Spring shopping notes and Valentine picks in town
A reader shares spring shopping finds from local shops including a Virginia May Flower Shop display of clever and lace valentines priced from 5c to 1.00, fashion notes on short sleeves and fur trims, plus ads for Home Service Laundry January specials and Bullock Printing offering cheap tally cards for bridge parties.
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Virginia
May
Eldridge
Bullock Printing Company
Dickinson Theatre
Palace Beauty Shop offers personalized powder blends
If you struggle to match complexion, Palace Beauty Shop will blend a powder to suit you for $1 a box and demonstrate its staying power. Also new permanent ranges are highlighted.
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Palace Beauty Shop
Engagement Noted At Ottawa Bridge Luncheon
Society notes report the engagement of Miss Mertice Stucker of Lawrence to Lloyd H. Wilson of Ottumwa Ia announced at a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs M G Stucker at the North American hotel Ottawa. The couple plans a spring wedding. Wilson, chief dispatcher for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway at Ottumwa, received news via telegram as the luncheon concluded. Decorations followed a black and white theme with a T shaped table and white roses.
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Mertice Stucker
Lawrence
Ottawa
Lloyd H. Wilson
Otwa
M. G. Stucker
North American
Wilson
Chicago, Milwaukee and Beat Railway
Ottumwa
Cker
G._M
Ott
C. T. Geiger
Mertice-Lloyd
H. & Melton
Sam Ober
P. H. Klinkenberg
Alice Moncrieff
Margaret Topping
Emman B. Topham
William Cugick
H. M. Stucker
C. A. Davis
Gar I
John D. Bercy
Mra
I O F and Rebekah Lodge Plan Joint Sessions
Members of the grand lodge and encampment of the I O F tonight will be special guests of the Oakland Rebekah lodge and tomorrow they will hold a joint executive session at the Hotel Jay ah. Mrs Robert Wilson hosted the Jolly Stitchers club Wednesday afternoon with ten members present and refreshments served at the close.
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Grand Lodge
Oakland Rebekah
Jayah
Robert Wilson
Jolly Stitchers Club
Rollgéll
Corliss and neighbors visit Gus Wood home
Local social notes describe visits by Corliss and Burton families of Argentine plus the Hays family from Tulsa. Mrs. Dickens of DeSoto hosted the Pleasant Hour Club meeting with members sharing self support resources, readings, and a club prophecy. Guests included Max Meinke, Leta Foley, and Mable Cunningham.
DeSoto Social News Notes And Installations
Seventyb five refreshments were served at a late hour. Miss Edna Polfer left Sunday for a trip to Cuba with her uncle Mitchell Polfer and a Kansas City friend. They will drive to Florida to ship the car and take it aboard. Earl Ross trips with Walter Reid on a business journey to Wednesday. Mrs. Will Andrew hosted dinner for Mrs.ece lyn Jewett and Mrs. Edna Kilmer. Miss Dodi Martin stayed with Oma L. Dent Monday. Mrs. Geo Kluss attended a shower for Louie Warsop at Frank Rhoads home near DeSoto. YW club met at Roxa Osborne’s. program included songs by Ariel Watson and Clara Boone, a Byrd expedition paper by Helen Jewett, and a trip to the Deaf and Dumb school in Olathe. The New Year child Grace Boone sang and distributed gifts. The club plans a birthday bank. Other notes mention butcher work, hog shipments to Kansas City, and Odd Fellows Rebekah lodge activities with joint installation and oyster supper for 70 members and guests. Police court continued cases of Lindstrom for speeding and Kimmel for stop-sign violation. bonds set and dates noted.
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Howard Burton
Maxon
Gus Wooden
Fred Hays
Betty
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas City
Hays
Wooden
Minnie Dickens
DeSoto
Chase Baker
Baker
Pleasant Hour Club
Dickens
Max Meinke
Leta Foley
Mable Cunningham
Chas. Baker
Anna Lesueur
L.L. Corliss
W. H. Dent
Oma
Ola
Ted McMott
Mr. Baker
J. O. Huff
Mr. Watson
Watson
C. H. Musser
Edna.Polfer
Cuba
Pienday
Ecelyn Jewett
Edna Kilmer
Dodi Martin
Oma L
Dent Monay
Clara Plummer
Delta Thiry
Y. W. Club
Roxa Osborne
Fredonia
Ariel Watson
Clara Boone
Gladys Strickland
Byrd
Helen Jewett
Bertha Large
D. T. Osborne
Ray Paxton
Edna Zellars
J. R. Penner
L. A
Thelma Murphy
Ruth Frisbie
Fred Cox
Corliss
Rebekah Lodge
Anders
L. R. Penner
E. E. Baker
Edith Sigman
J. FE. Deweese
Chas. Nease
Lesh Harris
Gwendolyn Jewett
Ruth Hamilton
Inez Osborne
D. D. Pres
Pansy Penner
N. G
Rebekah
Thelma
Hills Bros Roasting Method Delivers Uniform Flavor
Hills Bros Contra Roasting uses controlled automatic feeding of green coffee in three ounce lots to roast steadily, producing uniform flavor and preventing heat loss. The process, advertised in grocers, emphasizes air tight vacuum cans to preserve freshness and the Arabica trademark on Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.
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Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Soren
Hills Bros. Coffee
Hills
Bros. Coffee
Semel ‘City
Missouri
Micro-Movie Catches a Bird's Heart Beat
Cleveland reports a micro-movie by Dr. Bradley M Patten showing a developing bird embryo heart beating as blood forms in the egg membranes The film captures the oscillating primitive heart bulb in a saline incubator with a microscope and camera recording eight hours of activity before the heart fully begins circulation.
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Cleveland, Jad
Bradley’ M. ‘Patten
Western Reserve University
Medical School
Patten
House rejects bid to end wire tapping in prohibition
Jan 22 AP report states the House voted 102 to 75 to retain wire tapping in prohibition enforcement. The measure failed to stop the practice, preserving the government's interception authority.
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Washington
House Today
Weather edge holds as Kansas braces for cold snap
Federal meteorologist D Flora forecast at least 24 more hours of cold for Kansas with overnight lows near 30 in the north and 20s in the south, after a morning spread showing 50s in Havre and 60s in Goodland. Topeka and surrounding areas expect 45 to 50 tomorrow, while Topeka recalls two prior midwinter lows matching this year. Clear skies persist across Kansas and neighboring states with no precipitation reported.
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Topeks
Kansas
Florida
Arizona
Flora
Goodland
Topeka
Ity
Havre
Mont
Not to Cancel Match Billiard Champ Injured
Ralph Greenleaf former world pocket billiard champion suffered a severely cut hand last night near Detroit when trying to raise a window in a Pullman car. He is still slated for an exhibition at Swede Wilson's billiard parlor on March 1 and no cancellation word has been received.
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Ralph Greenleaf
Detroit
Mich
Car
Lookout for Runaways Aids Lawrence Police
Kansas City authorities asked Lawrence police last night to locate Olin Dittman and Ray Lagan two boys who ran away from homes there yesterday A third companion’s name was not learned The trio was believed to be riding in a model 1925 Ford coupe Also mentions Fisher's January Clearance on pumps and straps at half price.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Olin Dittman
Ray Lagan
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Home Service
Harriet Hubbard Ayres
Smith's Drug Store
Pring
New York
Dpaze's
Rankin's Drug Store
Green Bros. Hardware Store
H. W. Hutchinson
Walter Keeler
Dickinson
J. N. Carman
University of Chicago
Keeler
Carman
Blanche Marshall
W. H. Horr
Dr. Hutchinson
Horr
Bridge
Mr. Carman
C. D. Sackett
Victoria Club
Boelock
New Hampshire Street
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Esther Peggy Athey
Indiana Street
Rock
Margaret Human
Miss Shuffelbarger
Emma Christensen
Dorothy Shuffelbarger
Aimee Piper
J. Myron Metz
Farol Haynes
The
Lotus, Reading Club
Sadie Hutt
Ternnessee Street
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Harry A. Gordon
William S. Anderson
Bishop Anderson
Boston
Fred Troutman
E. F. Price
C. H. Constant
Ren. Bonebrakes
Edith
F. W. Hosford
W. W. Curoons
Howard Farce
Duree
Constant
Mra. Gertie K. Jinston
Accom
Fecee
Assembly
Offic
Geo. Kluss of
Frank Rhoads
Louie Warsop
C. C. Lindstrom
Garwood Kimmel
Lindstrom
Kimmel
Hotel Eldridge
Trice
MonaVanna
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