Social events fill Jefferson City social notes June 1940
Mrs. Lloyd C. Stark attended a tea in Kansas City after an address by the Women’s Non-Partisan Stark-for-Senator Club. Mrs. William Tweedie hosted a bridge luncheon with guests Mrs. Ralph Hammond and Mrs. Carl F. Wymore. Mrs. Walter Steininger led a garden-flowers setting for a 20-seat bridge luncheon. prizes to Mrs. Cummins, Mrs. Bolling, Mrs. Ruwart, and Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. James T. Blair Jr. returned from Kansas City with her son James Blair III. Forty Ladies Day guests at Jefferson City Country Club. Mrs. Carl F. Wymore chaired, eighteen golfers on two teams. Blair and Dallmeyer captains. low putting prize to Mrs. Dallmeyer. bridge and mahjong played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Stark
Kansas City
Stark-for-Senator Club
William Tweedie
Adams
Ralph Hammond
Carl F. Wymore
Bridge
Walter Steininger
Vineyard Square
R. P. Cummins
Walter H. Bolling
Ed Ruwart
Guy A. Barnes
James T. Blair
James Blair Ili
Jefferson City Country Club
James Blewart
James T. Blair, Jr
Blair
Phil A. Dallmeyer
Vs. Blair
Garden Supper Honors Visitors In City
Dallas visitors Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Merrill were honored guests at a city garden supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ei J Petry and Mrs. Claude in Forest Hill. Games and cards followed. Mrs. Lee Van Horner hosted a bridge luncheon at 909 Jackson with prizes won by Mrs. J. M. Allen and Mrs. Claude Brown. On their 50th anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mace held open house at 1701 West Main with family, friends, and St Peters band members performing. Attendants included Mrs. Ernst Moore and Mr. F. C. Stampfli, with many relatives helping decorate and serve. Out-of-town guests included Stampfits, Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn, and others from Columbia, Poplar Bluff, and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Merrill
Dallas
Texas
Ei J Petry
Claude
Forest Hill
Lee van Horner
Jackson
J. MM, Allen
Claude Brown
Charles G.mace
West Main
Bob Schott
Edward Pecher
Bill Bret
Ernst Moore
Mace
F.C. Stampfli
Couumbia
Moore
Pauline Smith
Phil Camp
John B. Sturm
Ernst Moerschel
O. C. Stegmaier
Emma Dulle
Mary Lee “Mace
Mary Lou Stegmaier
Dorothy Diemler
Ann Gailke
Geraldine Swillum
P. C. Stampfit
Gilbert’ Stampfit
David van Horn
Columbia
John Gloriod
Poplar Bluff
Rudy Papke
St. Louis
Barbecue Supper Honors Carl Dawson in town gathering
Community notices recount a barbecue honoring State Entomologist Carl Dawson as he relocates to Michigan, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Bert A Braylon on Greenberry Road. Other items include bridge club gatherings hosted by Mrs. Foster F Games and Miss Mary Allison, a baptism announcement for Kathleen Phyllis Farris, a fishing trip by Richard Schell and family, a vacation return of Florence McIntire, and a Folk Music program led by Roberta Hackman featuring Sarah Catherine Goodden at the Progressive Music Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert A. Braylon
iState Department of Agriculture
Greenberry Road
Carl Dawson
Michigan
Kathleen Phyllis
James R. Farris
Missouri Baptist Hospital
St. Louis
Richard Schell
Jimmy
C. B. Owens
Forest Hill
Minnesota
Roberta Hackman
Dorothy Hefty
Fairmount
Sarah Catherine Goodden
Church Circle Meetings And Social Gatherings Listed
Grace church Altar Guild meets at ten in Parish House followed by Circle events at Immaculate Conception and Meth odist venues, picnic plans at homes of Wiley and Jackson, Gleaners class at Miller home, Unity class at library, St Rita sewing circle to meet, Christiana Circle at West Circle Drive, all from Thursday to Friday. An out-of-town couple sought a marriage license in Greenville. groom claimed age then corrected after the bride left, recorded as 25 and 28 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar Guild
Grace Church
Greenville
S. C
Junne
Guy Gullick
It's No Time To Let Down War morale advice for women
The piece urges women to stay engaged and present despite war anxieties. It disparages those who avoid news or ignore duties, arguing European events demand action. It defends women balancing careers, relief work, and homemaking while maintaining neat appearance as part of national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England silent on spy shooting shock report
London reports wartime espionage not treated with leniency or complacency yet the government refused to disclose how many were executed as spies. Richard Law said it is not in the public interest to publish information on the subject. Divorce over chagrin in Cincinnati sees Melville Potts granted a divorce after claiming his wife presented him as her father at a skating rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Richard Law
War Office
Cincinnati, QC
Melville C. Potts
Mary Jean Potts
Charles W. Hoffman
Actors and actresses plan to bring 6500 children weekly
Englewood New Jersey June 26 AP Helen Mayes stage and screen star said a group of actors and actresses is mapping plans to bring about 6500 children a week to the United States from England. Major obstacles cited are immigration quotas and ship shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
N. J
Helen Mayes
United States
England
Bomb wounds man in steel shelter during raid
During German raids on the British Isles a man in a steel shelter near the door was wounded when a heavy bomb hit. He was taken to hospital with shock and abdominal injuries while others in the shelter escaped unharmed. In Joplin, coroner A. N. Winchester ruled Floyd Calentine killed his wife Mattien and then fatally shot himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lodiay
British Isles
Joplin, Mon
A. N. Winchester
Floyd Calentine
Mattien
Couple wounded at mother's home later die in hospital
A couple were wounded at the home of her mother, Mrs. Gertie Sisson, and died later in a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Sisson
Club notes and meetings around town
Sigma Taw Alpha Sorority plans a Busch's Lake outing at 3 p m. The Cole County Republican Women's Club meets Friday at 7 30 p m with Mrs W C Irwin 1600 West Main. Rebekah Lodge convenes 7 45 p m tomorrow in Odd Fellows Hall Birth day night Allegria Club hosts a no hostess picnic at the Schulte cabin Osage Victoria Social Circle lunch Thursday at the Masonic Temple hosted by Mrs Sam Ross Mrs J L Johnson and Mrs Earl Bohner Gamma Tau gathers Thursday at 7 30 p m at Miss Mildred Garvin 817 West High Speeding remains a leading cause of auto deaths in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole County
Republican
J Capitol City
Republican Women’s Club
W. C. Irwin
1600 West Main
Allegria Club
Orville H. Schulte
Osage
Victoria
Masonic Temple
Sam Ross
J. L. Johnson
Earl Bohner
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Mrs. Steininger
Laura, Mathilda
Elizabeth Hoefer
East
High
H. J. Heckmeyer
Mary Beth
Barbara Brandt
Mrs. Mace
James H Linton
East McCarty
Wellsville
Herndon
D. W. Hernidon
East High
Puest
Faye Alderman
Cleveland
Ohio
Harvey Thorpe
Ralph Schott
B. Smith Reed
Elizabeth Mackey
Cape Girardeau
Taylor Smith, Jr
Prince Edward Apartments
Ran Res
L. R. Hedge
Lee
Mary
Omaha
Nebraska
Beatrice Dykeman
Marshal
Hedge
Eunice Dykeman
Foster F. Games
Charles B. Gillespie
Harry Rowland
Christiana
The
Presbyterian Church
Rey
A .B. Jackson
Clyde Logan
Columbus
Mary Allison
Claystreet
Florence McIntire
West McCarty
Arkansas City
Kansas
the Immaculate Conception Church
James Walsh
Scruggs
Methodist Church
R. E. Wiley
West Ashley
Covenant Circle of
A. B. Jackson
Greenberry Rozet
Gleaners
Evangelical Church
Venita
Norma Miller
Unity Stedy
St. Rita's
St. Peters Church
Ben Vetler
Madison
Christiana Circle
M. R., Chambers, Jr
West Circle Drive
GARE
Vrice
AIC
Lucille Beauly Sheppe
Mloor Trust
Hanty
J. M. Creber
Owens
Royal Crown
Net Corp
Nehi Bottling Company
Monroe
Sivils
Houston
Texans
Sigma Taw Alpha Sorority
Busch’s Lake
Weidh Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Gamma Tau
Mildred Garvin
West
High Street
Heat Control Insulation & Supply Co
Tor
Chesterfield
America
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