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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1928
Page
5
Evelyn Swarthout led the Girl Reserves in songs then split into committees to discuss high school concerns. A university social event hosted by the wives of local faculty drew about 120 guests, featuring a silver world centerpiece and musical performances by Mrs. F. Allen and others.
A 1927 Aunt Het program featured students praised for poise and training as they delivered love poetry and ballads. Harold Needham and Virginia Arnold assisted, with Miss Ina Lynth accompanying a demanding repertoire including The Cat Bird and Ave Maria. Post performance refreshments, a wedding shower, and local club notices followed, noting Farm Bureau meetings and church calendar events.
Miss Betty Lou Clark from Miles City Mont spent Christmas in Lawrence at Dr and Mrs Nelsons home Miss Cora May Showalter returned to Kansas City after a ten day vacation with her sister Mrs Grace Black Bertha Whitton head of physical education for women at Baker spent vacation in Chicago and returned Baldwin Monday Mr and Mrs Hugh Hartley invited friends for tea January at their Jersey street home Mrs Charles Kalb and daughter Edna Sprolitie returned to Geneva where Mrs Kalb teaches high school after holidays in Baldwin An item notes twin grandchildren of William Huff of Baldwin and the Kansas Supreme Court judge Also reports a dinner at Mrs Thomas Harris with Leisure Hour club members and guests plus a post holiday meeting of Chapter CE of the P E O with Mediterranean Cruise logs read. other social items and a few local moves and travel updates.
The Perry column details December school activities with high attendance and a Christmas party hosted by Miss Agnes Stevens. Dora Grimes earns a prize for spelling, Sammie Grimes for reading, and Mrs. Stevens is praised. Local residents visit kin in Topeka, Lawrence, and Vinland, with numerous family gatherings, dinners, and guest appearances over Christmas week.
The fourth month closes December 23 for KANWAKA closing. Students receiving perfect attendance pictures include Leonora Elkin Marvin Hird Clif Shaw Pearlie Houk Donald Traynor Alfred Houk Harold Jo hanning Bernice Traynor Howard Hird Robbie Traynor Elmer Jo Hanning Marvin Houk Willard Shaw Ruth Lease Paul Hird Ruby Houk and others. Also noted are perfect spline lessons by Alfred Houk Clyde Traynor Marvin Hird and Mrs Guy Bigsby and family.
Dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Don Stheffer near Eudora and Mr. and Mrs. A Ey Ulrich with Bobbi Charles Clyde Bernice Donald Arthur Traynor. Dorothy Armstrong visited friends, Mahel and Opal Shaw returned from St. Louis. Raymond Williams enrolled in Lawrence Business College. Kanwaka School resumed after vacation. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at Mrs. W. Kkcin's. New Year plans canceled due to extreme cold. Everett and Arthur Deterith visited their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A E Ulrich. Mrs. George Bigsby and daughter Barbara spent a few days with the Bigsbys after visiting relatives in Lawrence.
All day Midland Grange session set to resume on Tuesday January 7 with officers to be installed. The note lists attendees Clarence Coffman Loyd Nelson and Henry Asher among those mentioned. Local social news includes visits and holiday gatherings among Midland residents and families.
Washington Creek residents Mrs Rodeoe Whitman and daughters Margaret and Anna Max of Lone Star spent Sunday with her parents as Ben Garber and family. Miss Minnie Ewing and Leonard Fields of Lawrence were married Saturday evening. Miss Ethel Sherry returned after two weeks with the Sher families. Ralph Weybright and family visited Lawrece. numerous calls and a watch party colored the weekend in the community.
Fragmentary note records Ruby visiting Mrs J A Miller and Ina on Tuesday with mentions of Samuel Mowder, Mrs Walter Nelson and family, Mr and Mrs George Jensen of Clinton, and a Ben Garber home gathering. Names appear amid garbled punctuation.
London AP reports Lady Hastings returning from Morrea island where housekeeping required much hustle. Her notes describe a coral house, a Tahitian servant, and weekly boat deliveries for meat, butter, and produce. The daily routine, tempered by trade winds, included swims and work, with heavy rains forcing afternoon rest. In Miami, a separate note reports a $20,000 headmine radium supply at the Alliance Hospital.
An old advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as instant relief for rheumatic pain and stiffness. It promises quick warming heat within minutes and urges buying the genuine Rowles Red Pepper Rub with the Rauie Rowles mark from druggists.
In Shanghai, crab meat parties are a common event where entire families gather at Chinese households. Guests typically bring their own shellfish to share, reflecting a regional fondness for crab meat and communal dining.
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