Mothering hacks and quick home tricks from readers
Dear Heloise shares practical tips for moms with very young children. Advice includes using a whistling teakettle to time infant sterilization, softening refrigerated butter with hot water dipped forks, keeping pie covers fresh, tweezers for brush bristles, refilling decanters with a ballpoint pen bottom, whitewashing flower boxes to deter pests, and a compact broom for campers. The column collects reader ideas on everyday efficiency and neatness.
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ABW State Conference In Ottawa Highlights Kansas Women
American Baptist Women of Kansas held their state conference June 25 to noon Sunday on the Ottawa University campus. Sixteen women from First Baptist Church joined 316 attendees. Ottawa participants included Mrs. Peter Armacost and Mrs. James McCrossen with special music by Dr. and Mrs. Stanley DeFries. A reception followed at the Armacost home. New president Mrs. Douglas Beyer presided as Mrs. Vincent Coletta of California spoke on leadership development.
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