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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
7
Society lines of names include Margaret Stafford Jane Bras and Lawrence in a brief society notices fragment. No clear event details or dates are readable.
A flurry of engagements and upcoming weddings fills Lawrence and vicinity reports. Dorothy Nichols and Ralph W. Kerns announce engagement. Leona Gaines to Howard Dow set for August 15. Picnics, garden club events, family reunions, and university ties highlight community life with multiple visits from national figures and local gatherings at Clinton Park and the Sunnyside area.
A fragmented social column lists residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs Gay C ae, Mr and Mrs George Le Lawrence, and Mrs Henry Shenimore on a Sigma Kappa Alumnae event. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Jack A Richards hosting family at 45 Missouri Street with guests arriving from Denver Colorado for a weekend visit then planning August departure.
A report details travels in New Mexico visiting Astec the Dwellers site, and in Colorado at Mesa Verde National Park 53 353 acres with later Dwellers ruins. Also notes stays in Colorado Springs Tupornes and Liveden mining towns plus names of several families and a Lawrence Country Club vacation. Trainroads of used farm implements and livestock advertised in Journal-World classified. London July 27 American basketball Olympic opener set for Friday with 94 games total. champion crowned August 13. Milk price drop noted with American gallon around 8.6 pounds.
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