This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
5
Social calendar lists D A R benefit bridge and P E O chapters events at Evans Hearth and private homes. Birth announcements note two newborns at Memorial Hospital. Club activities include Lone Star Farm Bureau meeting, Home Aid hospitality, and Mother's Day program with songs and readings.
Mrs Fred Alkire hosted a guest luncheon as O E DeVore won an afternoon prize. Goldenrod camp No 6852 members attended the Topeka convention with Mrs Adams and others. Newcomers club closed summer with officers named for next year. Music club showcased a broad program at Colonial and Vinland Farm Bureau discussed cupboard electrification and termites.
A covered dish luncheon will be hosted by Mrs. Fred Gottstein after the meeting. Sewing machine care lessons by Mrs. Ivan Roe are planned. Pinckney school sixth graders hold an annual farewell tomorrow at 2:30 PM. The Daughters of the American Revolution meet tomorrow at Mrs. C. C. Stewart’s home. Conant congress reports will be shared. Assisting hostesses include Mrs. B. E. Bishop and several others.
Mrs. W. T. Dinkins of Los Angeles arrived in New York to visit her sister Mrs. Dick Williams. They plan a short Oswego visit with their mother, then Williams returns to Lawrence and Dinkins proceeds to Fort Worth. West coast guests at the Kilworths include Prof. and Mrs. F. H. Billings Laguna Beach W. W. Kilworth Tacoma and Mrs. Jack P. Miller Los Angeles, with Evert Welch and son Billy Salina visiting Ella Longenecker and Emma Welch.
Hill journalists welcomed Frank Clough editor of the Emporia Gazette and Angela Scott editor of the Iola Register for a campus session. They join the Kansan Board banquet in the Colonial Tea room at six. Roy Bailey and Clelland Cole could not attend due to prior engagements. The banquet honors Henry J. Allen, ex governor and aid to Britain, with Prof. L. N. Flint noted as retiring department chair.
The University Daily Kansan notes ROTC debates over first versus second prize medals and military textbooks valued at 5.50, while Colonel Baldwin recalls runner-up status. Mentions Pershing Rifle club formation, Violet Hunt party at State Lake, and a Milton class discussion led by Prof. Ashton. Local seniors Billings and Wright are cited amid campus social notes and a ducking tradition at Potter’s Lake.
In a chaotic scene Ed Hall of Weston escapes a mob of 18 pursuing students after slipping from a 10 foot high window. The chase spans Ad building, a downtown bus run, and town streets before Hall hides at a friend's home. Meanwhile Ed Garich faces Army physical testing in Leavenworth as Kansas Editors day unfolds. Edna Givens receives a ceremonial gesture as George Cheatum breaks his pin. Art Wolf reports for Stearman Aircraft duties in Wichita after touring with the KU film.
Winter visits include Miss Jean Kirby from Pleasant Grove with Miss Norraine Roll. Arch Miller of Law rence spends Sunday with Newt Hamlin pair. Mrs Beattie Collins attends Farm Bureau eastern Kansas advisory meeting in Topeka. Multiple Lawrence guests dine with local families and join sewing machine lesson in Lawrence.
The Kanwaka Farm Bureau unit met at Mrs. M. C. Elliott to sew Red Cross items. Winter community club met at Mrs. Frank Miller in Lawrence with 14 members. prizes awarded to several members. Numerous local residents attended reunions and dinners, visiting relatives in Lawrence Perry Tonganoxie and Nashua Montana, and plans for upcoming meetings noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.