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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1940
Page
3
Residents of Corbin Hall host a formal Thanksgiving dinner with autumn fruit and chrysanthemum decorations. A musical program follows with Ruth Gibson on piano, Helen Cronemeyer and Helen Colburn singing, a violin trio, and a sextet performing vocal numbers.
The Double Dozen club gathers at Mrs Irvin Hulees home Friday afternoon with roll call featuring Christins recipes. The high school cafeteria will serve a meal prepared by home economics students under Miss Margaret Lorimer. Down town business men will attend and Dr F C Allen will speak on ideals and Tommy Johnson. Joe M Williams will lead singing. Sponsors are Robert E Wood Warren Smith and L H Emmett.
Mrs. J. A. Keeler will go to Wichita to spend Thanksgiving with me and Mrs. H. N. Tihen and family. Mrs. L. P. Hamilton and children Joan, Lee Jr., and Elizabeth will leave the last of the week for their home in Louisville, Ky., after spending ten days in Kansas City.
The passage lists several visitors and illness updates in Lawrence and nearby areas. Dr and Mrs F C Allen, Mr Hamilton, Miss Jane Allen, Dr and Mrs Myron Messenheimer, Mrs Marion Post, Mr and Mrs Lee Myers, Mrs J W Decker, Frederick W Tenney, Mrs D I Maggard, and Dr Maggard are mentioned as staying with relatives or traveling for Thanksgiving or health reasons.
Continued discussion notes that the United States must ration and manage expanding wartime demands. It criticizes British industry for not scaling up after converting to an eight hour workday, hindering broader wartime production.
Junior Chamber of Commerce members met last night to discuss a party to be held next month. President Richard Barber appointed a committee to work out the details.
Inclement weather kept crowds small at the Friday night plate supper and program at the school house. Attendees praised the entertaining program and the evident effort and time invested, with special credit given to teacher Miss Alma Votan for her leadership.
Sparks held the lucky number that drew the turkey. Mr and Mrs George Grosdidier were supper guests Monday evening of Mr and Mrs John Schopper and family near Eudora. Mr and Mrs Ralph Whaley and children were noted locals.
Dren of Lawrence and Mr and Mrs Fred Whaley were Sunday dinner guests of Howard Whaley and family. Mr and Mrs George Grosdidier and children spent Sunday afternoon with Albert Grosdidier near Roscoe.
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