Kansas Wheat Queen crowned in 1968 at Great Bend meetings
Donna Lee Schippers of Oakley is named 1968 Kansas Wheat Queen at the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Association of Wheat Growers gatherings in Great Bend. The 19-year-old sophomore at Fort Hays State College will receive a $300 scholarship and a $300 wardrobe. Her first public appearances include the National Association of Wheat Growers convention in Wichita January 23 and the Kansas Agricultural Convention in Topeka January 10.
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Kansas
Donna Lee Schippers
Oakley
Herman Schippers
Kansas Wheat Commission
Kansas Assn
Schippers
Commission
Fort Hays State College
National Association of Wheat Growers
Wichita
Kansas Agricultural Convention
Topeka
Ann Landers Advice Column Excerpt and Reader Questions
A letters page features Ann Landers responding to readers on topics from grandpa’s mood and family finances to explaining hospital surgery to an eight year old. The column advises telling a child about an upcoming hospital visit three days ahead, and includes a note about proper manners and handling family tensions.
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Ann Landers
Vietnam
Grampa
Akgie
Johnny
Dighton Club Hosts Christmas Fine Arts Tea
The As You Like It Club plans a Christmas Fine Arts tea for Lane County Federated clubs and their husbands at the Methodist Church Monday evening. Proceeds from a recent craft auction will fund play equipment for the Lane County School for the Retarded Children and a blender for Lane County Hospital. Volunteers aiding Cadet Girl Scouts’ My Government badges include Delmar Whiting and others. a pantomime “And Christmas Came” was staged, and Jean Waterson sang “Happiness.”
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Lane County
Methodist Church
Harold Hall Jr
Dwight Shull
Lane County School
Lane County Hospital
Pat Holmes
Lane County Community High School
Mmes
Delmar Whiting
Gene Niedens
Robert Paris
Marion Thomas
Perry
Dr. Owen
Gene
Borell
Claude Riley
Delmar Waterson
Shower Honors Bride-Elect At Merz Home
Bride-elect Carmin Bauer was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. John Merz at 1222 Pinecrest last Wednesday evening. Special guests included Mrs. Melvin Bauer Laurna Bauer and Mrs. LeRoy Headrick, with sisters Becky and Melanie present. Gold and white decor, gold pompons, and a gift table with a gold umbrella marked the event. Guests shared how they met their husbands, enjoyed a fashion-design game, and were served by hostesses Mrs. Ronnie Steitz Mrs. Laverne Herzberg Mrs. Grady Kuhlman and Mrs. Merz. The guest list included Lester Guyer Theodore Drees Huth Woertendyke Jack Devol d Hugh Hamlin David Helmke Reuben Herman Ed Bolch Earl Weiss B J Burns Raymond Headrick Milton Wallace Tommy Graves Fred Bruington Darel Traugott Carolyn Jarvist Brady Neal Jeeitzel Judy Robert Raynesford D E Sroufe Art Kuhlmann Bob Garnarid Kenneth Zimbleman Dick Bortz Charles Claar Sharon Debra Mers Barbara Steitz and Jackie Herzberg.
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Carmin Bauer
Wallace Headrick
John Merz
Pinecrest
Melvin Bauer
Laurna Bauer
LeRoy Headrick
Plains
Becky
Melanie
Bauer
Headrick
Ronnie Steitz
Laverne Herzberg
Grady
Kenneth Zimbleman
Dick Bortz
Charles Claar
Misses Sharon
Debra Mers
Barbara Steitz
Jackie Herzberg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas Wheat Queen
Chicago Heights
Cain
Garden City
Ted's Market
Sat
Ted's
Colorado
Ies Bia
MSAT
Boston
Birdseye
Gardiner
Bartlett
Betty Crocker Sunkist Orange Co
Jason Barner
Robards
Ryan
John Stuores
Cviaks
Lloyd Moffett
Davis
Sunshine Party
Bertha Needham
Rose Naab
Fern West
Sunshine
Paul Hays
Mmnes
Rhoda Jewell
Emma Finke
Tala Borgman
Ina Huckstadt
Anna Joseph
Seth Earnest
Garden Oe
Dighton Club
Merz
Luzier Cologne
Donna Lightner
Belmont
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