Orphans Benefit From Mrs Willey Sewing Project
Mrs Mary Willey of 1039 R I volunteered this winter to sew 25 washable summer dresses for Vietnamese orphans through World Vision. She bought yard goods with help from a friend, paired prints, added big pockets, and plans to ship the dresses to Vietnam via the Church of God in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Willey
W. L. McManus
Vietnam
World Vision
Mrs. McManus
Mrs. Willey
Church of God
Mary Willey
Journal- World Photo
Douglas County Red Cross Reports 25 Blood Donors
The Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross lists 25 donors at the RC Center on March 15. Names include John A. Harris, Frederick F. Bukowich, Claire L. Dehon, Keith L. McCoy, and Rev. Harvard Wilbur among the donors. Volunteers assisting were Jane Englebrecht, Carol Wilson, and others led by Dr. Laurence Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
The
American Red Cross
RC Center
John A. Harris
Frederick F. Bukowich
Claire L. Dehon
Keith L. McCoy
Jeannette Wahwahsuck
Kenneth M. Parker
Wilma L. Bowline
Robert E. Bowline
Claude Norris
Wanda Beemer
Marion L. Willey
John L. Casey
Gary W. Beasley
R. I. Blankenship
Marilyn J. Case
James £. Sanders
Helen A. Tyler
George J. Pierron
Harvard Wilbur
Phyllis S. Warfel
Mary Ann van Meter
Robert E. Ireland
Mary C. Silliott
Jeanine S. Blanck
Robert Bartholomew
Jane Englebrecht
Carol Wilson
Mary Kirschman
Mary Dunham
Donna Osness
Rosella Chastain
Jana Ward
Ruth Stringham
Darlene Shultz
Lucy Messenheimer
Bill Matthews
Kathryn Black
Lauraine Mulally
Maxine Wright
Laurence Price
Lawrence Junior Flower Club Meets for Clean Scene Theme
Lawrence Junior Flower Club held a meeting with a Keep the Scene Clean theme. Members decorated bags for a litter hike and presented a dramatization, glazed ceramic dishes for Japanese gardens, and Christopher Hardin displayed his dish. Plans were made to plant a coral berry bush in Centennial Park for Arbor Day observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Junior Flower Club
Christopher Hardin
Centennial Park
Colorado allows women to work in coal mines
Gov. John Love signed a measure removing the ban on employing women in Colorado coal mines. The new statute ends gender-based restrictions, opening mining jobs to qualified female workers and signaling a shift in state labor policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
John Love
Centennial PTA Spring Music Program Delights Capacity Crowd
Centennial Schools intermediate grades presented a spring music program for the PTA with about 150 fourth through sixth graders under Mary Ann Hallacy. The show included a Laugh-In spoof, folk songs, Virginia Reel and Jamaica Calypso, ending with America the Beautiful. Officers for 1971-72 were elected and upcoming events including a March 30 meeting for black mothers with Lt. Jack Evans, an April 30 ice cream social, and May 9-10 art fair were announced. The next PTA meeting is April 26 with a program on drug usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
PTA
Mary Ann Hallacy
Virginia Craig
Barbara O’brien
Bill Roberts
Bob Kaiser
Alvin Schild
Bob Blank
Jack Evans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawrence
Ifree Parking Project
Ted Oes
LAL Shop
Massachusetts Street
Adonna
Penneys
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!