Married Fifty Years (McKinney)

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Howard Courant
January 12, 1939

The children of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McKinney celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents with a surprise party and 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday, January 10th.  All shared in the opening of gifts and reading of messages and anniversary greeting many of which were from friends in Kentucky. The family history was somewhat reviewed by each of the older members recounting incidents relating to Mr. and Mrs. McKinney.  This family seems to have had above the average of good health, hard work and practical jokes.

Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Buford McKinney, Russel Carl, Martin, and Zora Frances of Elk Falls; Mr. and Mrs. W. Ayres McKinney, Mary Frances and Joe of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClellan of Oswego; Mr. and Mrs. Parks McKinney of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Russel McKinney and small son Roger, and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sherman of Howard; Dr. H. D. Ayres of Wichita.  All the children were present and all of the grandchildren except Barbara Ann Butler who is attending school in Kentucky.

The McKinney family came to Kansas in 1904.  Mr. McKinney has been engaged in farming and in the grocery and feed business.  He was made president of the First National Bank in 1930