Local Society Notes Highlight Weddings and Events
The society column records the July 12 wedding of Lorene Virkus to Edwin Lane at the bride’s home with close relatives present. The couple will reside near Berwyn Illinois after a visit to Lawrence and Colorado Springs, with Mr Lane employed by Western Electric. Other items cover birthday party plans in Lecompton, WCTU picnic details, Home Aid Society picnic, an engagement announcement for Louise Masavell and Albert Gordon, and golf match pairings at the Country Club as summer attendance wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Elizabeth Virkus
Frederick A.virkus
la Grange
Edwin Harper Lane
H. H Lane
Lane
Colorado Springs
Lawrence
Berwyn
Chicago
Western Electric Company
Chicago Art Institute
University of Kansas
Julia Martin
Helen Gordon Dodds
Lecompton
Phyllis Martin
Bernice Bell
Louise Nelson
Leila Stevens
Esther Athey
Julia Hill
E. C. MasAvell
Louise
Albert Gordon
Topeka
Wayne Wella
Marianna Smith
Miss Maxwell
Mary McGuire
Elizabeth Shawnee
Dorothy Cox
C. C. Gordon
Margaret Hays
Marjorie Gosper
Evelyn Wallace
Wayne Wells
Jocephine Maxwell
Ruthahn
Crossword clues and local society notes appear in mixed text
Worn OCR shows crossword entries intermingled with social news. Names such as Mrs. R. G. Ach, Mrs. W. B. Essick, and others are listed along with Farm Bureau happenings and travel notes. Local residents visit Kansas City and Tulsa while Perry Barber improves from rheumatism.
Personal notices of travel and visits across states
Local notices detail C E Pontius and Lucille Pontius heading to Chicago for a vacation with J R Pontius. Vic Johnson leaves for Oklahoma City on business. Families including Clines, McKes sor, Gerharts, Prentices, Rasher, Lynch, Stanford, and others are visiting or returning from trips to Minneapolis Kan Wichita Hutchinson Chicago Detroit St Louis St Louis Boston Kansas City and Yellowstone with mentions of illnesses and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E.pontius
Lucille Pontius
Chicago
Pontius
J. R. Pontius
Hays
Wichita
Hutchinson
Gerhart
Edna
Emma Prentice
Detroit
St. Louis
Rachel’ Ruth
Amy Rasher
Solomon
Clara Lynch
A. A. Stanford
Eunice Margaret, Hults
E. A. Sanford
Helen Pray
Lenora Cummings
J. A.'Bales
Boston
E. D., Kieffer
Kiefer
George Ditmars
Lawrence Titterington
Kansas City
William A. Smith
Lawrence
Topeka
Chanute
Otto Hunzicker
Verimont Street
Security Benefit Hospital
T. B. Wood
New York
Pacific Coast
Evelyn Jordan
Yellowstone National Park
Salt Lake City
Stanley S. Jones
Glendale
Manhattan
G. W. Jones
A. Gifford
Se C. Searles
Thelma Hemphill
State Teachers’ College
Emporia
Newman Hospital
Earl Farris
Mary
Oak Ridge Farm Bureau Hosts All Day Meeting
An all day Farm Bureau gathering planned for Friday July 18 at Mrs Mildred Morgans home with 1928 29 members invited Mrs Sarah Toms hosted her club Thursday afternoon despite heat attendees enjoyed a pleasant time Emmett Russel and daughter Betty Jean of Kenosha Wis visited Willard Morgan family Horses overheated in fields and some casualties reported Weakley place business work progresses with tanks filled Mrs Harold Altenbernd visited George Stanwix home Oakridge Birthday club met at Clinton Park with a program including reading by Mrs Frank McGrade a monica piece by Wilma Hartman and accordion by Lorene Fairbairn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Mildred Morgan
Sarah Toms
Emmett Russel
Betty Jean
Kenosha, Wis
Willard Morgan
Weakley
Harold Altenbernd
George Stanwix
I. Er
Irs
Harry Vaneste
Walter Petrick
H. G. Van_Neste
Oakridge
Clinton Park
Frank McGrade
Wilma Hartman
Lorene_ Fairbairn
Altho
Elizabeth Randle
Randle
A. R. Reed
F. H. Leonhard
J. M. Leonhard
Orankite
Deasinger
Thomas. van Nice
Kansas City
Ed Schalke
Ladies Aid
Trinity Lutheran
C. .C. Miller
Oakridge Birthday Club
F. L. Hartman
Joe Hemme
Mary
Newman
Frank Toms
Chester Toms
East Rock
New Haven
Conn
East Rock Park
Death of Clair M Pattee Leaves Few for Children in Town
A local obituary notes the passing of Clair M Pattee, moving picture theater owner and pioneer in town entertainment. He was beloved by children who visited daily and his absence leaves a lasting vacancy in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Rock
Clair M. ‘Pattee
Moving Picture Theater
Milford Miller
Kansas City
Rattles and Dalton Family Reunion Near Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Blaine Rattles and family and Bernard Gardner hosted dinner. Relatives from Topeka joined Mr and Mrs Sol Rond and daughter. David Jewett and Mrs Jewetts grandparents attended a Jackson Park reunion for the descendants of Henry Milton Dalton. Twelve children, seven present, three dead, two absent by distance. Mrs Henry Price aged 75 was the eldest attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Rattles
Bernard Gardner
Jesse Rattles
Sol -Rond
Topeka
David Jewett
Henry Price
Local Family Notes Visit and Illness Report
Margaret Jewett and family are mentioned with visits to J B Hymer and Lloyd Chambers. Ed Morgan and daughter Mize Earth Mae stopped by. Early in the week Lloyd Chambers’ daughter was ill for a few days. J B Hymer visited Kansas City on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jewett
Mesania Jewett
Harry King
Zarah
J. B Hymer
Lloyd Chambers
Ed Morgan
Mize
Earth Mae
Ahd Ae . H. Jewett
Arly
J.B. Hymer
Kansas City
Welcome and vicinity society notes brief
Henry Myers of Holden Missouri and his mother of Tonganoxie visited the Elmer Myers family Wednesday. Mr and Mrs John Gibler spent the Fourth of July at Lone Star. The windstorm last Sunday tore the roof off Reuben Weeks cow barn causing about one hundred dollars damage. Visitors called on Mrs Alvie Rockhold during illness including Earnest Richards Pauline Lawrence and Carl Hird family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Myers
Holden
Tonganoxie
Elmer Myers
John Gibler
Lone Star
James Tliff
Perry Stevens
Reuben Weeks
Alvie Rockhold
Mel
Earnest Richards
Pauline
Lawrence
Carl Hird
Jessie Deay
Leonard Newman
Local Readers Note Garden Tomatoes and Table Talk
Baldwin and nearby neighbors called in during the week with updates on Mrs. Rockhold who is now up and about after a week in bed. Evie Williams sent tomatoes grown in Tulsa to help her recovery, and Jesse Deay’s threshing with Byron Holmes’ machine is mentioned. An advertisement touts Renton’s Tablets by Alice M Beebe of Kansas City with diet tips and free consultations at The Colonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Virgil Hird
Thomas Hirds
Near Lawrence
Arthur Rockhold
High Prairie
Alice M. Beebe
Kansas City
Renton
Colonial
Kentucky Street
Adv
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Kennard W
South Pok
L. B. Jacobs
Home Aid Society
H. G. van Neste
R. C. Miller
Floyd Ran
Frank Banks
Harry
G. Gustafson
J. S
Glenn Moody
Hush "Or. G. Achning
L. N. c. C. Stewart
J. i
J. B. Henry
Henry Ash
Jack Bolin
Fredo Bar
Solon Emery
Irma Long
Gustafson
Stewart
Bridge Club
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
America
Alto Jr
Tricta
Elrely
Denia
Pete Pei
Fower Sk Wesied Hurd
Pronez
R. G. Achning
Vic Johnson
C. E. Decker
FE. W. Parsons
D. Coen Bym
W. B. Essick
Sigel Farm Bureau
Roy Harrell
Lois
Blanche
Ice
John Hodge
Tullala
Okla
H. K. Cary
C. S. Finch
Jenkins
Neil
Ireland
Laurie Lee
Tulsa
Jean O'Farrell
Jacob Hammig
Ming Dias
Oliver Perry Barber
Perry Barber
Oak Ridge
Hills Bros
Feesi
Esa
Ward
Flowerfone
Sparton
The
College Jeweler
Eugene Frederick
Vita Tonic
Nestle
Croquignole
Naivette
Frederick
Waving. A
Larndon Beauty Shop
Mass
DE Soto
Eaat
la Mode
Whitcomb
9Th
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Batistes
Voile
Berets
Massachusetts St
Thayer
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