Pioneer Family Yells Story of Lawrence founders
A Kansas history piece traces the Morgan family and early settlers who joined the 1854 Emigrant Aid effort to establish Lawrence. It notes the move from Framingham to Kansas, the Mount Oread claim, and the resolve of a New Hampshire native to aid a free state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Boston
East
Kansas Prairies
Anna Morgan
Charles J.) Ward
St. Joseph
Douglas County Historical Society
Ward
Jonathan Flanders Morgan
New London
N. H
Morgan
Framingham
Mass
Kansas
Kansas Territory
Mount Oread
Fraser Hall
Mr. Morgan
Early Pioneer Morgan Family and Lawrence Settlements
The narrative recalls the Morgan family's move from Massachusetts to Kansas in the 1850s, detailing hopes of fertile prairie land, hardships of travel, and founding life in Lawrence. It covers Indian activity, Quantrill's raid memories, the 1864 move to a farm near Robinson, and the Douglas County Historical Society's effort to preserve such pioneer stories through community recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Morgan Ward
J. F. Morgan
Douglas County Historical Society
Massachusetts
Mr. Morgan
Kansas City
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Governor Reeder
Kansas
Kersey Coates
Ward
Plymouth
Pilgrim
Quantrill
Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
Charles Robinson
Jonathan F. Morgan III
Jonathan F. Morgan, Jr
White on finger tips fashion tip by Associated Press
An Associated Press piece discusses adding white polish as a fashion accessory for fingertips. It advises using two coats or a foundation plus polish, covering the nail fully and sweeping white on the tip for a striking silhouette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Fontanne
Museum Show Highlights Unusual Crocheting Pieces
Two crochet works by Miss Hilma Johnson of Lawrence are on display at Spooner-Thayer Museum along with quilt exhibits. The large pieces include a U S seal and the Statue of Liberty with sample patterns such as a grape design. The show runs on the ground floor through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Hilma Johnson
Lawrence
United States
Miss Johnson
Peach Pudding Cake From Old Family Recipe
A vintage recipe outlines a two layer batter with sugar milk and flour plus baking powder and a peach fruit mixture. The method folds fruit gently over the batter and bakes at 400 degrees for about thirty minutes with optional peach juice substitutions. Credit given to Mrs. William T Fincher of Locust Street.
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William T. Fincher
Locust St
Summer Kitchen Tips and Quick Remedy Tricks
Households receive practical hacks for old aluminum ware and flowers. Steps include lemon simmering to restore shine, storing cut stems in water, and reorganizing produce in large batches for speedy meals. The note also covers souring milk with vinegar and assembling walnut hors d oeuvres.
Fruit Cream and Frozen Dessert: Old Fashioned Pudding
A recipe for a baked dessert with peaches and meringue topping serving six, attributed to Mrs A W Smith of 1019 Pennsylvania St. Includes ingredients for a custard style pudding and a frozen fruit cream with pineapple and citrus, plus freezing directions.
Neighborhood Church Service Schedule and Notes
Friends Church on Tenth and Delaware lists ministers Dillon and Pearle Wooten A B Commons Sunday school 10:00 morning worship 11:00 junior boys and girls meeting 4:00 Geneva Detor in charge 7:45 union service in park midweek prayer at church Valley Grove Co E eit How to Choose Good in Scripture Psalm 9219 14 Cor Leader J C Parker Music highlighted as key to worship and spiritual power
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Friends Church
Tenth
Delaware
Dillon and
Pearle Wooten
A. B. Commons
Mildred Commons
Geneva Detor
Park
Church
Valley Grove Co. E
J. C. Parker
Ad man is millionaire from great aunt’s trust fund
Chicago July 16 A advertising man Jason Paige Jr 28 and a bachelor learned yesterday that his great aunt Ada Sawyer Garrett bequeathed him a 1 000 000 trust fund 34 years ago The recluse member of a pioneer Chicago family left the inheritance before her death in a will discovered after the fund matured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jason Paige, Jr
Paige
Ada Sawyer Garrett
Salads Molded for Summer Kitchen Display
Salads molded with gelatin are prepared by soaking gelatin in cold water then adding to hot broth. Cooked chicken celery eggs and pimientos are folded in, poured into a rinsed mold, chilled until firm, then coated with gelatin mayonnaise and garnished with pineapple.
Various Local Social and Family News From Lawrence Area
Bride Mildred Reuter marries in Ohio and will reside in Dayton. Numerous visits, dinners, and guest stays across Lawrence, Kaw Valley, Topeka, and Kansas City. a death notice from Mobile, Alabama. church services canceled for July 17 due to vacation. Wedding of Mildred Strube planned for Emporia in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred L. Reuter
A. C. Reuter
Lawrence
June Louise Abels
Kaw Valley
Fred Moll
A. R. Morriss
Gardner, Olathe
DeSoto
Guy Grimes
Francis Grow
Allentown
Denver
Colo
Daisy Hadie
W. J. Hague
John Reusch
Donna Mae
Robert Reusch
Harold Reusch
Evening Star
Merle Reusch
Tonwanoxie
Lester Massey
William Edelbrock
Eddie Papenhausen
Joyce
Topeka
Tom Raybourne
Barbara
Lois Redenbaugh
Kansas City
Fred Papenhausen
Louise Schlegel
Eudora
Oklahoma
Marie Rothberger
Carrie Eder
Near Hesper
Berthold Siewald
Alfred Siewald
Key Stone
Cleo Grimes
William Mertz
Charles Vitt
Charlene
Fall Leaf
Vitt
Katherine Rothberger
Louise Lawson
Paul Siewald
Albert Grosdidier
Charles Hilburn
Mobile
Ala
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
H. Reifschneider
Ozarks
Mildred Strube
Harold Frost
Morrill
Kan
Emporia
Miss Strube
John Faltermeir
John
Harold Hill
Robert
Joe Hutterer
Marion
Frank Sommers
Chicago heiress known as Hetty Green of Chicago dies
She died on June 18 leaving a will disposing of a 2,250,000 dollar estate. Mrs. Garrett, famed for frugality and shrewd fortune handling, earned the nickname Chicago's Hetty Green for her eccentricities and financial prowess.
Still out of work after Wall Street dismissals
A New York stock exchange committee finds that about half of the 6,979 employees dismissed from January through June remain unemployed. As of June 15, 3,579 had not found other jobs, and firms estimate 1,275 more could be rehired if trading stays high, while 1,818 more may be dismissed if turnover drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Financial District
Firemen Relief Fund Checks Mailed Across Kansas
The Insurance Commissioner announced checks totaling 314 city shares, including Lawrence 1645.20 Baldwin 108.64 and Eudora 47.83, go to each city Firemen’s Relief Association for injuries or illness from duty. Hutchinson mothers oppose removing small street gutter bridges for baby buggies, citing convenience and trash concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Relief Fund
Kansas
Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
Charles F. Hobbs
Firemen’s Relief Association
Hutchinson
Kan
H. P. Hertz
Hertz
Local Social Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Visitors
Eudora residents host and visit kin and friends across Kansas and California. Teachers Helen Talbert and Gardner Sellers attend summer school in Manhattan while other families entertain relatives and travel to Kansas City for dinners and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Talbert
Gardner Sellers
Manhattan
Curtis Ruthrauff
Virginia Stadler
Rosemary Grosdidier
Roscoe
Alice Kohler
Euretta Kraus
Long Beach
Calif
Chestnut Street
Eudora
Martin Abels
June Louise
Kaw Valley
Fred Moll
Sherman Roach
Mickey Kates
Kansas City
Frances Greiner
John Dunn
Elizabeth Dunn
Lone Star
Gotlieb Nieder
Nieder
John David
Albert Ouderkirk
Verda Marie
Stillwell
A. C. Ouderkirk
Ida Trefz
Mabel Fern
Anna Whellan
Robert Vetter Jr
George Trefz
William Trefz Jr
Margaret Bennell
Lillian Fuller
C. B. Johnson
Barbara Gale
C. B. Cory
Cory
Trefz
Maurice Starr
John Moody
F. C. Hughes
Johnson
Barbara
Baldwin News Social Notes From Local Patrons
Baldwin columns record visits and travels of residents and guests. Alfred Kurmner and children from Kansas City stay with Mrs. Hartley. Bets on trips include Mrs. Hutchins in from Eagle Rock and Maud Stewart heading to Ohio. Various locals host and attend gatherings at Delta houses and camps.
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Alfred Kurmner
Alfred, Jr
Ann
Kansas City
Baldwin
F. M. Hartley
Lester Hutchins
Eagle Rock
Calif
Alvin F. Baker
Maud Stewart
Ohio
Kenneth Hunter
Osawatomie
State Hospital
Hunter
Alpha Chi Omega House
Geraldine Dunn
Denver
J. H. Lay
Frank Breyfogle
Mary Lee
Chanute
Carl Butell
Elsie Louise Reinecke
Tri Delta
Margaret Counts
W. M. Baich
Pomona
Linton Usher
Frances Nelson
Florence Kirby
Coffeyville
Jean Curry
Dorothy Miller
Ruth Wagener
Edna Mae O'Hare
Mina Lingle
Paul Philip Barnthouse
S. A. Deel
Barnthouse
C. FE. Peterson
Jacobs’ Camp
Ottawa
Bonnie Jean Adriance
Keith LeMaster
Jean Bretnall
Beth Hubskmann
Marjorie Hubskmann
Mildred Bretnall
Frances Davison
Mary Louise Davison
Barbara Pollock
Evelyn Warner
Altha Warner
LeVone Martin
Hazel Hill
Cynthia Smith
Tedie Christensen
Betty Lou Christensen
Jean Perkins
Sarah Counts
Gloria K. Gray
Margaret Ann Guest
Claire Leitaker
Evelyn Balch
Peterson
San Francisco
Irving D. Bartley
East
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R. H. Macey & Co
The
Associated Press
A. W. Smith
Pennsylvania St
Will
Neil H. Manley
Relief Fund
Baldwin News
Germany
Vienna- Berlin
Pho
Arosne
Journal-World
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