Seven H D A members plan National Home Demonstration Council meeting
Seven HDA members from Franklin County and related officials prepare for the National Home Demonstration Council meeting in Chicago August 21 to 25. Mrs Verne Alden of Wellsville leads the group, with other delegates and note on premeeting activities and observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.D.A
Franklin County
National Home Demonstration Council
Chicago
Verne Alden
Wellsville
Country Women’s Council
N.H.C.U
Ottawa social notes and military furlough news
Socialettes report Mr and Mrs Lee Jones of Salina visiting Mrs Orpha Jones for a weekend. Harry Funk of Homewood heads to West Point to visit his nephew and wife before a three week furlough back to Ottawa. Also noted is the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Don Teghtmeyer of Anchorage Alaska on August 10, weighing six pounds nine ounces. mother Bonnie Birt’s parents live in Topeka and were formerly of Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Jones
Salina
Orpha Jones
Harry Funk
Homewood
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
James L. Funk
Mr. Funk
Ottawa
Sgt. Funk
9Th St
Don Teghtmeyer
Anchorage
Alaska
Teghtmeyer
Bonnie Birt
Topeka
Brecheisen Reynolds Nuptials Announced
Air and Mrs Teddy Brecheisen of Edgerton announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Elizabeth to Gordon Lynn Reynolds son of Mr and Mrs Ray Reynolds of Baldwin. No wedding date set. Miss Brecheisen works at the Governmental Research Center at Kansas University Reynolds is in navy basic training at Great Lakes. Both graduates of Baldwin High School this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
Teddy Brecheisen
Edgerton
Jean Elizabeth
Gordon Lynn Reynolds
Ray Reynolds
Baldwin
Miss Brecheisen
Kansas University
Reynolds
Navy
Great Lakes
Mr. Reynolds
Baldwin High School
Entertained Music Clubs Yesterday
Dee Ellen Lister hosted Musical Majors club at her home with Martha Ann Disque Judy Lister Betty Parker and Dee Ellen Lister performing. Mrs Robert H Lister led a quiz game and refreshments were served by Willard Lister and Dee Ellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Ellen Lister
Musical Majors
Willard Lister
Martha Ann Disque
Judy Lister
Betty Parker
Robert H. Lister
Dee Ellen
H. A. Parker
George Lister
M. A. Welty
Musical Minors Club
Glenn Geiss
R. Jamison
J. E. Moherman
BR. T. Sandow
Roger Fredrikson
E. E. Dorkins
E. C. Sievers
William H. Wright
Floyd -Warner
September Wedding for Former Ottawan
The Rev. and Mrs. Roy E. Jones of Olathe Colorado announce the coming marriage of their daughter Phyllis to Glenn Leon Smith. The wedding is set for September 26. Phyllis Jones is the younger daughter of the Joneses who formerly lived in Ottawa before moving to Garnett and then to Olathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Jones
Olathe, Colo
Phyllis
Glenn Leon Smith
Miss Jones
Mrs. Jones
Ottwa
Ottawa
Garnett
Olathe
Colo
August Wedding for Bonnie June Clark and James Wolfe Jr
Bonnie June Clark of Topeka and 1-C James Wolfe Jr of Morgan West Virginia plan an August 19 wedding at 8 PM in East Side Baptist Church Topeka Miss Clark formerly lived near Quenemo and is granddaughter of John Clark of Quenemo and John Thornbrugh of Burlingame. The couple will reside in West Virginia after Wolfe’s Air Force discharge in September. A reception will follow at the bride’s parents home George Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie June Clark
Topeka
James Wolfe Jr
Morgan
W. Va
East Side Baptist Church
Clark
Quenemo
John Clark
John Thornbrugh
Burlingame
West Virginia
Wolfe
Air Force
George Clark
Ottawa Society Hosts Tuesday Bridge Club in 1940
Looking Back at Ottawa Society reports Mrs Floyd Minnick hosting the Tuesday Bridge Club on Aug 13 1940. Mrs Ralph Bower won first prize. second high went to Mrs L C Geiger. Guests Miss Helen Anderson of Miles City Montana and Mrs Geiger attended with several members present. Mr and Mrs R O Bundy return from a month long motor vacation visiting Estes Park Colo and other points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Minnick
Ralph Bower
L. C. Geiger
Helen Anderson
Miles City
Mont
Geiger
H. L. Cartzdamer
G. C. Fredeen
John Gere
Homer Kin
Club notices and meetings for NAVY MOTHERS and local groups
A collage of club notices lists NAVY MOTHERS potluck at Memorial Auditorium with Miss Anna Smith. Faith Lutheran Guild with Mrs. Fred Gier. Busy Bee with Mrs. John Montgomery. Earnest Workers at Trinity Methodist. Just-A-Merh. Mud Creek Social picnic at Forest Park. Y.M.F. with Mrs. Tom Walsh. Ruhamah Women's Union with Miss Fannie Seymour. Valley Chapel Ladies. Phoria Ladies with Mrs. Gardner Finch. and a Friday Teen-Age party at 7 30 pm chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
W.C.T.U
Anna Smith
Mulberry
Faith Lutheran Guild
Fred Gier
H.B
Merrill Bliss
Busy Bee
John Montgomery
C.W
James Martin
Kenneth Hammond
Earnest Workers
Trinity Methodist Church
Rollie
New Mud Creek
Picnic Forest Park
Y.M.F
Tom
Walsh Ruhamah Women's Union
Fannie
Seymour Valley Chapel
Maude Barnes
Phoria Ladies
Gardner Finch
Country Club
Harold Crawford
Predicted Severe Teacher Shortage for Fall
Fort Wayne reports Carl J. Megel of the AFL Federation of Teachers warns the coming fall will mark the worst classroom and teacher shortage in history. He says 75 percent of America's teachers lack tenure protections and live from year to year while blaming teacher baiting for rising firings amid the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Carl J. Megel
Chicago
AFL Federation of Teachers
Fresh Snap Bean and Ham Casserole for Outdoor Picnics
A summer picnic dish features fresh snap beans and diced ham in a cheddar cheese sauce baked with buttered bread crumbs. Serve with whole tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe, and cold drinks in insulated bags and a vacuum jug. Includes recipe steps and ingredient list.
Emporia records urban tree losses and plan
Emporia officials hired horticulturist C. H. Withington in July 1952 to survey city trees. He found 964 trees needing removal, 532 on street parkings and 432 on private property, amid elm disease and drought. Ottawa and other towns report similar losses. paving has hindered root watering, prompting calls to revise city tree ordinances and improve watering methods including specialized gadgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Withington
University of Nebraska
Emporia
Ottawa
Kansas
Miscellany By LM s Very Rare Baseball Fan Woman
A Kansas City baseball hobbyist, Mrs Wayne Gilliland, ardently follows games from childhood through adulthood. She scores Big League matches with unique marks, explaining players and innings for neighbors. The piece recalls nostalgic methods of making homemade balls from strings and rubber centers at rural schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gilliland
Kansas City
Poor Wheat To Be Docked Under Price Support
The Agriculture Department announced that wheat of 23 designated undesirable varieties will be docked 20 cents a bushel next year under the grower price support program. The national support price will be not less than 1.81 dollars per bushel. About 31 million bushels of last year’s 969 million bushels were from these varieties, roughly 3 percent of production. The department seeks to curb surplus by discouraging inferior milling or baking wheat while urging farmers to produce higher quality varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Farm Prices Near Normal In Postwar Readjustment
West Millbury Massachusetts administration farm economist Don Paarlberg says postwar declines in farm prices and incomes reflect a shift from a dream world to normal conditions. He notes prices sit midway between postwar boom and 1930s depression and credits the Eisenhower era with strong support programs while preserving farmer freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Millbury
Mass
Don Paarlberg
Benson
Here
Congress
Parlberg
Pahrlberg
Eisenhower
Averages, Accidents, and Advice From a City Chronicle
A fragmentary column notes a Burlington woman's accident with a shattered ice tray glass injuring Mrs. I M Withers and a granddaughter Bunny Withers calling for help. It includes stray memories of a troublesome boy and a safety lesson about teaching children to know their home. The piece ends with a cautionary reflection on safety and location awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
God's Tugboats 50 Years Old
BAR HARBOR MAINE. Fifty years of service by God's Tug boats were celebrated as the Main Seacoast Mission Society marked its anniversary. From a 26 foot sloop to the 72 foot motor vessel Sunbeam or God's Tugboat, the seagoing mission ferried missionaries, island families, and supplies, also serving as water taxi ice breaker and emergency vessel under Rev Neal Bousfield. Thomas Searles of Bar Harbor, treasurer since 1905, is the sole original member still living. Thirteen workers sustain the mission funded by nationwide contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Maine
Seacoast Mission Society
Mount Desert Island
Angus
Alexander MacDonald
Thomas Searles
Coast Guard
Neal Bousfield
Armed Raid At British Army Post Sparks IRA Claim
A band of armed men raided a British Army post in Reading England seizing guns and ammo. Police said IRA members carried out the raid and two men with a truck carrying guns were arrested near Arborfield two hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
England
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Arborfield
Sunday at the churches in town listings
A dense church notices page lists services across multiple denominations including Free Methodist, Church of the Nazarene, Church of Christ, Bethany Chapel, Calvary Baptist, Faith Bible, Church of the Brethren, Grace Episcopal, North Baptist, Union services, and United Presbyterian. It notes service times, Sunday school, midweek prayers, Bible studies, youth gatherings, and guest speakers, inviting all to attend. no collections are taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canarch
Chrny
Christian Aconce Society
South Hickory
Mathew Guilfoyle
Baturday
Kingdom Man Oedchevah
Quenemo
Kansas
Free Methodist
N. Oak
O. KE Howell
Jonathan Harrell
Young Peoples Meeting
Church of the NasBrene
Stunday School
Church of Christ
N. Poplar
Bible School
Andrews
Bethany Chapel Baptist
Win
Balicy
Calvary Baptist
Bill Weber
Faith Bible
Poplar
R. D. Clayton
Bundey School
BI Payne
Hibie
Africa
Church of the Brethren
Gerald Mosse
B.Y
Union
Our Church
Todd Macdonald
United Fresbyterian Church
Grace Episcopal
John B. Bwdlgart
North Baptist
Wast Wilson
Willam L. Luce
William Myore
Ottawa University
O'Older
Myers
Hickory
Roger Fredriksen
Nan
Hia
le Niller
Spesaker
Fellowship of Prayer
Faith Gatheran
Fy Ar Wagener
Parotr
Bunday School
Aim Walther League
Board of Eldore Iivets
Hth and
Main
William
Cadar
Roert B. Craig
Tivangallam
Virat Baplat
Ahurch Chapel
Roger Tfrediison
Queet Minlater
Froony
Churel School
United Presbyterian
Third and Walnut
Méraing
Garrion
Firat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s Page Society
G. E. Morelet
Clarence Prager
Harry Brown
Alberttewart
Albert Barnhart
Ray Angleton
Orville Burtis
Manhattan
Kansas Home Demonstration Council
Isabel N. Dodrill
Kansas State College
Kansas Extension Service
Earl Schmitt
East of
Princeton
Bennie Stinson
Judy Schmitt
Eugene Domnanish
Elmer Louderback
Jim Peterson
Wilma Carey
Judy
Pat
Jon Schmitt
Carolyn Domnanish
Birdie Macy
Grant Carey
J. C. Hannaman
Howard Linneman
Roberta
Roger
Lois
Joyce
Karen Stinson
Phil Parrott
Brecheisen-Reynolds
Tommie
K. C. Athletics
Ottawan
Ottawa Society
Patty Ann
Bobby
Eileen
Gerry Schneider
Montibello
Calif
Schneider
Dorothy Vest
Lloyd
Chuck) Vest
Schneiders
West
Centropolis
Clarence Day
Ash
Kathleen Rich
Carol Rich
Patricia Kille
Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press Food
LM S
God's Tugboats
The
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Moscow
Russia
Italy
Pravda
Izvestia
Tokyo
Peiping
People’s Daily Today
John Kon
Arnold
Arnold 42
Silver Spring
Hong Kong
Teen Uris
Truy Theatre
WarnerQolor
Raoul Walsh
van Heflin
Aldo Ray
James Whitmore
Tab Hunter
John G. Kaiser
Rexall Store
Phone
Masonic Bldg
Wightmans Plumbing
W. Secoma
Douglas Bros
Donald O'Connor
Francis
Talking Mule
Universal-International
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