Poet Liz Hoffmeister Returns to Ottawa to Read Poetry
Liz Sprague Hoffmeister, author of The Crawdad Nest, returns to Ottawa University to read her poetry and discuss her new book. The piece covers her career from counseling Ottawans in a mental health clinic to opening a Day Treatment Center for Children, and recalls the seven year old who gifted her the crawdad nest, inspiring her lifelong mission to help children live awake.
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Don Lambert
Liz Sprague Hoffmeister
Ottawa
Liz
Ottawa University
Emporia
Wacs
Red Cross
Far East
Crowdad
Topeka
Earthy quarry tile styles upstage interiors worldwide
Design writers note quarry tile, the earthy floor covering long associated with diners, is becoming a fashion staple in homes. Tile Council of America cites its casual practicality and versatile color range from caramel to chocolate, with shapes from bricks to octagons, advising color grout contrasts to boost effects.
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Lis King
Tile Council of America
Suburbia
Tile Council
Houston Family Welcomes Johnny Max Houston
Johnny Houston, son of Mr and Mrs John W Houston of Ottawa RFD 4, arrives with siblings Devin 11 Tammy 6 and Angela 3. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Hopkins Jr Pomona and Mr and Mrs Carl Houston Ottawa. Great grandmother Mrs Edna Hopkins Ottawa.
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John W. Houston
Ottawa
Rfd
Johnny Max
Devin
Tammy
Angela
Frank Hopkins Jr
Pomona
Carl Houston
Edna Hopkins
Recruit Ceremony Honors White Ribbon Service
Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union met Tuesday in the Pentecostal Church of God. The White Ribbon Recruit service for Rhonda Culver, daughter of Mrs. Garnet Culver, was conducted by Mrs. Ermil Greenfield. The program by Mrs. Hal Adamson reviewed a pamphlet on child abuse and neglect. Others reporting were Mrs. Mabel Wasmund, Mrs. Lewis Wichman, Mrs. Florence Peterson and Marjorie Collins.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pentecostal Church of God
Rhonda Culver
Garnet Culver
Ermil Greenfield
Hal Adamson
Mabel Wasmund
Lewis Wichman
Florence Peterson
Marjorie Collins
Cassity Family Genealogy Note from Lawrence Area
Angela Cassity Angela Dawn three daughter of Mr and Mrs Chuck Cassity Lawrence. Grandparents Mr and Mrs John A Scott Ottawa Mr and Mrs Delmar Tinberg Tongenoxie and Charles Cassity Sr Lawrence. Great grandparents Mrs Elizabeth Bennett Carl Bennett Pomona Mrs Gertrude Scott Ottewa and Mr Eve Canalty Lawrence.
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Angela Dawn
Chuck Cassity
Lawrence
John A. Scott
Ottawe
Delmar Tinberg
Tongenoxie
Charles Cassity Sr
Elizabeth Bennett
Carl Bennett
Pomona
Gertrude Scott
Ottewa
Eve Canalty
Clubs Must Send Listings To Club Forecast
Organizations seeking inclusion in the Club Forecast may submit annual meeting dates or notify the women's editor of a specific date by noon Friday. The publication appears on Saturday and the following week, and notices of schedule changes are welcomed.
American Designer Bill Blass Brings New Body Cover Fashion
Fashion feature highlights Bill Blass as a leading designer who champions minimalism and wearable elegance. The piece describes the Blass collaboration on a body cover that can be worn invisibly or visibly, a seam-free knit that shapes the bust and hips, offered as a versatile one piece that doubles as underfashion or outerwear. It notes Blass’s philosophy and mentions fashion timing and materials in a period-voice tone.
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Bill Blass
Bill
Flexnit
Blass
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Allus
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Angela Cassity
Enos
Robert Mersman
Greeley
Anderson County Hospital
Garnett
Eric Leigh
Ear! Wall
Richmond
Marvin Mersman
Geraldine Wall
Catherine Martin
Mound City
Greta Heatherly
Daughters of Centropolis
Ear
Link Wycoff
Lawrence Lundstedt
Eagles Auxiliary
TAUY
Mission Circle
George Hull
Frands Albright’s Circle
Kanaor Laerhe
Aviance
Prince Matchabelli
Town & Country
Famous Makers
Hanes
Aulre
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