Women’s Page Society Clubs Features and Activities
The Women's Page reports on Army Mothers Post No 4 and local clubs completing the Franklin County quota. Ladies Aid held a sewing social at C. H. Brock's home sewing fifteen pounds of rag rags. A conference with district officers prepared plans for Browning and January 20 luncheon. Second District Conference planned for Ottawa in March. Members wrote cards and notes. officers include Mrs. Alvin Kauften, Mrs. Lester Myers, Mrs. William Roy Williams, Mrs. Harriet Minardi, and Mrs. Winifred Brown. American Legion Auxiliary and Presbyterian women met at Mrs. John Lawrence’s home with a program on The Abuse Within Us and a missionary letter from Africa. Tea and refreshments served. fourteen members attended a First Presbyterian church meeting January 13 with Mrs. J. R. Salsbury speaking. Winter Hospital relief: Red Cross sent cookies and magazines to Winter Hospital, Topeka. attendees included Mrs. Howard Myers and guest Mrs. Gene Bulson. February meeting to be at Mrs. Drum’s home.
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Ren Black Post No
C. H. Brock
Centropolis Warisuan Uaues
Robert
Ottawa
Alvin Kauften
Lester Myers
Olathe
William Roy Williams
Garnett
Na Eeaa
Harriet Minardi
Kansas City
Kas
Winifred Brown
Baldwin
H F. Duvall
American Legion Auxiliary
Pen
John Lawrence
A. Hawley
S S. Bergsma
Eva Harria
Africa
First Presbyterian
Lawrence
J. R. Salsbury
National Council A Presbyterian Women
Socialettes Plan May Hit Snag
Gov Mrs V A Schnoke travels to Hal’s for a one shot high school aid financing plan amid legislative scrutiny. Lawmakers question funding. Rep Marvin Cox notes House may resist and stresses no new taxes. Hall cites a plan to begin with a $7.8 million year to year balance and accountability.
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Topekaw
V. A. Schnoke
Hal’s
Lawrence
M. Ly Stoffer
Victor
David
Sarah
Otla
Halll
Senate
House
Marvin Cox
R-Kingman
Cox
Tnne
John Ruggles
Maine
Hall
Loyalty class of Federated church hosts meeting
Mrs. E. S. Bennett presided as hostess for the Loyalty class of the Federated church on January 26 1940. Mrs. J. A. Lawrence led a business session and group singing of Spirit of Kansas. Guests included Mrs. L. F. Henne from Kansas City and members Mrs. R. C. Marcell Mrs. E. E. Thomas and others with decorations of yellow orange calendulas smilax and sunflowers.
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E. S. Bennett
Federated Church
J. A. Lawrence
Spirit of Kansas
I. A. Smith
F. M. Noel
Cornelia Hamblin
First European Settler of Shawmut Peninsula Named
The first European settler on the Shawmut Peninsula, site of Boston, was William Blackstone, an English clergyman.
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Boston
Shawmut
Charles River
South Bay
William Blackstone
41 Highway Deaths Reported In 24 Hours In Kansas
Kansas state accident records list 41 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 the total stands at 41, compared with 40 in the same period of 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Government orders review of competing activities
Budget Director Rowland R. Hughes urged federal departments to examine all activities that compete with private enterprise and end those that are not in the public interest. The memo notes seven and a half percent of the U S population is over 65.
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Washington
Rowland R. Hughes
U. S
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Women's Page Society
U. S. Army
Franklin County
Presbyterian
Winter Hospital
Sunflower Camp and Hospital Council of the American Red Cross
Ulaik
Memner
Howard Myers
Gene Bulson
The
Mines
Leo McCulley
Donald Woodsum
Cecil Drum
L. A. Reeder
Claude Myers
Christina Woodsum
Rocky Browning
Linda
J. D. Woodsum
Drum
Uyil
Keelung
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Hanvang
Hilary P. Jones
Far East
Ottawa Society
Neccrhi
Albright
Hansas
Ottawa Herald
Lane
Walnut
Exquisite Formula Department
Kroehler
Lawson
Tee
Colby
Asholm
Imp. Co
Walt Skeels
S. Cherry
Bing Crosby
Danny Kaye
Robert Taylor
Janet George Leigh- Raft
Steve Forrest
Anne Francis
Robert C
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