Remembering Quantrill raid in Lawrence’s burning night
Residents recall the 1863 Quantrill raid on Lawrence on August 21 as a town burns and about 200 men are killed. Susan Savage Alford’s reminiscence relays the night of band music, scouts, and hurried escape, with St. Louis among early donors aiding merchants afterward.
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Lawrence
Quantrill
Susan Savage Alford
Joseph Savage
Forrest Savage
Crodds
Franklin Road
Savage Farm
Surrey
Father
United States
St. Louis
Mind Your Manners Answers for Wedding Etiquette
A brief etiquette Q and A covers gifting timing and amounts, bride gift behavior, revealing cards with gifts, and wedding shower options. It also includes storage tips for eggs and keeping brushes soft by water soaking.
Puckett Couple Marks Sixty Years With Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs A E Puckett of 2001 Massachusetts Street celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at home. They are parents of six sons with three attending William Roy from Lawrence Clyde from Baldwin B E Puckett Charles Puckett A M Puckett in North Carolina California and Colorado attenders listed. They have 21 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. They lived at Pleasant Grove before moving to Lawrence and attend High Prairie Methodist church. Mr Puckett 81 and Mrs Puckett 77.
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A. E.puckett
Massachusetts Street
A. M. Puckett
Colorado Springs
Colo
Maud C. Jackson Publishes Travel Story North of Fifty Three
Maud C. Jackson of Lawrence published a travel narrative in The Sentinel for juniors. The seven installments describe a 1937 family motor trip 400 miles northwest of Winnipeg titled North of Fifty-Three and illustrated with trip photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maud C Jackson
Lawrence
the Sentinel
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Winnipeg
Peach Cobbler Recipe Note by Mrs Eugene D Liddy
Recipe fragment lists peaches sugar flour cinnamon lemon juice salt and water. It instructs blending peaches with sugar and flour then layering a crust made from flour salt fat baking powder sugar and milk, placed atop peaches. Address 941 Alabama St. by Mrs Eugene D Liddy.
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Eugene D.liddy
Alabama St
Snowball Centerpiece For Summer Luncheon
A Lawrence woman creates a refreshing center piece for summer luncheons by carving a cantaloupe into halves, filling with orange gelatin studded with grapes and maraschino cherries, then shaping into quarters. The halves are joined with toothpicks, coated with cream cheese, and coconut is sprinkled on top before chilling. Filling can be varied.
Peach Cobbler Recipe Folded Into a Home Page Note
A peach cobbler style recipe shows peaches sliced with sugar and water or juice, mixed with flour cinnamon and salt, then topped with a flour sugar mix and fat. Bake at 459 degrees for about 30 minutes, credited to Mrs. Howard Williams of 2120 New Hampshire.
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Howard Williams
New Hampshire
Picnic crowds and family visits across Lawrence area
A flood of visitors and relatives from Topeka, Kansas City, and nearby towns gathered for picnics and social events. Mrs. Ray Ogden and family traveled to Elsmore, Kan., while numerous relatives joined from Alta Vista, Lawrence, Topeka, and Valley Chapel. Rev. and Mrs. Watson plan a two week vacation, and the WMLS picnic phone social is set for August 26.
Clear Foggy Wood Surfaces With Vinegar Wipe
A clouded appearance on high-grossed woods in damp weather can be removed by wiping with a soft clean cloth moistened with a solution of one tablespoon vinegar to one quart water.
Inexpensive Window Charm
The article notes gauze marquisette and voile are affordable curtain fabrics. It advises choosing colors and patterns to complement room furnishings to achieve appealing windows at a low cost.
Raw Vegetable Salad as Sandwich Filling Card
A compact description of shredded raw carrots celery and raisins mixed with mayonnaise in crisp lettuce cups. Serve thin sandwiches of cream cheese on date and not bread with it.
Sunday Dinner Guests and Picnic Attendees Noted in Eudora
Mr and Mrs Frank Griner were guests of Mr and Mrs George Warmker at Sunday dinner. Ralph Bohnsack Nancy Lee from Kansas City attended the Tuesday picnic. A birthday dinner honored John Harold Carl Helen and Mary Ann Torrence with many relatives from Lawrence Kansas City DeSoto Tulsa and Olathe present at different events. The gatherings included Rev J M Torrence and daughters and extended families from several towns.
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Frank Griner
George Warmker
Ralph Bohnsack
Nancy Lee
Kansas City
A. J. Smith
John Smith
Harold Smith
Lawrence
Carl Smith
Helen
Mary Ann Torrence
DeSoto
Forest A. Jackson
Janet Kay
Bert Daugherty
Stroud Twins in Trouble In Breach of Promise Suit
In a $50 000 breach of promise suit Meredith B. Davis accuses Clarence Grigsby Stroud of promising marriage in 1938 Philadelphia and abandoning her when she revealed her pregnancy. She cites his $1500 weekly salary and seeks $1100 hospital costs $2500 attorney fees and child support.
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Los Angeles
Meredith B. Davis
Clarence Grigsby Stroud
Stroud
Miss Davis
Philadelphia
Prowlers Break Santa Fe Cafe Window In Nighttime Incident
Police said several articles were found broken inside the rear of the Santa Fe cafe at 411 East Seventh Street after a nighttime break in. No items were missing as of this morning.
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Santa Fe
East Seventh Street
Welfare survey in Douglas County shows 995 WPA cancellations
A Douglas County welfare survey led by Mrs. Mildred D. Watson reports 995 WPA cancellations since September 1985. Last 125 laid off due to new regulations for workers over eighteen months. County counts include 62 non-manual project participants and July expenditures totaling 15,498.89 with net county cost 9,184.74.
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Douglas County
Mildred D. Watson
Author James Miller Dies On Eve of a World Tour
James Martin Miller 80 newspaperman and historian dies in Los Angeles days after arriving from Washington to begin a world tour. He served as consul general in New Zealand and France under Theodore Roosevelt and wrote works on Theodore Roosevelt China and the Japanese Russian War. He started as a typesetter in Kansas and later worked for Chicago Daily News Chicago Evening Post and Newark Evening News. Miller was a World War I era war correspondent in the Philippines and Boxer Rebellion. Burial planned in Newport Rhode Island.
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Los Angeles
James Martin Miller
Miller
New Zealand
France
Theodore Roosevelt
China
Leo XIII
Winfield, Kan
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Evening Post
Newark Evening News
Philippines
Washington, D. C
Newport
R. I
Burns Wife of Film Comic Is Injured in Cruiser Fall
Mrs Harriett Burns wife of film comedian Bob Burns was injured in a fall aboard the power cruiser Robin suffering a fractured vertebra. Dr John C Wilson described the injury as serious but not critical and she will spend days in a cast.
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Bob Burns
Hollywood
Robin
Harriett Burns
John C. Wilson
London Writer Ousted from Danzig by Police
P K Scot Watson correspondent for the London Daily Herald in Danzig was ordered by the police to leave the Free City by 7 00 p m The police accused Watson of sending false dispatches on the situation in Danzig
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London
Danzig
P.K
Scot Watson
London Daily Herald
Free City
Watson
Former Mayor S Davis Wilson Dies After Illness
Philadelphia reports former mayor S Davis Wilson died at 57 after retirement due to illness. He had served as mayor until last week, when he stepped down because of health issues.
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Philadelphia
S. Davis Wilson
Kit Martin born 1861 dies 1989 in Douglas CountyKansas
Jefferson Douglas Martin known as Kit Martin born February 14 1861 in Brown County Kansas died August 8 1989 in Douglas County from a heart attack aged 78 years 5 months 25 days He was the eldest child of Armstrong and Huldah Martin married to Ella Shannon in 1887 and they farmed in Brown County later moving near Lawrence He left four children James Edward Armstrong Ethel Marguerite and Carol Lucile Surviving relatives include his wife children brothers Web and Raymond sisters Cora Maymie Blanche and Helen Funeral services were held August 10 at 2 30 p m with Rev Robert Hunt and Miss Minerva Davis singing Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence.
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Jefferson Douglas Martin
Kit Martin
Brown County
Kan
Douglas County
Armstrong and
Huldah (Wagoner) Martin
Kansas
Columbiana County
Ella Shannon
New Hope
James Edward
Lawrence
Armstrong
Ethel Marguerite
Carol Lucile
Mount Pleasant
Clement
George
Myrtle
Maude
Elizabeth
Grace
Web
Clements
Raymond
Mount Hope
Cora
Will Schlarb
Denver
Colo
Maymie
Ed. Hart
Tyler
Tex
Blanche
William Hart
Wetmore
Helen
R. Ammon
Robert A Hunt
Minerva Davis
Charles Cox
C. C. Gersten
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Maud C. Jackson
Ray Ogden
Margaret
Elsmore
Ogden
Fannie Bradern
Louise Rapier
Topeka
Virginia Shirk
Margaret Ogden
Archie Allen
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hearin
June Abels
Evening Star
Lorene Daugherty
J. M. Hearing
Lila
Norman
Kentucky
Will Bohnsack
Harold Daugherty
Henry Deckwa
Sarah Hausman
Clearfield
Alice Marie Howard
Pleasant Grove
CG. L. Holmes
Melvin Reitzel
Howard
Wellsville
John Headmack
C. L. Holmes
Elmer Brown
Moi
Dee Weaver
Weaver
Eudora
Julius Lotz
J. M. Hearin
Robert Strickland
Frank Strickland
Fred Howard
Donald
Gottlieb Neider
John David
John Dunn
Valley Chapel
Kenneth Sellers
Ottawa
John Kazmaek
Myrtle Caffee
Olagean
Joe Hanna
Paul Sommers
John Moody
Colorado
Ruth Rapier
Katherine Walker
Mary Katherine Markley
Ruby Lindell
Marie Hanson
Richard Erwin
Ben Newmeyer
Emma Newmeyer
Alta Vista
Grandma Bohnsack
Fred Moll
Anna
Herbert
Billy Weidensaul
Forrest Park
Charles Brown
Marvin Gail
Gardner
Fred Hagen
Marion
Weidensaul
Ida Richards
Lula Florey
Retta Kraus
Hedger McClanahan
Donna Jean
Ray Morris
Geraldine Houk
Bennita Bartz
Pete Neis
Clarence Hausman
Lilly Combest
Lawrence In
Park
Lee Grush
Forest City
O. E. Locket
Jo Ann Halbert
Yukon
Okla
Kermit Scott
Okarche
Toy Raybourn
Laura McNair
Fred Papenhouse
Lafe James
Glenn Wilson
Buddy
Phylis
Edger Strobel
William Combest
W. O. Watson
Springfield
J. C. Bell
Amarillo
Methodist Church
W.mls
Salems Church
City Hall
John Reusch
Donna Mae
George Broers
Cecil Kish
Riverton
Lee Crushard
Ray Morriss
Lake Shawnee
Stroud Twins
Clarence
Harbilton
Mont
Mary Jane Patterson
J. W. Hayden
Stevensville
Journal-World
Norton T. B
Winfield Hospital
W.P.A
Federal Farm Security
Kansas Employment Service
Ieee OG
James Miller
Chambers
Central Plumbing. Co
Bund
Acme
Helen Vooros
Brooklyn
N.Y
Dies Committee
Iits
J. D. Martin
Journal- World
Haletone
Urmo
Cabinat Tose
Dpuragloss
Vernon
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