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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
5
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Tuesday event featuring Mr and Mrs Ivan Rowe hosting a dance for Kane Rowe and Bobette McCoy in Colonial.
Ruth Elizabeth Swartout announces engagement to Lieut. William Anderson Rider. both families long linked to Malverne and New York. Miss Swarthout sits in design at the University of Kansas and works in Columbia hospitals. Rider is a Cornell graduate and ROTC officer. Also noted are a Tri-Deck bridge club gathering and the Perry marriage of Meta Brown to Lieut. George Maichel with detailed bridal attire and reception notes.
Miss Mary Louise Alexander of Topeka wed Ensign Charles Wayne Whelan in Norfolk Virginia on a Sunday ceremony. Whelan, KU graduate, held Sigma Chi roles and Delta Sigma Phi membership. Maichel of Manhattan and Beta Theta Pi member is stationed with Ninth Cavalry Veterinary Corps at Camp Funston after a brief wedding trip. Meribah Moore hosted her bridge club at the Colonial with an evening of cards.
The Vinland Farm Bureau unit held its December meeting and Christmas party at Mrs Chester Howards home with a lighted tree and poinsettias. Gifts were exchanged and a brief business session ended with a vote to assist Red Cross work.
Capt Francis E Mora his wife and children Marilyn and Fritz have arrived from Fort Sill Oklahoma to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs Alice B Myers and Mr and Mrs Gus Morawetz. Mr and Mrs C B Spencer of Iola arrived today to spend Christmas.
Crossword style puzzle clues list for a famous violinist with across and down entries. Includes names, places, instruments, and related terms across multiple numbered hints.
A roundup of visitors and departures for Christmas includes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor from Kansas State Teachers College joining E. Russell Carter’s family in Lawrence to view The Nativity at Haskell, and departures to Louisville and New Orleans for holidays. Seaman Charles E. Putnam returns home after two years in the navy. Also listed are arrivals from Milwaukee, Washington D C, and Denver plus moves within town for residents including Capitola and Elizabeth Fletcher moving to 211 West Eighth.
Walter Campbell’s residence at 311 Mississippi Street was burglarized again this month. A gold wrist watch belonging to Miss Mabel Campbell was stolen, with entry gained by unlocking a back door with a key. The prior burglary occurred on December 5 with a watch taken.
A letter to Charles Amyx’s parents from Pearl Harbor confirms Ensign Amyx and Mrs. Amyx are safe and well. It also states Harold Tuttle, in the army at Pearl Harbor, is safe and ok. The missive passed the censor December 11.
Dr N W Storer associate professor of physics and KU observatory director discusses The Astronomy of Christmas and the Star of Bethlehem on KFKU from 6 to 6 30 pm. Prof Allen Crafton to read J M Barries The Inconsiderate Waiter at 9 30 pm Christmas Eve.
A baby boy named Bale Roper was born in New Orleans last Saturday weighing seven pounds one ounce. Donald K. Silks, a visiting instructor in painting and a School of Fine Arts graduate, is invited to hold a January exhibition of his paintings and watercolors at the Topeka Art Center.
Christmas Eve service at Trinity Lutheran features candlelight communion beginning 7:45 PM with tower chimes at 7:20 PM played by Phyllis Riggs. Mildred Reuter organist, vocal and violin numbers, and a lighted candle for all who partake follow the altar lighting. Victim of motor accident near Wichita: William F. Schmitt, 40, of Winfield, killed. companion Art W. Smith uninjured.
The Oil and Gas Journal reports U S daily crude output climbed by 198 325 barrels to 4 809 875 for the week ended December 20 Texas production rose to 1 766 000 barrels East Texas up 71 450 to 440 700 and eastern fields up 400 to unknown totals in this brief item from Tulsa Oklahoma.
California output fell by 13 125 to 652 125 while Oklahoma slipped 2 825 to 413 150 and Kansas declined 4 850 to 251 00. Illinois dropped 650 to 383 545 and Michigan eased 4 270 to 52 620 as Rocky Mountain states show 90 to 113 030. A gift subscription to the Journal World is mentioned.
A stamped Christmas gift hints at a Lawrence resident connection and prompts thoughts of the Journal-World subscription idea, linking holiday tradition with local press.
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