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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1977
Page
3
A reader asks how to deal with friends who insult a slim person at meals by accusing them of overeating. Advice emphasizes ignoring barbs, addressing manners without shaming, and understanding overweight individuals may project insecurity.
Patricia O'Brien, a divorced journalist and author, interviews couples whose marriages seem working to explore what holds them together. She notes the roles of children, privacy, communication, and shared history while countering the idea that money or sex alone determine happiness.
Russell Eck of Newton received an associate degree in mechanics from Butler County Community College at El Dorado. He is named among the honor candidates for the Order of the Purple at BCCC, listed with his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Eck.
A listing of local merchants and service points where the Newton Kansan is available each day. In Halstead Hesston Halstead and surrounding towns the paper is distributed at hospitals stores and inns including Bi Lo Dillons Quick Mart J & B Sundries and Ramada Inn among others.
Newton and Halstead students attending Washburn University Topeka made honor rolls for the 1977 spring semester. Patricia A Vogel of Newton Sherri Nightingale and Sara Welch of Halstead earned 4.0 GPAs. Ronald D Stauffer of Newton and Pamela Nightingale of Halstead posted GPAs ranging from 3.90 to 3.64.
The latest Publishers Weekly list shows top fiction and nonfiction new and ongoing best sellers. Falconer Cheever Oliver's Story Legal Crash of '79 Erdman The Thorn Birds McCullough Condominium MacDonald Nonfiction Your Erroneous Zones Dyer Passages Sheehy Haywire Hayward Changing Ullmann Roots Haley
Hesston student Bonita Yoder, a third year KU Law student, won first place in a national essay contest by the American Board of Trial Advocates for essays on preserving the jury system. She received $2,500 at a convention in Colorado Springs.
Students of Vada Snider presented a flute recital Tuesday evening in the Little Chapel of the Bethel College Mennonite Church. Fourteen performers shared solos ensembles and duets with Richard Toews as accompanist for most numbers. Other accompanists included Roberta Gingerich Eleanor Kaufman and Karen Wiebe. Refreshments followed for students and guests.
The Kansan requests all local men and women clubs in Newton supply president and secretary names. Email or mail by Friday June 17 to The News Department, Newton Kansan, Box 268, Newton, Kansas 67114 or call 283-1500 for details.
Airman Ronald E. Decker son of Mr and Mrs Harley D Decker 115 S Walnut Newton has been assigned to Chanute AFB Illinois after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He will receive specialized training in aircraft equipment maintenance The 1977 Newton High School graduate is married to former DiAnne Estrada daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Estrada 512 Lakeside Newton Meritorious service at Incirlik Turkey earned the Air Force Commendation Medal for Sgt Mark A Jost son of Mrs Thomas Fritts 1224 N Magnolia Newton He is a telephone switching equipment repairman and serves at Tinker AFB Oklahoma with a unit of the Air Force Communications Service His wife Martha is the daughter of Mrs Lemoyne Jones 510 N Duncan Newton.
Piano students of Miss Ruth Bachman performed solos and duets in a Tuesday recital at the Bethel College Chapel. Notable performers included Denetta Decker Keith Esau Wayne Long Tracy and Terry Megli Lori and Sherri Pauls Connie Penner and David and Cynthia Watts. Mr and Mrs Dale Bachman hosted a reception after the event.
The Kansas Farm Bureau reports rising meat prices with five of seven beef cuts and five of six pork cuts up from two weeks ago. Center cut pork chops and pork sirloin ham gained while T bone and beef rib steaks rose. Potatoes climbed due to a smaller 1977 crop and national coffee fell about 10 cents.
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