Three Years in London Increases Mrs Brownlee’s View of Life
Mrs. Harold Brownlee returns from London with three children, after living through abdication, coronation, and a wartime crisis. The family toured eight countries, faced gas mask drills, and noted stark contrasts with U S schooling, uniforms, and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brownlee
Mid-West
London
J. R. Ulrich
Withal
Jean
Joe
St. Paul’s School
Cedar Rapids
John
Lawrence
Brownlee
Quaker Oats, Limited
England
France
Holland
United States
White Is Chosen for Summer Accessories
Fashion notes highlight white as a cool, versatile choice for summer outfits. Turbans, pillboxes, and small hats in rayon and straw dominate, with white bags and toeless shoes completing the look. Clean, pristine white remains key for favorable reviews and modern garden party style.
Summer fabrics and frocks for dances and home décor
Cottons run off with important honors in summer evening fabrics. Gowns use red plaid gingham with a fitted bodice and wide skirt for a Country club dance. Also notes on lightweight metal Venetian blinds prized for durability and low warping.
Luncheon Menu At World’s Fair For King And Queen
The New York fair luncheon menu showcased all American dishes from New England seafood cocktail to Louisiana gumbo and Midwestern capon with corn fritters lima beans and a pear salad. It listed wines including sherry claret champagne and brandy.
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New York
New England
North Carolina
Royal visit highlights fears and hopes for housing and labor
Washington, June 10. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth draw attention beyond ceremony as they meet leaders of new deal efforts at the White House and discuss work relief housing civil service wage hour laws and youth training. The queen asks about working women and suffrage results while the king probes government programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George VI
Elizabeth
George
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Daughters Endorse Flag Week and Flag Day Events
The Daughters of the American Revolution endorsed June 8 to 14 as Flag Week at the Forty eighth Continental Congress meeting. Betty Washington chapter hosts a Flag Day meeting on Saturday June 17 at Mrs H E Chandler home with a program on Correct Use of the Flag by Mrs E K A White. Ministers to mention Flag Week in services and Flag Day June 14, origin of the national flag by Hopkinson and Betsy Ross. Journal World subscription offered at 40 cents a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
Forty Eighth Continental Congress
Betty Washington
H. E. Chandler
EK. A. White
League Plans Fall Program Adds Program Chairman
The League of Women Voters board met at Mrs. John Stutz home to outline the fall agenda and created a new program chairman role, appointing Mrs. John Virtue to coordinate luncheon programs and gather material. Department chairs and study groups were set, with standing committees to advance research across topics from education to municipal relations.
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League of Women Voters
John Stutz
John Virtue
League
R. H. Beamer
John Jacobs
H. B. Chubb
Esther Twente
H. C. Tracy
Fin Jensen
John Ise
Marvin LeSeur
T. D. Prentice
Murray Lydie
Howard Reedy
Chicken Salad and Pineapple Aspic Dish Details
A recipe excerpt describes making chicken salad with celery eggs and mayonnaise served on lettuce with capers olives and garnished with egg slices. It also gives a chicken pineapple aspic dish layering tender chicken with pineapple and aspic, chilled and garnished with chopped cress. The entries credit Emma A. Prentice of 1529 Kentucky St and Mrs. Mabel Miller of 1205 Rhode Island St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma A. Prentice
Kentucky St
Mabel Miller
Rhode Island St
Mind Your Manners Answers Key for Social Etiquette
A quiz on proper introductions handshakes and elevator etiquette. It presents questions with advised official answers, including when to shake hands with a woman, rising on introductions, picking up a dropped handkerchief, and how to handle missing names during introductions.
Wash Leather Gloves With Duratone Process
Pastel leather gloves are guaranteed washable with a bland soap lather. Soak, rinse thoroughly, then absorb excess water. Dry over wire glove forms at room temperature. If needed stretch before fully dry. Lawrence Jantary Dry Cleaners advertises the Duratone laundering process.
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Chamberlain
Browne
Italy
Germany
Belgium
Washington Union Station
Ralph, Wilson
Close
The
Union of South Africa
Electrolux
Ervel Electrolux
Ace Mo
Kansas
Service
U. S
Lawrence Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Jessie Louise Norwood
R. M. Norwood
Lecompton
Douglas County
University of Kansas
Miss Norwood
Lecompton Rural High School
Sigma Theta Tau
Journal-World
Lawrence Jantary & Dry Cleaners
Sneegas
N. H
Marion Ellet
Ofa
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
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