Ottawans Reach Out With Christmas Cheer
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity ran a Franklin County Christmas Bureau aiding 215 families with baskets clothing and gifts. 218 applied. some not in need. Church Women United Salvation Army and Wal Mart led major drives. Wal Mart drew a large crowd closing early after offering 20 percent off per food item. Salvation Army provided bags for residents of Crestview and Ottawa Retirement Village. United Way approved bell ringers for funds.
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Kansas
ECKAN
Wal-Mart
ECEAN
Ottawa Lanes
Eagles
Price Chopper
Beacon Plastics
Salvation Army
Ottawa
Crestview
Kenneth W. Pratt
Army
United Way
Cold intolerance and aging underactive thyroid raised
Dear readers note that cold intolerance in the elderly can signal treatable conditions such as underactive thyroid. A thorough checkup including thyroid evaluation is advised. Also shared: quick relief for leg cramps by pinching between lip and nose, and notes on herpes simplex versus canker sores with brief descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Donohue
H.B.S
B.H
Cookie Painting Is Man's Personal Gift
Salina report on Bill Weaver Jr who decorates Christmas cookies with fine camel hair brushes and food coloring. Since 1973 he paints about two dozen intricate blue Peace on Earth designs yearly for friends and neighbors, a hobby inherited from his mother Bea and continued by his wife Vicky and daughter Crystal.
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Salina
Hns
Bill Weaver Jr
Weaver
Vicky
Bill
Bea Weaver
Crystal
World’s Largest Man Sheds Some Girth in Christmas Step
Walter Hudson of Hempstead New York, weighing about 1,250 pounds, left his bedroom for the first time in 16 years. He shed roughly 375 pounds and plans to go outside at his own pace. Hudson credits his breakthrough to a diet aided by Dick Gregory and medical care, though he remains among the heaviest ever recorded.
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Hempstead
N.Y
Walter Hudson
Hudson
Dick Gregory
Gregory
Nudity Laws Across Cities Raise Legal Debate
Dear Ann Landers notes that public nudity laws vary and often depend on specific statutes. Police chiefs in Los Angeles Chicago Austin New York San Francisco and Des Moines describe varying responses from custody and medical evaluation to disorderly conduct charges or booting into clothing stores for a look at the street naked.
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Ann Landers
Gentry
Ark
Ann
Los Angeles
California
Lady Godiva
Daryl Gates
L.A
Fred Rice
Chicago
Austin
Texas
New York
Stephen Davis
New York State
San Francisco
Frank Jordan
Des Moines
Iowa
William Moulder
Drake University
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Ottawans
Paul
Donohue
Ken Chymiak
Edward D. Jones & Co
FORD
al Spitz Customer Service Manager
Contel
Public Affairs Department
Wentzville
Bowling Alley
Town & Country Supply
Reg. Price
Peterson
Baling Wire
Kentucky
Huffy
Ortho Books
Eeery
Ottawa, Ks
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