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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1940
Page
5
Society notices must be received at the Journal World office by noon on the publication day. Readers should ensure their announcements arrive in time to appear in the society column.
Tuesday events include Mrs. Homer Allison and Mrs. Wade Pierce at Coterie dinner, Evans Hearth, with wee Jessie Jones at West Side Study and Mrs. M. A. Liscum. Wednesday brings Plymouth Congregational Calendar meeting and Circle 75 readings. Thursday features Mercredi club and various bridge clubs at Colonial, plus Mothers Discussion and Evening Bridge. Circle 75 luncheons at Veterans hall.
A reception at the executive mansion Sunday from 8 30 to 10 00 p m opens the annual Woman s Kansas Day club celebration in Topeka with Gov Payne Ratner Mrs F E Ryan and other officers in the receiving line. Monday features business sessions and a luncheon with numerous Lawrence women on committees.
Minnesota residents learned of A G Lavery of Santa Ana California father of J J Lavery of 1629 Barker Street who died after traveling by plane upon hearing his illness. The report also mentions a guest at the Alpha Omicron Pi house, Mrs Aaron Nelson, housemother, who hosted yesterday and today.
Professor Waldemar Gelich presented a varied program with Miss Alice Merle Conger at the piano. The evening featured the new Sonate for Violin and Piano in E major by Lazzari, Mozart’s Concerto in D major, and six lively encores including Nigun and Woods of Renon, praised for intonation and ensemble.
Two days remain before semester tests begin at the Kansas University campus. Students fill libraries, a recording studio will capture speeches, intramural basketball standings shift, and a freshman party faces scrutiny amid funding woes.
Two wins and no losses set the tone as Pi Phis and Kappas both hold first place in their divisions with perfect records. No further games or scores are listed in the readable text.
George Catdorf died at home of his granddaughter near Wellsville just weeks before turning 102. He helped in the militia during Lincoln's era and had seven siblings reach 55 or more. Funeral services were at Coughlin funeral home with burial in Walnut Creek cemetery. record notes names Owmis and Clyde Gell among others.
Callers at the J. L. Hays home Sunday. J. L. Trusheim Walter Cruthers and Andrew Rice enjoyed a 6 o'clock dinner at the Ralph Rhoades home in Kansas City Saturday evening. Mrs. George Corn and two daughters from Tulsa arrived in Ottawa Sunday afternoon where her brother Clyde Bell met them at her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Bell. Mr Bell has not been well recently but is reported to be a little better at present writing. Carl Warnock was a Sunday dinner guest of his father, W H Warnock, and sister Mrs Warren Warnock.
The daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Milner of Rawlins Wyoming won the 1940 stork derby as the first baby born in the New Year at Memorial hospital arriving Thursday January 4 Merchants gave gifts Milner a former Lawrence resident has been a switchman on the Union Pacific at Rawlins for 20 years Miss Bette Soward of Kansas City Kansas visited the Rev and Mrs John Bowers and attended a Triangle fraternity dance at the University of Kansas Clifford D Dean spoke at a county teachers meeting in Olathe Miss Marian Lane attended to discuss primary reading and Miss Vesta Nelson of St Paul also featured in events
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