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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
5
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Thursday activities include 8 Sum contract club and luncheon with Miss Helen Skilton. Friday features a Colonial group dinner bridge at the home of Mr and Mrs K K Lanes and Daughters of 1812 luncheon at Evans Hearth. Saturday Betty Washington chapter D A R holds a picnic at Mr H E Chandlers with Mrs Otto Fischer and Mrs Ivan Rowe also hosting a bridge luncheon at Evans Hearth.
Miss Philomene Bourassa daughter of Mr and Mrs Sherman Bourassa of 1725 Oakley Topeka will marry Dr Thomas Robin Hood son of Mr and Mrs George J Hood of Lawrence tomorrow at 7 in the Bourassa home garden Rev E E Beauchamp will read the ceremony with bridesmaid Mrs Regina Steiner of Kansas City and best man Harold James of Kansas City. Afterward a reception then departure for Akron Ohio for Hood s internship at Akron City Hospital.
The Lawrence Flower club hosted a lawn party and silver tea at Mrs. Carl Graeber’s home with Mrs. Graeber sharing a San Francisco exposition talk and a display of vivid blooms. Guests enjoyed river views, Paul’s Scarlet roses, and assorted flowers amid a scenic southern lawn. A twin birth was announced at Memorial hospital and several prize winners were named in last night’s Scotch foursomes contests at the Country club. A surprise birthday dinner occurred June 4 in Oskaloosa for Mrs. Webber, formerly of Lone Star, with a basket meal and assorted cakes.
A dense puzzle listing across and down clues with numbered entries for musicians plants animals and objects. It references a historical master musician and includes many wordplay prompts such as wagon climbing plant fold of string and several thematic categories across vertical and horizontal sections.
A village gathering celebrated the twenty second wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Ward and the thirty first of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Werkenthin. Attendees included numerous couples and families such as Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Babbitt, and others with children and grandchildren.
Mrs C E Friend Mrs Robert Rankin and Mrs David McCreath traveled to Topeka for a Kansas Republican Women’s club luncheon on the Hotel Jayhawk roof garden after a reception for Miss Marion E Martin assistant chairman of the Republican national committee who spoke at the meeting. Prof and Mrs W W Davis and son Edward Lane departed yesterday for Switzerland to spend the summer
Four Lawrence girls attending the Sunflower Girls state in Topeka participate in state organization work. Junie Sutherland is named to the State Board of Welfare and the city council. Phyllis Wherry and Betty June Sullivan hold city council and publicity roles. Ida Frances Moyer plays oboe in the state orchestra. The group stays at a Washburn dorm and visits the statehouse as sessions proceed, with a tea later at the governor’s mansion.
Dr. H. R. Ross of the State Board of Health told Kiwanis lunch listeners that preventing illness saves money and suffering. He cited East Texas estimates of a billion dollars yearly in sickness and noted Mississippi reduced tuberculosis by a third in 10 years. He warned that six states with 50 percent of the nation's smallpox in 1937 lacked compulsory vaccination. Vaccinating children before school age is among effective preventive measures.
The second in a series of about eleven band concerts directed by Oliver Hobbs will be at Liberty Memorial High School in South Park tomorrow at 8 p.m. Guest soloist will be vocal instructor Joe M. Williams. Program includes A Santa Cecilia March, Dublin Holiday overture, The Umbrella March, Klaxon March, Star Dust, A Night in June serenade, God Bless America, and Leidzen Vocal piece performed by Joe M. Williams with Erik W. G. supervising.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt stated she disagrees with criticisms of the German refugee children program. She urged admitting refugee children despite opposition signals and policy concerns voiced in Washington.
In a June Democratic Digest note the first lady urges broad aid to refugee children and their parents. She supports a Congress bill to admit children only if a ready home pledges to care for them during their education, stressing parental support.
Topeka June 157 Max Wales of Topeka will be assistant director in charge of publicity promotion for the Kansas industrial development commission effective next Monday. Rollo A. Clymer, general director for the commission, said Wales may keep active management of his advertising agency while handling promotion work.
In federal court 136 fire insurance firms refuse to fund policyholder refunds from a Missouri risk rate dispute. The case involved $9.5 million and a compromised settlement yielding 20 percent to policyholders and 80 percent to companies. Pendergast and O'Malley were implicated, pled guilty, and are serving sentences at Leavenworth. Street was named by the government but denied acting with company authority.
The remaining eight University of Kansas civilian aviation students undergo private pilot license tests at Municipal airport. Gordon Matthews, a Kansas City Associated Inspector for the Civil Aeronautics Authority, presides as twelve of twenty students recently passed the examinations.
Ruth Louise Huxman daughter of former Gov Walter A Huxman graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore Tuesday with a master of arts degree.
Charles Justus of 1025 Kentucky Street reported this morning the theft of two fog lights from his Dodge sedan to the police.
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