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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1940
Page
5
A brief item notes a Wednesday gathering at the Niotas club led by Mrs 8 sh Gorrill with Thursday heated foursomes and breakfast at the Country club followed by supper at 6 o clock. Payne and N I G club are mentioned in connection with the event.
Lawrence society page reports eight tables of bridge at the Business and Professional Women's club tournament with Mayme Corcoran and Louise Nelson high scorers. Hostess events include Alpha Delta Pi swimming party for rushees at Jayhawk Plunge and a garden luncheon at Mrs George Hedrick's Emery home. Birth of Suzanne Calvin announced. engagement of Prudence James to Harry Moorman noted. Choir practice and women’s relief activities scheduled. July meetings planned.
Mrs Wayne Allphin served as hostess yesterday afternoon for a contract club session. Mrs Harry Allphin attended for an absent member. Mr and Mrs Richard B Stevens of 1123 Louisiana street are the parents of a daughter born last evening at Memorial Hospital. The baby is named Jane Helen.
Numerous Lawrence residents and visitors are listed in this personal column. J. Clevenger returned from the east. Mrs. Courtney reports from Ellsworth after a hospital stay. Lily Basom and family travel from Haskell. other names include Miss Bettie Lou Cook, Bobbette McCoy, Alex Mitchell, Lois Erikson, Ruth Toburen, and many more visiting or away for summers, camps, or family stays.
Washington July 3 AP The War Department will use temporary structures to house thousands of extra troops as the army expands. Mobilization type temporary construction will be provided at posts camps and stations with added personnel. Where impracticable temporary buildings may be used and tents may be employed for billet.
Edwin Butterfield will teach commerce at Tonganoxie rural high school after earning a bachelor of science in commerce from Emporia State Teachers College this spring. Genevieve Harmonig attends KU summer session. Several locals and visitors are named, as well as a cloudburst that washed out eleven county and township bridges.
The air arm is extended to the Pacific Northwest with the dedication of McChord Field a 2 000 acre 18 000 000 air base. McChord will serve as the base for an air armada charged with protecting Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho and Wyoming north of the 43rd parallel and augmenting force in Alaska.
Chairman James A. Farley of the Democratic National Committee said the war question is the most important issue for platform drafters. He announced Senator Robert Wagner of New York will head the resolutions committee at the national convention opening July 15 in Chicago, with Wagner arriving Monday for prep work.
Chicago July estimate shows a harvest of about 2.44 billion bushels based on current acreage and condition figures. The projection comes from six private experts, with ranges from roughly 2.4 to 2.504 billion bushels, compared with last year’s total of 2.619 billion.
Local items recall residents visiting family in Topeka and Shreveport. Mrs Moore travels to California with daughter Mrs Lane. Mrs Shankland will reside in Toronto where Mr Shankland leads the school music department. Weddings, bridge club events, and church society notices mark a busy week. August 23 24 set for old settlers event at the courthouse lawn.
Mrs. Marle Scott left last week to spend the summer with Mrs. MT Sadler at her summer cottage at Mission, Wis. Mrs. A. M. McCarroll of Union Neb., had been a house guest at her mother's home, Mrs. Fred Strong, and sister, Mrs. J. R. Hundley, returning home last Wednesday. Lawrence Leonhard attended in Douglas County Farm Bureau board.
Rev Lester A. Crose of Beira Lebanon Syria will speak on Near East conditions at the Church of God Friday. Local pastors plan to return from Anderson camp gathering for the service. Farm Bureau and Red Cross activities, birthday gatherings, and family visits are reported amid Fourth of July plans and local weather notes.
Mrs L H Leonhard Mrs Ida Leonhard and Mrs Garrett attended the Ladies Aid meeting at the North Lawrence M E church annex last Thursday afternoon. Tiert Avey who lives with the Ardell Weaks attended the funeral of his friend and schoolmate E G Rexroad at the Rumsey funeral home last Friday.
President Roosevelt will depart for Hyde Park today and plans to transfer the Franklin D. Roosevelt library and papers to government control over the Fourth of July. He expects to return to the White House by Monday.
President Roosevelt submitted Kansas postmaster nominations to the Senate for confirmation. Names include Oswego Fairtex Barnes Turon Paul E and others, with the July 3 dispatch noting the action.
War relief fund of the American Red Cross reached 17 309 850 dollars. First half of year contributions totaled 831 25 dollars. Prison inmates at Attica New York noted in dispatches.
A Kansas City conservatory director died suddenly at his home in July. The incident follows a year with bustling activity as farmers in the region sold thousands of dollars worth of livestock at local markets.
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