Lawrence social news highlights bridge nights and gatherings
Several Lawrence residents hosted and attended bridge evenings with guests from Topeka and Santa Ana. Events included prizes, floral decor, and meals at homes and parks. Notable attendees named include Miss Katherine Kibler, Mrs. Harry Kane, and Mrs. Marion Coolidge, with notices of births and upcoming meetings in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
D.allison
Harry K
al “Pom. Benedict
Bryant
August Dah
James
Allison
Fern Rumsey
K. C. Evans
Edith J. Evans
Harry ‘Kane
G.R- Shultz
Marion Coolidge
Hher Bridge
Hher Horria
Topeka
Lauvrencesyere
Katherine’ Kibler
Ernestine “Yates
Helen Walton
Weeber Hutton
Ruth Millik
Lawrence News Notes and Social Arrivals
Lawrence society items list residents traveling trips and visitors from nearby towns, with parties visiting relatives in Kaw, Wichita, Winfield, and Kansas City. Several families, including the Haggards, Hossfields, and Grahams, host and visit in Lawrence, while others depart for Oklahoma and Colorado destinations and extended motor trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Carrell
New York
Cuy
Lawrence
Abe Levy
Ohio
Oklahoma -To- Be
John A. Hess
Athens
Harry Frazee
Kansas City
C. F.o’bryan
Justin
Chapman
John. L
J. W.humphrey
Junction City
Simas Hospital
E. E. Bayles
Warrens
Personal notes terse and garbled from clippings
Fragmentary personal snippet shows Jorenca Wilson and Mrs Sinsian in California. Mentions a person Starr W and a university dui. References to someone leaving for a season or week with names Thicke and another. Lacks clear actions or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorenca Wilson
Sinsian
California
Starr
University Duieft
Afason
Life expectancy in Georgia doubles since Civil War
Athens historian Dr. R. M. Harper notes life expectancy in Georgia rose from 31 years before the Civil War to about 60 years now, based on tombstone studies near Athens. Rapid gains occurred between 1885 and 1895, possibly tied to Athens waterworks, with a projected national ceiling near 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Georgia
R. M. Harper
University of Georgia
Harner
Life span debate and its economic impact
The excerpt discusses experts arguing that extending life beyond 70 would lower per capita wealth since few over 70 contribute substantially. It links longer life with reduced infant mortality and notes a statistical trend suggesting potential wealth decline as people live longer.
Norwegians Claim Erik the Red Gave Name America
In Madison Wisconsin Norwegians challenge the idea that Leif Eriksson discovered America and argue the continent was named for Erik the Red. They contend Amt meaning and land of Erik point to America’s origin, noting Viking descendants in Wisconsin and alleging Erik’s equal claim to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Leif Erickson
America
Erick the Red
Leif
Ameriga Wespuch
Erik
Wisconsin
Columbus
Ieee
Doctor’s Odd Remedy Described In Wandering Clipped Text
A fragmented account hints at a doctor moving along the Amazon and prescribing a strange course. The patient’s frailty prompts the doctor to perform the treatment himself amid uncertain wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Pacien
Police Chief Links Whisky Bad Tempers To Crime
Atlanta AP reports Police Chief James Beavers, presiding at the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention, cites whisky and bad tempers as major crime factors. He warns parental neglect and home training shape citizens, noting intoxication and rage lead to crime. Moscow reports All-Russian Communist Party gains 224,905 members in 1928, total party 1,529,250 with 45.5 percent workers and 51.5 percent peasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
America
James’ the
Lig
Terr Moscow
All-Russian ‘Communist Party
Pial
West Fairview Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Gatnitte is named owner of a new Ford with Mrs. John Benander. Ss and daughters were called on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Tee of Belvoir and Mrs. Homer Moss spent Tuesday visiting neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatnitte
John
Benander Ss and Daughters
Tee
Belvoir
Homer Moss
Local Socials and Visits Round Wakarusa Area
Community members from Twin Mounds to Berryton visit Florence Deathridge in Colorado Springs and return with Benander sisters. Friends and relatives attend a Berryton social at Cummings home. Strawberries and cream, music by local performers, and a large guest list mark the gathering. The Wakarusa Bearcat basketball team loses to Overbrook 19 to 0 as locals share news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John “Moss
Florence
Deatheridge
Colorado
Springs
Dra Steele
Rob Steele
Richard Kennedy
Harry. Kennedy
Luria
Ancy -Cummings
Charley Cummings
Berryton
P. Rake
Earl Rake
John Keahler
Roy Kennedy
D. P
Rake
Will Swadley
Sigel
Rose
Clifford Rose
Jennie Manus
Christie Petefisy
Mary Lutz
Ivy
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Haynes Ainsworth
Santa Ana
Cal
Donald Eugene
Aimeworth
Winifred Dashiell
Jane
Waestemeyer
Hayward Risley
A. P. Huits
Clinjton Park
Aroun
Lawrence Flower Club
Court House
Pbulfmerican
Iri Bsactety
J. B. Hoopes
John’ L. Kilworth
Ae Pan
Letienie
Alpha House
Oes
el Universal
Ediger
University of
Will Johns
R.T. Green
Robert R
Barbara
Otto
Wichita
Watha
D. It. Haggard
F. W. Hosford
Josephine
Viv
Kaw
Sph. Graham
Claude Clarke
Lansing, Mich
Laurence Clarke
Los Angeles
Six-Hundred
Green Cab
Kennedy Farm
South Carolina
Gircle
The
G.A. R
Awill
George Gilmore
Olorado Springs
Golo
Eamily
James, Gilmore
Gertrude Gilmore
S. le
Alfred Hissé
Eudora
Everett D. Kiefer
Boston
Mass
Adphthapter, Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic ‘Temple
Lay
Alice Wigston
Chicago
Minnesota
Nelson
Hurekay
Winston
Vember
Switzerland
Italy
Publishers Syndicat
Amazon
Jungles
West Fairview
Cleaners
Eos Aypsarance
Kennedy
Myrtle
John , Keohler
Arthur Doane
Nancy
Albert Kampschroder
Elvert Laude Kaumschroder
Ray
Mond Keohler
Pearl ‘Keehler
Laura Rake
Wakarusa
Overbrook
EL. W. Lueber
Harold
Dorothy
Avo
Kinza
Nelly Don Voile
New
Elcome
Bella
Lowell
Iteee Samerg
Sassy
Janes
Jane Frocks
Hai
Hugene Frederic Leon Keen
Frederic Nestle
Larndon Beauty Shop
Barbara’ Kent
Whitcomb
Tenn
Westinghouse
Shimmons Bros
Massachusetts St, Lawrence, Kans
Kansas
Sne Brothers
Massachusetts St
Kans
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