Optimist Club Party For 46 Members And Guests
Forty six members and guests of the Opti Mrs Club attended a party at the Optimist Clubhouse. A turkey dinner was served by the Opti Mrs to husbands or guests. Christmas presents were exchanged and the evening included crazy bridge and socializing with tables set in Christmas decor. Group carol singing was led by Mrs Homer Campbell with Mr Charles Walter at piano. Special guests were Mr and Mrs Ken Shipley Hutchinson Mr and Mrs John Brown Kansas City and Mrs Martha Norman of Manter.
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Opti-Mrs. Club
Optimist Clubhouse
Crazy Bridge
Homer Campbell
Charles Walter
Ken Shipley
Hutchinson
John Brown
Kanass City
Martha Norman
Manter
Christmas Gatherings Across Town Families Share Residence
The holiday scene lists numerous local households hosting relatives and friends for Christmas weekend. Names and addresses appear for Blake, Urban, Wartman, Anderson, Ackley, Scott, Whitehead, Ochs, Waters, and others gathering from Topeka, Denver, Provo, Boulder, and Hoyt, with visits from Lt. Dale Melton en route to New York.
Holiday Visitors Richly Spent Christmas in Kansas
Mrs Mildred DeFord of Holcomb returned Thursday night from a Colorado Springs vacation with her daughter and family, Mr and Mrs Ray Schnel. Nearby families from Kinsley joined Christmas Eve at Kalvesta, then stayed with Elmer Ochs in Eminence. Hubert Mai and sons visit Ed Ochs's home this week, and Mrs Mai travels home Saturday with Mr Mai. A holiday guest at the Andersons on 1601 York is Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Wartman
Pierceville
Melvin Ochs
Karen
Elmer Ochs
Larry
Paul Ochs
Gary
Rickey
Ulysses
Hubert Mai
David
Timmy
Kinsley
Provo, Utah
Mary Anderson
Eldon J. Anderson
Edward
John
Taylor
Rulon Anderson
Donna
Elaine
Glenn
York
Lewis E. Anderson
Susan
Davis
Mildred DeFord
Holcomb
Colorado Springs
Ray Schanel
Adam Mai
Kalvesta
Ed Ochs
Kansas
Mai
Camp Family News From Houston Hospital Visit
Mr and Mrs George Camp Russell went to M D Anderson Hospital in Houston for medical observation on Wednesday. Mrs and Mrs George Camp Robert Russell and Sheryl of Wichita plus Mr and Mrs Robert Sloan Jim Lance and Steve 810 Pearl were Christmas dinner guests at Jim Sloan home 517 Eugene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Camp
Russell
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Robert
Sheryl
Wichita
Robert Sloan
Jim
Lance
Steve
Pearl
Jim Sloan
Eugene
Most Famous Christmas English Dinner Served
In New York AP notes the famed Christmas dinner from English literature, the holly affair at Bob Cratchit's home, is highlighted as the most famous Christmas meal in the canon.
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New York
Bob Cratchit
Hams and Roasts Lead New Year Menus Across Regions
The Associated Press reports New Year menus favor beef roasts and hams, with turkeys still strong for Christmas. Prices vary by region, rib roast at 1.05 per lb, whole fresh hams 0.53, smoked hams 0.59, while citrus and fruit supplies,, including navel oranges from Arizona and California, remain ample. Northeast offers clams, lobsters, oysters and scallops. Florida freeze eased but prices steady. Southeast features duck roast and beef varieties as best buys. Midwest highlights beef steaks, hams, pork chops, lamb cuts with attractive prices.
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Associated Press
Maine
Florida
Arizona
California
Mexico
Midwest
Linda Wolfe Cookbook Bridges Dickens Era Recipes and Lore
Linda Wolfe draws on mid-19th century cookbooks for The Literary Gourmet, pairing complete dinner scenes with her researched recipes. From Esau’s lentil pottage to Chaucer’s flesh pie and Southern biscuits, she translates archaic terms like grains of paradise into modern essentials while exploring how food reveals character and society.
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Linda Wolfe
Linda
Esau
Chaucer
John Steinbeck
Canned Oysters in Chowder Suggestion
A market tip recommends adding whole canned oysters to clam chowder. The note also mentions Friday night company and garnishing with crisply cooked bacon over steer Uma beans as a possible serving idea.
New Year Wishes in Southwest Kansas Loosely Airy Messages
A humorous list of New Year wishes sent to various local figures in Garden City and Southwest Kansas. The notes toast personal memories and hopes, from Bob Wright recalling his phone number to Dean Nolte and John Dickerson seeking debate and coaching success, and end with a pitch to call Lennox Comfort for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Austin
Stoner
John
Dickerson
Dean
Nolte
Southwest
Kansas
Lennox Comfort
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Optimist Club
Insurance Agency
G, Everett Miller
Crawford Blake
Don Blake
Ronnie
Diantha
Che- the
Topeka
Bill Kinney
Michelle
Boulder
Colo
Bill Sting
Steven
Terry
Billy
Denver
Crawford Blake, Jr
Ford
Glee
Howard
George Urban
Ingo
Lorran Wise
J.D
Doug
Darell
Conway
Springs
Mike Stegman
Jeanie
Mike
Delia Ackley
George Howell
N. 2Nd
Graham
el Paso
Tex
Dale Melton
Rulon Andersons
Jesse Scott Sr
Marvin Thomas
Marvena
Hudens
Jes Scott, Jr
Scotty
Chelle
Ronald Scott
Lana
Joe
Kent
Preston
Krista
C .W. Whitehead
LaVern Whitehead
Lucille
Wilma
Tommy
Jimmy
Althea
George South
Gary and
Reiky
Duane Waters
Ray
Stephen
Don
Raymond Waters
Hoyt
Rudy
Valenzuela
Garden City, Kansas
Joy Miller
AP Women’s
Page & Garden City Telegram
Tiny Tim
Dickens
Jin Sloan
Bob
Wright
Bill
Brown
Wilbur
Mitch
Chamber
Geisler
Commerce
Harold
Garden City
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