Marriage of Miss Otto May Bischof to Eliza Richard Key
Social calendar notes the wedding at 7 30 a m in First Presbyterian church. Next day Lawrence Flower club hosts breakfast at Mrs E J Renth home. Tuesday features Country club golf matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto May Bischof
Eliza Richard Key
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence Flower Club
E. J. Renth
Valley Chapel Farm Bureau
Howard Erwin
Rhode Island Street
Charles Banning
Emma Nieder
Engagements and Society News From Lawrence Area
Multiple wedding announcements and engagements including Margaret Kelsall and Turner Fortner in the Midwest, Miss Otto May Bischof to Ella Richard Key with ceremony details at First Presbyterian church, plans for travels and home assignments in Le Sueur Minnesota. Also notices of engagements Neva Burdeen to Richard Hoyt Piner and various social events, showers, garden parties, and visits across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto May Bischof
Lulu Bischof
Denver
Colo
Ella Richard Key
Richard Key
Lawrence
First Presbyterian Church
Edwin F. Price
MacDowell
Elgar
James Dart
William Cook
Oketo, Kan
Neva Burdeen
Richard Hoyt Piner
Martha Piver
Death and social notices from Kansas era
Death to be discussed Wednesday night by Prof. Frederick Stock, noted musician, vacationing at Fish Creek. Engagement announced for Georgia Sisson Whitford to William Green Jr. of Stanberry. Miss Whitford, KU graduate, editor and journalist, to wed after September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Stock
Fish Creek
William Stafford Whitford
Evanston, Ill
Topeka
Georgia Sisson
William Green, Jr
Stanberry
William Green
Abilene
Arthur Voss
Elizabeth LaRue
W. D. Townley
Miss Whitford
Evanston
University of Kansas
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Theta Sigma Phi
University
Kansan
Capper Publications
Green
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Beta Theta Pi
Local Personal News and Visits Across Kansas
Mrs. E. R. Cole returns from a business trip to Hays with visits in Salina and Abilene. Mrs. A. Gifford travels to Topeka to see Mrs. T. E. Griesa and daughter Mrs. Maurice Crane. Mrs. H. T. Fisk returns home to Winfield after visiting niece Miss Jessie Cramer at the University. Mrs. William Kopp and daughter Helen Elizabeth spend the day in Kansas City. Dr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Brookes of St. Louis plan a visit to cousins Misses Kate May and Lucy Riggs. Prof. James Malin has gone to
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Kan
J. N. Malin
Tucson
Ariz
C. G. Bayles
Shirley
Bob
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Calif
Reno
Nev
Ed Henik
Yuma
Colo
Henik
Annie Kahn
Stella, Spurlock
Piggott
Ark
The
Young Women’s Christian Association
Lucy Riggs
Stella Wilson
St. Louis
Cleveland
Wharton Hoch
Floyd Lawrence
Kansas City
Gillette Bitzer
Memorial Hospital
Solon Emery
Kathryn Barnes
Billy Barnes
Ohio Street
C. A. Coe
Perry
Rhode Island Street
Gilum
Liberty Memorial High School
Funeral for J N Malin Held in Lewis Kan
Lewis Kansas today attends the funeral for J N Malin who died in Tucson Arizona after a heart attack. Community members note the service marks a somber farewell for a local resident.
William Herbert medal awarded to Cecil Houdyshel
Cecil Houdyshel of La Verne California and formerly of Lawrence is one of five recipients of the William Herbert medal from the Amaryllis Society for creating new amaryllis varieties and advancing amaryllis culture. Houdyshel, a 35 year breeder, developed the Cecil Houdyshel amaryllis and reached a fourth generation of hybrids through crosses with J C Harvey. He began breeding before moving to Pomona in 1905 and later taught at Pomona High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Houdyshel
la Verne
Cal
Lawrence
Journal-World
Alma R. Slade
Claremont
Houdyshel
William Herbert
Amaryllis Society
Third Street
Pomona
Pomona High School
Los Angeles
J. C. Harvey
Virginia Lee
Gordon Wayne
Skunk Chloroformed by Wisconsin Warden
Waupaca Wisconsin conservation warden George F Whalen and assistants tranquilized a skunk found in a house basement and carried it to a marsh where it revived and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupaca
Wis
George F. Whalen
Whalen
Christmas Trade Seen Bright for Chicago Retailers
UPA reports retailers at the Merchandise Mart expect a strong Christmas season next December as orders to manufacturers show an 18 percent rise over December 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPA
War Department weighs slate blue field uniforms for army
The War Department disclosed plans to test a slate blue woolen field service uniform to replace olive drab. A limited number will be manufactured for field trials nationwide, with a final decision likely a year away. The cotton khaki summer uniform remains unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army
National Guard
COMPLETE CANOE VOYAGE ENDS AS TEENS RETURN TRIP EXPECTED
Two 18 year old Topeka youths Paul Hudson and Pat Carter completed a 500 mile Missouri river trek in 12 days. They narrowly avoided a motorboat collision near landing, spent 20 on the trip and had 3 left, planning to hitchhike home as their canoe is shipped back to Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Topeka
Paul Hudson
Pat Carter
Hollywood Talent Racketeering Arrests Shake Studio
Los Angeles police raided the National Talent Pictures studio with 25 officers arresting Ira Overdorff Myrtle Overdorff and Eddie Rose on grand theft charges. Wives and mothers of child contest winners from multiple states and Canada visited for questioned reports of $100000 in franchise fees and delayed promised roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
National Talent Pictures Corporation
Merle B. Swan
Los Angeles Police Central Bunko Squad
Canada
Ira C. Overdorff
Myrtle
Eddie Rose
W. A. Garrabrandlet
Harry L. Gross
Wichita Falls
Tex
Coleen
Gross
John G. Moore
Salinas
Calif
Lieut. Swan
Overdorff
Swan
No Signs of Bitterness as Couple Swim in Venice
In Venice on August 20 Count Court Hanewitz Reventlow and his ex Barbara Hutton swam together at the Lido with no sign of lingering bitterness from their six week-old separation. The pair, now staying longer, appeared friendly as they joined friends after swimming and later visited a bar for snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Court Hanewitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Lido
Woolworth
Countess Barbara
PWA approves 73 Kansas projects totaling 7.88 million
Washington reports the Public Works Administration grants and loans for 73 Kansas projects with an estimated construction cost of 7,879,520 and total 1938 program costs rising to 1,258,876,122 across 5,150 projects. Grants include Atchison waterworks Florence power Horton waterworks Independence schools Marion streets Norwich schools Winfield schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
PWA
Atchison, Kan
Florence
Kan
Horton
Independence
Marion
Norwich
Winfield
Old Resident Mattie McCoy Dies at 79 in Kansas City
Miss Mattie McCoy, 79, last child of John Calvin McCoy who platted the area that became Kansas City, died today. Born in 1858 on a farm now within a city district, she was the final surviving member of the pioneer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mattie McCoy
John Calvin McCoy
Francis Jones Demoted as Barton County WPA Director
Kansas City is told Francis Jones has been demoted from the Barton county Missouri WPA directorship because he is not considered capable of supervising construction jobs. Director Matthew Murray said Jones training was clerical rather than engineering and no successor has been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Matthew Murray
WPA
Francis Jones
Barton County
Murray
Jones
Mrs Townsend and Visitors Spend Time in Missouri and Nebraska
Mrs Jennie Townsend of St Joseph Missouri visits with sister Mrs J W Garbutt. Mrs C A Ward of Lincoln Nebraska arrives Tuesday to see her mother Mrs Fred Windhurst. Mr and Mrs M D Flory and family attend Fishburn reunion at Wilbur Fishburns home. Mrs H C Metsker suffers a painful accident while doing laundry her hand torn by an electric wringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Townsend
St. Joseph
J. W. Garbutt
C. A. Ward
Lincoln
Neb
Fred Windhurst
M. D. Flory
Fishburn
Wilbur Fishburn
H. C. Metsker
Local Family Receives Bruised Finger Injury Update
The report notes a woman with a badly bruised finger was rushed to the hospital for dressing and returned home the next day. It adds a newborn baby boy born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott at their home and lists visitors including Mr. and Mrs. James Wrey of Springer New Mexico and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fishburn of Medicine Lodge Kansas visiting Mrs. C. B. Fishburn for a reunion and to see her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Scott
James Wrey
Springer, N. M
M. D. Flory
Glen Fishburn
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Fishburn
C. B.fishburn
Lawrence Business College Opens Fall Term Ad
The fall term at Lawrence Business College opens January 6. Our free Placement Service will assist you in getting a position after completing the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Business College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Kelsall
Margaret
Turner Marvin Fortner
T. M. Fortner
Gulfport
Eddie
Bert A. Nash
Joanne
Bobby
Wisconsin
Nash
American Psychological Association
Columbus
C. A. Caulfield
Alameda
Theodore Johnson
E. J. Tuttle
H. E. Wolfe
Marian Wolfe
J. T. Constant
George M. Flint
San Antonio
L. N. Flint
Hilda Mae Rusher
Raymond Pine
Mary Alice McGinnis
Ruth Johns
Lillian Pine
Pine
Roy Bushey
Clarence Pine
Vernon Stroble
Giard Pine
Clifford Pine
Frank Johns
Ray Adams
Ernest Wakefield
Howard Pine
William Fincher
Teonard Hills
O. A. McGinnis
Alice Dicker
Dornathe
Carl Busney
Charles Gobel
Tyle Weeks
Bobby Johns
James I. Perry
Country Club
J. M. Haddock
Shawnee
Okla
Roland F. Logan
Pittschurch
Walter Keeler
Lisle Eby
Lester Chaffin
G. A. Winchell
Catherine Penner
Martha Greene
R. T. Greene
J. C. Rogers
F. M. Browning
N. FE. Faringer
Ruth Titterington
R. R. Smith
J.C. Carter
Clarence Dahlera
Clarence Erickson
Erickson
Greeg
Frank Montgomery
Calvin Fields
F. H. Penner
W. E. Stone
Mary Creene
Valley Farm Bureau
Valley Grove Church
Maurice Flint
Peoria
Ill
St. Luke’s Hospital
Flint
James
Erna Carl
Olga Carl
Owen Carl
T 0
Robert Quillen
Jim
Publishers Syndicate
Sylva
Sylva Davis
Ella LaMance
Laclede
William LaMance
Williamsburg
Associated Press
Budapest
Count
Kansas
Cooking Marvel of the Age
Kansas Public Service Company
Lawrence Folk
Business College
Gretel
Fred Schoepflin
Buffalo
Lone Star
de Luxe Cafe
Aes On
Lawrence Laundry
10Th
New Hampshire
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