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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1948
Page
6
Scattered church notices detail summer services and personnel changes across Plymouth, Topeka, and neighboring towns. Notables include the retirement and move of Rev Hughes, organists, choir directors, and Sunday schedules at First Church, Trinity Lutheran, and others, with planned final summer services and upcoming parish events.
Roy J. Smith outlines the value and risk of choosing lifelong friends through the biblical example of Jonathan and David. He contrasts loyal leadership with jealousy driven by King Saul and offers guidance to youths on selecting steadfast friends, warning against selfish or possessive bonds. The piece weaves moral teaching with sermon style reflection.
Girl Scouts at Lone Star Lake hold a visitors night featuring a campfire sing led by Miss Nita Brewster. Parents, siblings, and townspeople toured the lake’s two cabins with junior counselors and directors, while scouts shared laws and activities.
Wilton North Dakota 84 year old Frank Redington a blind music teacher built a green farm life for his family after homesteading hardships. He lost sight at age two yet taught music for twenty years and later moved with his wife and children to Wilton where he led a community life on shared homestead plots.
The 1941 Chrysler coupe driven by Rev. KE S Foust of Topeka veered off Highway 24/1, about miles west of Midland, after hitting a water pool on the road near noon yesterday. Undersheriff Travis G said no one was injured. At Mrs. K E Butler’s home on Neve Hampshire street a Sunday dinner gathered guests including Mr and Mrs Ike Fairbanks, Todd Sullivan, Joe Miller, and Roy Bolton family. Afternoon visitors were Mrs Marlin McCrary and sons.
The Christian Institute study class meets Thursday evenings at 7:50 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mrs. Carol Eastman of Topeka teaches the session, which discusses avoiding drink-switched glasses using labeled messages like W. You and Us.
Mrs Cyrene Bateson and Mrs Alberta Selichnow hosted Geneva Alexander on her birthday with croquet, games, and cake. Attendees included LeRoy Alexander Jr, Leta Tine, Cerena Bateson, Cora Bell, Marysville Rose Whitehead, Katie Cook Topeka, Francia Alexander, Rex Barnes, and others. O. Randall away in Kansas City.
Mrs Tom North and children host and several families attendable in Lawrence social notes. The article lists guests from Dublin Virginia, Ottawa Kansas, Tonganezie and Peru areas, with many names including Siler Amyx Allen Risk Hadie and Denewiler. Attendees include Mrs Cy vena Bateson Barbara McCrary Julia Bolton Roy Bolton and Marvin Curtis with others at the Fairbanks residence. Several calls and engagements are noted alongside a church event at the new Church of Christ in south Lawrence.
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