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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1939
Page
5
Society items must be received at the Journal-World office by noon for publication in the society column. Submit details of charitable contributions, engagements, and notable social events to appear in the upcoming issue.
Monday Lawrence Flowcrub will have breakfast at 8 a.m. at the A. R. Olmsted home. Business and Professional Women's Club board will meet at 7 p.m. at Mrs. W. Craig's home. Tuesday Annual lady caddy at the country club. Old Friends club will meet at Mrs. Minnie Brinkman's home with a tournament planned.
Miss Helen Elizabeth Evans daughter of Mrs. Agnes Evans married Harold E. Snyder son of Mr and Mrs Harry Snyder of Cheyenne Wyoming in a Sunday 4:30 pm ceremony at Plymouth Congregational Church. Rev Edwin F Price officiated with a large gathering.
Miss Alice Elizabeth Winegar daughter of Mrs C B Winegar Lebanon Kan and William Campbell son of Mr and Mrs Roland Campbell Muncie Kan were married Sunday afternoon at 2 at the bride home The ceremony was performed by Rev Mr Brown of the Lebanon Methodist church Miss Mary Johne of Lawrence was maid of honor and Lewis Izzard of Kansas City was best man Mrs Campbell a Lebanon high school and Lawrence Business college graduate Mr Campbell a KU School of Fine Arts graduate This spring They will reside in Lawrence Also present were Mrs L H Frink of Lawrence and other Lawrence attendees The couple plan to live in Lawrence
A breakfast held yesterday at 8:80 a.m. by Mrs. Ellis T Johnston and Mrs. Dick Schrader at the Johnston home honored Miss Birdean Miles before her three week journey to Cuba and other sports. Guests included Irma McManus Aimee Piper Alice Smith Gladys Shaw Harriette Banks Mildred Lindley Grace Hamilton and others.
The article lists marriages and engagements including Thomas M Van Cleave Jr and Margie Spearing with Allen Downey, noting university graduations and sorority memberships. Also covered are Lawrence Rebekah Lodge activities and the forthcoming wedding of Ann Sternberger to Russell Young with details of locations and affiliations.
Mr. Young belonged to Tri angle fraternity and Tau Beta Pi national engineering honorary society. Mrs. Willis Lindsay and her daughter from Manhattan visit Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schaake.
A Lawrence column recalls a Murray family reunion at Carlton Kansas with Mr J W Murray and family. It also lists travelers visiting Lawrence including Dill in Eugene Oregon and Law from Cambridge Massachusetts with Europe sail plans. The piece ends noting a World War era item about the Thetis salvage and the University of Pavia.
Eldon A. Ardrey of Flagstaff presented color slides from across Arizona including the rainbow bridges at over 700 feet high and Navajo and Hopi reservations. He also showed San Francisco world’s fair night scenes and Boulder Dam with cost comparisons to other projects in the region.
Washington reports the common potato bug has reached Germany, described as Germany's worst enemy by a US consular agent. The pest threatens the principal food item, potatoes, after possibly spreading via wartime shipments to Europe. The invasion began in England and France before reaching Germany.
Charles A. Schmidt, 33, tall and slender, enters Johnson county courthouse with piccolo and other gear to claim first in line for tax deed purchases at Friday sale. He plans to buy deeds for others, practice with Ott band, and relies on his mother for clothing. He settles to sing the 23rd Psalm while awaiting the bid. Schmidt resides near Lenexa with his mother Edna G Schmidt.
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