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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1935
Page
8
The piece surveys women’s spring purchases with blouses in gypsy colors and taffeta options, boucles for versatile wear, and navy, powder, and copper shades in suits dresses and coats. It notes accessories like gloves and hats, and hints at coordinating colors, fabrics, and trims for a chic, practical springwardrobe blend.
A fragmented recipe describes combining codfish with milk, flour, butter, salt, paprika and pimento. It instructs melting butter, whisking in flour, gradually adding milk until smooth, boiling for three minutes, then adding fish and heating thoroughly in the mixture.
Mrs Mary J Metsker of Lone Star learned her quilt entered by Lone Star Ladies Aid won third prize among 400 quilts at a Federation of Women's Clubs show in the Sherman hotel Chicago on January 3. The blue Peter Pan cloth piece features a goose tracks pattern with white figures and oval feather quilting.
London fashion notes report the Marina pill box and other hats fading from favor as duchess of Kent returns, with designers eyeing fresh silhouettes. Included are recipes for codfish balls and mashed potato dishes, followed by a description of the Marina coiffure featuring a long neck line and curls, and a note on prohibition history tied to earlier eras.
Oklahoma A A U W announces Mrs. R S Knappen of Tulsa as state president, honoring a former Lawrence resident. She and her husband Dr. Knappen moved from Lawrence to Pittsburgh, then Tulsa where he works as a geologist. The article notes community notices and local social updates.
A group of men living west of Lecompton traveled seven miles to Lawrence on Wednesday to appeal to the county commissioner for road improvements and crushed rock application on the highway to 40. Nearby, families and neighbors shared visits and church activities as community life continues through winter ailments and memorial occasions.
The Harris family announces the birth of a nephew at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Warrington relatives and others visited the newborn. Mrs. Christy in Leavenworth with daughter and son in law. Warrington family members spent Sunday with their parents. Local visitors included Gen. Dark of Big Springs and J M O Connor. Friday night community meeting drew a good crowd despite bad weather. Two playlets led the program along with instrumental music, singing, readings, and a cake walk won by Edd Steele. The next meeting is planned for March 8 with Mrs. John Christy in charge.
Former McAllaster pupils now at Junior High visited on February 11 with Boy Scout gear and signet flags. The first grade featured a stamp mosaic by Mr. Long with 3000 stamps depicting the N. R. A. eagle. Lawrence school children prepared to attend a Kansas City Philharmonic concert at the Kansas University Auditorium on February 20. Lincoln’s birthday assembly showcased grades performing poems, songs, and displays. Miss Naomi Light gave brief Indian costume talks. The P. T. A. discussed World Book purchases, and a March play will raise funds for more books. Valentine activities filled classrooms with boxes, cookies, and student games.
Mr and Mrs Lee Robison and Mrs Lee Cox are among those mentioned at social gatherings. Measles outbreaks affect Sigel and nearby schools leading to dismissals. Ed O Meara and Mildred O Meara visit Topeka and attend events. 4 H leaders meet in Lawrence under county agent Deal Six with plans for the coming year. Communities in Overbrook Ottawa and Lone Oak attend plays and dinners with local families hosting guests including James Sanders A B Frederick and others.
Woodstock C G Petrie of Vatley Grove shows signs of improvement at his home. The piece lists local students from Woodstock enrolled at Emporia Teachers College and notes community church events, meetings, and notices across Woodstock, Wellman Chapel, and surrounding towns with many references to residents and activities amid bad roads and winter weather.
In early spring garden work a cold frame offers a simple, inexpensive way to sow seeds weeks before outdoor planting. With front sash protection and careful watering, seedlings grow sturdy and harden for transplanting. Timing matters as germination varies by crop, with frost risk easing as transplanting nears.
On Wellman road bridges have been taken out and streams straightened while a bus shovel moves eight tracks on the hill project employing 266 men. Meredith Crosswhite will hold a public sale at the Frank Dick farm four miles north of McLouth on Wednesday February 18 Edmonds ladiex will serve lunch. The Woodstock schoolhouse hosted a monthly community meeting on February 8 with songs recitations and contests. Committees were chosen for the next meeting on March 8 at the Harfyeld home in Lawrence. Virgil Band, driver for N D Messer store, was injured when his arm was torn in a gasoline engine and taken to Memorial hospital. Warren Janicia fy il absent from school due to illnesses. The COP A neighbors and friends assisted Daniel Flory with catheter duties near Pleasant Grove.
Mrs. N D Messer hosted a bridge session at her Menann Grove home on February 4 with refreshments served. Numerous local calls and visits are noted including Ella Daniels staying with her son John and various family visits across Pleasant Grove and nearby towns. Continuous small gatherings, repairs, and health mentions mark the week in the community.
Etoil Winters at Stony Point contracts measles while working for Melvin Holmes. Several school pupils out with measles. Mrs. Jesse Deax aided Mrs. Ronnie Deay of Clearfield who is ill with flu but improving. Godstein of Coal Creek visited the Fret Rockhold home. Griffis and Holcomb have sick horses. Otmatend and Dorothy Bell visited the Winters home, and a surprise supper honored Robert Norment at John Dailey’s.
Vaughn of Hopewell and Roy Merchants and Loren Williams attend an affair honoring Mr Norment’s birthday. Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Jesse Deay of Clearfield. Local residents Dave Wray and family helped with farm tasks. Community meeting plans discussed with a Program committee chosen for Thursday. Elusive names: Misses Johanna Griffin Bernice Griffin Tim Louf and Ernest Werny attended local events. About 50 neighbors gathered for wood sawing at Rev Flory home in Pleasant Grove. Hayden sale near Dutton bridge noted with John Dailey and Dave Wray in attendance.
Mrs Pearl Blankenship and several local families from Lafe rence Mende Belle Plain and Kanana City attended the funeral of Marion P Petefish in Clinton on Sunday. The obituary notes his boyhood near West Fairview and later life in Meade Kansas and near his birthplace. Neighbors mention his kindness and church involvement as well as local visits and health updates including Thelma Welch and Mary Petefish with Ralph Petefish. A separate item notes a large earth crack near Mammoth Lakes California.
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