Birthday Remembered Boy and Community Snippets
A Lawrence family recalls a modest birthday moment as a son endures teasing to wear his best clothes for a mother’s celebration. Also in Lawrence life, 92 year old Mrs. John Reineke knits squares for a grandchild Afghan and Mrs. Edward Jamison to star in Cavalleria Rusticana with Wichita Opera. Includes a humorous towel sign tale, local education notes, and a rhubarb muffin recipe with upside down technique and variations.
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Lawrence
Ing
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John Reineke
O. W. Maloney
Belcantos Glee Club To Sing At State Convention
A nonprofessional women’s glee club from the Business and Professional Women’s club led by Mrs Lola Craig will perform at the state convention April 26 28 The operetta The Nifty Shop and a nine to ten song medley will open the convention and precede a pajama party on April 24 at the Rebekahs club meeting The group has performed at district events in Leavenworth for Olathe and local organizations The officers include President Margaret Schumann and accompanist Abbie Atherton with a roster of sopranos and second sopranos from club members and associates.
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The
Belcantos
Lola Craig
Em- Poria
P. W
Easter Fashions Skip to 1900s Gibson Girl Style
Easter outfits mix Gibson girl revival with modern practicality. Lawrence area fashions feature shirtwaists, gored frocks, tailored wool suits, redingotes, swagger coats, and hats trimmed with veils and flowers. Beiges and blacks pair with bright accents like sulphur yellow, coral, rose, and turquoise.
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Lawrence
Spring Fashion Patterns Catalog Excerpt
Delightfully Springlike patterns for matron and junior sizes with yardage, material widths, and style numbers. Includes Style Nos 3306 3374 2579 and 3356 with bust sizes from 33 to 52 inches and suggested fabrics. Orders require 15 cents per pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern. send name address and style number to Lawrence Daily Journal-World pattern department New York.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Spring fashion trims and silhouettes in local shop displays
The article describes spring styles with antler ruffles peeking from necklines and petticoats in contrasting colors and Roman stripe motifs. It highlights puffed sleeves, double ruchings in silk and organza, and the rise of redingotes over slim skirts. A black dressed model with bold printed panels is noted in a local shop.
Easter Supper Menu and Ham Preparation Steps
A detailed Easter menu for six or seven includes chilled tombo juice baked ham with a glaze, sweet potato chicks, and a fruit garnish. Instructions cover trimming, boiling, scoring, baking, basting, and final garnishing with pineapple, apricots, oranges, and parsley nest displays.
Observation game for kids and daily household hints
An article promotes training children's senses through observation, with games on walks or parties to note sights sounds and scents. It suggests rewards for novelty and offers a memory exercise using objects. Household hints cover silk stain care a maid's checklist and mending kid gloves with reinforced seams.
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Brooke Peters Church
Adjustment Balance Moderation Secrets for Middle Age
Dr. Florence Sherbon outlines health in the prime of life stressing adjustment balance and moderation. She warns against extreme efforts in work recreation or culture and notes health hinges on early respect for body structure and function. The talk is part of a series tracking health from infancy to college days.
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Florence Brown Sherbon
University of Kansas
Dr. Sherbon
Easter Island Nests with Cottage Cheese Eggs
A recipe by Mrs. Maggie Hamilton from Route 8 describes forming salted cottage cheese balls, rolling in chopped nuts, and arranging three per lettuce nest to resemble eggs. Garnish with parsley and serve with a French dressing made from salt sugar paprika vinegar and olive oil heated until thick.
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Maggie Hamilton
Route 8
Easter Salad Eggs in Pear Nests Recipe
Easter salad using colored cream cheese eggs placed in hollowed pear halves on crisp lettuce. Chill and form pastel egg shapes then nest in pear halves, served with salad dressing. Recipe attributed to Mrs. Cora O Harra of 1032 Ohia Street.
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Philadelphia
Cora O’harra
Ohia St
Corliss Ties and Travels Mention Local Notices
Bonner Springs visitors Mr and Mrs Marion Blake were at Floyd and Mrs Blake s home Thursday. Earl Ross learned of Mary Mairs death in Kansas City on April 2 at Bethany hospital and attended the Metropolitan M E church funeral. Carl Cairns of Tecumseh and Floyd Cairns of Honolulu and Noble of Independence called at W H Dent and Jasper LeSueur homes en route to Kansas City and Independence. Carl Woolfe and wife bought the Mayberry farm east of Corliss and are remodeling the house.
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Marion Blake
Bonner Springs
Floyd
Blake
Earl Ross
Kansas City
Mary Mairs
Bethany Hospital
Metropolitan M. E. Church
Carl Cairns
Tecumseh
Floyd Cairns
Honolulu
Noble
Independence
Community Notes on Visits and Local Events in De Soto and Lawrence
New roof and windows being added. Erle Hunter and Floyd Blake made a business trip to Kansas City Friday. Mrs Earl Ross and two daughters, Mary Margaret Jewett, drove to Lawrence to shop Saturday. Wilda Musser visited Kansas City Sunday, staying with the Crainer family and seeking employment. Mr and Mrs Floyd Blake and children with Mr and Mrs Hunter attended a birthday gathering for Will Savage at the Savage home in Bonell, Kan, with sandwiches angle food cake and coffee. Mrs Charles Baker dined with her mother in De Soto after returning from Gallup. A large crowd attended the closing sale west of De Soto where Mr and Mrs Fred Tobler sold out. The De Soto M E Ladies Aid served lunch, raising over forty dollars. Clark Sonntag and Ruth Lentz listed as ill.
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Erle Hunter
Floyd Blake
Kansas City
Earl Ross
Mary Margaret Jewett
Lawrence
Wilda Musser
Crainer
Mildred Crainer
Sunday Dinner Guests At Bulmer Karnes Home
Overbrook families including Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Coffman Mr. and Mrs. Will Banta and Bobby joined Mr. and Mrs. John Bulmer and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karnes for a Sunday dinner, with conversation and hospitality noted.
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Leslie. Coffman
Will Banta
Bobby
John Bulmer
Frank Karnes
Local residents travel and political bids noted
Dorothy Jo and Wayne Bly visited Topeka and Manbore while Mrs Otho Brentlinger stayed nearby until Saturday. The Pritchitts, Mrs Russell Baker and Roy Baker spent time in Kansas City and Mrs John Bulmer called on Mrs Joe Bulmer in Michigan Valley Sunday evening. Frank Turvey of Lyndon announced his candidacy for Osage county clerk of deeds on the Democratic ticket. Mr and Mrs Rennie Hupp and family visited Topeka Gunrry and joined Evar Carlson hosts in Ri land for supper.
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Dorothy Jo
Topeka
Wayne Bly
Manbore
Otho Brentlinger
Mesneaing
Toeke
Gordon Pritchett
Russell Baker
Roy Baker
Kansas City
Werr
John ‘Bulmer
Joe Bulmer
Michigan Valley
Frank Turvey
Lyndon
Register of Deeds
Osage County
Rennie Hupp
Dalmatian Island Cheese Finds American Market
Dalmatian Island cheese from Olib Silbs and Molat has found a market in the United States. A Yugoslav cooperative on those Adriatic islands produces a sheep cheese from native sheeps crossed with merino and sells it to Yugoslav restaurant owners in America for about 25 rents a pound. Output is 1,500 sheep owned by the cooperative. The ad also notes The World Co printer in the state offering free estimates.
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Split
Yugoslavia
Upi
United States
Olib
Silbs
Molat
Dalmatia
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward Jamison
Ines Pratt
Lola
Cavalleria Rusticana
Wichita Opera Association
North High School
Wichita
Jamison
Fine
University of Meas
Joe Blair
Friends University
Lair
Kathryn Lane
Journal-World
Glee Club
Lola B. Craig
Plee Club
Business
Balcantos
B. P. W. Club
Margaret Shufflebarger Schumann
Arthur Law
Agnes Maryrenee White
Ruth Morse
Dorothy
Mayme Corcoran
Florence Dietrich Barrows
Louise Nelson
Lillian Addis
Hazel Dawson
B. C. Haas
Mary Thomas
Marjorie Altos
Jean Webster
Mary Giese
Edna Lydie
Emma Semple
Daisy Cagie
Mary Downts
Tabhks~ Oo
the World Co
Corliss
Overbrook
Adv
N. A. St. L. T. Harris
Mount Hope
Westinghouse
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