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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1971
Page
7
A reader shares an underwear budgeting system called the underwear program, outlining monthly testing, sizing adjustments, and a six month cycle to replace items across a five-person family. The note also offers household tips on ironing shirts, baking scraps, porch lighting, window shades, denture cleaner use, and improvised paint stirrers.
Ottawa ACE branch met at Mrs. Anton Strafuss home with co host Mrs. A F Ponton. New ACE publications were distributed for Ottawa and Pomona schools. Ponton and Lanah Cameron will attend state meeting in Emporia. John Lindahl spoke on Franklin County Rehabilitation Facility activities. Daughters Club and Wycoff Community Club held meetings with devotions and lap robe making for nursing home residents. Officers elected new roles. Eagles Auxiliary announced district meeting in Emporia and upcoming February events.
A mother asks whether to honor a family name by naming her baby Gregory Dennis while his grandmother objects to the reminder of a deceased brother. Ann Landers counsels honoring the name and respecting the mother’s feelings.
The SATURDAY CHILD Study Club meets at 1 p.m. with Mrs. Tom Jaenson presiding at the North American Hotel. DAR members will participate in the luncheon after the meeting.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mains of Garnett, born Dec 31 at Anderson County Hospital, is named Larri Michelle. She weighed seven pounds nine ounces and has two brothers and five sisters. Grandparents: Ralph Mains, Garnett, and Josephine Barnes, Richmond. Great-grandmother: Florence Daune, Richmond. A son named Ryker Brandt was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brandt of LaVerne California. He weighed six pounds ten ounces. Grandparents: Royce Brandt and — Great-grandparents: John Monaghan, Horton. Roy Pollom, Grantville. Harry Brandt, LaVerne. Louis E. Turner, Ottawa. Winnie Taylor, 512 N Sycamore.
Fruit and vegetable experts advise choosing firm bright bananas free from bruises. Ripeness is shown by skin color with best eating quality when the skin is solid yellow specked with brown, indicating mellow flesh inside.
Socialettes Mrs. Lynda Sherman of Paola visited Thursday with Mr and Mrs Richard Butell at 705 W 11th. Earlier guests Tuesday included Mr and Mrs Jim Butell and family and Mr and Mrs Joe Lesch, all from Lawrence.
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