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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
9
Market Basket Prize awarded to Mrs. Howard Pine of 639 Elma Street for a Christmas Cookies recipe, including Christmas Gum Drop Cooky Bars with eggs, brown sugar, water, flour, salt, cinnamon, pecans and gum drops. Orange icing recipe provided. Next prize offered for best Plum Pudding recipe.
Washington reports the Sixth War Loan target of 14 billion dollars is not enough for armed forces needs. Undersecretary Daniel W. Bell urged oversubscription, citing increased materiel demands from Gen Somervell and ongoing Europe offensives. Bonds sales to individuals total over two billion but fall short of five billion personal quota. campaign ends December 16.
Acacia Lodge hosted a turkey supper with about 150 attendees last evening. Among the guests were visitors from Kansas City Eu dora and Baldwin, joining the second annual reunion and past masters ceremony.
Night of Acacia lodge 9 at the Masonic Temple featured a turkey dinner served by Eastern Star ladies. Tribute was paid to lodge members now serving in the armed forces. After the banquet the third degree was conferred with past masters filling all chairs. Home-canned tomato juice note included.
The University of Kansas War Bond drive concludes with a War Bond dance in the Military Science building where 18 candidates compete for queen. A 10 cent war stamp buys one vote, as Donald Cousins and his navy band perform from 9 15 to 12 p.m. acting as master of ceremonies.
More than 470 in bonds and stamps have been sold at booths in Frank Strong and Fraser halls, according to administrator Jean O Conner. This excludes purchases by V-12 students. Last year the university sold 19,000 in bonds and stamps.
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