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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1950
Page
5
Lawrence society notes weekend events with multiple hosts hosting luncheons and teas for KU faculty and alumni. Included are weddings, homecomings, open houses, and club meetings featuring local families, university staff, and Kansas Seed Dealers group. Several birth announcements and league events round out the busy schedule.
A flurry of guest visits and weekend plans surrounds area families. Mrs. Charles Elder and Margaret arrived for a two-guest stay with Mrs. Elder’s friend, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McKown. Dwight Metzler, sanitation director, plans to attend a conference in St Louis. Several locals, including Mrs. W. C. Hunsinger and Mrs. Fred Van Natta, host weekend guests from Kansas City and Nebraska. JOY class members from First Christian church visited Topeka for a class party. Homecoming weekend highlights include guests from Lincoln, Nebraska and Emporia, local football games, and family visits, with many extended stays through mid-November.
Hary Joe Vilord announces a post and auxiliary gathering at Clarke post No Sh2 on Monday evening at o clock. All members are invited and each family is to bring hot dogs buns and beverages.
Unfavorable weather forces postponement of the outdoor picnic while indoor gatherings proceed. The Progressive Reading Club meets with Mrs John Mauck Friday afternoon. Mrs William Frowe leads the adult education discussion and Mrs T G Fitch hosted a contract club luncheon and bridge at The Hearth. Guests number over fifty at the Hawk's Nest Memorial Union during a reception with games stunts and a magician.
The singer who underwent an operation Tuesday at Lawrence hospital was reported in good condition today. Miss Maxine Alburty, secretary of the provincial Sigma Alpha fraternity, prepared for the national triennial meeting in Nebraska. The Sigma Alpha Iota meeting at K. V. Pear is scheduled for November 8.
The blind director Tavior J. Henderson, aged in the 40s or 50s, who had lost both eyes in a bus accident, died here. He organized activities at several high schools in Arkansas and Oklahoma, including Henderson State Teachers College in Arkadelphia. At his death he was director of a magnet school at Magnet Cove.
A fragmented notice reports an accident in Jacksonvile that temporarily worsened a person’s limp but later allowed walking. The incomplete text mentions an individual named Clareree and a role or person connected to the event, with unclear details about location and consequences.
Master Sgt. Morgan L. Cochrane led investigators to a hut near a rail line where 30 U S soldiers were found dead or fatally wounded in Korea. He buried the bodies at a nearby site and evacuated two survivors for medical care while authorities detailed the grim scene.
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