Social events fill week with bridgeluncheon and parties
Mrs J B Mack hosted a bridge luncheon at the Mack home with eight tables and crystal baskets of spirea tulips and snowballs. Guests from out of town included Mrs Julius Dyche Washington DC and Mrs G T January San Francisco. Other gatherings featured a senior law party at Dr William Burdick’s home, Helianthus club picnic and theater party, and Sigma Kappa alumnae and other club events at various local homes and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Mack
J. Harold,Hoover
James _G. Norton
Mack
Laurel Jean Hoover
Lorena
Julius Dyche
Washington, D.C
G. T. January
San Francisco
Cal
Wilford .Martin
Odessa
A. B. Weaver
K. Hoover
Henry Martin
Oklahoma City
Okla
William
Helianthus Club
Lauren Hunter
Bowersock Theater
M. C. Cannon
Will Copp
Irwin’ Hartley
A. M.hughes
Harry Edmondson
W., Richardson
Jesse Mercer
Franz Wiedemann
Orin Kennedy
Gilbert Smith
W. Brockelsby
Hunter
Breer Gustafson
Country Club
James Gowans
Hutchinson
Victor Walling
Chicago
Gustafson
Winfield Scott
Camilla Bess Scott
Max Wilhelms Jr
Ralph Achning
Ed Parsons
Social notices and club meetings in Kanwaka region
A long row of invitations lists names from Burt Eaton Kansas City Manhattan St Joseph Holton Independ ence Eldorado and Burling ton with additional invitees. Local clubs Kanwaka Literary Pinckney PTA Midland Rural Ventura and a bridge group announce meetings and upcoming entertainments with hostesses hosts and dinner plans.
Personal notices from varied towns and events
A string of personal notices from the region lists Mr and Mrs F Dodds and daughters Etheline and Hazel traveling to Kansas City for a Spanish American War veterans celebration. talks planned by Mr Dodds. Miss Hattie Tudhope returning from a Requiem chorus. Mrs M D Willett visiting Topeka with daughter Lucille. Mrs Gerrit Snyder and Miss Lucile Martin in Kansas City. J N Johnson and Daniel Borth on business trips. Jennie Rugge visiting her ill son Raymond Rugge at the University hospital. Mr and Mrs J E Evans of Downs visiting J C Evans en route to Yankton. Rev Chas A Richard attending a district convention in Ottawa. Herbert Gould from Chicago singing Verdi’s Requiem and heading to Hays for a music festival. Irvin Schroetter of State Agricultural College in Manhattan attending an oratorio in Robinson gym. and quake reports from Adana near Constantinople describing violent shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F, B. Dodds
Etheline
Hazel
Kansas City
Dewey
Shrine Temple
Dodds
Hattie Tudhope
M.D. Willett
Topeka
Lucille
Gerrit Snyder
Lucile’ Martin
J. N. Johnson
Daniel Borth
Jennie Rugge
Larned
Raymond Rugge
University I
J. E. Evans
Downs
Kansas
Mr. Evans
J.C. Evans
Yankton
S. D
Chas
A. Richard
First Christian Church
Ottawa
Herbert Gould
Chicago
Hays
Irvin Schroetter
State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Mortgage Papers Flood County Office Under New Law
The county register of deeds reports a flood of mortgage papers filed for registration under the new law. Registrar Mrs Isa E Wellman and two helpers are working during the emergency period as the filing deadline extends to May 18 with heavy daily fees collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Register of Deeds
Isa E. Wellman
Heart block diagnosed in Col. Coolidge at M G Hospital
Doctors White and Chute report a heart block condition found in Colonel John C. Coolidge during examination at Massachusetts General Hospital. He and his personal physician Dr. Albert M. Cram then left for the Coolidge home in Plymouth Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John C. Coolidge
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul D. White
Arthur L. Chute
Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Bridgewater
Plymouth
Vaughn Funeral Draws Kansas Electric Power Officials
A large gathering of Kansas Electric Power Company officials attended the funeral of D. O. Vaughn, general manager, at his home on Louisiana Street. The service was led by Rev. E. A. Bleck of the First Presbyterian Church and the company offices closed this afternoon in tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electrc Power Company
Kansas
of . D
Vaughn
Kansas Electric Power Co
Louisiana Street
Rv. E. A. Bleck
First Presbyterian Church
The
Kansas Electric Power Company
Fire damages farm home near Lawrence
Mrs L I B Bigsby’s brick farm home four miles west of Lawrence on the fort to fort highway was badly damaged by fire shortly after noon. Loss estimated over 3000 dollars with the two story building valued at 5000 and insured for 3600. Fire origin thought to be in a chimney on the second story. upper floor destroyed, first floor flooded with water. City pumper fought flames but only prevented total loss. Higley family now occupies the farm. Bigsby at 605 Alabama Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL. B. Bigsby
Lawrence
Fort-To-Fort
L. B. Bigsby
Alabama Street
Higley
Longest regular passenger air route linked Perth and Derby
Between Perth and Derby in Western Australia a weekly air service operated by Western Australia Airways connects six intermediate points over a distance of 1509 miles. The route, among the world’s longest, thrives with strong patronage and unique advantage, as it faces no rail, mail steamer, or other fast transport competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
West Australia
Associated Press
Derby
Western Australia Airways, Limited
Western Australia
Poultry Diseases Talk Set by Kaw Valley Group Tonight
Dr J W Lamb extension veterinarian from Kansas State Agricultural College will discuss control and prevention of poultry diseases and parasites at eight o'clock tonight at the Chamber of Commerce building. Kaw Valley Poultry Association members are urged to attend for information and a round table discussion of poultry problems during the evening. HONORS DEAN SWARTHOUT
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Caroline Wolters
J. W. Lamb
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kaw Valley Poultry Association
Chamber of Commerce
pTeaillad Iad
Dean Swarthout
Gifts From Chorus Honor Messiah Director
Dean D. M. Swarthout received a leather traveling bag from Lawrence Choral Union after the Requiem concert last night. Accompanist Mrs. A. J. Anderson got a leather case, and chorus secretary Miss Mary Preyer received a string of pearls. Henry Asher delivered the speeches at Market Basket pages 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
D. M. Swarthout
Lawrence Choral Union
A. J. Anderson
Mary Preyer
Henry Asher
Prea Na Market Basket
Yser Canals Yield Shot Cleanup Delays
In Ypres Belgium restoration of the bombed Yser region now centers on thorough dredging of its watercourses. The task proves dangerous as dredging machines repeatedly uncover unexploded shells grenades and mines. Workers report no accidents so far and the project will span summer into autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypres
Belgium
Associated Press
Yser
Model American home to be shown at Paris World Exhibit
A ten room furnished New York home will be shipped to Paris for the World Exhibit in October November. Arthur Williams of The New York Edison Company announced the plan. The house is a gift to France and aims to showcase American appliances and labor saving devices. Hindenburg to be inaugurated May 12 at noon following confirmed election results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Associated Press
France
Grand ‘Palais
Arthur Williams
New York Edison Company
Thouse
Department of Public ‘Instruction
Albert Broisat
National Office of Industrial Research
America
Sr. Brossat
Hindenburg
Berlin
Desert travel booms as tourism grows in Bagdad
Tourists increasingly explore the desert in cars, despite a French woman's death by desert murderers. Cross desert services report one million miles of transit. A mild motor boom accompanies new hotels in Bagdad and influx of Syrian car models. Yet general business remains weak with acute poverty. Deserts routes from Damascus split via Pannyraj to Bagdad, drawing many visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
Associated Press
Desert
Syria
Mesopotamia
Damascus
Pannyraj
Cities Display Names On Roofs To Aid Air Travel
Washington April 29 Associated Press reports army air service officers see roof painted city names as vital for pilots to locate themselves in flight. Large cities showcase landmarks like the Washington Monument and Capitol dome, while some rail stations bear the town name. Canada standardizes crops, wheat varieties dropping from over 100 in 1907 to six last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Army Air Service
Washington Monument
Capitol
Transportation Branch
Canada
Lone Star Community Notices and School Hiring
A stream of social calls and weekend visits in Washington Creek, Lawrence, and Fairview includes Charlie Sanders, Porter Bond, Otis Lindell, Dorothea Lindell, and many Flory family members. The Lone Star school board rehires Miss Einora Anderson for the next term. Church fundraisers and local ads note a food sale at St John’s and a Market Basket feature with pages 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Sanders
Porter Bond
Herman Behrens
Washington Creek
Otis Lindell
Dorothea
Peter Dreher
Fairview
Brad Powell
Bradford
Wayne
Lawrence
Florence Kingery
Jess Ikenberry
Minnie Dietz
Austin Flory
Jack Childs
Colyer
Lon Childs
Clifford
Harry Ulrich
Esther Flory
Marvin Bond
Glen Fishburn
Margarette
Franklin
Mart Flory
Ae Marvin Bond
Ray
Curtis
Laura Fox
Edna
Arthur Flory
Sarah Flory
Everett
Kenneth
August Dietz
Minnie
Gladys
Della Bond
Bei Lou McKinney
Ora
Pearl
Hazel
Pauline
Jim. Flory
F. M. Tidrove
Eleanor
Humphrey
McKinney
Clinton
Fred McKinney
Murray
Ousindell
Mart
Flory
Alfred Dietz
Lone Star School Board
Einora Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mina Hager
Robinson Gymnasium
Jeny P. Jensen
Miss Hager
Wesley College
Mitchell, S. C
Jensen
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Winifred, Erma
Louise Carleton
West Sixteenth Street
Frances’ Cartride
P. J. Peterson
Minervian Club
Camp Fires Girls of
Bell Music Store
Williga
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Fraternal Ia Asion
C. B. Lennerd
A. Gford
K. ‘Ey Ray
Geo. Pettit
Burt
Eaton
James Reese
Lenora Spence
Dorothy Speer
Caroline Webb
Albert Ward
Milo Dietrick
Laura Wheaton
Pearl’Calvert
St. Joseph
Elizabeth Shaw
Bill Fairley
Lyle Brown
Holton
Ruth Green
Independence
Wallace
Walker
Eldorado
Maxine Kesner
Burlington
W.E. Elkin
Chile
Pinckney
Parent-Teachers Association
Coventry Club
Cdlling
T. D. Funk
Midland Rural Club
Carl Bruchmiller
Eleanor Toirow
Jimmy Baker
Frank Toms
Ventura Club
William Newman
A.B. Mitchell
G. D. Lovett
George Dolbee
John
Kilworth
Adana
Turk
Constantinople
Turkey
Flapper
Register of Deeds’ Office
Kansas Electric Power
Fort Sill
United States Army
Green Bros
Lawrence, Kansas
Bigsby
Browning
N.Y. St
Prone
Yser Canals
Canis
University
Harl H. Bronson
Massachusetts
Akeel
Coats
Lone Star
Green Bros. of Food
Metzler
Henry Ford
Henry
Ford ‘Service
KODAL
Weol's
Mass. St
Florsheim Shoe
Florsheim
Wales
Mrs. Stone
Mr. Peterson
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