Girl Scouts Open Summer Day Camp With Full Staff
The Girl Scout Day camp met for the first summer session at The Maples on 1708 Haskell Avenue with about sixty five girls present. A registered nurse is on site per national rules. staff includes A Benson supplying archery, Waz Smith, Dorothy Wilson teaching horseback riding, Loize Montgomery leading folk dancing and games, Helen Sanderson directing dramatics, Pearl Carpenter presenting nature lore, and Mrs W A Churchill overseeing handicraft. Camp runs Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to closing time with four age based units. Mrs I W Hartley, Miss Hazel Dawson, Mrs F P O Brien and Miss Mabel Richardson lead groups. Ben Brown is camp director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Maples
George Maffett
Haskell Avenue
A. Benson
Coats
Wa Z Smith
Dorothy ‘Wilson
Dalton Riding Academy
Loize Montgomery
Helen Sanderson
Pearl Carpenter
W. A. Churchill
Electa Kindelsperger
I. W.hartley
Hazel Dawson
F. P. O Brien
Mabel Richardson
Ben Brown
Knitted Evening Gowns Stir Summer Fashion
Paris reports knitted chic expands into evening gowns dinner frocks and afternoon dresses. New stitches include one color plaid effects and palmless diamond patterns using wool silk and artificial yarns. Prominent wearers include Amy Blatt Mrs Beverly Bogert Mrs Gilbert Miller Madame Louis Bleriot and Frau Roland Koester with diverse navy sky blue pink and cream ensembles.
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Adelaide Kerr
Paris
Amy Blatt
Beverly Bogert
Newport
Gilbert Miller
London
Louis Bleriot
Madame Jacques Stern
America
Normandie
Lady Ribblesdale
John Jacob Astor
Roland Koester
France
Ways to a Man's Heart Cherry Dumplin and Shepry Dumplings
Recipe fragment outlines two cherry dumpling dishes with ingredients and steps. Includes detailed measures for Cherry Dumplin and Shepry Dumplings, notes on mixing, boiling with cherries, baking, and serving with whipped cream or hard sauce. Also mentions lemon and salt blend for fabric care and steaming garments after ironing.
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G. T. Dunigan
Dixie Cobbler
Assisting Brides Dinner Menu and Kitchen Hints
A dated dinner menu for a new housekeeper lists Rice and Chicken Giblets with buttered beets and fresh vegetable salad, plus a Dixie Cobbler dessert. It includes detailed prep steps, ingredient amounts, and kitchen tips on storage and reuse of leftovers.
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Dixie Cobbler
Meet the Wife on the Stage Florence March Star Status
The article contrasts Florence March with Fredric March noting she remained less active since his rise to stardom. It cites her occasional returns to acting to fund gifts for Fred and describes her as a bright, attractive actress and hostess. It mentions her humorous view of family life with the March children Penny and Tony.
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Florence Bldvidae
Fredric March
March
Penny
Tony
Delightful Frocks for Home Sewing Styles and Pattern Pricing
Fashion notes list several pattern designs with size ranges and fabric yardage for 39 inch and various contrasting materials. It details prices for patterns and book purchases, instructs buyers to send money and state their size, and provides a New York address for order fulfillment.
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Journal - World
Pattern Department
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
England Spinsters Seek Larger Early Pensions
England's spinsters have organized a movement to gain earlier and higher state pensions. About 2.5 million women aim to lower qualifying age from 65 to 55 and improve weekly support. Branches of the Women’s Pensions League form nationwide with Lady Astor among supporters in Parliament.
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Edinburgh
England
Women's Pensions League
Lady Astor
Scotland
League
Lawrence Woman Receives Chain Letter From Afar
An elderly Kansas article notes Mrs Gertie K Johnson received a Spanish chain letter from Cuba addressed to Mrs Gertie B Breiel. The piece suggests she may have been listed through her Kansas Rebekah secretary role and mentions Miss Caroline Rob House chosen as a Macy Camp Counselor at Middletown New York.
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Cuba
Altho
Gertie K. Johnson
Alta Sagua la Grande
Gertie B. Breiel
Caroline Rob House
Macy’s
New York
Macy
Middletown
N. Y
Miss House
Robert E. House
the Manor
Australian buyer ships cattle to Australia from Wichita Falls
Anthony Horden of Australia plans to take 18 head of western cattle home to his country from Wichita Falls. He purchased bulls locally and in Larned Kansas and paid 1200 dollars for the grand champion bull at the San Angelo fat stock show. The article also notes a home care tip for washing soiled curtains using cold water borax for easier cleaning.
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Choice Cattle
Australia
Wichita Falls
Tex
Anthony Horden
Larned
Kan
San Angelo
Mrs. Margaret Garvin Celebrates 96th Birthday in Lawrence
Margaret Garvin of 901 Illinois street marked her ninety sixth birthday with hundreds of wishes by air mail telegraph and letters. Radio stations sent tributes and bouquets filled her room as this longtime Lawrence resident recalled events from a long life begun in a log cabin near Astoria Illinois in 1839 and later moved to Kansas with her husband John M Garvin.
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Margaret Garvin
Illinois Street
Lawrence
Astoria
Fulton County
Ill
Kansas
Kaw Valley
St. Joseph
Wayside Inn
Quantrill
Mrs. Garvin’s 96th Birthday Remembered in Kansas Home
Kansas settlers and family story recount Mrs. Garvin’s 96th birthday amid early Kansas hardships. The Garvin family endured freezing bread and bad roads as they moved from Eudora to Midland and then Lawrence, with A. W. Garvin and Daisy Garvin deceased in recent years and Nellie Garvin as constant companion. The piece highlights a life rooted in resilience, hospitality, and frontier settlement.
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Eudora
Midland
Lawrence
Coal Yard Expands for Harry Turner Company
The Harry Turner Coal company will more than double yard space by acquiring property north of the current yard at 633 New Hampshire Street. A five year lease was approved at the annual meeting. Construction includes grading, a three foot loading dock sixty feet long, and a seven foot woven wire fence around the yard. Harry Turner remains president with C M Young as vice president, N E Turner secretary treasurer, and Robert C Rankin plus Bert Dale as directors. Other stockholders include A P Fey and Richard B Stevens.
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Harry Turner Coal Company
New Hampshire Street
Harry Turner
C. M. Young
N. E. Turner
Robert C. Rankin
Bert Dale
A. P. Fey
Richard B. Stevens
The Informer at the Granada Is A Stirring Screen Version
The dramatic motion picture adaptation of Liam O Flaherty's The Informer stars Victor McLaglen as the traitor. Margot Grahme and Wallace Ford headline a strong cast with Preston Foster Heather Angel and J M Kerrigan in supporting roles. A band-short and Buddy cartoon accompany the program with a note on summer school at the Business College.
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Liam O’flaherty
Victor McLaglen
Wallace Ford
Margot Grahme
McLagren
Preston Foster
Heather Angel
J. M. Kerrigan
McLaglen
Late News
Postmaster Confirmations Hit Caldwell and McPherson
Washington confirmations yesterday named Eugene Franklin Glover postmaster at Caldwell and Harold J. Schafer postmaster at McPherson. Kansas postmasters were approved by the Senate. In other news, geologists in North Carolina report 284 distinct native precious stone varieties, with claims of possibly more than any other state.
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Kansas
Washington
Eugene Franklin Glover
Caldweller
McPhersod
Harold J. Schaferstmasters
Senate
Carolina
Raleigh, N. G
North Carolina
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Granada
Business College
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Herbert Allphin
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