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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
5
A note urges readers to send in Society News items before the deadline for the Journal World. It instructs to use writing or phone to submit well ahead of publication time.
A sequence of club meetings and social events is listed including Monday sewing and dessert bridge at the country club, Tuesday needlecraft and dessert bridge, Wednesday country club dances, and various teas, entertainments, and engagements. Notable mentions include university affiliations of attendees and upcoming marriage plans.
The notice lists engagements and weddings among Kansas City and Lawrence families, with Selma Hensler and Lieut. Mark Alexander highlighted after a Christmas reception. It covers Mrs Treff’s marriage at Trinity Lutheran parsonage, nursing roles at Haskell, and Lincoln-era social events at the Country Club.
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A list of Lawrence families attends a surprise charivari after a bridal couple departs for Kansas City. Christmas program at Rebekah lodge features multiple solos and tableaux. Local gatherings include toasts, dinners, and club roll calls with New Year plans and a marriage announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Mortensen.
Mary Jane ter married Leonard Whistler in a Christmas day ceremony in Oskaloosa. The couple was joined by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reed. Istler now serves with the second armored force at Fort Benning after a Christmas furlough with his parents in Lawrence. Istler studied in Burlington and Mrs. Whistler studied in Paola.
Personal greetings? Mr. and Mrs. Risdon Godlove return to Minneapolis after visiting Edward Shaw family. Guests include Harold Perry Emporia, Viola Welcher Joyce Nelson hospital nurses, and Helen Harman Peoria. Travel and visits by Price, Shaw, Richardson, Osaddhey, Corwin, Stough and Kincaid in holiday period with plans to resume duties in January.
Names of residents returning home after holidays and visiting relatives in Missouri and Kansas. Margaret Stough returns to St. John to teach after holiday visit. Caulk family from Clayton, and other locals including Mrs. Peggy Wells, Willard Snow, and the Otts, travel for Christmas and New Year gatherings.
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