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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
3
Mrs. Harvey Drake of 709 8 Willow showcases an array of homemade Christmas gifts and decorations designed to be inexpensive yet cherished. Items include a door knocker decoration, a floral decorator lamp, burlap flowers, and multiple festive crafts with step by step assembly instructions.
Daughters Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. William Clark home with a buffet, gift exchange, and birthdays and anniversaries observed. Eleven members and guest Miss Margaret Scott attended. Jan. 2 meeting set for Mrs. Leland Gilliland home. Beauceants at Masonic Temple elected officers and plan future activities including a Dec. 10 hospital visit and a Dec. 19 memorial service. Richter WSCS conducted candlelight program and cookies for retarded children. Tolly Mission Circle held Bible verse roll call and planned cookie boxes for servicemen. Jan. 2 potluck at Mrs. George Hull. Baxter Social Hour packed cookies for nursing homes. Christmas party Dec. 19 at Mrs. Allen’s. candy for shut-ins requested. Union Chapter 15 OES honored four members. officers elected and Dec. 18 open installation planned.
A reader shares festive ideas from easy decorations to clever storage hacks. Suggestions include a weatherproof exterior wreath using a hula hoop and red nylon net, pineapple upside down cakes in meat loaf pans, scented lamps, a happiness box, and practical tips like reinforcing bags with a shoe box lid.
Ruth Wyeth Speers presents a cutout snow family pattern 414 for hardboard painting. The family features Momma with holly and wreath, Poppa with muffler and candy cane, and Junior in a striped cap caroling. Pattern includes actual-size guides, priced at $1.50 from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. in New Windsor, New York.
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