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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
3
Derr Heloise asks how to clean sire hat and whether the same method works for sithetic traw. Mrs. Arthur Morr and Liew Mrs. Morris respond with guidance for hat care and maintenance in practical terms.
This reader column shares practical tips from readers on extending straw hat life and easy repairs. Ideas include labeling servicemen addresses with tape, a cheese shaker hack, freezing leftover juice for gelatin, and decorating worn shorts with iron-on patches for a playful Raggedy Ann look.
A reader suggests cutting a name from another color and ironing it on patches for granddaughter shorts. Another tip covers covering kitchen wallpaper around the stove with clear adhesive backed plastic to keep it clean and wipeable. A mobile idea uses greeting cards on a hanger for infants, entertaining them visually.
Army Mothers and members gathered for an all day session in Memorial Auditorium Tuesday. They posted knee robes and sewed rag rags for a V A hospital. Sixty six members attended with a visitor, and refreshments were provided by Mrs William Clark of Centralis.
The annual Brecheisen reunion gathered 141 for a basket dinner in Memorial Auditorium after a morning worship by Rev. Bill Woodroff of Philadelphia. Charley Brecheisen led a business session as president Jim Brecheisen was absent. Officers elected for 1967: Harold Brecheisen as president, Keith Brecheisen as vice president, Lorena Myers as secretary treasurer. A highlight for next year will be an afternoon concert by the Brecheisens from Michigan Loren, Augustus, and Etheline who have toured the U.S., Canada and Europe. Prizes recognized the oldest guest Truman Kiplinger, youngest Karla Kay Fager, oldest married couple Ed and Lena Oberst, and youngest married pair Ben and Eva Marie Harrison.
Mrs Donnie Peterson hosted the Susanna Wesley Circle meeting on Tuesday evening. Mrs Harold Sweet led the lesson "Are You Listening" and a brief business session preceded refreshments for 15 members and three guests.
The Willis and Fanny Graves descendants held their 38th annual reunion at the Overbrook sale barn. A noon baked dinner fed 86 attendees including eight surviving children and many spouses from Osawatomie Coffeyville Atchison Ottawa and nearby towns. Saturday social time featured a Versink Wiener roast and viewing of old reunion films.
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