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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1933
Page
2
A fragmented OCR fragment describes a home buyer journey and a spouse accompanying a trip. It hints at a shopping outing with remarks about keeping on a route, purchases, and reflections on Lawrence and stores in Kansas City after a long day.
William Bierce Hobbs died after a long career in Topeka paper and packing firms. Funeral services at 10 o clock Monday morning at Oak Hill conducted by Rev. a char. Survived by widow Gertrude Hobbs and daughters Mrs. Jack Scanlan and Gladys Hobbs, plus relatives in Kansas City and Lawrence. Hobbs was a former member of United Commercial Travelers and United Workmen. 38 years with wartime ration groups. Other notices reflect Lawrence deaths and a social fashion note from Washington society about green gauntlets and a brown and white chiffon tea dress.
Mrs. Sarah Robinson and Mrs. Inez Cook visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson. Cook is a niece of Mrs. Buck and had not seen her in twenty years. Cook plans to return to Santa Ana California. Read as a community note of kinship and travel among local families.
County Superintendent H C Fisher visits Prairie City to discuss school Monday plans. Mr and Mrs Roy Clary have moved into a house owned nearby. The notes cover Wise and nearby areas in this installment.
Local notices recount Vinland Aid Society and Epworth League activities. Guests include Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Mabel Barkley, and Mr. and Mrs. John Moore. activities feature church sales, dinners, and a pancake breakfast. Several residents host dinners and visits across Kansas City, Ottawa, and Homewood, with social gatherings, birthdays, and community work highlighted.
A large Bethel church homecoming drew every seat in use with windows serving as seats. Rev. W. O. Watson reported the event as highly successful and Rev. E. Jamison of Olathe delivered an excellent sermon to a packed crowd.
Bi Hastie Sed, Kansas City and Charles French visit Mrs Don Museer early Monday. Will Dicken and Mrs H L Ee were in Kansas City. Blaylock and son Orville visited at the Bethel homecoming with daughters. Mrs Russell Midgett visited Friday. Ralph Morse and others traveled to Baldwin for a football game. Mrs Clark Gardner visited Mrs Russell Midgett Friday.
Lawrence area community social notes list Stella Davis Will Clevinger Hanna Pfleger and others visiting or attending events. Families A Underwood Frank Mignot Hoy Caviness and Bejantt are noted with dances cards and card party at Holy Trinity. Infant child Baldwin mentioned among local tidbits.
Fairview locals recount a Wednesday gunner gathering with Mr and Mrs Eugene Leary and Ed Pine, a Contenney M. ES church Brotherhood meeting, and visits from Rev H R Husted and Br Powell of Topeka. Neighbors share dinners, school events, and a Pleasant Grove win at a Friday ball game, plus updates on health and attendance at the local Lutheran church and Loyal Daughters meeting.
A sprawling notice from Westminster Hall invites all to attend Memorial Communion and Sunday services across multiple churches. It lists Bishop and organist details, a school rally, and a call for miners and parishioners to be present, with plans for a joint afternoon gathering and a city-wide church rally.
A fragment from the Sunrise church notes a prayer gathering led by A. Johnson and B. Y. Pe with testimonies and praise. The snippet mentions a sermon and reflected praise, but the surrounding context is incomplete.
Mrs Wiles Johnson was elected as a delegate to the State Farm Bureau convention. An October meeting will be a Halloween party for members and their families. The afternoon included a school lunch and refreshing drinks as part of the gathering at the home of Mrs C Bald win. Clinton-Belvoie area community notices mention relatives and neighbors attending.
The article records social mentions around Leavenworth with Martha Woodward and family, Ellen Woodward, visits by Miss Flor Belvoir, and gatherings at the Chester Baldwin and Nemic homes. It notes Mr and Mrs Jess Hadin and others visiting, with names like Harry Unger, Kate Ashby, Adine Johnson, and Eleanor Had appearing among Sunday messages and weekend calls.
Radio and television listings detail Saturday programming at 6 p m and later. Includes sport review with announcer Guy Vu Kesler, station Boks 2 s, tele channel Is lands, and a sequence of courses and lectures like elementary French with instructor Jer oe C.narCMEW YP WIV KS Cornell.
In Topeka for the fair were Mr and Mrs J Murphy and Walter Brown with Chester. Bonner Springs visitors Saturday include Lois Harrell of Lawrence. The Hines children recover from scarlet fever. Ruby Ambschroeder stayed in Topeka at Ernest Nelsons and attended the fair. Ebon Anderson and family visited Topeka for a birthday party for A Dreyer. Dreyer is 78. Rev A J Hall spent in Kansas City. Bessie Murphy of Lawrence and Mrs Cletus Lehmann visited Mackey. John Tobler of Lawrence visited the Murphy home. he recently had a serious operation and is recovering well. Irene Kampschroeder helped at the Murphy home last week.
Elks bowling results list Wiston it with scores 236 227 265 234 359 260 253 and note high scorer Mr Henry at 218. Night school start information appears tied to Lawrence Business College with an October date.
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