Society Calendar Highlights This Week
Monday bridge tea for Miss Mary Gusrher hosted by Miss Jane Allen and a Monday contract club at Mrs. Hunter Monteith. Flower club breakfast at South Park. Tuesday golf at the Country Club and a bridge luncheon for Mrs. T. B. Wood at Evans Hearth served by Mrs. Ralph Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Allen
Mary Gusrher
Hunter Monteith
Flower Club
South Park
Ralph Baldwin
T. B. Wood
Evans Hearth
M. S. Winter
Mary Gusmer
Rahway
N. J
Colonial Tea Room
Jane Johnson
Ben Barteldes
Gusmer
Lawrence Music Aide Marries Dayton Man In Sep. Celebrated Brides
Miriam Ellis of Concordia engaged to John McNown of Minneapolis in September wedding plans. Miss Mildred Reuter wed Neil H. Manley of Dayton at Trinity Lutheran Church with music by G Criss Simpson and performances by Keith Davis. The bride wore ivory satin and will honeymoon in Dayton where Manley works at station WSMK.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Ellis
Concordia
Miriam
John
Mildred Lillian Reuter
A.C. Reuter
Neil H. Manley
Dayton
T. A. Manley
West Mansfield
Trinity Lutheran Church
Charles A. Puls
Dennis Field
Clifford McDonald
G. Criss Simpson
Keith Davis
Youmans
Lucille Reuter
Lois Moss
Miss Reuter
Miss Moss
Neal Dean
Kansas City
Manley
William Warren
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kansas City Conservatory of Music
Powell Weaver
Oklahoma City
Lawrence News In Brief Long List Of Local Events
Baumgartner sails from New York to attend the International Congress of Women in Edinburgh to speak on public health work in the United States. Riverside Farm Bureau gathers at 322 Elm Street for a lesson on National Home Demonstration council led by Mrs. Ambrose Bigsby. Ralph and Mrs. Starling announce the birth of a daughter at Memorial hospital. Allyne Holyfield’s upcoming marriage is celebrated with a miscellaneous shower and contests won by Mrs. Edwin Gentry and Mrs. Marshall Gorrill. Music teachers association plans a recital at the First Methodist Episcopal church featuring studios by Wiedemann Hopkins Miller and Stoner. Marian Virginia Holmes wed to Elza Holmes Jr. in New Orleans. Lawrence people vacationing in La Jolla noted. Numerous social events and meetings listed across clubs, farms, and community groups with guests, agendas, and forthcoming August gathering details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baumgartner
New York
Edinburgh
Scotland
International Congress of Women
United States
Riverside Farm Bureau
Elmer Husted
Elm Street
Ambrose Bigsby
National Home Demonstration Council
J. L. Mayhan
Nevada
Marian Virginia
Lawrence
Elza Holmes, Jr
Coldwater
Kan
New Orleans
A. J. Scherer
Trinity Evangelical Church
Mexico
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Charles Wells
L. O. Armstrong
Home and Community
C. E. Dunigan
Dunbar
W. A. Garratt
Personal News Briefs Mention Local Visits and Travels
Miss Florence L. Snow has returned from a visit in Chanute with her nieces Mrs Park Helmick and Miss Lydia Sain and with friends. Mrs Cornelia Bigelow and daughter Annette are spending the day in Kansas City. Mrs L A Beurman, who recent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence L. Snow
Chanute
Park Helmick
Lydia Sain
Cornelia, Bigelow
Annette
Kansas City
L. A. Beurman
Lawrence Daily Socials and Visits Highlight Week
Residents in Lawrence welcome guests and travelers from Coffeyville San Antonio and Desbarais. Bell Memorial hospital patient improves and expects to go home. Attendees include Gail Busby Della and Katherine Grisham and Winona Sams visiting Cora Sams. A voice recital brings Blanche Samsy to Chicago. Families travel for fishing and work changes announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Gail Busby
Coffeyville
Mary Busby
Robert
Della Grisham
Katherine Grisham
Walter Grisham
Winona
San Antonio
Tex
Cora Sams
Della
Miss Sams
Chicago
Blanche Samsy
Northwestern University
D. L. Near
Bobby
Versailles
Ozarks
Boone
Mrs. Near
Delphia
N. O. Howe
Wilma
Marion
Chickasha
Okla
Ethel Kerr
Pennsylvania Street
Howe
Melvin Howe
Joseph F. King
Desbarais
Ontterio
Canada
F. N. Raymond
Betty Raymond
Hammondsport
Harold Allen
Gull Lake
Minn
Allen
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Fred. H. Rhodes
Humboldt
Lawrence
J. S. Parker
Topeka
Kansas
Florence Barrows
Hester Sappenfield
Kan
White Banners at Granada revue features Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter portrays Hannah in the Granada program based on Lloyd Douglas’s White Banners. The tale follows a chaotic household touched by a mysterious visitor who heals the family’s emotions as Paul Ward toils as an inventor. Jackie Cooper appears as Sally’s beau with a gentlemanly turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Douglas
Fay Bainter
Hannah
Paul Ward
Claude Rains
Marcia
Kay Johnson
Sally
Bonita Granville
Ward
Peter Trimble
Jackie Cooper
Children Art Display Highlights WPA Works At Journal-World
A collection of thirty six works by children aged seven to seventeen from WPA Federal Art Project classes will soon be shown in the Journal World building north window. The exhibit follows national shows, includes diverse backgrounds, and echoes praise from MoMA for child art’s directness and imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA Federal Art Project
WPA
Journal-World
Federal Art Project
Washington
Holger Cahill
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
New York
Alfred H. Barr, Jr
Immigrant Work Across Cities and States Stated
In New York City many workers in foreign districts labor alongside colleagues from Tennessee Michigan and Big Stone Gap Virginia reflecting a diverse labor presence across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Tennessee
Michigan
Big Stone Gap
Virginia
Wives of Navigators Celebrate Hughes Flight to Paris
New York reports the wives of Howard Hughes crew members react with joy after the silver monoplane's Paris arrival. Mrs Thurlow and Mrs Connor express happiness while their children and fellow spouses listen by radios and watch the takeoff at Floyd Bennett Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Hughes
le Bourget
France
Atlantic
Thomas L. Thurlow
Harry Connor
Connor
Floyd Bennett Airport
Home-Grown Sweet Corn Abundant in This Area
The article notes an oversupply of high quality home grown sweet corn after recent heavy rains. Grocers report peak supply this week with corn entering from the river bottom area. Consumers plan to enjoy fresh buttered ears at dinner, reflecting local abundance after years of limited crops.
Posthumous Award Honors Edward J. Neil for Civil War Coverage
Atlantic City July 11 posthumous award given to Edward J. Neil, late Associated Press sports writer and foreign correspondent, for his Spain civil war reporting. National Headliners Club awards gold medal to his widow. Neil died January 2 from wounds on duty. Other honors include best colorful story to W B Ragsdale of AP Washington bureau for a Capone Detroit Purple Gang piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
GPI
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
National
Neil
Spain
Jack Price
W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
A Capone
Unity Society Study Class Meets on Fear Topic
The Practical Christianity class gathers Wednesday at 2 pm in the Congregational parish house. Leader Miss Nettie Wyatt from Silent Unity in Kansas City presides. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Society
Congregational Church
Nettie Wyatt
Department of Silent Unity
Kansas City
May appoint new coach at Liberty Memorial High
The Board of Education will meet in adjourned session at the Colonial tea room tonight after dinner. Officials plan to appoint a new all sports coach to replace Edd A. Wood who resigned to coach basketball at Wichita East. Budget matters and meeting schedules will also be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Colonial Tea Room
Tea Room
Liberty Memorial High School
Edd A. Wood
Wichita East High School
Graft Inquiry Ordered Against Gov Earle in Pennsylvania
Judge Schaeffer orders the Dauphin county grand jury to begin August 8 an investigation into charges of political graft against Gov. George H. Earle and 138 associates. Allegations include sold legislation and political coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Paul N. Schaeffer
Dauphin County
George H. Earle
Marriage License Issued to Slusser and Purvis in Lawrence
A marriage license was issued Saturday at the courthouse to William M. Slusser and Addie Rachel Purvis of Lawrence. The couple expected to be married by a Kansas City minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
William M. Slusser
Addie Rachel Purvis
Lawrence
Kansas City
Wheat Acreage Reveals Red Winter Lead in Kansas 1937
Kansas sowed hard red winter wheat to 91.7 percent of total fall 1937 acreage. Turkey variety accounted for slightly more than one third of all sown wheat, leading other varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Federal
Drowned in Sandpit Near Wichita Fatality At Sandpit
Jack Casida a 26 year old Wichita taxicab driver drowned early today in a sandpit ten miles south of Wichita after a midnight swimming party reported his disappearance. County officers recovered his body using a rowboat grappling hooks and a diving helmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Jack Casida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ludwig William Hebestreit
George Harrison
Elizabeth Jacqmain
Fowler Grove
Rolland E. Martin
Arkansas Street
Memorial Hospital
W. J. Bumgartner
Southhampton
England
Leona
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
Ralph Starling
New Hampshire Street
Earnestine Brockersby
Allyne Holyfield
Edwin Gentry
Marshall Gorrill
Misses— Allyne Holyfield
Trazel Frazier
Alice Winegar
Bernice Holyfield
Jean Miller
Marion Hodges
Henrietta Schaake Mesdames— Marshall Gorrill
Irwin Chambers
Isdwin Gentry
James Holyfield
Herbert Altenbe
Alice Brockelsby
Accredited
Music Teachers Association
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Louise Wiedemann
Ednah Hopkins
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Wilma Stoner
P. F. Walker
la Jolla
Cal
Lawrence Colony
Jeannette Wheeler
Helen Wagstaff
Mabel Elliott
Florence Black
E. Jacemain
A. Henley
Ada Walker
Chris Armstrong
C. B. Charlton
M. E. Phenicie
S. FE. Wampler
Chris Laxman
Knowledge Hill Community Club
John Canary
Maggie M. Routt
Helen Routt
James Garrett
Elmo Garrett
Roy Curtis
John Abel
Scott Abel
Jess Dugger
Clarence Hunter
Carl Tabhbert
Marvin Len
Mary Ida
Mona Lee Parnell
Perry
Antie Williamson
Grantville
Albert Abel
Netawaka
Dewey Raines
Widner
Mrs
Roy Helm
Marinello
Dr. Cox
Mass
Granada
Grosvenor Design
Reeser
Sol Marks & Son
Jewelers
Taffetas
Jeffries
E. J. Neil
Gov
George Earle
Pennsylvania
Ren
Elizabeth Arden
Independent Laundry
Vermont
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