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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
5
Multiple holiday events described at a local library and various homes. Children heard a Christmas tale by Miss Margaret Perkins and sang carols led by Miss Lillian Constant. A board member spoke on life in India. Recitations by several children followed. each youngster received a candy stocking.
Mrs. T. L. Davis departed for Topeka to spend Christmas with her brother W. J. Davier before returning to La Junta Colorado. Miss Gladys Weibel and Mrs. Emma Allen plan a two week stay in Okmulgee Oklahoma with Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Stark. The Hemphill family spent the day in Baldwin visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hemphill. Mary Hodge is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin F. Baker.
Numerous residents and relatives arrive or depart for Christmas visits across Kansas and nearby states. Names include Hodge in Vinland, Tupper in Lecompton, Dolbee teaching in Little Rock, Fugate sisters from Pleasanton and Frankfort, and Cowgill family in Cedar Falls. Also noted are visits by Seerley, Doty, Gragg, Weindel, Wise, Jaedicke, and Kinnamon with travel from Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Christmas Eve services announced at Trinity Episcopal with choir, soloists, and instrumentalists. Trinity Lutheran church outlines a Christmas program and cantata The Christmas Message with roles listed, followed by a Presbyterian church pantomime No Room in the Inn and carols. Also notices on water shutoffs for hydrant repairs and travels of Miss Madden sisters.
Holiday buying in New York has shattered records with an estimated 250 million dollars spent, a sharp rise from last year. Federal Reserve Bank officials report sales for the two weeks ending early December surpassed the prior period, while local damage from a bank explosion is noted with no robbers found.
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