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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1939
Page
5
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Thursday activities include Mrs. L N Lewis and Mrs. Hugh Means hosting a bridge luncheon at the Country Club with the Thursday contract club. Also noted are Evans Hearth games at Mrs. J S Russell’s home and E O W club with Mrs. J C Rumey. Friday features Mary Elizabeth Disitzer recital at Colonial.
A bustling Lawrence schedule includes dinners at Colonial Tea Room, bridge and games at the Larrick home, and the Royally club picnic at the Country Club. Also listed are sewing clubs, 4-H activities in Leavenworth County, a Parker Reynolds wedding in Lawrence, and Eastern Star dinner plans with details on guests and venues.
Lawrence residents and visitors are noted in a roundup. Michael Collins McNalley heads home to Minneapolis after a stay with grandparents the Simons. R J Adams of Denver visits old friends, while F C Bell from Seattle tours with his daughter Peggy Steffins. Rev A A Van Sickle, working with Indians in Oklahoma, is in the city with his family. John M Reineke leaves for Chicago after a week with his sister. Mrs Rena Murphy, Topeka State Hospital matron, improves at 920 New Jersey street. Floyd Shank and wife of San Francisco plan a Thursday-Friday visit en route to St Louis. Mrs E L Garrett attended a Garrett funeral. Marion and William Garrett, formerly of Lawrence, are linked to the ice plant in Garnett. Mr and Mrs William Robinson of Denver visit Lawrence. he works in unions in Denver. Phil Edwards, ex Journal-World, now at Star-Telegram Fort Worth, visited Channing Sheppard. John Foster of Winfield, with parents, now with Interstate Securities, was in town.
Mrs Lil lian Wiggs Gatch honored at the Colonial with a 8pm meeting and program in California honored past matrons and patrons. The Woman's Relief Corps hosts an all day quilt event Friday at the American Legion hall with a noon covered dish lunch. Doublas Dozen meets with Mrs Frank Brown Friday afternoon. Mrs George Francis leads the program. Memorial day notes and flower tributes during roll call. Sherman Fletcher family welcome a daughter at Memorial hospital. Kanwaka Good Will Club meets at Mrs Guy Bigsoys home. topic helps is roll call. Ines Pratt Jamison soprano of Wichita given a recital May 24 at Hypatia club house. director of St Johns choir. KU fine arts alumna. daughter of Pratt of Lawrence. Girl Scouts open day camp The Cuckoo's Nest June 2 at Clinton park director Mrs Cornelia Bigelow. activities swimming dramatics nature study archery crafts storytelling folk dancing. Unit leaders L E Rice Dick Keene Armin Woestemeyer Eleanor Frowe Moore. Activity leaders Margaret Whitman Ann Reade C E Tefft. Brotherhood of Centenary Methodist closes summer with covered dish at 7 30pm. Rev Arthur Ward of United Brethren to speak. church guests invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Constant of New York City arrive this evening to visit Mrs. C. H. Constant and other relatives. Miss Jane Allen leaves Monday for Kansas City to assist Mrs. Ritchie Cooper, noted illustrator for magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and McCall's.
A succession of notices details Mrs. Domenico Gagliardo and children heading to Estes Park for the summer with Mr. Gagliardo joining in August. Various Kansas City and Lawrence residents are listed with visits, departures, and remembrances, followed by an annual concert in the auditorium featuring works by Skilton and Anderson with vocal, piano, string, and choral performances beginning at 7 50.
The article lists multiple musicians and pieces in a concert program including Arlene Melchert Blanche Yeomans bass Spencer Bayles Jack Nelson John Risoe Dire cted by Irene Peabody and David Jones with Olga Eitner Saraf Mohler Elizabeth Searle and others performing voice violin cello harp piano flute and horn in a varied repertoire including translations and settings of poetry and classical works.
Students of Lauren E. Anderson present a nineto fifteen minute program on station KFKU from 9 45 to 10 15 tonight. The program includes works by Olga Ejstner Sara Teasdale Belloc and others with piano violin harp and voice parts. 4 H club notes and a brief item on Walt Mason humorist poet from Emporia Kansas conclude the page.
Students and professors wrap up courses as final examinations begin tomorrow with 12:30 classes canceled. Finals run through Friday and Saturday with longer term courses scheduled earlier in the week. Harry Wiles returns from a brief honeymoon to attend finals and his wife Dorothy Shearer has ties to Alpha Chi Omega. Memorial Day on State Lake draws locals and students with books in hand amid festive scenes. George Cierny promotes a Happiness special for the San Francisco world fair while placards flood campus bulletin boards. Casteel pleads guilty to petit larceny for $1 theft from B A Ewing store in North Lawrence. fined and jailed for nonpayment.
Walter A. Huxman was sworn in as judge of the 10th federal circuit court of appeals in Hutchinson Kansas. His wife mother and sister attended the ceremony and district judge J G Tm mers gave the oath. Huxman, former Kansas governor, said there would be no partisanship on the bench and he would be sound just and progressive.
County commissioners acting as the welfare board draft the 1940 social welfare budget. The plan goes to the state welfare board for approval and, upon approval, returns to the county for inclusion in the summer budget.
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