Griffin Family Reunion Highlights July Potluck
A Griffin family reunion honoring descendants of William and Eda Griffin gathered at Mrs. Fred Griffin's home on July 4 in Ottawa. Marie Griffin of Fordland Missouri, 76, was named the eldest attendee. Youngest was Michael Reser, seven months, of Meriden. Farthest-traveled: Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Griffin of Salida, Colorado. Additional out-of-town attendees noted include Floyd Griffin Sedgwick Missouri Don Reser Meriden Richard Harding Great Bend John Griffin Rogersville Gail Dalene Jeffry Jennifer Griffin Viola Jim Franklin Lee's Summit Jack Stewart Greeley. Next year the group will meet on the first Sunday in July.
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Griffin
William
Eda
Clevy) Griffin
Fred Griffin
Ottawa
Marie Griffin
Fordland
Michael Reser
Meriden
Aaron Griffin
Salida
Cole
Floyd Griffin
Sedgwick
Don Reser
Richard Harding
Great Bend
John Griffin
Rogersville
Nadine Carter
Manhattan
Gail
Dalene Jeffry
Jennifer Griffin
Viola
Jim Franklin
Lee’s Summit
Jack Stewart
Greeley, Cole
Hill City Girl Crowned Miss Kansas in Pratt
Linda Louise Hall 21 of Hill City Kansas won the Miss Kansas title Saturday night in Pratt earning a $2500 scholarship and will represent Kansas at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City in September She entered as Miss Frontier and also won the Miss ConReniality honor In the talent segment she performed The Apartment theme while finalists included Miss Hutchinson Miss Sugar Valley Miss Wichita Miss Solomon Valley and Miss Southward Debbie Bryant and Margene Savage awards noted for instrumental and vocal talents.
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Harvey County
Patricia Tolbert
Miss
Hutchinson
Marilee Southward
Sugar Valley
Shirley Edmonds
Blue Mound
Wichita
Frances Durham
Derby
Kan
Solomon Valley
Kathryn Lynn Kramer
Phillipsburg
Miss Southward
Debbie Bryant
Miss Durham
Margene Savage
Miss Tolbert
Mary
Two-Sided Coin Revolves Again
Dear Ann Landers replies to a reader about "The Other Woman" and contrasts a mythic "Other Man" with a polished, confident image. The column notes the contrasts between home life and appearances, hinting at the dynamics of infidelity and the stereotype of the other man's life.
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Ann Landers
Club Forecast and community notices list
Local club meetings and public notices populate a Monday schedule at multiple Ottawa venues including LA Sertoma Memorial VFW Post 5901 TOPS groups and youth centers. The page also features Dear Ann Landers advice exchanges and reader letters about personal dilemmas and cultural topics.
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LA Sertoma
Joe’s Daughters
Ottawa Memorial
VFW
ZIP THRU BUSY DAYS FLAIR DRESS PATTERN NOTICE
Thrifty cotton-Dacron blend up-front flare dress pattern printed as Pattern 4992. Includes bust sizes 12 to 14 and 14/2 with fabric yardage for 45 inch material. Catalogs offer $1.00 pattern trees, spring summer selections, and rapid sewing guides.
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IBM
Cheaper By Dozen Quilt Birthday in Pomona
About 80 Chambers family members gathered at Clyde Chambers’ Pomona home to celebrate his 82nd birthday and the completion of 12 quilts. The quilts use fabric from Eva Chambers’ dresses so each of the 12 children receives a personal memento on a Bicentennial backdrop. Family from Ottawa Overbrook Lawrence Garden City Centropolis Topeka Winchester Baldwin Lane Hutchinson Tonganoxie Boulder Monte Vista joined the reunion with food and a birthday cake.
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DE McGlashon
Clyde Chambers
Pomona
Chambers
Ethel Chambers
Eva
Ethel Howard
Rock
Ethel
Ottawa
Overbrook
Lawrence
Garden City
Centropolis
Topeka
Winchester
Baldwin
Lane
Hutchinson
Tonganoxie
Boulder
Monte Vista
Col
Edna Hamilton
No Goblins Here Learning Experience That Comes Free
Julian Shanks a 12 year old student and fellow pupils conducted studies in Civil Spanish American and two World Wars after visiting local cemeteries as part of Rhodes Middle School Operation Cemetery. The program funded by a $3 grant from the U S Office of Education promotes cemetery based outdoor learning and has spread to many schools. It aims to spark interest without replacing regular classwork and has gained wide teacher adoption.
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Philadelphia
Julian Shanks
Cheryl Rogers
E. Washington Rhodes Middle School
Edward Stranix
Rhodes
U. S. Office of Education
United States
Canada
Stranix
Jacob Hoffman
Julian
Use Wallcoverings To Brighten Room
Wallcoverings can transform a dull room at low cost. Mrs. Bertha C. Nickel of Oklahoma State University offers tips to brighten spaces by using bold prints to add coziness, and using dark colors or vertical stripes to alter perceived ceilings.
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Stillwater
Okla
Bertha C. Nickel
Oklahoma State University
Melon Peak Season Signals Strong Local Supply
The display notes cantaloupes reach a three month peak starting in June with good supply this year. California Texas and Arizona are key shipping states and growers urge shoppers to watch for home grown cantaloupe in their area.
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California
Texas
Arizona
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Nick
Ann
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Anne Adams
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Rebecca Lyn
Hollie Rae
Douglas Booton
John Wilkerson
Alfred Booton
Lillie Morgan
Springfield
Grace MclIntosh
John Patton
Porter-Spears
Agency
Tom Porter
Charles Porter
Cones Sewing Machines
Brantley Sewing Circle
Adand
A-1 Cab CO
Gibson and Vicinity Hill Top
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