Personal notes from Ponca City visitors and travelers
A long column lists numerous locals and friends visiting relatives or traveling to or from Kansas, Colorado, California, Texas, and Michigan. It notes departures and returns, with several families, couples, and relatives including Brown, Morrison, Jones, Rice, Parker, Klock, Bayles, Charlton, Hutton, King, and others visiting cities such as San Antonio, Los Angeles, Estes Park, Omaha, Kansas City, and Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Brown
Joan
Ponca City
Okla
Willard Brown
Beulah Morrison
San Antonio
Tex
California
Kenneth Jones
Erma Jean
Charles A. Jones
G. W. Trent
Doris
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Pacific Ocean
Long Beach
Hollywood
Great Salt Lake
Ucl
W. Brown
Los Angeles
Lawrence
May Cottle
Fort Myers
Fla
Bobby Pollom
Topeka
Jeannette Polom
Frank Parker
Margaret Parker
Kansas City
J. C. Porter
Doris Virginia Rice
South Dakota
Glenn Charlton
Barbara Goll
Canada
Long Island
Findlay
Ohio
Carrie Charlton
Roy Smith
George K. Melvin
Esten Park
Colo
Omaha
Neb
Ethel Edie
Ann Arbor
Mich
James Lawson
King
Bruner
F. W. Keys
Kansas
Farmers’ Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange
F. W. Butcher
Move
Society Notices of Local Residents Traveling
Mr and Mrs G H Phillips and Mrs Marvel Holloway left Tuesday evening for Eagle River Wisconsin to stay until month end Dr and Mrs H W Craig depart for Davenport Ia then St Louis for chiropractic studies returning to Lawrence Aug 30 Miss Wilma June Hill visits relatives in Kansas City Dr and Mrs Frank McFarland and Mrs W H McKone returned from a six weeks California vacation Mrs Martha Burn undergoes major operation at Memorial hospital Prof and Mrs F A Russell and family return from a five day trip to St Louis for municipal opera activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Street
G. H. Phillips
Marvel Holloway
Eagle River
Wis
H. W. Craig
Davenport
Craig
Palmer School of Chiropractic
St. Louis
Lawrence
Wilma June Hill
Kansas City
Frank McFarland
W. H. McKone
California
Martha Burn
Missouri Street
Memorial Hospital
F. A. Russell
Alice
Ruth
Laurie
Municipal Opera
Fund Is Explained On Sales Tax Receipts
Douglas county welfare director Mildred D. Watson says erroneous opinion spread that all state sales tax receipts go to welfare. B B Church states about 25 percent goes to Social Welfare board, with 75 percent aiding crippled children, school opportunities, unemployment relief, and lower local levies. Federal act covers aged assistance. state enabling act fosters cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred D. Watson
Douglas County
B. B. Church
Church
State Social Welfare Board
Kansas Crippled Children’s Commission
Kansas
Mimic Warfare Draws Final at Camp Ripley
At Camp Ripley Minnesota August 19 the fourth army’s pretend war ended in a draw as low-flying planes dropped peace flares behind lines. About 15 000 soldiers cheered as opposing forces briefly met for a friendly chat before a truce. The seventh corps area praised the motorized provisional force dubbed the blue army for functioning satisfactorily. The exercise tested mobility of the new force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Riley
Minn
Fourth Army
35Th National Guard
Seventh Corps
Stanley H. Ford
Omaha
Payne Resigns from Estes to Lead Topeka Fiduciary Office
William Wallace Payne, former Estes partner, resigns to become Topeka representative for Fiduciary Counsel and related corporations. The Lawrence office remains Estes, Payne. Donald A. Seltsam is local manager with offices in Kansas City and Topeka. Wayne J. Estes now owns and leads the company. Payne plans to open a new Topeka office by September 1 after a New York stay. Panama straw hats are made in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wallace Payne
Estes, Payne and Company
Topeka
Fiduciary Counsel, Inc
Estates Manning Corporation, Inc
Economic Analysis Corporation, Inc
Lawrence
Estes, Payne Company
Estes, Company
Donald A. Seltsam
Kansas City
Wayne J. Estes
Payne
New York
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Super Sleuth at the Granada with Oakie and Sothern
The Granada opens the farcical comedy Super Sleuth starring Jack Oakie as a conceited movie actor turned public detective. He taunts police and receives threats from The Poison Pen. Pretty Ann Sothern handles publicity while Eduardo Ciannelli plays The Poison Pen and Edgar Kennedy is the police lieutenant. Shorts travelogue and musical with Estelle Taylor accompany the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granada
Jack Oakie
Oakie
Ann Sothern
Eduardo Ciannelli
Edgar Kennedy
Liam
Estelle Taylor
Vacancies in NYA Rhythm Band for Children
Miss Mildred Reuter NYA supervisor announces vacancies in the rhythm band class for ages three to six meeting four mornings weekly at 1021 Rhode Island street. The program aims to foster cooperation and early rhythm appreciation, using bells drums triangles and jingle sticks with Miss Mickie Learnard assisting. Enrolled children include Earl Sommer Jerry McMillian Billy Ed Ore Marjorie Smith Dolores Chapel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Reuter
NYA
NYA Center
Rhode Island Street
Renter
Pammer Childr
Mickie Learnard
Reuter
Earl Sommer
Jerry McMillan
Billy Ed Ore
Marjorie Smith
Dolores Chapel
Richard Nuffer
Margaret Alvarez
Raymond Riley
Glenn Riley
Truck Damaged In Culvert Crash Near Vinland
Rob ert Sparr of 1322 Tennessee street drove a Chevrolet truck loaded with crushed rock to Vinland high school. He swerved to avoid a Ford sedan driven by Louis Heinrich near Vinland and crashed into a culvert at the Burt Day corner yesterday around seven. Sparr escaped injury. Passengers in the Heinrich car were Louis Heinrich’s sisters Juanita Margaret and Helen Heinrich and Clarence Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sparr
Tennessee Street
Burt Day
Vinland
Sparr
Louis Heinrich
Vinland High School
Heinrich
Juanita
Margaret
Helen Heinrich
Louis
Clarence Hubbard
Revival Meetings Near Lone Star End Next Sunday
Revival meetings at the Washington Creek Church of the Brethren five miles southwest of Lone Star close next Sunday night. Rev and Mrs B M Rollins of Keyser W Va lead with enhanced song service and story hour. Saturday features a dramatic reading of The Raven before the sermon and Sunday offers an all day service with a basket dinner on the grounds. Public invitation is extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Creek
Church of the Brethren
Lone Star
B. M. Rollins
Keyser
W. Va
Extension of Trapp oil pool reported in Russell County
In Great Bend Kansas on August 19 the Trapp oil pool extension one mile west in Russell County produced 2 100 feet of oil in less than eight hours at Shell Petroleum companys number one George Batt well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend
Kan
Trapp
Russell County
Shell Petroleum Company
George Batt
Oil Well Milestone Reaches Depths in Weeks
The report notes 3 320 feet in siliceous dolo mic and Phillips number one McClanahan in Barton county. A second well filled this week with 3 000 feet of oil in several hours from a depth of 3 377 eet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
McClanahan
Barton County
Senate Passes Tax Avoidance Bill To Plug Loopholes
The senate approved the administration tax avoidance bill aimed at stopping shifting revenue loss of about 100 million annually. The measure, sent to the house for minor amendments, targets personal holding companies foreign corporations multiple trusts and use of personal talents to dodge income tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Man sues Kansas highway commission after fatal crash
Pi George L. Dunnuck of Fairbury Nebraska sues in federal court for 97450 alleging a highway 73 accident near Holston Kansas last April 12 caused his wife death injuries to his daughter and car damages. He seeks 25000 for wife death 2000 for daughter injuries and 450 for vehicle damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
George L. Dunnewk
Fairbury
Neb
Kansas Highway Commission
Holston
Kan
Dunnuck
Party for Young People at Plymouth Congregational Church
The Union Young People swap a picnic for a party tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Plymouth Congregational church. Miss Hope Lane directs entertainment with games and dancing. Refreshments committee includes Miss Jane Howe Miss Esther Leigh and Charles Yeomans. Shankhai's foreign settlements span eight and two thirds square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Plymouth Congregational Church
Hope Lane
Jane Howe
Esther Leigh
Charles Yeomans
Tax commission weighs interstate use tax exemption claim
Topeka August 19 The state tax commission took under advisement today the claim of representatives of interurban pipeline rail and bus companies that their out of state purchases of equipment and supplies are exempt from the 2 per cent Kansas use tax because of consumption in interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Topeka
State Tax Commission
Kansas
Night on church lawn event with society president
A church lawn gathering begins at 7 oclock led by Mrs Hilen Payne as society president. The Monthly Baby Clinic follows tomorrow at 1:30 PM at the new city hall with Dr Harry L Gilkey of Kansas City in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilen Payne
New City Hall
Harry L. Gilkey
Kansas Citys
Takoe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Camp Ripley
Fischer
Otto Fischer Fischer
Mother
Penneys
Penney’s
Bobo Drosa
Nat Due Pollo
Lawrence Daily Journal- World
West 19Th St
N.Y
Estes
NORGE
Norge Res
Weaver
Sues Highway Commission
Nebraska
Party For Young People
Shankhai
Dorette
Scranton
Ecra
Jeffries
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