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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
8
The Market Basket prize was awarded to Mrs. C. P. Aul of 1420 New York Street for her fresh pineapple recipe. The directions feature cutting pineapple shells and filling with fruit, marshmallows, sauce, and toppings like cherries and nuts. Next week's prize seeks strawberry based recipes.
A school banquet for sixty in the high school gym marked an evening of honors. Miss Ednamae Dick served as toastmistress with remarks from Ruth Schaeffer and others. May events included baccalaureate, alumni reception, and missionary society meeting highlighting community activities.
Mrs Chapman hosted the All Sen club at a 1 pm Friday May 12 luncheon. A lace table cover and Maypole ribbons adorned each place for twenty guests. Mrs Chapman was assisted by four ladies. M Pennington led a book review on The Song of Years by Bess Streeter Aldrich.
Mrs Alvin Means hosted guests while plans were made for a Wichita branch meeting in June. Mrs Vera Ocker Galanemar of Lincoln called on friends. Weekend visits included Mrs Juanita Massey and Clyde Horton from Topeka, and Mr. Gerald Thistlewaite from St Joseph with E C Steeper. Dorothy Jean Wynn joined Arthur Scott’s visit. Hendrickson extended stay. Guests included Don Miller and Jimmie, Mrs C A Davis, and Marilyn Miller of 739. Willig Workers class enjoyed a gathering at Annie Lobb’s. Callie Brenton to host May 19 at Albert Lobb’s.
Perry high school seniors Jean Campbell George Williams Betty White Kathryn Schaake and Barbara Quinlan are named among graduates and honor society members. Perry high baccalaureate speaker Reverend Ludwig and commencement speaker Dean Lawson are noted. Also reported are marriages in Topeka and a funeral in Odessa Missouri with burial there.
May 24 events include residents John Jo Mulvi hill Robert Holly Helen Gants and Doris Edmonds of Buck Creek with Rev Joseph C Lane of Oskaloosa delivering the address. Mrs Morton Mangold improves from a nervous illness in a Topeka hospital. Miss Mildred Smith to wed Charles Alvin Bliss. Smith a 1939 McLouth graduate and Bliss a former Oskaloosa graduate. School notes recount May 11 clothing class assembly and May 6 junior senior banquet with Hawaiian themes and speeches by faculty and students.
A Fall Leaf social roundup lists visits from Norris of Gardner to aunt Louie Neustifter, plus extended gatherings with Schoenhofer, Steinbring, Vitt, Pfleger, Reetz, and Kirkman families. Attendances note graduations, baccalaureate at Eudora high, a 17th wedding anniversary party, and mumps absence.
Mrs Sallie Randall returned from a six week vacation visiting Hodge California, Boulder Dam, Pasadena with cousin Margaret Randall daughter of former local resident George Randall. She visited Marenda Bell California and Los Angeles then attended the San Francisco Fair. On return she stopped at Baker Oregon with sister in law and motored to Pendleton Oregon.
The report travels through Boise Idaho with county events and social visits. Residents including Robert Mitchell relocate to Indianapolis for relatives while local families host dinners and anniversaries. A Wollow Springs Farm Bureau May meeting reviewed sick care and tasted a covered dish luncheon. The piece also notes baptisms and a high school graduation in Corliss and a science note on springtail insects and local newspaper readership statistics.
Mexico's highest court declares that all archeological finds are owned and controlled by the state, establishing clear governance over cultural treasures. The ruling clarifies ownership and stewardship of archeological artifacts nationwide.
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