November 21, 2017
This is “Our Past Is Present” from
the Geary County Historical Society.
Today’s
story is about some of the activities going on around town to get ready for
Thanksgiving celebrations. On Wednesday,
November 23, 1932, the “Junction City Union” reported that the “City Is Ready
For Thanksgiving.” “Six churches were
taking part in a united service at the First Methodist Church that
evening. On Thanksgiving, St. Xavier
Catholic Church would have a high mass.
Immanuel Luther Church, Church of God and First Church of Christ
Scientists also conducted services either on Wednesday or Thursday. On Thanksgiving Day, the weather was perfect.
The air was crisp and cool and roads were in almost perfect condition for those
who desired to take a motor trip to football games, go hunting or visit
relatives. All stores, the post office
and public offices were closed and the streets were practically deserted. The principal attraction of the afternoon was
the annual football game between Junction City and Chapman High Schools. In the evening there was the annual Elks
Charity Ball, which was held in the Jones Ballroom above the Kaw Theater. The
Good Eats Café was serving oyster and fruit cocktails, cream soup, baked young
turkey and stuffed duck. Candied yams,
baked brown potatoes and mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and hot mince pie were
also on the menu. All this could be had
for the sum of seventy-five cents.” At
that time, however, most people dined at home.
The day after Thanksgiving, the
newspaper reported that the Junction City football team was victorious over
Chapman by a score of 14-13. One
thousand two hundred fans attended the game.
The Thanksgiving Day football game was played each year until 1935, when
the two schools joined different leagues.
We hope you have made your plans for
celebrating your thankfulness this year.
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