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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1962
Page
3
June wedding planned for Miss Mary Frances Deckwa and Ronald Frank Pippert. Miss Deckwa, graduate of Lawrence High School, employed by Securities Investment Co. Pippert, Kansas University graduate, works for Bendix Corp. in Kansas City.
The article surveys buying trends in antiques and reproductions for homes. It advises budget-conscious buyers to consider reproductions or affordable 1800s pieces, matching woods and styles, and using eye catching items like mantel clocks and oak or mahogany pieces to build a tasteful collection. It stresses personal taste over fashion and notes current quality in contemporary furnishings.
Twelve members attended the Enterprise Home Demonstration Unit meeting on February 1 with Mrs. Ralph Maichel. Vice president Mrs. Ralph Fuqua presided in the absence of president Mrs. Charles Fawl. Mrs. Joe Baldwin reported on Home Economics Day at Manhattan and led a Homemakers' Decision Making lesson. Mystery pals received Valentine gifts. Valley Ride HDU held its February meeting at the Community Center with Mrs. Merle Black presenting Furniture Arrangement. A Valentine gilt exchange occurred and hostesses were Mrs. B. F. White and Mrs. Leonard Thoma. The clothing workshop is planned for Thursday at Sunnyside School.
Three Lawrence area women completed the first period of Stormont Vail School of Nursing training. Miss Joan Oswald Miss Sharon Moon and Miss De Lores Winters received their caps in a Friday ceremony at MacVicar Chapel Washburn University campus.
A Buffalo bookie was escorted off by two detectives after a raid when a customer on the sidewalk tried to place a bet. The incident shows the stubborn persistence of local horse players amid enforcement.
Agnes Shockley hosts Tau chapter Valentine gathering with co hosts Tim Driver and Leslie Demeritt. Door prizes go to Mrs. Salisbury and Mrs. Roney. Various church and fraternal groups host speeches, slides, and treasurer notes. Members attend from He li anthus and Columbus chapters with a Mary Dunkley Memorial Fund donation.
Tuesday events include KV Faculty Club square dance at 8 p.m. and several Beta Sigma Phi and alumnae gatherings led by Mrs. LeRoy Spence and Mrs. HH. W. Olmsted. Wednesday features Altrusa noon luncheon at Midridge Hotel and KU Dames bridge at 7:30 p.m. at the Kansas Union Sunflower Room.
The League of Women Voters schedules unit meetings on Thursday February 8 and Monday February 12 to discuss The Study and Evaluation of Registration and Absentee Voting. Meetings meet at various homes with multiple discussion leaders, and the public is welcome to attend.
In Willimantic on January 22, a daughter born to Mrs. Richard F. Spellman 21 years ago shares a birthday with her daughter now Mrs. Robert Murphy who gave birth to a son at Windham Community Hospital. The same doctor, nurse, and dietitian cared for both deliveries.
Chic Votes Kanwaka Goodwill Club gathers Thursday at 1 30 p m with Mrs E B Farley to bring sewing equipment. University Women's Spanish Play Reading Group meets Thursday at 2 p m with Mrs Seymour Menton at 709 Lawrence Ave. Concordia Guild of Immanuel Lutheran meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the church lounge. University Women's Investment Group meets Thursday at 9 15 a m in the Watkins Room Kansas Union. Countryside Garden Club meets Friday at 10 a m with Mrs Otto Barteldes 307 Dakota St program by Mrs H A Ireland. Belles and Beaux Square Dance Club hosts guest caller Jack Jackson of Columbus Ohio at 8 p m Wednesday in IOOF Hall. Mrs Lillian Krum hosts Home Aid Society at 1 45 p m Thursday with Mrs Edith White in charge. Miscellaneous items for roll call. KU Business Student Wives meet Wednesday 7 30 p m with Mrs David Adler 803 W 25th St. Auxiliary to the National Association of Letter Carriers hosts wives for dessert Wednesday 7 30 p m at 1126 Tenn St. The African Violet Club meets all day Friday at Mrs Myron Dicker home with covered dish for noon luncheon. Hospital Auxiliary board meets 9 30 a m Thursday in Lawrence Memorial Hospital doctors' conference room. KU Dames bridge group meets 7 30 p m Wednesday in Sunflower Room Kansas Union new players welcome.
Local and visiting figures including Mr and Mrs Bill Boswell Harold Volk Ernest Klonz and Miss Mary Klooz attended the Midwinter Forum of the American Legion in Emporia over the weekend Mrs Fred Hammond returned Monday after two days with the Quakenbushes for a family dinner in their home Kansas City Electrical Women's Roundtable members Julia Springer and Margaret Leichty traveled to Kansas City Kansas for meetings Final plans were set for the Living Better Electrically conference at Battenfeld Auditorium KU Medical Center Emporia residents also engaged in a Kansas Association for Retarded Children executive board meeting where Mrs V L Branson served as county unit delegate Providence Hospital in Kansas City admitted Jack Shackelford formerly of Lawrence The Shackelfords lived in Lawrence during his time at KU.
Mrs. E C Smith and Mrs E E Smissman join Lawrence League of Women Voters members at state legislature sessions. Freddie Eugene Shirk II visits grandparents in Kansas City, while Carl Lavery recovers from a stomach ailment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with no visitors allowed.
A recipe combines 2 cups sliced potatoes with 1 cup chopped celery and 144 cups medium thick white sauce seasoned with salt and pepper. It bakes 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until tender and is best with baked ham.
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