Quilt show to honor judge Maxine Teele in Lawrence
Maxine Teele a renowned quilt maker and historian from Council Bluffs Iowa arrives June 21 to judge quilts for the Bicentennial Quilt Show at the Lawrence Arts Center July 4 31. The event organized by the Lawrence Bicentennial Commission will feature a two day tea in her honor and display quilts from nine venues with a $50 prize in four categories.
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Maxine Teele
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence Bicentennial Commission
Teele
Jean Mitchell
Teete
Barbara Brackman
Ann Evans
Arts Center
Ninth
Douglas County
League updates Douglas County nursing home study findings
The League of Women Voters of Lawrence updates a 1973 Douglas County nursing home study noting many changes since then. Findings cite HEW 1974 licensing, activities directors, rehab services, Life-Safety Code, half time public health nurse, and Medicaid payment issues. Concerns include placement of mentally retarded and mentally incompetent individuals in nursing homes and need for better facilities for these groups.
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League of Women Voters of
Lawrence
Douglas County
League
Margaret Bearse
Lee Ketzel
Mary Malinowsky
Harriet Nehring
Lenore Shull
Eleanor Smith
The
Kansas de
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Kansas
Lawrence Social Calendar Listings Highlight Local Meetings
Lawrence groups plan varied events from Sweet Adelines practice at South Park Recreation Center to genealogical society events at the public library Auditorium Overeaters Anonymous meetings Plymouth Congregational Church and Legion auxiliary gatherings. Also listed are club meetings at Lawrence Community Building including the Lawrence Coin Club and Lawrence Writers Workshop with venues and host names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sweet Adelines
South Park Recreation Center
Judy LaFollette
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence
Toon High
May 4-H/EHU meeting and Marion Boosters report
4-H EHU held its May meeting at Mrs. Rubanks home with co host Mrs. Anderson. The program on arthritis featured Mrs. Rubanks and Mrs D Underwood from Kansas University. Marion Boosters 4 H Club met in May at Marion Township Hall with Becky Hegeman leading in music project and Bill Wilson demonstration. Knights of Medusa is France’s oldest wine tasting society founded in 1690 in Marseille per National Geographic.
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Cheechakos Ehu
Ted Rubanks
Roger Anderson
Rubanks
D. Underwood
Kansas University
Eric Walther
Charles Teter
John Dobbins
TA. Eubanks
Pat Dixon
Oliver Miller
Marion Boosters
Marion Township Hall
Becky Heogeman
Becky Hegeman
Mike Hegeman
Bill Wilson
The
Knights of Medusa
France
National Geographic Says
Marseille
Dear Ann Landers Hair Etiquette Question Sparks Debate
A reader asks why Americans judge female body hair while Europeans are unbothered. She describes shaving legs and underarms due to social pressure and challenges her husband over shaving his own legs. The letter ends mid story with an implication of failed shaving attempts.
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Ann Landers
Europe
Hanna
Ann Landers columns on shaving hairs and family affection
Reader letters discuss hair removal tips for leg ingrown issues and a personal confession about parental affection. Ann Landers notes the value of hug and support, while addressing a husband’s complaint about his wife’s housekeeping and cooking.
Lawrence Sweet Adelines Hold Guest Night at South Park
The Lawrence chapter hosts a lively Guest Night at South Park Recreation Center with Town and Country Express and the Fifth Amendment quartet performing. Mrs. Shirley Jones receives special recognition for her year of active service across club programs.
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Denmark
Aarhus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teele Iso
Spooner Art Museum
C.O.D
Louise Townsend
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Sweet Adelines
Wichita
Mary Lou Winchell
Nancy Gibbons
Sue Fulcher
Shirley Fraser
Bonnie Bond
Linda Hulce
Mary Ann Fleegar
Alice Carroll
Susan Parton
Kathy Roberts
Jan Long
Norma McCanles
Diana Tucker
Terry Hibbard
Kathy Barlow
Avon Roberts
Kathy LaFollette
Dorothy Miller
Nancy Landis
Shirley Jones
Journal-World
Dridge House
Charles D. Stough
Letter Carriers Auxiliary
Clt. Davis
Tenn
Douglas County Coordinating Committee
Free Methodist Church Women's Missionary Society
LeaRoy Hurley
Lawrence Country Club
Larry Flannery
Eagles
Eagles Lodge
W. Sixth
Overeaters Anonymous
Plymouth Congregational Church
Color Camera Club
Countryside Garden Club
Cora Downs
Ala
Downs
Helianthus Club
Ildridge House
Jacob Luthi
Merle Nichols
Kansas City
University Club
Douglas County State Bank
Lawrence Writers’ Workshop
EHU
Janell
Hirsute Hanna
Urbana
Ann
Ij'm
Topeka
Hazard
Mr. X
Earl Rynearson
Morris Knott
Diana
Parsons
Lucille Hamilton
Timothy
Fred Reetz
Eudora
Mildred D. Watson
Helen Dunn
Glen Freeman Sr
C.T. Davis
Glen Freeman Jr
Steve
Briman’s
Massachusetts
BankAmericard
Westside Greenhouse
Florida
Jim Owens
Malfi
D'Antonio
Caressa
Old Maine
Massachusetts Street Park
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