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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1949

Page

5

Society Calendar Highlights From Local Clubs

Local clubs agenda includes Tetley Lawrence Womans club sewing event, Alford Clarke pews auxiliary post ball, Country Club dinner bridge, Delta Delta Delta alliance at Mex Frank McDonald, South Side Reading club gathering, and American War Dads Auxiliary meeting canceled due to cold. Also notes birthdays, book reviews, Missionary society at Trinity Lutheran, Ventura club program by Hedrick, Mackey Merrymakers luncheon with officer elections, India Home Demonstration unit all day meeting, Quivira club canceled by death, Brackett Home Demonstration group meeting, and garden insects lesson reminders.

Religious notices and meetings listed for February 1948

April 1948 community notices call for a valentine activity at Nes. Elmer Schneider recreation chairman asks members to bring valentines. Educational Unit of the First Presbyterian church hosts a covered dish luncheon at 1 PM February 2 at the manse 842 Louisiana street with Mrs T H Asmen and co chairs assisting. Program includes devotions by Mrs J J Jones and talks by Mrs McCannon Mrs Ethel Harman and Mr Fred Cutter. Life group meets 12 35 PM. Friends in Council meet with Mrs C F Nelson. Concordia Guild of Immanuel Lutheran meets Feb 2 at 2 PM at the parish house 1528 Vermont Street with Mrs William Schimmel hosting and Mrs Edgar Salsbury leading Living Our Faith. Supreme Court justices wives tea in Topeka postponed due to Justice Homer Hoch death.

First Fresbyverien Church T. H. Asmen Louisiana Street T. E. Glasa V. C. Fichel J. J. Jones McCannon Ethel Harman Golden Gate Fred Cutter Concordia Guild Immanuel Lutheran Churchy Vermont Street William Schimmel Edgar Salsbury Supreme Court Topeka Homer Hoch

Local Personal Notices Jul Kansas events and travels

Mr and Mrs Raymond Keith Mann plan to leave for Carlsbad New Mexico. Mann earned a degree from the University of Kansas and works as a geologist with Shell Oil. Mrs Mann has worked at Weaver department store for five years. Also at home were Mr and Mrs William H Blevins after a month in Glendale California visiting relatives near Los Angeles. Charlotte Price taught at the University of Wisconsin and will attend KU next semester. Mrs W A Johns returned from Kansas City Kansas to visit relatives and their infant daughter Georgann. Mrs J C Randall returned from Houston where her daughter in law underwent emergency appendectomy and is recovering. Mrs Herbert R Pine goes to Research hospital Kansas City for minor surgery. Ronald Perdue and Keith Bud Schweitzberger enlisted in the Army and are at Fort Riley for air cadet training. they are cousins. Howard Erwin improving at Watkins Memorial hospital after heart attack last week. Mr and Mrs Marvin Johnson attended Kansas Day club meeting in Topeka with Mr and Mrs Francis Wilson and Mr and Mrs Sam Fasum.

Raymond Keith Mann Kentucky Street Carlsbad N. M Mann University of Kansas Shell Oil Company Weaver Department Store William H. Blevins Glendale Calif California Norman Nichols el Cajon Perry Simmonds Spring Valley Los Angeles Charlotte Price University of Wisconsin W. A. Johns Kansas City Kan Jack Nichols Georgann J. C. Randall Houston Texas C. O. Randall Herbert R. Pine Massachusetts Street Research Hospital Ronald Perdue Floyd Perdue Keith Bud) Schweitzberger Harold Schweitzberger Army Fort Riley Howard Erwin Watkins Memorial Hospital Marvin Johnson Topeka Kansas Day Club Francis Wilson Sam Fasum

Local residents return from travels and medical care

Grantville and Sharon Kay Wilson's grandparents host visits after trips to Phoenix and Mexico. Irene Roberts and William Pinon end a Florida run. Ed Anderson returns home from hip fracture care in Lawrence. Bowen family arrives from Tucson to spend two months while Edwin enters Liberty Memorial high school for his senior year. Tolands’ relatives plan Birmingham move. Klapis pursues voice study in New York after KU stint. Pat Klapis relocates east for housing. A D Kolterman recovers from Kansas City surgery. J Marvin LeSuer recuperates after Friday operation at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Grantville Phoenix Ariz Mexico Sharon Kay Wilson Harry Bouton Irene Roberts William Pinon Florida Ed Anderson Massachusetts Street Lawrence Memorial Hospital Jack Bowen Anderson Edwin Tucson Aunz Bowen Liberty Memorial High School Joseph Toland Lance Katherine Sue Toland Glennoe Birmingham Ala Lindon N. J Childersburg Fawnua Reade Andrew Klapis University of Kansas New York Lawrence Pat Klapis Lawrence Hardware Company East A. D. Kolterman Kansas City Memorial Hospital J. Marvin LeSuer

Board Meeting February 7 for School District 60

The next regular board of education meeting for School District 60 will be held in the senior high school building office on Monday evening February 7 at 7 30 o clock. Read the Journal World Want Ads.

Board of Education of School District 60

Seek To Thwart Mass Evictions Of Tenants

Tulsa tenants face looming eviction scares as landlords press mass eviction plans in protest of rent controls. Federal prosecutors study notices for possible illegal conspiracy while housing expeditor Tighe Woods warns of court injunctions. American Veterans Committee chapters mobilize legal aid to defend veterans facing eviction.

Tom Clark Tighe Woods American Veterans Committee

Two Weekend Auto Crashes Reported No Injuries

Police reported two weekend traffic accidents with no injuries. At Tenth and New Hampshire a 1928 Buick owned by David McMane and a 1946 DeSoto driven by L R Waterman collided. At Fourteenth and Kentucky a 1942 Hudson driven by Wesley Sims and a 1937 Buick driven by John Larson were involved. both incidents notes cited.

Tenth New Hampshire Ralph Hubbel Chester Foster David McManeas Kentucky Street L. R. Waterman Rhode Island Fourteenth Kentucky Streets Hubbel Foster Wesley Sims New York Street John Larson

New Books You Want to Read Arrive

New titles available now with several engaging options. Contact TRE BOOK NOOR at 1021 Mass for details and prices. Phone 666 for inquiries and reservations.

Mass

VA to Trim Expenses Ten Million Yearly

The Veterans Administration plans a major overhaul cutting operating costs by about ten million dollars annually. Carl R. Gray Jr said 13 branch offices will be dissolved and regional offices and VA hospitals will report directly to the central office. Net savings are estimated at 1 08 million a year, with about 2,500 personnel reduced mainly through elimination of branch offices.

Washington Veterans Administration Carl R. Gray, Jr National Service

Weather forces postponement of Christ meeting in Melouth

Unfavorable weather led to the postponement of the Christ meeting from January 27 at the Methodist church to February 4, the usual W.S.C.S. gathering time. Mrs E W McHenry returned from a surprise trip to visit daughter Mrs John Williams and family. Williams was installed into OSFS at their new home in Greenham Texas. Mrs P F Shoemaker received a January 24 message from Mrs Ralph Howard of Lawrence that Will Howard, in an Idaho hospital, is in serious condition. Funeral services were held for Lydia L Harrison, former near Melouth resident, at Perry Methodist with burial at Fowler cemetery near Melouth. Rev Paul O’Brien, attending Nazarene Seminary in Wanasas City, enrolled Monday for the second semester. Marcus Woodhead returned Sunday from a trip to Dallas.

Christ Methodist Church W.S.C.S E. W. McHenry John Williams

Fragmentary notes from Grain Valley social page

A garbled passage lists visits and health notes including Texea with a friend in Kansas City, Miss Jane Myers with her parents Mr and Mrs Grant Myers, Harry Gensler bedridden, a letter to George Case from Mrs Bradford of Grain Valley, and references to Mr and Mrs Homer Carter, their son, and the Shrader farm near Me ta.

Texea Jane Myers Kansas City Grant Myers Harry Gensler George Case Bradford Grain Valley Reeo Homer Carter City Meek oFry Shrader Bob Trusheim Ed Gardner Carter Mrs Shrader Meta

Territorial Army opens nursery at London Drill Hall

Officers cite nursery as aid to recruitment in Britain's Territorial Army. Men are likelier to enlist and attend weekly drills if they can bring children and wives, with a social program for families established. Ancient Romans used incense daily in private worship and public rites.

London Britain Territorial Army National Guard London Drill Hall

Predatory Hunter Nets Bounties for Mountain Lions

Williams Arizona reports local hunter Les Cravey earned 156 dollars by killing three mountain lions in three hours. His three dogs treed an old female and two six month old cubs about three miles north, after tracking them through snow. Three shots ended the hunt.

Hunter Williams Ariz Les Cravey Cravey Here

Fat Sleek Animals Signal Toll on Local Cattle Stockmen

The hunter reported fat sleek animals indicating a toll on cattle stockmen in the area. The hunt occurred during Cravey’s duties with the game department.

A In Cravey Came Department

Tarheels Headache for SEC in 1948 Football

Birmingham Alabama reports that North Carolina supplied the season’s toughest non conference challenge for the SEC in 1948. SEC teams dropped six games to non league foes with North Carolina accounting for three of those losses, while Texas and another opponent split the others.

Birmingham Ala North Carolina SEC Wwon Texas

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