District Garden Clubs Meet in Kansas On Highway Development
More than 100 garden club members from Northeastern Kansas gathered in Lawrence for a program led by Franklin T. Rose Kansas Highway Commission chief landscape architect. He outlined state plans for roadside parks litter control and billboard gradation with federal funding and urged clubs to continue anti litter efforts. Local host Green Thumb Garden Club showcased a fashion show and decorations as KAGC officers attended the gathering.
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Kansas
Franklin T. Rose
State Highway Commission
Northeast District of Kansas
Associated Garden Clubs
Kansas Union
Green Thumb Garden Club
Lawrence
Rose
U.S. Con
Gress
Secretary of Commerce
Garden Club
James Schubert
Ray Culbertson
Fashion Rush from English Designers Dazzles New York
British designers inject novelty into teen fashion with bold color blocks and short hemlines. Highlights include a white reefere, low pocketed white pique suit, geometric color slashes, and knee-length skirts. Headgear ranges from crash helmets to berets as models echo red white and blue themes.
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Associated Fashion
England
New York
Oliver
America
Local Women Voters Attend National League Convention in Denver
The Lawrence League of Women Voters will be represented by Mrs. Milo Stucky and Miss Johanna Kollmorgen at the 27th national league convention in Denver. Mrs. Francis Heller and Mrs. Arthur Johnson attend as visitors. delegates departed Sunday for a five day meeting at the Denver Hilton. Program making and debate focus on adding an evaluation of U S policies toward the People s Republic of China, with topics on equal opportunities and water resources among others. Prominent speakers include William J D Boyd Robert C Weaver Rep Henry S Reuss C Montgomery Johnson and Jim Fain.
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Lawrence League of Women Voters
Milo Stucky
Johanna Kollmorgen
National League
Denver
Colo
Francis Heller
Arthur Johnson
U.S
People’s Republic of China
District of Columbia
National Board
William J. D. Boyd
National Municipal League
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Henry S. Reuss
D. Wis
C. Montgomery Johnson
Republican State Central Committee of Washington
Jim Fain
Dayton Daily News
League of Women Voters
Ice Birches Celebrate 73rd Anniversary in Kansas
NEWTON Kansas AP Mr and Mrs Clarence Birch both 90 plan a quiet observance for their 73rd wedding anniversary. They married in 1893 at Oak Mills and moved to Lawrence where Birch taught business and helped develop touch typing. He led Lawrence schools 1931 to 1939 and remains active with KU School of Religion. They have three living children and several deceased. Mrs Birch offers marriage advice to avoid arguing and let the husband have the last word.
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Birch
Kansas Christian Home
Kansas University School of Religion
First Christian Church
Roller Shades Add Color and Waterproof practicality
Roller shades offer new textures and colors to decorate windows. High quality cloth shades use unfilled cambric impregnated with plastic, making them waterproof and washable. Colors resist sun and washing.
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Winona Starkey
Kansas State University
Colman Couple Honored at 50th Wedding Anniversary
A reception Sunday at the South Park Recreation Center marked the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Colman, who wed May 3, 1916 near Lawrence. About 260 guests attended, with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Smith of Urbana and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wulfkuhle.
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Ralph L. Colman
South Park Recreation Center
Ross Wulfkuhle
J. W. Holland
Clarence Sims
Fort Scott
Colman
Colmans
Linda
Virginia Wulfkuhle
Ethan Smith
Hollings Andrews
Steven Kesler
One Stormy Night Forms Mystical Moods Orchestra
San Francisco DJ Ernie McDaniel merged a railway sound with a film score to produce a new record. The stormy session was taped in Los Angeles with Don Balkey arranging The project led to the name One Stormy Night and the Mystic Moods Orchestra.
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San Francisco
Ernie McDaniel
Brad Miller
Miller
Valley
Los Angeles
Don Balkey
Hollywood
McDaniel
Mystic Moods Orchestra
Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council Elects Board Members
Mrs Francis, 1916 Countryside Lane, was reelected to the Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council Board at a Kansas State University Union meeting in Manhattan. Lawrence rep Mrs George Wilson remains district chairman for District VIII Douglas County. Mrs Ivan Boyd of Baldwin joins the nominating committee. New council president is Mrs A J Mistler of Topeka.
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George Francis
Countryside Lane
Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council
Kansas State University Union
Manhattan
Lawrence
George Wilson
Pamela Lane
Douglas County
Ivan Boyd
Baldwin
A. J. Mistler
Topeka
Mrs. Dennis Lambert Crowned Miss Wesleyan at KWU
Salina Kansas Mrs Dennis Lambert was crowned Miss Wesleyan at Kansas Wesleyan University Saturday night. The senior is the second married student to win the title in five years reflecting the continuing evolution of campus pageants.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas Wesleyan University
Dennis Lambert
Lambert
Blended Fibers and Fiber Content Thresholds
The article notes fabric blends require 15 to 20 percent of a second fiber before changes in luster strength absorbency or warmth appear. It cites authorities who support this threshold for noticeable differences in blended fabrics.
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Northeast District
Melvin Wright
Bird City
KAGC
James Neelley
George Bocquin
Howard Young
Republic
Journal-World Photo
District Garden Clubs
Northeast
John MccNicoll
Richard Johnson
Bobby Williams
Jack Lawson
Fred Howard
Strong City
R. C. McCutcheon
Wichita
Sam Grossnickle
LaVilla Fair
Bonnie Hird
Ohio
Donna Booker
Thelma Flory
Edna Galle
Louise Norwood
Roy L. Smith
Robert Bower
N. C. Mills
Art Fritzel
Dinty Moore
M. N. Penny Sue Christie
W. N. Razak
L. Cole
J. A. Sanders
Denver Hilton Hotel
Ralph Colman
Gilbert Youth Service
Girl Scout Council
Francis
Becuily Mish Ae
Beauty Mist
Massachusetts
Dillon's Plaza
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