Symes Burnett Wedding Takes Place in England
Miss Jenifer Mary Symes daughter of Mr and Mrs T E Mes of Welwyn Garden City England and Norman Ma Burnett of London were married in England on December 10 Rev K Mitchell led the ceremony at St Johns Church Lemsford near London The couple will honeymoon in the Canaries The bride formerly worked in London as secretary at the Royal Veterinary Association Burnett holds a BS from Kansas University and works with Phillips Petroleum Ltd in London
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Norman Lynn Burnett
St. John’s Church
Lemsford Herts
Jenifer Mary Symes
T. &. Symes
Welwyn Garden City
Herts
Burnett
Mabel R. Burnett
Lawrence
C. I. Burnett
Belgrave Press Bureau
London
T. E.mes
Arts
Norman Ma Burnett
C. S. Burnett
K. Mitchell
Lemsford
F. D. McConnell
The
Free Church
Peter Chase
Purcell
Mendelssohn
Rosemary Langley
Wayne I. Burnett
St. Louis
H. Hatch
T.A.G. Symes
Royal Veterinary Association
Kansas University
Phillips Petroleum Ltd
SAI Alumnae Chapter Earns Theta Province Award
The Lawrence Sigma Alpha Iota alumnae chapter won the Theta Province Alumnae Achievement Award for the year. The honor was announced at State Day in Lindsborg as part of a federation of 249 chapters. The chapter aided the Orchestra Overseas drive, raising over $3,000 for instruments in La Serena Chile and Quito Ecuador. Funds support the Sigma Alpha Iota Philharmonic in Moland-Laconias Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Sigma Alpha Teta
Theta Province
Lindsborg
la Serena
Chile
Quito
Ecuador
War Mothers Visit Wadsworth for December Outreach
The Visit to Wadsworth Lawrence American War Mothers at the Wadsworth Consolidated Center featured members directing games awarding prizes and serving cupcakes and cookies. They handed out Christmas treats of fruit and candy and socks as gifts. Attending were Mrs Lillie Stone Mrs Frank Marcellus Mrs Tessie Peterson Mrs Carl Roles Mrs Allan Hasam and Mrs Harry Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Wadsworth Consolidated Center
Lillie Stone
Frank Marcellus
Tessie Peterson
Carl Roles
Allan Hasam
Harry Mitchell
RSES Auxiliary Installation at 4-H Fairgrounds
Officers of the Jayhawk chapter Refrigeration Service Engineers Society Auxiliary held an installation service at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Pauline Beebe conducted a candlelight ceremony. Dodie Oliver as president and Naomi Smith as secretary treasurer led a semi circle display of charity toy donations. A Christmas gift exchange and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayhawk
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
Pauline Beebe
Dodie Oliver
Mary Ann Scott
Naomi Smith
Lula Mayden
Vernon Wells
RSES
IBM
Lula Hayden
Vesper Service and Christmas Play at EUB Church
The Evangelical United Brethren Church at 15th and Mass hosts a children’s Christmas vesper service at 4 p.m. followed by the Youth Fellowship Christmas play The Faithful Pioneer. Carollers visit rest homes and friends afterward led by Rev. Lawrence R. Kurth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Mass
Youth Fellowship
Lawrence R. Kurth
Yale and Vassar Plan Merger Feasibility Move to New Haven
Yale men and Vassar women will attend classes together as Vassar College plans to close its 105 year old Poughkeepsie campus and relocate to New Haven. The schools will explore merging facilities while keeping separate identities in a joint Sunday announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Yale
Vassar
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
New Haven
Omen of Christmas Spirit Dinners and Dances Capture University Club
The University Women's Club Old-Fashioned Christmas party lit the Kansas Union ballroom with red and green decor. Tables formed a tree shape with a toy-filled trunk while Girl Scout Troops donated gifts for six needy families. George Francis and the Collegians provided music for about 300 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Union
University Women’s Club
Glenn Johnson
Richard Wright
Girl Scout Cadette
No. 1
George Francis
Collegians
Raymond Loehr
Geoffrey Churchill
University
Valdimir Dupre
Ind. St
Paul McCarthy
Newcomer Chaiman
John Rouse
John F. Michel
Mitchell Van Hecke wedding set in Marshall
Rehearsal dinner to honor David Franklin Mitchell and Sandra Sue Van Hecke to be held in Marshall Missouri at Marshall Inn with poinsettia and holly decorations. The wedding follows Sunday at 2 pm in Marshall Methodist Church with bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Paul Van Hecke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Mitchell
Marshall, Mo
David Franklin Mitchell
Sandra Sue van Hecke
Marshall Methodist Church
Marshall Inn
Holly
Paul B. van Hecke
Marshall
Mrs Wempe Hosts Miscellaneous Shower for Connie Wempe
Mrs W W Wempe and daughters Patricia and Nancy Scribner hosted a miscellaneous shower at 901 R I St for bride elect Connie Wempe of Edward L Kniffen. Pink decorations featured sweetheart roses and gifts came from Joyce Zillner Patty Alford Mona Henderson. Other guests included Mrs Robert Bigsby Sandy Schlink Sondra Grimes Linda Brandt Carol Bigsby and Karen Bigsby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wempe
Patricia Wempe
Nancy Scribner
R.I. St
Connie Wempe
Edward L. Kniffen
Francis Wempe
Robert Bigsby
Sandy Schlink
Sondra Grimes
Linda Brandt
Carol Bigsby
Karen Bigsby
Joyce Zillner
Patty Alford
Mona Henderson
Le Compton Sunshine Club Christmas Dinner Bid
The Christmas dinner of Le compton Sunshine Club was held Wednesday at the Holiday Inn. Attendees included Mrs Elton Dark, Mrs Gerald Holloway, and Mrs Lewis Goodrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecompton Sunshine Club
Holiday Inn
Elton Dark
Gerald Holloway
Lewis Goodrick
Bennington Teachers Announce Snodgrass Dillehay Engagement
Local families of Bennington Oklahoma announce the engagement of Anna Lee Snodgrass to Dennis Ray Dillehay of Agenda Kansas. Anna Lee teaches in the Haskell Institute Business Department and earned degrees from Southeastern State College and Oklahoma State University. Dennis teaches at Hillcrest Elementary and studied at Kansas Wesleyan and Kansas State University. They plan a summer wedding.
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H. R. Snodgrass
Bennington
Okla
Anna Lee
Dennis Ray Dillehay
Anthony Dillehay
Agenda
Kan
Snodgrass
Haskell Institute
Southeastern State College
Durant
Oklahoma State University
Magic Pentagon
Boyle
Cardinal Key
Kap
Pa Delta Pi
Dillehay
Hillcrest
Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina
Kansas State University
Emporia State Teachers College
SNEA
MBA
American Guild of Organists
Phi Sigma Upsilon
Local Social Circle Hosts Coffee for Visiting Mrs Sipes
Mrs Larry Sipes of San Francisco visits her parents Mr and Mrs Charles D Stough. Mrs Odd Williams entertained Friday morning with coffee attended by several of Mrs Sipes school friends and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Williams
Larry Sipes
San Francisco
Ents
Charles D. Stough
Sipes
Roast Beef Salad Mix with Lettuce Garbanzo and Onions
Cut leftover roast beef into slivers and toss with western iceberg lettuce and marinated garbanzo beans. Add French fried onion rings for crunch.
Personal notes from Lawrence area families and staff
Mrs. Bessie Canavan left Friday to visit relatives in Albuquerque New Mexico H A Todd and C F Yontz of Stafford Ohio visited J H Salisbury in Lecompton on their way to California Todd's sister Mrs Salisbury. E K Stevenson and children from Tulsa visited Harry Mitchells for a weekend. Jerry Gabriel a California Highway Department engineer placed first in a statewide examination and expects a promotion. Mel Huxtable joined World Travelers for a trip to Freeport Bahamas then Kansas City Chiefs Dolphins game. Davida Olinger of Columbia Missouri visiting her mother in town for Christmas. Robert and Mrs Roulier of Colorado Springs announce the adoption of a son Neil Haines Roulier. Edith Beach released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital residing at Cedar House Rest Home Ottawa room 139.
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E. K. Stevenson
Periana
Mitchell
Nancy
Tulsa
Okla
Freeport
Bahamas
Kansas City
Country Club of the Air
Kansas City Chiefs
Colorado Springs
Neil Haines Roulier
Roulier
D. Don Haines
Lawrence
Leon N. Roulier
Colby
Edith Beach
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Cedar House Rest Home
Ottawa
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Canaries
SAI
International Music Fund
Sigma Alpha Jeta Philharmonic
Moloan-Laconias
Greece
Wadsworth
EUB Vesper Service
Mel
Seb
Helen Harmon
Virginia McCue Proctor
Debbie Dolan Skeet
Muriel Ann Maness
Ravi
A. B. Ewing
N. 3Rd St
Don Blevins
Jerry Hutchison
Richard Knuckey
L. Martin Jones
Coventry
Robert Wright
Harold G. Barr
S. N. Shumway
Rowland S. H. Dyer
Kanwaka
Kaw Valley State Bank of
Eudora
Lawrence Country Club
David Wright
Kelvin Hoover
Mass. St
April Miller
Mr. Hoover
Wright
James McCraw
Lathrop B. Read
Jimmie Brooks
Ruth Scofield
Merle McKinney
Charles Kassinger Sr
Charles W. Kassinger Jr
Barker Ct
Sigma Alpha Jota
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Eudora Methodist Church
Oscar Westerhouse
Fred Walker
Lee Colman
Leland Lawson
Eugene Westerhouse
Rose Starr
Byron Eisele
Pauline Cory
Frank Page
Jerry Harris
Caravelle
Bulova
Roberts
Anna Lee Snodgrass
John McAlexander
Dorothy Robison
Nettie Leslie
Mabel Rothwell
Mae Carr
Gerald Smith
Elmer Wingfield
James Stansell
Bessie Canavan
Albuquerque
N.M
H. A. Todd
C. F. Yontz
Stafford
Ohio
J. H. Salisbury
Lecompton
California
Mr. Todd
Mrs. Salisbury
the Castle
Ved
Massachusetts
el Ie Eyr
Schick Hades
McKesson
Dway
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