Miss Martha Cowgill Completes 27th Year as Teacher
Miss Martha Cowgill will conclude this year marking twenty seven years as third grade teacher at Quincy school and fifty four years in public schools. Born near Baldwins, she began teaching at fifteen, later serving as Baldwin postmaster's deputy, and spent most of her career in Kansas. Her methods evolved from ABC song to modern visual instruction, with multiplication mastery kept as core, and her character training valued by students, colleagues, and families.
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Martha Cowgill
Quincy
Kans
ABC
Bultwin
John W. Cowgill
Greencastle
Ind
Baldwin
Kentucky
Iears
Benjamin Harrison
Ildren
Baker University
Kansas City
Ottawa
Lawrence
Vermont
Montpelier
Kennebec
Baker
Lawrence School
Chas. Broyles
Lorene Brown
W. H. Dent
Smarkwood
Mitchell
Robert
Mitchells
QC. Wright
DeSoto
Blake Miller
Gus Wooden
John Turner
Perry Mitchell
Louis Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Chauney Bird
James Everhart
Jewetty
Huff
Don Musser
Glenn ‘Couch
Cuff Musser
Bert Cheatwood
Fred Cheatwood
Jack Stewart
Corliss
Herning
Kansas City Hospital
Agnes Atkinson
DeSoto High School
Two Young Women Qualify for Foreign Service Posts
Washington March 2 AP. Two young women Nelle B Store dall of South Bend Indiana and Margaret Warner of Lincoln Massachusetts were among twenty three candidates named by the state department as having passed examinations qualifying them for appointment to the foreign service. At present there are only two women in the foreign service Patti H Field of Denver vice consul at Amsterdam and Frances E Willis of Redlands California vice consul at Valparaiso Chile.
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Washington Mar
Nelle B. Store Dall
South Bend
Ind
Margaret Warner
Lincoln
Mass
Tventy
State Department
Foreign Service
Pattie H. Field
Denver
Amsterdam
Frances, E. Willis
Redlands
Cal
Valparaiso
Chile
Spring Fashions Note Frills for Evening Wear
Frills for evening wear and spring formals dominate the season with bouffant taffeta and net dresses. Dotted silk net and chiffon taffetas appear, while home sewers are urged to use silk and pattern counts for attractive, affordable models.
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Tyne
Homemaking Expert to Answer Question On Housekeeping
Mrs Emily Lautz will lead a practical cooking school next week at the Fraternal Aid Union hall, focusing on economical meals and efficient methods. The event, run with the Journal-World, runs Tuesday to Friday at 2 PM with opportunities for attendees to submit housekeeping questions.
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Coaking
Fraternal Aid Union Hall
Jrorm Bureau
Lautz
Cleveland
Ohio
Central High School
Carthage
Christian College
Columbia
Carthage High School
Altho
Lantz
Fanny Farmer
Journal-World
Prohibition and Industrial Sober Living Debate
A W C U editorial argues prohibition boosts productivity by reducing sickness and absenteeism. It links drink to factory accidents, economic loss, and social costs, claiming sober workers sustain output and justify banning liquor worldwide amid fierce global competition.
Morbid Cordis’ Role in Worker Efficiency Loss
The text argues that a heavy decline in efficiency stems from a chronic illness linked to steady heavy drinking by workers employed in production. It presents a health and labor concern framing the impairment as a chronic condition influenced by alcohol consumption among laborers.
Orange Bread and Dessert Cakes Recipe Fragments
Readable fragments describe orange bread made with flour sugar and orange rind, plus methods for rising and baking. Also mentions currant jelly cake dessert with whipped cream, cake hearts, and ice cream variant. Cabbage gelatin salad steps include gelatin with vinegar spices and cabbage, set and unmold with lettuce. Simple cakes for children and fruit cookies with dates figs prunes or raisins are noted.
Lawrence Women Attend Kansas City Protestant Church Union
A group of Lawrence women representing diverse denominations attended the National Commission of Protestant Church Women meeting at Linwood Christian Church in Kansas City Missouri. Delegates from eastern Kansas and western Missouri heard about the new interdenominational body formed June first in Buffalo New York and the aim to unite local and national church women councils for cooperative service. Attendees from Lawrence included Mrs J Bechtel Mrs H L Dunkerly Mrs J O Stoland Mrs John F Watts Mrs Minnie Walker Mrs A D Grey and Mrs C A Richard.
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Lawrence
National Commission of _ Protestant church
Linwood Christian Church
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Stetler
Buffalo
United States
J. Bechtel
H. L. Dunkerly
Stoland
John F. Watts
Minnie Walker
A. D. Grey
C. A.richard
Busy weekend lists and packing tips amid social chat
A group of women discussed making leisure time count by using a Saturday task list that is crossed off as completed. One woman uses extended packing lists and folds clothes with tissue paper to prevent wrinkles, a tip shared to ease last minute packing. An aside notes Atlantic travel and wine consumption in history, with freed details about 1492 traffic and modern transatlantic movement.
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National Park
Lawrence
English Debate Team Learns Americans Help Laugh
London AP reports three English girls from Somerville College Oxford Cirton Cambridge and Bedford College toured American colleges. They said Americans were surprised to find English people with a sense of humor. They contrasted earnest fact heavy American debating with their lighter extemporaneous style. The exchanges were likened to duels between rapier and cutlass.
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London
America
National Union of Students
Nancy Samuel
Somerville College
Oxford
Be, Lockhart
Cirton
Cambridge
Mar ‘aTie Sharp
Bedford
Jlege
Miss Sharp
Amer_ica
Rapir
Cutlass
Weekend Worship and Lent Sermon at Local Church
The interdenominational schedule lists Sunday services at 11:00 am with preaching by the quistur and a 4:45 am Sunday school and Bible class. A Lenten sermon Friday evening titled Strangers and me peers invites worshipers. The Sunday school meets at the junior high school building at 9245 with Dean R Schivegter to preach at Varsity theatre at 1 o clock on Sackcloth and Ashes. A morning service features a program including Prelude and selections.
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Tmmanuel
First Presbyterian Church
Schoo
Jenior
Dean R Schivegter
Ander di
Chile
Genevieve Re
Willow Springs community events and notices
Local residents attend the Bethel young people play The Old-fashioned Mother at the Willow Springs township hall. Social visits, church attendance, farm work, sales, and school notes fill the week with numerous Lawrence and De Soto trips, health updates, and family gatherings among the community. Key names include Edd Heaston, Homer Disque, Hallie Hale, Claude Williams, Virgil Landis, and many others.
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Edd Heaston
Marvin Orville
Gladys Puckett
Homer Disque
Floyd Churchbaugh
George van Housen
Floyd Swisher
Carl Russel
Bethel
Willow Springs
Herschel Ulrich
Claude Williams
Willard
Merle Minchel
Hallie Hale
Meade- Walker
Joan Churchbaugh
George Boland, Jr
Trene
Lawrence
Clarence Sutton
Frank Williams
Clyde Puckett
H. H. Ulrich
Keith
Owen Flora
Elmer Daniels
Allie Lawson
Andrew Taft
Marshall Charchbaugh
Joan
Ike Montgomery
Excelssor
Irene
Arthur Flory
Virgil
Armin
Warren
Lewis Churchbourd
A. E. Puckett
Foster
Charles Puckett
Betty
Doris
Geyer
Hopewell
Mike
Virgil Landis
Loren Williams
McDonald
Vera Taft
Ole Flora
Philip Williams
Viri Taft
Armin, Landis
Virginia Ams
Gladys Flora
Lorene Williams
Maryin Puckett
Leland Ulrich
Orville Puckett
Mable Suttons
Virginia Williams
Keith Ulrich Gills
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England
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Lindbergh
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Tate
Richard Mansfield
Washington
Elmer Flora
Marvin Puckett
Will Savage
Leavenworth
Fred Cox
Hoover Farm
Gress
Maggie Lee
Simmons Hospital
Chas. French
Robert Turner
de Soto
Turner
Robert Mitchell
Chase Baker
Jasper Lesueur
Olathe
L. &. Corliss
A. S. Bracken
Bouglas Stockton
Union Station
Bracken
Clarinda
Iowa
Hugh Osborn
Erle Hunter
Chas, McDaniels
Mabel Bird
Roy Polter
John Atkinson
Gardner
Theo Bird
Mr. Odor
Old Soldiers Home
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Star
Sconce
Howery
Barnett
Eudora
Moat
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Nublisk
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Ulrich
E. Puckett
Owen Fidra
Bert Sutton
Helen
Hhilie Hale
Marshall Churchbaugh
Wilbur Sutton
Helen Sutton
Paul Ulrich
Carolyn
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