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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1940
Page
5
Society contributions for the Journal-World society column must be received at the office by noon on publication day. The item should include names and brief details of events or donations for the society section.
Social groups schedule includes Monday contract and sewing clubs, bridge tournaments with Mrs. Ivan Rowe, Lotus and Finesse clubs, Old Friends group, Tesora group, plus a Wednesday interdenominational meeting at Lawrence church women group and Thursday University Women's club tea at Memorial Union.
Mrs. J. C. Skinner hosted a bridge luncheon honoring Mrs. Harold Constant at her mother Mrs. H. B. Peakrs home with red carnation centerpieces. Other events include Gamma Phi Beta patrons’ bridge tea at Mrs. Docking s home and various clubs meeting tomorrow afternoon across streets and addresses in Pleasant Valley with prizes awarded and program talks scheduled.
Multiple church and civic clubs announce events across Douglas County. Talks on religion and youth will feature Rev C W Comstock and others, with social hours, piano solos, and holiday parties. Meetings include Christian Endeavor rallies, Roundtable gatherings, Ladies Aid, Victoria club, and Women Voters study sessions.
Mrs R A Cox of Topeka weekended with her bedbound parents Mr and Mrs P W Ewing. Kenneth Ewing of Kansas City visited his parents yesterday. Robe Green William Green Jr Egert Rothchild and Glen Hoard depart for Waterloo Iowa for a John Deere tractor school. Fred Broker on three months U S vacation visiting friends in this area. May Williams Ward Wellington new Kansas Authors Club president visited Creta Hill and family.
Ingrid Kestadius, Swedish Kappa pledge from Stockholm, earned an A in Spanish and eyed two more top grades in American government and literature, inspiring her sorority sisters. A snowball fight in the KU Daily Kansan newsroom amused editors before finals resume, while Patricia Gunn reported a fur coat theft and John Urich suffered a burned hand delaying exams.
Marriage licenses have been issued at the office of the probate judge to Floyd F Harmon Lawrence and Margaret Lucille Hall. Lawrence Clarence E Maichel Overbrook and Mary E Firestone Ottawa Ross Neaves and Ellen Neaves Leavenworth and Albert B Haid Topeka for Ida Mae Schilling Onaga.
Moscow reports little on front activity while accusing Finland's Mannerheim of a mission to conquer Leningrad and restore the Romanoffs. Tass denied German troops in Polish territories and Russia speeds wood gas automobiles to save fuel, with claims of Finnish oppression of minorities and dreams of annexing northern Norway and Sweden.
Architect J. W. Stone city clerk Prof. PF A. Russell and Prof Lawrence Spencer met in Topeka to obtain figures on omitted building features for the community building under construction. A bond issue of about 12 000 to 15 000 may appear on the April 2 election to complete the project as planned with 75 000 in bonds.
The Lawrence Junior Lions defeated Leavenworth Junior High 25 to 9 in a Friday game. Harry Stucker led with 10 points as Lawrence built a 10 to 3 halftime edge. all 10 players saw at least one quarter. The Lions travel to Kansas City Friday to face Northeast Junior High.
Clarence Scovill aged 72 a farmer from near Lane Kansas died today in the University of Kansas hospital from pneumonia. His wife and their son Fred 36 are also ill with pneumonia in the same hospital. Al Scovill another son drove them Friday to the hospital. Fred lives on a farm about six miles from the parental home. The ill family members were not told of the elder Scovill's death.
Paris fashion survey shows strictly feminine trends prevailing amid war, with new summer collections reviving ankle length frocks and eyelet muslins. Descriptions note rose trim, lace hats, pastel chiffons, black crepe flashes, long skirts, fitted jackets, and decolleté styles. Silhouettes feature towered waists, flared day lines, and varied coat treatments.
Nine laundries in Wichita ask the telephone company to guarantee regular uninterrupted service or face removal of their phones after a labor union blockade. The demand arises from a labor dispute reported January 29.
York South Carolina January 29 UP The roof of the Shiloh Presbyterian church five miles from town caught fire but fire fighting apparatus responded quickly. Citizens aided with snowballs to help extinguish the flames.
Firefighters were impeded when a church blaze forced the congregation to fight the flames with snowballs, using improvised methods as the only option available at the moment.
Clarence Crane seventy living four miles south and a mile west of Eau dora suffered a stroke Saturday afternoon. He lost the use of his right arm and leg as well as his speech and was reported to be improving today.
London report states Laurence Olivier divorced Jill Esmond with Vivien Leigh named as co respondent. Esmond testified marital happiness ended in 1937 when Olivier declared love for Leigh. Leigh and Olivier, both prominent in films, were later linked as spouses in Hollywood.
A prominent film figure, long a frequent companion at film colony affairs, is best known in the United States for Wuthering Heights.
Paris dispatch reports the national defense ministry announcing a man sentenced to death and seven others given heavy penalties for wartime espionage.
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