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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1938
Page
5
Wednesday features education faculty wives bridge and supper at Mrs. B R ash's home and bridge for band camp music instructors at Mrs. David Lawson's home. Thursday lists a Lambda Theta tea for Dr. Ivan A. Booker from Washington D C at Memorial Union building.
Mrs. Philip Readie of Ithaca will be guest of honor at a Friday dinner in the Colonial Tea Room hosted by PEO Chapter CW. Bridge club hosts and prize awarded. Young Democrats dance planned. Jayhawk 4-H meets at Midland. Law rence Business College dinner and annual meeting. Miss Addie Rachel Purvis marries William L. Slusser in Ottawa. couple at home on 1040 Vermont. Rebekah lodge installs officers. De Soto lodge brings goodwill ship. picnic for Roy Scherer guests. George Wegman announces marriage.
The quotation from 1937 cites endless decline of magazines with graphic press glee. The publisher claims picture magazines have no bottom and continue to deteriorate beyond five years ago.
Nadine Evelyn Catren wed Kenneth Wayne Catren son of Mrs J C Rex of Topeka on July 6 in St Louis Missouri The KU graduates will reside in St Louis where he works for Goodyear The bride joined Pi Lambda Theta and Omicron Nu while he belongs to Alpha Kappa Psi A birthday births announced and a picnic in Clinton Park featured in Lawrence notices Also Miss Jane Gordon former Lawrence teacher visited with friends and Miss Gordon and her party returned to Holton Me morial hospital welcomed a baby girl to Mr and Mrs D B McCoy of 711 Rhode Island Street
A long list of locals depart for vacations and visits across Colorado Utah California and Wisconsin. Families including Spencers Pruetzes and Gliddens travel to Lake Waukeessee Gunnison and Estes Park while others return from trips to Minneapolis Chicago and Denver.
Mat Zeimet greets nightly threats at his country oil station in Emmetsburg Iowa. After six robberies in six months he bought the business and now sleeps with a loaded shotgun and pistol under his pillow to deter further theft.
Color takes center stage in fall fashion as the Fashion Originators Guild of America promotes colored coats and suits. Designers showcased a single hue range from red to plum, emphasizing color over silhouette with pelts and varied collars. Strong hues like wine green slate blue and brown gain notice as potential fall trends. A separate item notes a truck crash killing many sheep near Evanston Wyoming with substantial damage, and Cheyenne reports a dog catcher and his canine mascot story.
John Lewis, 50, a Titanic survivor from 1912, drowned in Durban bay when a fishing boat capsized. The incident occurred recently and he was among others involved in the rescue effort.
Glasgow laundries blast phonograph music to quicken pace as new speed-up trend. In Maesteg Wales a steam roller operator was fined five dollars for carelessness and another two fifty for driving without a license after a collision with a parked car.
Lois Johanning of Kansas City spent Sunday with home folks. Glendale visitors Ed Shivery and family joined local host Dan Johanning and family for Sunday meals. Many relatives from Iola Paola and Kansas City attended dinners and a surprise party for L C Dunn in Baldwin. The High Prairie Ladies Aid met with Mrs Earl Lederer.
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