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The Winchester Star from Winchester, Kansas • 8

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8 Nortonville News April 30, 1965 Winchester, Ks. DISTRICT MEETING HELD AT NORTONVILLE (From Pg 1) The evening began with a memorial service open to the public. This was presented at the Lodge Hall by the Ozawkie Lodge, for the deceased members of District No. 2. The hymn, An Evening Prayer was sung by Irene Bond.

The evening meeting was then opened. Sister Lee Lockhart, Assembly President, was introduced and given the honors of the degree. Other guests introduced were: Rose Ford, bly Vice President; Darwin Rogers, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas; Mary Medlock, Past President Rebekah Assembly; Blanche Dodds, Past President Rebekah Assembly; George Messenger, Past Grand Master and Ila Miller. Grand Warden of the G.L.F.A. A silver offering was taken for the President's special project.

The Rebekah Degree was conferred by the Nortonville Lodge on Daisy Turner of Nortonville. A report of committees showed 103 registered for the day: 14 certificates of perfection, and 21 certificates of merit issued. Ozawkie Lodge No. 657 will host the District next year. JEFFERSON COUNTY RECEIVES SAFETY AWARD The home economics Extension programs in Ellsworth, Kingman and Thomas counties received state recognition for safety promotion worl: in at the Kansas Home Demonstration Advisory Council Workshop, April 20-22, in Hutchinson.

State award honors went to the three counties, honorable mention to 10 counties. Walter W. Whitlow, public relations chairman of the Kansas State Board of Health, Topeka, presented the certificates. The Board sponsors the annual contest for home demonstration units. The units are recognized for their leadership and work in making their community and county safety conscious and for 'safety projects completed.

The winning unit in the Jefferson County contest was the Live and Learn Unit at Valley Falls. The safety committee of the Home Economics Advisory committee selected the winner. The Live and Learn Unit sponsored refresher drivers course and distributed Kansas Drivers Handbooks to units, wrote 10 newspaper articles on fire and distributed poison prevention, sponsored school safety poster contest, distributed safety bookmarks and bicycle code cards to children, red plastic safety flags were distributed to farms for implements being moved on the road, and prepared a road safety poster to display during Kansas Home Economics Week. There were many other good programs in the county such as: Oskaloosa Unit sponsoring sending out of Christmas TB Seals, registration of names for TB mobile unit. Pleasant Hill community meetings presented the movie "Incredible Journey" on Recreational safety.

Several units worked on eliminating dangerous road conditions, car safety, swimming lessons, safety belt promotion. Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Stafford, 68, of Valley Falls were held April 22 at the Valley Falls Methodist Church, with burial in Balley Falls Cemetery. Mrs. Stafford died April 20 at hospital, followa short illness.

She was born April 9, 1887 at Valley Falls and spent her entire life in that community. Survivors include the husband, Melvin and a son Harold of the home, and one brother, Fred McCoy of Nortonville. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCoy and Mr.

and Mrs. Douglas McCoy at- A WELCOME SIGHT any construction job is the Red-5-Mixed Concrete truck, because you know materials and mixture are just right for your purpose, and it's on the job when you need it. RED-E-MIXED CONCRETE CO. For estimates Call 945-3209 VALLEY FALLS, KANSAS John Brading, Manager, Phone 945-3831 Sale Every Wednesday Beginning at 1:00 p.m WE TRY AND GIVE XOU A DEAL YEAR 0 ZIMA LIVESTOCK SALES CO. EMMETT.

KANSAS Call Collect in Regard to Cattle Hogs John C. Zima KE 5-2620 SALE BAP KE 5 2470 Jim Zima KE 5-2200 vended funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Stafford at Valley Falls on April 22. CLARENCE E. WALZ Funeral services for Clarence Edward Walz, 62, were held Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

at Hagge Funeral Home at Valley Falls, with Peter Teigrab, pastor of Coal Creek EUB Church, officiating. Burial was in Nortonville Cemetery. Mr. Walz died Thursday evening, April 22, at the Jefferson County Memorial hospital, where he had been a patient for three weeks. He made his home with his sister, Mrs.

Anna Kloepper, north of Nortonville. He was born August 31, 1902 in the Camp Creek Community, a son of the late George and Kate Walz. Surviving besides his sister is a brother, George Walz. Denison. Several nieces and nephews.

Two sisters and a brother died previously. Pallbearers were George. Albert and John Gigstad, Theodore Kloepper, Harry Faunce and Lloyd Page. Swanson Stephan Miss Yvonne Swanson, Chicago, and Melvin (Bud) Stephan, Denver, exchanged marriage vows April 24- 2:30 p.m. at Fort Leavenworth Post Chapel and Centers with the Chaplain officiating.

Following the ceremony a reception was held in the recreation center. The bride is teaching at Fort Leavenworth and the groom is serving in the U. S. Army and is an assistant Chaplain. He will report for duty at Frankfort, Germany in the near future.

The groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Stephen and children, Robbie and Johnny Mike of Denver, attended the wedding. Attending from here were Mr. and Mrs.

Leslie Bond, Mrs. Douglas McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bond, Irene and Florence. Lyle Maxson of Denver, came Wednesday of last week for a visit of about three weeks at the Ira Bond home.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stephan and three daughters of Swink, spent the Easter week end with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stephan, then visited Mrs.

Leonard Stephan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kerr of Oskaloosa until Thursday of last week when they returned home. Roland Stephan writes from Guam that the temperature this year for the month of April (usually 70 to 80 degrees) was only 54 degrees. This cool weather was accompanied by a drouth which caused cracks in the ground, an unheard of condition there.

In the rainy season. Guam ordinarily receives ten to fifteen inches of rain per month, givling ample yearly moisture, this April brought only seventenths of an inch. Roland and family are well and the children enjoying school. FAST SIDE Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Becker spent the week end with relatives in Grand Rapids. Nebr. Mrs. Becker's parents accompan- AUCTIONEERS STIGLMIRE ZIMMERMAN eaven nworth Mel.outt MU 2-2392 TAU lied them home for a few weeks visit. Mr.

and Mrs. P. C. Weishaar were guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Walker of St. Joseph, Sunday. Mrs. Agnes Chmidling visited her daughter, Sister Marlene O.S.B. at the Convent in Atchison on Sunday afternoon.

tertained the Catholic Ladies Guild in her home on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chmidling went to Leavenworth Sunday to be sponsors at the Baptism of Steven Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Chmidling. Mrs. Ruby Wolters of Kansas City was a visitor at the Bill Mrs. Veronica Corpstein en- (Chmidling home last Thursday. WE DO DELIVER PAUL'S HY-KLAS SPECIAL PRICES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY Pork Ten ea PORK SAUSAGE -3 Lbs $1 BONELESS ROUND STEAK Lb 69 oz.

Tin TomatoJuice 4 for $1 SUGAR 5 Lbs. 39g 1 with $5 orde or more No. 1 McClures POTATOES 10 Lbs BANANAS Lb Radishes or Gr. ONIONS, Bunch MEADOW GOLD Cottage Cheese 2 Lbs LAYS Regular 59c POTATO CHIPS WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS GIBSON FREEZER SALE 12.4 ft. Chest Freezer 434 Lbs.

$165 16.5 ft. Chest Freezer 578 Lbs. $195 20.9 ft. Chest Freezer 732 Lbs. $220 25.1 ft.

Chest Freezer 879 Lbs. $235 9.0 ft. Up Right Freezer 315 Lbs. $140 THESE PRICES INCLUDE DELIVERY AND INSTALLED TO A NORMAL INSTALLATION. WEISHAAR BROS.

INC. Phone 886-2960 Nortonville, Kansas.

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