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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
4
The column lists society notices including marriage of Miss Charlotte Ann Faith and Ensign C A Messenheimer in Germantown PA, nursing and Navy careers, a Tuncheon at Evans Hearth, bridal showers, and various club gatherings at the Lawrence Country Club and other local venues. It mentions golf, dinners, and social events with numerous names and places.
A flurry of gatherings fills the Lawrence calendar with golf matches Farm Bureau meetings and church group picnics. Chaperoned dances at the club open at 10 with many names listed for putting contests. Community groups from the Wimodausis class to Mortar Board plan events and reunions through June and July.
Mrs Lawrence Morris of Pelham New York will arrive this evening by plane in Kansas City to spend several days at the home of her brother M W Goff and family. Their brother Marion Goff of San Diego California will join them.
The column lists residents visiting relatives and traveling to cities such as Manhattan Atlantic City San Diego and Burlington. Guests include Mrs C G Goff Mrs Glen Summer and Mary Alice Jordan while others return from Chillicothe and New York. Mrs Kreider remains seriously ill with pneumonia at Memorial hospital.
Clearfield and Eudora residents joined gatherings and visits across Kansas. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Brecheisen and family, the Mathia clan at Bonner Springs park, and graduation exercises in Douglas county with local graduates Dale Vitt and Lyle Clark. The text notes several visits, a stove accident injuring Louis Schendel, hospital care for John Brechelsen, canning efforts, and a memorial for Paul Selzer.
Evening Star notes a variosocial day with Mr and Mrs Raymond Pine and son of Lawrence sharing meals with Oria Bruch Miller of Ohio. Wichman family from Sham baugh Ta called on Strobel and Kaegi families. Wilson and Gabriel households visited Spitzli home in Hesper and Ben Neis traveled to Kansas City to see Ruth, while Edelbrock family visited in KC with Grant Edelbrock.
Seven boys will attend the Boys State in Wichita and one girl will attend the Girls State in Topeka, selected by the American Legion posts. The program runs June 9 to June 15 with leaders named Frank Sullivan and Mrs. O T Davis in charge. Governor Payne Ratner is slated to attend along with other Kansas officials.
Report notes 49 Allied planes shot down, 39 in air battles and 10 by anti aircraft fire. Narvik group holds positions in Norway as German sources claim Western front losses offset by captured Allied matériel and ammunition. Italy’s entry prospects hinge on Mussolini timing. cabinet meeting planned next Tuesday. German leaders plan broader push toward France with a northern and southern pincer. Britain to endure raids and shelling until France falls.
Andrew Nicholas Bonaparte-Wyse, 70, noted Irish educator and great grand nephew of Napoleon I, died today in Dublin on June 1.
KU students promote a summer journey to Mexico with slogans and student pranks. Diplomas are faked as cheap composite copies for graduation, while genuine sheepskin diplomas face logistical limits. The piece notes campus calm and a Jayhawker yearbook feature by Betty Coulson. Kansas State enrollments rise as summer sessions begin and local aviation student Randel Matthews earns a private pilot license.
The College of Liberal Arts at the University approves a new AB major in art. Students will study about one third art and two thirds liberal arts, targeting those seeking substantial art training without becoming technicians. This follows a decade of trend toward broader art study, similar to the earlier music major expansion.
The college extends art major requirements adding 12 history of art hours plus 4 hours of drawing and 4 hours of design with a total major of up to 40 hours. A capella choir will be organized by Dean Swarthout in September, who will leave the Westminster choir. Professional school credit for AB degrees rises from 15 to 20 hours to reflect expanding offerings.
The article argues for broader course offerings that are essential for all students. It emphasizes practical fundamentals and suggests expanding curricula to prepare learners for varied futures.
New York June 1 Mackay radio picked up a distress call claiming the British steamer Monas Isle was shelled off Dunkerque France. Dunkerque used to evacuate troops from Flanders and the ship might be a transport. Lloyds Register lists no Monas Isle. The message was heard at 8:55 a.m. stating the steamship Monas Isle was shelled off number five buoy Dunkerque channel.
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