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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1962
Page
8
Ann Landers answers readers on wig hats in class and family tensions. A high school bans wig hats as distractions while readers discuss child attention after a new baby. Advice covers discipline, family roles, and remarriage dynamics.
The marriage of Sarah Dillaha and Robert Goal was held by December 22 at Pulaski Heights Methodist Church in Little Rock Ark. Attending were the bride’s grandmother Mrs Guy Barker great aunt Mrs Margaret Mead Ottawa and the Gerald Barkers from Topeka plus aunt Mrs Henry Van Loenen Ottawa. The bride is the daughter of Elmer O Dillaha and wife. After a honeymoon to Las Vegas the Grand Canyon and Palm Springs the couple will reside temporarily in Los Angeles.
Socialettes detail numerous holiday dinners hosted by local families. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shoemaker entertained three sons and relations from Medicine Lodge to Sherrill, while the Cromwells hosted Topeka visitors. Other gatherings featured Prof and Mrs. Kerr marking their daughter Lin da’s 21st birthday and multiple extended family dinners across Ottawa and surrounding towns during Christmas week.
Advice on holiday cleanup and budget saving urges testing Christmas lights before packing. Buy bulbs and tinsel on sale, discard broken items, and keep cards for next year. Include husband in purchases, save ribbons by repurposing card imagery, and use sheets to collect pine needles and litter during takedown.
A short note mentions saving large items until inspiration returns for a future task. The tone is casual and seasonal, wishing a Happy New Year and indicating patience for work to resume later.
Ottawans joined a Sunday dinner reception in Kansas City honoring Dr. and Mrs. George Espino of Mexico City, visiting during the holidays. Espino is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Cardiology at the University of Mexico, with training in Kansas City Boston and Europe. Hosts were Dr. and Mrs. Graham Asher, Dr. and Mrs. Harry M. Gilkey, and Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Steffen.
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