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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1940
Page
5
Friday University and club gathering listings
The page lists multiple social clubs and events including Friday University club dinner bridge, Niotas club, Helianthus and Lawrence Art clubs, N S C bridge group, Thursday contract club luncheon, and Pi Beta Phi Alumnae luncheon at Mrs Mary Gilmore Allen’s home. Also noted are Evans Hearth, Memorial Union events, and a Davis family dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Club
Entre Nous
D. L. Noone
A. M. Ockerblad
Helianthus Club
Niotas Club
Charles Fincher
N. S. C. Bridge Club
William Frowe
F. S. Butcher
Lawrence Art Club
H. B. Kibler
W. A. Dunmire
Evans Hearth
Pi Beta Phi Alum
Pi Beta Phi
G. Allen
Engagement announced for Shirley Castor and Roy Hannon
Mr and Mrs E C Castor announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Marie to Roy Hannon son of Mrs Grace Hannon The wedding is set for June 21 at the First Christian church Miss Castor is a graduate of Topeka High School She studied at Kansas State college and KU where she belongs to Kappa Beta sorority Mr Hannon is a graduate of Lawrence Memorial High School and works at the Reuter Organ Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Castor
Shirley Marie
Roy Hannon
Grace Hannon
First Christian Church
Miss Castor
Topeka High School
Kansas State College
University of Kansas
Kappa Beta
Hannon
Lawrence Memorial High School
Reuter Organ Company
Topeka women host district convention plans and social events
Guests Will Speak Tonight in Topeka as Mrs Weather of New York City and Mrs Lisle Eby invite members to the thirteenth district convention May 23. Various clubs hold lunches, picnics, and meetings at homes around Topeka with prize drawings, guest days, and scheduled times through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Union
League of Women Voters
C. B. Holmes
R. A. Schwegler
W. W. Deschner
Leonard Axe
Kelvin Hoover
Winnie Lawrance
Kansas League
John G. Stutz
William Zweifel
West Hills
J. M. Mott
C. E. Decker
Will Pendleton
Ralph Achning
Topeka
Samuel Weatherby
New York City
Lisle Eby
Co-Operettes International
Ruben Fox
Don Seltsam
Emil Heck
the Recreation Club
R. K. Glatthaar
Clarence Reynolds
Dick Topping
Florence Fifer Bohrer
National League of Women Voters
Kansas Room
Union Building
Community events celebrate mothers and clubs in Lawrence
City leaders and churches highlight Mother's Day programs as flowers and designs adorn tables. Various clubs meet at homes and venues with dinners, cards, and social activities. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Morris, Mr. and Mrs. War wick Benedict, Dr. J Gabriel, Dr. Anna Foy, and Mrs. Anna Weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Fort Lauderdale wintering residents and local visitors
Personal notes from Lawrence showing Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boyd returning from their sixteenth Fort Lauderdale winter season. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gustafson and two children from Dodge City. Other items mention Miss Dorothy Howe's bronchitis hospitalization and social visits to Kansas City, Leavenworth, and Salina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Boyd
Rhode Island Street
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Gordon Gustafson
Dodge City
B. G. Gustafson
Dorothy Howe
University Hospital
Payne, Ratner, Jr
Topeka
John Frazee
L. L. Dyche
Leavenworth
Ruth Dyche
Kansas City
St. Mary College
Lawrence
C. D. Wilson
Kappa Sigma Mothers’ Club
John Frederick
Salina
Paul Rankin
Elmer Pierson
Mr. Pierson
E. B. Pierson
Pierson
Northeastern District Missionary Convention Speakers
The Northeastern district missionary convention of the Church of God is held at the 11th and New Hampshire church. Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Macial, Spanish missionaries from Los Angeles, will speak. A missionary play by the Topeka society begins at 7 30 p m and Rev. Macial will give the closing address. Mrs. E L Morris presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Missionary Convention
Church of God
11Th
New Hampshire
A. T. Macial
Los Angeles
Calif
Topeka Society
Maciell
E. L. Morris
Mu Phi Epsilon Recital at K U Sunday Afternoon
University of Kansas hosts Mu Phi Epsilon musical recital Sunday at Hoch auditorium at 4 pm. Ensemble pieces include two piano numbers, vocal duets and sextets, a string quartet with flute, organ solo, and a Haydn Echo Quartet. program open to public free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mu Phi Epsilon
Hoch Auditorium
Rosalys McCrerey
Winifred Hill
Joyce Vetter
Alice Russell
Donna Hughes
Helen Mae
Peters
Olga Kitner
Helen Rymph
Ruth Orcutt
Eight year old Kenneth Stevenson aids Chinese refugee drive
Kenneth Stevenson eight son of E K and Mrs Stevenson 1024 Vermont street and grandson of I C Stevenson is among the youngest donors in the aid drive for Chinese refugees He contributed on the spot after a church meeting led by J R Holmes the local campaign chair He has been studying Chinese in a Sunday school class and learned the primary department gives ten dollars yearly to a Ningpo China kindergarten
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Stevenson
E. K. Stevenson
Vermont Street
I. C. Stevenson
Kenneth
Pinckney School
J. R. Holmes
Frank Willer
Ningpo
China
Babson Nominated for Prohibition Party Presidency
Roger W Babson the Massachusetts statistician was nominated without opposition as the Prohibition party's candidate for president Edgar V Moorman of Quincy Illinois was nominated for vice president by the party on May 10 in Chicago
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Chicago
Roger W. Babson
Prohibition Party
Edgar V. Moorman
Quincy
Cleaning Price List From Clark Shampoo Service
A local cleaning service advertises pricing for cloths and furnishings. Included are moth proofing at 2 cents per foot, bound services at 15 cents, Davenport curtains at 2.50 plus moth proofing, chair cleaning at 1, floor waxing at 0.9 to 0.1 cents per foot, with cold and wax options. Call 806.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Shampoo
Davenport
Dry leader to speak at First Methodist church
Dr. R. E. Farley of Topeka superintendent of the Kansas State Dry Forces will speak at 7 30 Sunday night in the First Methodist church in Douglas county. The service is hosted by the Ministerial Alliance and presided by Rev Alfred P. Smith with Melva Good as soloist singing O Lord Most Holy and Dorothy Enlow Miller at the Russell Memorial organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Farley
Topeka
Kansas State Dry Forces
First Methodist
Farley
Douglas County
Theodore H. Astman
Ministerial Alliance
Alfred P. Smith
Friends Church
State Board of Diy Forces
Melva Good
Lord Most Holy
Cesar Franck
Dorothy Enlow
Miller
Russell Memorial
Annual Haskell barbecue draws 1000 plus on west lawn
More than 1,000 attendees joined an evening barbecue on the west lawn of Haskell Institute. The event featured a student awards program naming Elizabeth Mae Daley and Wilmer Williams as outstanding graduates of 1939, a floodlit tennis area, a stomp dance, a bonfire, and a street dance as students celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Institute
Elizabeth Mae Daley
K. A
Wilmer Williams
Salina
Mothers Day Observed at First Methodist Church Service
The First Methodist Church hosts Mothers Day services at 10 50 AM with Kansas City's Iden Reese a noted Wesleyan Chorus soloist as guest. He performs Seek Ye the Lord and Little Mother of Mine with Dorothy Enlow Miller at the Russell Memorial organ. opening meditation Elizabeths Prayer from Tannhaeuser by Wagner led by Dr Robert A Hunt minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Iden Reese
Kansas City
Wesleyan Chorus
Roberts
Mr. Reese
Burleigh
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Russell Memorial Organ
Church to Speak on theme A Mother's Gethsemane
The church has chosen to speak Sunday morning on the theme A Mother's Gethsemane. The sermon is expected to reflect on sacrifice, faith, and personal trials within a maternal perspective.
KU Hunt Club Arrives in Kansas City for Show
The University of Kansas Hunt Club arrives in Kansas City after a horseback journey from Lawrence. A police escort guides them to the American Royal building where they will compete in the sportsmen's horse show. A weary rider notes they will travel back by motor car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
CPI
University of Kansas Hunt Club
Lawrence
American Royal
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G.A.R
Elizabeth Jacqmain
F. J. Moreau
University School of Law
Dean Moreau
United States
America
Minnie B. Walker
H. E. Don Carlos
Lester van Valkenburg
Ednah Hopkins
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Eudora
Ladies’ Aid
Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Salem Lutheran Church
Don Carlos
F. C. Jackman
James Moore
E. E. Morris
Arkansas
M.P.M. Club
A. C. Maxwell
Kentucky Street
The
Evangelical Church
Alma Corp
New York Street
Fred Coffman
Frances Jo Amn
Bud Tripp
Nancy
Lowell Sterling
James
Calvin
Lawrence. Rice
Clifford
Charles
Lloyd Wiebel
Dolores
Robert
Jim Holliday
Gary
Barbara
Earl Carl
Eugene
Wilford Ousdahl
Dolores Jack Laptad
Dickie Laptad
Gloria
Ousdahl
Harold Garner
Paul Laptad
Ralph Tripp
Trinity Lutheran Church
William Kollender
Colonial
Florence Kunkle
Karl Kreider
Amigos Club
Vinland Farm Bureau
Baldwin Unit
T. S. Ellis
Baldwin
Walter Marckley
B. E. Bridge Club
Clyde Babb
William Johnson
Clifton Garrett
G. E. Albright
Alabama Street
Elliot Morris
Evans
Warwick Benedict
Ray Wright
H. W. Craig
J. Gabriel
Anna Foy
Victoria Club
Anna Weed
Ohio Street
Lawrence Reading Club
F. H. Kennedy
Lawrence Kennedy
F. M. Fink
Hutchinson
Tota Nu
Lowell Bailey
P. P. Lester Willi
C. H. Lanier
Presidents’ Club of the Social Order of the Beauceant
Tennessee Street
Kanwaka
S.A.C. Club
Charles Lescher
Frank Lescher, Sr
Minervian Club
Bruce Cameron
Celia Watt
Jennie Watt
McCreath
Paul Winter
Cameron
J. B. Wiggins
Ben Rowing
Wayne Allphin
David McCreath
Chester Spray
Wiggins
Elmer Dougan
Elsie O'Connell
Mrs
Dick Williams
Winnie Lowrance
Miss Lowrance
Co-Operative Club
Middleton
Major Bowes
Don’ Seltsam
Whitcomb
Tenn
Synea Service
U.S Pat
MU Phi
Musical Sorority
K. U
Prohibition
Roger W Babson
M. E. Church
Varsity Cleaners
Jerry Olsom
Taylor-NeView Fur Show
Mass
Infants Department
Batiste
Schiaparelli
Paton’s
Preme
Ient Su
Colognes
Vigny
Dorsay
LaCross
Floor
Kedette
Haynes & Keene
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