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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1939
Page
5
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Thursday events include a Mothers Discussion Club entertaining husbands at 12 30 p m and a 6 o clock picnic at Clinton Park. Also a 6 34 p m sewing club wiener roast at Clinton Park. Friday schedule features an all day Women’s Relief Corps meeting at Legion hall and a breakfast at Mrs P D Olmsted’s home at 8 40 a m. Mothers League at Mrs William Rice’s home at 2 30 p m and a Noble Grand club meeting at all. Dinner Bridge at the Country Club at 7 p m. Adah Chapter Eastern Star at Mason Temple at 1 m.
Mr and Mrs David Passon plan a 50th wedding anniversary open house Monday at the Masonic Temple from 2 to 5 PM with a request for no gifts. Adah chapter 7 Order of Eastern Star meets Friday at 8 PM in the same temple with a surprise program led by Mrs Lela Whiteford.
Lawrence Country club hosts a women only tournament with guests. Mrs. Charles Radcliffe chairs arrangements assisted by Mrs. V. K. Bruner Mrs. C. J. Dodds and Mrs. Charles McCreight. In the lady caddie event Mrs. Robert Van Noy and Edwin Alexander posted low net. Anderson and Edgar tied for low gross and won the draw. Eighteen couples played in the morning with a luncheon to follow at the club house.
Rev and Mrs Joseph F King and children Carol and Joseph returned from a Desvarais Ontario vacation. Ralph E Graber and family visited Wellington Winfield and Oxford with relatives. Niece Phyllis Evelyn Graber and sister Ruby Hamm accompanied them home for a few days. T D Prentice left for Evergreen Colo to join wife and daughter. Gerald Bruce Cox won $100 and a cup in a Sagasia baby contest. 125 babies entered. Mrs Emma M Adair of Lawrence hosts family. Hugh Adair Cox spent summer with grandmother. Mrs Cora Kirby and son Kenneth visited Chicago. Geneva McFarland returned from California after Golden Gate Expo and Sequoia trip. Dr Eldon Ardrey and children visit Lawrence. return tonight. Mr and Mrs Hugo E Anderson returned from Yellowstone and Jackson Hole trip. Mrs Elizabeth M Terry and Miss Ruth Parker Marvin Terry toured California. Alma Jean Smith joins trip. Mr Warren Smith finished USC M A. Golden Gate, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Salina stops noted. John Lemen of San Juan Texas visiting Ellsworths en route to San Francisco Golden Gate expo reveal.
Mrs C J Eriksen returns from an eastern tour visiting sister and brother in law in Providence and a steamer trip to Newport and more. Accompanying is Mrs John Stomberg of Ulrichhamm Sweden who will visit. They also visited Baltimore Annapolis Washington landmarks including Lincoln Memorial and senate chamber. Other travelers include Mr and Mrs Phil Cato from Lawton Oklahoma and Drs E M Owen from Pacific coast via Golden Gate Expo and Canadian Rockies. Weatherby party's New York World’s Fair trip ended with Radburn and Williamsburg visits.
Salvation Army advisory board met at the Eldridge hotel to review the annual program led by Captain Brigman. Senior and youth religious work reported large attendance, numerous meetings, and extensive visitation. relief efforts included Christmas baskets and toys, food aid for 77 families, and meals or lodging for transients. The budget set at 2425 with campaign dates planned for the first week in October.
Miss Dessa Jane Bush former supervisor at Oread training school Lawrence has been elected as art instructor at Northern State Teachers College Aberdeen S D. She earned a master of science degree after graduate work at Kansas University and previously taught art in Galesburg Illinois and Newton Kansas.
Lawrence Lions plan an urban style stage show at Dickinson with members in feminine attire. Johnny O Connor from the east will host the event as a master of ceremonies audience members can win theater passes for best show title announced from the stage Thursday. El Dorado coroner says Homer Austin 44 found fatally wounded in his parked car two miles southeast of El Dorado the former Butler county engineer died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
Newton Rose, assistant boys advisor at Osceola hall, moves to Euchee school at Sapulpa Oklahoma to become head boys advisor. Leonard Frazier, formerly with Haskell Institute and now at Sapulpa, will replace Rose. Frazier is a Haskell graduate.
Challis Hall K A graduate who will teach at Harvard this year notified his father C A Hall of 639 Tennessee street that he will arrive in New York September 7 from Europe. Hall and his wife spent the summer in Germany and will sail tonight on the Oldenbarnevelt from Amsterdam.
Tokyo reports Gen Nobuyuki Abe was installed as premier by Emperor Hirohito after retirement to steer Japan’s altered foreign policy. The cabinet followed an hour later amid expectations of a more isolationist stance with Germany and the Soviet pact noted. A French coin from Napoleon III’s era bears a pig profile.
A federal grand jury indicted M. L. Annenberg Philadelphia publisher Charles W. Bidwill owner of the Chicago Cardinals football club and James M. Ragen Sr Annenberg associate for using the mails to further a lottery scheme in Chicago on August 30.
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