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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1938

Page

5

Saturday Marriage Notices and Social Events Listing

Saturday marriage of Miss Marjory Ericsson and William Sherman Pryor at 4 o clock in Trinity Episcopal church. See Mrs. T. H. Marshall for bridge club. Gamma Phi Beta tea at chapter house. Mr. and Mrs. Solon Amery host dinner. Bill Hough hosts dinner dance at Colonial. Monday Iota Nu picnic supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gorrill. Tuesday Amigas club luncheon at Evans Hearth.

Marjory Ericsson William Sherman Pryor Rinity Episcopal Church T. H. Marshall Bridge Ub Gamma Phi Beta

Lawrence and Miami couples wed in two ceremonies

Miss Dorothy Maxine Olcom of Miami Oklahoma announced engagement to John V. Fritzel Jr of Lawrence. The same day Miss Marjory Ericsson wed William Sherman Pryor at Trinity Episcopal church with a double ring ceremony.

Dorothy Maxine Olcom A. Hotcom Miami Okla John V. Fritzel, Jr John V. Fritzel Lawrence Trinity Luth‘eran Church

Various Club Meetings and Social Events Span Lawrence

Lawrence community notes cover Pi Beta Phi Alumnae closing meeting at Mrs. Radcliffe’s with officers elected and tea serviced, Vendredi bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. Smithmeyer, Amigos club luncheon, and several entertainments. Also noted are marriage news, Farm Bureau and G A R activities, a memorial service, 4 H and school musical events, and a Gamma Phi Beta alumnae tea at the Dexter House highlighting local social life.

Pi Beta Phi C. P. Radcliffe M. J. Getto Hunter Monteith Mareeree Andersen Anson Ruth To Richard B. Stevens Justin Hill H. E. Tanner Sunflower Lake View Clu Frances Perkins Douglas County Farm Bureau”chorus Irene Robertson Guy Folks Carl Spray Kathryn Folks Jean Perkins Ruth Mitchell

Weddings, parties, and society notes from a Colonial era page

Decorations featured yellow roses delphinium and tapers at the Spalding luncheon. Prizes went to Mrs Max Wilhelmi and Mrs Winfield Scott for high scores. A Detroit couple, Mr and Mrs Ralph Altic, announce the birth of a daughter, with Mrs Altic formerly Dorothy Fritzel of Lawrence. Girl Scouts host a mother daughter party at 7 30 pm at the Congregational parish house with badges awarded. New York Parent-Teacher Association officers named for next year with detailed committee chairs and members listed. The PTA held its annual May 20 picnic for Southpark pupils with ice cream and popcorn. Miss Clarissa Ann Benjamin and George Channey Lowry wed at Trinity Episcopal Church. bride daughter of E H and Mrs E H Benjamin Fort Totten ND, director at Haskell Institute. After September 1 the couple reside on the Haskell campus. Lowry teaches plumbing at Haskell.

Marjory Ericsson Herman Carl Ericsson Colonel Ericsson Lawrence William Sherman Pryor New York City Sara Sherman Pryor Grinnell Trinity Episcopal Church Carter H. Harrison Arthur Miller Kreisler Prince Princess Rimsky- Korsakov Ava Maria Bach-Gounod Lloyd. Ericsson Goetze Maj Arthur Ericsson Emporia Emily Ericsson Samuel Ericsson Pryor Maid of Honor Mrs. Ericsson Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Epsilon Delta Dramatic Parent- Teacher Association Southpark Leo Applegate Clarissa Ann Benjamin George Channey Lowry Carter Harrison E. H. Benjamin Fort Totten N. D University of North Dakota Sigma Kappa Haskell Institute Lowry Chemawa Ore Crowder, Okla Mendelssohn Richard R. Jackman Alla Shepard Haskell

Local Social Roundup Shares Kansas City Visits and Alumni Events

Mrs May Rowley and Miss Phyllis Forrester stay in Kansas City for a few days. Miss Virginia Oberholtzer of Independence Kansas visits Lawrence with Marie Carpenter and the Green sisters. Oberholtzer attended the high school graduation as Carpenter’s guest. Margaret P Speelman Anthony Snyder and Jean De Forrest depart for Wakefield for the weekend. J R Holmes travels to Neodesha to visit his sister-in-law Dora Trussell. George F Miller Mahlon attend Paola High School 50th anniversary and alumni banquet with about 400 alumni present. Mrs L A McNalley and children Mary Beth and Michael Collins visit Minneapolis relatives. H R Hilkey of Chicago, Mrs J C Melton of Hazen Arkansas, and Mrs W T Harding and three daughters of Plattsville Arkansas are also noted.

May Rowley Phyllis Forrester Kansas City Virginia Oberholtzer Independence Kan Lawrence Marie Carpenter Betty Lou Mabel Green Oberholtzer Miss Carpenter Margaret P. Speelman Anthony Snyder Jean de Forrest Wakefield J. R. Holmes Neodesha Dora Trussell George F. Miller Mahlon Paola Paola High School L. A. McNalley Mary Beth Michael Collins Minneapolis W. C. Simons H. R. Hilkey Chicago J. C. Melton Hazen, Ark Plattaville Ark

Local residents visit kin and attend events across four states

Mrs E J Hilkey hosts a visit while Mrs Earl Evans travels to King City Missouri and Stanberry Missouri to see her son Dale Evans and daughter Mrs John P Cummins. Several families travel to Manhattan Kansas for Kansas State College exercises and a 50th reunion. Others attend Sorosis club luncheon in Lawrence and spend Memorial Day with relatives in St Louis and Wichita.

E. J. Hilkey Earl Evans Dale Evans King City John P. Cummins Stanberry C. E. Friend Manhattan Kansas State College Friend F. H. Smithmeyer Poneka F. P. Smithmeyer Sorosis Club Alfred M. Landon C. B. Holmes J. W. Holmes Carolyn Sue St. Louis Frank Dealhan Russell M. Kelley Lawrence Ben E. Wilson B. H. Dale Alabama Street Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Memorial Services for John Mull Drowned While Fishing

Memorial services for John Mull aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Mull of 212 Lincoln street will be held at Centenary Methodist church Sunday at 10 50 in the morning Rev C J Knox to officiate church choir to provide music Funeral details note the date of the drowning Friday training May 20

John Mull Charles Mull Lincoln Street Centenary Methodist Church C. J. Knox

Quintuplets celebrate fourth birthday with ice cream

Callander Ontario May 28 UPI Canadian Press Dionne quintuplets mark their fourth birthday with a restrained celebration. Dr Dafoe allows ice cream but bans candy and frosting while guardians push toward normal childhood, quiet public access, and eventual private home life with glass views in the nursery and a planned quint museum.

Callander Ont UPI Dionne Allan Roy Dafoe Dionnes Sacred Heart Church Corbeil Oliva Dionne Dafoe Nursery Dionne House Quint

Dionne quintuplets celebrate birthday amid global greetings

The Dionne quintuplets mark another birthday as the rush of gifts slows from earlier years. Hundreds of greeting cards arrive from around the world, reflecting a change from prior prosperity.

Dionne

St Luke AME Church Events Schedule

The St Luke AME Church at 9th and New York streets lists a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school with Miss Lou ise Garrett as superintendent and an 11:00 a.m. sermon by Pastor Rev. J N Goddard on The Will to Accomplish. A 3:00 p.m. rally captain report precedes a 3:00 p.m. sermon by Rev. G W Reid Jr of Leavenworth Kansas. 6:30 p.m. A C E League led by Mrs. Della Bryant with Youth and the Homes of Tomorrow theme and a 7:45 p.m. pastor’s message.

St. Luke A.M.E. Chruch Sth New York J. N. Goddard Louise Garrett G. W. Reid, Jr Leavenworth Kan C.E. League Della Bryant

Commencement Notes From Vinland and Visits Around Town

High Prairie residents Frank and Gleason family hosted visitors including E R Arner of Los Angeles and Carolyn Ulrich. Vinland high school held its commencement with local attendees Anne Newman Winters Williams family joining. Dorothy Gleason performed at Baldwin high school exercises.

Frank Gleason Morganville Carolyn Ulrich Excelsior Springs Martha Kannenburg Dan Johanning E. R. Arner Los Angeles Calif Vinland High School

Small Town News Roundup From Ot tawa And Local Visits

Clarence Johnson and Mr and Mrs Herschel Ulrich visited Ot tawa Tuesday to view flood waters. Dan Johanning spent Mon and Tue repairing Andrew Lutz windmill damaged in a storm. Paul Ulrich returns home Saturday from Weed California. June Williams attended the Vinland high school alum ni banquet Saturday and High Prairie Ladies Aid met with Mrs Dan Johanning. Ten members and one guest attended. list of names provided. Charles Gleason returned Thursday from visits in Washington and California with relatives.

Clarence Johnson Herschel Ulrich Ottawa Dan Johanning Andrew Lutz Paul Ulrich Weed Calif June Williams Vinland ‘High School Saturda High Prairie Ladies Aid Johanning Cunningham Carl van Hoesen Russel Reese Swimley Ed Heaston Arthur Reeser Earl Lederer Ada Williams Tinter Bowman Kelly Charles Gleason Washington Lawrence Gleason California

Zenith Farmer Breaks Superstition With Oil Strike

Zenith Teriae farmer Glenn Meconb ignores superstition after drilling an oil well to pay sand at 818 feet on Friday the 13th. The test well shows potential production of 3375 barrels per day, the best in the area, as workers note economic activity generated by local classified ads.

Stafford Glenn Meconb

Also Mentioned on This Page

Women’s Relief Corps No. 9 First Methodist Episcopal Church Friendly Hour Club Roy Waldron Ohio Street W. H. Brokman Emma Levene Royal Neighbors Club The American War Mothers Charles Starkweather J.R. Thomas H. A. McKee Jim Publishers Syndicate Nice Belshe Mrs. Thomas Vendredi Bridge Frank Banks H.B. Ober Madge Bullene Amigos Club Evans Hearth A. R. Colman Milton Sanderson Fayetteville, Ark Lyman Henderson Alabama Henderson University of Kansas Raymond C. Laessig Mercy J. Margaret Richard Wiley Willard Wiley Olathe Ind Valley Chapel Farm Bureau Club Aubrey Fishburn Charles Banning Fishburn Fra Hase Frank Fishburn M. D. Flory Veterans’ Hall CG. W. Schubert Ida Miller Minnie Walker Schubert Ellen Phenicie Des Moines Belle T. Adee Margaret Akers Simon K. Funk Fannie Platts Belle T. Daugherty Estella Coleman God Riverside Presbyterian Church South Park Tota Ny C. M. Gorrill Ohio Treat Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Dexter House Ralph Baldwin Robert McNair Davis R. A. Schwegler George J.off, Jr James Lansing Mary Markham Helen Rhoda Hoopes Sigma Chapter W. E. Spalding Colonial Max Wilhelmi Winfield Scott Ralph Altic Detroit, Mich Altic Dorothy Fritzel Parent-Teacher Association S. T. Price P. P. Dillon Lottie Perkins C. E. Tefft Leo 9 Applerate Mildred Kirkham Marion Gray Marguerite Jehle Taylor Pocapitallt Clarence Stewart Ethel Woods Leo Hil Roy Hooser H. D. Comfort Edwin Elam Price C. W. Ogle O. Huey Starlipe Mary Lou Vermont Helen Wills Moody London Deluxe de Luxe Cafe Grehurches High Prairie Whitcombs Rogers Fashion Cleaners Merlin Paul Rogers Mien Zenith Farmer Journal-World Classified Advertising Adv J. K. Woodhull Mass Lawrence, Kan Goodall, Makers Palm Beach Lawrence Steam Laundry N.H Kansas Public Service Company
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