Society notes recount St. Louis visitors and local gatherings
Society Airs details Tuesday overnight guests from St. Louis including Ashley Grey and Mrs Richard Jones with daughter Mary Stevens visiting Mrs Hugh Stephens on Jackson street while en route home from Fort Riley. Other entries note Mrs Annie Baxter returning to Westphalia after visiting Mrs Sam B Cook in Westwood, a dinner party on Moreau Drive, upcoming social events, guest lists, and birthdays amid bridge games and club luncheons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Grey
daugh_ter
Richard Jones
Fer Deughter
Mary Stevens
St. Louis
Hugh Stephens
Jackson Street
Fort Riley
Kansas
Annie Baxter
Westphalia
Sam B. Cook
Westwood
Birthday Surprises and Club Gatherings Reported
A series of social events is noted including a surprise birthday party for Mrs. M. Buchanan at East McCarty Street hosted by Mesdames Harry Rowland Richard Fowler Foster F. Games and Sem W. James Jr. A luncheon and bridge by Mrs. Games on West Mair Street featured Mrs. J. N. Emerson as out of town guest. Prizes for bridge went to Mrs. T. L. Crane and Mrs. John G. Toennes. The piece also mentions the Burkel family returning to Sweet Springs after visiting relatives and the High School Annual dedication to Louis Burkel. Various other social visits, a Priscilla Club gathering, and a farewell party for Mrs. Milton L. Northcraft preceding her move to Colorado Springs are recorded along with plans for a future relocation of Dr. Edwin P. Scott for internship in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rowland
Richard Fowler
Foster F. Games
Sem W. James Jr
Games
West Mair Street
J. N. Emerson
Taylorville
T. L. Crane
John G. Toennes
Louis A. Burkel Jr
Louis T
Sweet Springs
L. A. Burkel
Washington Street
Burkel
Burker
Milton L. Northcreft
Madeline Brooks
Colorado Springs
C. C. Stegmaier
D. J. McDonald
East Dunklin Street
Northcraft
Sergeant Northcraft
Camp Carson
Colorado
Picnic supper at City Park and church meetings announced
The Greaners Class of Evangelical Church plans a picnic supper at City Park Thursday evening at o clock with Sunday School in case of rain. St Elizabeth Circle of Immaculate Conception Church meets Thursday at 2 p m with Mrs J A Distler at 710 Walsh. Merry Mix Dancing Club closes season with a 9 30 p m dance at McClung Park with Bryan Thompson’s Orchestra. Rhine traffic note: heavy barges must stop at Mannheim while lighter barges may proceed to Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greaners
Evangelical Church
St. Elizabeth Circle of the Immaculate Conception
J. A. Distler
Walsh Street
McClung Park
Bryan Thompson
Rhine
Mannheim
Switzerland
New Gift Ideas For Wartime Shoppers
The article highlights charming gift options for hosting and gifting during wartime. It promotes French perfumes now in the United States, summer fragrances for straw hats, and small luxury items like bath salts, soaps, and dusting powder. It also suggests gift packages and cosmetics suited to budget and conservation needs, including makeup repurposers and summer friendly preparations inspired by camellia petals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Club Notes From Veterans Auxiliary Tea and Meetings
The Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a membership tea Friday from 3 to 5 PM at Mrs A Linxwiler's home 136 Forest Hill inviting all mothers wives sisters and daughters of Foreign Service members. Delie Gamma Thetas meet at 7 30 PM tonight with Anna Leah Hart 922 West McCarty. Victoria Social Circle hosts a one act luncheon Thursday at Petit’s with Mrs Paul Stepplemen Mrs Eugene Clibourne and Mrs W D Rogers. Cole County Army Mothers meet Thursday evening at 8 in the House Lounge Capitol Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. Linxwiler
Forest Hill
Delie Gamma Thetas
Anna Leah Hart
West McCarty Street
Victoria
Petit's
Paul Stepplemen
Eugene Clibourne
W. D. Rogers
Cole County
The
Army Mothers
Capitol Building
Dramatic Recital Delights Jefferson City Audience
An enthusiastic Jefferson City Public Library audience enjoyed a dramatic recital of Smilin Thru by 17 year old Miss Meredith Fraker in the Library Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Mrs Wiliam Oakerson introduced the performer and the event featured Mrs Joe Duck performing Chopin and songs between acts. A reception hosted by Mrs Patrick Byron and Mrs Lester Seacat followed, honoring the actress and her mother visiting on Fairmount Boulevard. The United States produces almost twice as much petroleum as the rest of the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Fraker
Jefferson City
Miss Fraker
Wichita
Kansas
Joe Duck
Patrick Byron
Lester Seacat
Punch
Byron
Fairmount Boulevard
Reuben Burnham
Roosevelt hosts Pacific War Council meeting lineup
President Roosevelt arranged to receive today the Netherlands Ambassador Dr A Loudon and foreign minister Beebe Van Kleefens who arrived in the United States. Later he planned to host King Peter of Yugoslavia, 18, for dinner at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Netherlands
A Loudon
Beebe van Kleffens
Peter
Yugoslavia
White House
Ortiz Quits as Castillo Takes Control of Argentina
President Roberto M. Ortiz resigns amid a tense Atlantic crisis as Ramon S. Castillo assumes control. Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu says a protest will be lodged with Berlin after the sinking of the freighter Rio Tercera. Castillo faces diplomatic strain as Argentina seeks cautious Axis relations and vows protest over submarine aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Atres
Roberto M. Ortiz
Lang
Ramon S.castillo
Germany
Argent
Castillo
Ortiz
Argenttina
Chile
Axis
Senate
United
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Berlin
Monkey attack on girl ends with bite in Kansas City
Ten year old Thelma Slade walking her dog with a monkey on a leash caused a startled encounter when the primate lunged and bit her right index finger. The girl received medical treatment while the animal was kept under observation for ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Thelma Slade
Thelma
Argentina weighs shift after German attack near New York
Acting President Ramon Castillo conferred with foreign minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu and war navy interior ministers after Germany bombed the Argentine freighter Rio Tercero. Police guards were sent to the German embassy as Argentina vows to take a serious view of the attack and the deaths of five crew members, signaling potential policy tightening away from Axis relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Foreign Office
Ramon Castillo
Axis
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
War
Navy
Interior
New York
Noted North Missouri doctor dies in Indiana hospital
Brookfield Mo June 24 AP Dr J Lane Evans a well known physician who had practiced in North Missouri since graduating from Missouri University died in a Fitchmond Ind hospital today. He had been ill for a year and treated in Kansas City and St Louis. The widow and two sons survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
J. Lane Evans
North Missouri
Missouri University
Fitchmond
Ind
Distant Cousins Found: Churchill and Roosevelt
Conklin Mann of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society reports Churchill and Roosevelt are eighth cousins once removed. The link traces to Jerome and Delano families and three Mayflower ancestors. The discovery spans New York origins with ongoing genealogical research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Conklin Mann
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Jerome
Delano
America
Stocks Maintain Fairly Good Balance In New York
June 24 AP reports stocks held a fairly good balance amid weak demand for leaders. Prices showed a narrow indecisive swing from Tuesday as traders waited for clearer signals on Axis gains in Africa and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Africa
Russ
Tax bill progress and mixed quotations noted
The report mentions final action on the tax bill with partial advances by steels aircrafts and coppers while motors lag slightly. Quotations around the Fourth hour appear mixed, reflecting uneven progress in the financial discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sia
Australian premier kin to join US Army majors move
John W. Quirk, 52, first cousin of Australian prime minister John Curtin, reports to Fort Leavenworth for active duty in field artillery after converting his police sergeant badge to a United States Army major insignia. A WWI sergeant and later captain, Quirk is Irish-born, son of Nellie Curtin Quirk, sister of John Dennis Curtin, father of the Australian leader. Pennsylvania State College, admitted its first student on Feb. 16, 1859, when it was Farmer's High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John W. Quirk
John Curtin
Australia
Quirk
Fort Leavenworth
Ireland
Nelie Curtin
John Dennis Curtin
Pennsylvania State College
Farmer’s High School
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Catherine Oakerson
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J. D. Lindsay
James Stewart
W. A. Swearengen
Country Club
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Anne Millikan
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Charles Buchanan
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West Main Street
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New Haven
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Tuscumbia
al Senevey
Miss Wells
Presbyterian Young Peoples
Lexington
Ror M. Scott
St. Boulevard
Edwin P. Scott
Rush Medical College
University of Chicago
Alicia Hartner
Aga
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
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Pacific War Council
Walter H. Steininger Insurance Agency
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