Sunflower 4-H to Meet at Riverside School House
The Sunflower 4-H club plans Monday evening gathering at the Riverside school house to complete record sheets. Other notices include Old Friends club meeting Tuesday at 2 30 at Mrs A R Maxwell’s home and a Valley Chapel Farm Bureau session opened with Love’s Old Sweet Song and a clothing lesson. Refreshments for eight members and one guest were served.
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Soci
Sunflower
Riverside
The
Old Friends Club
A. R. Maxwell
Rhode Island Street
John Hunziecker
Rolenll
Valley Chapel Farm Bureau Club
John Dunn
Elizabeth Dunn
Roy Flory
Emma Nieder
Personal notices from area residents travel and visits
Mrs Delph Heckart left this morning for a few days visit in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs J O Jones and children Anne Ann Donald and David returned Wednesday from a vacation in Hendersonville NC. Mr and Mrs Payne and Patti and Jack returned Wednesday from a vacation trip to Colorado. Mrs Payne and the children spent two months touring parts of the state and were joined in the last two weeks by Mr Payne. Miss Marie Donahy who spent the summer at the lakes near Iron River Wisconsin is visiting friends in Lawrence. Miss Mary Aston has accepted a teaching position in Springfield and will leave Lawrence September 3. Mrs Jessie E Swayze left this morning for a weekend visit with her son John Cameron Swayze in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs ZH Van Neste and their mother Mrs HG Van Neste returned last evening after a week’s visit in Chicago. Francis Gregory who has been at Peabody College in Nashville TN is spending a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Gregory of Kanwaka. Mr Gregory is principal of the high school at Caldwell Kan. Mrs WC Penchard is spending two weeks with her daughter Mrs Wallace Harris and family at Leavenworth. Miss Margery Olson is spending the week with cousins Mr and Mrs W R Anderson and son Johnnie of Kansas City MO and with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs J Harold Olson Kansas City Ma. Miss Lilian Peterson of Kansas City is visiting Mrs Ray L Roberts.
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Delph Heckart
Kansas City
J. O. Jones
Ahee Ann
Donald
David
Hendersonville
N.C
Payne
Patti
Jack
Colorado
Lakes
Iron River
Wis
Lawrence
Mary Aston
Springfield
Jessie E. Swayze
John Cameron Swayze
ZH. van Neste
H. G. van Neste
Chicago
Francis Gregory
Peabody College
Nashville
W. R. Anderson
Johnnie
J. Harold Olson
Lilian Peterson
Ray L. Roberts
Roy Deskin
Helen
Elmont
Frank Raab
Billie Bahnmaier
Peterson
Donald Raab
Harry Unger
Harriet Hume
Smith
Jake Bidinger
O. A. Bidinger
George
Elmer Nichols
Raymond
Delma
Doris
Eudora
Carrie Hanna
Deer Creek
Sara Slavens
Mound
Agnes Stevens Yarnold
Katherine Brass
Central
S. Burgert
Stull
Elmer
Ralph Houk
Walter Houk
B. J. Ball
Green Cabin
Frank Wuilfkuhle
Topeka
Fair Grounds
Parachute Jumper Killed In Buffalo Aviation Show
Ernest PeeWee Coakley a Kansas City parachute jumper fell 2000 feet last night when both chutes failed to open. Witnesses found his body buried in a dump of tin cans and refuse. Also, Young Peoples Union plans a Sunday picnic by Potter Lake with Rev Kochan of Baldwin University as speaker and Major Swann leading devotions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ernest (PeeWee) Coakley
Kansas City
Young Peoples Union
Potter Lake
Mr. Kochan
Baldwin University
Major Swann
Dean Brooks
Anxiety and car ownership humor from 1937 syndicate
A brief, humorous quote about the nervousness of owning a new car in the first month and the fear of damage until the vehicle sustains its first dent. Copyright 1937, Publishers Syndicate.
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Publishers Syndicate
Lawrence visit and regional travel notes from Ottawa area
Mr and Mrs Bert Emery Mrs Jerald Hobson and Jeraldine and Mrs Frank Kellerman called on Mrs Caroline Pliefke in Lawrence last week. Miss Martha Stoneking and Mrs Clair Green work on Coronado Island near San Diego. The Hobsons and Emerys fished at Ottawa on the river Tuesday night. Ethel Hall from Manhattan planned visits to Ottawa Nebraska Moran before returning. Gerald Hobson hosted a Sunday dinner for Lafe King Ottawa Bert Emery. Mrs A R Miller visited at Harry Hobson's Sunday afternoon. Dale Hobson was sick Saturday night and Sunday but improving.
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Bert Emery
Jerald Hobson
Jeraldine
Frank Kellerman
Caroline Pliefke
Lawrence
Martha Stoneking
Clair Green
Coronado Island
Bay
San Diego
Cal
Harry Hobson
Dale
Gerald Hobson
Ottawa
Ethel Hall
Manhattan
Lafe King
Nebraska
Bob Hall
Moran
Tom Hall
A. R. Miller
Dale Hobson
Yarnold Stall Residents Attend Diverse Weekend Activities
Mrs Roy Deskin and Helen visited Elmont at the Frank Raab home while others vacationed in Colorado. Several locals attended a Royal Neighbor meeting in Clinton. Students from Kraft and Hazel areas expect to attend high school this fall. Community members hosted, visited, or traveled, with many families staying in Colorado or visiting Topeka and Lawrence for events and medical care.
Baldwin Listons Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
About one hundred fifty friends gathered at Dr. and Mrs. G M Liston home on Tuesday evening August 24 to honor their golden wedding anniversary. The event featured music by grandchildren Lorene and Max Liston, readings of hymns, and a dining table with a Venetian lace cloth and a golden ship centerpiece. Dr Liston, a longtime Baldwin figure, leads a busy church and medical community life with ties to the First Methodist church and Douglas County Medical Association.
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G. M. Liston
Floy Liston
W. M. Liston
Ft. Scott
Emil S. Liston
Listons
Lorene Liston
Max Liston
Merrill Liston
John Ruchty
G. J. Hunt
J. C. Warnock
Emil &. Liston
Baldwin Area Notables and Visiting Guests
A Baldwin community note shows Miss Ethel Watkins returning to Baldwin to teach commercial subjects at Baldwin High School after a summer at Colorado State Teachers College. The story lists numerous relatives and visitors from Vermillion to Kansas City, Topeka, and Parsons, detailing weekend visits, birthdays, and social events across the area.
Weather Woes Spark Frustration and Dry Conditions
Abner notes a drought in the region with Snake Creek named as unusually dry. He contrasts rainfall with Congress speeches by Congressman Bobbing and new spending proposals, hinting at frustrations with overreach by lawmakers.
Baldwin People and Guests Parade Through Weekend
Local residents hosted and visited across Baldwin and neighboring towns. Olive Wood Barker and Edward Wood of Emporia joined Virgil Wood. Claude B Beeks family toured from Kansas City. Little Big Beeks returned to Kansas City with parents. Springfield and Eudora visitors joined Mae Terry and Maude Stewart. Frazee family vacationed in Belton with Pearl Frazee and Philip Hartley. Billy Greer came from Florida to stay with Perry Stover. The Leitaker and Petersons planned an overland trip to Colorado Springs and Denver to visit Peterson’s father in Denver. Helen Hale, secretary to President Horn, left to spend the weekend in Topeka.
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Iting
Nelson Art Gallery
Swope Park
Olive Wood Barker
Edward Wood
Emporia
Virgil Wood
Claude B. Beeks
John
Kansas City
Baldwin
C. E. Beeks
Little Big Beeks
Olivia Joslin
Springfield
William Willer
Billy
Eudora
Mae Terry
Hartley
Philip
Colorado Springs
Colo
Billy Greer
Florida
Perry Stover
F. C. Leitaker
C. E. Peterson
Denver
Helen Hale
Nelson P. Horn
Topeka
Baldwin Beaux and Delta Tau Delta Members Attend Events
Mr and Mrs Virgil Wood hosted Sunday dinner with Professor and Mrs Martin Burton Miss Barbar Corbett Newton Wilson Stewart Conklin and Edward Wood of Emporia. Delta Tau Delta from Baker attending their national convention The Kamen at Pittsburgh Pa include Hugh P Hartley Floyd Porter Fred Conger Wendell Holmes. Rev and Mrs R J Zeider returned Friday from Walker Minnesota after two weeks. Rev and Mrs Sam Hedrick of Cherokee announce birth of daughter Nancy Anne born August 11. Miss Maxine Custer and W M Tipton of Topeka visited T A Custer home. Save The Wear at Auto Hospital Adv.
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Virgil Wood
Martin Burton
Barbar Corbett
Newton Wilson
Stewart Conklin
Edward Wood
Emporia
Delta Tau Delta
Baker
Kamen
Pittsburgh
Hugh P. Hartley
Floyd Porter
Fred Conger
Wendell Holmes
Baldwin
R. J. Zeider
Walker
Minn
Sam Hedrick
Cherokee
Nancy Anne
Hedrick
Frances Chubb
James S. Chubb
Maxine Custer
W. M. Tipton
Topeka
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Father Victor
Marie Donahy
Katherine
Colonial Tea Room
Pride of
Kan
Court House
Duncan
Elmer Taylor
Ran
Truth
Sha Toon
Mrs. Finn
New York
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Yarnold
Moll Optical CO
Fred Ribbats
Optometrist
Lawrerce
Kansas
Chs
Haynes & Keene
Magazine
Dires World
West 19Th St
N.Y
Journ
Baldwin News
Thomas A. Evans
Nelyn Hunt
Miss Hunt
Liston
Trousseau
First Methodist Church
Douglas County Medical Association
Baldwin Rotary Club
Flla Smith
Charles Burgtorf
Thayer
D. Potts
W. D. Moreland
Patricia
Hays
Dean
Cecil Marshall
Moreland
Hays Teachers’ College
Carl Rutell
Joan
Weaver's
Fieldcrest
Everfas
Everfast
Breyfogle
Chanute
Ethel Watkins
Gunnison
Colorado State Teachers College
Baldwin High School
Bennett
Mary Margaret
Marian Louise Williams
P. H. Hybskmann
Vermillion
E. W. Hybskmann
Frances Hybskmann
Betty Nash
Norma Gale
S. A. Deel
Bill Deel
Philip Barnthouse
George Kelley
Bittersweet Farm
Vinland
James Dan Dam
Frances Parrott
Clay Center
Ehrhardt
Harsey Booth
Nornoster
C. C. Smith
C. F. Smith
Berniece Smith
Robert Matthews
Ella Kil-' Core
Vera Kil- Fore
Robert Tunin
Harry Tunin
Earl Tunin
Kineman
Ind
A. E._ Tunin
H. LE. Chambers
O. J. Lane
F. H. Leitnaker
Parsons
Faldwin
F.C. Leitnaker
Jimmy
Frank
Claire Leitnaker
Dorothy Jean Campbell
Mr. Leitnaker
Claire
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Weatch Furniture Co
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