Hand Painted Christmas Figures Brighten Miss Hill’s Tree
Miss Edna Hill collects forty wooden hand painted angels and figures from Lake Superior makers for her Kansas University era tree. The figures include madonnas Santa Claus choir boys and dancers. Gifts from Vice Chancellor George Baxter Smith and his sisters link the ensemble to decades of friendship and local tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hill
Highland Dr
Miss Hill
George Baxter Smith
W. Hills Pkwy
Jean Smith
Dora Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
Lake Superior
Smith
Kansas University
University of Iowa
Mr. Smith
Journal- World
Candles Drive Over Twenty Million Dollar U.S. Sales
The United States markets candles valued at more than $20 million annually. Industry data indicate steady consumer demand and retail distribution across major outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
KU History Faculty to Attend National History Association Meeting
Kansas University history department plans three presentations at the American Historical Association annual meeting December 28 to 30 in New York City. Grant K. Goodman will chair a session on Imperial Japan and Asia. Donald R. McCoy will offer commentary on Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s paper The Writing of Contemporary History. Edgar Wickberg will also participate on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University Department of History
American Historical Association
New York City
Grant K. Goodman
Japan
Asia
Donald R. McCoy
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Edgar Wickberg
Scholar to deliver paper on Taiwan land tenure
Sor of history and East Asian Studies will present a paper titled Late Nineteenth Century Land Tenure in Northern Taiwan analyzing colonial land policies and rural property rights in Taiwan during the late 1800s. The event contributes to scholarship on regional governance and agricultural systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sor
Taiwan
Christmas Dinner Guests Spread Across Local Families
Local residents hosted multiple Christmas gatherings at homes across town. Families including the Stoughs of 2202 Mass. St and the Sipes of San Francisco shared celebrations with relatives in Kansas, with extended networks dining and socializing at The Sirloin and Jennings homes.
Christmas Buffet Dinner Hosts Sheriff and Mrs Rex Johnson
Sheriff and Mrs Rex Johnson hosted a Christmas buffet for sheriff office personnel and spouses at the Virginia Inn. Attendees included numerous couples and individuals from Keota Club of Eudora as well as guests Donna Wichman. The Keota Club met at Mrs Oscar Broers home with four fruit bowls prepared for Eudora shut ins. Officers elected were Astrid Ott president and Margaret Westerhouse secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Johnson
Virginia Inn
Sheriff’s Office
Keota Club
Eudora
Oscar Broers
Donna Wichman
Minnie Edelbrock
Astrid Ott
Margaret Westerhouse
Snow and Hale announce June wedding plans
Mr and Mrs Waller Snow declare engagement of daughter Nancy Jane to Wendel M Hale son of Mr and Mrs William Hale of Kansas City Missouri The couple both juniors at Phillips University Enid Oklahoma majoring in physical education A June wedding is planned
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Waller Snow
1642
Pa. St
Nancy Jane
Wendel M. Hale
William Lefrage Hale
Kansas City
Miss Snow
Lawrence High School
Phillips University
Enid
Oklo
LHS Christmas Formal Draws 400 Plus Students
More than 400 Lawrence High School students and guests attended the LHS Christmas formal on Thursday night. Ben Standard said the crowd was larger than expected, requiring extra chairs. The Wayne Nelson Combo played, a 12 foot flocked tree and festive decorations created a holiday atmosphere. Beverly Flowers chaired the dance with Peggy Ornelas and others assisting. Cake and punch were served and pre and post dance parties followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
LHS
Ben Standard
Wyane Nelson
Beverly Flowers
Peggy Ornelas
Schwarz
Standard
Tonga Girl Leads at All Star Game
Lorryn Seelbinder of Tong ganoxie High School will head the cheers at the 29th Blue Gray All Star football game in Montgomery Alabama. The American Cheerleading Foundation chose six cheerleaders for the event and clinic. The game is telecast nationally at 1 p.m. local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorryn Seelbinder
Tonganoxie High School
Cheers
Montgomery
Ala
Miss Seelbinder
American Cheerleading Foundation
Kansas City
Birth fears fade as wife bears healthy baby girl
Ann Landers column recounts a worried wife who feared pregnancy and delivery, yet after five years of marriage becomes pregnant and delivers a healthy daughter. She later cautions about driving during active labor and cautions readers to seek safer support. The letter panels address age-appropriate boundaries and editorial responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Ann
Christmas Visits And Family Gatherings Across Kansan Homes
Mrs. Ralph Altic and daughter Gwen return from Dearborn Michigan where Gwen teaches. Several families plan Christmas visits and gatherings in Parsons Leavenworth Caney Smithville and nearby areas with relatives from Bonner Springs Dallas Birmingham and Naples. Sixteen names and multiple travel plans illustrate holiday travel in this regional notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Altic
Gwen
Dearborn
Mich
Miss Altic
Don Miller
E. L. Miller
Sedan
Kan
David Burnett
Dallas
Tex
Gene Burnett
E. Joseph Isle
Burnett
Braniff Airline
Allen Meyer
W. L. Donmeyer
Birmingham
M. H. Getto
Dale Sillix
F. W. Sillix
Parsons
R. R. Zurbuchen
Robert Zurbuchen
Smithville, Mo
Verlin Gilbert
Gilbert
Lester Swank
Caney
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A. V. Phillips
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug CO
Eas
HY Simmons
Conn
Owen
Hursday
Nanan
Charles D. Stough
Mass
Larry Sipes
San Fancisco
Calif
G. Reynods Shultz
Mr. Shultz
Guy E. Shultz
Miss Mae Woolsey
Shultz
Ford Delk
Valley Falls
Herb Shultz
Guy R. Shultz
Phillip Everley
Bud Jennings
Sirloin
Jennings
Jay Fleer
Jeannie
Harold Hickock
Harlan
Bennie Garber
Debbie
Carl Wichman
Bill Durrant
Charles Metzler
Merlyn Worden
Dennis Edwards
Walter Morton
Mr. Morton
Mrs
Clark Morton
B. C. Morton
Larned
Mrs. Clark Morton Jr
Richard Anderson
Haskell
Darrell Norris
Kimberly
Kim Anderson
Elmer McConnell
Eldon Finch
Wellsville
Glenn Anderson
Jack Everley
Linwood
Irwin Shirk
Tom Everley
Homer Broyles
Mary Nelle Lasswell
Lecompton
Phil Wizer Jr
Philip
Lincoln, Neb
Pete Bahnmaier
Joyce Bahnmaier
Paul Bahnmaier
Lewis Goodrick
Robert
Steven
Jeffrey
Tommy
Mr. Jennings
John Sommer
Paul Sommer
George Jennings
Ter
Bill Pivoka
Parkville, Mo
Clem Zillner
Don Grob
Marston McCluggage
Michael Michnick
St. Louis, Mo
Harry E. Beguelin
Leslie Beguelin
Robert Beguein
Dodge City
Robert Beguelins
Raymond Schaake
Willa Schaake
Kansas City, Mo
Richard Ballard
Mr. Schaake
Miss Fern Schaake
Topeka
John Chaney
Robert Kerr
Overland Park
Robert Dema
Chaney
Ruth Huddieson
Spencer Harmon
Salt Lake City
Utah
H. C. Stuart
Second St
Larry Heeb
Clarksville, Tenn
L. J. Heeb
Phil Stuart
Irvin Youngberg
Gwen Stuart
Peter Argersinger
Wayne Schmille
Doug McCleery
Don Schwartz
John Miller
Lloyd McMinn
Clifford Caswell
Loren Anderson
Jim Woods
Tommy Jackson
Bob Steele
Paul Impson
Judy Underwood
Jim Flory
Kenneth Harmon
Raymond Lee
Oxford Rd
Elwin Harmon
Harry Headley
Chetopa
Elwin Harmon Jr
Springfield, Mo
Snow-Hale
Nancy Jane Snow
Tonga
P Seaontils
Erett Meyer
Florida
Steve Meyer
Leavenworth
Frank Case
the Castle
Wheen
Massachusetts
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