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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1966
Page
6
A series of reader letters discuss kissing maturity and confidence, hospital news etiquette, and canceling a wedding. Ann Landers responds on instinctive kissing, privacy in family health matters, and following true happiness over others opinions, recounting a long ago engagement and its lessons.
Reader tips from Heloise column include using an old nylon stocking to strain hot starch for smoothness, washing and reusing the stocking. Additional notes share quick shoe tying methods, a wig idea, vinegar-bottle cleaning, and a hot lunch trick from Martha Thompson.
Thirty members attended the Senior Club monthly carry-in dinner at the Youth Center marking the annual birthday party. Tables honored months with articles. January table had six persons, the highest. Mrs. Myrtle Graham led, with song Joy to the World, Bible reading, prayer, and entertainment by Mrs. George Puvogel Mrs. Lile lian Spears and Mrs. Graham.
Mrs Nora Foley hosts her granddaughter Mrs C L Cook and her young daughter Sylvia along with visiting aunts Mrs W P Shepard and Mrs Clifford Nutt. They traveled from the east coast where Cook's husband serves as warrant officer aboard the U S S Davidson. The ship was christened December 7 in Charleston and will sail to southern California arriving in February with Hawaii as home base. Mrs Cook will later stay with her parents in Washington state before returning.
Philathea Class of First Baptist Church elected new officers at a quarterly meeting on Wednesday. Officers include Amanda Rosenquist president, James Petersen vice president, A K Rader secretary, Della Welton treasurer, Glen Moon teacher, and ZoraWinchester calling committee chair. Annual reports were given. Emory McKenzie presented travel slides for the program. A Kansas Day themed luncheon followed.
Juanita Needham, high priestess of Ottawa Shrine, honored six past worthy high priestesses and four watchmen at Shepherds Thursday evening. She presented valentine corsages to the women and chocolate hearts to the men and praised appointed officers with gifts. Floyd Cox displayed photos from England, Denmark, Finland, Poland, and Russia. The Shrine announced a 12:30 p.m. luncheon January 29 for the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority in the Masonic Temple dining room. Plans were made for the White Shrine Pancake Day on Friday February 11. The next meeting February 10 will be Friendship Night. Mrs. Harley Gover and Mrs. Howard Smith were named queen's attendants, Howard Smith king's guard. The refreshment and decorating committee, led by Mrs. W. F. Lehew and Miss Larah Cameron, used a Kansas Day theme with sunflowers and miniature wagons.
J W Flaming Halstead executive secretary of Halstead Research Foundation spoke to Soroptimist Club on the Kansas Health Museum a nonprofit health education project in Halstead opened Aug 2 1965. The 20 exhibits include Valeda the talking transparent woman with visitors from 42 states. Mrs Hale Blair hosted with Mrs Joe Pierson and Mrs Harold J Lamb assisting.
Omicron Chapter Beta Sigma Phi hosts a tasting event featuring chipped beef casserole and escaloped cabbage recipes from members Mrs Harold Peffly and Mrs John V Hiatt. Also shared are Sugar Drop Cookies from Mrs Ronald Coldsnow and Porcupine Meat Balls by Mrs Didier.
A compiled notice lists numerous clubs and organizations with their meeting chairs and locations. Highlights include ROUNDABOUT with Mrs A B Martin on Monday. A.A.A.W. and BETA GAMMA groups chaired by Mrs L E Daugharthy and Mrs Fred Kaiser respectively. CHAPTER GL, P E O with Mrs Ann Warren. several church and civic groups such as FAITH BIBLE Church Women, FIRST METHODIST W S C S, TRINITY W S C S, FIRST BAPTIST W M S, and Church of the Brethren UNION CHAPEL W S C 8. Also noted are SWEET ADELINES, EASTERN STAR, HAWKINS GRANGE, DAUGHTERS CLUB with luncheon at FAR AND NEAR Valley View Clubhouse, and WYCOFF COMMUNITY Club with Mrs Earl Farris. Friday features SENIOR CLUB at Youth Center and other social and auxiliary groups including EAGLES AUXILIARY and BEAUCEANT.
A garment company president argues for returning to elegance and femininity amid perpetual youth trends. He cites magazine influence, fashion excesses, and the need to educate the public toward fashion sanity. He emphasizes restrained style and inner beauty over kooky trends, urging action to restore feminine balance. He ends with practical spring floristry tips for forcing Forsythia and Japanese quince.
Slides from Dr Harold Peffly show on a Baxter Community Club Friday program featured vacation photos from Canada, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona and Tennessee. Thirty one people attended. Hostesses were Mrs Harlan Page and Mrs Jim Allen. The next meeting is scheduled for February 25 with hostesses Mrs Byron Mohr and Mrs William Bishop.
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