Rotary Review of a Year Brings Diverse Talks
Last Monday Ro tary—filing on short notice—featured Lawrence Rotary members. Dr R A Schwegler spoke on education economy changes amid lower valuations and cuts. Dr Raymond A Moore praised atom theory progress and Kansas maps while Walter Thiele noted global political shifts. A J Anderson highlighted osteomyelitis treatment with maggot use, plus community anecdotes and holiday gatherings across Lawrence families.
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Rotary
Altho
Lawrence
R.A. Schwegler
School of Education
University
Chicarro
Jwe
Raymond A. Moore
Moore
Kansas
Walter Thiele
China
India
Labor Ministry
England
Germany
United States
House of Representatives
Centrol
Senate
Lyle
Vewell
HR. OH. Lindley
Herret
Won Downing
Christmas Dinner Guests Named in Local Family Notes
A garbled tidbit lists dinner guests around Christmas among area families including Mr and Mrs Charles Brown and Mr and Mrs Dunn. Other names appear with scattered places such as Emporia and Clayton, plus mentions of Mrs Gibson and Mr Burgess.
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Catherine van Keuren
Van_Keuren
Homer Price
Ottawa
Charles. Wineinger
H. S. Cook
Mildred Cook
Raymond Barkley
Cecil Kollenborn
Robert Busby
S City
Shockey
Roy Clary
Kansas City
Frank Johnson
Charles
Claude
George Summer
Homer Robbins
Agricola
W. W. Shoc- Rey
Frank Craver
Dorreseu Howard Wis
Hadley
Forrest
Hemming
Nilip Miller
Chris
Price
Nurice
Carnahan
If Carter
Bobby
Charles’ Brown
John D Family
Edvar Emporia
Christmas visitors fill High Prairie area homes
High Prairie residents recall a busy Christmas with many dinner guests and gatherings. Virgil Landis and family spent Christmas Day at Elmer Landis, while others visited homes of Puckett Daniels Knoche Williams and Johanning. Lawrence Paola Baldwin Baldwin and Osawatomie were among places visited.
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Lawrence Simpson
Byron
William Simpson
Blue Mound
Paola
Oswatomieton
Melvin Cook
H. 5
Cook
Marlin Cook
A. R. Cook
Samuel Reynolds
Lawrence
Laura
Frnk Lobingier
W. R. Sutor
Keith
Vivian Brumfield
Mildred Cook
Cecil Kollenborn
T. F. Haas
Theodore
Anna Johanning
Vista
Morgan
Virginia Frye
Ernest Butell
Wincel
Dean
A. D. Burtell
Virgil Landis
Elmer Landis
Billy Sanders
Pleasant Grove
Elmer Daniels
Homer Disque
Lucille
Clyde Puckett
Willis D. Kitts
Osawatomie
Loren Williams
Clara
Lois Johanning
John Kannenberg
Orville Puckett
I. W. Knoche
Mrs. Lawson
Dorothy
Lawrence Monay
Ward Landis
Homer’ Disque
Lawson
Grandpa Lawson
John Daniels
Cecil Puckett
Philip. Leshman
Baldwin
Dan Johanning
Franz
Frederick
Herman
Clydé Puckett
Pleasant Valley Christmas Program Ends Term
Pleasant Valley school closed for Christmas vacation from Thursday afternoon and reopens January 4. A student program featured songs and recitations by grades across the school, including Joy to the World, Christmas Fun, Christmas Joy, Bells on Christmas Day, Upon the House Top, and You Say There Ain't No Santa Claus. Teachers and pupils participated with performances led by Catherine Luckan Lucille Blough Irma Hadl Norma Lynch Howard Lynch George Luckan.
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Catherine Luckan
Ian Rothrock
Lucille
Blough
Irma
Hadl
Norma Lynch
Howard Lynch
Santa Claus
George Luckan
Christmas Program Ends With Santa Visit At School
A school Christmas program featured recitations songs and a visit by Santa who handed out candy and nuts after gifts were distributed. Miss Brown received a toilet set from her pupils and several local residents attended. The Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau ladies hosted an afternoon gathering with refreshments while the Meadowlark 4-H club held a meeting and officer election at the schoolhouse.
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Rosa Belle Hadl
Maxine Howard
Santa Claus
A. L. Holcom
R. G. ‘Brown
George
Walter Howard
Vernon Garratt
Virginia
John Blough
Ruth
John Sinks
Griffith
Albert Lynch
Otto Luckan
Terry Croll
Mike Hael
Winchell
Olive Tilian
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Jake Oehlert
Community notices and holiday gatherings in Oskaloosa
Local social life highlights include a Thursday Church Nite supper at the Methodist church with a possible visit from Dr. LaFadden of Topeka. Numerous Christmas dinners and gatherings are noted, with families visiting from Liberal Baldwin Valley Falls Topeka and Lawrence.
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laFadden
Topeka
Lucille Lake
Loraine Lake
Liberal
James Gibson
American Legion Auxiliary
Roscoe Jenkins
Frank Haines
Mr. Haines
Snyder
Mr. Jenkins
Walter Robinson
Clare Clarridee
Jean, Clifford
Clare
Ann
Baldwin
M. E. Steves
Lawrence
James O'Bryan
New York City
A. A. Webber
Roy Simons
Bobbie
Barbara Dean
Overbrook
C. T. Bennett
Valley Falls
Margaret Luce
Evelyn Daughat
Joe Sloop
B. C. Williams
John
Junction City
Nortonville
Kate Williams
Ed Davies
Nick Sloop
Sloop
Ascéneth
Wilma Jean
Judge
Horace Phinney
Kan
Unclear Fragment Shifts Focus to Family Visit
Fragmentary snippet places sas City as guest of daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Roland Clark plus other relatives, leaving unclear event or date.
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Sas City
Roland Clark
Christmas Gatherings Across Lone Star Area
Alan Fisher of Lone Star visits grandparents for Christmas. Numerous Falls City and Overbrook families share meals and attend Bethyl's Christmas program. Doc Fishburn had tonsils removed in Pomona. Several households host kin from San Antonio Pittsburg Oklahoma City Michigan Valley Overbrook Topeka and Centropolis. Community groups and residents attend church events, dinner gatherings, and a Williamsburg trip.
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Alan Fisher
Lone Star
C. M. Albright
Sam Oberest
Florence
Evelyn
Sammy
Falls City
Neb
Johnnie Brecheisen
John Hoffman
Elisbeth
Ralph
N. R. Fleming
Chapel Hill
Doc. Fishburn
Pomona
Johnson
Cleveland Clark
Nancy Clark
Tilford Clark
San Antonio
Texas
Ted Clark
Theron
Arlene
Pittsburg
Kan
Otis Burroughs
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cecil Price
Warren
R. C. Price
Michigan Valley
Clarence Coursen
Robert
Margaret Sullivan
Overbrook
Alvin Fisher
Topeka
Harold
Fisher
Alan
Ross
Margaret
Dan Allen
Jack
Jennings Price
Chas. Jones
Charlie Clark
Josephine Fisher
Fred
Claude
S. W. Owens
Strafford
Wichita
John Stahel
Walter Dehrle
Geraldine
Eunice
Raymond Dehrle
Henry Young
Warren Bob Simmons
Denby
Charles Simmons
Dorothy
Bethyel
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Nadine
Cramblett
Vada
Anna May
Oscar Turner
James Osher
G. C. Brumfield
James Brumfield
Robert Brumfield
Dewey McCray
Ollie “McConnell
R. McConnell
Lincoln
L. S. van Keuren
Caterine van Keuren
Harry Sammer
H. O. Butler
Sammer
Lab. Twichell
Bessie Winn
Margaret Sutor
James
Bromfield
Robert Bromfield
Herman Brown
Beryl Denn
Benedict
Edwin Brown
Emporia
Ae Brown
JT. FE. Davison
Mr. Brown
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Sym .Taylor
A. Taylor
Lawrencea
Richard Stephens
Densmore
Suter
Betty Lou
Joe Simpson
Len Simpson
L. L. Hadley
Glenn Howard
M . B. Twiehell
Harrison
Dollie
Ed Stoneking
O. M.hird
G. A. Tadlock
Ewbank
J. Re
N. Rutherford
Floyd
Merlyn
Ben Davison
Ed Sanders
Philip Fles
Charles Jardon and
Tegey
A. D. Jardon
Nichols
Maxine Carnahan
Fred Mey
Pohn
Cecil_Kollenborn
Cleda Davison
E. P. Hall
Oliver Price
John_ Wise
Flanders
Emma Emery
Maurice Frye
Carl Sturdevant
Ermine Barkley
Perv Barkley
Roy
Fred Barkley
Russell
Charles Barkley
Cecil Kallenborn
Edna
Wanieta ‘Sulli
Ives Chares
Peoples State Bank
Van
S. Cook Home
High Prairie
Pleasant Valley
Oskaloosa
Bethel
Rev. Pritchett
Raymond Oehrle
Quartette of
Dorothy Simmons
Margaret Fisher
Christm
Velma Vance
Faya Dodder
Nellie Finch
Clarence Albright
Clarence Faler
John Vance
Ernest Albright
Elaine
Williamsburg
Carlie Clark
Mr Fisher
Harold Fisher
Lohe ‘Star
Clarence Euler
Cecil
Mae
Chesterfield
Nat Shilkret
Alex Gray
Columbia
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