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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1963
Page
8
Dear Heloise shares a method to blend peanut butter and jelly into a smooth paste to prevent jelly drips. The author notes success in creating a ready mix so children can assemble sandwiches without mess.
Readers share practical homemaking tips for stains and chores. Shampoo removes oily spots from garments and can refresh necklines. A towel bar inside a closet stabilizes long-handled tools. Stains on spatulas can vanish with shortening left overnight. Budget hints include repurposing leftover pancake batter for fruit slices. Readers are invited to submit more answers.
A surprise party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Currant in Ottawa for Tom Elder Sr. on his 65th birthday. Nearly all Elders and grandchildren attended, with many out of town guests from Topeka Kansas City Wichita Baldwin and other nearby towns. Ray Elder was hospitalized in Leavenworth.
The notice lists events for THURSDAY including BETA SIGMA PHI 3 chapter meeting HCH Club with Mrs. Ernest Sink KI-WANI QUEENS Mrs. W D Bemmels, an evening Christmas bazaar for DAUGHTERS Club with Mrs. Fred Powers NAOMI CWF Group Mrs. Harold Shomber SOROPTIMISTS Juncheon PRINCETON WSCS VFW AUXILIARY WHITE SHRINE with various associations and hosts.
The Ottawa Woman's Christian Temperance Union met yesterday at the Church of the Nazarene. Devotional leader Rev. David Sullivan spoke on Victory in Jericho, with soprano Edna Greenawalt singing Just For Today. Members discussed praise for crusade leaders, a Washington Letter summary, and liquor issues. a Fiesta Hour skit and a parliamentary quiz awards were announced along with upcoming Bronze Medal Speech Contest and December 3 Christmas dinner.
Socialettes report Mr and Mrs W A Stevens and son Billy of Houston Texas visiting Ottawa grandparents Kenneth Hammond and R L Stevens. Baxter Social Hour Club announces its annual Thanksgiving dinner on November 21 at Mrs Byron Mohrs home. Members urged to bring a covered dish and their own table service. Public invited. Two contestants from Ottawa and three from Williamsburg.
Mrs. R. A. Provencal of Tampa announces the engagement of daughter Sylvia Geanne Provencal of Kansas City to Frank Johnson of Kansas City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Johnson. A winter wedding is planned. Sylvia is a TWA hostess and a Ottawa High School graduate who studied in Germany with her Air Force father. Frank is an Ottawa High School and University of Kansas graduate and a Campbell Soup sales representative.
Members of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic heard reports from Mrs. Frank Cannady on her visit to Emporia and a Coffeyville reception for department president Ethel Warner. Attendees included Mrs. Lloyd Wilkinson and Mrs. Harlan Cannady. A luncheon preceded sewing rag rags for VA Hospitals and a business session. Plans for a December 10 luncheon at North American Hotel and a meeting at Mrs. Frank Cannady's home were announced. Members were urged to bring gifts for veterans.
Describes serving orange segments bananas and berries with soft custard sauce. Notes honeydew or cantaloupe balls also pair well with the fruit varieties when combined with other fruits.
Rotary Anns heard a humorous reading On Being Cliniced yesterday by guest Mrs. P. R. Jamison at Mrs. Redmond's home. Mrs. Carpenter presided with assistant hostesses Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Curby, Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Flory. Refreshments featured a Thanksgiving centerpiece.
Mrs. Walter Price led the WMS Circle on the topic Man Reaching to ward God. She reviewed the first two chapters on world religions. Miss Nellie Welton gave devotions and Mrs. James Allen led the love gift meditation. Plans set for a Yankee Swap and Dec 10 Christmas party at Mrs. Orville Glenn. white elephant auction netted $23 with 22 attending.
Sam Blair and Stella Sweet of Quenemo obtain a marriage license. Joel E. Disque and Judith A. Sloan of Ottawa are issued a marriage license.
A reader column blends advice on sex interests, precocious children, and meddling mothers. Several letters recount marriage troubles, schooling disputes, and parental guilt, with Ann Landers offering cautions on health checks, grade retention risks, and boundaries in adult relationships.
US Army Mothers Post No 4 voted a ten dollar contribution in gil peka and Wadswo Nat tals for Christmas gifts. Mrs Nora Foley led the business session at Memorial auditorium. A nominating committee was formed with Mrs Albert Caleb, Mrs T D Liggett, Mrs Fred Schnoke, Mrs O L Rathjen, and Mrs Albert Johnson. A committee to collect boxes for cookies and candy for 11 overseas servicemen was named, with Mrs F A Doman and Mrs Loyd Murray. Plans for a gift exchange and covered dish luncheon were set for Dec 10. Members asked to bring a child’s gift for Browning Montana reservation at the Nov 26 meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs Elmer Roth, Mrs C D Hood and Mrs Mary Harlan. The Herald pays five dollars weekly for best reader tip.
At a Thursday meeting in the North American Hotel hosted by Mrs. Lawrence Tussing, the Merry-Go-Round Club elected Nelle Hackler as president Orville McNish as vice president Neal Sayler as secretary and Paul Howell as treasurer. Sharon Rice showed slides and 12 members plus guests Susie McNish and Sharon Rice attended. a penny collection gathered $2.31.
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