Rose Hill couples mark 50 plus years of marriage in town
Rose Hill Kansas hosts an open house January 27 to honor 11 couples who have tied the knot more than half a century. The group total 586 years of married life, led by Mr and Mrs George Showalter with 58 years upcoming. Other couples include Elmer and Mrs Cook 58, A C Higgins with Alvin Cox 54, H C Pickett and Will Yeager 53, plus three couples at 52 and more. An invitation extends to other golden anniversaries in the area. event starts at 2 p.m. in the school gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hill
Kan
United States
Butler County
George Showalter
Elmer Cook
A. C. Higgins
Lvin Cox
H. C. Pickett
Will Yeager
Frank Gillenwater
Kent Johnson
Charlie Dennett
Jess Dennett
Fred Simmons
Charles Sillinetter
Sam Russell
Dsce
Social Calendar and Club Meetings in New City
Monday events include Mrs W G dHintaon and Meg hosting Team Whost Chih and Mrs Paut Winter for a sewing club luncheon. Jashawk Chapter No. 22 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary meet at the new city building. Lawrence Millwerk of the Chamber of Commerce hosts Presidents Club. Tuesday Knife and Fork Club gathers at 6:26 p.m. for a dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
dHintaon
Meg
Paut Winter
Jashawk
New City
Lawrence Millwerk
Ub. Ofcinck
Chamber of Commerce
Pun
Clut
George Junkish
Ewing Family at Street Home Celebrates 89th Birthday
Mrs. Ewing marked her eighty ninth birthday last week while staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J J Street since July 11, joining Ewing relatives in a family observance.
Wet basements can be prevented with proper grading and drainage
An Associated Press piece explains that damp or wet basements arise mainly from leakage and improper outside waterproofing. Causes include hydrostatic pressure, hillside grading, and poor excavation practices. Prevention hinges on proper grading, drainage, and open joint drain tile around foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marriage License Issued Topeka Couple
A marriage license was issued by Probate Court to Fred Hayes Smith 35 and Venka Brady 35 both of Topeka. Wild turkeys are found in 19 states across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hayes Smith
Venka Brady
Topeka
United States
Davis and Grant Wedding Invitations Issued
Invitations issued by Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Davis of Birch Tree Missouri announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Mary Jo Davis of Lawrence to Ervin E. Grant son of Mr. and Mrs. KE. W. Grant of Eldorado. The ceremony will be at 4 PM Saturday Feb 9 in Danforth Chapel with Miss Davis to graduate from the University of Kansas that term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J., Davis
Birch Tree
Mary Jo Davis
Lawrence
Ervin E. Grant
KE. W. Grant
ElDorado
Danforth Chapel
Davis
Ernest Pulliam
University of Kansas
E. H. Bonner
Edinburg
Tex
Mar- Bonner Neal
George R. Ison
Florence
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Bellaire
J. B. Kahn
Beaumont
Bonner
Britain to Continue to Build Jet Bomber Valiant
London report states Britain will mass produce the new four engine jet bomber Valiant despite the crash of the first completed aircraft near Bournemouth during a test flight two days earlier. Five crew bailed out. one died later. Air Ministry attributed the accident to an engine bay fire and said production plans remain unchanged.
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London
Britain
Bournemouth
Air Ministry
Ministry
Local Notes from Lawrence Area Residents
Mr and Mrs Fred Saxman head to Lincoln to watch KU N A basketball game tonight. Chancellor Franklin D Murphy visits Arkansas City for a Rotary Kiwanis Lions joint dinner. Dean Allen Reese returns from Ann Arbor where he chaired a committee planning a teacher seminar on pharmaceutical chemistry. Reese presides over the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy this year. Howard Heck George Fritz and Gene Watson depart for the National Stock Show in Denver. Roger Ewing and Craig visit his parents as A B Ewing recovers from injuries in a KC collision. Mrs C J Eriksen returns from Hutchinson. husband Karl Ahlers Eriksen travels to Kansas City. George Sanders family from Independence visits Lawrence. others join at a supper. May Seetin arrives from the East. plans weekends with relatives in Attica and Washington DC area. Sgt Sam Seetin is set for overseas duty in February. Sam McKone Jr of McAllen Texas visits family. he will inspect and interview applicants in Kansas City for Border Patrol. Capt Elza Stone and McKone recall Liberty Memorial HS roots. C H Simpson dines with Spanish War comrade Calvert Winter. Robert Frakes returns from Elk Falls to ailing mother Maude Frakes. Carl Hird visits research hospital. Hirds plan move to Overland Park Feb 1. Ralph Stutsman returns home to Baldwin after hospital stay. Floyd W Atwood enrolls in Milwaukee School of Engineering. Navy veteran and former Liberty Memorial student. George McCarty of Lecompton discharged from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after weeks of care. Pleasant Hour Club to meet Wednesday at Mrs W J Brink and Mrs Eltort’s home. Mrs A B Ewing returns to son A B’s home.
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Fred Saxman
Lincoln
K. U.N.A
Franklin D. Murphy
Arkansas City
Rotary, Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Dean J. Allen Reese
School of Pharmacy
Ann Arbor
Mich
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Dean Reese
Howard Heck
George Fritz
Kansas Livestock Associaion
Gene Watson
Kansas Hereford Association
Denver
Roger Ewing
Craig
Kansas City
A. B. Ewing
C. J. Eriksen
Hutchinson
Karl Ahlers Eriksen
Jon
Eriksen
Lawrence
Kansas
May Seetin
East
Sgt
Sam E. Seetin
Westover Field
Mass
Washington, D. C
Alexandria
Ray R. Steein
Wichita
Braniff
Elza Stone
McKone
Liberty Memorial High School
C. H. Simpson
Calvert J. Winter
Ohio St
Ohio St. Winter and Simpson Are Spanish War Comrades. Robert Frakes
Elk Falls
Maude Frakes
Carl Hird
Wayne
Hird
Research Hospital
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Writers Workshop January Meeting Attendance Notes
Twelve active members and two visitors attended the January meeting of the Lawrence Writers' Workshop on Saturday afternoon. Absent was Mrs. Andrew Jackson. Reports include Tolleall responses, monthly column notes, poems and articles by multiple members, and a Kansas Day Speaking plan in New York School. Salem, Oregon’s capital lies in two counties separated by the Willamette River.
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Lawrence Writers’ Workshop
Andrew Jackson
Tolleall
C.e. Birch
State Teachers Journal
Lenna Brown
William Craddock
Roma Crowder
Frank H. Horrell
Writers’ Library
Frank E. Jones
A. R. Kennedy
Boswell
London Journal
Zachary Taylor
Kansas Day
New York School
Kansas City
W. P. Olmsted
Melvin Wheeler
Fred Williams
Over the Waves
Call of Kansas
Frank Fox
Faye Wright
Salem
Oregon
Marion
Polk
Willamette River
Basement waterproofing and foundation work described
The article outlines backfilling with crushed rock and tamping around foundations, notes when drainage affects need for tile, and recommends exterior waterproofing with hot asphalt or coal tar pitch membranes. It covers cement grout fills, exterior pargeting, and indoor purge methods, finishing with a 1949 line about US egg production of 56,382,000,000 eggs.
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Aa. B. Ewing
Stylables
Kate Caldwell
Arene Vitt
George Readin
Miss Vitt
Readie
Otto ¥Itt
Eudora
Robert’ Hackman
Dick ‘Thompson
Elna Patterson
Mary Hackman
Frances McCleery
American Association of University, Women
Pinckney School
Maud Ellsworth
Alvin Schil
Quivira Club
Teobert Taft
la. St
Joseph Goade
Vesper Circle
The
First Baptist Church
Miss Truth Carell
Learnard Ave
Quile Ks
Cauncil
C. M. Baker
League of Women Voters
Delack
Jiheary
Younty Navarenent
George Jool
Marvin Te Sune
Mars Clarke
Helen Clarke
Ruth Gitchen
Womens Guild
First Presby+tenan
Thradere Aszman
Aszman
Bobson
Veal Merp
Aelack
Leslie Demerit
Charles Faw
Torriden
Shirley Harrett
Prowra Conymues
Methodist Church
Will Bea
Ted
Coldsmith
Bilcasii
Homer Tard
Johnson Ave
Jessin
Clarense Hoover
Ohn Pour
Minerian Club
James Wiggins
Ben Rowing
Florence Davidson
Don Schaake
Mr. Davidson
Edith St
Ray L. Culbertson
Vail Hospital
Ronald Lee
Susan
Culbertson
Frieda Wray
Floyd Wray
Enterprise Home
Chester Dadder
Delbert Harris
Charlie Hubbard
Frazier Butler
Enterprise
Pleasant Valley Community Club
McAllaster Pta
Albert Fearing
Alfred Iwin
Psychology
Robert C. Swift
Episcopal Church
Helen Gaw
Isabetle Smith
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ivan Rawl
W. C. Summers
Rhoda Perkins
Sigma Kappa Mothers ‘Club
Wayne E. Hird
Cynthia Ann
Col. Bayard Atwood
Air Force
Delta Chi
University of Arionta
Wadsworth Veterans Aid Society
Tommorrow
Christian Woman's Fellowship
Orlock
First Christian Church
Fen
Pslemaker
Robert Nelson
Jamaica
Nelson
Church
Damacia
Tra
Lafe James
H.C. Nunemaker
J. A Bogue
C. J Overbaugh
Mer Schneider
Alan Kirby
Yellowstone Park
C. W. Davenport
American War Mothers
O. M. Carpenter
H. J. Kapfer
Fred Alford
J. R. Good
Wadsworth Hosital
Guy Folks
Gus Brune
June Snow
Floyd W. Atwood
H. W. Atood
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwauke
Wis
George’ McCarty
Lecompton
Mreti
W. J. Brink
A. B
Writers Workshop
Mase
Tess Thorn
Stork
Mana
Boggs and
Albert
Avalind
Vermont
Sizas
Dawn Pink
Alar
Weaver's
Gustafson
Als
Lass
Scotland
Pense
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