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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1958
Page
5
Ann Landers answers letters on child sleep training and parental boundaries. A mother reports four year old daughter waking at night. advice urges doctor input and stopping bed sharing to reduce sibling competition. Other letters praise past columns and discuss double standards, a teen dating issue, and a motor scooter for a 15 year old with college savings implications.
Socialettes Jaycee Jaynes schedules a Monday potluck at 7 p.m. at Mrs A EK Knoeppel home with every member bringing a dish and table service. Convention contest entries are judged and scraps of brown or yellow felt are requested. Nell Johnson's birthday noted at the Thursday meeting with Mrs Ray Bloomer. New officers elected: President Mrs Glenn White Vice President Mrs William McClintic Secretary treasurer Mrs Bloomer. Guests included Mrs Harold Gilborn and other members. First Methodist Church dining room committee listed.
Dr Rhoten A Smith of the University of Kansas faculty will be guest speaker at the annual Kansas Day luncheon Monday. M P M hostess club will introduce him and he will discuss Presidential Politics. Smith is son in law of Mr and Mrs John Okerberg with Columbian Shakespeare club and Beta Gamma as guests. The luncheon will be in a venue not yet specified.
A compact social listing outlines Monday activities for Omega Chapter and Beta Sigma Phi Exemplar Chapter with Mrs Glenn Bigelow and Mrs Lyle Grier. Kansas Day Luncheon hosted by M P M and Columbian Shakespeare Vv FW mentioned alongside the Auntiliary Mother's Club and others. Tuesday features Army Mothers W C T A at First Methodist Church Faith Lutheran Guild with Mrs Ralph Meharry. Wednesday highlights Omicron Chapter with Beverly and Doris Hjorth. Thursday includes Far and Near with Mrs Earl Belymitt and Harmony Circle with Mrs Don Waldo.
Bleach stains the cement joints between ceramic tiles may be treated with hydrogen peroxide if stains persist after washing with hot water, soap, and a soft brush.
Polio fund efforts at Elm Grove Club meeting included a $10 contribution to the March of Dimes. Mrs. Carl Channon hosted, Mrs. Ivan McFadden was elected recording secretary, and members worked on quilting. A noon potluck followed with business and devotions led by Mrs. Ernest Lawrance. Visitors Anna and Emma Channon, Johnny Lancaster, Jill Lawrance, Deanna Spratt attended along with Miss May Taylor and others.
The group showed movies from Mrs Chester Louderbacks West coast trip and wedding photos for entertainment. Bingo followed as Mrs Henry Lilly hosted with assistants Carl Furman and Alex McDonald. The president Mrs Harry Loyd led devotions and business, and a meeting date change was approved to the fourth Thursday monthly. Committees named courtesy and finance with listed members.
Miscellany traces silverware origins with Mrs L F E Allen and Mrs Virginia Docking noting spoons ancient use by the rich and guest utensil customs. It covers forks once seen as effeminate, the saying Fingers were made before forks, and Ottawa history from 1837 Baptist Mission to Ottawa University 1965 agreement with 20 000 acres traded for education. It ends with a quip about money visibility and fast moving objects.
Mrs Estelle Drummer said she was cleaning fruit jars when her hand became stuck in a canning jar in Toledo Ohio The fire department advised calling a rescue squad The squad arrived and used lubrication to slip the wrist free yielding a successful release without injury
Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Frank Thornbrugh Jr visit at 745 Cypress with his son Tommy Wade after a Jan 19 wedding in Recedale Mississippi. The bride Corinne Howell of Pensacola Florida accompanied the couple as they await a move to Topeka where Thornbrugh is stationed at Forbes Air.
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