Society Contributions For Journal-World Publication
Society items note submission to the Journal-World by noon for publishing. Mentions Thursday events: Mrs C T Royston bridge luncheon Colonial. Mrs C L DeWatteville dinner Colonial. bridge at her home. Mrs E W Patton Progressive Contract Club. Scotch foursomes at Country Club. Fridays include Mrs B F Payne N L C bridge club breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society
Journal-World Office
C. T. Royston
Colonial
C. L. DeWatteville
E. W. Patton
Progressive Contract Club
B. F. Payne
N. L
Bridge Club
Another Iron Lung Wedding
A sprawling social page details nuptials and entertainments in Lawrence and nearby towns. The Lindsborg couple Clyde and Lyn Lucas host events surrounding the marriage of Sandra Lindsborg to Clyde Lucas with Lake Tahoe as backdrop. Local clubs, church groups, and families attend picnics, anniversaries, and receptions, including a 30th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, with a long list of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lucas
Lyn Lucas
Ben Moore
Lawrence
J. H. Dellinger
Ottawa
Clyde
Lucas Dance Orchestra
Sandra Lindsborg
San Francisco
Lake Tahoe
Coconut Grove
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Wichita
Local residents take travel and visits around the region
Mrs. E J Garich traveled to St Joseph Missouri while Mrs W R Doolittle returned from Lawrence to Kansas City Kansas Mrs Roy Helm wrapped up a tour through the east and Canada visiting major cities including Washington Atlantic City Philadelphia New York Boston Portland Montreal Quebec and Chicago Mrs Orville Dietzel spends the day in Kansas City Mr and Mrs John Moody of Eudora left on a motor trip to Colorado Springs Colorado Mrs Charles Williams and daughter with Miss Dorothy Jane Elder accompanied by Mrs John Goshorn of Kansas City left for a two week Ozarks vacation Nettie Carr visiting relatives and friends here for six weeks departed for Portland Oregon Fred QO Peterson made a business trip to Kansas City Evan A Edwards of Topeka in town today as he and his wife return from Estes Park Colorado
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Canada
Washington
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Portland
Montreal
Quebec
Chicago
Orville
Dietzel
Kansas City
John Moody
Eudora
Colorado
Springs
Colo
Charles Williams
Dorothy Jane Elder
John Goshorn
Ozarks
Nettie Carr
Ore
Fred
Peterson
Evan A. Edwards
Topeka
Lawrence
Edwards
Estes Park
Personal News Items From Indiana And Nearby States
John Andrews leaves for a two weeks vacation at his former home in Brazil Indiana. Mrs Mary Allen returns from a fifteen day tour of the eastern United States and Canada visiting Pittsburgh Washington D C Philadelphia Atlantic City and the worlds fair Boston Port land Quebec Montreal Toronto and Chicago. Miss Marie Hunter returns from Coronado California where she was the guest of Lieut and Mrs George Chambers for the past month. She will return next week to her school at Oxford Kansas. Miss Eleanor Patterson of Vik arabad Indiana arrives from the Pacific coast visiting her sister Miss Maxime Patterson at the Robert Gabriel home en route to Delaware Ohio where she will enter Ohio Wesleyan University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Andrews
Brazil
Ind
Mary Allen
United States
Canada
Pittsburgh
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Boston
Portland
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
New York
Marie Hunter
Coronado
Cal
George Chambers
Oxford
Kan
Eleanor Patterson
Vikarabad
Pacific Coast
Maxime Patterson
Robert Gabriel
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan Univer
Japanese Sentry Regrets Slapping San Francisco Woman
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles announced that Japanese military authorities expressed regret over a Japanese sentry striking Mrs. Mary Frances Richard of San Francisco while she tried to pass a blockade at Tientsin. The embassy said it is conducting a further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sumner Welles
Mary Frances Richard
San Francisco
Richard
Tientsin
Peiping
Welles
Rail freight loadings rise modestly in latest week
The Association of American Railroads reports 465197 cars of revenue freight loaded for the week ending last Saturday. This marks a 4061 car or 0.6 percent increase from the prior week, a 75629 rise or 12.8 percent from a year ago, and a 108585 or 14 percent drop versus 1937. Marriage licenses were issued to C Douglas Jackson and Bernice Hughes of Kansas City Kansas, and to LeRoy Higgins and Alice Trivett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of American Railroads
Washington
C. Douglas Jackson
Bernice Hughes
Kansas City
Kan
LeRoy Higgins
Alice Trivett
Lawrence
Michigan Gov Orders State Police Gambling Cleanup
Lansing August 17 PI Gov Loren D Dickinson orders state police to clean up gambling in Michigan action aimed at tightening enforcement and reducing illegal betting. References to legislative priorities and potential further measures to curb illicit gambling activities statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Local Guests Visit Farmland Families and Neighbors
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Steve Speicher near Centropolis and others from Prairie City and Independence. Harry Strong plows sixty acres for John Lewis. The Embreys and Bates family traveled to Fairview Missouri to visit the Embrey parents and J E Linsdale who recently purchased property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Speicher
Centropolis
Herman Butell
Prairie City
Marvin Jardon
Independence District
Richard Butell
Jimmie
Harry Strong
John Lewis
Milo Embrey
Robert
Lila Bates
Fairview, Mo
Robert Embrey
Mr. Embrey
J. E. Linsdale
Family Guests and Home Preparations Near Waverly
The Calhoun property on the old Hall place is getting electric service as the family plans moving in. Ed Stoneking hosts Sunday dinner for Leroy Stoneking family and Peter Stoneking family. Anita Cook visits grandparents John and Bessie Cunningham while Marlin and Anita Cook attend the Cook family reunion near Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Calhoun
Apa
Leroy Stoneking
Peter Stoneking
Ed Stoneking
Anita Cook
John Cunningham
Marlin Cook
Cook
Ed’ Cook
Waverly
Varied Orchard Trees Count on Cavender Farm Near Black Jack
Mrs Edith O Neil helped host a meal for silo workers this Saturday. Mrs Cavender asked how many tree varieties shaded her farm and a count found over 30 varieties surviving four years of droughts. Species include white pine pear peach apple maple oaks and elms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith O'Neil
John Alays Wook
Cavender
R. H. Pearson
England
Tree Saved by Water Haul and Pump Effort
A yard tree, likely the only one in the country, was saved during a severe drought three years ago when 40 barrels of water were hauled to the yard. Mrs Cavender's son Dana attached a jack pump to the well pump and repeatedly pumped water to drain a trench to a tree eight rods away, preserving the 100 foot tall tree.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Parker
Suel Whitzel
Sigma Kappa
Colonial Tea Room
Kanaga
First Methodist Church
Edith Wolgamott
L. M. Metzler
W. A. McAlearney
BL . Reynedde
A. Shuler
Winnie Lyons
Elizabeth Jacqmain
Jacqmain
Laura Linehback
J. E. Cook
Louetta Blanch Adkisson
Henry Adkisson
Connecticut Street
George Colburn
Goodland
E. E. Kardauizke
Church of God
Virgil Sale
Sale
Pennsylvania Street
Liberty Memorial High School
Harry Colburn
Baldwin City
Glen Colburn
Hershel Adsit
Wichite
Lyle Colburn
Dick Cayton
Bert Axline
E. E. Kardatzke
Alfred Lawrence
Will Johns
Walter Johns
Ray Lawrence
Ralph Lawrence
Arthur Lawrence
Kathryn Ziesenis
Lake View
Trivett
Higgins
Lester Scott
Leonard Jella, Jr
Frank Reusch
James Penny
Margaret Nanninga
Helen Conrad
Anna Marie Frazier
Geraldine Ulmdrugh
Dover Pygul
Holcom
Robert Stoland Wilbur Markley
Wiliam Underwood, Sr
Wesley Reusch
Vincent Graves
Dale Kephart
Bob Reed
Jack Pierce
Raymond Schaake
Raymond Harris
E. J. Garich
St. Joseph
W. R. Doolittle
Roy Helm
Fred Snite
Dorothy
Dublin
Big Spring
Tex
el Paso Hospital
Horace Garrett
Coats
Mary-Lane
Jeffries
Iva
W. Parsons
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Palter
Elynor
Dee Tail
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