Overbrook Kansas A Vast Unincorporated Community
Overbrook Kansas in Osage county is a large unincorporated town with about 500 residents. It runs without a city government through cooperative efforts. The Missouri Pacific railroad ships 367 carloads yearly. the Overbrook Farmers Union Cooperative Association handles 400k to 700k dollars in annual business. Two banks, several dealerships, a local newspaper, a strong school system, and active civic groups support a thriving rural economy.
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Overbrook
Kan
Osage County
Lawrence
Altho
J. B. Fairchild
United States
Electric Light Company
Elk Township
Missouri Pacific
D. W. White
White
Overbrooks
George A. Serrigo
K.A
Overbrook Farmers Union Cooperative Association
Tom Hupp
Hupp
Rennie Hupp
Hupps
Marvin‘. A. Lee
J. E Hardtaker
First National Bank
J. A. Cordis
Kansas State Bank
J. A. Kesler
Farma
Heidenbere Wey
Kesler
E. Prather
Pirincipal
Allen Crafton
K.U
C. H. Anderson
Lloyd Brady
Sam Butterfield
Butterfield
Heberling Memorial Hall
S.L. Heberling
Methodist Episcopal Congregation
Church of the Brethren
Blue Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Anderson Raible Post
American Legion
Kansas
Arthur E. Topping
Topping
University of Kansas
G. W. Main and Company
K.D
Farmers State Bank
T. C. Hupp
Lightning sets fire as parents rush to newborn twins
Omaha reports a dramatic day as Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Posen hurry to aid their daughter-in-law at a maternity hospital. While en route, their house is struck by lightning and catches fire. They still reach the hospital where Mrs. Robert F. Pesen gives birth to twins, aided by a police escort through the burning home vicinity.
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Omaha
Neb
Ed C. Posen
Robert F. Pesen
Dinner guests at Mrs Warren Ridley home
Mr and Mrs Robert Ridley were dinner guests at the home of Mrs Warren Ridley and Miss Olive Maud Evans on Sunday. Miss Olive Maud Evans and Mrs Robert Ridley attended the West Side Presbyterian church in Lawrence Sunday morning.
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Robert Ridley
Warren Ridley
Olive Maud Evans
West Side Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Parents Keep Vigil for Tommy Smith Across Atlantic Flight
In Clarksburg West Virginia on May 30, Tommy Smith, eager flyer of the Baby Clipper, was revealed to be in Maine preparing to span the Atlantic by light plane. His worried parents, Harvey and Mrs. Smith, kept all night vigil by radio and phone, hoping for word of his safety and awaiting a possible London New York dock reunion. The piece records family memories of his early aviation days and confirms his experimental plan to cross the ocean, amid community notes of local visits and gatherings.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Tommy Smith
Ward
Harvey Smith
Smith
Maine
Tommy
London
New York
Social Notes From Franklin County Listings and Visits
A Franklin county roundup records multiple social visits including Mrs Elizabeth Woodward and Harry Woodward of Kansas City and others from Indiana and Missouri visiting Mrs Euphena Henon last Sunday. Local teachers enjoyed a picnic at the Stewart cabin, while Stone Chevrolet employees held a Tuesday night gathering. Families vacationed in Kansas City for Mothers Day and a rain gauge relocation is noted at Stewart place. Betty Jean Laree Evelyn Reeves and Lois June Schoonover dinner guests with Jeroldine Hobson. Tom Curtis and Anna Curtis of Independence joined Vane Kring family for Sunday dinner. Calif visitors Curt Newcomer James Osher Sr and Link Rhoades stopped by.
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Ea Turner
Roy Jardon
Larl Jardon
Paul Channing
M. Hird
Robert Reeves
Oregon
Margaret Reeves
Lewis Reeves
Ed Anderson
Kirby Place
Grace Stevens
Agnes
Vinland
Gnes
Charles Gale
Gilbert Kapell
Ana Hobson
Carol Joanne
Gale Cook
John Cunningham
Cook
Charles Detwiler
Detwilers
Worden
Schoonover
Jimaker
Dale
Kenneth
James Hobson
Vane Kring
Frank Kellerman
Joe Banks
New York
Harold Enslow
H. S. Enslow
Overbrook
Ethel Hammer
Edgerton
Kan
Henon
Rhoades
Morris Cook
Lenexa
Tom Miller
Grace Osher
Joe Dyer
Tommy Joe
Hibbard Taul
Stanley
Lois
Wayne
Oscar Turner
Raymond Stoneking
Osawatomie
Carl Coulbert
James Osher
Curt Newcomer
Jim Williams
Gardner
Charles Hoover
Lawrence
Dale Hobson
Delores Jackson
Stephen Hobson
Vera Wick
Junior Sutton
Dorothy MacLaree
John Hurley
J. Hurley
Harry Hobson and Dale
Millard Jackson
Bert Emery
O. M. Hird
Loisa
Jerold Hobson
M. Lang
Euphema Henon
Dan Bales
Lila
Charles Wick
B. A. Coates, Jr
Virgil
Dana Hobson
Sharon
James Oghel
Elizabeth Woodward
Harry Woodward
Kansas City
Anna Smith
South Bend
Ind
Viola
St. Joseph
Euphena
Franklin County
Stewart Cabin
Stone Chevrolet
Leroy Stoneking
Fred Hurrelbrink
Erma
Hurrebrink
Stewart Place
Betty Jean Laree
Evelyn Reeves
Lois June Schoonover
Jeroldine Hobson
Tom Curtis
Anna Curtis
Independence District
Link Rhoades
Santa Cruz
Calif
Presbyterians' New Moderator
Curt Newcomer elected as moderator of the Presbyterians amidst a ceremony listing longtime supporters and families including Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schooley and Mrs. Della Marshall among many others. The assembly named numerous members and relatives such as Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham Mrs. Rose Dyer and Tommy Joe and Miss Thelma Dyer.
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Curt Newcomer
Howard Schooley
Della Marshall
John Cunningham
Carl Laree
Harold Henon
Art Rockhold
Harry Sutton
Lyle
Ray
Junior
Ed Heaston
Ed Stoneking
Raymond
Leroy Joneking
Barbara Sue
Karl
Rose Dyer
Tommy Joe
Thelma
Maxine Dyer
Elmer Baldwin
Joe Griffith
Relocation of Olathe Relief Corps and local social notices
Mrs Kalb hosted the Olathe Relief Corps gathering on Saturday. Albert Lobinger improves his property with cement walks. A farewell party for Mr and Mrs John Hurley was held Monday evening attended by multiple local residents. Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Steve Speicher and Mr and Mrs Richard Butell with son Jimmy. Afternoon visits included Herman Butell and others to John Hurley and family.
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Kalb
Olathe Relief Corps
Albert Lobinger
George Lamme
Howard Butler
Rob Miller
Della Marshall
Joe Griffith
Frank Lobinger
Albert
Mary Lau
Herman Butell
John Hurley
Steve Speicher
Near Centropolis
Richard Butell
Jimmy
Speicher
John, Hurley
H.S. Cook
Raymond Barker
Ronald
Topeka Visitors Stay With the Cooks
Beverly from Topeka and Carol Joanne Cook with her aunt and cousins visited the home of Mr and Mrs Marlin Cook on Tuesday. Mrs Cook planned a several days visit, with Mrs Barkley and her children staying overnight at Rosa Barkely's home.
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Beverly
Topeka
McLOUTH and Area Residents Visit Relatives and Attend Church Event
McLOUTH and Palo Alto visitors join relatives in town for two week vacation. Portland and Topeka guests travel for services and family reunions. U S Brethren church class holds party with hostesses from local faculty. Winners named in contest. Families attend reunions in Lawrence and Baldwin with about thirty five guests dining at Mrs Black’s home.
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Lucille Dack
Lila Emerson
California
Zelta Brandford
Deryl Lloyd
Roland Shrader
Walter Musgrave
Topeka
John Frize
Meriden
Charles Dietrich
Dietrich and
M Lucien Shrader
North Topeka Baptist Church
Ed Davison
Harry Wendorf
Tonganoxie
Laura Sanders Bennett
Kansas City
Harold Sanders
Alma Sanders
Lawrence
Commencement Notes From Local High School Events
The article lists numerous social visits across Kansas City Excelsior Springs and nearby towns. It notes major operation for Mrs. Rupert Edmonds at Cushing Hospital and improvements for Mrs. E W McHenry. Commencement for nineteen seniors at the high school featured valedictorian Ruth Schaeffer and presentations by J Edwin Mayer and others.
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Reuchlin Wright
Kansas City
H. W. Steeper
Lucile Roos
E. C. Steeper
Dudenstadt
Excelsior Springs
Rupert Edmonds
Cushing Hospital
Donald Miller
Fort Scott
C. A. Davis
M.E
United Brethren Church
Cecil Luse
Jean
St. Marys
Fitzhurh
E. W. McHenry
Arlene Nickels
Cook
Charles Ray
Chapman
Rev. Cook
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Osage
Quer Lan
NEA Service, Inc
Clyde Lewis
Presbyterians
Sam Higginbottom
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cleveland
Higginbottom
Allahabad Christian College
India
Chithes
Massachusetts
Rp. U, Inc
Lawrence Paint and Wallpaper
Mass
Romeo
Ypwo-Ton
Tony Galento
Jrde
Nancy Cargrell
Juliet
Balcony
Schick
Schick Shaver
Coronel
Geates Coronel
Schick Shever
Schick Sraver
Cee
Walla
Devol
Dev Lawrence
Jaedicke
V. J. Vincent
R. L. Tubbs
Devoe Velour
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