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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1932
Page
5
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A Lawrence social roundup reports Aliss Mary Clark of Philadelphia and Miss Helen Clark of New Concord Ohio receiving praise at a daytime tea hosted by Mrs. W. G. McFarland. About forty local friends attended amid garden florals and warm greetings from Hollywood connections.
Mrs. E C Stansbury and Miss Mildred Launders host a shower for Mrs. Ivan Holmquist. Events include contract club gatherings with Mrs George Docking and Mrs W R Essick. Rev Mr San Sexson leads Wichita Federation of Churches. Friends in Lawrence share European trips notes and city social plans unfold amid modest local entertains.
Mrs Lucilie Marti Martin has returned to Wichita after visiting Mrs Mary Johnson. Pearl and Pauline Ikenberry spend the day in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs J B Ulrich came back from a week in the Ozarks with their daughter Mrs C E Kimpton and Mr Kimpton of Kansas City Missouri. They stayed two days at the Dam-Sayre ranch near Noel Missouri. Mr and Mrs J R Edmonds arrived in Libertyville Missouri to be with daughter Wanda who injured her shoulder at a Lake Geneva summer camp and will wear a brace for six weeks. Dorothea Hartig Pauline Laptad and Leo Sample visit Ulysses for two weeks. Elizabeth Davis takes a two week vacation in Tonganoxie. LaVonne Grow returns to Ottawa after a weekend with Frances Simon in Lawrence.
A fragment from a rural vignette shows a speaker fretting over a hole in their stocking and the nagging conscience it stirs about honesty and appearances. The line underscores modest livelihoods and social pressure in a simple, candid voice.
Bethel Mrs Frank Weeks and Mrs Fred Weeks and children of Lawrence were dinner guests at the Albright home. Mr and Mrs Virgil Schwartz of Worden and others joined Sunday dinner at Clarence Albright’s. A Baker birthday party honored Mr Baker’s 88th birthday with many relatives present. Ire Albright and two daughters visited from North Liberty Iowa. Miss Mabel Weimer and niece left after visiting Featherstone family. Mrs Johnnie Brecheisen and daughter Durene hosted a pre nuptial shower for Florence Smith with recipes and advice and a prize for Brides Kitchen Furniture members. A wedding cake was cut for the bride to be.
Miss Smith received many lovely gifts while five girls earned cake symbols. Ice cream cake tea and mints were served to nearly ninety guests. Meantime an oil drill moved to Lou Featherstone farm with drilling in progress and several land leases to a company. Globe beat Farmall 13 to 2 near Overbrook as visits and dinners marked a busy period with many local families hosting guests from Wichita Pittsburg and Richland. The Bethel group plans a two act play As a Woman Thinketh at Globe schoolhouse and U B hall, August 19 and 20.
Local residents attend visits in Olathe and Kansas City, including Mrs Mary Murphy and Thelma with Gridley guests. Mrs Hodge in ill health travels to KC. Erle Hunter visits KC with family. corliss couple return from three week Ozarks trip. horse dies in De Soto. Ella Jones from California visits Murphy family. cantaloupe crop prompts KC market activity. social events and picnics in De Soto and surrounding towns. ongoing canning and farm losses from thieves and weather.
Mrs. Anna Bahnmaier visits with daugh ter Mrs. Herbert Wymer as Big Springs 4-H Club meets with Mrs. Howard Henry. Alma Henry Lois Tholl and Helen Henry present butter cake and light rolls demonstrations while judging rolls and clothing project work occupy the afternoon. Present: Ferne Wymer Helen Wymer Lois Tholl Mary Edna Lancaster Irene Swecker Alma Henry Ruth Bertschinger Edna Mae Horton.
Rose Wymer and Miss Christie Hepler attended local functions. Marvin Richardson announces the birth of an eight and a half pound girl on Saturday evening August 6. Miss Gladys Noe hosted a 6 o'clock dinner for Miss Edna, Ethel, and Mae Evans of Topeka. Rev. Arthur Ward and family began a motor trip to Denver, Colorado, due to Mrs. Ward's sister's serious illness.
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