Teutonic club preserves German language in Lawrence
In 1890 local women formed the Teutonic club where only German is spoken and programs focus on German literature. Meetings occur most Tuesdays with reading sessions from purchased books, occasional refreshments, and discussions. Past members include Louisa Barteldes, who traveled widely, and a current six-member roster lists Mrs. George J. Kirchhoff and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Teutonic Club
Miss Louisa Barteldes
Miss Barteldes
Egtpt
Ialy
France
Switzerland
Norway
Bow
George J. Kirchhoff
Henry Theodore Rudiger
Erkins
H. T. Jost
d.Ghriaub
Die Grafen von Reden
A. von der Ele
The
William Gromeisick
F. W. Barteldes
Louisa Barteldes
F.W. .Taedicke
Thekla Hartman
M. Wilhclms
Theodore Poehler
Philip Albach
Mary Winston Newson
Emma Palmer
H. O. Krose
A. M. Wilcox
W. C. Spangler
Helen Jones
Aarguerita. Hochdorfer
Adolphine Ernst
Agnes Uhriaub Evans
Fritzellerman
Alfred Rudi Fer
Prohibition Plank Question Circles Hoover at Meet
W omen and leaders in the east push for a resubmission plank at the 1932 national convention in Chicago. They seek to rally a dry majority behind Hoover while wets pressure for a change. The piece notes Hoover’s firm stance and calls for three declaration points to gain wide support.
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Republic An.d
East
Chicago
Hoover
United States
Troover
Openwork Gloves and Mesh Fashion for Milady
Openwork gloves and mesh garments appear in summer fashion, emphasizing comfort and practicality. The article notes mesh underwear, foundation garments, hose, sandals, open weave hats, and mesh gloves as washable options suitable for warm weather and short sleeved dresses, reflecting a shift toward sensible women's wear.
Uses for old newspapers in garden care and protection
A vintage note suggests wrapping and protecting plants with newspapers during transplanting. It highlights placing folds over sticks and rocks at corners to shield flowers from sun and wind, and mentions many other possible uses for old papers in gardening.
Baldwin News Highlights From Lawrence to Kansas City
Baldwin notes report visits from Lawrence and Topeka with guests at Baker University and YWCA events. Speakers include Miss Hancher of Salt Lake City and Senorita Elisa Perez of Baker. Filipino students discuss Philippine independence. radio poll reveals WDAF, WREN, KMBC favorites. Miss Powers to visit New York in May. Bishop Spence lectures on Canadian liquor control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Fleming
F. E. Wolf
C. E. Beeks
Paul Kovhdn
Cameron
Edna Ponton
St. Louis
Lis
Hitchcock
A. Mann
Orton T. Riis
Topeka
S. A. Deel
Elsie Powers
Rangoon
Burma
New York
N. I. Powers
Lawrence
Miss Powers
Baldwin
Baker University
College Epworth League
University of Kansas
Philippine Islands
Alfredo M. Bustamente
Tuiving B. Perry
Laureano A. Asperin
Philippines
Marion Martin
S City
Mildred Lane
Merle Fischer
Wilma Wightman
Mildred Whitley
Miriam McKee
Paul Waldorf
I Boonville
Ting
Phi Mu
Faith “Flaherty
Minne
Lucille McClel-land
Helen Deel
K K. Ebright
Haskell Institute
Betty Ebright
Lucille. Miller
Cherryvale
Earl Rhodes
Kansas City
Baldwin Friends
Marlene Dalke
Daderewski
Arville Hredigrass
Reserve
Bradford
T.L. McCormack
Rosa McCormack
Ethel Marie Alle
Atchison
Aliss
Dorothy Kibby
Stewartsville
Alpha Chi-Omesra
RW. Conover
Kansas State College
CIA
Dyker University
Saesning
Tor
Eugene O'Neill
Conover
Elisa Perez
Baker
Kan
Senorita Perez
Spain
Baldwin High School
Edward Hislop
Kansas City Training School
Bethany Hospital
Hislop
Baker Uni
First Methodist Church
Dee John W. Tillman
Ice
WDAF
Wren
KMBC
Luke Irving Gask
Katherine D. Sutphen
Baker's Chapel
Benjamin Spence
Toronto
Canada
Spence
Summer fashion notes and concerns over child performers
The article describes revived jumper dresses with old fashioned suimpes and various sumpes in white or color, fitted elbow length capes, suede pelts for print frocks, and frills on dresses. It also mentions travel and stage exposure risks for young performers, stressing need for sleep, rest, and protection from unhealthy influences.
Jaunty Blouses Lend Spring Sui Variety in Paris Styles
Paris fashion notes describe spring blouses transforming wool tailleurs into versatile outfits for street, afternoon, and sports wear. Cotton dominates with polka dots and gingham, while sheer dimities and organdies add teatime freshness. Wool leads sports chic with sleeveless sweater blouses in bright colors paired with neutral tailleurs.
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Paris
League Protests Capper Bill Allowing Child Performers
The Lawrence League of Women Voters and the National Child Labor Committee oppose a Capper bill in Congress permitting children of any age to perform on stage in the District of Columbia and extending show hours to 11 pm. The measure lacks age safeguards and conditions for permits, risking health and morals, with similar disputes echoing in Kansas and sixteen other states over child stage employment up to age 14 or 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence League of Women Voters
National Organization
District of Columbia
National Child Labor Committee
Congress
Arthur Capper
Board of Education
Kansas
Old Papers of Much Use in Saving Time of Busy Housewife
Practical tips show how newsprint aids daily chores from cleaning to floor protection. Readers learn to spread newspapers under sinks to catch spills and to use stacked sheets for wiping and drying. Advice highlights labor saving and neatness, urging careful placement to avoid sliding.
Weeknight Socials Highlight Lawrence Area Visits
A parade of visitors and gatherings fills a Lawrence community page. Charles Wineinger and Charlie Shirk of Ontario Oregon join supper hosts the Steens and Whitteds. Multiple families share meals and Sunday dinners with extended relatives. Alma Craddick arrives from Kansas City to aid her ailing grandmother Craddick.
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Charles Wineinger
Charlie Shirk
Ontario
Oregon
Charlie Steen
Wellsville
Roy Clary
W. W., Whitted
Lawrence
Perry Dunn
Floyd Barber
Anita
Betty
Jean
Ben Davison
Frank Lobingier
Mary Lou
Philip Miller
Gordon
Betty Jean
Martin Cook
H. E. Devore
Jack
Mount Ida
Alma Craddick
Kansas City
Aftes Craddick
Local families host gatherings and visits across town
Sunday afternoon visits spread through the community as families welcomed relatives and friends from Olathe Paola Topeka and Ottawa. The day featured dinners and drives to Lawrence Pleasant Grove and Kansas City plus church auxiliary meetings at Ives Chapel with several residents attending.
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Str
I. N. Rutherford
Stueick
Mary Lou
Doyle
Patricia
Kansas City
Nhe
W. Rutor
Dave Hannon
Harry
Lester
Jimmie
Olathe
H. S. Cook
George Butell
Ethel McWilliams
Paola
Ted Brown
Bobby
Leonard Whitted
Lyte
Ivan
W. W. Whitted
Sunes
Melvin Cook
Draccillia
Marlin ‘Cook
Trene McConnell
Sherman Twichell
Lawrence Saturdday
Bert Denney
Benedict
Herman Brown
Ella Halliday
Oliver Price
Maurice
Marvin
Grandma Price
L. K. Carn
Harold Johnson
Neosho Falls
Marlin Cook
Lhl S. Cook
Emma Emery
Miller
Rosa May
Pleasant Grove
Robert Elston
Sann Taylor
Taylor
Chattie Merchant
Phoebe Emery
Ives Chapel
W.R. Nichols
E. P. Hall
Ault
T. F. Haas
George Frye
Lada Flanders
Maurice Frye
Husted
William Simpson
Betty Lou
Lawrence
Cleda Davison
Ives
Epworth
Marlin Gook
Gayle
J. F. Cun
Ninghan
Eliza and Susan Folks Dead in Denver After Long Life Together
Eliza Ice and her sister Susan Folks died in Denver Colorado on March 2 after brief illnesses. The pair, born in Huntington Virginia, lived together for decades moving from Kansas farms to Lawrence then Denver to stay with a daughter. They were longtime Christians and quilt makers with Eliza earning a Kansas City quilt award in February.
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Eliza Folks Ice
Susan J. Folks
Denver
Colo
Hightown
Eliza
Thomas Ice
Kansas
Susan
Stull
Lawrence
Robert Melvins
Ice
Kansas City
Sue
Christian Church
Aunt Sue Ice Dies in Lawrence Area Funeral Held
Mrs Ice’s husband and one son preceded her in death. Surviving are five daughters and three sons, eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Funeral services were at Rumsey funeral home Lawrence, conducted by Rev. Mr. Reed and the Revs Mr Ice. Pallbearers were sons and sons-in-law. grandchildren served as pallbearers. Buried in Oak Hill family lot.
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Ice
Tra
Inideath
Kate Wadly
Ollie Melvins
Rena
Stockwell
Ellen Ice
Alva Ice
Will T. Ice
John R. Ice
Rumsey
Lawrence
Ray
Reed
C. H. Reep
C. J. ‘Kraft
Delma
Doris Nichols
Dorothy Recep
Orville Baldwin
Viola Kraft
King
John Stull
Ween
A. Hildenbrand
Duke
Elmer Nichols
Princess
Floffsommer
Curtain
Viola
Kraft
Clarice Reep
Bell Ringer
Kenneth Stull
C. J. Kraft
Albert Deister
Clyde
Ross ‘Wulfkuhle
Song
Lee
Mabel Shaw
Gladys Kraft
Mildred Stull
P.T. A
Ray Baldwin
R. A. Hoffsommer
Albert Hildenbrand
Fae Slusser
Alta Kampschroeder
Francis Anderson
Letha, Walter
Charles Walter
Herbert Rampschroeder
Ivan:Slusser
Fragmentary note on blotter use and fruit prep guidance
A fragment discusses placing a white blotter under a dresser scarf to absorb spills without damaging the fabric. It also mentions using a fork to remove seeds from grapefruit and avoiding damage to the dresser.
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Openwork
Milady
Carole Lombard
Lilyan Tashman
Baldwin News
M AL A. LeMasters
Mary Nelle
Ruth
Edith
Rockies
League
White House
James Osher
C. W. Newcomer
Donald Miller
Floyd
Merlyn Rutherford
Cecil Vining
Little Daughter
Earl Bake
Dewey McClay
Freone
Richard
Maxine
Ottawa
Robert Brumfield
Vivian
W. R. Suton
Thomas
Wrightsman
Gleason
Morgansville
Paul Selzer
Son
Yarnold
Richmond
Montmorency
Mid-Sea
Opata
Sapa
Douglas
Rock Gardens
Mat Kaye
Memorial Hospital
4Th Street
Leslie
Lila Kennedy
Mary Francis
Charles Anderson
Letha Walter
Helen
Florence Connore
Herbert
Baws ‘Schroeder
Arlie Kampschroeder
Mary
Nellie
Alfred Rake
J. S. Stamms
Bishop Stamm
Harry Anderson
Rose Janett
Will Anderson
Geo. Anderson Sr
Wasa Rust
WW. H. Anderson
O. A. Bidinger
Connecticut Street
Orville Walters
Orville
Wilin
Lawrence National Bank
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