Home tips from Dear Heloise column quirky reader ideas
A collage of practical hints and opinions from readers. Toothpick toers English muffins in pop-up toasters. a cropped sweater turned into a pocketed housework garment. guests expect no children on invitations. rubber gloves reused to lift hot turkeys. knitting scarves with a narrower neck band. a picnic cloth as a Christmas tree skirt. using business cards as a message pad by the phone.
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Heloise
Arlene Beardsley
Christ
Margaret Hart
D. Douville
Home Secretary
Lone 82-Year-Old Rancher Keeps Family Farm Alive Near Kiowa
Mary Verspille, 82, remains on a Kiowa area ranch after her husband’s 1934 death, tending wheat, cattle, dairy, and ranch repairs. She rejects city life, recalling floods of 1965 and noting her strength wanes yet she persists with grit and faith.
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Kiowa
Colo
Mary Verspille
DeCock Family Roster and Local Relatives Listed
Kimberly DeCock and Kimberly Renee are the 24 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs William DeCock who live at 731 Poplar. They have a six year old son Daniel Allen and a five year old daughter Shellie Lynne. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edward DeCock of 819 E 8th, Dean Ellis of St. Petersburg Florida and Mrs Delores Cox of 619 N Main. Great grandmothers are Effie Stansbarger Ottawa Effie Vanderslice Lyndon and Lucille Lutes Kansas City Missouri. Mrs Victoria Bradley of Kansas City Missouri is the great great grandmother.
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Kimberly Renee
William DeCock
Poplar
Daniel Allen
Shellie Lynne
Edward DeCock
Dean Ellis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Delores Cox
N. Main
Effie Stansbarger
Ottawa
Effie Vanderslice
Lyndon
Lucille Lutes
Kansas City
Victoria Bradley
Church and club notices for a December evening
Community groups meet at churches and clubs with prayer and social events. Trinity United Methodist Church hosts Class at 7 30 p m with gift exchange while AMERICAN Legion Auxiliary is canceled. Faith Lutheran Guild and WESLEYAN Service Guild meet at First United Methodist Library at 7 30 p m. LYDIA Circle gathers 7 30 p m at North Baptist Church. ENTRE nous holds a 6 30 p m Christmas party at Country Club. CWI meets 6 45 a m at Peoples National Bank. TOPS Taperettes meet at IOOF Hall. MISSION Possible Circle meets 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church. CHAPTER AUL of PEO with Mrs Jerome Minnick and ARMY Mothers Christmas dinner at North American Coffee Shop with installation of officers at Memorial Auditorium.
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Trinity United Methodist Church
Kenneth Webb
American Legion Auxiliary
Faith Lutheran Guild
Wesleyan Service Guild
First United Methodist Church
North Baptist Church
CWI
Peoples National Bank
IOOF
Mission Possible Circle
First Baptist Church
Jerome Minnick
Baby Brian Robert McIntosh Born in Cedar Rapids Iowa
The son born December 7 to Dr and Mrs J Howard McIntosh of Cedar Rapids Iowa has been named Brian Robert. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ivan Warren of Hiawatha and Mr and Mrs John McIntosh of Ottawa.
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J. Howard McIntosh
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Brian Robert
Ivan Warren
Hiawatha
John McIntosh
Ottawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carolyn Goodwin
Denison
Tex
Grayson County College
Goodwin
Enterprise
Mrs. Cross
Kansa Wee
Albright
Duane Howell
Denver Post
Associated Press
Kimberly DeCock
Polaroid
S. Main
First National Bank OF Ottawa
Cris
Ysidoyd
Leslie
Sarsars
Crites
Ottawa, Kansas
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