District P T A plans big meeting in Lawrence
Plans for the conference of the district's Parents Teacher Associations to be held at Memorial High School in Lawrence on Saturday October 18 begin with an 8 o'clock gathering led by district president Mrs W O Hamilton and state president Mrs John McNarrey. The program features kindergarten demonstrations music and talks by district chairmen and visiting officials.
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Conference of Parents Teacher Associations of
Second Congressional District
Lawrence
Memorial High School
W/O. Hamilton
John McNarrey
Dean
Kansas City
Kens
Nash
Cordley School
Quincy ‘School
Hazel Lynn Hireeting
Catherine Crissman
Flora Stebbins
Atlanta
McNarrey
T. J
Miseger
Puget Sound field study and glacier treks described
A Lawrence junior high teacher group led by Miss Wismer joined peers on a summer marine biology program at Friday Harbor and Banff. They dredged the Puget Sound floor to 600 feet, visited University of Washington, and explored Mount Rainier glaciers with daring climbs and alpine gear.
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Puget Sound
Friday Harbor
Washi
Northwest
Neill
Wismer
Lawrence
Louise Starkweather
Clay Center
Pearl
Abilene
Joan
Mary Laren
Erith
Miss Wismer
Str
Spatle
University, of
Seattle
Mount Rainier
Quarly
Paradise
Mount Rainer
Thane
Miss Wis
Isa
Inter
Mount Rainier’s Ancient Eruption Recalled by Traveler
A five hundred year old eruption event is recalled after a long dormancy as Mount Rainier, now 14 408 feet high, vents vapor likely from interior hot springs. The report notes no summer snow near the crater and describes a journey listing Portland Oregon Filer Twin Falls Shoshone Falls and Blue Lakes in Idaho Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake.
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Mount Rainier
Washington
Dormitory Life At Corbin Hall Fosters One Big Family
Claire Meek Kansas City says Corbin Hall residents form a single family with officers and committees guiding dorm life. Fifty four of 128 residents are former dwellers, with states including Kansas Colorado Texas Wyoming and Missouri represented. Proctors on each floor and a social director organize ongoing parties and open house while two week table group changes encourage interaction.
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Tfone
Corbin Hall
Univer
Bliss Mildred Meek
Kansas City
Woos
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Wyoming
Missouri
Phil Beta Kappa
Idean
Mirs. O. M. Judy
the Hell
E. W. Carle
Dorothy Brock Glasen
Fleanore Brown
Sephine Brown
Leslye “Caton
Kans
Gleevieve Clarke
Blue Mound
Sixty Years of Wedded Life Observed in Davis Anniversary
The sixty year wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Davis Sr. of Tonganoxie was celebrated with a family dinner at their son Theodore C. Davis Jr.'s home. Immediate family attended except eldest son G. J. Davis of Maxwell Nebraska. Attendees included Ray S. Davis of Fullerton California and others from Tonganoxie, Kansas City, and nearby areas. Mrs. Davis, born in Whitingham Vermont, taught rural students after graduation from Leland and Gray Seminary. Mr. Davis, a Civil War veteran, was born in Whitingham Vermont and moved to Kansas after marriage, living on a farm west of Reno for sixty years. Both maintain good health for their ages.
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Theodore C. Davis Sr
Tonganoxie
Theodore C. Davis
Jane Mile
G. J. Davis
Maxwell, Neb
Theodore G. Davis
Tongs
Noxie
Ann Swenson
Kansas City
Davis
Whitingham
Leland and Gray Seminary
Townshend
Troy
N. Yi
Tate
Kansas
Reno
Girls Bridge Club Members Spread Across States
A Lawrence group of twelve girls who played bridge together all summer remain scattered across eight states and one foreign city. Many teach. Laura Rankin and Wilma Miller stayed in Lawrence. Others teach physics, French, English, or biology in Wichita Falls Tallahassee Carroll Illinois Saginaw De Soto Knoxville Lindsborg and Knoxville. The group plans a long year apart with future reunions in Paris and Kansas City.
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Lawrence
Laura Rankin
Wilma Miller
Davida Illingex
Wichita Falls
Dorothy ‘Blackmar
Florida State Teachers’ College For Women
Tallahassee
Dorothy Wiggins
Carroll,hi
Leona Baumgartner
Ber
Ruppenthal
Kansas City
Marcella Chalkley
Chalkley
Hilda. Chalk
Paris
Stars Thrill Venetians at Gigli Free Concert
United Press reports Benjamin Gigli, with Nadia Svilarova and Zoni, announced a free public concert in St. Marks Square. An Italian crowd gathered as the Met Opera guide and band tuned before the performance, with fans standing on chairs for a better view of the singers.
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Venice
United Press
St. ‘K'S Square
Benni Giglt
Municipal
Boito
Mephistopheles
Gigli
Bubs
Zoni
Nadia ‘Svilarova
Wote Ingloth
National contest invites young musicians to enter
The seventh biennial national contest for young artist musicians, run by the National Federation of Music Clubs, invites entrants under twenty with ten years of study in the United States. Prizes include 300 and 150 for piano violin voice and other categories, plus a 1000 Opera club prize. District and national heats follow. Applicants contact Mrs. Heather Shaw Gibson in Kansas City for blanks.
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Lawrence
Init
Lawresca ‘Musi
Apri
United States
Hsther Shaw Gibson
North Right Street
Kansas City
Kansas
Clay Center
Chicago
Bacon Hteith
Amy ‘Larremore
National Federation of Women's Clubs
Sesquicentennial Music Committee
National Interstate Student Contest Second District Kansas City tryouts
Entrants in the Second District travel to Kansas City Kansas for the National Interstate Student contest trials. E H Wilcox of Iowa City is national chair man with events for sopranos tenors violinists contraltos baritones cellists and organists. District winners advance to Tulsa October 23 then nationals in Philadelphia. Top eight winners receive 500 and perform November 4 in recital. Contestants must be under 24 and vocalists perform without words.
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E.H. Wilcox
Iowa City
Iowa University
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Tulsa
Tunadelphia
Gibson
America
Preserving Pears And Honey Flavored Pear Butter
Loraine McCall of 624 NH shares pear preserving methods with two recipes. One yields a honey flavored pear butter using grated pineapple and sugar. the other explains preserving pears in a light syrup with optional lemon juice and cloves for added zest.
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Jeither
Loraine McCall
Women in Germany Aim to Break Mason Guild Barrier
Margot Zachart, age 74, seeks to become Germany’s first woman mason. She enrolled as an apprentice with the mason's guild and worked for Fritz Wolff, mixing plaster on an office building. After completing apprenticeship and passing the exam, she plans to keep her job to fund tech college study.
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Dances at 87 Finds Joy in Steps and Style
Mrs. Mary T. Edmundson, 87, of Oakland California, attends dance classes daily, claiming a dance a day keeps the doctor away. She has danced forty years, prefers waltz and three steps, enjoys fox trot, and avoids Charleston or St Louis steps despite difficult partner access.
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Oakland
Cal
APJ
Mary T. Edmundson
Charleston
St.Louis
Simple models in American lingerie fashion
Hedda Hout reports divergent American taste in undergarments. Many matrons favor simple, well‑made pieces with modest trimming, while some prefer ornate lace and pleated designs. Belts are often just a front tie, with fullness for dancing. Bloomers and combinations are less common than chemises ending in bloomers or drawers.
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Hedda Hout
New York
Det
United Prassit
Vnsi Pan Tecy
Mericar
Fashion notes on gowns and fabrics across eras
A collage of fashion observations notes strapless evening models held by silk elastic, semi fitted bodices with waist emphasis, and embroidery in self colors. Mentions crepe variants, Alencon lace in ecru, and laces paired with flat crepe. Also touches on modest grooming, gender roles in a farm colony, and historical bridal color trends.
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Claire
Jacquita Coe
Council Grove
Henrietta Conrad
Marian Cooke
Alberta Gover
Winfield
Cebrough
St Joseph
Emily Cox
Nora Crawford
Randall
Evelyn Crofts
Faye Tenald
Ay i Fanny
Bederiin
Tanda Findeiss
Widish
Penu
Kathryn
Fri Lancaster
Pauline
Gordon
Independence
May
Gertrude Gault
Wellington
Valeria ‘Gotfriedson
Smith
Center
Norma Sinvatter
Violet Hull
Thelma
Hunter
Topeka
Bertha Johnson
Cambridge
Ermai Mae Johnson
Pomona
de Maude Johnson
Genevieve Tohneon
Arkansas City
Cecilial
Ores
Dunetion
City
Katherine Jordan
Topicka
Justine Kennard
Sos City
Edith. Kernohan
Berthy
Margaret Kilbourn
Frosnee Rusecker
Caldwell
Violet Knapp
St. Joseph
Ruth Knows
Helen Kolterman
Golden City
Mildred Lambert
Princeton
Charlotte Landrum
Wamego
Parma
Leinbach
Onaga
Elsie Longanecker
Elsmare
Florence McClure
Renublie
Mary
Lice McKenna
Anna McKenna
Etlamae
McKeehan
Tongaioxie
Mildred McKinney
Iola
Emily McLaughlin
Paula
Candace McLean
Mann Ridings
Dorothy Repass
Rath Rite
Oxford
Martha Robison
Mildhad Robinson
Lucas
Magaret Rogers
Toronto
Marietta
Rosen Topeka
Lois Rash
Cygne
Daisy Rushton
Kansa J
Ada Sage
Alma
Fanny Seeley
Helen Shaffer
Russell
Lorene Shultz
Fort 'Scotts
Dolph
Mary Elizabeth
Edgerton
Donna Smyser
Kalla Stainke
McCune
Alice Sutton
Houston
Tex
Agis Taylor
Anna George ‘S Taylor
Ruth @hompson
Fort .'Scott
Jessie Tucker
Parsons
Martha
Amer
Ain
Areté
Ope Hampton
Ly Lawrence
Benjamin Gigli
Palestine
State
Senate
Edward L. Stock
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Maryland
Kansas City, Kans
Constantinople
Turkey
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Ake
Style
London
Tiady Car
Isbrooke
Spain
Thor
Eleai
Surey
England
Mexico
Shimmone' ‘Bros
Wilson Home
Pete” Summers
Haskell
Summers
Tris
BUICK
N. He
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