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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1916
Page
3
Miss Irma Davies to wed Win DeWees at 10 this morning in the Watson residence. Davies and Watson families are kin through Mrs. Kane and Miss Davies. A breakfast will follow the ceremony.
The community hosts numerous Christmas dinners with family and friends. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. DeWees, Phi Gamma Delta member at the state university, and families from Manhattan to Granfeld. Churches and clubs plan charitable events and card parties, while residents welcome relatives from nearby cities for the holiday.
Christmas gatherings fill the pages with dances and luncheons. A Banq dance is set for January 1 as a yearly holiday event. Mrs. Wulfkuhle and Mr. King wed yesterday at the North Lawrence parsonage. Lawrence Circle No. 75 and Washington Post No. 12 mark a busy season with reports of good attendance, flag ceremonies, and a planned joint installation in January 1917. Carder’s Cigar Store and local families toast Christmas with visitors from Kansas City and Tapela, sharing holiday cheer and prior year reflections.
A jumble of Christmas greetings and well wishes from residents and shops. Mr. and Mrs. Silvius visit Leavenworth, others travel to Topeka and Chicago, and Cooper Stone Contracting and A. Marks & Son send holiday thanks to customers for 1916.
Gus Wahl promotes Wahl's Groceries and Meats as a source of fine foods with Wahl's Pure Pork Sausage. Lawrence praises the breakfast quality while Gus Wahl thanks customers for a fine year and wishes a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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