Home Economics association pushes standardization drive
The American Home Economics association led by Dr Margaret M Justin aims to standardize materials and equipment specs with cooperation from the United States Department of Commerce and the American Stringing? chards association. Letters to 60 manufacturers urge clear labeling to guide consumers toward better silk fabrics and discernment between superior and inferior goods. Both silk weighting and ready to wear labeling are under study to curb under selling and confusion in the retail trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margaret M. Justin
Lawrence Young Woman Tells of Studio Work in Rug Manufactory
Lawrence young woman shares experience at Mohawk Carpet Mills Amsterdam New York where about 60 designers and copyists work in a studio. She describes training, progression from design to color, and contrasts with high school graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rug Manufactory
United ‘States
Rath
Wellman
Amsterdam
N.Y
Schenectady
Migs
Ruth
Schanve
Bexin
Mame
Mian
Mer
Avork
Vom
Preland
Algo
Jngland
Miss. Wellman
A. Low Dadder
Smills
Cary Pet
New Yorker
Bult
New York
Orient
Daily Bible School Reaches Record Pupils
Unusual interest in the Daily Vacation Bible School at Lawrence draws >425 attendees, with 35 junior high pupils joining. Activities include Bible stories, crafts, and projects like healing bandages for Mercy Hospital and a miniature Palestine temple under Miss Lillis Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Jenior High School
Ta Ubu
Palestine
Children of’ Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Mon
Africa
Mercy “Hospital
Lillis Lester
Harties Rynerson
H. B. Jordan
McAllaster
Ida ‘Booth
Mabel “Richardson
Emily Ball
Willardean Harnar Alien
Cordley
Nettie Wia
Walte ‘Keeler
Geo. i McNair
Elesee
Pinck
Bible School Planned at Park Services
Fragmentary notice describes a park area devoted to a Bible school. It mentions Mrs J A Keeler and pupils involved in a planned program with emphasis on teaching, likely part of a community event or union services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible
J. A. Keeler
New D A R leader aims for 150000 members and six regions
Mrs Hobart becomes president of the Daughters of the American Revolution and unveils a plan to expand activities nationwide. She schedules six miniature regional congresses, assigns vice chairmen to 24 standing committees, and aims to finance a 1.5 million memorial building without borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Young
Washington v
Lowell F
Hobart
Washington
Hobar
Showi
Memorial Huilding
Cincinnnati
Colonial Dames
Cherry Pudding and Sauce Recipe and Servings
Recipes for Cherry Pudding and Cherry Sauce with detailed ingredients and steps. Includes note on serving seven to nine, and a jule additional dessert mold serving fourteen. Attributed to Mrs. George L. Glenn and Mrs. Rosa Corder with full ingredient lists and method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Corder
North Seventh St
Fragmentary foliage and blossoms described in faded text
A damaged OCR passage notes foliage with a less dense south side and a glazed appearance. It mentions creamy white blossoms resembling cape jasmine but lighter and less heavy, though the text is cut and unclear. The fragment offers limited context on the plant's characteristics or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Lowe
Colfax woman awarded French Palms Academiques medal
Blaine Kennel of Colfax Washington receives the Palms Academiques medal from the French government upon recommendation of Marshal Ferdinand Foch who died three months earlier Miss Kennel a University of Washington graduate studied law in Paris and was the first woman admitted to the French bar She later pursued music and worked for the allied cause in the world war Her mother Mrs Mary Kennel resides in Colfax
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Kenner Salem
Ferdinand Foch
Blaine Kennel
Célfax
Wash
Marshal Foch
Miss Kennel
University of Washington
Paris
Europe
Kennel
Mary Kennel
Colfax
Girl Scouts Little House Near White House Story
A seven room Washington home, the Girl Scouts Little House, is hosted by First Lady Mrs Hoover as honorary national president. The site, once funded by Mrs Hoover in 1922, was moved near the Octagon House and serves as a model home and advice center for households nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue McNamara
Washington
General Federation of “Women’s Clubs
Tor el
White House
Better Homes
Lh Federation
National Council
Dolly Madison
Girt
Planting Dahlias by Victor Lumsden for Agriculture
Dahlia roots should be planted in spring intervals to delay flowering until after heat and drought. Separate divisions for staggered plantings, store roots frost free, keep moist, and plant with the stem end near a stake. Do not plant divisions on end and align root axis roughly horizontal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Lumsden
Cultivating Dahlias for Size and Stature in Gardens
Guidelines describe shaping dahlia plants by limiting side shoots to focus vitality on the main stem. By removing buds during midsummer, better blooms and longer stems can develop for mass planting or for large blossoms. For mass effects, minimal disbudding suffices.
A Tea for a Bride and Dessert Recipes
A fragment lists fruit loaf bread recipe and fillings for sandwiches with cream cheese and marmalade. It also describes a tea cake and a sponge dessert method, followed by a note about Miss Mildred Bradstreet's Sunday school attendance record at Dighton High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildret Bradstreet
Dighton High School
Godiva Pageant in Coventry Taxed by Britain
The 1929 Lady Godiva pageant in Coventry will be taxed by British authorities as entertainment. Murie Mellerup, selected to impersonate the famed rider, will ride a white horse on June 22 to raise funds for a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventry
England
Godiva
Great Britain
Lady Godiva
Murie Mellerup
Baldwin High School Girls Complete Red Cross Nursing Course
Fourteen Baldwin high school girls finished an eighteen week home nursing class led by Miss Mary McAuliffe, receiving Red Cross certificates. The ceremony, at Mildred Lane’s home, included short exercises from the Red Cross, a class picnic, and notes on home hygiene, silk care, and first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin High School
Mary McAuliffe
County Health
Red Cross
the Red Cross
Hrame
Mildred Lane
Iter
Baldwin
Beulah Bell
Gladys, Black
Rose McCormack
Tillie Heyne
Zara
LeMay
Grace
Gladys Brown
Nina Suitor
Elizabeth Wilson
Maxine Porter
Lois Mocket
Dorothy Porter
Miss McAuliffe
Io ‘Red Cross
Eudora
Lecompton
Rest and diet key to summer vitality for teeth and health
Article from Gorgas Memorial Institute urges balanced diet to prevent gums and mouth problems in spring and summer. Emphasizes vitamins, vegetables, fruit, milk, minimal meat, and proper oral hygiene. Recommends brushing, saltwater rinse, and regular exercise to combat fatigue and reliance on laxatives and tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Howe
Boston
Wil
Desoto Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Desoto and nearby residents are scene to visiting relatives and friends across Kansas City Olathe Lawrence and Emporia. People moving around include Mrs Clyde Moffit returning from Research Hospital Kansas City and various trips by Frank Bell Agnes Osborne and Agnes Gordon. Local events mention birthdays visits and a theft report involving chickens linked to Lawrence arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Huridley
Hugh Osborne
Will Gordon
Earl Steed
Harold Mize
Lawrence
DeSoto
Albert White
Emporia
Steve Morris
Olathe
W. E. Burch
L. A. Smith
Wichita
Magers Freeman
C. Wright
Clyde Moffit
Research Hospital
Floyd Clark
Manhattan
John Giebener
B. S. Taylor
Blues
Giebener
B.S. Taylor
Joe Plummer
Everett
Oshel
Herman Oshel
Lester Oshel
Frank Bell
Eudora
Fred Bendorf
Paola
Jerry Kiser
Levi Dering
Lenape
L. R. Penner
Steve Straub
Earl Ross
Harry Cramer
Cramer
Ed Rollins
Joe Elliott
J. Slagle
Dorothy Middleton
W. T. Barnett
Welborn
Emma King
Pleasant
Texas
Juanita Robinson
Shawnee
Earle Hunter
Corliss
Virgil Hacklet
Kansas
City
Sarah Mize
W. S. Mize
W. H. Knop
Muesis
Thear
Knop
Kraus
Sam Golden
Philip Kraus
Marion Plummer
Alex Catton
Agnes Osborne
State Teachers’ College
Dy Y. Osborne
W. A. Wilm
Charles Asher
Wylie Baker
Albuquerque
Gallup
Frank, Golden
Virgil Baker
Luis Kraus
Olesson
Colo
Frank Golden
Frank
Will Baker
Virgil
Hutchison
Baker
Warren Belts
Basehor
Jap Leusner
Holliday
Howard
California
Jesse Gilbreath
Tom Dobbins
Edwardsville
Leonard Sturges
Mary Catton
Tom Parish
Will
S. R. Vance
Inez Moffit
Inez Osborne
A. L. Cross
Jewel Berry
June
Marjorie’ Carlson
Kansas’ City
Mary Anderson
Miami
Fila
A. Anderson
Sherman Casebier
Mae Gordon
Carl Bedyanl
Law_rence
August. Ross
Rimeister
Kansas] City With Mrs. Mary Mairs
Margaret Strickland
Charles Strickland
Kan
Strickland
Youthful Daughter to Rule aolace of Dayis in Islands
AP reports 20 year old Alice Davis, daughter of Dwight F. Davis, will assume duties as hostess and acting first lady for the Philippines governor general. She will bring diplomatic tact from Washington, aided by Miss Shaughnessy and her cousin, with Mrs. Davis remaining in the U.S. The piece notes her poise, readiness, and social role in palace life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aolace of
Dayis
Islands
Ve McNamara
Washington
Philippines
Alice Davis
Slim Hive
Dwight F. Davis
Alice
Pathe
Josephine Sha 8Nezay
Davis
Bulgaia
Shaughnessy Gap
Ae Hee
Shea
Aleta Davis
St. Louis
Dhilinnies
Tolande Saat
Migs
Het
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Gave. M.“Sustin
American Home -Excescration-Cright
Alice L. Edwards
Aimsterdam
Black Friars
a _dramatic organization
Miss Wellman
Hill
Daily Bible School
National
D.ar
No Lew
Eherries
George L. Glenn
Bowhe 1
Chicago
Nolia
Boyes
Luther
Towner
Women In
Aspeone
Myriek 1Mellerub
I. M.katrow
D. C
Lakeland
Gorgas Memorial, Institute
Washington, D.C
Jen
N. H
Home Service & Laundry’ Co
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