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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
5
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Mrs. A C Mitchell and Mrs A B Mitchell plan a small tea for Mrs George Palmer who has moved to Lawrence from New York. The LewisRuppenthal nuptials occurred August 13 at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev E H Thomas officiating. Frances and Martin Perry Williams announce a September 2 wedding. Verbal notice of several other betrothals and ceremonies follows with details on dress and attendees.
Mr and Mrs E F Huddleston Mr and Mrs Ralph Graber and Miss Opal Jayne Kennedy returned Saturday from a two weeks tour of the north and west visiting Duluth Superior Winnipeg Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills of South Dakota. They saw the Mt Rushmore sculptor at work and passed through the Teton Shoshone and Big Horn mountains. Mrs Bill Krastberg will entertain the B H W club tomorrow afternoon at Mrs B W Eddins home. Miss Beatrice Boyer left Saturday for Santa Maria California after a six weeks visit with her mother Bertha M Boyer in Denver she will be joined by her sister
A dense puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical crossword clues about polar explorers and related terms. It includes references to a well known speaker and a noted air flight over the North Pole, with various wordplay entries across multiple numbers.
Local notes list Miss Alice Boyer of Winslow Arizona and others traveling to San Francisco Chicago Milwaukee and New York. Many residents visit relatives in Kansas City Topeka Lawrence and surrounding towns while others take vacations in Colorado Wisconsin and New York. several pursue teaching and professional posts.
Gov Payne Ratner, rested after a 10 day Ozarks trip, returns to state duties. He convenes an oil advisory committee luncheon at the executive mansion with Ralph Pryor of Wichita chairing. Attendees include Joe Aylward Fred Mawhonee D R Lauck E W Pyle C B Herr El Dorado Ward Maginnis Eureka and John Denmand Jr Independence. He also has talks planned with Independent Business Men's Association in Wichita a sailors reunion in Columbus and a Sparks community picnic.
A marriage license has been issued at the office of the probate judge to William T. Field and Constance Robison of Ottawa.
Board of county commissioners canvassed 195 outstate absentee ballots from the August primary, finding 22 voided and many blanks. Final county results list totals for attorney, sheriff, district court clerk, and county commissioner races with in state and outstate counts. state senator and state representative ballots are still being counted in Topeka.
Opal Mae Tailey hosted Queen Esther circle on July 23 with prayers songs and readings by Jo an Coffman Arline Groh and Opal Mae Talley. A piano solo by Anna Mae Collins and readings by Esther Talley followed. Numerous local families attended picnics dinners and visits around Overbrook and Baldwin with stage lighting and a rural electrification talk at the Cargy Farmers Union picnic.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Hase and sons and many relatives share an evening with refreshments. The column lists numerous visits across towns including Wellsville Lawrence Topeka Michigan Valley and Columbus O with extended family gatherings and attendances at a Brubaker school reunion.
Knowledge Hill residents report a busy period of travel family reunions and home visits. The Knowledge Hill Community club held a August meeting with plans for a Clinton park picnic and a prize contest. Births and illnesses in Topeka are noted among local家庭 events.
George Cox visited Mack Stewart's home on Sunday while Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Dimick of Topeka spent Sunday afternoon at the Dimick residence. The community wishes the unnamed patient a swift return to health.
Mr and Mrs Jesse OConnor and Rolland Huyett visited Burlington for the fair with Rolland staying to Saturday Mrs Yates joined them home. Several families including Sanders Frederick Johnsons Robisons Coxs Petefish and Millers planned trips to Colorado Kansas City Minnesota and Pennsylvania to visit relatives and attend the fair in New Center county with Everett OConnor joining from Washington DC for a New fair trip east.
Mrs Glen Wilson and Mr and Mrs Ben Phillips with Mary Louise and Donald from Hutchinson visited Sigel and Lawrence hosts Monday night. Alva Petefish and Mildred and George joined N E Faringer in Lawrence for a fish fry. Westphalia visitors Rob Ockner, daughter, and Clarence Beckner stopped by L O Meara. Mrs Asa Postma and Miss Margaret Coleman hosted a tea for Sigel ladies with many Cox and Johnson family members attending.
Mr and Mrs D A Wray and several Willow Springs residents attended a meeting at the Franklin county church last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Solon Tucker and son De Wayne left Friday for Colorado to spend a week with Mrs Tucker's mother and family. Harry Hemphill and his son are doing chores at the Tucker home during their absence.
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