Please Eat These Christmas Trees
A Wellsville scrapbook inspires Good Neighbors EHU to craft four cookie Christmas trees led by Mrs. Jessie Caldwell. Each tree used a 42-cookie design with star and round shapes around a central wooden dowel, iced in green and topped with red candy. They delivered the treats to Ottawa and Baldwin nursing homes, where residents soon enjoyed eating the edible decorations.
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DE McGlashon
Jessie Caldwell
Wellsville
EHU
Problems By Ann Landers Dear Ann
A 29-year-old married man with three daughters faces a persistent advances from a 19-year-old neighbor. He seeks guidance while his wife worries, and the letter authors urge setting firm boundaries and ending contact. The second letter asks about a wife’s work while her husband serves time, urging independence and responsibility for supporting her family.
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Ann
Mary
Tam
Ann Landers
Mike
Mom
Dad
Zanesville
Young And Old Compatible Mixture
University of Michigan psychologist Christine Pickford reports that children 6 through 8 view the elderly as warm and permissive, while adolescents fear loss of identity. Adults dread independence loss, and the elderly feel negative about aging. The study, based on 126 children, suggests older people could tutor in schools and highlights mixed attitudes toward age groups.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Christine Pickford
Pickford
U-M
Christmas Potluck Brings Nurses and Husbands Together
Christmas Franklin County nurses joined the local medical auxiliary for a potluck at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Don Philgreen. Canned goods were collected for a Christmas basket while Jim Sunderwirth, a Kansas City gospel singer, presented the program.
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Franklin County
Don Philgreen
Jim Sunderwirth
Kansas City
Johnson’s birthday gathering honors a family of 28
Johnson enjoyed a surprise birthday surrounded by 28 relatives including six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. His daughter from Ottawa hosted, another daughter in Topeka, and a son in Omaha were noted, with seven other grandchildren and great grandchildren unable to attend. Mrs. Whitacre says he lives alone, cooks for himself, and summers with flowers to tend.
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William Johnson
N. Sycamore
Edna Whitacre
Johnson
Ottawa
Williams
Topeka
Omaha
Suttons Await Santa Visit Baby Dana Lee Sutton
Dana Lee Sutton, five months old, waits for Santa as Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sutton of Ottawa RFD 4 announce their daughter as a child of their family. Grandparents include Myron McCall of Ottawa and Lloyd E Sutton of Garnett, with great-grandparents Phoebe McCall of Wichita and Joe Flores of Garnett.
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Santa
Dana Lee Sutton
Vernon Sutton
Ottawa Rfd
Myron McCall
Ottawa
Lloyd E. Sutton
Garnett
Phoebe McCall
Wichita
Joe Flores
Brownies Remain Popular Brownies Version from Cecily Brownstone
A slightly different variation of Jon Vie Brownies adapted from a New York City bakery recipe by Cecily Brownstone AP Food Editor. Mix sugars corn syrup and butter then eggs then melted chocolate and flour. Stir in most of the pecans and bake in a jellyroll pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Reserve some nuts for topping and cut into bars after cooling.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
New York City
JON Vie
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