Polly's Pointers Old Hat Sparkles Again
Dear Polly columns share multiple reader tips from crafting with plastic mesh bags to DIY decor and storage ideas. Solutions include restoring a hat embellishments with a curling iron, making bag crafts for storage, pillows from mesh, a curler caddy from a detergent jug, and bird suet bags. Readers contribute practical homemaking ideas and hope for inclusion in Poly’s Pointers.
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Polly
H.D.H
W.H.S
E. K
Helen Dear
H.W
T.E.K
Pearl
Poly
Needing Doctors Nepal Ranks Low in Global Health
Nepal has one physician per 50 000 people per an ECAFE survey, the lowest doctor to population ratio in the region. By contrast Japan reports one per 930, Ceylon 4500, Burma 5000, and Afghanistan 40000.
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Nepal
Katmandu
United Nations Economic Commission For Asia and the Far East
ECAFE
Japan
Ceylon
Burma
Afghanistan
Socially Yours items from Hud son and beyond
Social notes report visits and returns of several families. Maurice E. Rapp and children Edward Barbara Mary Ann travel from Hudson Mass to Salem and Turner households in this city, visiting relatives in southern Windis. Robert Hutchens and sons Michael and Jeffrey return from Park Forest Illinois after a weekend with Cleatus Rector family. Leonard Pasley and daughters Dianne Sandra and Donna Burton return from Great Lakes Indiana where Bruce Pasley, a seaman recruit, will graduate July 8 and take a 14 day furlough starting July 13. Minnie Conner of Whittington turns 81 on July 1 per cousin Hulda Lipe, card to be mailed today.
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Maurice E. Rapp
Edward
Barbara
Mary Ann
Hudson, Mass
D. H. Rapp
Salem
L. O. Turner
Windis
Robert Hutchens
Michael and
Jeffrey
Park Forest
Cleatus
Mt. Vernon
Leonard Pasley
Dianne
Sandra
Donna Burton
Great Lakes, I
Bruce Pasley
Minnie Conner
Whittington
Hulda Lipe
Scotch Foursome Handicap Night at Indian Hills Course
The Scotch Foursome handicap night at Indian Hills noted the Lucky Couples list Alouise Cherry Lyle Snyder Vera Smith Harry Dunham Peggy Emmons and Harry Shehorn with Geneva Bom and Don Shafer posting the best average among 19 couples. Lois Ohley and Gene Crawford won for most one putt greens. Elks Golf Association women played at Elks Country Club with Marty Harris Ben Metcalf as top average golfers Betty Lipps Jane Setzekorn top fives and Ellen Robinett low net Barbara Lawrence high net. Lee Carlton took the attendance prize.
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Indian Hills Golf Course
Alouise Cherry
Lyle Snyder
Vera Smith
Harry Dunham
Peggy Emmons
Harry Shehorn
Geneva Bom
Don Shafer
Lois Ohley
Gene Crawford
Elks Golf Association
Ladies of the Elks Golf Association
Elks Country Club
Marty Harris
Ben Metcalf
Betty Lipps
Jane Setzekorn
Ellen Robinett
Barbara Lawrence
Lee Carlton
Homemakers' Extension and 4H Club Meet July Fifth
The Field unit of Homemakers Extension and the Texico 4H Club meet July 5 at Mrs. Oleta Flack's home on Tolle Road. A noon potluck, the 4H lesson Good Grooming, garment modeling, and baked goods display are planned. Visitors welcome. The Wesleyan Service Guild met at Wesley Methodist Church Fellow ship Hall with singing devotion and a film The World In A Word. Mrs. McGuire led the lesson Keepers of The Poor with assistance from Mrs. Winkler. Business reported by Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Eaton. Hostesses were Mrs. Lively Moore and Harrelson. The Retired Teachers Association will meet July 1 at 2:00 PM in the Community Center. A workshop will replace the state convention with a Sept 14 regional one at First Community Church Salem Road. Eugene Werner will chair the workshop. Mrs. Darey will attend as state president.
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Homemakers’ Extension Association
Texico Top-notchers
4H Club
Oleta Flack
Tolle Road
Wesleyan Service Guild
Fellowship Hall
Wesley Methodist Church
Arthur Hodge
Vernon McGuire
Retired Teachers’ Association
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Aldine Kemp
Belle Rive
First Community
Salem Road
Eugene Werner
Carbondale
State Group
Mabel Darey
Dear Abby column on nudism and family conflict
Readers seek guidance on a husband’s nudist interest and marital strain, plus a crisis of an adopted baby and the dilemma of choosing a real father’s wedding role. Abby weighs attitudes to nudity, advises possible adoption reversal, and offers standard contact for personal replies and resources.
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Abby
Workshop to be discussed at Friday meeting
All members and prospective members are urged to be present as the topic will be on the agenda Friday.
Magnolia memory and a rabbit nest near Mt. Vernon
The piece recalls magnolia trees in the Deep South and describes a majestic tree at the Harris home in Mt. Vernon with twenty five year growth. It also notes a rabbit nest near the Mt. Vernon public square found by Mrs. Lewis Brake and the author, reflecting on wildlife near city life. Messages from Frances Tiefenauer and Jean Blackman are mentioned, praising tours and inviting visits.
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Deep South
Southland
Fenton Harris
North Tenth Street
Mt. Vernon
Frances Tiefenauer
Caledonia
The
Ozarks
Frances
Jean‘Blackman
Kiddo
Register- News
Missouri
Woman reenters high school after 16 years apart
Eloise McMaster, 33, returns to Yates City High School as a junior, after being away 16 years. Her daughter Georgia, 15, is one class behind, and son Fred, 8, attends local grade school. She cites no clear reason beyond a vague yearning for more formal education.
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Yates City
Ill
Eloise McMaster
Yates City High School
Georgia
Fred
Personalities Visit Mt. Vernon Area for Business
A series of business visitors spent time in Mt. Vernon and King City on Monday and Tuesday. Notables included Mrs Loyd S. Jones of Weatherford Oklahoma and Ben H. Foley’s ill health prompted Mrs Jones to travel to El Dorado. Other travelers named include Carl Lane Laclede II Viola Reed Centralia Ahlan Beckham Bonnie William Trout Waukegan Kenneth Smith Scheller Bill Ellis Dix Donald Ward Bluford Frederick Winemiller Dahlgren and Kenneth Hamilton all conducting business in the region with trips to Mt. Vernon King City and nearby towns.
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Loyd S. Jones
Weatherford
Oklahoma
Mt. Vernon
Eldorado
Ben H. Foley
Carl Lane
Laclede, II
Viola Reed
Centralia
King City
Ahlan Beckham
Bonnie
William Trout
Waukegan
Kenneth Smith
Scheller
Henry Wyciskalla
Bill Ellis
Dix
Donald Ward
Bluford
Kenneth Hamilton
Frederick Winemiller
Dahlgren
4-H Clubs Host Meetings At Fairbanks Home
Belle Rive Prairie Wranglers gathered at Bruce and Mike Fairbanks with Trena Adams presiding. Officers and members led pledges and gave talks. Next meeting set for July 14 at 8:00 at Owen Oliver’s home with 18 members and three guests present. The Cravat 4-H Club held a June 22 paper drive and planned a hayride for July 8 and a St Louis baseball trip on July 19.
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Belle Rive Prairie Wranglers
Bruce
Mike Fairbanks
Trena Adams
Mark Neal
Terry Adams
Danny Cross
David Holland
David Whipple
Terry
Owen Oliver
Peggy Percy
St. Louis
Kiwanis Ladies' Night Program At L N Cafe
The Kiwanis announce an especial Thursday evening Ladies' Night at the L N Cafe at 7 pm. Rev Argyl E Houser retired in Ann Arbor Michigan will present a program from his Army Chaplain days, including war brides stories. He will read Edgar A Guest poetry and his own pieces, with special music arranged by Earl D Jamison.
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Argyl E. Houser
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Champaign-Urbana
New York City
Indianapolis
Waltonville
Illinois
Universalist
Houser
Edgar A. Guest
Mr. Guest
Weevils Seek Home In Miami Springs Cotton Grower’s Loss
Eight-year-old Pam Pearson learns that cotton farming is banned in this area due to weevil risk. South Florida’s only known cotton grower destroyed her crop after discovering the plant hosts pests that could spread across the South. The small harvest yielded 19 bolls.
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Miami Springs
Fla
South Florida
Pam Pearson
Pam
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Marcella Marlow
Roy Dare
Peoria
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Clarence Hagan
Webber Township High School
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