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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1939

Page

5

Society Notes and Club Announcements From Local Column

Society contributions for the journal office deadline, Saturday events by the Lawrence Woman's Club and Flower Club, Chi Omega's August dinner for rushees at the Bellerive, and multiple social gatherings. Reports from Mrs. Keeler and Mrs. Marsh, farewell for the Derstlers, visits by Mr. and Mrs. True, and Wallace WCTU institute plans with officers elected. A Topeka reunion postpone and a Myers hall surprise for Annabel Scott end with a mock wedding ceremony.

Chi Omega Lawrence Kansas City Bellerive Hotel Wallace W.C.T.U Centenary Methodist Church A. B. Conner Conrad Marehed Vier Press Carey Charles Fincher They Arians

Wedding telegram and scrapbook tribute at local event

A telegram announced the bridegroom could not attend but hopes to be present next month. After a buffet supper guests viewed a scrapbook of the bride’s life and a Chubb Studio parody. Mary Forby and Edna Wilson presided as gift presenters. many attendees listed. Fifty Rebekah lodge members met, a white elephant sale followed, and a picnic committee was named for August 23 at Clinton Park.

Chubb Mary Forby Edna Wilson Helen Davison Rebekah Lodge No C.F. Hall Bess Cooke Rebekah Clinton Park Mae Bruner Eva Elliott Catherine Walker Fern Jameson Thelma,Garbutt Stella Hundley Overton Handley Cora Kendall Charles Kendall Hazel Fritz

University singer Miss Irene Oliver to lead morning service at First Presbyterian

Miss Irene Oliver, graduate student at the University of Kansas, will be the soloist in the 11 o clock morning service at the First Presbyterian church. She will perform a soprano solo They Mercy O Lord Is in the Havens by La Forge. Mrs J G Fearing hosted an informal party yesterday afternoon honoring her daughter Mrs W B Derstler of Denver who has been visiting. Guests included Mrs Tom Jee Mrs Carl Holbeck Mrs Nels Olson Mrs Rody Skinner Mrs Ed Moranville and Miss Katherine Lundeen of Denver.

Gar W. B. Derstler John Snow J. E. Brooks Ray Stockert Barbara Rae Ella Jones Kansas City Ed Moranville Mae Moranville Bob Johnson George Myers Roy True Farmington N. M Floyd Harry Farmersville Tex P. Rummel Laura Barbara Zook Rummel Connecticut Street True Haskell Institute Harry Zook Melventh Irene Oliver University of Kansas First Presbyterian Church Oliver E Havens la Forge J. G. Fearing Denver Colo Tom Jee Carl Holbeck Nels Olson Rody Skinner Katherine Lundeen

Local personals note travel and visitors across several states

Dean and Mrs Frank Stockton and sons Phil and Stan plus Mrs Ely Stansbury depart for Johnstown Pa for about two weeks. Charles Eddy visits Lawrence as a boy. Virginia Horton of Wichita visits aunts Alice and Eva Horton. Isabelle MacKenzie returns to Lawrence Tuesday from Denver. Prof R L Grider and Eleanor return from seven weeks on the Pacific coast. They visited Tillamook Fort Jones Astoria Portland Eugene San Francisco and the Columbian river highway. Port land stopovers on return at Ogden and Denver. Raymond Standing returns from a three week northwest trip covering over 6000 miles with Canada British Columbia Washington and California visits.

Dean Frank T. Stockton Phil Stan Ely Stansbury Johnstown Charles Eddy Huntington, Park Cal Robert Eddy Redlands Calif N.C. Johnson Jin Lawrence Virginia Horton Wichita Alice Horton Eva Horton Isabelle MacKenzie Denver Colo Lawrence R. L. Grider Eleanor Pacific Coast Mr. Grider Tillamook Ore Etna Fort Jones Astoria Portland Eugene San Francisco Ogden Raymond Standing Northwest Canada British Columbia Washington California

Social notes of travels and visits across states

The column lists numerous residents traveling to Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts for fairs, family visits, and vacations. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Laurence T. Harris and son Larry, Mrs. 8. M. Law and Tom Law, T. B. Williams and Lenna, and many others visiting relatives, attending events, and staying with friends in Denver, Boulder, Hershey, Cambride, and more, with itineraries spanning two to three weeks and beyond.

San Francisco Laurence T. Harris Larry Colorado Colorado Springs Harris Denver Boulder 8. M. Law Tom Law Hershey Chocolate Factory Hershey Law Kansas Topeka New York Cambride Mass Mare Law Europe T. B. Williams Grand Army of the Republic Della Norman Lenna Chapman Clifford Rogers G. W. Bradshaw Concordia Bradshaw C. W. Bradshaw Dorothy Jewell Kathryn Ezell Margaret Finnerty Haskell Wichita Miss Ezell James Ezell Pratt Lawrence Henry Asher Asher Green Mountain Falls Colo Suzanna Logsdon J. W. Russell Burlington Arthur R. Miller Cass Lake Minn H. R. Johnston Plattsmouth Neb P. N. Stevens Kansas City Betty Campbell Beulah Lamb Keighley Kan J. R. Dodson Detroit Mich Mary. Weyermuller Dorothy Weyermuller Disney Okla C. W. Anderson Minnesota Canada New York City Pittsburgh Mr. Anderson Ida Edmondson H. Owers Grant Renne Dean Henry Werner Woodland Park

Corliss Residents Rally After Complicated Illnesses

Laura Oshel recovering after an operation at Research Hospital. Her children frequent the hospital as family members travel. Milton Quaintance’s daughter Flor arkle visits, while Vida Turner travels from St. Louis to assist. Mrs Dent and Pearl Cummings face injuries and medical care follows a rifle accident involving a 12 year old. St. Margaret's hospital Kansas City treats the Cummings girl. Mrs John Turner suffers gallbladder infection. Sallie Randall assists at the Turner home.

Laura Oshel Eallstone Mary Murphy van Mitrin Kansas City Milton Quaintance Florarkle Ozarks Rolla Wurnhy Ing Vida Turner St. Louis St. Louis Turner Dent Robert Turner DeSoto John Turner Sallie Randall Turner

Rohe Family Hosts Weekend Guests In Desoto

Prospect Mr and Mrs Martin Rohe spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Waugh. Mr and Mrs Arthur Gabriel of DeSoto were summer guests of Mr and Mrs George Rohe, Mrs Albert Jacobson and her mother Mrs Henry Rohe, and Edith Jo.

Martin Rohe Charles Waugh Arthur Gabriel DeSoto George Rohe Albert Jacobson Henry Rohe Edith Jo

Eudora Social Roundup Amid Visits and Notices

Eudora residents hosted and visited relatives from Ottawa Pomona St. Louis Lawrence Kansas City and Centropolis. Announcements include the forthcoming marriage of Alice Terrell and Elgie Jones and a tractor mishap causing minor damage. A High Prairie Ladies Aid meeting featured readings and a dime tea with Marion Van Hoesen playing piano.

Hopewell Ball Team Members Travel for Overbrook Game

High Prairie reports Hopewell players Robert Heaston Franz Johannine Leo Wingert Phillip Williams and Robert Williams journeyed to Berryton Sunday afternoon to face an Overbrook team. Local social notes mention visitors Lorene Williams Ray Reynolds Maxine Gleason Mrs. Carl Van Hoesen and family and relatives of Dan Shotwell Mrs Jennie Keifer from Monmouth also visits.

Vera Robert Heaston Franz Johannine Leo Wingert Phillip Robert Williams Hopewell Berryton Overbrook Lorene Williams Loren Williams Ray Reynolds Buddie Gordon Maxine Gleason Carl van Hoesen Edmund Gray Ronald Phoenix Ariz Gray Dan Shotwell Jennie Keifer Monmouth Ill Carl Peterson Betty Joy Roscoe Peterson Farm Raymond Gish C. N. Peterson Frank Gleason Morganville Leslie Churchbaugh

Hoover in correction on debt claims at Young Democrats

Hoover dismisses Barkley charge of a six billion debt jump as misinformation. He cites treasury data showing 1929 debt at 17.4 billion and 1938 at 20.8 billion with recoverable loans, noting only about one billion net increase under Hoover and contrasting tax and public works figures with the New Deal.

Palo Alto Calif Hoover Barkley Kentucky Liars’ Research Bureau National Convention of Young Democrats Pittsburgh Treasury New Deal Administration

Slaying Probe Ties Suspect to 1938 Coyle Case

West Palm Beach Florida detectives question Charles Jefferson to probe links to the Mary Imelda Coyle slaying of October 11 1938 in Larchmont. Jefferson a claimed talent scout is jailed for the Ruth Dunn assault slaying and the disappearance of Jean Bolton.

Larchmont N. Y Mary Imelda Coyle West Palm Beach Fla Charles Jefferson Jefferson Ruth Frances Dunn Miami William J. Kersey Florida Coyle Miss Dunn Jean Bolton Miss Bolton

Packinghouse Workers to Meet Perkins Over Strike Threat

Pi Don Harris national director of the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee said a PWOC delegation would meet Secretary of Labor Perkins in Washington Wednesday to seek a meeting with Miss Perkins to prevent a widespread strike in Armour plants.

Chicago Don Harris Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee Armour P.W.O.C Perkins Washington

Championship decided in eastern grass court doubles

Alice Marble of Beverly Hills and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Brookline defeated the new pairing of Dorothy May Bundy and Mary Arnold 6-4 7-5 to win the first of four eastern grass court championships. The match featured eleven service breaks as Bundy and Arnold, playing together for the first time, showed strong form.

Aye N. Y Alice Marble Beverly Hills Calif Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Brookline Mass Dorothy May Bundy Santa Monica Mary Arnold Los Angeles Miss Bundy Miss Arnold

Crop Prospects Improve in Woodson County Kansas

Rainfall boosts alfalfa harvest and sorghum maturity in Woodson County as pastures revive. County Agent Ray Hoss notes corn yields unlikely except in isolated fields. School catalog available at the local Lawrence Business College.

Yates Center Kan Woodson County Ray Hoss Ge Lawrence Business College

Woman Fends Off 500-Pound Bull With Four-Ounce Stone

Mrs. Dewey Harris of Grandview Washington tossed a small stone at a bull that wandered into her garden. The creature was later removed by her husband and neighbors after a hot afternoon.

Grandview Wash Dewey Harris

Brown Jr makes surprise trip to California brother

Fooling each other in Gaffney as Horace Brown Jr flies to California to visit his brother Ma this. The brother had left Horace's home to surprise him. The 70th annual Lawrence Business College session starts September 5.

Gaffney, S.C Horace Brown, Jr Mathis California Horace The Lawrence Business College

Also Mentioned on This Page

Society Journal-World Office Lawrence Woman's Club Lawrence’ Flower Club E. L. Falkenstien Walter Keeler E. G. Stith E. L. Treece Ross Clayton Bridge Keeler T. H. Marsh Georgetown Earl Marshall Charles Manwaring Esther Waterloo Brackett Annabel Scott Myers Hall Noffsinger Guild First Christian Church Miss Scott Billie Louise Dulaney Agnes Romary Love Bobby Riggs America Rye N.Y Katherine Ann Fischer Pendergast Senate Fair C. Lloyd Stark Missouri United States Senate Perylon Hall A. C. Mitchell F. B. Danskin Spokane R. C. Johnston Eva Weeks Frank Speicher Osgood Armstrong Lester Brubaker Bertha Speicher Cecil Jordon Marvin Lorenz Speicher Cyril Roche P. Russell Wellsville Prospect Clearfield School Omou Utes Henry Roche Henry, Jr Kilith We Lulu Smith Sans Corliss Eudora G. M. Wolf Ottawa Max Wolf Arthur Smith Paul Papenhouse Pomona Fred Papenhouse Henry Lefman Mary Lefman Tom Raybourn Mary Margaret Jim McCabrin Alice Margaret Terrell Elgie Jones Tongfanoxie Delbert Biesle Guy Adams Kate Walden Arnold Charlton Carrie Richards Guy Pennock Fred Schlegel Verle Neis Thelma Roper Neil Hazel Glenn John Roper Barbara Roper LaDean Roper Lena Altenbernd Conrad Altenbernd Herbert Altenbernd Roy Holmes Otto Altenbernd Harold Altenbernd Albert Wichman Janice Gunther Tilda Helen Gerstenberger Henry Reifschneider Lila Reetz Katherine Reetz Clarence Neis George Gerstenberger Oscar Broers Allen Westerhouse Edna Schmidt Martha Ables Schlegel Neis Roper Lillian Lloyd Fred Rothberger Alice Ziegler Grandma Bohnsack Christine Kazig Grandma High Prairie Irene Castle Paper Mill Theater Millburn, N. J Miss Castle Vicky Noel Coward Correction Will Iva de Luxe Cafe Lawrence A Mila NEA Service, Inc T.M. Reg U.S T. M. Rec U. S Marble Fabyan Rundy Arnold Nellie Warren Beauty Shop Cinderella E. W. Yt Ecleaners Chater Central Plumbing Co
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