Personal notes from LaGrange area residents
Miss Mamie Bronestine returned home in LaGrange Mo after a visit with Mrs Emma Broeker and family. Several locals, including Louise Nagle of St John Wis, and Mrs Holden of Sedalia Mo, travel to nearby cities for visits and errands. Others report visits to Kansas City Eudora Lawrence and Chicago with friends and relatives.
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Mamie Bronestine
LaGrange
Emma Broeker
Neil Donnelly
Kansas
Perot. Gray
Aatak Ssheba
Louise Nagle
St. John
Wans
Roman City
Uo 1
Holden
Sedalia
Mars
S. Holder
Madison
Ki. Roland
Banks Brown
Davis McPfarland
Urbana
W. A. Patterson
Chicago
Abraid
Ruth Standish Cady
Kansas City
Kate Caldwell
Eudora
Mary Clark
Lawrence
J. Underwood
Eapisae City
Edward Egeerton
McLouth
Kansa
Gardon
Los Angeles
Charles Sherman
Isanni
Lb. Hl. Menger
Mississippi Street
Mattie Coley
May Day and May Events At Local Groups
Kappa Sigma hosts Mother’s Day on May 17 with a program of music and entertainment. Plymouth Congregational Church prepares a cantata titled May 21 featuring sixty children and baptist services. Wichita convention visit by Mr. Ed Todd and Mrs. Sophie Smithmeyer representing Plymouth Congregational Church Sunday school. convention runs May 12 to 14 at three locations. A. L. L. Club closes year with a four course luncheon at 2 o’clock, apple blossoms decor, and a four-table A007? game. guests listed. Sigma Chi Mothers’ Day includes an all-day event with an automobile drive to University, Haskell, and Country Club. Harold Henry of Chicago provides a musical program. a dinner follows with numerous attendees from Kansas and nearby states. Cosmos Club to hold annual picnic next Tuesday at Woodland Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Ed Todd
Sophie Smithmeyer
Plymouth Congregational Chruch
A. L. L. Club
A. L.L. Club
Corinthia Lindsay
J. R. Topping
W Tian Latoss
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi Fraternity
University
Haskell
Country Club
Harold Henry
Chicago
Mass G. A. Smith
Horton
Mas. C. A. Santter
Kate
Herman
Olathe
Josephett
Newton
TI. M. Kinkle
Thpeka
HH. L. Irwin
A. Henley
D. FE. Phillips
Henry , Martin
Percy Barber
Bischell
Jeanette Wheeler
Virginia Petty
Lawrence
Mothers League Meeting and Social Season Notes
Tomorrow's Mothers League gathering will be in the Manual Training building Domestic Science rooms with Miss Miller from the public school speaking. Recent events included Dr. Kennedy's dental health talk with stereopticon images and practical tips, hosted by the Kennedy and Makepeace households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers League
Mothers’ League
Kennedy
Chas. Kennedy
C. C. Makeperce
Local notices mix with club reports and social events
A long column records family deaths births and society happenings. Mrs Carroll Wahlmeyer died in Kansas City in a weekend accident. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Branson. The Worden Women’s Club met with Mrs Clas Heim on April 19 with songs and devotions led by Mrs Harris. The cemetery fund was discussed, with members urged to contribute. The Six Corners Community Club held its first meeting April 21 and plans continued for monthly gatherings and ice cream. Frances Penchard Lilian Swanson and Robert Albach will attend the Lutheran League convention in Abilene. Poinsettia and Past Matrons clubs were hosted by local residents. Professor Skilton hosted a dinner at the University Club for E Faul Oberrotier and Minneapolis Orchestra members. Jewelry ads promote watches and trinkets from Ed W Parsons, 717 Mass St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worden Womens Club
Clas
Heim
Jesus
Harris
Lutz
Mary Leuf
John Stafford
Rolll Call
Six Corners
Neighborhood Social Notes From a Clearfield Area
Residents list visits and visits to neighbors including Mrs Anton Minnie Walbridge and others. Ed and Margaret Melville spent Easter vacation at home while Miss Mary Schehrer will teach at Clearfield next year. Several neighbors attended the Easter program at the church and Sol Wertz celebrated their golden wedding last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Mary Haskell
W. Hazen
Ohio Street
Woodstock
Vermont
Vermont Street
Anton
Minnie
Clearfield
Liggett
Joy
Charley Sierett
Elmer Anton
George , Nichols
Lawrence
Nichols
Western Kansas
Ellen Melville
Pleasant Oakoga
Sol Wertz
Ther Wolden
Mrs. Joy
Williams
Mr. Anton
Mr. Melville
Kansas publishers study printing costs lecture set in Fraser Hall
A group including Richard H. Waldo of the New York Tribune and editors of the Editor and Publisher prepare to deliver a lecture on metropolitan newspaper making at Fraser Hall. The event follows a discussion on printing costs and is part of a broader article on publishing in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Type Founders Company
Richard H. Waldo
New York Tribune
Traphagen
Browne
Hicks
Mickel
Frank Leroy Blanchard
Dea ‘Clock
Fraser Hall
Sausage balloons play key role in Verdun artillery
Paris May 2 reports the German use of sausage balloons as observation aids in the Verdun battle. The balloons, held 1,500 yards high, guide heavy artillery and screen troop movements, enabling precise range finding. French pilots risk death destroying them while German decoys lure attackers. The balloons also aid aerial photography for accurate bombardment data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Verdim
Language Teachers Meet in Wichita for Classical Association
Teachers from Kansas and Western Missouri gather in Wichita for the tenth annual Classical Association meeting. Prof Grant Showerman of Wisconsin will discuss The Dead Command and Preparedness. A campaign to popularize Latin study in state high schools and colleges is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Missouri
The
Classical Association
Grant ‘Showerman
University of Wisconsin
Showerman
Friends University
Fairount College
Nesnantien
Volunteer miners sought for British forces in France
London on May 2 the war office told coal owners in England and Wales that 10 060 volunteer miners skilled in tunnelling and timbering up are needed for the British forces in France. The owners seek a way to supply the men without cutting coal output. These men will not receive military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
England and
Wales
France
Local social notes from Reno and surrounding area
Mrs. Dana Sunderg and Miss Ruth Phenivie visited Mrs. Roy Jolson on a Wednesday. Miss Mildred Maloney returned to high school on Tuesday after illness. Mr James AL Guthrie ceased hauling milk to the creamery on Tuesday and will work for the Drainage company for a period. Mrs. Blackwell has been with …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Sunderg
Ruth Phenivie
Roy Jolson
Mildred Maloney
James AL Guthrie
Blackwell
Mrs Skeet Returns Home After Vague Absence
Mrs Skeet, after a brief absence, returned to her home in Ponganosi on Saturday. Mr Charles Himsinger and Migs Alxtha Guthrie called on Mrs Harr Skeet on Tuesday.
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Frances Nelson
Matt and
Jeff
Budd Fisher
Mscher
Alli
Otto Fischer
Wilian Senhangen
Leavenworth
Theta House
Massachusetts St
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Plymouth
Rational Church
Cosmos Club
Woodland Park
Mrs
A. J. Anderson
University Ely
F. W. Brockmille
Helen Blair ‘Smith
T4th Street
Cit
Paden
Gus Brune
la. St
Carole.ahleyer
Wahlmeyer
Walter Branson
Six Corners Community Club
Frances Penchard
Lillian Swanson
Robert. Albach
Abilene
Poinsettia Club
Louis Kreeck
Louisiana Street
University Club
C. S. Skilton
Efaul Oberrotier
Minneapolis Orchestra
Elgin, Waltham, Howard and Hamilton
W. Parsons
Mass
Roscoe
Kansas Publishers
Verdun
Jim
Massachusetts
Wirthmor
Brea
Happ
Wire
Reno
Herman Olcott
Kentucky Street Bell
Lawrence Studio
Massachusetts Street
Spot Cash Shoe Store
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