Furniture Buying Guide Warns On Real Or Synthetic Wood
A consumer article explains hardwood and softwood differences, urges checking whether furniture uses real or imitation wood, and notes FTC rules on misleading finishes. It advises testing joints, finishes, hardware, and construction, and mentions Royal Neighbors viewing Molly Brown in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Royal Neighbors
Molly Brown
Starlight Theater
Kansas City
Families visit hometown from several states over weekend
Socialettes families who have returned home. They are Lt. Col. and Mrs. L. C. Geiss and Pam, Belleville, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bellus, Carolyn and Marecla, Garland, Tex, Mr. and Mrs. Gene McCain and children, Independence, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kuese ser and family, Overland Park, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Coughlin, Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Geiss
Pam
Belleville
Ill
Arnold Bellus
Carolyn
Mare Cla
Garland, Tex
Gene McCain
Independence
Francis Kuese Ser
Overland Park
James Coughlin
Richmond
Bridal shower for Linda Taylor bride elect of Jack Sauer
Bride elect Linda Taylor was honored at a Tuesday bridal shower at the Country Club hosted by Mrs. Tom Porter and Donna Porter. Mint and yellow decor featured a yellow and mint parasol centerpiece and yellow pompoms. Prizes were won by Priscilla Carey and Mrs. Jay Milton. Many local guests attended from Franklin to Pomona, with a VFW meeting planned for Thursday. Nearby families were noted visiting and dining, and a family picnic was planned for John Redmond Reservoir. A recipe tip suggests pork chops with dried fruit as a last minute skillet addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Taylor
Jack Sauer
Country Club
Tom Porter
Donna Porter
Priscilla Carey
Jay Milton
Outeafetown
Oliver R. Taylor
Franklin
Indiana
Kenneth Davis
Rita
Barbara
Susie
Kansas City
Tom Purcell
Wichita
K. R. Bowman
Pomona
Pineapple core juice tips and home hacks
A reader shares practical household tips from peeling a pineapple to squeezing juice from core scraps, using plastic jugs as flotation markers for pools, hair curl setting with rollers, tarp repair without grommets, and a refrigerator chill for girdles. The letter also covers machine washing rubber sandals, drying mud on soles, durable shoe bags from old slacks, travel packing ideas, bra strap repair methods, wider bra straps for comfort, and scorch removal with peroxide.
Crouch Family Reunion At Ruhamah Church
The fourth annual Crouch reunion was held at Ruhamah Baptist Church on Sunday. After a basket dinner attendees visited and played baseball. Named guests included Ben Haney, Jake Hieber, Vernie Ellis and family from Diana to Nancy, Jess Stewart family from Rantoul, Alva Scoville from Kansas City Kansas, Ross Brewer from Osawatomie, Bob Anderson from Topeka, Roy Crouch from Leavenworth, Clifford Stipp and Paul with Barbara, Kenneth Suffron and Wanda, Eugene Suffron and Grace Brewer with Martha Crouch from Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhamah Baptist Church
Ben Haney
Jake Hieber
Vernie Ellis
Diana
Kathy
Nancy
Lane
Jess
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W. L. Pickering
Ken Mayor
Garden Grove
Calif
Leo Wiederholt Sr
Jurek
Princeton
Ene Hayes
Ralph Wiederholt
Lawsrence
Cletus Wiederholt
Bill
Ottawa
Fred Gast
Leavenworth
George Gast
Buc Cyrus
Wayne Jenenicke
Janell
Kan
Jim Garber
Paul Garber
Leslie Allen
Charles Toumberlin
Charles King
Williamsburg
Daryl McNabb
Waverly
Ralph Hamilton
V.F.W, Auxeiliary, and Sons of
V.F.W
V.F.W. Hall
al Pickett
Richemond
Anthony Nilges
Aurora
Vernon Picketts
Charles Miller
Marsha Nilges
Norman Gerhold
Homestead
Fla
Frank Gerhold
Rohme Hass Chemical Co
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Fort Collins
Colo. Lincoln
Neb
Laramie
Wyo
Esteen Po Ave
John Redmond Reservoir
Erenest Wolken
Louis Sobbas
Matt Bicklemeyer
Eudora
Eugene Wolken
Lawerence
Ralph Mersman
Garnett
Heloise
Scotty
Haswall
Evelyn Kodym
Hilda
Fred
Fatty
Irma
Jane Miller
Natali
Crouch
Dairy Queen's
Dairy Queen Store
Main
Ottawa, Kansas
Burgerteria
Pizza Hut
Marcelle
Pharmaly
Boh Guthouse i
Serta
Serta-Ortholux
Nan
Ortholux
Capri Mattress
Ortholox Supreme Mattress
Tisc7
Kansas City Power & Light Company
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