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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1941
Page
5
Society notices urge readers to submit items by 11 30 o'clock on publication day and include contact details by phone or mail to ensure timely placement in the Journal-World. The note emphasizes clear handwriting and legible timing for proper scheduling.
A marriage ceremony for Miss Estelle Eddy and Frank S Pinet will take place Monday at 9 o’clock in St John’s Catholic Church with a reception at the Colonial Tea Room Following the wedding, Tuesday features golf matches at the Country Club.
The page reports weddings in Topeka and Eudora including Estelle Eddy Corbeil and Frank Pinet at St John’s in Atchison with reception at Colonial Tea Room. Adelia Ubben and Ernest Schmidt wed in Eudora. Areta D Alford engaged to Wayne Powell. births and engagements noted, plus a friendly club meeting and a couple wedding attendances in Lawrence.
Rev and Mrs W Lawson Brown and children were honored at a Clinton Park farewell picnic as they prepare to move to Grand Island Nebraska for a pastorate. Attendees included numerous local families and their children.
Mr and Mrs George Pratt of Topeka announce the marriage of their daughter Zaida to Louis L Luthey son of Mr and Mrs Joe Luthey of Carbondale The ceremony occurred May 29 at Lola Mrs Luthey earned a bachelor of music degree from the University of Kansas this spring She belonged to Mu Phi Epsilon and the Women s Glee Club The couple will reside at 610 West Fifteenth street Topeka Also Mrs Alletta Powell and her children William and Patricia planning to move from Lawrence to Piedmont Kansas to teach in the high school this winter Mrs Powell will be honored tomorrow evening by her mother Mrs W B Fisher of Topeka assisted by her daughter Elizabeth Fisher and daughter in law Mrs William Fisher
Members of the Deay family plan a reunion on Sunday August 24 at Clinton Park in Lawrence. George Stanwix age 10 gave a recital at Mrs H W Hargiss home with refreshments served by Mrs Ross Stanwix. The Oakridge Birthday club meets Wednesday at Mrs Frank Bereiter home with Mrs W H Mohler assisting. Mrs Homer Weeks and Mrs Frank McGrade lead the program. Quentin Holmes of Linwood announces birth of a son. Methodist church members plan a covered dish supper in the church dining room Wednesday at 630 PM with Dr Edwin F Price conducting a devotional and the business women's unit arranging the meal.
Local notices list Alfred J Graves attending a regional Penn Mutual conference in Chicago with an Edgewater Beach stay. Updates include families moving homes, taking vacations in Independence Missouri and California, and relatives visiting in Hutchinson Offerle and Colorado.
A series of brief social notes records visits and departures. Linahan and family spend a week in Jetmore Kansas with Mrs Gleason’s relatives. Mrs Adrian Lindsey and daughter Nancy return from Little Rock Arkansas after summer with Major Lindsey. Dr Florence Barrows hosts Dr D A Shaffer from Ponca City and visitors from Findlay Ohio. Dr Cantrell, formerly of Lawrence, now practicing in Toledo, is recalled. Mr and Mrs Gran ger and son Richard visit White Plains before touring Colorado Springs Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Lt Robert H Price returns to Fort Leavenworth after weekend with parents.
A short circuit in the tractor ignition wiring belonging to A. P. Wilson started a fire at 11 41 yesterday morning at the Hillview golf course. The tractor was pulling mowers on the fairways. fire department responded and reported little damage to the tractor.
Elmer Tornaden admitted passing a stop sign and paid a $3 fine while William Nelson pleaded guilty to careless driving and was fined $5 in a morning police court session. The Journal-World Classified Page notes the local market bustle.
Do you know common abuses of taxation and whether sales tax faces objections. Learn about fairness, administration costs, compliance burdens, and potential loopholes. Explore whether taxes are hard to impose and collect, with considerations of equity and efficiency.
The passage critiques excessive taxation including double taxation and sales taxes that ignore payer ability. It argues sales tax is unfair across income levels and highlights hidden taxes bearing hardest on the low earner. It also notes the difficulty of levy and collection due to officials and taxpayer honesty.
A ten man Stanolind Oil Co seismic team led by J R Gilliland has located potential oil in the Scott City area after four months based at Pratt Kansas. The group arrived August 18 for exploration work in the region.
In Cochrane Alberta a cairn six miles west of the town was unveiled in memory of Sgt. Pilot Alfred Emile Regginbal of La Fleche Saskatchewan and Leading Aircraftsman Quentin Burl Chace of Wichita Kansas.Lieut. Gov. J C Bowen praised the strong US Canada friendship as 500 attendees watched the ceremony. Parents of both airmen attended and Mrs I S Chace and her daughter presented two bronze name plaques for the cairn.
Gov. Payne Ratner returning from Lake of the Woods region and Minnesota reports no catch as large as his 75% pound catfish. He jokes the Industrial Development Commission will be glad, plans to attend the Northwest Kansas district free fair and crown the wheat king and queen.
New York on August 18 reports the weekly changes in visible grain supply. Wheat rose by 4,929,000 bushels, corn up 232,000, oats up 1,762,000, rye up 1,728,000, while barley fell by 79,000 bushels.
James O'Leary pleaded guilty to drunkenness in police court and was fined five dollars and jailed. The incident occurred this morning.
English Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves train at Americus Georgia join a relaxed outing. Watermelons attract attention as a luxury in peacetime. They are housed at Graham Aviation Company flying school and not allowed to wear uniforms off campus.
Washington reports Congress entering a four week recess after eight months of work. Key issues taxes and price fixing remain in committee while the lend buy program may see additional requests from President Roosevelt. Senator Barkley notes no Senate business this week and awaits the revenue bill around September 1.
At Camp Funston Kansas the second cavalry division in drizzle moved to defend Fort Riley against the fourth cavalry regiment from Fort Dade. Maj. Gen. Millikin oversaw a mock action to teach overhead fire and bridgehead tactics as horses and mechanized units cooperate. The exercise preludes maneuvers planned in Arkansas and Louisiana.
Kansas conservation officials announce the 26th new oil pool of 1941, the Ainsworth west discovery in Barton County. The No 1 Wondra well near 5-17-13W, 3 361 feet depth, yields 96 barrels daily from Arbuckle lime. It follows the Sener pool nearby, the first Barton County find in days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fraser Lloyd 71 mother of film comedian Harold Lloyd died at her Beverly Hills home yesterday.
Col Karl F Baldwin former head of the military science dept at the University of Kansas is in charge of San Francisco harbor defenses and commands the 6th Coast Artillery. The post follows an injury to Maj Gen W K Wilson and includes batteries at Fort Scott Baker Barry Funston Miley with positions on Angel and Yerba Buena Islands. A request was sent to Kansas for the regimental song Onward Kansas to be used.
Classified listings on the Journal-World page draw readers and produce responses for local services and sales. The feature highlights practical ads, community notices, and quick transactions that reflect daily town life.
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