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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1936
Page
8
The Ladies of the G A R will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 in the veterans hall at Eighth and Vermont streets. The item precedes a long list of society notices and local events including births, club meetings, and community activities.
A sprawling list follows of residents and visitors from multiple Kansas communities. Genevieve Traynor and others lunch in Memorial Park then tour coal mines in Amsterdam, Mo. A later gathering includes Gene Frisbie and family traveling from Kansas City. several visits to Topeka and Denver relatives are noted along with Sunday dinners and travels through Martin City Stanley and Olathe.
Mrs Grarla Cheatwood made a business trip to Olathe and Kansas City with others. Jasper LeSueur Lester Frisbie also visited Kansas City. Several couples attended the state fair in Topeka including Mr and Mrs Earl Ross Mr and Mrs L R Penner and Mr and Mrs W H Dent with Mr and Mrs Robert Turner. Many locals shopped in Olathe while others visited Topeka De Soto and Kansas City for illness visits and family time during the week.
Families prepare for winter after listing household goods for sale. Mrs. Mattie Baker of DeSoto is visiting at her son Charles Baker's home. Mr and Mrs Edd Batton and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Frisbie of Kansas City were Sunday dinner guests of their parents, Mr and Mrs Roy Frisbie.
The Hesper area reports numerous Sunday visits among residents and relatives. Ed Stubbs funeral attendance, tainted meat illness affecting Mrs Burnell and her children, plus several calls on neighbors in Kaw Valley, Lawrence, Topeka, Weaver, Linwood, and Kansas City.
Local residents from De Soto and nearby towns hosted guests and attended events. The narrative lists numerous visits, dinners, and appearances at fairs, funerals, and church activities, featuring families like Miller, Gabriel, Starr, Grosdidier, Lorimer, Brecheisen, and Kanzig among others, with attendance at the Wellsville fair, Topeka state fair, and a piano recital in Eudora. The sequence highlights social ties, hospital convalescence, and community happenings over a period spanning several weekends.
Miss Martha Giertz and Henry Giertz were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reetz in Fall Leaf. A dinner at the Oscar Lothholz home honored Oscar Lothholz on his birthday and the Kowinzs wedding anniversary. Ed Miller, Mr. and Mrs. William Miller and Billie were among those served.
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