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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1935
Page
5
Local clubs host a busy slate of events including the last dinner bridge at the country club on Thursday night. Hostess committee includes Mrs A T Walker Mrs Mark Bridges and Mrs Fredo Barteldes. Several clubs announce meetings luncheons teas and birthdays with participants named.
A Monday slate lists informal dinners at the University club and several bridge gatherings including Mrs W OQ Hamilton and Mrs W M Meditone. Tuesday features dinners at Coronial and P W clubs, with other lunches and bridge teas. Wednesday highlights include Widnesday duplicate club and J D club led by Mrs P D Olmstead. Thursday brings a country club dinner bridge and a League of Women Voters event with Mrs L S Lewis.
A crowded agenda of social gatherings unfolds with women clubs, scouts, and church groups hosting lectures, luncheons, and crafts sessions. Notable items include a book review by Mrs. C A Hill, a So Sew quilting club afternoon, a paper on Indian customs, a Ventura club luncheon, and a League of Women Voters meeting. The Girl Scouts prepare an outdoor supper and panel discussion on a Topeka conference. The Progressive Reading club, Congrgational church May group, and K A Dames plan meetings, with transport and host arrangements noted. A spring formal at Corbin Hall features a Manhattan orchestra and decorated settings.
The column lists a string of local social events and visits including chaperones for a gathering, upcoming entertainment for the Young Matrons club, and various visits to Kansas City and Topeka. It also notes General Motors declaring the usual 25 cent quarterly dividend payable June 12 to stockholders of record May 16.
Washington mourns Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico after his death in a Missouri airplane crash. Roosevelt and officials express grief as investigations are ordered. Congress adjourns in respect. colleagues extol Cutting’s intellect and service. speculation arises on his Senate replacement.
Deans of liberal arts and sciences from 12 Midwestern colleges attended a two day session at the University of Kansas. Delegates represented several states and discussed common academic issues and collaboration opportunities.
A small garden method uses a box or half-barrel with bottom removed filled with well rotted manure. Plant seeds in a hill, water twice weekly, and harvest cucumbers when small to maximize yield rather than letting them mature on the vine.
North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Colorado Arkansas Illinois Indiana Minnesota Iowa and Kansas sent deans to tour K U after a meeting hosted by Dean Paul B Lawson of the University of Kansas. The group will reconvene at the University of Illinois next year with a Saturday noon adjournment followed by a campus inspection tour.
Rapid City S D May 6 Sheriff J F Irvine Leavenworth Kan expected to arrive to take charge of Frances Surrey 16 and Carl Medders 17 who confessed to stealing a car belonging to the girl's father The pair were taken into custody last Saturday after stealing the car in Leavenworth Sunday night driving to Hurley S D where an empty tank and flat tire forced abandonment They hitchhiked to Rapid City Medders said We just wanted to see the country The boy was paroled from a state industrial school to a farm near Topeka last August I am ready to go home now the girl said We thought it was smart to run away like that but now I ve had enough
Coffeyville Kansas May 6 Mrs Ora G Powell wife of Hugh J Powell editor and joint owner of the Coffeyville Daily Journal died last night after returning Saturday from New York and Washington where she accompanied her husband to an Associated Press meeting and United States Chamber of Commerce sessions In Washington she contracted laryngitis which was later complicated by pneumonia
Awards will be presented during the ROTC drill period to honor distinguished achievement. The Chancellor's cup goes to the top company or battery, the Lawrence Reserve Officers cup and medal go to the rifle team member with the highest scoring average and sportsmanship, and five top rifle scorers receive sweaters and shields. Three coast artillery medals are offered by Mortar and Ball. The Daughters and Founders of the Patriots of America grant a silver cup to the women’s rifle team’s top scorer, with high team scoring earning sweaters and shields. Rifle team pins go to all members with 90 percent or higher average.
The late W Y Morgan former Hutchinson News and Gazette publisher will be added to the editor hall of fame at University Fairy Kan san student publication. Morgan was chosen almost unanimously in a Sigma Delta Chi poll of the Quarter Century club Kansas editors with 26 years or more in the field.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a vegetable tonic to boost strength and aid digestion. It cites Mrs Ole Olson of Fargo North Dakota praising improved energy and health after use. Available in tablets or liquid with prices listed.
An old style drugstore advertisement touts Brown's Lotion to treat itchy skin conditions including eczema ringworm athlete's foot and barber's itch. The Round Corner Drug Co offers a money back guarantee on the first bottle and urges readers to buy today.
Newton Kansas hosts the eighth district Rotary conference opening with 800 registrants and District Governor Will Daugherty presiding. The business sessions run through Tuesday. A nod to readers to peruse the classified page.
Advertises Fasteeth from Round Corner Drag Co. or druggists. Promises a secure fit with three sizes and no rocking or slipping. Claims pasty taste or feeling eliminated and improved comfort for eating, laughing, and talking.
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