Many Lawrence Families Use Basements in Summer
Lawrence residents increasingly convert basements into summer living spaces and even sleeping areas. Modern basements with one large room or partitioned sections can be dressed with light walls, grass rugs, porch furniture, and white or bright fabrics. Fans, opened or shaded windows, and minimal draperies help cool interiors. some read or type in basements while others entertain guests, transforming cold-season rooms into airy retreats.
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Crossword puzzle clues mixed with garbled text
Puzzle content presents a jumbled list of clues and fragments for across and down entries mixed with stray characters and garbled phrases. It references various topics such as vegetables, instruments, and objects, but readability is severely compromised. The readable elements resemble a newspaper crossword grid with numerous mismatches and inconsistent spellings, offering no coherent theme or solvable set.
New Coiffures Show Ears Forehead in Summer Styles
Summer hair trends reveal ears and foreheads, with shorter looks in. Styles sweep hair back from the face and curl near the back like a shining cap. Many feature visible ears with earrings, semi windswept foreheads, and serene notes matching oriental fashion.
Helps for Housewives Keep Track of Stored Articles
Practical tips for organizing stored clothing and luggage with labeled wrapping, plus a few kitchen ideas for picnics and rainy nights. Keep a running inventory of bags and trunks, assign immediate and bulky items to specific containers, and use muffin pans to maintain shapes when baking stuffed vegetables.
Summer Porch Luncheon Menu From Old Recipe Notes
A collage of kitchen guidance and recipes including blackberry jam stew and cantaloupe cocktails. Steps for steaming jam molds, chicken stuffed tomatoes, iced coffee, and rolls. Also tips on cookie storage and a note on Argon as a trace atmospheric gas. Includes names and place hints like Mrs. Fred Gregory and Lawrence.
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Fred Gregory
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Miss Gertrude Welch, Early Lawrence Settler, Degreed Artist
Miss Gertrude Welch, longtime Lawrence resident since 1865, traces New England roots to Connecticut and Litchfield. She studied in the Lawrence preparatory and college programs, later focusing on drawing and painting, notably the old windmill. Now at the Buridge hotel, she endures rheumatism but keeps in touch with friends and reads extensively, recalling Litchfield's historic people and her family lineage.
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Local Notes and Social Roundup from Reno Family News
Edgar Reno and family share summer plans with grandparents. Helen White visits from Kansas City for the 4th. A. C. Hess returns from western Kansas. July 4 brings crowds to Fairyland Park Kansas City State Lake and Pavement dance in Tonganoxie. Mrs. Wiley visits ill L. Wiley in Tonga. Thrashers finish at Bleakley’s with 26 bushels per acre. next to Howard Jones. Mary Sowers returns from Kansas City trip with daughter Gilbert Pearson. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and family with Fred Kahn’s relatives. 54 in Sunday school. Junior White’s medical concerns after leg injury.
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Helen White
Kansas City
Harry White
A. C. Hess
Kansas
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O. Wiley
Tonga
Lawrence
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Howard Jones
Sowers
Manhattan
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Dwyer Brothers Thresh Wheat for Othel Wiley
The Dwyer brothers threshed wheat for Othel Wiley on Friday. Mrs. Wiley and neighbors helped in cooking for the men. Robert Hildebrand and family visited Lewis Hildebrand in Leavenworth hospital, where his condition is improving rapidly.
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Dwyer Brothers
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Community Folks Attend Funerals and Local Events
Bar ber and Harrel families attended Joe Anderson s funeral at Clinton church Wednesday morning. Vinland group presented The Gate Beautiful at Lawrence Memorial high school Sunday evening. Local residents traveled to Hutchinson for a state prize, winning first place. Marie Coffman arrived from Kansas City for a week with relatives. Multiple residents attended Kanwaka Good Will club events and the Fred Deskin home chair variety. Many neighbors, family, and friends gathered for picnics, dinners, and threshing updates. wheat yields reported 20 to 30 bushels per acre.
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Hutchinson
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Kansas City
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Garter
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George Coffman
Roy Deskin
Fred Deskin
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Oklahoma
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Mr. Carter
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Geo. Donaldson
Midland
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Raymond Loves
Barber
Clifford Coffman
Lone Star
Will Colman
Fred Greory
Unger
Janet Stanwix
Frank Sturdy
Swope Park
George Carter
Happy Hustler Sunday School Social at Big Springs United Brethren
Greenwood Valley reports a Friday evening gathering of the Happy Hustler Sunday School class at Big Springs United Brethren church. Attendees included Alma Henry Helen Brown Irene Sweeker Ruby Mae Webber Helen Wymer Edna Mae Horton Ruth Pertschinger Anna Jane Ward Wilna Bertschinger Grace Kellogg Elsie Kellogg and John Damm Dwight Henry Irene Brown Ray Scott Wright Bertschinger Mrs Veda Drever Mr and Mrs Bill Sneeker Miss Maxine Slaren of Ottawa Frances and Thomas Brooke Thelma McGee Mr and Mrs Kellogg and John. Refreshments were served and Harley Dark departed for CCC duties.
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Big Springs United Brethren Church
Grace
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Alma Henry
Helen Brown
Irene Sweeker
Ruby Mae Webber
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Edna Mae Horton
Ruth Pertschinger
Anna Jane Ward
Wilna Bertschinger
Grace Kellogg
Elsie Kellogg
Enald Swecker
Bob McGee
Ralph Plateman
Lawrence Cree
Cloyd Dreyer
Glen Cree
Frances Brown
Clifford Hartman
Sophia Damm
John Damm
Dwight Henry
Irene Brown
Ray Scott
Wright Bertschinger
Veda Drever
Bill Sneeker
Maxine Slaren
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Frances
Thomas Brooke
Thelma McGee
Che Little Church in Black and White
Essay on aging and letting go of the past. Reflections on growing older, leaving former roles, and embracing new chapters aided by literary allusions. Mentions Minnesota, 4-H club, and various local names as context for a broader meditation.
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