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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1940
Page
5
Society contributions for the volume must be received at the World office by noon on publication day.
Saturday Daughters of the American Revolution announces Mrs. J. W. Murray. Kappa Phi hosts a picnic supper at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth. Jatqmuain hosts Sunday University club tea from 4 to 7 at Memorial Union. Monday Three M club led by Mrs. L. BR. Perry. Amizas club with luncheon by Mrs. Cecil J. Perkins. Past Matronsklub luncheon at Wiedemann. Tuesday Mrs. James Blue tea 3 to 5. Mr. and Mrs. John Selig Jr host M.N. bridge club and dinner at Evans Hearth. Double Seven Thimble club with Mrs. Ed Anderson.
Miss Dorothy Blue, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Vernon Blue of Lawrence, and George Arthur Cookinham of Topeka, to wed September 26 at Kappa Kappa Gamma house with Dr Harold G Barr officiating. Attendants include Betty Blue and Frank Cookinham. Post ceremony trip planned, with tea and dinners upcoming. Oak Ridge Farm Bureau and several clubs plan meetings and activities through late September and October.
Riverside Farm Bureau hosts a fall gathering with fourteen members sharing Kansas experiences. Kappa Phi holds a garden picnic with about 75 attendees. Co-Operettes kick off fall with a luncheon for thirty-five members. A birth is announced in Oskaloosa. families celebrate with showers in honor of Pauline Richards. Various bridge parties and club meetings occur, with leaders' reports, gift exchanges, and upcoming tours planned.
Charles Martin of the United States Naval Training School in San Diego spent several days with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Bert Jones and other relatives. Dr C F OBryan recovering from a broken ankle plans to return to his office in October. R Stoner leaving for Los Angeles with wife. Miss Alice Cole and Miss Loraine Barack visit family. Etta Anderson returns to Kansas City. Mrs S Kelsall returns to Reno. Mrs C W Hemphill and Mrs Orville Dietzel visit G W Parnell in Oklahoma City. Rosa Corder and other relatives noted.
Fairview community marks the fiftieth anniversary of its school with a poster dinner and program at the schoolhouse. Ed Howard presents a history of early subscription schools, recalls teachers and pupils, and honors four generations who attended the district school.
This article recounts the formation of the Oakridge Farm Bureau ladies unit in spring 1924 led by Mrs C S Fairbairn and other charter members. It details initial plans to study millinery, with hat blocks and demonstrations by Ellen Bachelor and Miss Finley from Manhattan College, and the later hiring of Miss Mildred Smith as home demonstration agent in 1925.
Kansas residents urged to plant gaillardia seeds along festival fences for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial. Lawrence Flower club chairwoman collects surplus seed for distribution to ensure fall planting and next year bloom. The centennial is directed by the Kansas Industrial Development commission with Paul Jones of Lyons as chairman. Also included are grape jelly making tips using ripe grapes and a jelly bag for juice.
The group reports growth in home demonstration work with sessions on storage, kitchen remodeling, and crafts. Members enjoyed social events, Christmas activities, and flower exchanges, maintaining about twenty three active members. President Mrs Otto Grant leads a roster of 1940 officers and members including Mrs Fred Alford Mrs F W Bereiter Mrs Gus Brune Mrs John Canary and others.
The Glatthaar home southwest of Number Six features extensive flower displays visible from road and yard. Mrs. Glatthaar, a charter Haier of the Lawrence Flower Club, cultivates diverse blooms including zinnias, chrysanthemums, geraniums, snapdragons, and water lilies around a knoll garden with a central pool and evergreen borders.
Mushrooms take center stage on the party menu with stuffed mushroom bites served over toast. Ingredients include fresh mushrooms breadcrumb stuffing cream and egg yolk, baked briefly in a hot oven and finished with buttered toast triangles. Creamed mushrooms offer a luxury dish using heavy cream and butter.
KFAL Salina will air a feature boosting Kansas industries in a 30 minute segment from 1:00 to 1:30 PM. The program highlights Edgar Steel Seal Manufacturing, Lawrence, and airs on 11:20 kilocycles.
Simmer until cream bubbles and thickens then season lightly. Serve on triangles of dry toast and pour the cream over the mushrooms.
Instructions outline making grape jelly from fresh juice using Certo with steps for crushing stems washing grapes draining juice and boiling juice with sugar water and Certo. Includes paring, pouring and sealing tips and yields about 11 glasses. Also details for spiced grape butter with pulp skins sugar spices vinegar and constant stirring before canning. Mentions Mrs. G W Moorman Route two.
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