Former Lawrence Man Describes Colombia River Air Trip
The account relays H E Kepler's hydroplane journey from Barranquilla toward Cartagena and Bogota. It covers Sondia air service, plane details, weather, scenery, and encounters with pilots and mechanics, plus notes on the Calamar gas stop, river towns, and the 450 mile oil pipeline from Cartagena to Barranca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Man
Colombian
Bogota
Barranquilla
Colombia
H. E.kepler
Fomer
Southwestern Beil Telephone Company
Susie “Baker
Lawrence ‘Telephone
Kepler
Las Delicias
Boston
el Prado
Sondia
Giradot
Santa Marta
Colon
Pacific Coast
Buenaventura
Cartagena
Calamer
Weill
la Dorada
Beltran
Santander
Soledad
Santa Marta Sierra Nevada Mountains
Tate
Calamar
Interior
el Banco
Gasolina
Barranca
Andian Corporation
Tropical Oil Company
HESPER 4-H Sewing Club Meets at Williamson Grove Picnic
HESPER 4-H Sewing Club held a Thursday afternoon meeting with a picnic in Williamson Grove. Esther Gabriel and Ruth Dunlap demonstrated, followed by swimming and a picnic supper. Many leaders members and guests attended, with multiple local residents and families listed. A busy social calendar continued with visits, dinners, and church society notes, including YWCA secretary Mildred Watson visiting from Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon 4-H Sewing Club
Williamson Grove
Esther Gabriel
Ruth Dunlap
Clara Votaw
Mildred Grob
Aleem Barby
Blanche Votaw
Rosma
Scott Lorman
Olathe
Mildred Watson
Massachusetts
C. M Williamson
Elmer Westerhous
Ed Westerhouse
Adolphe Miller
Ray
Miller
L. E
Fred Gerstenberger
Rush
Hattie
Oren Dunlap
Mabel Day
S. H. Davis
al Griffin
Wilfred Endaley
Harry Norman
Lawrence Brooks
Mary Mowder
Sam Finley
Myer
Raymond Stantes
Oliver Deay
Ernest George
Vinland
Carl Kurtz
Hesner Christian Endeavor Society
Academy
Prairie Center
Heaper
Blanche Votx
Annabel Lee
W. S. Harper
Bona
Roger Stanley
Lois and
Jean Williamson
Oliver Creevan
Arleta Holmes
Virginia
Nadine Harris
Virginia Star
Luther, Jr
Larry Klopfenstein
Armetta Gabriel
Anna
George Grist
Hesper Missionary Society
Chester Mowder
Washington Creek
Fred Koch
Ella Burnell
W &. Harper
Elmer Westerhouse
Robert BE. Lee
Annabel
Milo Wotan and
Irvin Votan
Hesner Academy
Ellen Melville
J. D. Mills
Wichita
Monrovia
Cal
Mass
George Wotan
C. M. Williamson
Roy Kurtz
Lawrence
William Spitzli
Howard Kohler
Emma Wilson
L. E. Klopfenstein and Sons
Kansas City
Adopho Miller
Mr. Miller
Ed Burnell
Ralph Votan
Fred Walker
Kohler
Community Socials and Winding Roads Through Lecompton
Social visits fill weekly pages as families host dinners and gatherings at the Klopfenstein, Votan, and Norman homes while others attend church society events. A late July accident near Grover Hill injures several, with Madelyn unharmed. Newlyweds Ruth Nace and William Richards depart for two weeks in Colorado after a Perry Methodist ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Can
Bushong
Kan
Grover Hill
Mr. McClanhan
Mrs McClanhan
Lorene
Charles Swecker
Topeka
Lucilie
Virginia Swecker
Ruth Nace
William L. Richards
Methodist
Perry
R. O. Gilpin
Methodist Church
Lecompton Rural High School
Richards
John Hogg
Don
Marguerite
Lawrence
Fs Rebekah Lodge
Sam Sunton
Hills
Freddie Hildenbrand
Lilly Glenn
Ozarks
Tom Custer
Bonnie and
Maxine
Baldwin
Alfred Mikesell
Zeila
Tiff
Gladys Winter
Ada Stark
M. M. Tiff
Saylor
W. H. Robison
James Scirek
Virginia
Gladys
Ozawkie
Lecompton Larkin Club Hosts Pleasant Afternoon
Mrs Margaret Dark and Mrs Gladys Holloway entertained the Larkin club at Mrs Dark's home near Lecompton. Members read essays on Flowers with Mrs Kath Bahnmaier winning the best essay prize and a menu contest. A luncheon followed. Several guests attended, including the Bahnmaier family from Lawrence and others from nearby towns. The next meeting and annual picnic dates are announced, with officers to be elected August 2 at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Dark
Gladys Holloway
Larkin Club
Charles Bahnmaier
Ind
Lawrence
Bahnmaier
Charlton Call
Wichita
Ernest Wulfkuhle
Wesley
Stull
Cora Marshall
Virginia
Dickie
Mable Lancaster
Belle Riley
Ruth Bahnmaier
Thomas Glenn
John Taylor
Donald
Topeka
Mr. Taylor
Hazel
Ben Kellogg
McWatts
H. Nace
George L. Glenn
Elmer Robison
Elbert Robison
F. W. Bertschinger
Mabel
Lecompton
Ruth Weldon
Genevieve
Alexandria
Hope
Kan
Bertschinger
Anna Bertschinger
Bess Washburn
John
Mary Elizabeth
Kanwake
Ralph Traxler
Gerald Holloway
S. L. Dark
Frank McClanahan
Madelyn
Chester Mee
Fann
Joan
Mr. McLanhan
Hattie Dun
Community Socials And Local Visits In Lecompton
Residents in Lecompton and nearby areas hosted and visited repeatedly on weekends. Families from Topeka and Lawrence joined gatherings at the Traxter and Bahamsier homes, with ice cream served. The W. C. T. U. convention was announced for August 23, and plans noted for the state meeting in Lawrence on October 14. Local travel included trips to Perry and Lawrence, plus hospitality at Henry Lutz and Benander households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niel Grieve
Dorothy
Jack
Topeka
Orville’ McCall
Ivalo
Kenneth
Shirek
Ralph Traxler
Edward McClanahan
Mr. McClanhan
Hedger McClanahan
Elmer McClana
Lawrence
T. M. Dick
Bess Washburn
John
Mary Elizabeth
John Dick
Perry
Lecompton
J. E. Shirek
Louis
Ralph Traxter
E. M. Bahamsier
Marilyn Mae
Bahnmaier
West Fairview and Vicinity Social Scenes Report
Mrs. Fred Locter and Mr. Ray mond Cummings of Topeka attended dinner with Mrs. Nancy Cummings on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jude Anderson and son Frederick visited Belvoir, with other locals calling on Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kennedy. Dewey Benander returned from Kansas City hospital. Mrs. John Myers and Mrs. Chas. ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Locter
Raymond Cummings
Topeka
Nancy Cummings
Jude Anderson
Frederick
Belvoir
D. W. . Kennedy
Lula
Leslie
Jouner
Ernest
Devore
Sam. Kennedy
Dewey Benander
Kansas City
John Myers
Chas
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Hesper
Garamount
Dickinson Theatre
Gustafson Jewelry Store
Wilma Banky
Ronald Colman
Kingdom News
Hart
Disney
Methodist Ladies Aid
Wakarusa Bear Cats
Glenwood
Twin Mounds
iEllis
Beam Crockett
Shirley
Bob
Sunda
Ane Beam
LeDena Gerish
Henry Lutz
Dick Hoopes
Ward Beam
Kansas
Anna Shultz
J. R. Woodward
Ivon McKinzie
Phobe Holmes
Albert Houk
Ivo Meao
Jim Fitzpatrick
Missouri
F Fitzpatrick
G. Wo
Hare
Ivy Kennedy
Kennedy
H. W. Lurber
Harold
Winsllow
Wakarusa
Ivo McKinzie
Roy Kennedy
Georgia Kennedy
W. R. Tucker
Addie Benander
John Benander
Harold Wilch
Kyle
Clarence Wilch
Herbert Alexander
Francis Kennedy
Paul Gerish
Norman Stratton
Elmer Benantington
Raymond Crist Breitet Clayton Myres
Joe Vang Lenneth Reaser
John Doane
Esther Benander
West Fairview and Vicinity
Sam Saates
Evesy
Ibn
Capfright
Ths Zex Co
Ward
Grand Lodge
ELKS
Dickinson
Fox Movietone
Karl Dane
George Arthur
China
Buddy Rogers
The
Romance
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