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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1935
Page
7
Chicago April 22 UPi Prices for wheat corn hogs and cotton rose from the prior year yet buying power lagged. The four staples averaged about 68 percent higher than a year earlier and double two years prior, with cotton down from last year but all toppling prewar levels on the broader index.
Virginia Ruth Bower spent Saturday night with grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Champion of Valley Grove. Local residents entertained guests for George Dick with multiple family and friends from Leavenworth and Lawrence. News notes mention trips to Lawrence for Bunny Dryden, Joe Eden family settling near Washington Maryland, and a 500 acre farm near Washington. Farm Bureau units planned meetings at OsKaloosa and public speaking contest participation noted. Oskaloosa Farm Bureau event featured eggs in the diet. Local school closes May 4 due to meningitis scare. birthday celebrations and amateur performances also recorded.
Midland community notes show the Oak Ridge Farm Bureau planning a Friday April 26 meeting with Mrs. Gus Brume Jr and the Lewis family hosting. Sunday visitors included Minea P. d. Pirotte of Maryville and Kansas City guests at the Lewis household.
A long stream of local happenings unfolds with school dismissals and exams, church activities, social gatherings, birthday celebrations, and a district drama contest on April 26. Families travel, guests visit, and milestones like a fiftieth wedding anniversary are celebrated. An Easter cantata closes with a Sunday service at Ives Chapel.
Weekend in Vinland featured Mrs Shellenberg and relatives from Nebraska visiting. fire in Lawrence area house. a charivari for newlyweds Philander and Mrs Ruesch attended by about 75. a farewell for Fred Griffis family to Nebraska and California. various travels to Kansas City Topeka and Baldwin for events including plays, church services, and community clubs.
Attendees of the Methodist Foreign Missionary Society motorcade in Ottawa on April 9 included Mrs. Ault, Mrs. Mary Meyer, and many others from Ives Chapel. House guests at the Butell home and calls on Mary Meyer were noted. The Prairie City Community Club April meeting elected officers with Mrs Josie McKinney as president and Ernest Butell as vice president, with summer recess announced.
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