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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1936
Page
9
Market Basket Prize to Mrs. Westheffer This recipe layers canned peaches in a dish with a custard made from eggs sugar salt and hot milk. The mixture thickens over water then is poured over peaches and topped with marshmallows. Bake until set and brown, serve cold. Bananas may substitute peaches.
A fragmentary note lists food items including fish chowder components, crackers, celery, tomato, Jerry Bettina, waffles, syrup, and baking ingredients like teaspoon measures, flour, salt, and baking powder, suggesting a hurried shopping or recipe jotting.
A compact grocery notice lists California oranges at 23 cents, 24 pounds. potatoes. Hills Bros and Folgers coffee. Crisco, Oxydol, Sunbrite, Giant Soap. Heinz ketchup, mustard, Royal Gelatine. plums and other shelf items. Prices and brands shown in a busy ad style.
A column lists events from Tonganoxie and nearby towns including a newborn son born on Easter Sunday to Mr and Mrs Charley Stewart, visits by relatives from Kansas City McLouth and Woodstock, dinner gatherings at various homes, a Bible talent show at the Methodist church directed by Miss Ruth Richardson, and multiple family and neighbor visits across the region. The long social roundup mentions residents of McLouth Winchester Topeka Lawrence Wellsville Andover Excele stor Springs Exlessor Springs and local farms.
Woodst ock students and Mrs Wellman visited Lawrence Friday to view sights. Mr and Mrs Clyde Moses attended Wildhorse school's last day with a noon dinner and program. Corretts returned to Ola after time with Jim Ellis family. Boyd entertaining guests from McLouth Excelsior Springs and Kansas City. Edna Stewart attended So and So club at Lottie Ward’s. Graves family joined Chester area school day events April 17 with basket dinner and program. Octave Ford visited Jola. Valley Grove and ONeil diploma exams set for April 18 and 23 by Lyons and Champ ion. Horton trip with Hi Y students for conference and banquet. Mrs Alford Ford hosted a visit.
Fresh beef cuts and prices listed by Roy Lawrence Market. Heavy steer standing rib roast and short cuts priced at 18 cents per pound for 4 pounds or more, fresh pickled tongues at 18 cents per pound, rump roast 18 cents, boned and rolled prime beef 25 cents, short ribs brisket 10 pounds, pot roast 15 to 20 cents.
At home to their many friends on a vutm near Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Williams are parents of a son, Ross Lavern. His mother, Mrs. Howard Williams, of McLouth, spent last week in the City with her son and family. Miss Verna Davison returned to her school work Monday morning in Wellsville, after a weekend visit with home folks.
A report lists residents visiting relatives in Cameron Leavenworth Lawrence and Elk City. It also covers the Tonganoxie PTA meeting scheduled for April 21, reports from delegates to the state convention, a music program, Y M P club activities, Easter visitors, district Rebekah lodge event, and a note about last week’s water tower.
A garbled collection of church activities lists services and events from multiple denominations in Topeka. Readings, Sunday services, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and community programs are noted for the First Church of Christ Scientist, Church of God, Methodist and other area churches with times ranging from morning worship to evening services and midweek gatherings.
O Neill district residents share visits from Emory Wells and Arthur Jones households and note Mrs Hill Ebert’s illness in progress. Wedding notices include Arthur Moorehead and Mollie Stonack, while James Metcalf’s recent marriage is celebrated with neighbors. A Kaw Valley league one act contest at Bonner Springs is reported, and Tonganoxie high wins a baseball game over De Soto. Deaths, illnesses, and local visits fill the week with school notes and personnel changes.
Ives Chapel reports Mr. and Mrs. Homer Price of Ottawa hosted guests including Mrs. Gracie Steen and daughter Mary Jane of Wellsville. Mary Jane stayed until Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Wineinger. Additional visitors by Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Butell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams of Tulsa, Mr. and Mrs. William McCracken and daughter Marian of Jamestown. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford and sons Lloyd and Merlyn joined Sunday dinner.
Mrs Ray Brown and family near Pomona hosted weekend guests including Mr and Mrs John Dean’s daughter and husband and Mr and Mrs Franklin Thrackry of Lincoln Neb. Numerous local residents reported illnesses visits and social gatherings with friends and relatives across Pomona Baldwin Ottawa and Kansas City.
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