Business Women Club Convention at Salina a Great Success
The Business and Professional Women's Club convention in Salina drew about 150 delegates from twenty one Kansas clubs. Miss Lena Miller praised the broad vision and camaraderie, noting Lawrence club participation and the state meeting’s welcoming reception, banquet, and city tours. Grace Petz of Lawrence was named to the state board of directors.
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Salina
Lena Miller
Lawrence
Dorians
Grace Petz
Forget Heavy Foods for Summer Fruit Desserts
In June the small fruits such as cherries gooseberries currants and raspberries ripen quickly and should be used promptly. They offer water sugars minerals and acids, aiding laxation and scurvy prevention, and taste best chilled fresh or cooked in simple combinations. Mother’s World urges light fruit desserts over heavy puddings for the month ahead.
Parasol Fashion Brightens Summer Wardrobe
Parasol trends run hot in Kansas City with vibrant colors and varied shapes. Marian Hale notes seasonally abundant parasols, including seamless cretdnne frames, silted canopies, and taffeta rose trims. Practical styles prevail, encouraging color harmony with dresses rather than one-for-one replacements.
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Marian Hale
Kansas City Post
Origin of Dolls Through the Ages
The piece traces dolls from primitive materials like stones and cloth to refined toys in ancient civilizations. It notes girls favor dolls as mother figures, while boys prefer warrior forms, and posits dolls do not partake in idol worship. A culinary tip suggests balancing sour fruits with salt and less sugar.
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Pathfinder
Fashion hints and political note mix in mid century column
The feature lists fashion trends such as long tight dresses, hair twists, and beaded accents alongside mentions of candles, linen frocks, and black satin beach pumps. It also notes Mrs. Wayhinger as a leading Indiana political figure, and includes a tip about canning with one-time use rubber seals.
Conditions in Little Baltic Countries Make the U S Look Better
Mrs. Goldie Friedman arrived in Lawrence from Libau aboard a Baltic-American liner to join her husband M. Friedman, seven months after he moved to work with his brother A. Friedman. She described high Latvia taxes and graft, passport difficulties for non natives, and patriotism driven boycotts that hurt emigrants, highlighting why America’s promise appears more attractive.
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Europe
Goldie Friedman
Lawrence
Latvia
M. Friedman
United States
America
A. Friedman
Friedman
Libau
Germany
Recipes from Agnes Lakey and Mrs Hamilton
A collection of old time kitchen tips with butterscotch cookies and aniseed drops. Includes Agnes Lakey 858 Thinois Street and Mrs Hamilton 244 Elm Street guidance on mixing, rising overnight, and baking. Also Hawaiian style pineapple tea cubes prepared with canned pineapple syrup and fresh pineapple.
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Mrs. I
Hamilton
Elm St
Domestic Discoveries and Household Tips Feature
A collection of practical household advice from June Delineator and other sources. Tips cover pest control for winter clothes, moth and storage methods, cedar chests as substitutes, and using tar paper for sealant. Also notes on candy from cactus, flavor boosts with cream and sour cream in soups, and flowers by post. Local items include farm tools and tractors offered by Samson distributors.
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Jessie A. Boys
Of Interest To Women Follows Foreign and Local Notes
A miscellany notes Mrs. Kicel Stoner elected mayor of Corkville Wyoming. Mme Joffre museum in Paris houses mementos from her and her husband. Queen Victoria of Spain a smoker. Spanish naming customs explained. Married life limits a husband’s freedom. a wife can seek judicial return if missing. Sewing machine tip on spool unwinding to prevent thread breaks. Winter suit cleaning ad for Clark Cleaners.
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Mme. Joffre
Feneral
Paris
Chintz Kimono Blouse and Plaited Skirt Fashion Note
Mary Brooks Pickens praises chintz fabrics and coordinated silhouettes. A kimono blouse with a knife pleated skirt creates a stylish summer look, with easy laundering and satisfactory wear. Velvet bow and sash offer optional color accents in black or other hues.
Weather clues Mars influence farmers In 1929 Kansas crops urged
John C. Evans argues Mars affects Earth's weather, claiming warm, wet springs in 1929 boosted corn and overall growth in Kansas. He cites past years 1920 1921 rainfall and heat patterns, predicting a potential dry July if rain is scarce, and dismisses calls for Martian signals as folly.
Mammoth Radio Line Aims for British Direct Link
Melbourne June 15 preliminary work begins on a mammoth Australian Radio Station system for direct communication with Great Britain. Substations for overseas traffic will be three times more powerful than today, with central and feeder stations to be completed in two years. The main station will speak over 12 000 miles for most of the day, and receiving stations will be built in Canada during the same period. Total cost about five million dollars. main unit includes a transmitter and 24 towers 800 feet high across a square mile. Wireless rates to Europe will be one third lower than current cable gates.
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Melbourne
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Europe
Must Keep Educated Says Miss Secrest at Salina
Miss Bessie Gay Secrest, an Emporia high school instructor and Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs leader, urged business and professional women to pursue ongoing education. She emphasized health, personal development through public speaking and dramatics, and leadership as key outcomes.
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Emporia
Kan
Bessie Gay Secrest
Emporia High School
Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Business Woman of
Kansas
Miss Secrest
Federation
Salins
In Memory Of Mrs Honnold and Family Remembrances
Laura Julia Ann Doughty wife of Samuel H Honnold died at her daughter Mrs John Shields 701 Locust Law rente Kansas May 22 1922 Born Granville Ohio attended Episcopal Seminary for Young Ladies daughter of John Ann Morrison and Rev Richard Doughty long associated with the Methodist Episcopal Conference of Ohio She left three children Harvey Albert andinn Tennokl moved to Dasv rened in 1920 cared for by her daughter and husband She endured long suffering with quiet faith and hope of immortality and will be remembered by friends and neighbors as a devout figure in the community.
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Laura Julia Ann Doughty
Samuel H. Honnold
John Shields
Locust Street
Lawrente
Kansas
Granville
Ohio
Episcopal Seminary For Young Indies
John Ann Morrison
Richard Doughty
Methodlist Episcopal Conference of
Honnelit
Harvey
Albert
University of Kansas delegates plan Colorado summer work
A group of Kansas University delegates at Estes Park for a YMCA conference will undertake industrial work in Colorado after the meeting. They aim to learn conditions by living with unskilled laborers and will obscure their identities as students. Dean John Dyer will return with several delegates starting from Estes Park on Tuesday after the conference ends Monday.
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University of Kansas
Estes Park
Colorado
John Dyer
University
K. U
Estes Parksone
The Right That Failed and The Rosary at Varsity
Bert Lytell stars in The Right That Failed at the Varsity with Virginia Valli and DeWitt Jennings in support. The program also features Beyond the Rainbow at the Bowersock with Helen Ware and Rose Coghlan, a mystery tale of a down town office girl and a society romance. The Rosary, a First National release, screens at the Varsity and Bowersock with Lewis Stone as Father Kelly and Dove Davidson as Isaac Abrahamson in a story about communal harmony in Sandy Bay.
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Romanvea
Zane Gray
Bert Lytell
Bayard Veiller
Metro
Lenore Coffee
Saturday Evening Post
J. P. Marquand
Mr. Lytell
Virginia Valli
Paradise
de Witt Jennings
Otis Harlan
Charles Hoyt
Philo McCullough
Max Davidson
Arthur Martinelli
A. F. Mantz
Joseph Strauss
Christy Cabanne
Bowersock Theatre
Helen Ware
Rose Coghlan
Harry Marcy
Lillian (Gillie) Dove
Virginia Lee
Clara Bow
Diana Allen
Marguerite Courtot
Janes Tartison
Macey Hirlum
William Tooker
Edmund
Bruce
Rosary
Edward E. Rose
Bowersock
Brian Kelly
Sandy Bay
Snong
Brotherhood of Man
Lewis
Stone
Father Kelly
Bert Woodruff
Captain Mather
Dove Davidson
Isaac Abrahamson
Kansas leads nation in higher education enrollment and reach
Kansas boasts the highest ratio of native students in higher education with about 12 000 in universities and normal schools, per Doctor George F Zook. The survey compares Kansas to Oregon Washington Iowa Indiana Utah Minnesota Colorado and Nebraska, noting Kansas ranks strong in normal school enrollment and per capita participation. The commission plans a final report and a meeting in Indianapolis on June 24 to discuss weaknesses and improvements across the state system with members from University of Minnesota Cornell University and University of Michigan among others.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansasz
George F. Zook
National Bureau of Education
Kansas
Zook
Oregon
Wseshington
Iowe
Indiana
Utah
Minnesota
Colorado
Nebraska
Esperta
Doctor “Zook
Washingtate
Gidlinack
Oklahoma
Missour
New York
Tuwa
Allen
Educational Commission
Indianapolis
State Commission
Lotus D. Coffman
University of Minnesota
A. R. Mann
Iyethulddire
Cornell University
Dc. Christianson
Ue University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Jon Momaka
State University
Rosedale
Ares State University
State Agricultural College
Amporia Normal
Miss Normal
State Manual Tevining Naval
Pittsburg
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Bert Jewett
American Federation of Labor
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