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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1944
Page
5
Lawrence women hold luncheons dinners and meetings across clubs. Pi Beta Phi Alumnae, D A R Betty Washington chapter, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Co Overettes host events with guests from nearby towns. Veterans booth work, Red Cross sewing, and wartime book reviews fill community calendar entries. Local households hosted gatherings, readings, and bridge groups while military leave brings relatives to town.
Mrs John E Lewis spends weeks at Mrs Otto Ellis home before moving to Denver to establish residence. Brig Gen John E Lewis and Col Otto Ellis, recently deployed overseas, have arrived safely in England. Miss Elizabeth Wiggins arrives tomorrow from Harper.
An Air Force instructor travels to Parsons for a short visit with his son Harold Dunn and his family. The Dunns include Mrs. W. A. Dunn and a 745 address line appears in the OCR snippet.
The Kansas Federation of Music Clubs will convene April 11 to 13 in Kansas City Kansas with headquarters at Washington Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs. W A Halsey of Independence presides as plans include a joint concert by Jan Chiapasso and Stanley D Deacon, a state officers reports session, a composer luncheon, an all state program, and a 6:30 banquet honoring past presidents. The event closes with folk music in costume by Kansas and Missouri clubs and an address by Mrs Guy P Gannett.
War department lists 408 U S soldiers wounded in action including Kansans Ervern R Sedlacek Morrowville and Lawrence D McFadden Marion in European theater and Wesley W Marsh Kiowa Mediterranean area Two Kansans among 244 killed in action Carl O Welling ton Oswego and Argyl L Dryden Topeka also noted Bailey files for State Senate Topeka filed by Roy F Bailey Salina Journal editor for 29th district Ottawa and Salina counties Former Baker student missing President Nelson Horn of Baker.
University notes Charles Trigg a student is missing during Gulf of Mexico training. Mr and Mrs Jesse Trigg of Pleasanton rural carrier address. Also a minor street collision reported at Ninth and Panel streets with drivers Chris Hunsinger and John Richard. no injuries. Ad notes 1036 cash prizes for cooking with Wilson’s BV and urges dealer inquiry.
In San Antonio on March 20 Harry Woodring head of the American National Democratic committee predicted every southern state would send a delegation to the national Democratic convention or its delegation be instructed to back a favorite son. The $7,509 Wilson's B Vote Contest is now underway with entry details and cash prizes.
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