Local Social Roundup Highlights Holiday Parties
A flurry of open houses and Christmas gatherings fills a Friday schedule. Mr and Mrs Raymond Nichols host an open house at 1617 Ala St for their Princeton, New Jersey son and daughter in law. Mrs James W Black and Mrs Bob Moore host a Christmas coffee for about 50 guests at 921 Wellington Rd. Larry and Pat Crum entertain around 125 guests at a holiday party at 1515 W 7th St with a buffet. Gloria Baugher and Russell Ward's bridal shower is held at Route 1 home with numerous local guests. Oakridge Birthday Club meets for Christmas at Mrs Arthur Heck on Route 4. Stitch and Chatter Quilt Club, Double Four Pinochle, Home Garden Club Christmas dinner at 823 Conn St. Reuter Organ Company hosts their annual Christmas party for employees and families at the 4-H Fairgrounds with 175 attendees. Beta Theta Pi holds its Christmas party at the chapter house on Tenn with dancing to the George Francis Band. Lawrence Country Club hosts a senior student dance night with Comanchores. Alpha Delta Kappa holds a Christmas party at Mrs Jessie Fenton’s home with festive turkey dinner and gift exchange. South Side Reading Club meets at Mrs Ernest Bigsby’s with Christmas decor and a Santa candle themed luncheon. Priscilla Circle presents the church Christmas program “Follow the Star” for the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Crum
W. 7Th St
Home Garden Club
Ethel Moore
Conn, St
Alice McClanahan
Gene Lewis
Gertude Clark
Catherine Thompson
Fayetta Brown
Rutherford Hayes
Lizzie Monroe
Walter Nelson
Moore
Beta Theta Pi
1425
Tenn
George Francis
John McCuish
James Rathmell
German scholar and librarian engage after KU years
Reinhard M. Frenzel a former University of Mainz exchange scholar to Kansas University in 1961 62 and Charlotte Albeck a reference librarian there announce their engagement She writes former KU colleagues that they plan to marry next summer and reside in Mainz where Frenzel teaches English and history
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhard M. Frenzel
University of Mainz
Germany
Kansas University
Charlotte Albeck
Copenhagen
Demark
Frenzel
Miss Albeck
Mount Oread
Mainz
Church social notes and upcoming weddings in local area
The report covers Christmas carol program at the church with numerous participants, notes on Lydia Circle organizing the social hour, and announces the marriage of Nancy Elaine Rusk to Duane E. Anderson at Danforth Chapel with a reception in the Kansas Union. Additional items include University Club dinner-bridge hosts and showers for Mrs Gary Lee Kennedy, plus the marriage of D D Summerfield and Kay Lynn Rupert officiated at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wichita with parents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancyelaine Rusk
Duane E. Anderson
Danforth Chapel
Kansas Room
The
Kansas Union
Kay Lynn Rupert
Kansas University
D. D. Summerfield
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Daniel DeBlock
Housewives Work Rush Adds To Christmas Storefronts
Lawrence housewives join the Christmas shopping surge by serving as temporary sales help in local stores. The article profiles Mrs. Jess F. Fletcher, Mrs. John Steele, and Mrs. Milton Hall, noting why men shoppers and women buyers differ and describing home life adjustments during the holiday rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Housewives
Dad
Sue
Harry
Jess F. Fletcher
Learnard
Lawrence
John Steele
Route 1
Richland
Milton Hall
Many visitors plan Christmas gatherings across town
Local families announce holiday guests and travel plans. Mr and Mrs Bill Brownlee and their four children will dine with W O Brownlees. Fort Worth visits, Boston and Harvard ties, Fort Walton Beach, Topeka, Wakefield, and Miami are noted among relatives and friends visiting for Christmas and New Year.
Bacon Wrapped Dates as Party Appetizers
Stuff pitted dates with apple or sharp cheese wedges. Wrap each stuffed date with a half slice of partially cooked bacon. Secure with toothpicks and broil 1 to 2 minutes per side until bacon is crisp. Serve warm as bite sized party hors d oeuvres.
Marriage Vows In New Jersey
Airman 2.0 and Miss Julie A Helms wed at Jerseyville Methodist Church in Freehold New Jersey. Rev Walter Weaver officiated the ceremony with Miss Marie Johnson as maid of honor and Airman 2.C. Robert Fansler as best man. The couple now reside at 23 Lafayette Street Freehold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airman
Gary Dean Elston
Lafayette St
Freehold, N. J
Walter Weaver
Adelphia Methodist Church
Jerseyville Methodist Church
Marie Johnson
Sea Bright
Robert Fansler
McGuire Air Force Base
Hermon Helms Jr
Freehold
Joseph Levan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raymond Nichols
Ala. St
Raymond L. Nichols
Princeton
N. J
James W. Black
Bob Moore
Black
Wellington Rd
Gloria Baugher
Russell Ward
Gordon Kay
Tom Kay
Gene Darby
Lavon Baugher
Sheldon Baugher
Ruth Ward
Marylin Ward
Rosie Ward
Bob Williams
Wanda Spurlock
Allen Easum
Kenneth Goll
Tom Burns
Harry Fox
Kenneth Daniels
Earle Patton
Joan Replogle
Ed Chappell
Larry Crady
Larry Baugher
Debbie Johnson
Ernie Johnson
Ben Flory
Ed Young
George Corn
Oakridge Birthday Club
Arthur Heck
Route 4
Harry Miler
Beatrice White
Ruth McPike
White
Cordelia Mitchell
C. J. Overbaugh
R. R. McCleery
J. D. Lohman
Paul Abel
McCleery
Reuter Organ Company
Robert Naff
Sandy McCall
Delbert McCall
Sharon Spence
LeRoy Spence
Goetz Berthold
Stanley Sneegas
Santa Claus
Alpha Delta Kappa
Jessie Fenton
Helen Sturdy
Jane Schwarz
Mabel Gilliland
Rachel Corbett
Florence Demeritt
Arlene Flory
Lila Haas
Selma Hoffmann
Merle Holliday
Betty Hull
Jessie Jones
Edythe Marshall
Cherry McCabrin
Doris Raffety
Bernice
South Side Reading Club
Ernest Bigsby
Ambrose Bigsby
Melvin Miller
C. C. Krum
Claude Milliken
J. R. West
Priscilla
Woman’s Mission Society of
First Baptist Church
A.V
W. S.h
Phillips
Ciety
Robert Cobb
Fletcher Bell
Robert Bowline
Martin Chapman
William Peters Jr
Don Davis
Harold Mick
Alton Thomas
Eddie Biffert
Chapman
Elbert Leak
Warren Johnson
Lydia
Rusk
Austin
Minn
University Club
George Willhoite
John Selig
William Essick
L. H. Frink
Glen Wiley
Leslie Haynes
Gerald Miner
Charles Lanning
Stanley Schwahn
Gary Lee Kennedy
Karen Ann Sommer
Margo Lackie
la. St
Albert Sommer
Richard Kennedy
Linda Kennedy
Charles Ledom
Art Sommer
Laurie
Marvin Sommer
Paul Lackie
Paul Kincaid Jr
Donna Walker
Jackie Garland
Julie Glenn
Ruth Ann Rhoades
Kenneth Rupert
Wichita
Ernest Sommerfield
Greeley, Colo
Cale
RCA Vicioris Conorty
Lowa
Ae Rury
Gaavesi
Ral
RCA Victor
Lawrence Furniture, Inc
Om Atres
Ilcrestardware
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Fletcher
Jess Jr
Steele
Jess Fletcher
Don Benton
Don
Darwin Benton
Lawrence Ave
Journal-World Photo
Ubdicoo
Bill Brownlee
Paola
Mr. Brownlee
W. O. Brownlee
W. O. Brownlees
Fort Worth
Tex
Jerry Brownlee
Molly McCalla
Boston
Mass
Wesley McCalla
Miss McCalla
Pvt
Dennis Hess
Ft. Leonard Wood
Wilbur Hess
Davis Rd
Ruth Hess
Larned
Verla Nauerth
Emporia State Teachers College
Robert van der Stelt
Kansas University Center of Latin American Studies
Wisconsin University
Peace Corps
Peru
Robert Near
Nancy
David
Eric
Casper
Wyo
Don Near
Topeka
Harold Emick
Carladyne Knox
Supt. of Schools
Carl S. Knox
S. Wilson
N.H. St
Norman Wilson
Sandra
Scott
Los Alamos
N.M
Robert Wulfkuhle
Gus
Riverdale
Ill
Platte
Pana
Helen's
Helen Harmon
Susie Hess
New Jersey
Julie A. Helms
Hermon N. Helms
Ernest G. Elston
Tonganoxie
Massachusetts
Columbia
Kay Christian
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