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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1935
Page
5
Denver postal workers handle a flood of mail from a dime chain letter craze. 110000 first class pieces sorted in the main office as clerks and carriers report high spirits and surprising mood among customers and carriers alike.
Chas Corliss of Michigan, son of Jake Franklin, will stay in Corliss for the summer seeking farm work. Wm H McCoy, 68, died after his tractor rolled from a Kansas City to Shawnee bridge, pinning him. funeral held in Floral Hill cemetery. Several social and community events follow, including card parties, theater outings, farm bureau meetings, and school activities in Weaver, DeSoto, and Eudora.
The Red Cross provides dust masks for the year. Several pupils earned term honors with high reading counts and top averages. Eighth and seventh graders from Eudora grade school took final exams at Weaver, and community events included a large Weaver School closing supper with social visits and Easter activities hosted by local families.
High Prairie school closed with a basket dinner and a ball game. Willow Springs defeated High Prairie 9 to 7. Attendance prizes were awarded to Harold Gleason and Frederick and Herman Johanning.
Unusual programs and student reviews mark term end in Fall Leaf. Leila and Kathryn Reetz and others prepare for county exams with eighth graders joining seventh graders. Easter trips, confirmations, and church events link families from Eudora to Kansas City and nearby communities.
Evening Star notes Mrs Arthur Bernitz and family from DeSoto visiting Emma Strobel and daughters. Myrnice Ott from Belleview stayed with Alicta Wilson. Ott and Wilson are Eudora High freshmen. Margaret Spitzli of Eudora visited her parents. Walter Wilson joined the Spitzli gathering. Easter guests at Chas Osher included W Casper and family and N Numan and family from Kansas City, plus Mrs Jay Scofield and others.
A new delightful powder keeps false teeth from rocking slipping or dropping with no pasty taste. It gives confidence all day. Available from Round Corner Drug Store or your druggist. Three nizes.
A quick exchange between a manager and Miss Smith reveals tension over time spent on appearance. The stenographer notes she has received proposals from both the chief clerk and the cashier within her first week, highlighting office flirtation and workplace dynamics.
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