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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
6
AP reports Mrs. Adelaide Samuels Bassett, aged eighty two, is a proficient woodcarver exhibiting pieces such as Rip Van Winkle and The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe along with book ends. She notes Old age is no deterrent and works as a gardener in off hours. Bassett has authored children's books and published poems.
Marion Center notes show Mr and Mrs Henry Desane and families visiting Mrs Reilly and daughters. Charlee Simmons returns from Rochester. Mrs Artman improving. Numerous calls by Maichel, Baldwin, Van Huss, Hartman, Simmons, Fawl, and others. Families travel to Lawrence Vassar and Topeka. children in summer school at Emporia. several remodellings and farm activities noted.
Community social notes show Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pohl and others visiting Baldwin on Monday. Visits include the Lutz and Churchbaugh households, and several trips to Lawrence for cherries and family time. Ike Thomas and son work on Mary Peffly’s building while Helen and Marie Flory visit relatives.
Local residents from Wa mego and surrounding areas frequent visits with friends and relatives. Neighbors joined Mrs. Breymeyer in a charivari at the Conrad Gastrock home while piano tuner W L Pickering from Ottawa talked nearby. Numerous calls and Sunday gatherings marked a busy stretch with Miss Eva Hads, Opal Helen and Marie Flory among those visiting or hosting social events in Baldwin, Lawrence, and High Prairie areas.
United Press reports that American tourists traveled to Russia more than any other nation last year, with Japan second, followed by England, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. The item notes expanding travel interest to Moscow on June 16.
A misidentified creature in Livermore California, described as a cross between a lizard and a snake, with fangs and a forked tongue, about 10 inches long, moved sluggishly and bit its own tail after being captured. The sighting was logged by AP in a report noting tourists and Americans as visitors were present in Slovakia this year.
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