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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1949
Page
6
Mrs. Jim Haden wins the Market Basket prize for a Fresh Cabbage recipe. Her method steams cabbage then soaks in cold water until crisp, boils with a small amount of water, and seasons with salt pepper and butter. Next week prize for best Grape Jelly recipe.
Mrs. ae Hinkel of oe announces the engagement of her iee ter Adrea to Kenneth L. Sperry son of Mr and Mrs P E Sperry of Lawrence. The marriage set for Sunday afternoon September 4 at 4 at the Mead church in Concordia. Sperry attends University of gas and played Varsity football for four years. Also notes on Meadowlark 4 H club meeting August 9 and Lawrence Flower club events with details on times and locations. Injured Miami player Elmer Peacock improves after serious head injuries.
A flurry of family motor trips and visits unfolds across states and provinces. Reginald Strait heads to the Black Hills and Banff area in Canada for weeks at a lakeside cabin, followed by a September return. Other groups plan trips to Oxford Maine New York Washington and Kansas City with relatives and former Lawrence residents.
The traveler describes a two week journey via Zion National Park and cities including Salt Lake City Krand Junction and Colorado Springs. They stayed three days in Denver, visited Yellowstone and Walla Walla to meet John James Cain, then went to Port Orford Seattle Vancouver and Victoria. They continued to Glacier National Park Geld Beach and the Redwood Forest reaching San Francisco and Hollywood.
Paul R B Thompson of Sunflower pleaded guilty to reckless driving in county court yesterday. Judge Frank Gray fined Thompson $50 plus court costs in the proceeding.
A nude two year old girl and an older clothed girl disrupted a New Jersey state house visit with demands to see the governor. A man followed shouting threats while officials were away. The incident drew attention to a stunt linked to a want ads note.
Topeka set hearings for 12 retail liquor dealers cited for control law violations. Eleven face un stamped liquor charges, while Glenn Elmer Decker is charged with selling to a minor. Hearings for unstamped liquor are scheduled August 10 and 11 for multiple Topeka individuals.
Topeka lists George Henry Alderman of Parsons and Hugh Thomas McCarty of Independence among local figures named for August events. The brief item records these individuals in a regional notices column dated August 12.
Harold Keltz opened a second Lawrence Surplus at 935 Massachusetts Street after redecorating. The existing store remains at 740 Massachusetts Street. The Consumers Cooperative grocery has moved to Ninth and New Hampshire.
A clipped notice recalls that Keltz previously operated a surplus goods shop at a Massachusetts address for 23 years, highlighting a long local business connection and the change in ownership or status.
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