Engagement announced for Miss Helen Wilson and Harry Johnston
Miss Helen Wilson of Lawrence and Harry R Johnston of Eureka formerly Manhattan were engaged at a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs Eli Wilson. A pink and white theme with rose decorations marked the event. Guests included Mrs William Pickard and many others from Manhattan Fort Scott Kansas City and Eureka. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Wilson with a guest gift and a wishing well centerpiece. Other club meetings and Christmas party plans occupied the social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilson
Lawrence
Harry R. Johnston
Fureka
Manhattans
Eli Wilson
Bridge
William Fickard
Tthel Hoar
Miss Wilson
William Cochrane
Manhattan
Gladys Oldfield
Coleen Fowler
Edna Ginn
Fort Scott
Harold E. Hucke
I Green
Stanley Wengert
Don Hucke
Marie Newsom
Amanda Weber
Freda Roberts
Ethel Hoar
Florence Hoar
Kansas City
Brinkman
Miss Brinkman
Viola Harbeson
Mildred Klock
Elizabeth Rups
Lorena Jost
Local clubs and holiday gatherings fill December calendar
Christmas party plans at the club house and a land gift exchange are noted. The Royal Neighbors meet in Holloway and Jones hall. Chapter AZ of PBE O may not hold Friday meeting. Mrs. B W Swallow hosts a dinner for Cassie Bosserman of Guelph. Oak Ridge hosts a midweek meeting. Saturday Night club dines at Dr. and Mrs Schwegier home with red and green decor and a poinsettia centerpiece. No Name club to hold Christmas party at Mrs Learned’s home. American Legion Auxiliary Eli Ferrell Dorsey unit social with white elephant exchange. Quincy PTA meeting postponed from December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Reading Club
Colin Morrison
Ohio’ Street
Royal Neighbors
Holloway and Jones Hall
Raymond A. Schwegier
N.P. Sherwood
C. C. Stewart
Harold Constant
Schwegler
Pennsylvania
Eli Ferrell Dorsey
American Legion Auxiliary
University athletics board dinner meeting at Colonial tea room
The University athletics board will meet for dinner this evening at 6:30 at the Colonial tea room to discuss school matters. Members listed include Dr John H Outland Mauricé Breidenthal Kansas City Kans Will J Miller Topeka Chancellor E H Lindley F C Allen F Ellis Johnson W R Smith Karl Kiooz H A Ricé with guest Howard Gurtler. absentees are Charles Haines Dr James Naismith Will Mullins W W Davis Irving Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Athletics Board
Colonial Tea Room
John H. Outland
Aid ‘Mauricé
Breidenthal- of - Kansas City
Kans
Will J. Miller
Topeka
E. H. Lindley
F.C. Allen
F.ellis Johnson
W. R. Smith
Karl Kiooz
H. A. .Ricé
Howard Gurtler
Charles Haines
James Naismith
Will Mullins
Irving Hill
Notable Kansas City Day Visitors Brought News
Dr W A Young and Albert Williams Jr spent the day in Kansas City. Mrs T W Wilson returned to Eskridge after a visit in Lawrence with daughter Miss Inez Wilson who is ill. Mrs Solon Emery and Floyd McComb also visited Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Harold E Hucke and their son returned home after spending the weekend with Eli Wilson, with Miss Helen Wilson visiting briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Young
Kansas City
Albert Williams Jr
Kancas City
T. W. Wilson
Eskridge
Lawrence
Inezi Wilson
Solon Emery
Floyd McComb
Harold E. Hucke
Eli Wilson
Helen Wilson
First Baptist Sermon Highlights Christmas Spirit and Community Goodwill
First Baptist Church sermon on The Best Feature of the Christmas Season stresses unselfish spirit over decorations and trade. Emphasizes good-will, charity for the poor, and gifts from churches and schools. Also notes midweek service, upcoming Christmas music, and January annual meeting with officer reports. Unitarian remarks discuss four periods of Christianity from Backus and Darwin’s influence, contrasting church authority with evolving views of nature and human knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts
Santa Claus
Nntting
Unitarian Church
Backus
Darwin
Jesus
Orly
Jasmus
Earth
Beaver thrives in Kansas
Pratt Kansas AP reports the beaver, once nearing extinction, has revived in the state. Once abundant fur drew trapping interest, but now beavers are protected. only with state game warden permission may they be trapped or shot to protect property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Kan
Charles Curtis
Executioner Gets Increase in Pay for France’s Chief Execut
Paris AP reports Anatole Deibler, longtime executioner of France, has had his fixed monthly retainer raised from 38 to 60 francs. He also receives an additional, undisclosed sum each time he performs an execution with the heavy triangular blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Anatole Deibler
Francd
Condemned Man Pleads Poverty Amid Paris Cash Check
A condemned individual pleads poverty and requests more money while still owning a Paris building to stave off hardship. The piece notes the tension between harsh punishment and personal assets used to ease daily survival.
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a.Paris
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H. M. Light
Leslie Hammig
Massachusetts Street
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Lawton
Okla
N. Palmquist
John Flynn
Horton
Florence Young
Eleanor Hazen
Arieen McDonald
Ida Bell
Dorothy Bolton
Ruth Linge
Elsie Kern
Catherine Davis
Sisterhood of the
North Lawrence Christian Church
E. J. Netzer
el Nuevo
Solon. Emery
Porter T. Hall
The
Shubert
Lawrence Reading Club
D. A. Miller
Theodore Swholenlein
L. D
Ohio
Aunt Bet
Robert
Quillen
Willin
Publishers Syndicate
BE. O
B. W. Swallow
Cassie Bosserman
Guelph
Ontario
Oak Ridge
No Name Club
of the
Quincy Parent-Teacher Association
Kansas
Shimmons Bros
the Ice & Storage Co
Vermont St
This
Chiffon
Silk and Lisle
Farsey
the Golden Gate
Scooter
Bizzy
Andy Jr
Ford Tractors
Pyrex
Fire Chief Auto
Steinite
Achning
Eugene ‘Permanent Waves
Larscon Beauty Shop
Mass
Pinkhamss
Radio Wonder
Oxfords
Royal Shoes
Newmans
Spot Cash Shoe Store
Otto Fischer
Ske
Virginia
Massachusetts
Eldridge
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Home Service & Laundry Co
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