Society Notes Highlight Local Hosts and Bridges
Social columns describe dinners and bridge parties across Lawrence including Mrs. G. W. Bradshaw hosting with a guest list of Mrs. Wm Smart and others. K. K. A. Dames plan a second summer bridge at 2:30 pm at 309 East Nineteenth Street with assorted hostesses. Families hold a picnic supper on South Massachusetts Street and a Lake Lake Lofawana house party features Dr. and Mrs. Lyle Powell and guests. 4 H Baking Club meets in Kanwaka with table manners talk. next meeting to be in July at Betty Christy’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kk. A. Dames
Alonzo Sands
East Nineteenth Street
Elmer Effin
Robert ‘Heald
Carl Shukers
Ira Stockebrand
Claude
E. R. Learned
Massachusetts Street
Lyle Powell
Lake Lofawana
Kansas City
Kanwaka
Iola Belle Johnson
Margaret Colman
Betty Christy
George
C. Be.snéegas
Ernest Kasold
Sonia Rudiger
Janice Patchen
V.C. Pfeiffer
Kidder
Adeline Grace Pilcher
Wichita
L. H
Gottlieb Nieder family to spend Fourth of July trip
Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Nieder and son John David of Lone Star and Miss Elizabeth Dunn of Lawrence left yesterday to spend the Fourth of July at Shenandoah Ta and return this evening Mr and Mrs J H Fritts entertain as guests today Mr and Mrs E M Boddington and family Dr and Mrs La Verne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Nieder
John David
Lone Star
Elizabeth Dunn
Lawrence
Shenandoah
J. H. Fritts
E. M. Boddington
la Verne
It Ain't No Trick to Keep a Husband Happy
A compact quip notes that keeping a husband content hinges on sympathy during belly aches and cheering when he brags, reflecting a 1928 Publishers Syndicate commentary style and social humor.
Social calendar entries list many residents' visits and travels
Monday through Sunday social calendar lists Mr and Mrs J H Mitchell dinner and picnics at Mitchells, bride at Mrs Alonzo Sands home, golf at country club, bridge clubs, and visits by Miss Grace Light in New York, Josselyn family motor trip to New York, and several Kansas City and Oklahoma trips. Also notes arrivals and departures for visits in Topeka, St Louis, Detroit, Ely Minnesota, and Washington DC with talks of study, family visits, and summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Mitchell
Independence
Herbert ‘Flint
Maret
Jimmies
Virginia
New York
J. T. Constant
Anna Myers
Lillian Constant
Jack Tucker
Schell Mitchell
Ell
Airs
K. DU. Dames
Alonzo Sands
Finesse Club
Sliss
Wilma Milter
T. J. Sweeney
Imperial Club
H. BE. van Noy
Fred Angle
Kansas City
Kans
John €. Garm
Springfield
Ill
Washington, D. C
Brennan
Smithgonian Institute
Lawrence
Grace Light
H. W. Josselyn
Walker
Elizabeth Josselyn
Detroit
No Takers for Jobs Offered by C of C
Jobs with no men to take them is the problem facing Cham ber of Commerce officials. Those seeking work in harvest potato picking and other tasks should report at the Chamber of Commerce office in the old city hall at Eighth and Vermont streets by 7 a.m. each morning. This morning six jobs were open with no one to take them. Ten jobs will be available tomorrow morning but should have been assigned today. No workers reported this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Eighth
Vermont
Christian Science Lesson Sermon Focuses on God as Lord
Sunday services across all Christ Scientist churches centered on God as the Lord who brought the people out of Egypt and in whom there is no other Mind. The lesson cited Exodus and Jeremiah texts and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health as foundation for divine science and Love. The service aired on station WREN at 620 kilocycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Heaven
Earth
Mary Baker Eddy
Hyenr
Fadiocas
Wedding Trip Later Harlow and Husband Busy in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills reports Jean Harlow and her husband are too busy for travel as they stay in California. The couple, seen with photographers, keeps plans private while cameras capture their July activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Harlow
Harlow and Bern Quietly Unite in Weekend Wedding
Elin Harlow and Paul Bern wed last Saturday night in a ceremony noted for its swift plans for a honeymoon, a common pattern among film stars. Bern, an industry executive, and Harlow, the platinum blonde screen star, tied the knot amid the studio bustle and expect to honeymoon soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elan Harlow
Paul Bern
Bern
Many in Race for Township Officers in Douglas County
Douglas county nine townships list candidates for primary township offices. Clinton Leslie Demeritt Republican trustee Jesse Sutton Republican treasurer B E Flory Republican clerk Grant Charles H Wood Republican trustee Emil Heck Republican treasurer no clerk candidate. Eudora C E Votaw Edwin Ott Republicans trustee J B Perkins Republican Bert Daugherty Democrat treasurer A J Smith Republican justice of the peace BS Forsythe L M Holmes Republicans clerk. Kanwaka Elmer Bahnmaier Republican G T Richards Democrat trustee no treasurer Jake Bidinger Republican clerk. Leecompton George F Bahnmaier Republican trustees Beattie Collins Republican treasurer D I Pasley Republican clerk. Marion O A Powell Republican J W Garbutt Democrat trustee C M Hoover Republican treasurer Walter Oehrle Republican clerk C M Albright Fred Winters Republicans justice of the peace A R Weybright Pat Wright Republicans con. Palmyra A T Steele A F Neis Republicans C Brown Democrat trustee A E Preston Republican treasurer A Andrews C E Francis Republicans Lewis Tucker Democrat clerk C E Heaton Le Hutchins Republicans justice of the peace. Wakarusa R K Nicholson Ed Johnson Republicans trustee Frank Topping Republican W H Martin F B Smith Democrats treasurer W H Wells P Adams E L Brown Republicans clerk Willow Springs George A Schuler Republican L A Flora Democrat treasurer H H Hobson Republican clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Clinton
Leslie Demeritt
Jesse Sutton
B. E. Flory
Grant Charles H. Wood
Emil Heck
Republcan
Eudora
C. E. Votaw
Edwin Ott
J. B. Perkins
Bert Daugherty
A. J. Smith
BS. Forsythe
L. M. Holmes
Kanwaka
Elmer Bahnmaier
G. T. Richards
Jake Bidinger
Leecompton
George F. Bahnmaier
Beattie Collins
D. I.pasley
Marion
O. A. Powell
J. W. Garbutt
C. M. Hoover
Walter Oehrle
C. M. Albright
Fred Winters
A. R. Weybright
Pat Wright
Palmyra
A. TI. Steele
A. F. Neis
C. Brown
A. E. Preston
A. Andrews
C. E. Francis
Lewis Tucker
C. E. Heaton
le Hutchins
Wakarusa
R. K. Nicholson
Ed Johnson
Frank Topping
W. H. Martin
F. B. Smith
W. H. Wells
P. Adams
E. L. Brown
Willow Springs
George A.schuler
L. A. Flora
H. H. Hobson
Kansas Provisions for Absentee Voters Highlighted
Topeka July 4 AP With the primary approaching Kansas secretary of state E A Cornell urges voters away from the state to use an absentee ballot procedure. Voters submit an affidavit to the county clerk by July 30 and receive both state and county ballots by mail. On election day the voter completes the ballot sworn before a notary and returns it following instructions. The system, enacted in 1929, allows voting in primary and general elections for travelers and vacationers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
E. A. Cornell
Secretary of State
Grasshoppers by bushel in novel insect-control device
Charles Frank, a Rosewood Minnesota farmer, devised a car front device that used kerosene containers to kill grasshoppers as he drove across a 40 acre alfalfa field. He harvested 70 bushels by this method, illustrating an improvised pest control scheme reported from Rosewood on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Rosewood
Minn
Charles Frank
Community Notes From Lawrence Area Social Roundup
A long list of local visits, family gatherings, and weekend travel recaps spans Lawrence and nearby towns. Guests include the Thomes, Canavans, Ahlstroms, Curtis family, Bond relatives, and others visiting kin, sharing meals, picnics, and small-town camaraderie. Donald Bond underwent a Kansas City hospital operation and is recovering well.
Buck Creek and Chester Meet At Local Gatherings
Mrs Stover and sons Merle Wayne and Harold were in Lawrence on Friday. Mr and Mrs Donald Bower of Chester were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mrs Bowers parents Mr and Mrs F H Champion of Valley Grove. Clarence Trandle of Topeka is visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Peel for a few days.
Knowledge Hill Guest List Reveals Local Social Gathering
A social list from Knowledge Hill records numerous attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Wm Rice and Billy Gene, Mr. and Mrs. P B Mure phy, Glenn Botts, Roy Olsen, Fred Stanton, Charles Jones, Colburn and Glenn, John Canary, Jacket family, Frank Johns, C L Deltoft and Helen, Wilma Leonhard, and others. The compilation shows extended family names, spouses, and young attendees at a community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Rice
Billy Gene
Jmmie
P. B. Murephy
Glenn Botts
Clarence
Keith
Roy. Olsen
Maxine
Roy Jr
Fred Stanton
Charles. Jones
Margret Mary
Kenneth
Colburn
Glenn
George
John Canary
Jacket and Son
Frank Johns
Bobbie
C. L. Deltoft
Helen
Wilma Leonhard
Vis Mr and Mrs Clifford Thiry Willard Almlma
Vis, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Thiry, Willard, Alabama Herbert and Donald.
Community gathering in Columbia noted for numerous attendees
Mr and Mrs Charlie Brohammer hosted a Saturday evening event with many guests including Mr and Mrs Daniel Beeghley Lloyd Everett Johnny Mr and Mrs Frank Deay Mrs and Edith Mr and Mrs John Brohammer Ben Pearl Harold Mr and Mrs Will Postma Florence Laurie Richard Mr and Mrs Abe Flory Wesley Mr and Mrs Charles Shuck Mr and Mrs Solon Markley Mary Katherine William Mr and Mrs Lloyd Shuck Mr and Mrs Cecil Dover Elmer Churchbaugh Donald Miss Mabel Wingert and Merle Wingert Also Mrs Solon Markley Mary Katherine William and Mrs John Hagen joined Thursday afternoon community aid meeting in Florence Laurie and Richard Postman Mildred and Edith Deay Evelyn Shuck and Everett Beeghley Carl Russell Wendall Beeman attended a party for Ralph and Rose Messer at the N D Messer home in Pleasant Grove Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Thome
Walter
Thome Sr
John Canavan
Lawrence
Mabel Shaw
Winston McNees
Smma Neider
Porter Bond
Kenneth
Demming Bond
Ellis Bond
Clifford Christenson
Florene
W. J. Curtis
Margaret Curtis
Alma Boehm
Paola
H. H. Ahlstrom
Puente
California
W. J. Curtis Apent
Austin Flory
Lavery
Sick
Kansas City
Thome
Gottlieb Nieder
John David
Lone Star
Harry Bowen
Faith
Mabel Ehair
Mary Miller
Simpson
Kanwala
Thome, Sr
Charlie Brohammer
Daniel Beeghley
Lloyd
Everett
Johnny
Frank Deay
Edith
John Brohammer
Ben
Pearl
Harold
Will Postma
Florence
Laurie
Richard
Abe Flory
Wesley
Charles Shuck
Solon Markley
Mary Katherine
William
Lioyd Shuck
Cecil Dover
Elmer Churchbaugh
Donald
Mabel Wingert
Merle Wingert
Mary
Katherine
John Hagen
Postman
Mildred
Edith Deay
Evelyn Shuck
Everett Beeghley
Carl Russel
Wendal Beeman
Donald Churchbaugh
Ralph
Rose Messer
Robison and Dummer families active in Lawrence and Lecompton
Mr and Mrs W H Robison and family conducted business in Lawrence on Wednesday. Mrs W H Glenn has been confined to her room since a fall that tore loose ligaments in her left knee. George Chiles and son Vernon did business in Lecompton. Milliken from Dollywood Calif spent Tuesday afternoon with Hen Dummer at the Will Brown home. Bir Milliken and Mrs Dummer are pioneer settlers. Mrs Judith Moore has been ill for a week under the care of Dr C H Maust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Robison
Song
Elmer
Milliken
Mrs. Dummer
Judith Moore
C. H. Maust
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G. W. Bradshaw
de Cy Bridge
W. Ml Smart
Miles City
Mon
Smart
Ruth Lennon
McPherson
Werner. Smith
Oscar Brownlee
Howard Gurtler
Guy ‘Keeler
John Kingi
Robert Warner
Warner
R. G. Achning
Jack Boness
Barteldes
V. EK. Broner
A. B
Weaver
B. Henry
Hugh Meane
Harry Green
John Riling
Harry New
J.R. Payne
Frank Pane i
Lewis Sire. RC
Mil- Hs
R. A. DeWatteville
Mea BR Et Renkiz
J. FL
B. G. Gustafson
Adrian En E. Asamun
C. C. Stewart
C. E. Esterly
Dan Esterly
John P.adams
George A. Esterly
Pleasant Hour Club
Brackett School
Ellen Anderson
WH. Martin
C. G. Czaplinski
A. B. Mitchell
Ivan Rowe
Sally
Harold Longenecker
Louise
C. W. Maloney
Owen
Marilyn
Eileen
E. P. Sisson
Jerry
Joan
Mitchell
Andy
Alex
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
Allan Wymore
Earnest Boyce
Wymore
University Water Laboratory
Ralph Miner
Fort Lyon
Colo
Miner
Barbara
Kester
Tope
W. H. Hayden
Youngstown
James Lane
Pittsburg
Kan
Lillian Ehrhardt
Western Union Telegraph Company
St. Louis
W. Kahle
George Kirchhoff
Green Mountain Falls
T. E. Hanks
Davis City
A. C. Mitchell
Spokane
Wash
Floyd Danskin
M. E. Sheehan
Ralph Harman
W. R. Banker
Betty
Bob
Muskogee
Oklo
F. E. Kester
Ellen Johnson
Ottawa
F. T. Darby
J. Postle
Columbus
Don Elkin
Raymond Novar
Ozarks
H. RB. DeSilva
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
University of Texas At Austin
C. of
Beverly Hills
Calif
Fred Henshal
Kansas
Valley Chapel
Kenneth Puckett
G. M. Falley
John Banks
Falley
Donald Bond
Kansas City Hospital
H. Ahlstrom
Neal Banks
Marvin Bond
Hugo. Schellhorn
W. H. Banning
D. L. Burton’s
Vinland
Uly
Buck Creek
Chester
Knowledge Hill
Lata
Saas
H. W. Keene
Fischer’s
Otto Fischer
Columbia
Independent Laundry
L. Bigsby
Bell Klien
St. Joe
Otto Rouge
Otto, Jr
K. A
Paul Kasold
Eugene Kiefer
Otto Rouse
John Levette
Massachusetts
W. P. Martin
Odessa
Wilfred Martin
A. E. Ulrich
J. W. McClure
Little Brown
the Vale
Arthur, Johnson
Kansas City, Kan
Peterson
Fred
Ellen_Anderson
Axminster Bugs Crawford-Veatch Company
Blossom
Teachers of Culbertson System of Contract
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