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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
6
Local residents report Mrs Clarened Hodge visiting with daughter Margery while Mr Hodge’s parents stay at Model. Many neighbors share travel, family gatherings, and social events from Kansas City to Lawrence. A busy weekend includes picnics, church socials, and a Kandwaka Literary Circle meeting with musical interludes.
Fragments of a social roundup list names and small events. Mr and Mrs Hayimend Beavis, Mr Weaver, Mrs Leese, and numerous others are shown visiting, staying with relatives, or contacting local households. Several entries mention travel, calls, and minor gatherings with dated weekdays and places referenced in passing.
Elizabeth Kanwaka and Steank Sturdy return to Sonic in Vinland after a weekend visit with Mrs C Stanwix and others. Homer Dunlips visits his aunt Mrs George Dews in Moberly. Numerous local residents attend a surprise party in Bracket for Miss Corn Bastin and a Sunday dinner hosted by Mrs George Dews. Beth Pointing undergoes appendicitis surgery in Lawrence and remains improving. Several families travel to Topeka for work and visits, with others hosting or traveling from California and Ottawa.
The postwar fragment shows Sunday schools from Brackett Stull and Kenkawa last week inviting members to a picnic with Mrs. Homer Skinner and Miss Marks of Lawrence joining Raider Richards and Mrs. Skinner’s guest Mrs Elizabeth Seetin. Mrs H Highline of St Joseph Mo visited the Women of Hey Beoliul parish.
Mrs Blacker and son from Burlin game Kansas visited Thursday and Friday with Mrs Vansbindes. Miss Bert Bayneiot of Lawrence plans to visit friends here in the latter part of the week. J Hrosly and son Albert of Perry were by, while Dylman of Papel attended business. Thomas Mulvihill of Lawrence, Thursday from Durham Oklahoma. Ralph Vansbinder a visitor from Percy Tuesday. Woodiury of Lawrence here Thursday in the safety of an insurance firm. Ackerman of Linprouce was here Tuesday taking pins. B N Shuler, attacked by a bull and seriously injured Sunday, died Monday. Elis body sent to Wichita for burial. John Anlivime went to Edwardsville Wednesday to look after his father’s farm. Mrs Baldwin of Belton Missouri visiting sister Mrs Russell Calvert. Mrs Clarence White attended Old Settlers reunion at Okatoose. Ed Kline of Lawrence spent Tuesday night at his farm near Ruckcreels. Benj Wilson passenger to Lawrence Wednesday. L Atanby from Topeka here on business Tuesday.
Belleview residents record a busy stretch with visits among families including Estelle Marsythe, Josephine, Gertrude Slykels, and Miss Asther Froese. Gatherings at J A West and Harbour homes feature birthdays, games, and music by Estelle Forsythe and Gertrude Ott.
In Pleasant Valley, farmers plow for wheat as Kansas City visitors stay with relatives. Mildred Curdt, Otto Dreher, and Mrs Shepherd with daughters are in California awaiting return soon for a visit to relatives, with plans tied to the world fair.
Fragmented OCR from a local page records names and events with unclear phrasing. Mentions include Mr Starnes, Mr Maness, Mrs Pendleton and Mrs Star visiting tenants and others from the community. The text is uneven with garbled dates and scattered references to social visits and a Sunday gathering.
Crow and neighbors host gatherings and relatives visit in Topeka Lawrence and nearby towns. Mrs Julie Finker celebrated with relatives. Mrs Armstrong Croseder and Mrs James Woolf hosted dinners. Attendees included Miss Minnie Button and Miss Lily Woolf with numerous family and friends.
Valley Chapel announces Sunday school resumes next week after regular tour. New pupils include Banks Bowen and Ernest Mohler. A quarterly meeting is set for September 5 with planned joint services if the district superintendent cannot attend. A Saturday church business meeting invites all members and supporters. Local family Nickley Thorne celebrated with a festive charivari.
The report lists numerous Sunday and Wednesday events with families visiting relatives in Fall Leaf, Rally Day programs at Pony Creek, fishing trips to Slough, and various neighbors and households hosting gatherings. Mentions of Smith and Thiry families, the Bursk house storm damage, and small community milestones are noted without sensational detail.
Local notes recount Miss Blanche Saludiay’s Pleasant surprise at the Tid bone on Sunday night with about fifty friends and relatives in attendance. Numerous neighbors and families are mentioned, including Gilliland and Newlin relations, and community members attending nearby homes.
A fragment discusses defining the junior high school as grades 7 to 9 or 7 to 8 with aims of introducing pre vocational work and broader subjects. It notes limited adoption in the United States and claims advantages like keeping students engaged with relevant material and guiding each pupil toward a clear path.
Disordered OCR notes describe a Kansas Holiness camp meeting at Linwood Park in Wichita with peeping incidents at tents. Mayor Bentley is briefed by Rev. Milmore as officers plan to round up the trespassers. Also mentions Blair’s election as president of a Tuscaloosa bank and a trip through the Santa Fe Trail, with planned trips to the University of Kansas.
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