Community gatherings honor visitors and club outings in Lawrence
A weekend of family gatherings in Lawrence hosted visitors from Tucson and San Diego with extended family attendance. In Clinton Park a separate dinner honored Lew Muzzy visiting from San Diego as relatives gathered New plans include a Ride-a-Wee Club meeting at Mrs. Hill’s and two upcoming breakfast bridge parties hosted by Mrs. Gaines and Mrs. Hartley. Trinity Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary canceled its Wednesday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeaRoy Hurley
Luther Gustafson
Tucson
Ariz
Lawrence
Jack Fritzel
Hurley
James Hurley
Ralph Altic
Joel Fritzel
Dale Chappell
John Fritzel
Lewis B. Muzzy
San Diego
Calif
William Guffer
Clinton Park
Lewis Muzzy
Sharon
Wayne
Fred Bartz
Wellsville
Herman G. Bartz
Overland Park
Wayne Luther
Roger
Martin
Judith
Norman
DeSoto
George Bartz
Doris Ann
Eudora
Edward Seyler
Ottawa
F. EF. Bereiter
Sandra
Frank Muzzy
Myrtle Jean
Donna Davis
Joe Eck
Elizabeth Bartz
Roy Hodge
Charles Lescher
Alice Marie
Harold Buehle
Bill
Carl Hodge
Carolyn
Glenn
Louis Bartz
Ben Bartz
Raymond Bartz
Melford Bartz
Cheryl Ann
Robert Otto
Drexel Stogsdill
Keith Donald
Billy
Charlton Bartz
Gary Lee
Janet Sue
Larry
Connie Lipp
Clarence Bartz
Jan
Sue
Earl Hill
Clyde Howard
Conn
Lloyd Gaines
I. W. Hartley
Hartley
Gaines
Picnic Jug Credited With Saving Woman From Death
A picnic jug is credited with saving Mrs. Marie Jewell and shielding her head when a 30 foot tree toppled onto a Northeast Jackson County outing. Mrs. Jewell, 61, was injured but in satisfactory condition. her husband credited the jug with breaking the fall. Companion Mrs. Veda Shannon suffered head and shoulder bruises. Otis Taylor and family nearby escaped into the water as the tree fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Marie Jewell
Jackson County
Jewell
Independence Sanitarium
Veda Shannon
Wheat Harvest Delays Persist Under Overcast Skies in Kansas
In Kansas the wheat harvest advances slowly as overcast weather slows drying. Green heads and weeds spread across south central counties, risking a week’s delay. Central regions cut quickly, while western areas await progress. Harvest labor is adequate except in foodland zones needing more workers. Machines scarce none. Goodland notes no cutting yet with general harvest not expected before July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great, Bend, Kas
Kansas
Kansas Harvest Labor
South Central
Central
North Central
Goodland
Russell Man to Be 100
Jacob Diets will celebrate his 100th birthday tomorrow as more than 300 residents gather for a community party in Russell Kansas. Relatives traveled from as far as Oregon to join Russellites honoring the town’s oldest citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Kas
Jacob Diets
Oregon
Russellites
Independent McGovern Fails to Win Local Election Vote
Granard Ireland over the weekend town council election produced no votes for John McGovern an independent candidate. He quipped I voted for the other chap and an editorial suggested his expected win reduced turnout as almost everyone assumed he would prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granard
Ireland
John McGovern
Dublin Mail
KU Graduate, Bank Leader Nigg Dies at 63
Arthur J. Nigg, 63, president of the Bank of Whitewater since 1948 and a 1916 KU alumnus, died Saturday after a heart attack. A Whitewater native, he operated the local telephone company, served on the city council, and had been with the bank since 1931. Survived by wife, a son and three daughters. funeral held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Nigg
Bank of Whitewater
Kansas University
Whitewater
Moyer Dinner Honor Precedes July Retirement in Topeka
Col. and Mrs. Samuel P. Moyer travel to Topeka for a dinner honoring his 42 years of service as he prepares to retire on July 1. Later in July he will fly to Camp Carson Colorado for a Kansas National Guard review as troops train nearby. Dr. and Mrs. Harve M. Clodfelter visit from Columbus Ohio with son Harve Jr. and sister Mildred while Lt. Scott Clodfelter recovers from a May stroke. Capt. and Mrs. T. M. Gorrill and children depart for Springfield Massachusetts after two weeks with Barr and Mrs. Gorrill in Kansas City. Miss Emily Stacey returns home for a week then heads to Washington DC for government work. Mrs. F. B. Dodds comes home after a 12 day absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Moyer
Topeka
Col. Moyer
Adjutant General
Camp Carson
Colo
Kansas National Guard
Harve M. Clodfelter
Harve Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Scott R. Clodfelter
Mildred Clodfelter
Scott Clodfelter
T. M. Gorrill
Tommy
Jan
Busy East Coast and Kansas City Travel Gossip
The article lists numerous social visits and trips. Mrs Dodds visits Beverly in Arlington Heights and friends in Floral Park. Mr and Mrs Marston McCluggage tour Pratt, Stafford, and a Ruth Longwood and Rodney Dyerly wedding. Distant relatives and KU staff travel include Exley Freese, Esther Twente, Hazel Anderson, and R C Swift attending events in Chicago, New York, Washington, Greenwich, and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Beverly Dodds
Arlington Heights
Mass
Floral Park
L. J
Marston McCluggage
Pratt
Gage
Ben Frank
Stafford
Ruth Mary Longwood
Rodney Dyerly
Merhelist Church
Dro
Orlin W. Lotuwood
Donald Higgins
Topeka
John J. Kilworth
Lena Albert
Rose Albert
Louise Mueller
Varattion
Harry Alber
Cliffside Park
N. J
Chillicothe
George H. Tappan
Bogota
Columbia
S. A
Fred Ellsworth
Tappan
H.C. Stuart
E. G. Collister
Richard M. Rudquist
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Stuart
Lawrence High School
Collister
Rundhquist
K. A
Clara Freese
Esther Freese
Frank A. Freese
Oklahoma City
Okla
Esther Twente
Kansas University
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Public Assistance
Children’s Bureau
Hazel Anderson
Chicago
Til
Institute For Law Librarians
American Association of Law Libraries
Northwestern University Law Library
Miss Anderson
Louisville
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
R. C. Swift
Trinity Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Episcopal National Conference Center
Greenwich
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Soutety
Business and Professional Women's Club
Fort Leavenworth
Robertus
Col. de Reus
Ford
Mesa
Col. Pollock
Trinity Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary
Picnic Jug
K.U
China
Ellye
Weaver's Shoe Shop
the Independent
Has “Rocket” Service
Independent Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Vermont
Massachusetts
Weaver's
Thermo Glass Mets
West Bend
Sale
Pete Fection
Weaver's Suit Shop
Sirest
Fabric Sale
Nysila
Saleman
Singwear
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