Bayberry Haven and the Baby Heaven Illusion
A narrator jokes about moving to Bayberry Haven a quiet, sunlit apartment complex only to discover it is overrun by babies. He notes the endless kites of stroller crowds, chalked sidewalks, and the omnipresent stork metaphor as a satire of suburban family building and the noisy reality behind the advertised peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayberry Haven
Baby Heaven
Iceman
Hobbsnotch
Sally
Boston
Santa Claus
Refining Petroleum With Liquid Propane Method Revealed
Petroleum refinement could become economical without excessive heat using liquid propane as a precipitating agent for heavier oil components, a finding disclosed at a recent American Chemical Society meeting.
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American Chemical Society
1941 Quota Debate Splits Kansas Farmers and GOP
The piece analyzes the 1941 farm program and wheat allotments in eastern Kansas, arguing the policy harmed small farmers while boosting large landowners. It notes Republican gains amid farm protests, Ed Rees’s political maneuvering, and Casement’s backlash against AAA plans as protests rise before the 1942 election.
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Republican Party Inpansas
GOP
Lord
Wise Boys
Washington
Kansas
AAA
Dan ‘Casement
O. C. Wolf
Ralph Snyder
Cal Ward
Casement
Meeting House
Bob Laubengayer
Salina
Dan Casement
Lodge of
Ed Rees
Fourth
Jack Houston
Rees
Houston
Democratic Congress
Community Notes Share Familiar Faces and Visits
McPherson workers Harold Larson Paul Peterson and Alvin Stolander returned home last Saturday evening. Local residents plan visits to Lawrence Etawaka Topeka and Kansas City Missouri with guests and family gatherings continuing through the week.
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Harold Larson
Paul Peterson
Alvin Stolander
McPherson
Sunday Diners and Visitors Across Scandia Area
Social notes list Sunday dinners with the Humphreys Holt Laurens and Mikesell families and visits by Betty Reece Paul and Mrs. White. Wheat damage discussed as Mrs. White travels to Jewell county. Various neighbors from Clay Center Belleville Republic Custer Wahoo Concordia Fort Riley and Creek Neb are noted with daily calls and harvest time gatherings.
Weekend Visitors and Travels Across Kansas and Missouri
A crowded social scene reports multiple travel and hospitality notes. Miss Virginia Mahan visits in Kansas City at Providence hospital while many others hosted or visited family and friends in Concordia Scandia Belleville James Town and Topeka. Shipped shipments include cattle and lambs to Kansas City and Leavenworth. Community clubs held meetings and residents extended visits across neighboring towns.
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Virginia Mahan
Kansas City
Providence Hospital
Pearl Banks
Sale
Charles Stafford
Smith Center
Vera Hurley
Hardy
Neb
Beverly Kely
Pleasant Hour Club
L. W. Johnson
Don Charles
Goff
Kansas
Gerald Simms
Dana
Arlene
C. R. Johnson
Don Bailey
Marquette
Royal Neighbors
Lucy Roberts
Community Socials and Visits Across Osborne Area
A rundown of recent social activity lists guests and hosts in Osborne and nearby towns. Attendees include Mrs. Hart of Foremoso, Mire. Kendig of Osborne, and families of Crawford, Persinger, Sankey, Roland, Foster, Chappell, Graham, Githens, Van Nortwick, Baldwin, Vance, and Figgins. Dates cover late week gatherings and dinners with multiple destinations in Nebraska and neighboring states.
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Hart
Formosa
Don Charles
Mire
A. A. Kendig
Osborne
Ira Crawford
Charles Home
Lester Persinger
Idaho
H. Sankey
Harold Moffat
Portland
Ore
O. R. Roland
Superior
Nebr
Lucy Roberts
Foremoso
Nellie Stadford
Will Anderson
W. T. Foster
Manhattan
J. A. Chappell
P. B. Graham
C. B. Leonard
Concordia
Leon Githens
Darrel Ray
Meda Githens
Omaha Nebr
Ralph van Nortwick
Mary Baldwin
Jesse Baldwin
Ivan Vance
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By Ila Lewis
McClure Syndicate
WNU
V. E. Dieckmann and Sons
Lawrence
Etawaka
Topeka
Aileen Ainsworth
Kansas City, Mo
Verlee Reece
Thornton Doctor
Belleville
Robert Doctor
Marie Sederlin
Laura Larson
Lucille Larson
Leonard Whipps
Quincy
Pat Kallman
Tony Gritten
Clarence Mahan
Chester Johnson
Mrs. C. O. Johnson
Jarl
Oscar Bergstrom
Jean
C. O. Johnson and
Jack Lilly
Courtland
Ed Jensen
Lester Richards
Wilbur Hedges
Harold Vincent
Carl Nelson
Carl D. Larson
Marvin Humphrey
Mrs
Paul Humphrey
Betty Reece
Mankato
Mary White
Jewell County
Joyce Johnson
W. G. Holt
Gene of Clay Center
Ernest Mikesell
Junior
Archie Larson
Eddie Holmgren
Harold Ocobock
Republic
Carl Hammer
Harvey Hammer
Nina
Lee Kenning
Boulder, Colo
Scandia
Joe Cummings
Custer,Wiyos
Charles Freed
Paul Erickson
Henry Rosene
E. C. Wires
J. M. Ohslund
Mildred
Wahoo, Nebr
Elder Sothers
Ronald
Fred Evert
H. C. Crandall
EB. T. Olson
Jake Storer
Wm. Moe
Buster Moe
Ben Marshall
Phyllis
Dewey Marshall
Delores Fry
Edna Mae Haser
Glenn Currie
Fred Currie
Corinne Naslund
Anna Marie Jensen
Artie Jensen
Richard
George Freed
Albert Swenson
S. J. Swenson
Thurman Aulton
R. J. Bettis, Jr
Fort Riley
Geneva Flesher
Johnson
Creek, Neb
Norma
Donna Berggren
Charles Berggren
Cecil Sargent
Riley
George Jeandebeur
C. O. Reece
Bernard Swanson
Adolphus Nelson
Ed Robes
Narka
Wm. Clark
Donald Freed
Ray
DeWayne Johnson
Axel Jensen
Loren
Ed Loring
Lydia Humphrey
Hans Anderson
John
Jamestown
Nellie Robins
Concandia
Vic Hoar
Quincy, III
Clarence Maham
Helen Mosher
Victor Berggren
Leavenworth
Arthur Coldazier
Mrs. K. V. Cox
Harold Freed
Winfield
O. M. Willis
N. E. Sandell
Republic News
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Cardwell
Mos
Tropics
Nursea
Yodora
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Comm
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