Autograph Hobby Draws Notables From Around World
Mrs. J Allen Jones of 1916 Louisiana street formerly Vera Price of Dunlap has a nearly 200 autograph collection from prominent men and women including Maj A Kubita Paavo Nurmi Stanley Baldwin Nancy Astor Edwina Mountbatten and Lord and Lady Roosevelt. She pursued autographs as a schoolgirl hobby and has letters or cards from presidents performers aviators and artists across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Allen Jones
Louisiana Street
Vera Price
Dunlap
Maj. A. Kubita
Czecho-Slovakia
Paavo Nurmi
Turku
Finland
Stanley Baldwin
Nancy Astor
Edwina Mountbatten
London
Thomas Lipton
John Galsworthy
Peggy O’neil
Ivor Novello
Joan Morgan
Major Kubita
Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
Grace Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover
Mary Lord Harrison
Frances F. Cleveland Preston
Florence Trumbull Coolidge
John Coolidge
Edith K. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Gustav Lindenthal
Charles M. Schwab
Mabel Walker Willebrand
Mary &. Wooley
Florence Rena Sabin
Big Bill” Thompson
Henry 3. Allen
Gifford Pinchot
Jane
Former Troop Leader to Direct Girl Scout Camp
The Girl Scout Council announces Mrs. Ben Brown will be local director of its day camp this summer in Lawrence. She led troops here for five years and has worked as a camp counselor at Topeka camp for three summers. A camp director course will be held May 26 to June 9 at Topeka. The camp will operate at The Maples cottage on 1708 Haskell with Mrs. George Maffet's property loaned for use. Delinquency figures show more than 200 000 children appear before courts yearly, per the children's bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Ben Brown
W. A. Churchill
Edwin Price
G. E. FE. Lindquist
Girk
Maples
George Maffet
Haskell Avenue
Pinckney School Garden and Classroom Projects Highlight Spring Activities
A Pinckney school round up details students planting a vegetable garden in kindergarten, tending radish lettuce and onion seeds, and visiting Mrs Myers greenhouse. Second through sixth graders create models, posters, and plays while preparing notes for a moving picture show about carrying mail. The yard, birds, and iris beds flourish as student projects, art displays, and a bake of school events unfold along with sports and scouting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Boardman
Ellard Taylor
Junius Penny
Shirley Patton
Lyle Powell
Curtis Hinshaw
Mary Eileen Donahue
Harry Winters
Mary Lou Nelson
Philip Charlton
Myrtle Temple
Billy Rasmusser
Joan Hamilton
Joanne Nash
Arlene Johnson
Donald Johnson
Betty Snell
James Chicks
Lois ‘Ann Fuller
Barbara Parker
Miss Richardson
Betty Cruse
Mumns
Louis Noll
Edgar Williams
Verg Il
Miss Young
Penmanship Club
Daniel Georgie
Miss Mallory
Miss Bower
Catherine Brown
Tard Taylor
Martha Dooley
Bernard Kennedy
Mira Jean Sluss
Virginia Baker
Josephine Laqua
Evelyn Overton
Betty Lou Cook
Miss Buil
Kenneth Sperry
Cardinals
Daedicke
Tigers
Eileen Donahue
Dooley
Virginia ‘Tits
Gorden Stucker
Pere
DeSoto
East Coast Buffet Sought for Museum by Leicester Family
The long prized butler’s buffet once owned by Eli Thayer and linked to Kansas free state history is now in the Leicester Massachusetts family of Nathan Southwick. They seek a Worcester museum to purchase the piece valued at about six thousand dollars in 1931, noting its fine inlay and pristine condition.
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Kansas
Nathan Southwick
Leicester
Mass
Southwick
Eli Thayer
Worcester
Amos A. Lawrence
Hot Cross Buns And Shrimp Special From Mrs Wise
A collection of old kitchen directions: making hot cross buns with yeast, flour, currants, and egg glaze, from Mrs. George Wise of 730 Arkansas St, plus a shrimp cheese dish by Dorothy Jewell of 805 Ohio St. Includes steps for dough rising, shaping, baking, and optional icing crosses.
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George Wise
Arkansas St
Dorothy Jewell
Ohio St
Shrimp and Rice Chinese Style Recipe Traced
Mrs. R. E. Richardson and Mrs. S. A. McKone Jr provide a Chinese style shrimp and rice dish. The method includes dicing shrimp, mixing with egg onion and nuts, seasoning with salt and Worcestershire, frying in shortening, forming an omelet, then baking with a crusty sauce and breadcrumbs.
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R. E. Richardson
Tenn, St
S.A. McKone, Jr
Potato Remedy For Burns Cures Sting With Scraped Potatoes
A raw potato scraped fine removes burn sting by placing the scrapings on the affected area. The warmed scrapings absorb heat and should be replaced with a fresh application as they become hot.
Jubilee Court Tiaras Won’t Be All Genuine
London reports that many debutantes of the 1935 Silver Jubilee courts will wear artificial jewelry. Tiaras, brooches, and bracelets will be hand-made from hand-cut materials, with silver satin linings and elastic bands to secure feathers and veils. The Duchess of York and Princess Marie Louise helped popularize the fashion on cruises abroad.
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London
Duchess of York
Marie Louise
Roman Coin Cache Found Near Selva Village
A peasant discoverers a hoard of 5,066 silver Roman coins from the era of the Caesars to the late third century near Selva. The find spans nearly all issues of the empire, highlighting extensive ancient circulation in the region.
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Rome
Selva
Planting Roses And Tea Sandwiches In Social Gatherings
Gardening tips describe spring rose planting rules for most regions and caution on root handling and soil. A feature on hostess sandwiches shares two simple crowd pleasers with mayonnaise onions and pickles versus cucumber and butter mayonnaise with a possible olive garnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Mason An Dixon Line
Robert Rowlands
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George McManus
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Heywood Broun
0. D. McIntyre
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Herbert L. Ripley
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Temple Bailey
Mrs. Tones
Sharles Kingsford Smith
Frank Hawks
Jimmie Doolittle
Amelia Warhart
Ruth Nichols
Knute . K. Rockne
Jack Dempsey
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pepper Martin
W. L. Stribling, Jr
Red Grange
Gene Tunney
Babe Ruth
Graham MecNamee
Grantland Rice
Barney Oldfield
Amelita Galli-Curci
Rosa Ponselle
Geraldine Farrar
Ethelbert Nevin
Percy Grainger
Walter Damrosch
Paul Whiteman
Lily Pons
Josef Hofman
Jones
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
William Allen White
Brockemberton
Thurlow Lieurance
Marion Talley
Clyde Tombaugh
Pluto
Kathleen Nortis
Elsie Janis
Anita Loos
Rex Beach
5. S. van Dine
Honore W
Washington
Children’s Bureau
Pinckney
Betty Knight
Aileen Ziesen
Frances Lawrence
Phyllis Hart
Donna Maiden
Frederic Butcher
Dora Ann Frown
Harry Stucker
Wayne Taylor
Jane Eby
Aileen Ziesenis
Stan Stockton
Japan
Sarah Jean Underwood
Mary Louise Lawrence
Pinckney Yard
Pinckney P.T.A
Pinckney School
Clarence Harris
Mildred Stringham
Ralph Graber
Miss West
Jack
Caroline Laqua
Richard Kennedy
Paul Benson
Helen Pierson
Virginia Ann Fritz
Sexton
Homer Dunham
King
Howard Sutherland
Queen
Edna Harrison
Robert Gilbert
Herald
Thomas Wright
Nimblewit
Ryce Vivien
John Joseph Watson
Virginia Slagle
Orin
Trabert
Nancy Johnson
Wilbert Gulley
Helen June Wise
Jean Frieda Musselman
Albert Pendleton
Mary Louise Dickenson
Beverly Essick
Nancy Lee Nevin
Doris Dunkey
Mr. McCue
Burns
Hhe Inckney
New York
Cecil Green
Tommy McGhee
Andrey Cooper
Edra Or
Paul Howard
Arvid Grover
Richard Washington
Keeler’s Book Store
Land of Enchantment
Long John Silver
Tuck Finn
Aladdin
Old Dor Tray
Pinckney Girl Scouts
Jeannette White
Mary Tudor Hanna
Mary Lou McClanahan
Evelyn Emick
Jean Murray
Coblenz
Turkey
France
Goblenz
John Byrn
Kansas City
Junior Hundley
America
Chev
Plymouth de Luxe
Nash
Pontiac
Winter Chevrolet Co
Nels Serwaee
Handy Broilers
Coleman
Green Bros
Radio
Ironer
Electric Power Company K
Egy
Ist
Granada
Granada Theatre
I. C. Bushong
Crescent Road
City
L. W. Kennedy
Lawrence
Mra. C. S. Bennett
St. City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!