Salute to Pioneer Mothers Essays From Southwest Kansas
Four reader essays honor pioneer mothers of coastal Southwest Kansas with vivid memories of homesteads, country kitchens, grazing days, and family prayers. Each piece recalls mothers guiding children through loneliness on the prairie, cooking, caregiving, and faith as the landscape shaped their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Fern
Ralph
Colorado
Ron
Collins
Grandma
Mother
Viola Fern
Lyle
Test Your Energy IQ Quiz Answers Revealed
A state energy quiz by Dick Hayter asks how recycling cuts energy use and explains how much energy fuels daily life. Answers show the energy cost of aluminum, oil, insulation, lighting, and US consumption with scoring labels for poor to energy whiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hayter
Energy Extension Service
United States
America
Bess Truman Remains Hospitalized In Stable Condition
Former first lady Bess Truman, 96, stays in isolation in an intensive care room at Research Medical Center Kansas City after hip surgery following a bed fall. Nursing supervisor Myrza Atchity says she is doing fine and recuperating.
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Kansas City, Mo
Bess Truman
Myrza Atchity
Research Medical Center
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Correction: Senior Center calendar backs prior week
The Telegram ran the previous week’s Senior Center calendar by mistake. A corrected schedule is now in the center newsletter and posted at the center.
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Bill Smith
Burnside Dr
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Billy
L.H. Johnson
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Lois Stringfield Harman
Garden City
The
Maude
Papa
Forever Young
Neighbor Harvest Hands
First United Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Alta Brown School
City Housing Committee
Fern L. Greathouse
Felisa Garcia
Atencion Senoritas
Directora de Las Reinas del
Steve's T.V. Oe Sewing Center
Mary Jo Prochazka
Ehu
Hilton Inn
Garden City, Ks
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