Kansas women at national federation convention in Atlantic City
Mrs Becker attended the national federation sessions with the Western women, noting the low delegate count from Kansas and the uniting spirit across states. She praised women’s organization as a powerful force shaping future laws benefiting women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cker
Angeles
Cal
Ing Ag
Federation
Lawrence
National’ Federation
Atlantic City
Kahkas
Owever
Kansas
Lafornia
Grand Canyon
Aviz
Riverside
Tiverside
Orange Country
Becker
Asd
Fopestra Tries
Invent Clever Cooling Device for Entertaining
Lawrence women devised an ingenious cooling setup to beat summer heat at an afternoon gathering. Two fifty pound blocks of ice sat before three oscillating electric fans, hidden behind ferns and plants, delivering a refreshing breeze to guests without revealing the source.
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Lawrence
Edo
Cardls
Tilt Top Table Ornament Returns to Use
Reading fragment describes a tilt top table ornament, noting it returns to long-held use and can be utilized when not in use. Mentions decorative wail and nesting elements and asks what use it has as a furnishing item.
Madame Hall Creates Gown for National Womans Club Leader
Miss Adelia Prichard national president of the Business and Professional Women’s club attended a Kansas state convention where she met Madame Hall president of the Leavenworth club. Hall agreed to design and construct a white crepe gown with silver ribbon and crystal beading for Prichard to wear at the national convention in West Baden Indiana. A cut crystal necklace was donated by Madame Hall and the members of the Lawrence Basineks and Professional Women’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelia Prichard
Katisas
West Baden
Ind
Miss Prichard
Madame Hall
Asiven
Werth Basineks and
Professi Women's Club
Ways to Cook String Beans With Salt Pork or Butter
A reader shares two string bean methods: cook in salted water with ham bits for a hearty dish, or with butter and cream gravy. Beans are washed, boiled, then finished with ham and salt to taste. Ms. Wilson Sterling, 1129 Louisiana St.
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You Singh Lo
Wilson Sterling
Louisiana St
Beans with peppers and corn tidy kitchen guide
A home recipe from Winifred Dedrick at 915ree Street details washing snap beans boiling with water and tomatoes adding peppers celery and onions. Fresh corn or canned corn is suggested with olive oil and seasonings for a flavorful side dish.
Beauty Hint: Egg White as Facial Secret
A beauty tip extols egg white as a powerful, inexpensive facial aid. Beat egg white until foamy, apply to face and neck, leave five minutes, then rinse with cool water. Claims include lighter, smoother skin and prevention of blemishes.
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Benute
Earrings on Hat Tip For Turban Embellishment
A French miss suggests fixing oversized earrings to the edge of a turban to make a hat brim stand out more. The tip implies that ears can be used to boost brim weight by a twofold margin, achieving the same effect as wearing large earrings.
Harmony of Red Blue and Yellow in Home Decorating
The article explains that a room should include touches of the three primary colors red yellow and blue to achieve harmony and beauty. It notes that equal parts of the primaries form secondary greens and oranges, and that when two hues of a triad are used, a third from the same triad should accompany them to balance the scheme.
Camp Fire Girls Plan Bird Studies And Ceremonies
The Triseloi Camp Fire girls met at Dyehe museum to begin a bird study series with guardian Miss Judith Stapleton and assistant Miss Marjorie Day. They later cooked supper at the Pines. Watanepa Camp Fire held a Saturday session at Miss Dorothy Shandon's home for business and craft work with stencil making for ceremonial gowns. Plans include a Tuesday night at Limp Fire cottage and a final symbol completion at Thursday's meet. The Chiawenssa group did not attend Camp Towanyak due to guardian Miss LaVerte Stavard and others. Camp Fire events feature song, cap designs, lodge activities, mail routines, and a first swimming day in the Elk River for those who can swim.
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Triseloi
Dyehe Museum
Judith Stapleton
Watanepa
Dorothy Shandon
University Heights
Betty Wood
Inather
Limp Fire Cottage
Shands
Cheiawenssa
Camp Towanyak
LaVerte Stavard
Stunt
Jane Judy
Venus’s hair cut sparks debate on timeless beauty
Modern fashion critics weigh whether Venus de Milo would look better with a bob or a Dutch coiffure in today’s world. Skeptics doubt she could enter a barber shop in a draped skirt, while observers in London terms call the look not half bad as shown in the illustration.
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Venus de
Milo
Venus
London
Mountain star gazing party dazzles till late
A Wednesday night gathering on the mountain side featured Alta Gaskill Betty Stimpson Adice Gaskill Nancy Hassig Nadine Jenkins Elizabeth Crowley Ruth Breiden Mrs Curtis Mrs Ayres Dorothy Railshack Louise Schmidt and Virginia Kroh. The group staged pantomime myths Venus Bernstein’s Harry Cassiopeia Chair and The Great Bear as stars appeared. Laughter broke the quiet as the stars waned and a cook requested dishwashing help after a disrupted meal and chores.
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Alta Gaskill
Betty Stimpson
Adice
Loran Goodman
Venus
Berniceé
Harry Cassiopen
Hegun
Enraptured Student Mistakes Pillars for River Piers
A University student on a summer outing with a companion misreads stone pillars as river piers near Kaw river. He dives in fearfully to swim to shore, then discovers the pillars are just jetties by Union Pacific tracks and returns to apologize to his companion amid a chilly reception.
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Kaw
Lawrence
Union Pacific
Household Discoveries and Simple Kitchen Tips
Household discoveries show water can be saved used for soup storks. Add lemon juice and cinnamon to baked apples for extra flavor. Borax is a harmless cleaner that does not harm materials or odors. Boiling cabbage with an uncovered kettle and a slightly open window removes odor. To clean burned pans fill with cold water add washing soda and boil gently to lift residue without damage.
Fragmented Tips and Facts From an Old Page
Draw out salt such as corned beef and ham. Use plenty of ice to keep a refrigerator well filled. When visiting a lady, leave your card if the major is at the door and stay only a moment. About one third to one half of yearly US lumber production is consumed by farmers.
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United States
Welfare Party to visit prisoners across the United States
A gospel car tour plans to deliver doughnuts and cheer to inmates in federal and state prisons from Atlantic to Pacific. The party, led by workers including Miss Clovis Aiket and Lynn W. Dar, leaves Philadelphia July 6 for Seattle, after securing state and federal prison access and donations such as gasoline and a fully equipped automobile.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Atlantic
Pacific
France
Soime
Seattle
Wash
Clovis Aiket
Argonne
Barnuy ,Rath
Lynn W. _Dar
Harry M. Dean
Columbus
Q. Sh. Bean
Baldwin News Highlights Fourth of July Town Activities
Baldwin residents hosted a quiet Fourth with cricketes in limits and many traveled to Lawrence to view races. Notable events included a large family reunion for the Wilsons and a 50th wedding anniversary, with a barn struck by lightning near Ottawa, and numerous visits among Crum, Beeks, Fikes, and Elwell families plus weddings and local civic notes.
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Edward Crum
Aletha
Maxine
Quehema
Baldwin
Lawrence
Mrs. Crum
Aletha Crum
Kansas City
Yvetyrning
Charles E. Beeks
Mary P. Pobtia
Kenosha
Wiscayysin
Revdry S Wise
Park Avenue Methodist Church
Aot Place
Bert Wilson
Ana Irving Wilson
Newton
Iowa
Baldwitt
Wilson
Harry Wilson
Chlidyyn
New Orleans
Jas Fikes
Sire Works
Kansas
Conrad's Park
Ottawa
Nanny
Mise Pusk
Bennett Home
Joss Lane
Baker Endowment
Ora Elwell
Fredonia
J. H. Ewell
Heter
Aman Elwell
Mel
J. A. Evans
Chemute
Grace
Desa
North Eighth Street
Lawrance
Topeka
W. If
Hebbs
Ilots Baker
Mary Hoss
Pua
W. P. Harbour
Harbour
Jaithe Kara
Maujdvy Keuhsne
Columbia’ University
New York City
Ebohane
Alpha Chimega
Swamascott
Mass
Dorg
Burton
Miss Beulah| Burton
Aldwin
A. C. Burton
California
Beulah Stewart
Batthinson
Ernest Phillips
Mary’ E. van Keuren
Julia
Harry Summer
Charles W. Bailey
Sammars
Harrison St
C. S Welfley
Frances Welfley
Solomon, Kan
Eleanor. Brown
Deaconess Training School
Clarence Holcombe
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Féideratich
Mrs.coolidge
Mrs. Dawes
Calvin Coolider
Charles G. Daives
President of
B. and
P. W
C. Riggs
Arkansas St
Winifred Dedrick
NWA
Lucille Jeakins
Zorna Goodman
la Verne Stavard
Esther
Louise Brymarciliers
Ailine Morrison
Wanyuk
Aslen Marcell
Leywrence Guardians’ Association
Independence
Kans
Miss Morrison
Elizabeth Hosford
Jayhawk
Laverenc
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis Hall
Katherine Allen
Mises Morrison
Eamy
Edna Lemon
Eik
Preciase
Phidias
Christ
DE Milo
Aes OT
Welfare Party
U. S
Baldwin News
Chester
J. H. Houston
Mae Houston
Donald Wageman
Frei McClayahan
Evelyn Bretviis
Joplin
Bradley Home
Otto Woodruff
Jelsa
Oklo
Woodruff
Earles
Herbert
Orange
J. H. Elwell
Central
Willard
Garrett
Jacksonville
Ilo
John R. Ayrbs
H. % Harvey
Oberlin
Ohio
Ella Alderdice
Cline
Jie Coldwater
Kliawatha
Baldovin
Thomas A. Evans
Little Tormy Jr
Anna Kirkpatrick
Odd Fellows
Ldge
Iceland Storage Co
West Washingto St. Chieapa Hine
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