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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
9
Mrs Don Westheffer of Route one Eudora won the Market Basket prize for her fruit cake recipe. The write up includes a full fruit cake formula with ingredients and step by step directions and notes on candying peels. The article also notes the next prize for the best date bars or cookies.
The second organ vespers of the year will be Sunday December 5 at 4 p m featuring Guy Criss Simpson KU fine arts organ instructor. The program honors Charles Marie Widor with selections from his symphonies. Also noted are two divorce suits and local family visits and Thanksgiving gatherings.
Thanksgiving guests at the home of Hanna Pfleger and Wayne Vitt included Mr and Mrs E J Gebhart Mr and Mrs Harold Von Rohr and John Gutsmith of Harveyville John Vitt of Hesper Otto Mignot of Eudora and Mr and Mrs Frank Vitt of Fall Leaf Miss Betty Mathia was an overnight guest of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Louis French Monday
Extensive notices recount Thanksgiving visits and dinners across Topeka and nearby towns. Families such as the Bryants, Reetzs, Desques, and Isreals hosted or traveled to relatives in Eudora Lone Star Norton Overbrook and Rossville with many guests listed by name.
A list of students and guests appears with names including Bobby Prim Harry Prim Eula Israel Agnes Baldwin Edith Mae Raible Faye Maxine Dodder Leah Israel Wanda Lee Flory Olive Schirmer and Maggie Coffman. The text notes perfect spelling for several students and mentions Thanksgiving visitors Lloyd Coffman and family.
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