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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1961
Page
3
Readers share relationship woes in this Dear Ann Landers column excerpt. A wife challenges husband’s dancing with an old flame, another woman faces delayed marriage due to financial schemes, and a critic questions bar-hopping etiquette while urging readers to send more problems for guidance.
The American Association of University Women wrapped up its season Monday at the Luau Inn with 18 members, featuring a Holcomb School trio, a Japanese dance by Valerie Merrill's daughter, readings by Ruth Wagner and Susan Vance, and a lesson on the status of women. Officers installed for the next year are president Mrs Plumb Carl, vice president Miss Louise Williams, secretary Mrs Loia Saxton, and treasurer Mrs Herbert Boland. The next meeting is planned for September.
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Church of God hosts a six o'clock supper May 26 honoring graduating youth. Mrs. Ralph Paxson led the devotional and presiding officer duties Thursday. Mrs. Bernard Toland received birthday cards. A sidewalk food sale is planned for June 3 and a Thanksgiving tea was held Tuesday at Mrs. W.A. Lierle’s home. The Fellowship Hall will host the June 8 meeting at 2:50 pm.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Bowman and family were honored with a farewell party by Church of the Brethren members as they prepare to move to Bozeman Montana. The event included a story reading about the Bowmans 12 years at Bowman Service Center a skit by boys led by Leslie Bowman Steven Dougherty Clifton Coulter and others and a money tree gift. Todd Voth celebrated his fifth birthday with a cowboy themed party at 1014 Evans hosted by Mr and Mrs George Voth. Guests included Scott Kent and Ned Voth Gary Appling Scott Fairbairn Jimmy Rogers Tommy Phillips Tex Johnson and David Beckett.
A Saturday iris show at the Civic Center features 36 horticultural classes and eight artistic arrangement classes. Amateurs only, entries accepted 8 to 11 a.m. judging 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. exhibit open 2 to 8 p.m. Iris must be raised by exhibitor. accreditation for judges. Exhibits must be removed by 6:30 p.m.. contact Floyd Jones or call 8-3684 for details.
Mrs. Ray Briggs of Satanta hosted the gamma mu chapter finale. members later entertained their husbands with a potluck and games Sunday night. Installation of gamma mu officers occurred Monday at Mrs Maddox’s home at 307 Washington with Mrs Charles Owen serving as installing officer.
Social calendar lists many groups with times and venues including Methodist WSCS officers installation at Fellowship Hall Circle memberships announced and various clubs meeting. Events include Christian Women’s Fellowship Im the Christian church and Iris Show at Civic Center with no admission.
Mr and Mrs J P Sheehy 905 sixth plan to host relatives visiting from New York City and Maryland. Staff Sgt Mark Sweangen and wife Debra travel from Germany aboard the Upchat to visit in Maryland and Washington before heading to Fort Meade. Naomi Seangen and Paul Sweangen to join at the Sheehy home this week. Mrs Sweangen is the former Marilyn Sheehy daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Sheehy.
At Garden dale Recreation Hall the Logopedics Speech Center auxiliary listed needs for donated items including phonograph records sand toys puzzles and flannel boards. Speaker Mrs Lars en demonstrated with a clinic student while scholarship chair Mrs John Ogden announced Lela Kaye Lowe will complete studies at the University of Wichita this summer. New officers were introduced and the group aims to replenish the scholarship fund for future speech correction training.
Prolonged weekend gatherings trace throughout the area as families from Crestway to Rocky Ford join relatives for Mother's Day. Attendees include Fred Harms, Herbert Boland, Orville Boland, and others visiting or hosting in Garden City, Pampa, Higginsville, Spearman, Dighton, and San Diego. A Kansas City visitor joins grandchildren and grandparents in various households.
The Herbert L. Allen family thanks friends for sympathy and acts of kindness after the loss of their father.
An old newspaper snippet promotes Bug dust sprays and sprayers for exter minating pests on flowers gardens and lawns with Finnup Seed Store as the seller and a mention of a lady buyer.
Winners of the spring sewing contest at the 4H building are Mrs William Borah for a child dress Mrs Pete Smith Jr for two adult dresses and Mrs Cecil Snodgrass for an adult dress The Garden View and the Ivanhoe Grange sponsored the local event with twenty dresses entered Judges were Mrs Tom Linville Mrs Ed Porter and Mrs George Gerstner and local hostesses received corsages The contest advances from local to state then to New York with Mrs George Lightner coordinating Lincoln County event says Kiady
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