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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1961
Page
7
A reader asks about the Old Too Soon Smart Too Late Club, a fictional group of women who married late or faced delays. Ann Landers explains it's a myth and shares examples of excuses used to stay in flawed relationships. She also includes a plea about courage to leave harmful unions and promotes her Teenage Smoking booklet.
A dense listing of local meetings and holiday events for clubs, churches, and organizations across the week. Highlights include Christmas parties, potlucks, initiations, guest nights, and a community dinner program spanning Westminster area organizations such as Faith Chapter, Zigzag Club, American Legion Auxiliary, Rotary Ann, and Calvary Baptist Missionary Society among others.
Dean Zook, music director at First Methodist Church, led the Senior Club devotional in the Youth Center yesterday. He presented The Littlest Star, performed a vocal number with his piano accompaniment, and was joined by Mrs. Myrtle Graham who presided. Mrs. Lizzie Johnson led singing with Mrs. Margaret Williams at the piano while Mrs. Julia Picker ing gave a reading. Refreshments followed, served by Mrs. Frank Bingham, Mrs. Cora Melcher, and Mrs. Beulah Anderson.
A reader shares a lemon flavored light fruit cake called Lemon Bread made with butter sugar eggs flour and lemon extract baked in small pans. Also included is a holiday salad recipe using egg yolks milk mustard Knox gelatin lemon juice whipped cream cherries pineapple marshmallows and salted almonds.
Members of the Nazarene Missionary Society met yesterday afternoon at the parsonage. Mrs Ralph Edwards read a letter from Doris Brown serving in Africa. Secret pals were revealed during a gift exchange and new names drawn. Refreshments followed the closing prayer as 13 members participated.
Mrs. John B. Pierson announces the marriage of Patricia M Pierson to David Alexander Bingham son of Mr and Mrs John Raymond Bingham Bogota Colombia S A The ceremony will be at Grace Episcopal Church December 21 with a reception at the bride’s parents home A bridal dinner December 20 for bridal party guests include Nancy Jo Nelson maid of honor Kenneth Bingham best man and Mrs Frank Hackmann grandmother of the groom A family dinner party tomorrow in Hotel Jayhawk Green Room hosted by Howard C Lyngar For the holidays the grandmother Mrs James Nelson Sr will attend the wedding and a December 28 coffee party will be hosted by Mrs James Nelson Jr. Kansas City
Miscellany notes Ottawa organizations and individuals partner with Church World Service to supply blankets and comforters for relief work. The drive targets North Baptist Church by December 17 under the slogan A Blanket and a Quarter as disaster relief from hurricanes and famines prompts aid.
Mr and Mrs Duane Bechtle of Pleasanton announce the adoption of their three month old daughter Cynthia June Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Cannady and Mr and Mrs Chester Bechtle.
Relatives gathered for a goose dinner honoring Mrs. Mary Johnson who will winter in Kansas City and Cotton Valley, La., and for Mrs. Ellen Hamilton's birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphy, Mrs. Carolyn Morgan and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moody and children, and Mrs. Roy McIntosh. Myrtle Graham hosted 22 Senior Club members for a turkey dinner with visitor Grace Wise. Eli Clavel and wife returned from a three week trip to St. Petersburg Florida to visit their son Virgil Elder and family.
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