This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1940
Page
5
Society contributions for the society column must reach the Journal-World office by noon on publication day. Entries accepted for the column should arrive in time to be included in the printed edition.
Social calendar items show multiple women’s clubs and luncheon or dinner meetings across Wednesday and Thursday. Names include Mrs. T. H. Astman Mrs. Roy R. Moore Mrs. F. S. Hall Mrs. R. R. Jackman Miss Grace Perky and Mrs. Wallace Agey among others with venues Evans Hearth Memorial Union University club Colonial and Newcomers locations.
About thirty members gathered at Mrs. Earl D. Hay’s home for bridge with hostesses Mrs. A H Sluss Mrs. J O Jones Mrs F A Russell Mrs Ralph Tait Mrs Earnest Boyce and Mrs Howard Henry. Prizes went to Mrs A M Ockerblad Mrs R L Grider and Mrs Richard Koopman. Refreshments followed the games.
Kansas City Art Institute design and advertising department hosts a lecture on abstraction in modern art by Mr. Kann illustrated with his designs. The event is arranged by the club's fine arts department chaired by Miss Rosemary Ketcham, with Mr. Kann dining for a visit by Prof. T. D. Jones.
Girl Scout troop No. 5 held a Valentine themed covered dish supper at 633 Connecticut street with table decor and games. Educational Council of Lawrence Teachers hosted a dinner with speaker W. Simons discussing South America. Numerous club gatherings followed at the Evans Hearth and local homes with prizes awarded in bridge events and planning for future meetings.
The high school girls quartet will sing and Founders' day will be celebrated with mothers of fourth graders hosting. Women’s Relief Corps No 9 holds an all day quilting meeting at the veterans hall followed by a 2:30 pm business session and a patriotic program plus a white elephant exchange. The Mothers’ League hosts a Friday luncheon at Evans Hearth with reservations due by tomorrow noon to Mrs C W Schubert. Dr H F Eustace, speaking on England's Wartime Precautions after observing wartime effects in England, will follow the luncheon. The Union school district community club meets Friday February 16 at 8 pm at the school house. The Excelsior community group will present a play. Mr and Mrs H W Keene hosted their dinner bridge club last evening at Evans Hearth followed by cards at home. The South Side Reading club met at Mrs Melvin Miller’s home with fifteen members.
Mrs. Obed Thompson and son Obed II attended a gathering where Obed II presented a homemade valentine. Mrs. E. E. Bunn spoke on Foreign Musical Influence in America. Members shared favorite radio artists. Refreshments preceded by hostesses Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Ben Lindsay, Mrs. Frank Liggett and Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs Wymer presented the Farm and Home week report at Manhattan while Mrs Beattie Collins led the luncheon and meeting. Miss Leona Tibbetts spoke on the Outlook for Farm and Family Planning and Mrs Ralph Colman led recreation. The next meeting is March 12 at the home of Mrs M C Elliott.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.