Friday social notes at Colonial and Evans Hearth venues
Mrs. A. Gifford hosts a Friday bridge luncheon at the Colonial. Mrs. Charles Radcliffe attends Variety Club events at Evans Hearth and Entre Nous. Mrs. E. L. Haynes participates with Mrs. L. H. Frink at a bridge luncheon. Lieut. Thomas Blair chapter of Daughters of 1812 hosts a luncheon at Evans Hearth. Mrs. Carl Clifton attends a tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gifford
Colonial
Charles Radcliffe
Evans Hearth
E. L. Haynes
L. H. Frink
Thomas Blair Chapter
Carl Clifton
Tea in Honor of Miss Nada Louise Clifton
Mrs. Carl Clifton hosts a small four to five oclock tea for her niece Nada Louise Clifton of Arkansas City. Guests are high school girls. assistants include Mrs. Forrest C. Allen, Mrs. Coila Morrison, and Mrs. Francis Baty. Crystal table setting features blue and yellow appointments with spring flowers throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Clifton
Nada Louise Clifton
Arkansas City
Forrest C. Allen
Coila Morrison
Francis Baty
Bridge Luncheon Honors Mrs Goode Wilson of Springfield
Mrs E H Lupton hosted a bridge luncheon at the Evans Hearth in honor of Mrs William Goode Wilson of Springfield Ohio. Prizes went to Mrs Adrian Lindsey Mrs Laurence Woodruff and Miss Davida Olinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Lupton
Evans Hearth
William Goode Wilson
Springfield
Adrian Lindsey
Laurence Woodruff
Davida Olinger
Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Visits
Mrs J B Fraser and daughter Mrs Russel Hart with niece Miss Louise Thorne have left for Billings Montana to visit. Mrs E Y Gay accompanies them to Colorado Springs for weeks with her sister. Miss Louise Thorne works for Dr Russell and Russell in Billings. Genevieve Miarin married Harold B Halegaard in Denver June 1 at Rev Cottman s home. Attendants were George Marker Jr Denver. Bride wore white silk with blue blouse and pink rose corsage. The Hulegaard couple reside at Lewiston Hotel Denver. Dr and Mrs J W McCullough honored by friends at dinner. Wallace W C T U met on Flower Missions. Rev C J Knox urged beauty in home and life. Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars to meet Monday. Nearby social group hosted a picnic for Capt and Mrs Brady headed for Panama. Mrs R A Kellogg of Kansas City visited. Torch Bearers closing at Mildred Hack s home. Barbara Puls led devotions. Jens Jensen led lessons review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Fraser
Russel Hart
Louise Thorne
Miss Thorne
Ella. Thorne
Billings
Mont
E.Y. Gay
Fraser
Thorne
Colorado Springs
M. E. Maxwell
Drs
Genevieve Miarin
Harold B. Halegaard
Denver
Colo
Cottman
Methodist Episcopal Church
George Marker Jr
Hulegaard
Lawrence
Bert Jones
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Eee
Enver
Lewiston Hotel
Wallace W.C.T.U
Ebe Dicker
A. L. Carey
C. J. Knox
A. B. Conner
Carey
Frances Willard
Roscoe Pine
Torch Bearers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mildred Hack
Tennessee Street
Barbara Puls
Jens Jensen
Woman at a swell dinner argues forks and manners
A humorous line from Aunt Het quips that women handle table manners while men would not chase their wives shins to force the right fork, reflecting social etiquette humor of the era.
Community notes include prizes and club meetings
The report lists prize winners in notebooks and merits, upcoming Lawrence Flower club and Pleasure Hour events, a postponed picnic, golf pairings, and a dinner at 1928 Ohio Street honoring the Wadhams with several attendees.
Lawrence Briefs: Local Social Visits and Travel Plans
Mrs Ray Phillips of Glendale Cal travels with her hosts in Lawrence after visiting New York and Washington D C Mrs William Goode Wilson of Springfield visiting her mother in Lawrence plans a visit to Morganville Dr Levert Andersen hosts Mrs S E Casebier travels to Los Angeles to visit her brother Guy Buckingham Miss Marion Decker to spend the summer with her Decker parents in town John E Stringer Sullivan County Mo in town en route to Topeka for Seventh Day Adventist church business Doris Pierce leaves for Camp Eureka west of Manhattan Fred Boyer and wife return to Des Moines Ia after a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Phillips
Glendale
Cal
Lawrence
Fred Goodrich
P. P. Lester
New York
Washington, D. C
William Goode .Wilson
Springfield
W. E. Higgins
Morganville
Levert Andersen
S. E. Casebier
Guy Buckingham
Los Angeles
Manhattan
Fred Boyer
Des Moines
Lawrence visitors attend Church of the Brethren conference
Mrs. Boyers relatives and guests from Lone Star Kansas City St. Louis and California travel to Lawrence for the Church of the Brethren conference. Families include the Stauffers Freeses Goodrichs and Florys with several children and delegates. Miss Edith Kennedy departs for Valley Falls to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Callicotte
Helene Callicotte
St. Louis
C. T. Royston
Edgar Stauffer
Marilyn
Ruth Elaine
Ramona
Larned
Lawrence
Church of the Brethren
Sally Rowe
Minneapolis
Minn
G. G. McCoy
Babette
Sylvester Creel
Virginia
California
Pleasant Grove
Lone Star
Alva C. Flory
Pasadena
Cal
W. C.curtis
James Holyfield
Tampa
Fla
Holyfield
American Federation of Musicians
Musicians’ Union
Edith Kennedy
Valley Falls
James Kennedy
Seven new churches join Mission Congregational in Midwest
At the national convention in Lindsberg Kansas seven new churches were admitted to Mission Congregational Church of America. They include Axtell and Dresden in Kansas and other churches in Chicago Heights Minnesota New London Iowa Pender Nebraska and Adamneck Connecticut. Theodore W Anderson of Evanston Illinois was elected president and the group approved 37500 for domestic missions and 74890 for overseas work in China Africa and Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsberg
Kan
Kansas
Mission Covenant Church of America
Chicago Heights
Minn
New London
Charles City
Axtell
Dresden
Pender
Neb
Adamneck
Conn
Theodore W. Anderson
Evanston
Ill
United States
China
Africa
Alaska
Campaign Against Weed Targets Kansas Townships
Topeka reports an eradi cation effort against bindweed across Kansas with 700 plus townships in 101 counties voting levies. State weed supervisor T F Yost says $721000 has been raised as counties hire supervisors to guide eradication and advise property owners under the 1937 law requiring landowners to remove the weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
T. F. Yost
Auto Recovered From Verdigris River Near Madison
Greenwood county officials recovered an automobile from the Verdigris river two miles downstream. The body inside belonged to Addison Stoughton who had been sought since March 5 on a charge of slaying his wife. Mrs Stoughton was found slain in her former home. the couple had separated in January. Blood stained clothing was found below the recovery site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Kan
Greenwood
Verdigris River
Addison Stoughton
Stoughton
Founder of Picnic III at Santa Fe event in Emporia
Ray Overpeck of Emporia founder and GM of the Santa Fe Big Four Brotherhood picnic missed yesterday's picnic due to illness. He had attended the banquet on Wednesday night and was hospitalized for emergency stomach ulcer surgery. The event drew nearly 700 Santa Fe employees and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Ray Overpeck
Santa Fe
Big Four Brotherhood
Retail Buying Edges Up Week Of National Centers
Dun & Bradstreet reports this week’s retail buying at major distribution centers rose 2 to 5 per cent from last week which included Memorial day but fell 12 to 21 per cent from the year ago. Wholesale orders rose slightly about 2 per cent yet remained 8 to 20 per cent below a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Hays Voters Reject Bond Issue for New High School
Hays Kansas voters in a special election rejected by 869 to 825 a proposed 102000 dollar bond for a new high school building. The plan would have used federal funds to supplement the local funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Kan
Fairfax Belmont Youth Camp Trip Report
Miss Betty Jones and a group from the Congregational church went on a ten day camping trip to Eureka Lake camp west of Manhattan. Mr and Mrs Harold Hutton and Shirley visited with Mr and Mrs Thos Hutton in Gardner. ay Higgins stayed with relatives from Thursday to Sunday then returned to Pittsburg for summer school. Mr and Mrs Ha Davenport have received an heal need of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jones
Congregational Church
Eureka Lake Camp
Manhattan
Harold Hutton
Shirley
Thos. Hutton
Gardner
Ay Higgins
Pittsburg
Ha Davenport
Births and visits brighten Topeka community
May 31 marked the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bullock of Topeka. the mother will be Mrs. Anna Stanley. Virginia Cawood visited relatives, Ida Warburton returned to Wichita with her son Bobbie, and multiple local families hosted friends from St. Joseph and DeSoto during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bullock
Topeka
Bullock
Anna Stanley
Virginia Cawood
C.C. Nelson
Ida Warburton
Wichita
D. P. Thornton
Bobbie
Ed Smith
Kanwaka
Ed Gilbreath
Truman Harding
Judith Elaine
Ed Freeman
DeSoto
Linwood wedding ties Independence pair to Linwood
Miss Leah Bernice Shile of Independence Kansas wed Orville Hughey of Linwood in a Sunday ceremony at the Shile home with a Methodist Episcopal service. Rev. R O Penick officiated and a reception followed. The couple planned a motor trip before settling near Linwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Bernice Shile
Independence
Kan
Orville Hughey
Linwood
Hughey
Fay Parry
Esther
Theodore
K.U
Stadium
Esther Boys
Esther Parry Tuesay
Ray Britton
Carl Silky
Ed Silkey
Speerschneider
J. T. Hughey
Topeka
Henry Humphrey
Baby
Kansas City
Humphrey
Lloyd Rhodes
Donald Fredrick
Evanston
Wyo
Nancy Lee
William Phillips
Parsons
Sadie Parry
Phillips
W. A
Manhattan
Edyth
John Parry
Overland Park
H. G. Hayes
Cleo Morrill
Miss Landis
Cleo
Mrs William Elder Visits Lecompton Relative
Mrs William Elder spends the week with her daughter Miss Beatie Collins of Lecompton. Mrs Harry Hicks is keeping house for her father William Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Elder
Miss Beatie Collins
Lecompton
Harry Hicks
Local Social Roundup From Gardener Lake to Kansas City
Mr and Mrs George Kaegi and Johnnie Wichman visited Kansas City Sunday joining Mr and Mrs Clarence Neis and baby for dinner. Numerous guests at Spitzli home over weekend include Dorothy Kerr Lawrence Maxine Patterson Overland Park and Leone Parker. Visitors from Kansas City Des Moines and Topeka joined Neis and families for meals and days out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kaegi
Johnnie Wichman
Clarence Neis
Baby
Kansas City
Max Riedel
Arthur Bernitz
Emma Strobel
Alice Bernitz
Gardner Lake
William Spitzli
Dorothy Kerr
Maxine Patterson
Lawrence
Delmar Spitzli
Overland Park
Leone Parker
Spitzli
Ruth Neis
Jean Metz
Des Moines
Beneis
John Laughlin
Vinland
Gideon Neis
Gideon Neis and Children. Rev. and Mrs. Landis and Son, Buddy, of Kansas City
Neis
Bob Barnhart
Valdosta
Spencer McCoy
Melvin McPherson
Topeka
Leslie Kindred
Neil Catlin
McPheraoe
Ella Wallbridge
Wallbridge
Robert Lawler
Elsie
Eli
Colorado
C. A. Penn
Charles Banning
Kindred
Mary
Clara Freese
George Ott
Greta Spitzli
Abel Family Socials Highlight Sunday Visits
Mr and Mrs Otto Abel accompanied Mr and Mrs Martin Abel to Homewood on Sunday and were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Geo Abel. William Knake spent the day Sunday in Kansas City and were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Knake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Abel
Martin Abel
Homewood
Geo. Abel
William Knake
Kansas City
Henry Knake
Royal Neighbors Memorial Services Announced in Lawrence
Miss Eunice Brass manages Seymore Beauty shop at 81714 Mass street Lawrence for Iva and Clarence Seymore. Royal Neighbors memorial services to be held in Holloway hall Thursday afternoon June 16. All Royal Neighbors invited. Mrs Lena Murphy visiting Reno with Cletus Lehman family.
Family and community notes from Topeka area events
The column lists illnesses in the Stull family and others, a few visits and social gatherings in Topeka and nearby towns. It mentions measles in Luella and Mary Ann Stull, visits by John Huscher, and gatherings hosted by Mrs. Forrester and the Kamp schroeder family. A Children’s Day program is planned at Stull Evangelical church on June 12 at 1 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeks
Luella
Mary Ann Stull
Alta Kampschroeder
Theodore Hall
Stull Evangelical Church
Eula Bidinger
Liberal
Kan
John Huscher
Trenton
I. B. Kraft
George Forrester
Lawrence
Fred Kampschroeder
William Murphy
C. A. Bidinger
George Houk
Charles Houk
R.N.A
George Anderson
Ernest Kampschroeder
Fall Leaf Visit Notes From Hutchinson Area
Mr and Mrs Ed Staib of Hutchinson returned home Thursday after staying two weeks with sister in law Mrs Frank Schoenhofer. Mr and Mrs E J Gebhart of Harveyville were dinner guests at Hanna Pfleger and Mrs Gebhart will stay a few days. Mr and Mrs Claude Henson and family visited their Missouri parents last Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Staib
Hutchinson
Frank Schoenhofer
E. J. Gebhart
Harveyville
Hanna Pfleger
Gebhart
Claude Henson
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. W. Stowits
L. W. Lee
Evans Fourth
Alph van Bebber
H. H. Holloway
W. E. Kennard
Howard Veatch
George Mills
Roy L. Roberts
J. W. McCullough
Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Hall
W. S. Brady
Panama
R. R. Jackman
R.A. Kellogg
Frances Hulse
Portland
Ore
Phyllis Riggs
C. O. Aston
A. E. Olson
Mildred Carpenter
Margery Olson
Carol Foster
Jeanette Erwin
Maxine Willis
T. H. Hack
Mildred
Teddie Jean Olson
Sapulpa, Okla
Shirley Puls
Lawrence Flower Club
Chamber of Commerce
E. O. Stone
D. T. Ransdell
South Side Reading Club
Douglas County Farm Bureau
R. W. Yeoman
Arnold Fralick
Pleasant Hour Club
Guy Folks
C. J. Eriksen
Billings, Mont
F. E. Banks
C. J. Dodds
G. E. Moseley
A. S. Anderson
Helen Dodds
June Griesa
Ruth Hoover
W. H. Ruese
Grace Turner
Glenn Charlton
E. A. Johnson
C. C. Stewart
B. M. Balh
H. Hanna
Harry Brown
R. A. de Watteville
V. K. Bruner
C. G. Maier
Stone
F. T. Barteldes
H. W. Slowits
J. I. Perry
Gene Glahn
H. L. Nevin
S. Schwahn
E. Stone
G. Penney
R. H. Stockert
Ohio
Picnic III
Fairfax
Belmont
Ufe
Lentheric
Nell Love
Windsors
Chateau de la Croe
Antibes
Riviera
Evening Star
Yarnold
Our
Duchess
William Lutz
Richland
Richard Kennedy
Theo. Hall
Wallace Kennedy
Roy Kennedy
Albert Kampschroeder
Kotex
Chicago
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