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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
5
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Saturday marriage details list attendees and events at First Methodist church with luncheon and bridge activities. Includes Mrs Charles Louk M N dinner bridge club at Evans Hearth and various social gatherings across Topeka venues.
Mrs James J Perry hosts a dessert bridge at the Colonial at 1 30 PM Mrs C G Riggs hosts a small bridge luncheon honoring Mrs Howard Burgin of Jefferson Barracks Mo Attendees included Mrs Burgin Mrs George Melvin Mrs Charles Radcliffe and others Mrs Paul Smart hosts Friday contract club with prizes awarded to Mrs Charles Stough and Mrs Karl Euersteiner Jeanne Moyer hosts luncheon for Miss Rozanne Edwards ahead of her Monday birthday Several other bridge luncheons and club meetings noted with prizes and guests from Leavenworth Huntington Joplin Dallas and nearby areas including the Gerstenberger Wotan anniversary celebration and a 25th wedding anniversary picnic planned at Clinton Park if needed at St Pauls church.
The article lists dedication honors for Civil War veterans Commander T B Williams of Chapman and the late J B Remington at Osawatomie, plus a ceremony at a bald cypress tree. It notes social events including bridge games at Evans Hearth, prize receptions, and club meetings chaired by Mrs. C L McClung Mrs. Allan Kirby and others, with dances, lessons on blankets and sheets, Flag Day activities, and a Lawrence country club women’s tournament committee meeting. It mentions a DAR luncheon and a University summer group gathering, plus a long birthday party at the Blocker home with guests from White Cloud and names a large list of attendees.
Miss Madelon Menehan of Wichita visits Miss Alexia Marks for the weekend. They motor to Kansas City for the noon wedding of Miss Betty Ann Jones to Harry Darby Trotter. Several residents visit relatives in Tulsa and Kansas City. travel includes Mrs. C. L. DeWatteville to New York for the World’s Fair and Mrs. Eriksen driving to Kansas City airport.
The article profiles Alfred Mossman Landon as a possible 1940 Republican candidate, noting his 1937 pledge not to accept a nomination, ongoing anti New Deal stance, defense support, and life with wife Mrs Landon and their children in Topeka. It sets the stage for future features on other figures like the McNarys.
Tomorrow Mrs John Con rad Kerulf Eriksen and sons John Kerulf and Douglas Coleman of Baltimore will stay in Lawrence and visit Hutchinson relatives. Arthur E Ott had major surgery yesterday at Memorial hospital. Mrs Mary Scheurer and guests mark commencement with sons and families from Peoria western Kansas Kansas City and Missouri. Fred Freese in marine training at San Diego spends a month with Blue Mound family. Rogers family heads to Wichita then Dodge City to visit relatives in a week.
Russians were reported building an air field and wireless station today on Big Diomede island near the American border. A crew of 25 Russians and several Russian Eskimo families were said to be at work, with conflicting reports of thousands settled there, just 25 miles from the Alaskan mainland.
The United States advances a program to train 10 600 airmen annually and create a new destroyer unit in the Atlantic squadron under Rear Admiral Reichmuth. Preparations proceed to return 71 recommissioned ships to active duty. Roosevelt vows full support while officials stress the army will not be disarmed. The Red Cross plans regular mercy ships to Europe, and a bill seeks to divert automats to plane production to deliver 80 000 planes for allies. Louis Johnson defends rapid output, while Colonel Miles calls a 59 0 plane plan romantic.
Representative Rees of Kansas pushed for a separate defense tax fund with money raised for defense clearly accounted for. He urged a spending limit to spare future generations and proposed taxing excess corporate and individual profits to protect citizens from profiteering, insisting Congress remain in session until the crisis subsides.
The Free Methodist Church at Twelfth and Connecticut hosts Sunday school at 10:08 led by J. E. Wade, morning worship at 11:00 with sermon by Pastor Reid, evening program by Vacation Bible School children under Mrs. C. James, awards for completed courses, and a Wednesday prayer meeting.
Philadelphia residents report Republican presidential contenders reserving hotel space for the national convention. Wendell L. Willkie has a double room. Taft backers hold at least six hotels and 102 rooms, with headquarters opened. Dewey has 78 rooms in two hotels. Gannett rents the Harvard Club and 48 rooms. Vandenberg is allotted 48 rooms across six hotels.
The National Real Estate Journal notes improved real estate sales as war conditions influence buyers. Down payments totaling 110.3 million dollars were made in the first four months, the highest for a similar period in a decade.
London dispatch reports in Tours that within 24 to 48 hours the battle of France may reach its culmination. French troops, though exhausted and suffering losses, keep fighting as Allied help is urged, with Paris under heavy German pressure and government moves uncertain.
CPI Ccil Jones of Wichita defeated Early Knauss of Garnett 3 and 2 in the final to win the Kansas state editorial golf championship in Emporia. Other flight winners include Bill Hinson Topeka second Doss Merillat Topeka third Ewing Valentine Wichita fourth Clark Murray Topeka. Angelo Scott Tola won the Coxey's army mass flight for eliminated contestants.
Funeral service for E C Wolgamott will be held Monday in Aberdeen Washington where he died Thursday morning He is survived by one brother F A Welgamott of Aberdeen three sisters Mrs Minnie Pennington of Topeka Miss Edith Welgamott and Mrs W A McAlearney of Lawrence
The senate approved a relief bill totaling 1 224 784 916 dollars featuring multiple national defense provisions. The item appeared in a Washington report dated June 15 and notes media promotion for home-town readers to subscribe to the Journal World.
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