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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1977
Page
2
New York writer Ellie Grossman suggests creative reuse of discarded jewelry and trinkets to craft inexpensive hair adornments. She describes assembling barrette decorations from broken pieces, old buttons, feathers, flowers, and even campaign buttons, emphasizing costless fashion with imagination.
A reader offers an open letter to families of alcoholics urging honest conversation and firm boundaries. The piece includes guidance from an alcoholic about seeking help, recovery, and involving professionals while avoiding enabling behavior. It also features a letter from a reader about privacy rights when mail is opened at work and a response endorsing personal property rights and legal boundaries.
Mr and Mrs Alex Ferguson of Central Island New York visit Newton to see relatives Mrs Margaret Boyle and her daughter Mrs George Younkin with Mr Younkin.
A dense OCR list shows numerous Newton area stores and facilities with street addresses. The items include Bi Lo, Axtell Christian Hospital, Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Dillons, Halstead Hospital, Hesston Record, Sundries, Quik Foods, Quik-Trip, Ramada inn, Santa Fe Depot, and Wilson Drug Store among others. The document appears to catalog distribution points for the Newton Kansan and other local venues.
Cub Scout Pack 124 of First Baptist Church held a bicycle rodeo and a covered dish supper Saturday. Winners include Richard Carter first age eight, Todd Langenhorst second, Aaron Keen third. nine years old and older Jeff Kristenson first, Craig Orand second, Russell Graber third. Other awards: David Klassen one-year pin, Richard Carter silver arrow, Russell Graber wolf badge. The kiwi, a flightless bird, has wing appendages about one inch long.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton honors 19 year old PFC Benjamin H Grosch of Sedgwick with a letter of appreciation for commendable performance. He serves in HQ Company H S Battalion Special Services at Lake O Neill California.
Aalene Marie Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad S. Nelson, is named Miss Butler County and will represent Butler County at the Miss Kansas Scholarship Pageant in Pratt July 14 to 16. The 18 year old Remington High School graduate won Miss Butler County at Augusta in March and will sing a Carousel medley including If I Loved You and You’ll Never Walk Alone. Nelson stands five feet three inches, weighs 114 pounds, enjoys tacos and sunflower seeds, and plans to study medical technology at Wichita Vo-Tech Institute after high school.
Delegates from the Harvey County Federation of Democratic Women’s Club attended the state convention in Junction City over the weekend. Local president Mrs. Jenilee Miller also joined the state executive board meeting, alongside Helen Patrick rules chairwoman and Elizabeth Tangeman with Catherine Egan. Uhuru Point in Tanzania stands at 19,340 feet, while Kilimanjaro is the continent’s highest peak.
Mrs Daniel Stiver was the honoree at a Sunday layette shower hosted at the home of Mrs Jerry Supernors with Mrs Jerry Sheffler assisting. Guests from Newton El Dorado Wichita Council Grove Arkansas City Salina Alta Vista and Admire attended.
Miss Nanette Crispino daughter of Mr and Mrs Tommie Crispino Newton was named first runner up in the Miss Kansas Job's Daughters Pageant held with the Grand Bethel Session of the International Order of Job's Daughters in Topeka. She represented Newton Bethel 21 among 24 contestants.
The Newton Kansan requests readers to submit names of presidents and secretaries for all men s and women s clubs in Newton. Entries must be sent to The News Department by Friday June 17 to appear in the June 23 Welcome to Newton edition. Contact 283 1500 or mail Box 268 Newton Kan 67114.
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