Recalling worst winter in history

The last Sunday in April, guests in Arcadia Christian Church were Karen Jerkins, Arcadia, and Phoenix Smith, Carole and Ryan Brooks from the Englevale area. Cheyenne Mellon, a faithful student, was absent because she was spending the weekend with her Aunt Mandy in Fort Scott.

An invitation was issued by song leader, Willa Cable, that all are invited to attend a graduation and farewell party to honor Sam Truesdell of Mulberry. He will graduate from Arma High School on May 16 and will be going into the Army. His party will be in the Arcadia Christian Church bungalow on May 7, 7 p.m. All are invited to attend. Other announcements included a three-night revival of Open Door Church is scheduled for Sunday through Wednesday evening, April 28, at 6 p.m. Ralph Shead will be guest speaker in Arcadia Christian Church the first Sunday in May with Chicken Dinner to follow at the noon hour. The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. We welcome all children to attend with your mother on that special day.

Tom Watt, CEO of Retail Service in Kansas City, and Kathy Ghearing, in charge of sales, spent last week on a business trip in Denver, Colo., while Phyllis Watt was in charge of the office in Olathe. Tom's brother, Allen Watt, and wife, Linda, of Wichita spent last week in Dallas attending the NASCAR races.

Class No. 10 met on Wednesday, April 21, in Christian Church Bungalow with six ladies and a pair of twins, Lance and Landon Long from Richmond, Mo., who came with their grandmother, Betty Dehn. Following the business meeting and refreshments time, the twins were entertainment for Mae Watt, Patty Peterson, Mary V. Shead, Carole Garrison and Judy Rawlings who held them while pictures were taken.

Roll Call asked for thoughts about the worst winter each could recall. The thought of the time city water pipes froze and the whole city was without faucet facilities for about two weeks. Water was hauled in cream cans from the city water works to individual homes. It made for interesting discussion. The future meeting for Class No. 10 will be May 19. It will be the last one until September. That one will be in memory of Wanda Norris, who was the usual chairman that month. Her favorite refreshments were lime and strawberry sherbert served with ice cream cookies.

Patty Peterson closed the April meeting with Lord's Prayer and Irish Blessing. As hostess she served strawberry shortcake with coffee in the dining room so all could watch the twins enjoy their time on their blanket on the floor.

On Wednesday of last week, Rose Campbell of Pittsburg was in Arcadia visiting Mary V. Shead. They were both Home Ec teachers after graduating from PSU, now retired. Rose graduated from AHS and returned to teach in Arcadia her early years. Her sister, Mary Shular Logan of Wichita, has been in this area visiting Rose and their brother Felix Shular who has been ill.

In a recent article written by Carolyn Thornton for the Nevada Daily Mail about school memories, she listed names of former teachers in the area. Ones that may be remembered by Arcadia residents include Winifred Daly, Alta Dixon, Lelia Wolf and Imojean Hartzfeld. Winifred was related to the Williams sisters who attended the Arcadia Methodist Church, Alta Dixon lived Arcadia Rural Route and also taught in Arcadia High School. Lelia is a sister to Kathreen Kunstel who taught in Arcadia as well as an aunt to Terry Kunstel, rural Arcadia who also taught in Arcadia. Imojean was a niece to Neva Hartzfeld family who lived for many years on the state line in Arcadia, now living in Pittsburg.

Vickie Shead, Garland, and her mother, Shirley Applegarth of Tulsa, returned to their homes on Sunday, April 18 after attending the funeral of their uncle and brother, Granville Beitzel in Spokane, Wash. As a minister for many years, he performed the marriage ceremony for Vickie and Larry Shead in Washington in 1972. In the l930's after graduation from Phillips University in Oklahoma, Beitzell was pastor of Pittsburg's First Christian church.

Friends are invited to attend a celebration honoring Ruth Arlene Waring of Garland at her 70th birthday party to be held Saturday, May 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the Community Christian Church, l9l9 S. Horton St., in Fort Scott. The family requests no gifts, just your presence.