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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1940
Page
7
Entries for the society column must be received at the Journal- World office by noon the day of publication. This deadline applies to all society items and ensures timely inclusion in the next issue.
A listing of weekly meetings across Kansas rooms and venues including contract clubs Needlecraft and Bookfellows at Evans Hearth First Methodist church events with Mrs. Ober Miss Watkinson and Mrs. Hyland plus sessions by the League of Women Voters and Mothers' League with several hostesses and locations noted.
Mrs. Hugh Means hosted a Wednesday contract club. Pi Lambda Theta plans 16 initiates at Evans Hearth with Gamma chapter birthday dinner and speaker Prof. Waldemar Geltch on government propaganda. 4-H council meets with 65 at Chamber. film by Miss DeVault on state fish and game. Next meeting April 6.
Woodlawn welcomes many new students as classes shift. Areta Ketchum mails a letter from Helsingfors, Finland noting wartime changes. Prizes for Swiss Family Robinson ticket sales go to Peggy Wilson Eldon Wright and Robert Wulfkuhle. Librarian Miss Marcia Carter catalogs reader sets and mendings books at Lincoln. Fourth graders chart monthly weight changes with a bar graph. Ninth grade A curriculum program featured The Burglar by Margaret Cameron with a student dance. The Dramatics club and Miss Oberle's class presented acts and songs. The junior high chorus prepares for the District Music contest at KU.
Lincoln P T A announces its annual carnival at 8 o clock in the gym on March 15 featuring stunts food and surprises. The New York school frolic is on Thursday March 14 with a program by all the children including a Carmen play with listed cast and the Carmen Suite music. Barbara Gordon donated 18 volumes of O Henry to Cordley library and Cordley pupils study a Health Unit with posters and booklets to be made into a large book. Tony Sarge marionettes will present Treasure Island March 27 at 2 15 in Fraser
Students in Miss Hendersons civics class researched coal from local to world perspectives with contributions from local firms including University Coal, Kaw Valley Coal, Johns Coal and others. Names of students in 7-D and 7-C listed as participants. In science class Frances Chubb runs plant growth experiments with geraniums and marigolds while Gordon Schleifer and Larry McMillan build model airplanes.
A summary notes students presenting rock formation studies and steam engine history while others pursue music history and photography. The Lawrence Teachers' Council hosted a social with games and treats, and a parent association fundraiser screened Swiss Family Robinson. Prizes funded Dickinson passes for top finishers.
Practice started this week for girls and boys gym demonstrations to be given in May. Miss Willeats teaches girls P E and Mr Can nady teaches boys P E. Wayne Lord, a Junior high student, watched a squirrel snatch his marble, climb a tree, and return it after a long plea, earning a nut as reward.
L. E. Thurman attended a Lectrocut engraving demonstration at Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg. The Western Newspaper Union sponsored the event. The carnival drew 3000 plus attendees, with six to seven hundred present at peak. Spook house movie boxing dancing and bingo drew crowds while a fake beauty parlor prompted playful reactions. Real beauties Soweta Grover and carnival queen Joan Boyle led as runner ups.
Oscar White 47 of 744 Alabama Street suffered a fractured left shoulder and minor injuries after a collision with Dr. J M Mott at Fifth and Indiana. White and Alberta White were passengers. C Tipps also injured. White's 1935 Studebaker Coach and Mott’s car were heavily damaged. White hospitalized at Memorial.
The article highlights using classified listings to locate a new home or room to rent. It emphasizes following available options, comparing terms, and acting quickly to secure housing. It notes the market moves fast and urges readers to check listings regularly.
University of Kansas varsity basketball team and Coach F C Allen will attend the Lawrence Co-Operative club meeting tomorrow at Wiedemann's. Dr W W Davis chairman of the KU athletic board and Big Six faculty representative will be the principal speaker.
A promotional classified ad invites readers to place a 4 line advertisement for 80 cents with the phone contact 22 and request Ad-Taker. The notice emphasizes wide paper pickup and quick processing.
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