Downtown resident cultivates a moonlit flower garden
Mrs. Claude L. Scott of 725 Massachusetts Street transformed a two year old brick courtyard into a thriving sun exposed garden. She revived old planter plants from her mother and added vines such as Boston ivy and Japanese kudzu along a north wall. The garden features a rock path shaded by cheesecloth and a rich mix of perennials including irises columbines zinnias petunias phlox and many fragrant blooms surrounded by potted specimens and seasonal vines. Palms are brought indoors in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude L. Scott
Massachusetts Street
Althe
Florida
Mrs. Scott
Boston
Virginia
Joseph
Round Table Donates Books to City Library Additions
The Round Table presented eleven volumes to the Lawrence city library this week. One title Speak to the Earth by Vivienne de Watteville, cousin of Roland A. de Watteville, has local interest and features a Mount Kenya journey with preface by Edith Wharton. The collection includes Beauty in Japan and several biographies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence City
The
Round Table
Vivienne de Watteville
Roland A. de Watteville
Lawrence
Edith Wharton
Africa
Mount
Kenya
Berne
Miss de Watteville
Club
Japan
Wainwright
Ford
James Madison
Smith
His
Brazil
Hambloch
Davis
Goring House
Buckingham Palace
Goring
the Honorable Company
McKay
Louisa M. Alcott
Anthony
Canby
Khyber Caravan
Sinclair
Emilie Hadley
Annie I. Wight
J. L. Gilmore
W. J. Gilmore
Bertha Mix Rice
J. L. Emery
H. L. Moore
M. G. Manley
Gibson
Hunt
Giffin
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
The page lists an extensive crossword with across clues such as L Shellfish corrupt promiscuous cap American Indian solution of yesterday and down clues including fellow easy gait copies and measures of length. It blends names phrases and common puzzle terms across a broad grid.
The Short Skirt Question a Fashion Editor Answers
Adelaide Kerr explains that skirt lengths mirror world events and social shifts, not hard times or wars. She traces rise from 1914 wartime changes to 1920s, then 1929 hemlines, and notes current knee length fears with visible inches to the knee already reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Broadway
Miss Kerr
Paton
Adelaide Kerr
Paintings by Cowles Shown for Benefit of Summer Visitors
The Spooner Thayer Museum hosts Russell Cowles with twenty oils and twenty watercolors in two south galleries. The exhibit runs until August 15 and travels to Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City in September after Wichita Art Museum and before Lawrence. Curator Miss Minnie Moodie hopes summer session students visit. Cowles’ work spans worldwide locales from flowers to New York crowds, reflecting color and personalized life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Cowles
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Nelson Art Gallery
Kansas City
Lawrence
Wichita Art Museum
Minnie Moodie
Cowles
New York City
New York
Zoo
Aquarium
Retired with honor Farewell to the Car
The electric car driven by Mrs. E Henley is donated to the city and placed in the waterworks building after 21 years of faithful service and about 16 700 miles. It will be kept in comfortable quarters with occasional interest in its achievement. Also note a recipe for canning string beans and a contact, Mrs. Chris Feucht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Henley
Svith
Good Stuffing Ideas for Summer Stuffed Eggs
Create fillings by mixing minced sardines cucumbers chopped meat fish or fowl cooked vegetables assorted cheese chopped pickles or olives with the yolks. Refill egg whites, chill and season with a touch of salad dressing for moisture.
Crust for Desserts With Crunchy Cereal Crumbs
A simple crust uses two cups ready cooked crunchy cereal a third cup melted butter and a quarter cup sugar. Press a one inch layer into a shallow pan then top with flavored cream and a sprinkle of crumbs. Chill for several hours.
Helps for Housewives Picnic Hints and Tips
Practical cooking advice for picnics including potato prep timing and chilling. Tips cover cutting potatoes, controlling salad dressing, carrying extra sauce, a meat seasoning mix, wrapping fragrant fruits in waxed paper, using rubber bands, and toast with minced ham and butter to accompany poached eggs.
Leaves in Season Paris Evening Dress Styles
Leaves sprout for evening as large embroidered leaves decorate a black tulle waistline. An evening model in navy georgette features a bodice cut in leaf forms against white background. Wide pique shoulder straps support the Patou designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Patou
W F M Society Hosts Eudora John Event at Gilmore Home
The W F M society of the M E church entertained Eudora John at the Gilmore residence on a Wednesday afternoon. Rev W O Watson opened with prayer and the program directed by Mrs Walter Parker featured readings, talks on missionary work among Indians in South America, musical numbers, a crossing contest, and an $11 offering for Eudora John. Refreshments followed for 14 members and numerous guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F.M. Society of the
M. E. Church
Eudora John
Gilmore
W. O. Watson
America
Walter Parker
Margaret Ogden
Ruth Ott
W. W. Garrison
Prairie Center
South America
Myrnice Ott
Edna Bond
Leone Parker
Maxine Patterson
India
Cressinge
Mary Allen
J. O. Scott
Don Westerheffer
Kibler
Ray Ogden
Douglas Harris
Clifford Olander
Curtis Ruthrauff
Anabel King
F. G. Hughes
Walter Osborne
Grusch
M. H. Cox
Ball
Robert Gabriel
Marion Hughes
Audrey Osbourne
Dorian Hensley
Kansas City
Alice Cole
Willard Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
George Bradley
Seattle
Wash
Community Notices and Family Gatherings Across Kansas
A long list of weekend visits and family celebrations around Kansas includes Verda Sommer visiting her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Milburn's birthday gatherings with relatives from Shawnee Mission to Keystone, and reunions at Kaw Valley cabin. Also noted are trips to Gardner lake, Lawrence visits, and a hospital injury as Albert Von Gunten suffered a left hand injury Tuesday.
Local Notes From Kaw Valley And Area Communities
Community updates report ill Mrs Emma Foust at her daughter’s Kaw Valley home. Barbara Johnson returns from Fort Worth. Women’s Union and W M S groups meet with devotions and studies led by local members. Traveling library to operate at grade school. Edna Bond in charge. Local residents, trips, and events include Miss Edna Bond, Miss Margaret Everley, Ocean View summer work, and area farming activity. Burial for Mrs Leinbach noted. several relatives visited in Wellsville and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Foust
Roy Daugherty
Kaw Valley
Barbara Johnson
Lorimer
Fort Worth
Tex
Women’s Union
St. Paul’s Church
Herbert Landon
Tena Miskimens
Douglas Harris
Henry Reifschneider
Delia Durr
Rose Lothholz
Clara Lotz
Sarah Hausman
Henry Hagenbusch
Salem Evangelical Church
Emma Schneider
East Eudora
Charles Gerstenberer
D. O. Cochran
Gideon Neis
Topeka
Alice Walters
Nona Fitzgerald
Edna Bond
Margaret Everley
Ocean View
Cal
Mrs. Todd
Ocean Side
Todd
Warner Brothers Studio
Clifford Eisele
Kansas City
Alfred Eisele
Roy Cramer
Minnie Jones
Woodston
Sigel Hubbard Visits Topeka Family Highlights Local Shifts
Sigel F A Hubbard of Topeka spends time with his daughter and family. Mrs. Jesse O Connor and others attended a shower hosted by Mrs. Tornaden and Mrs. Kampschroeder. 4-H sewing group cancels this week and plans a picnic for the fourteenth in Topeka. The L L O Meara family were called to Onaga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Hubbard
Topeka
William Johnson
Jesse O’connor
Edd Steele
Fred Tornaden
Sadie Kampschroeder
Tornaden
Olive McKee Whitman
Ed Steele
Mary Lou Elliot
L. L. O’meara
Onaga
Lone Star Weather Brief and Local Movements
A heavy rain storm halted the wheat harvest in Lone Star with two and a half inches of rain. Mrs. Paul Montgomery left for Casper Wyoming to visit relatives and then Hyland to pursue a claim, planning to return by September 1. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons from Kansas City vacationed over the Fourth with relatives in Overbrook and Lone Star, Mrs. Simmons formerly Miss Mabel Haas. Lon Childs remains in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Montgomery
Casper
Wyo
Hyland
Mrs. Simmons
Kansas City
W. H. Ulrich
Overbrook
Mabel Haas
Lone Star
Lon Childs
Lawrence
Lone Star News Roundup of Local Visits and Activities
Being cared for by Jimmy Childs and Mrs. Fern Schneider. His condition is not very satisfactory. Robert and Carl Flory of Eldorado Springs Mo spent the Fourth of July in Lone Star visiting relatives. Lawrence Soulberg and Kenneth Bond returned from western Kansas Wednesday where they harvested and left Friday for Nebraska to harvest there. Mr. and Mrs. J W Garbutt drove to Gardner Friday evening and attended a meeting of the W P A foremen. Miss Iane Anderson of Lawrence spent Sunday and Monday in her sister Mrs Charles Mower. Lone Star Aid met Thursday afternoon on account of the rain in the morning. Five women were present and spent the time quilting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Milburn
Milburn
Verda Sommer
Herman Mai
Mai
John Reusch
Donna Mae
Lester Massy
Jake Milburn
Mr. Milburn
Frank Sommies
Thresa Zillner
Hilda
Lawrence
Mary Richtatter
Joseph
Herman Greiner
John Braten
Kansas City
Ernest Gerstenberger
Kaw Valley
Harry Schmidt
Emil Schmidt
Roscoe
Ernest
Paul Gerstenberger
Charles Gerstenberger
George Gerstenberger
Eldon Votan
D. M. Harris
Tena Miskimens
Carlyle Trabant
Rollo Mills
Clifford Olander
Kenneth Hill
Gardner
Fred Papenhausen
Floyd Redenbaugh
Papenhausen
Lena Niedermaier
Fred Moll
St. Louis
Waldo Durr
Junior
Wichita
Kan
Augusta Durr
Durr
G. M. Wolf
Bartlesville
Okla
Albert von Gunten
Jimmy Childs
Fern Schneider
Robert
Carl Flory
Eldorado Springs
Lone Star
Lawrence Soulberg
Kenneth Bond
Kansas
Nebraska
J. W. Garbutt
Iane Anderson
Charles Mower
Lone Star Aid
Local Notes: Visits and Harvest Equipment Purchases
Reno Rev and Mrs Wayne Martin of Garden City visit sister Mrs A H Hutton and family. C L Dehoff buys a combine and tractor. H R Leonhart buys a combine truck. J E Dwyer buys a truck. Mrs Hollis Marsh of St Louis visits her mother Mrs D Kelsall. Eugene Hess returns from uncle's funeral near Beaver. Pony Creek 4 H club meets at Jean Young’s. no meetings until late July. Refreshments served. Mrs C E Hilsden travels to Kansas City for extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Martin
Garden City
A. H. Hutton
C. L. Dehoff
H. R. Leonhart
J. E. Dwyer
Hollis Marsh
St. Louis
D. Kelsall
Eugene Hess
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Claude Scott
J. F. Miller
Mass
Kentucky
Sam McMeekin
Louisville
Tal
Cleopatra
Mecca
King of Troy
Mountain Lake
Fifth Avenue
Parsons
Chris Feucht
Vermont St
O’meara
Leinbach
Los Angeles
Sigel
Reno
Consult
Streaners
Bireley
Bireley’s
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