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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1950

Page

6

Chi Omega dessert-bridge and community notices

Local social items list Chi Omega dessert-bridge at Mrs B C Terrill home and a dinner bridge club at The Hearth hosted by Mr and Mrs Ray Wright. W W Home Demonstration unit welcomes four new members and outlines 1960 work. Vinland community meeting set for Friday at 8 at the high school auditorium with Charlene Hagerman in charge. P E D Chapter CV meets at Mrs Clifford Deans with Vesta White as saluting hostess and current events roll call. Social Order of the Beauceant hosts a dessert course at 1:30 with a 2 o clock meeting and officer practice. Pleasant Hour club to meet at Coffman home Wednesday afternoon. Adah Past Matrons lunch yesterday with Mrs Vivian Webster guest. book review given and Mildred Konkle initiation and new officers elected.

W. W. Home Ruth Mel Cormick Bette Quigley Harriet Pivar Vinland Mias Charlene Hagerman Comed Donna King Miseere Chanay Leo Hagerman Walter George Aubrey Hagerman Chapter CV P.E.D Clifford Dean Misa Vesta White Masonic Temple Lloyd Coffma Coffman Charles Hubbard, Sr Adah Castle Tea Room Vivian Webster Adah Chanter No. 7 C. P. Aul Robert Standish Mildred Konkle Nettie Wismer Press Jesse Sutton Res Nemic Sigel Home Sutton Greece Laverne Kampschroeder Runsel Sutton

Student Group Plans Appearance in Strong Auditorium in Lawrence

Lawrence Daily Journal World reports a student group will appear in Strong Auditorium with Mrs Eva Fesewark as vice president and Mrs Gladys Harper as secretary treasurer. The hostess committee includes several named local ladies and the event features an advanced student recital by the KU School of Fine Arts with a varied program of piano, voice, cello, and violin works conducted by faculty and featuring many named performers and ensembles. Twenty six parking tickets and several other traffic violations were listed in Judge Wayne Aliphin's police court.

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Pedestrian Kirby McRill Killed In Kansas City Crash

Kirby McRill, Kansas City's famed pedestrian known for 1920s walking feats, was killed when struck by a car in downtown Kansas City. The 75 year old, famed for long walks from Leavenworth county to Chicago and for headlines with proposals from Chicago girls, had become a familiar but jobless figure on local streets. Police say a vehicle driven by William Smith hit him near the downtown area.

Kansas City Kirby McRill McRill Chicago Leavenworth County Kansas Tonganoxie Missouri

Moses Valley sports figure in early 20th century noted

The article recalls a Moses Valley A A U president around 1930 and a 1908 graduate who set track records at Spilingtons University in St. Louis, highlighting early athletic leadership and local track history.

Moses Valley A.A.U Spilingtons University St. Louis

Heads High 12 Club elects officers for 1950

The High Twelve club elected and installed officers for 1950 led by president Edwin F Abels and first vice president M N Penny. Sam Hurwitz serves as second vice president with E P Addy as international representative and Ralph E Graber as secretary treasurer. Sam Moyer is sergeant at arms, Lloyd N Bigaby R 3 Brooks and William Kollender join the board of directors. Herbert Tuller acted as installing officer with assistance from Guy Redfeayn as marshal. Past president.

High Twelve Club Edwin F. Abels M. N Penny Sam Hurwitz E. P. Addy Ralph E. Graber Sam Moyer Lloyd N. Bigaby

Lem Jones to Speak at Presbyterians Dinner Meeting

Lem Jones of Kansas City Mo prominent civic and church leader will speak at the February dinner meeting of Presbyterian churchmen at the Presbyterian church Ninth and Vermont Streets tomorrow Wednesday evening at 6 30 He is president of the Kansas City YMCA on regional board chairman of the special gifts committee of the Community Chest and has been Boy Scout commissioner He will present the charter to the local chapter of the national organization Local officers are president Dr Clarke K R Bittenbender vice president Olin Petefish and secretary treasurer Warren N Lesh The northern lights have been measured at least 600 miles above the earth s surface.

Lem Jones Kansas City Presbyterian Church Ninth Vermont Streets Jones

Senator Darby to vote against oleo tax removal

Washington Jan 17 Senator Darby of Kansas announced he will vote to remove federal taxes from margarine and oppose restricting interstate shipments for colored margarine. He argued markets must be free and prices kept low for consumers, and that Kansas dairymen would lose if state plants must sell only inside Kansas. He urged labeling margarine to show what it is not butter.

Washington Senetor Darby K.kan Kansas Paytolla Darby

John C. Grover Dies Noted Missouri Valley Sports Official

John C. Grover, 66, a widely known sports official in the Missouri Valley area and Kansas City, died of a heart ailment at home. He officiated football games for decades and encouraged heart patients to follow doctors orders. his career spanned 25 games in 1936 era. He was also a lawyer and associate of Al Greed.

Kansas City John Jc. Grover Missouri Valley Grover

State to relocate highway near Olathe pays land cost

The state highway commission, in a district court filing at Olathe Kansas, offered a payment of 267,566.92 dollars to acquire condemned land for the U S Highway relocation project in the five mile vicinity near Olathe. The action marks official use of eminent domain to secure the site for the planned rerouting.

State U. S. Highway Olathe Kan State Highway Commission District Court

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