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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1969
Page
3
Members met Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Smart for their annual turkey dinner and Christmas party. After the meal a business meeting was conducted by Mrs Minnie Shawver with present officers retained for another term.
Mrs Shawver presided with Mrs Hubbard as vice president and Mrs Spears as secretary treasurer. Mrs Melcher served as courtesy chair. The group sang carols as Mr Smart played a recording and read a new version of Twas The Night Before Christmas. Frank Bruner won the mystery gift. A gift exchange followed.
A jumble of reader submissions offers quick fixes and handy tricks. Tips include marking lighters with nail polish to tell them apart at parties, keeping cake moist with a water-filled bottle in the tube, and clipping mittens to the freezer for quick hand warmth. Other notes describe repurposing lace curtains as dishcloths, crafting a mobile cutting board from an ironing board, and DIY Christmas decorations using cardboard cylinders and bells.
Dawn Miller is noted as the 16 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Miller with grandparents listed. The piece shares reader crafts including Christmas chimes, and several short household tips on toast safety, clothing fixes, bandage removal, and sewing with dyed thread. Also mentions Mrs Clyde Frazell presiding at an Eastern Star meeting with new officers.
The WYCOFF Community Club notes a 6 30 p m gathering at the Masonic Temple for a potluck and gift exchange with fraternal attendance. The Fortnightly Club and Senior Club meet at the Youth Center led by Mrs Lela Duffey.
Two Ottawa WCTU members sisters Lucy Titus and Mabel Wasmund were honored with a living memorial after the annual Christmas dinner at the Youth Center. Funds from their family will back intercollegiate alcohol oratorical contests while devotions were led by Rev. Willard Braker.
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