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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1950
Page
5
A Lawrence event listing details a university dinner honoring Mrs. Maud Fieworth and relatives plus engagements and weddings. The piece covers club meetings at P.E.O Chapter CV, WRC Delegates, the Baldwin Flower show, and numerous sorority and fraternity activities with dates, hosts, and attendees.
Dateline personals recount visits among townsfolk. Mrs Ida and Mrs Me Ro Paraen attend alumnae dinner at the library Teachers college, then return home. Mrs John A West and son Lin travel back to Laurel after two weeks with Mrs J. Mrs EF BR Allen recovering from recent surgery at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Miss Nancy Shipman and Miss Marjorie Shipman of Pasadena plan New York trip after a week with Mr and Mrs Charlee Stough. Mrs Kelvin Hoover improving after operation at Lawrence Memorial. Miss Ethel Benson visiting from Chicago plans to return tomorrow.
A Tuesday afternoon club session at Mire. Pete Edebroek’s home in Eudora will feature current events at roll call and a program by Mrs. Tom Buckett about her trip to California. Mr and Mrs Al DeSimone announce the May 11 birth of a son at West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh.
Late yesterday afternoon a car carrying Archie Sparks and Tona Sparks collided with a pickup truck on Highway 14 half a mile east of Lawrence. Archie Sparks was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital with bruises, while Tona Sparks remained in critical condition with abdominal bruises. Ty Wagner, 14, driver of the truck from the south side, was uninjured.
The Kansas Automobile Club opened a southwestern Kansas office in Garden City on May 20. The move creates a western regional unit, expanding American Automobile Association representation in the area.
Milton Eisenhower claimed a hundred to one return on every dollar spent on agricultural research, asserting major gains in wheat yields and farm profitability. He spoke in Kansas at the Kansas State Agricultural College farewell, as he prepared to assume the presidency of Pennsylvania State College on July 1.
The weekend brings cloudy and wet weather to many regions. Rainfall appears in the eastern half with showers and storms across the gulf states and light rain in southeastern New England. North central areas see fewer showers while the west central plains face some wet spells. Temperature trends show cool northern areas and mild upper Great Lakes warm air. The Red River at Winnipeg remains steady around ten feet with no rain forecast.
Preliminary contest for Miss Kansas and Miss Missouri underway at Blues Stadium Kansas City. KU entries include Nancy Anderton Susanne Beringer Bobbie Boling Diane Brewster Kathleen Cale Ann Cowger Mary Ann Galloway Donna Harrison Ade Hatfield Marcia Horn Lou Martin Oberg Barbara ONeal Elinor Ant Bonnie Alexander. Joyce Lawrence Wichita University noted as Queen of the Kansas Relays.
A garbled note describes a street musician in Springfield attempting to use a brass instrument. A potato vine tangled the horn, and a music shop inspection identified the issue as the root cause of the malfunction. The text also mentions chromite mining in Montana.
Members met at Mrs Grace Frye’s home to finalize plans for Girle State and the poppy sale. Reports included mutilations from Winter General Hospital and references to Niberg Denmark founded by MAU.
The Junior Cavaliers, about 35 riders, plan a Spring Horse Show with a parade at Municipal Ball Park on May 30. Entries for Memorial Day event are due one hour before showtime, 7 p.m., mailed to Mrs. John Brand Route 1. Concessions by American Legion support local baseball teams, with 15 class prizes including Hank Brown colt and Ransdell spotted horse prizes.
Fragmentary report describes Beard and score events, parade class entries, and pleasure class judging with names like Pat Read and J C Penney store. The text also mentions a horpe line, fine harness, and Round Corner gaited entries as residents face a distant fire incident off California.
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