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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1963
Page
4
A Los Angeles resident recalls living in a crowded apartment house where elderly tenants fear burglars and keep doors bolted while he, raised in Clinton, Iowa, has long refused to lock his door. Now relatives visit without knocking, prompting a conflict over security and courtesy.
A reader asks how to handle door intrusions and privacy with guests and distant relatives. Ann Landers advises installing a door bolt and avoiding insults, noting Los Angeles is different from Clinton.
A scanned list shows numerous community groups including Beta Sigma Phi, First Methodist Church events, Sweet Adelines, JAYCEE JAYNES, PEO, and Ladies circles. The items note Christmas dinners, parties, program evenings, and meetings across churches, lodges, and social clubs with multiple host locations and organizers named.
Faith Luthern tasting luncheon featured two ham loaf recipes. Mrs. Blum’s version uses ground ham, pork, eggs, crumbs, milk and a glaze with brown sugar and mustard. Mrs. Johnson’s adds veal or beef, mushroom soup, veggies, tomato catsup and pineapple, baked in a pineapple-lined pan.
The marriage of Jean Arlene Tillery and Jimmie Lee Walker occurred the evening of November 15 at Faith Lutheran Church with Rev. Kurt Juengel officiating. Attendants were Glen da Sue Foote and Franklin Yates. parents of the couple were present. The bride’s family and both parents were noted in attendance.
Readers recount a tip about not cutting the root end of onions to avoid onion and garlic odors on hands. Heloise and a chemist note the root end contains odor compounds, with no clear explanation. They invite readers to mail more questions to the column.
A reader suggests preserving little girls dresses by reattaching loose bows with safety pins after laundering to keep the dress looking new. Another tip advises placing a bag of hard granulated sugar in the refrigerator for four days to reduce moisture.
Mrs Bill Bishop presided over the Peoria community meeting where readings by Mrs Ira Dean Mrs Howard Tucker and Debbie Dean accompanied a piano solo by Lorenda Brown an accordion skit by Sheri Detwiler and a Kennedy tribute led by Mrs Tucker Mrs Raymond Mandel and Mrs Ira Dean were named refreshment committee for a December 20 Peoria School pupils Christmas program with their teacher Refreshments were served.
The piece reflects on widespread hunger on Thanksgiving and links it to the World Food Congress in Washington. Secretary of Agriculture Freeman challenges attendees to address hunger, citing Kennedy’s call to end global hunger. It notes the FAO UN focus on malnutrition and presents Ruth M. Leverton’s analysis of vast hungry populations. It also mentions The Kansas Banker cover photo featuring Ottawa bank women as greeters and registrars at a Group I meeting.
Socialettes note houseguests and family gatherings for the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Stith host son Robert Stith and wife with son Robert Jr. in St. Louis while Mrs. Stith’s cousin Mrs. Irvin Keith from Richmond joins. Louise Walker hosts at North American Hotel with several friends and students. Thanksgiving brings visits from Bernard Bruner and family tied to Dodge City, Walter Dengel and family from Craig, and Dr. T. H. Hellier Jr. and Lisa in Arlington. Mrs. Hellier’s daughter Jana joins Mrs. Earl Farris and family in Arlington for holiday dinner. Additional guests include Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roberts, Mary Lyn, Catherine Scott, and George Fulton.
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