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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
3
Dear Ann Landers answers a reader seeking guidance on buying a perfect one carat blue white diamond and how to evaluate price ranges from $400 to $3,000. She explains that weight color and clarity determine value and cites a $1,000 target for a perfect blue white one carat diamond per the American Gem Society.
Mary McGee and Robert Harper wed in a Nov 30 ceremony at Sacred Heart Cathedral Dodge City with Father Gary Mitchell officiating. The couple, now living in Lawrence, include a KU instructor groom pursuing a doctoral degree. bridesmaids LeAnn McGee and Sharon Brenner. best man Oger Scott. groomsmen Jim Riley Bill Grimes and Oren Ward.
Members of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Jayhawk chapter 22 packed apples candy and peanuts for 250 men at Building 122 Wadsworth Consolidated Center during a Thursday meeting at Mrs Lillian Snow home A brief business session a carry in dinner and a gift exchange followed.
Easum and Mrs Snow delivered three boxes of Christmas cards and a stamp for each card to veterans in Building 122. The next Auxiliary meeting is scheduled for January 27.
Decoupage is a French term for decorating surfaces with paper cutouts applied to create designs and patterns on objects. The craft spans decorative, functional, and artistic uses across cultures.
Lone Star 4-H Club welcomed Paula Johnston Mike Johnston and Kevin Carbaugh as new members at its December gathering in Lone Star Hall Decisions included a caroling trip for December 23 and ticket collection for the Bromersick Christmas Party Gifts and canned foods were donated for a needy family After a gift exchange and meal the next meeting is set for January 7 at 7 30 p m at the Hall Chorus will join Meadowlark 4-H Club for a Christmas meeting at the fairgrounds with new member Orvel Bruce receiving a 4 H pin The Worden Workers 4 H Club met at Marion Springs School sang carols and planned a roller skating party and a talk on equestrian sports was given
A historical note traces how tires were once thought as attire for wheels. It explains the tongue in cheek idea that tires protect the feet of an automobile and how Scotsmen once called tires shoes.
The Linwood Lions Club hosts a Christmas dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Linwood Methodist Church. The program features Christmas poems by Jis Goff read by Don Dunn and Ralph Abplanalp, with Rev. Wayne Majors delivering the Christmas message.
The Lawrence Unified District 497 menu lists meals for a school week. Monday offers Sloppy Joe, oven fries, salad, peaches, milk and a cookie. Tuesday serves chipped beef, mashed potatoes, broccoli, applesauce, fruit. Wednesday features chili in a bun, potatoes, slaw, cherry cobbler. Thursday includes roast turkey or ham, dressing with gravy, corn, salad, roll, cookies. Friday presents spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad, bread stick, chocolate cake.
KU Law School hosts a children's Christmas party Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Green Hall basement. KU Law Wives organize, with each child bringing a homemade tree decoration.
The Republic of Costa Rica education officials Guillermo Malavassi and Guillermo Gonzales visited Kansas University this week under the Latin American Seminar as part of a $200,000 Ford Foundation cooperative program on Central American Development. They arrived Sunday and will return today with their eldest son Frederico. associate professor Larry J. Heeb also attended a recreation workshop in Champaign Urbana.
The Lecompton PTA will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the Lecompton grade school. The annual Christmas program will be given. Each family is to bring a dozen cookies or twelve pieces of candy. The first fifth and junior grades manage beverage and cleanup after the meeting.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Oregon follows with two preschool science classes. Geology for Pebble Kickers and Creepers Crawlers and Wigglers teach early science concepts to young learners.
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