Thanksgiving Socials and Visits Around McLouth
Thanksgiving weekend activities include the Happy Hour club gathering with prizes for Mrs. Aaron Graham and Mrs. George Tate, embroidery of tea towels, and a Christmas party planned by Mrs. Wesley Robinson. Numerous local residents hosted or visited relatives from Kansas City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Jennings
W. H. Dobbs
Ellis Harding
Topeka
McLouth
Happy Hour Club
Ralph Robinson
E. B. Davison
Robert Davison
Mabel Moore
Aaron Graham
George Tate
Wesley Robinson
Thomas Chapman
Joe Brenton
Thurman Brenton
Marilyn Kay
Kansas City
Martha Chloe Johnson
Tonganoxie
Ray Lobb
Francis Swinn
Annie Lobb
Carl Lobb
Winchester
Esther Bell
Marlin Bell
Joe Bright
Lyman Bright
Clarence Seaner
Stanwood
June Steeper
Caney
Landon Endorses Dewey as Republican Presidential Possibility
Alf Landon, 1986 GOP hopeful, called Thomas E. Dewey the outstanding possibility for the Republican nomination. He met with Dewey and Herbert Hoover to discuss postwar problems, unemployment, and oil. Landon argued for enforcing anti trust laws, higher inheritance taxes, and cooperative support to aid the “little fellow” while preserving private initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Alf M. Landon
Don
Herbert Hoover
Dewey
Kansas
Landon
Stassen Delegates Filed For South Dakota Primary
A slate pledged to vote for Harold E. Stassen for the Republican presidential nomination will be filed in the South Dakota primary next May. Rapid City attorney Joseph H. Bottum Jr. said he would manage the campaign in South Dakota and noted Stassen’s name already filed in Nebraska. Governor Walter S. Goodland of Wisconsin indicated support for a Stassen delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
South Dakota
Joseph H. Bottum, Jr
Rapid City
Bottum
Stassen
Nebraska
Walter S. Goodland
Wisconsin
Shepard Brother Burned In Car Crash Funeral Visit
Ted Shepard 88 died in a car crash near Russell on Monday after attending his brother’s funeral in Lawrence. A brother of the late Harry Shepard of 433 Ohio, he moved from Garber Oklahoma to Falls City Nebraska in 1940 and had lived recently in Stafford Kansas. Survived by his wife and daughter Ruby Shepard of Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GC. T
Ted) Shepard
Russell
Harry Shepard
Ohio Street
Lawrence
Shepard
Falls City
Neb
Garber
Okla
Stafford
Kaw
Ruby Shepard
Formosa as Potential US Target Amid Pacific Tightening
Report notes Isle Tormosa and adjacent Pescadores under consideration for restoration to China. Allies say the lands will be returned while U S airfield impacts near Shinchiku are cited. Formosa lies about 650 miles from Japan as American forces push in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tormosa
Jae
Shinchiku
U. S
Pescadores
China
Japan
Formosa
Pacific
Tokyo
Soviet Siberian bases threat to war plans
The Army film warns that using Siberian bases against Japan could trigger Russia into a two front war, risking Allied supply lines via Vladivostok and overloading German and Japanese strength. The narration argues England cannot win with air power alone and broadcasts to 10 million workers starting December 15.
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New York
War Department
Siberian
Russia
Japan
Germany
Vladivostok
Lis
Khabarovsk
England
Eighth Air Force
University of Kansas recital features vocal piano and violin solos
Fraser theater hosts a University of Kansas fine arts recital tomorrow at 3 30 pm. Performances include piano pieces Polichinelle and Au Bord d une Source Liszt, Rachmaninoff piano, Handel and The Messiah aria Rejoice Greatly, and violin Concerto in E minor movements Adagio and Moderato. Performers include Arleene Nickels Beverly Greiner Zendra Kass Conns Helen Pierson Jerry Bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas Fine Arts
Fraser Theater
Arleene Nickels
Liszt Beverly Greiner
der Freischutz
Were von Weber Zendra Kass
Helen Pierson
Draft Board Resigns Over Draft Dodger Havens Claim
Three members of Saginaw county draft board No 3 resign in protest of state selective service policies. They say defense plants defer too many young men and that women with brief training could fill many roles. Mary Ann Maceli, a 26 ounce premature baby, died after 11 days of medical care in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw County
Draft Board No. 3
Saginaw War Industries
New York
Mary Ann Maceli
Baldwin group of teachers meet at Number Ten school
The Baldwin group of teachers held a meeting at Number Ten school Friday night with a potluck at six. Attendees included Miss Marzella Dwyer Ruth Duarkee Mrs Ruth Roche Marcella Jardon and several Baldwin teachers and County Superintendent Margaret Hurley. An upcoming meeting is set for January 21 at seven.
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Baldwin
Number Ten
Marzella Dwyer
Ruth Duarkee
Adalin
Ruth Roche
Black Jack
Marcella Jardon
Prairie City
Ethel Murray
Carrie Steb
Anna Marquardt
Ella Denny
Katherine Kelley
Frances Bailey
Anna Lewis
Margaret Hurley
Lawrence
Number Ten Community Club
Rush
Carol Holloway
Jack J. Wood
Penny
Bert Emery
Harry Hobson
Roy Clary
Charles Vaughn
Wilbur Jeffries
Thanksgiving Guests From Topeka And Worden Dine With Gilliland Family
Mr and Mrs Roy Jardon and Mrs Earl Jardon from Topeka plus Mr and Mrs Ed Johanning from Worden attended Thanksgiving dinner at Mrs Mabel Gilliland’s home with her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jardon
Paul Johanning
Earl Jardon
Topeka
Ed Johanning
Worden
Mabel Gilliland
Ladies Aid Society Holds All Day Meeting at Big Springs
The Ladies' Aid Society met for an all day session with a noon covered dish lunch for 27 guests. Seven men and seven children attended the gift exchange. Hostess Mrs. J. O. Webber and assistants Mrs. Henry Damm and Mrs. C. W. Bourlaw led the event.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
J. O. Webber
Henry Damm
C. W. Bourlaw
The
Missionary Society
Wayne Webber
Otterbein
Arthur Johnson
Lawrence
Forrest Scott
Barbara
Missouri
McLo uth Visit Highlights Local Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Leonard Meyers of Lawrence spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Grant Meyers in McLouth. Mrs Alice Jennings and Miss Ruth Turner of Kansas City visited over the day and joined relatives in a casual social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Meyers
Lawrence
Grant Meyers
McLouth
Alice Jennings
Ruth Turner
Kansas City
Thanksgiving Guests At Local Homes In Sigel Area
Mrs. Dora Moss of Twin Mound and her son Harry who was home on furlough with Paul Standley visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Standley and Wayne on Thanksgiving evening. Miss Mildred Petefish with Rex Johnson and Rex Dean joined Alva Petefish family for the holiday. Mrs. Marian Christy and daughter Janice from Eldorado visited relatives over Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Steeper
McLouth
Women's Farm Bureau Unit
Schafges
M. G. Niskels
Mabel Richardson
Fredonia Schools
Karl Richardson
Rachel Edmonds
Tom Edmonds
Eudora
John Lange
Cris Ehart
Leavenworth
Amed J. Carol, Jr
Kansas
Jarold Hobson
Kenneth
Betty Jean Loree
Marzella Dwyer
Mrs. Dwyer
Wellsville
Richard Butell
Steve Splecher
Centropolis
Harry Hobson
Earl Clary
Carol Holloway
Jessie Carol Holloway
June
Elizabeth Williams
O. M. Hird
Paul Clary
Dora Moss
Twin Mound
Harry
Paul Standley
Frank Standley
Wayne
Mildred Petefish
Rex Johnson
Rex Dean
Alva Petefish
Marian Christy
Janice
Eldorado
Fall Leaf Social Notes From Lawrence
Mrs Marie Reed of Lawrence visited Wednesday with her sister Mrs Hanna Pfleger. A week earlier Mr and Mrs Harold Von Gunton of Lawrence were visitors, sharing time and News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Reed
Lawrence
Hanna Pfleger
Harold von Gunton
Thanksgiving Duck Dinner Guests Across Several Towns
Thanksgiving day details a series of duck dinners hosted by families in Eudora and nearby towns. Guests included Mr and Mrs F Nels and others from Lawrence Linwood and Kansas City visiting local households such as the Bryants and Lloyd Bryant family. Additional visits featured Arvin Weston Arden Bowen and Delen Bowen of Kansas City with Hanna Pfleger, and Clyde Caldwell and Thelbert Olsen with Mrs Clara Abbott’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Nels
Eudora
Claude Landon
Baby
Lawrence
Shirley Holmes
Linwood
Joe Bryant
Kansas City
C. W. Mitchell
Ben Erwin
Archie Allen
Lloyd Bryant
Byte
Arvin Weston
Arvin and
Arden
Delen- Bowen
Hanna Pfleger
Clyde Caldwell
Thelbert Olsen
Clara Abbott
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Co. T. Shepard
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MR. Muggs
Anson Weeks
Ted FO Rio
BULTIC _ anten
Don Winslow
Big Springs
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Boeing
Liv
War Labor Board
United States Employment Service
West St. St
Lawrence, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Sigel
Girl
Tommy Dorsey
Gripsholm
Mussolini
Sip
Mansi
Orer
Green
Valley
Roddy Cevan Donald Srey
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Meng
Gidteyn- Mayer Noruas
John Garfield
Spa
Maureen ‘O’hara Llen
Nat Siok
Tom Conway
Jean Brooks
Isabel Jewell
Kim Hunter
Stooges
Richard Tregaskis DE
Preston Foster
Lloyd Nolan
Willian Berdix
Richard Conte
Anthony Quinm
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