and kindness shown in the loss of our husband father and grandfather Special thanks to Rev Heironimus Mrs Ernst Kleeman Mr and Mrs Normand Schoenborn and families Edwin Kleeman Mr and Mrs Roland Huneke and families.
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