Local families host Christmas gatherings and celebrate milestones
Mr and Mrs C P Radcliff hosted an oyster supper for store employees and guests at 2016 Mapsachusatts with vocal solos by Amy Irene Radcliff and piano by Bertha Thomas. A golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs T F Pine drew 100 visitors and four generations shared a reception. numerous relatives from Maryland, Pasadena, Topeka and Salina sent greetings and gifts. The day also featured church events, births of Jeanette Irene Erwin and another daughter to Newell Lyon, and upcoming community activities including a Mystery play at the Episcopal church and a Rotary meeting lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P. Radcliff
Amy Irene Radcliff
Bertha Thomas
Clyde Teter
Keith Hemmingway
Frank Kruge
Frances
Tad* Reid
Donald Lovett
Walter Buchanan
John Potucek
Earl Lindholm
John le van
Howard Fitch
T. F. Pine
Baltimore County
Apeh House
R. C. Nesbitt
Pasadena
Gal
Merna
Edna
Georgia
Ethel Uttinger
Maryland
Fine
Pine
George Attinger
Warren Pine
Alberta Pine
Lawrence
Gilbert Pine
Denver
Alberta Collins
W. H.smith
B. F. Pine
Kate Pine
Salina
Edna Uttinger
Topeka
R.C. Nesbitt
Personal travel and holiday visits fill Lawrence area
A long list of residents and visitors plan Christmas and holiday stays across Kansas and nearby states. Dr H W Hutchinson travels to spend Christmas with sister Mrs W B Myers and Dr Myers in Leavenworth. Dozens of families, including Farrs, Alexanders, Reed, Wood, Eusden, Moyer, Crosby, and many others, announce trips to Warrensburg, Kansas City, Topeka, Ottawa, Salina, Manhattan, Hutchinson, Osage City, Ottawa, and more for gatherings with relatives or at home. Several teachers, students, and professionals depart for town and country homes to celebrate the season with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Hutchinson
W. B. Myers
Dr. Myers
Leavenworth
Edgar Farr
Margaret
White Water
Kansas
Warrensburg
Reid
Missouri State Normal
Isabel Wood
Sedan
Dinsmore Wood
Alton
Ill
Warren Wood
R. A.eusden
Eusden
Holland
Mich
Earl Lindholm
McPherson
Gordon Smith
Donald
Kansas City
Stella Miller
Lena Miller
H. B. Ober
Topeka
John Potocek
Wellington
Ethel Metsker
Emporia
John le van
Salina
Rose le van
Ethel Oatman
the Agricultural College
Manhattan
Carey Boggess
Springfield
Lawrence
N. D. Goehring
Goehring
C B. Francisco
W. J. Francisco
Eugene
Kennedy
Lara Warnick
Fred. Hunsicker
Linwood
E. E. Winkelman
Mabel Kitheart
James Barrow
Evanella Ritchie
R. H. .Ritchie
Ottawa
Emil Gauck
Hutchinson
Helen Watson
Dorothy Sheldon
Osawatomie
Kans
S. B. "Lucas
Pomona
Clara Butler
Laurene
Harveyville
Nettie M
Ray J. Wismer
A. Wismer
H. V. Moyer
Celia Moyer
Detroit
M. O. Moyer
Blue Mound
Edith’ Carlol Humboldt
Walter Bradford
B.B. Hemming
M. R. Garrett
Eudora
Ina’ Cowles
Sibleyville
Ruth Gould
Dodge City
Reven DeJarnette
Pittsburg
E. S. Hampton
Kinsley
W. W. Burnett
Doris
Gladys Zeigler
G. M. Holliday
Pauline
Fredonia
B. J. Harris
Holliday
Harris
Yvonne
Hazel Hines
Floyd Nutting
Joe
Cowden
Lawrence Hughes
Otawa
C. C. Slawson
William
W. B. McConnell
Betty Lieb
Ae Grace Jones
Charles DeForrest
William DeForrest
George. L. McCarty
Tulsa
Okla
C. W. McCarty
Sarah Wheeler
Chicago
C. Z. Kelso
Charles Oehrle
G. F. Oehrle
R. Rice
H. E. Steeper
McLouth
G. N. Russel
Russel
J.T. Pierce
Indianapolis
C. S. Finch
Kenneth
Richard Cox
Cox
J. E. Cook
Linn
Cook
Jean Brown
la ‘Clede
University of Oklahoma
Eloise Richardson
Harriet Constant
Sam Nelson
The
Santa Fe
Great Bend
John A. Pelzel
William Pelzel
Ing
Blue Rapids
Kanas
June Judy
Mankato
F. C. Brown
Woodward
Charles Hobart
Frank Hobart
Topea
Stone fish found in Willamette River relics
In Oregon City a carved stone fish about 16 inches long was unearthed during mill expansion. Believed to be a prehistoric artifact, it bears carved eyes gills and fins and may have traveled downstream from the upper Willamette, possibly from mound builder regions near Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon City
Ore
Associated Press
Willamette River
O. A. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Willamette
Albany
Berlin converts Hangars on Parade Field to flying field
Berlin is central to German flying services with three regular international routes from Templehofer Field. Major Von Tschudi welcomed officials at dedication as two passenger planes began trips to Munich and Moscow via Koenigsberg. Regular lines link Berlin to Munich Geneva Budapest Constantinople and Moscow with stops for Scandinavian flights en route to Italy and France, plus a Berlin London air line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Templehofer Field
Kaiser William
von Tschudi
Munich
Moscow
Koenigsberg
Geneva
Budapest
Constantinople
Italy
France
London
Marriage Licenses Granted by Local Probate Judge
Karl W. Aurell of Lawton Oklahoma and Berdena B. Pierce of Versailles New York were issued a marriage license by Probate Judge Menger this morning, Willis A. Anton and Edna Peppmeyer of To-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl W. Aurell
Lawton
Okla
Berdena B. Pierce
Versailles
N. Y
Menger
Willis A. Anton
Edna Peppmeyer
Hughes Named Third Honorary Knight of Round Table
Secretary of State Charles Evan Hughes is named the third Honorary Knight of the Round Table by the Loyal Knights of the Round Table, a luncheon club. The order limits honorary knights to 128 worldwide and honors exceptional service to humanity. Edison and Burbank were the first two elevated, with Hughes recognized for constructive statesmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Associated Press
Charles Evan Hughes
Rotary
Thomas A Edison
Luther Burbank
Hughes
Liv
Public Duty Acknowledges Loyal Service Recipients
In view of the emphasis on loyal service of citizens in public duty, it gives me much pleasure to accept. The statement reflects formal recognition and regard for individuals fulfilling community obligations.
Obituary of Cyrus Nelson Fairly Major circus figure dies in Virginia
Cyrus Nelson Fairly, a prominent side show pioneer known for pit shows, died in an automobile accident on December 16 in Richmond Virginia where he wintered with the Greater Sheesley Shows. Born in 1857 in Marion County Iowa he was 66 and had a 3 year career in circuses and carnivals. He traveled with Campbell Bros Kennedy Parker Patterson Frisco Exposition Evans Greater Seaman Milligan Jarvis Allman and Greater Sheesley shows and lived in Lawrence Kansas for 17 years, leaving a lasting impact on outdoor amusement communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Nelson Fairly
Richmond
Virginia
Mr. Fairly
Campbell Bros. Circus
Straffon’s Mentholis Brings Fast Cold Relief
Mentholis candy offers instant relief for head cold and sore throat. Mentioned with Holiday Boxes and Varsity Annex as product placements or store notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straffon
Varsity Annex
Deaths and Funerals highlight two local services
Julieta Huerta aged 17 died at her home on 802 New Jersey street with a funeral at Mount Calvary cemetery this afternoon. Amos Wilson’s funeral is set for 10 o clock Wednesday from Rumsey brothers funeral home, delayed by a family member’s travel delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julieta Huerta
Eusebio Alvarado
New Jersey Street
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Amos Wilson
Rumsey Brothers Funeral Home
Lawrence Toay
Marriage Licenses For Alton Pinet Simms And Lillie May Thompson
Alton Pinet Simms and Lillie May Thompson of Topeka were married this morning in a ceremony conducted by a local officiant. The couple, identified as colored, sealed their vows in a service reported by the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Pinet Simms
Lillie May Thompson
Topeka
Marriage License Issued By Judge Menger
Carolene Readel of St Joseph Missouri and Ethel T Wingler of Carlyle Kansas secured a marriage license Saturday from Judge Menger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menger
Carolene Readel
St. Joseph, Mo
Ethel, T. Wingler
Carlyle
Kan
Congress Is Divided in Switzerland on League Campaigns
Geneva reports renewed campaigns across Switzerland in support of the League of Nations as a force for humanity. Public meetings stress the League's aim of conciliation and arbitration and note France acceptance of arbitration for the customs dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Associated Press
Switzerland
League of Nations
France
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Edward. Hislop
Mrs. Hislop
Glenn Charlton
George ‘Clark
Theodore Charlton
Ed’ Schmidt
Charlton
Episcopal ‘Church
Mr. J
Jeanette
Irene
Erwin
Ruby Toms
Newell C. Lyon
Rotary’ Club
Wiedemann’s
Woodlawn Parent-Teacher Association
C.J. Posey
New Hampshire Street
Guild of the Methodisty Church
Everling
Ruby Hosford
South America
Edith Benson
Grace Blair
Wilma Arnett
Esther Requarth
Decatur, Ill
Millikin University
Donald M. Swarthout
Horner “Institute
Armena "Rumberger
George Gard
Iola
Wichita
Rumberger
Asher
Ray Jeanette Riley
Elizabeth. Martin
University of Kansas
J. P. Jenson
Huberta Russell
John Foster
Eunice Harkey
Marguerite Lescher
Thomas McFarland
Olive Weatherby
Genevieve “‘Herriott
Penfield - Jones
Agnes Lenahan
Dorothy Gregg
Alice Lackey
Margaret Lindley
Glenn Richard
Manley Hood
Roy Millice
Richard Mullins
Shimmons
Bowersock ‘Theatre Bldg
Hazel Scott
Cherokee, Okla
C. L. Scott
Episcopal. Church
Parade Field
Kaiser
Antipeka
Knights’ of Round Table
ST. Louis
Twin Cities
Wichsta
FT. Worth
Dallas
EL Paso
Tucson
Erto
J. H. Robinson
Agt
Telephone
R.I
U.P Rys
Lawrence, Kan
Bowersock
New York
Wesley “Freckles” Barry
Wesley’ Barry
Bruce Guerin
Mass. Street
the Home OF Flowers
Congress
War Echo
Bucharest
DeLuxe
Varsity Theatre
pSaan
Charles Dickens
Peoples State Bank
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