Lifelong doll collector keeps growing 57 strong
Mrs. Mabel Simmons 87 of 611 N Oak cherishes a 57 item doll collection begun two years ago after grief. She cleans outfits from scraps, sews and crochets each doll suit, dresses large twins Donna and Dawn, and assigns names as dolls resemble young girls. Some gifts travel from Germany Minnesota and Nebraska. She has no plans to sell or share the clothing. The pastime keeps her mind occupied and brings pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Wheeler
Mabel Simmons
N. Oak
Germany
Minnesota
Nebraska
Mrs. Simmons
England
Community club schedule weekly events listed by day
A list of local group meetings for Monday through Friday at various venues including COSMOPOLITAN Club TOPS and Beta Sigma Phi chapters. Notable gatherings include WORLD Community Day, Ottawa University Women’s Club, EAGLES Auxiliary, and TALLY Mission Circle with times ranging from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Many group names and hostesses are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
Clete Wiederholt
Nick Krist
R. E. Roseberry
Navy Mothers
Raymond Feuerborn
Blanche Honeycutt
Rachel Circle
First United Methodist Church
Wycoff Community Club
Herbert Dowdy
Eagles
Zee
Tally Mission Circle
George Hull
Ann Landers letters defend theater cashiers and drivers
A letter from Billie Deux defends box office cashiers from blame for show times and movie ratings, noting she is not responsible for newspaper errors or directing the film. A driver and parking issues piece follows, praising a Garden City parking critic and urging courtesy. A final note to a Fed Up reader suggests changing the locks to groundwork a mooching brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Schenectady
Ann
Billie
Neighborhood tea honors Mrs Skinner before Hutchinson move
A Friday morning Socialettes tea was held at Mrs Ed Beck home in honor of Mrs Ed Skinner who will move with her family to Hutchinson. Guests included Mrs Eldon Rader Mrs Marvin Ross and Mrs William White with their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Beck
Ed Skinner
Hutchinson
Eldon Rader
Marvin Ross
William White
Soroptimists Hear Innovation In Three Acts At Bell
Members of Soroptimists met at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co for a program titled Innovation In Three Acts presented by G W Bill Ewing the companys science demonstrator He used miniature microwave towers a laser with gas lens and a closed circuit TV to show how Bell would operate In a central office calls would be switched by a memory bank and a millimeter waveguide could carry a quarter million calls per radio beam Roselyn Whirley presided Donna Bradley introduced the speaker and hostesses were Glenn Mack Delbert Stephenson Mary Tankersley and Louise Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
G. W
Bill” Ewing
Ewing
Bell System
Roselyn Whirley
Donna Bradley
Glenn Mack
Delbert Stephenson
Mary Tankersley
Louise Walker
Heloise readers find kind, creative diabetic birthday fix
A diabetic grandfather enjoys a birthday moment with a gelatin cake in a circular aspic mold and a candle in the center. Another reader describes turning a gallon milk carton into a pattern file to organize sewing patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois
Heloise
Darlene G
Hayden Baby Birth Notice in Overland Park Family
Kimberly Hayden is the six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Hayden of Overland Park. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gardner Hayden of Ottawa RFD 4 and Mr and Mrs Jay Milton of 1 Brookside Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly Sue
Jack Hayden
Overland Park
Gardner Hayden
Ottawa Rfd
Jay Milton
Brookside Lane
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Julia Jones
Rolla Burgoon
Gladys Livengood
Floyd Livengood
Celia Wichman
Arthur Fowler
Eunice Campbell
Butler
Irene Collins
Hays Salon
Corinth Square
K.C
Kan
Irene
Donna Buckley
Charlotte Sanderson
Sherri Barnes
Marva Cromwell
Thelma
Thelma Moore
S. Elm
Ottawa
Royal Neighbors Senior Club
Garden City
Jerry
Dod
Inn Landers
Singer
Albright
Sacred Heart School
S. Cedar
Kimberly Hayden
An Yyce
Turner’s Tole Shop
Big Red Barn
West 15Th
Salon de Coiffures
S. Main
Sharon Brill
Lannie Morelet
Bula Cummings
Connie Burgess
Mary Anna Marzolf Woodrow Dew
Dainties
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!