Christmas Day Dinners Dot The Social Scene
A long list of families and friends share Christmas dinners across Topeka Ottawa and nearby towns. Guests include Desch Cawley Nied er Wolfe Rowe Campbell Byers Haines Hugg Palmer and many others at homes on Route 4 Route 5 Barker Ave 19th Street and in Lyndon Parkville Ottawa and Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cawley
Route 4
George Desch
Lisa
Linda
Connie
Kathy
Topeka
Amy Cawley
San Antonio
Tex
Paul Cawley
Valley Falls
Tony Ice
Gregory
Steven
Andy
Bob Cawley
Daugh
W. G. Roberts
Barker Ave
Dwight Adams
Osage City
Richard S. Hunter
Overland Park
Phyllis Martin
Tsuneo Tajima
William G. Roberts
Parsons
Forrest J. Springer
Helen Polsom
M. F. Hudson
Rose Lee Simmons
Tilfred Simmons
Harold Simmons
Janet
Fletcher Simmons
Olga Simmons
Ottawa
Alvin Spiegie
Overbrook
Winn Hugg
Robert Palmer
James Robert and
Sammy
Iva Palmer
Hazel Lee Simmons
Traditions of Christmas observed by Lawrence families
Readable families in Lawrence share customs from many lands as they celebrate Christmas. The Backus family decorates on Christmas Eve and shares a large dinner, while the Zuthers display an advent wreath reflecting German roots. The Mitchells host an annual pre Christmas dinner with relatives, and other residents preserve Dutch, Holland and Swedish traditions with nativity scenes and stake trees. The piece highlights a mix of family dinners, church services, gift exchanges, and cultural practices shaping local holiday observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Oswald Backus
Zuther
Kenneth Mitchell
Mitchell Rd
Dale Calhoon
Calhoon
H. W. Alterman
Topeka
Mitchell
Harry Mitchell
21St St
Merle Mitchell
W. 21St St
Mrs. Mitchell
Kenneth Merle
John Pozdro
John
Nancy
Ents
Mrs. Pozdro
Pozdro
Miss. St
Kelvin Hoover
Kappelmans
Sweden
Charles Weinaug
Stratford Rd
Mrs. van Joolen
Holland
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Ter
Chery Jo
Dennis Cawley
St. Benedict’s College
Atchison
Phyllis and
David Cawley
Robert Wilson Sr
Route 5
Maurice Knott
Gottlieb Nieder
Roger Nieder
Gene Burnett
Janet Burnett
Vid Burnett
Solon Markley
Howard Lynch
William Markley
Helen Dunn
Robert Wilson Jr
Becky
Roger Williams
Kenneth Giffin
Donna
Karen
Jeanne
Mr. Giffin
Elmer Giffin
Blue Mound
Paul Rogers
W. Hills Terr
Don Heilman
Louise Darnell
Denver
Colo
Rogers
Frank Rogers
Mabel Howland
Arkansas City
Claude Lundy
Paul Rogers Jr
Mrs
Earl P. Martin
Earl Falkenstien
19Th St
Max Falkenstien
Jane and
Kurt
Etha Atwood
Olathe
Dale Bruce
Wichita
Paul Penny
Lecompton
Stanley Penny
M. N. Penny
Tenn
W. D. Wolfe
Ark. St
Wolfe
Ella Quarles
William D. Wolfe II
Kansas City
John Wolfe
Ivan Rowe
Naismith Dr
D. Tom Jones
Tom and
Mike
Lincoln
Neb
Otto Fischer
Erna McCoy
McCoy
Fischer
Rowe
Jones
Anna Cross
Clare Burtch
Ralph Campbell
Kenneth Peck
Dallas
Bill Snead
Mark
Sally
Robert Byers
Scott
Susan
Julie
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Germany
Win Campbell
Hawii
Della Peck
Robert Etherton
Parkville, Mo
Donald Degener
Charles Andrews
Charles
Glenn McDaniel
Lyndon, Kan
Chester M. Lessenden
Ohio St
Chester M. Lessenden Jr
Glenn A. Lessenden
E. R. Bibel
Miss
George Alexitch and
Suzy
Mission
Creta Hill
Mary Lu Hill
Ky. St
L. B. Fugitt
Omaha
R. P. Pinson
Okmulgee
Okla
Alfred Gallup
R. F. Gallup
W. O. Brownlee
Bill Brownlee
Patty
Jim
Doug
Stafford
Jerry Brownlee
Laura
Susie
Fort Worth
W. L. Sanders
Sterling
Kan
Mike H. Getto
Vt. St
W. L. Donmeyer
Birmingham
Mich
Jim Huddle
Los Angeles
Calif
Gertrude Kemp
Miami
D. Don Haines
Red Slipper
Eldridge Hotel
Robert Roulier
St. Louis
Sue Ann Haines
Leon Roulier
Jay Roulier
Colby
Leon Roulier Jr
Jay
Mrs. Haines
Miss Haines
Brook L. Haines
United States
Grenting
Hollywood Vassarette
Longleg
Girdle
Hollywood
Vass
White, S, M, L
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