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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1935
Page
5
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge D. Funk announce the engagement of their daughter Frances to Edward Penchard Jr of Kansas City Mo son of Mr and Mrs Edward W Penchard of Lawrence. The wedding will take place in December.
A witty remark quips that a wife dismisses a husband aged thirty five as too old to trim hair from his ears, reflecting humor on aging and marriage. The line attributes the joke to a 1335 Pullishera Syndicate origin.
A black novelty crepe silk dress with plaited sleeves and bright red accents is advertised with pattern No. 2999 for sizes 14 to 40. The item lists fabric needs and pattern pricing, while a sequence of social club events, weddings, receptions, and meetings fills pages of Lawrence society notes including honor to Miss Mary Emelia Steer and a Denver wedding.
Mrs H A Dunn will arrive tomorrow from Chicago to visit her daughter Mrs R A Schwegler before returning to Ottawa. Judge Hugh Means has returned from Detroit after attending the Loyal Legion meeting where he has been national commander for two years. Mrs F M Benedict of Kansas City visits at Dr and Mrs Warwick Benedict. Mr and Mrs W F Stucker of Kansas City are guests of Mrs Lorene McNeill during the Scottish Rite reunion at the Masonic Temple. Mrs Stucker is Mrs McNeill’s sister. Miss Josephine Drowatzky of Wichita visits Mrs Bryll F Hoff for a few days. Clyde F Ward of Gowrie IA is in Lawrence to see his mother Mrs Jennettie Ward at 615 Ohio Street.
Miss Martha M. Sutter of Tacoma Washington is recovering from an illness of about two weeks and is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Perry Barber. Mrs. Charles E. Fox has gone to Topeka to spend today and tomorrow.
In St Louis a custody battle over a newborn pends as Special Commissioner Limbaugh orders the child produced for examination and identification in the circuit court of appeals. Mrs Muench, sister of a Missouri judge, protests as Anna Ware claims the infant born to her. The baby is held as evidence and sent to a hospital amid crowd boos and emotional scenes.
Dr. F. L. Dooley, regional director of the U S soil conservation program, spoke at the Chamber of Commerce rooms to about 75 Douglas county farmers and landowners. He described the program and methods for Douglas and Franklin counties, emphasizing soil fertility and moisture preservation, with slides. GIVE HALLOWEEN PROGRAM.
A Halloween program at Pinckney school featured the English classes reading the meaning of Halloween Frances Mee performing a tap dance by Marian Gilbert Maxine Miller Marilyn Williams Nancy McAlearney original poems by twelve class members a folk dance by Alberta Washington Barbara Jean Chicks and Elenora Kimball and a play Two Ghosts from Ghostland from Fifth grade The program was directed by Miss Alexander with Jimmy Murray as president and Stan Stockton as secretary
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About 300 people attended the R O T C barbecue at the University of Kansas Armory on Eighth and New Hampshire. Mayor Alfred Lawrence, Chancellor E H Lindley, and Kansas National Guard officers were present amid a program featuring liquid air demonstrations, wrestling, dances by Haskell Indians, saxophone performances, Echavez brothers, and tumbling by Oread Training School students.
Rummage, Dugald Jackson, Alvin Richardson, Arthur Johnson and Gene Nannemaker note the Ukraine Cotton Growing initiative, started five years ago on 27 acres, now spanning 390,000 acres. Also mentions 1031 Mass. Book Nook advertisement.
North Carolina's poultry sector has become a 13 million dollar annual business. Roy S. Dearstyne, state college poultry head, says last year poultry was raised on 241 475 farms in the state. Justice J. M. Ray, 81, runs again as justice of the peace in Houston after twenty years.
The note references a potential candidacy tied to a town returning figure, with a focus on not being labeled as a certain nickname. The fragment mentions 1031 Mass and a Book Nook, attributing the source to Ady.
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