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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1950
Page
8
The Schaake family surprised Mrs. Chris Schaake on her 90th birthday with all her children present. She received flowers and gifts and lights a candle. Born 1860 in Edwardsville Illinois, she moved with her husband to Lawrence in 1888 then to 620 Louisiana street.
Fragmentary OCR evidence mentions Nelson and a New York posting, a French post with Vietminh and Chinese troops, and a location between Yen and Moneny with an apparent retake of a position. Context and details are incoherent due to corrupted text.
Mrs H B Harmar of 1216 Ten nesses street announces the engagement and marriage of her gray Madonna to ward J Clark, both of Kansas City Missouri. The ceremony will be October 29 at 4 pm at 1025 Kentucky street. Rev Edwin F Price will perform the rite. Plymouth Congregational church groups meet this week in four geographical sections to discuss church business. Helianthus club meets Friday at 1:45 pm. Lawrence Art club will tour Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City Friday afternoon. W H Weeks family dinner honors wedding anniversary at route three home. Various local meetings and Halloween events noted. Jane Ellen Cunningham named for new baby born October 21. Yarnold school to host program Friday night with Haskell students. Lawrence Flower club meets at Chamber of Commerce building. Kansas group elects Olie Parsons president for two years.
City ladies gathered at the new hotel raxa House where Mrs Parsons, Mrs Messer and Mrs Wiggins spoke on convention happenings and garden blooms. Wiggins discussed chrysanthemums from China to Japan and noted hardy varieties like Silver Bell Betty Rose Dawn Rose and Red Velvet. A large display was shared by Mrs Will Targeson and flowers were distributed to hospital and ill residents amid prayers for Mrs Hunsinger. The Friends church Missionary society will meet this afternoon at Mrs Far White temper Tow with Mrs Cox leading the lesson.
Mrs Ralph L Colman of Kanwaka and Mrs Ernest Wulfkuhle of Lecompton have returned from two months in Europe attending the third triennial conference of Associated Country Women of the World in Copenhagen Denmark. Miss Katherine Keeler of Elgin Illinois visits at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter J Keeler this week. Mr and Mrs Jerry Thomas returned to Columbia Missouri after a weekend with her parents. Graph Wolfson M Stanley Hipp attended a Red Cross institute in Topeka led by Elmer Wood. Mr and Mrs Willis R Colman spent the weekend in Abilene visiting their daughter and family.
The 44th Kansas Farmers Union convention begins tomorrow in Topeka with about 459 delegates expected over three days. Key speakers include James G. Patton National Farmers Union president Moegr L G Ligutti of the National Life conference and Jerry Voorhis former California congressman and executive secretary at the Costieratus League.
In Saigon Indo China on Oct 24 Premier Rene Pleven proposed a Europe army with German soldiers and officers. Meanwhile French planes bomb Langson and surrounding oil tanks, ammunition and food stocks to hinder Viet Minh. French sources report wire attacks on the former headquarters as the garrison withdraws before demolition.
Cold weather moved into northern regions with freezing temperatures reported in Wyoming and North Dakota. Montana and Michigan recorded subzero or near zero lows while Quebec reported several inches of snow. Frost and freezing conditions were forecast for northern areas tonight.
Tenn Oct 24. Mrs. Whome, 49, of Tuche, injured in auto crash near Mason. Taken to hospital in non critical condition, expected release in about four weeks. Suffered leg cuts. In contrast, note that the largest early 1800s business was American Fur Company founded by John Jacob Astor.
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