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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
5
Mrs E B Dicker hosts a Needlecraft Club gathering with music, dishes, and charity plans. Friends and faculty members attend for a December afternoon of gifts and a Christmas program. Elsewhere, the Lake View area holds dances and initiations, with Alpha Chi Omega and other groups hosting dinners, gifts, and carols as part of a festive schedule.
New York notes midseason fur fashions favor slender lines with flat furs. Antelopes and calfskin highlights appear in reversible coats and contrasting trims. Designers push natural colors, embossed textures, and minimal ornamentation for sporty and high‑style wear.
School programs include a Santa Claus gift distribution with students performing and a modern gift-distribution machine. Mrs Gee hosts a family gathering in Pittsburgh with a charity dinner planned. Local clubs, church circles, and a coterie group meet for socials with prizes awarded and festive decorations.
Miss Dorothy Priestley and Miss Elizabeth Shaw plan a trip tomorrow to attend the holidays at Holtox. Emery Martin will remain in Columbus after visiting the Sigma Inn Epsilon house. Dan Edgar Jansen will work in the Kansas City post office mail section until Christmas, then return home to spend the holidays. Wes C. Th. Young travels to meet Mr. Noe from Illinois, while D T Fyler heads to Hannibal for time with his son. I M Harper and Iva Pelle Harper depart tomorrow for Douglas to enjoy Christmas with Mr. Harper, with Leo Smith and Albert joining later. Mrs. Julia Ozias visits Kansas City for several days, and Miss Laura Pendleton returns from New York to spend the holidays with her father. GE E Squistland and family leave for Palm Beach after Christmas. Mrs. Lindnift plans to depart Sunday night by train.
Local Belleview notes recount Sunday dinners at multiple homes including Mr and Mrs Otto and Mr and Mrs Homer Skinn Pleasant. Visits span George Ott Chester Howard and Mrs C Grane along with family. Church events include The Coming of the Kings at First Methodist in Lawrence and a Union meeting at Roscoe schoolhouse.
The Christmas number of the Liberty Memorial High School Budget was issued, marking the final Budget issue before the holidays. The issue features student news and seasonal notes, with a Santa Claus message and local shop ads from Drug Store 929 Mass. suggesting gift ideas and convenient service for the season.
Fragmentary text mentions school fees and charges with unclear phrases. The readable portions reference program details and the word high or whigh, but lack coherent context or concrete entities. No definite names, dates, places, or actions are extractable.
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