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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
5
Dear Ann Landers letters recount a 36 year marriage ending after a stroke and death, urging preplanned widowhood steps. A reader asks about grandchildren provisions and contested gifts while another asks about teenage allowance and independence.
Social calendar lists Twilight Chapter of the American Business Women Association meeting at 7 p.m. at the Castle Tea Room and NOW gathering at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church at 10th and St. Also Breakthrough event at 7:30 p.m. at 3517 West 10th Street.
The Lawrence City Commission designates August 27 to September 3 as Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Week at the request of firefighter Harold Morris. Morris and other firemen run the pledge center from 10 p.m. September 2 to 7 a.m. September 3 during the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon, with progress reports on Topeka and Kansas City TV and KLWN radio. Notables Gale Sayers and others sign up to man five telephones.
The Perry Fall Festival and Free Watermelon Feed starts tonight with a teen dance from 9 p.m. to midnight. The two day event includes a mule jumping contest at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Perry Lecompton High School along with a bicycle parade, pet parade, pony pull, historical displays, carnival attractions, and a chicken dinner.
President Nixon proclaims August 26 as Women's Equality Day and urges rapid ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The proclamation, requested by Congress, notes the nation has made giant strides toward equal economic opportunity for women.
About 450 invitations were issued today for a Sept 9 members only event at the Kansas University Museum of Art. A mystery history bus tour of Quantrill trail will precede a family style dinner at Charlie Oldfather's barn, ending at 8 30 p.m. Membership drive seats are offered via the Friends of the Museum of Art with reservations due by Sept 1.
An article notes a 5 inch hot dog averages 150 calories and a pound package contains about 10 hot dogs. It mentions hot dogs on the Weight Watchers list of recommended meals and four pages of hot dog recipes in the Weight Watchers Cook Book.
Rev. Arthur Mueller a Lutheran pastor engages in Charismatic Ministry since 1966. He has served diverse denominations in U S and abroad. Life in the Holy Spirit sessions run daily from 10 00 to 11 30 a m covering Fruits of the Spirit Tongues Spiritual Gifts Divine Healing and Return of Christ.
The Stull Busy Beavers 4-H Club met August 13 at Stull Church with music by Randy Schimmel and talks on citizenship cooking and woodworking. Lisa Wulfkuhle demonstrated. parliamentary procedures were taught by Nancy Hoffsomer and Rita Lynch. An ice cream social is planned for September 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Stull Church. Members are invited to donate a pie cake or ice cream and contact Mrs Then.
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