Fire damages two Whitewater brick blocks estimated at 50000
A April 2 fire in Whitewater Kansas damaged two brick buildings in the business district. The Kober Motor Co and Sith Brothers Undertaking and furniture shop were ruined with insurance covering part of the loss. Fire departments from Wichita, El Dorado and Newton helped. the blaze may have started from a faulty flue on the motor company mezzanine. Bert Kober said he lit a stove as he waited for a late train and discovered roof flames.
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Whitewater
Kan
Kober Motor Company
Hoffman
Sith Brothers Undertaking Establishment
H. C. ‘Smith
Wichita
E Dorado
Newton
Motor Company
Bert Kober
Boardman to Lead Rural Electric Development in Lawrence
W. C. Boardman, formerly of Aberdeen South Dakota, has arrived in Lawrence to take charge of rural electric service development for the Kansas Electric Power company. He served six years as quarry agent of Brown County and five years as secretary of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Boardman and their children will move to Lawrence in June.
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W._C. Boardman
Attorneys Present At Supreme Court Hearing In Land Damage Suit
In Topeka today local attorneys George K. Melvin and J B Wilson appeared for a hearing before the state supreme court in the Agnes Laptad versus Douglas County land damage case. A $700 award by the Douglas County court years ago was appealed. Melvin represents the county and Wilson the plaintiff. Capital Lodge No 890 of Topeka will install candidates for Lawrence Lodge No 7 at 8 o clock Wednesday evening in the lodge rooms. members urged to attend.
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Supreme Court
George K. Melvin
J. B. Wilson
Topeka
State ‘Supreme Court
Agnes
Laptad
Douglas County
Douglas County ‘Court
Melvin
Wilson
Capital Lodge No
Topaka
Lawrence Lodge No
Sigel Ladies Aid Tea Attendance Tested Hostess
Mrs James Saunders entertained the Sigel Ladies Aid on Tuesday afternoon. Ten members and several guests attended including Mrs L Ransdall Mrs Burt Saunders and Charlotte of Lawrence Mrs M Gentry and Mrs Robert Gentry and children of Sigel.
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James Saunde
Avere
New Chancellor Lakeview Miss Hattie Riges Named
Local notes list young women from Lakeview with social visits and upcoming meetings. April 9 plans note Mrs Richardson to lead a next gathering. Numerous visits to Lawrence Topeka and Kansas City mark a busy period of community events and family dinners amid Kanwaka township activities.
Fairview Man Returns From California Visit
T. N. Shirar spent the winter in Pasadena and arrived home Saturday via Keamer Nebraska. He visited his son Clyde Shirar and family and attended a reception for his granddaughter Louise Shirar, recently married. Visitors at the E Leary home on Sunday included Mr and Mrs C A Whedon, T N Shirar, Ray Shirar, Mr and Mrs E B Pine and Miss Dorothy Fine.
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Josephine McCage
White District
Pauline Brune
Clyde Husted
Midland
Bessie Burrgeilee
Lawrence Leonard
Caans
Courtney
Lawrence
FE. L. Brown
C. E. Ralston
Will Canavan
Jim Canavan
Seattle
Wash
Canavan
Arthur Baird
Viola Neiberg
Shelly Winkleman
Linwood
Emma Wells
Charles Wells
Winklemann
Paul Koehler
E.leary
E. L. Brown
EB. Leary
FE. Ralsto
Tocner
Joe Leary
E. Ralston
Evalyn
Scott
Binoy
Mra
Williamsburg
Robert Edmondson
Burton Brown
Triangle House
William Wells
Vernon Garrett
Pleasant Valley
William Meairs
Unney
Shiraz
Frank
Eudora
Paul Wochler
E. A. Brown
Burton
Ruth’ Brown
Ruth
Porter
I. L. Brown
Miss Ruth
Brown
K. U. Auditorium
FE. B. Moore
Baldwin
Clyde Edwards
Fam- Kalan
Lonnie Trevillian
Aclifford Anderson
Vinland
L. D. Howard
Vinton Peters
Ed Howard
Mildred Johanning
Varl J. Hird
Helen Shaw
Lenora Elkin
Doris Button
Clifford ‘Shaw
Bernice ‘Iraynor
Marvin Hird
Doris Swallow
Pearl Houk
Harold Johanning
Alfred Houk
Clyde Yraynor
Elmer Johanning
Howard Hird
Mary Lou Elliott
Garry J. Hird
Leonora Elkin
Louis Sale
Howard Sale
Virgil Sale
Howard Petefish
Ames
L. H. Petefish and
Monard
Everett, Arthur
Olin
A. K. Ulrich
Kanwaka Ladies’ Aid Society
Agricultural College
Robert Ulrich
Pleasant Grove
Ray
Sam Seetin
Carl Williams
K. U
J.B. Taylor
Boston School of Technology
J. S. Emmitt
Dorothy Bair
Richard T. Richards
Galveston
Tex
Geo. T. Richards
Charles Gross
New Florence
Gladys Anderson
Silver Lake
George Carver
Olive Brown
Worden
F. D. Fenton
Oliver Prosser
Herman Leon
Lloyd Duffee
Connell
Harlan Thomas
Kanwaka
J. M. Crowder
Emmett. Fyverett Petefish
Kanwaka Township
Kansas
Homer Hird
Thomas’ Hird
Brackett
Guy Bigsby
Don Westheffer
Big Springs
Verna Knowles
Theodore Wiggins
T.N. Shirar
Pasadena
Cal
Keamer
Neb
Clyde Shirar
Louise Shirar
E. Leary
Eugene Leary
C. A. Whedon
Shirar
Ray Shirar
E. B Pine
Dorothy Fine
Constrait? Dental- era? Castarets claim relief
An OCR fragment promotes Castarets candy as a quick gentle remedy for constipation and digestive ills. It touts “10¢” boxes, claims improved appetite and digestion, and a promise of mild, soothing action. The text is garbled but centers on a laxative candy product and its supposed benefits.
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Thas
Rich Nest
Celine
Tom
ZEMO scalp cure advertised for dandruff itching
Advert says ZEMO cleanses the scalp, relieves dandruff and itching, and brings cooling healing. It markets as a safe antiseptic liquid for skin and scalp irritations and recommends keeping ZEMO handy for family use across various itching conditions.
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Zemo
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Firre
Ence Company
W. C
Boardman
Sigel
Lakeview
Hattie Riges
Louise Kelley
Sarah Stuart
Richardson
Mrs. Moody
Lee Cox
Betty Christy
Burt Saunders
A. E. Petefish
Rex Johnson
Mr. Sawyer
Kansas City
William Johnson
Wilma
Richard
Joe Clough
Joan
Eyan Griesa
No. 6
James Saunders
Minerva Club
Farmers’ Union
High Prairie
Louise Kelly
James Haunders
Chris Schaake
Austa Northup
Ralph
Dave Anderson
Ross Sinclair
Richland
Emmett
David Perkins
Lake View
Crowder
J. S. Emmett
Cecile Richards
Ft. Scott
George T. Riards
Otto Ramseyer
W. O. Slusser
Barker
Clarencé ‘Slusser
Ichland
Virginia
Margaret Col
Associated Press
Heinrich Bruening
Mueller
Fairview
Once and For
Armco
Fam
Alto
Funk Mortuary
Lawrence, Kansas
Funk’s Mortuary Ambulance Service
Dandruke
Lawrence Building & Loan Assn
Eas
C. Stevenson
Central ‘America
Central America
West Coast
San Francisco
United States
Nature
Folger
Folger’s
Olger Coffee Co
Dalles
Costa Rica
Publishers Phot
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