Lawrence Journal-World 1931 School Board Election Retention Debate
The Lawrence Journal-World argues for electing two incumbent school board members for competent service and emphasizes efficiency and potential tax savings. It cites a January superintendent report proposing deferring expenditures and buying only necessary equipment to reduce the budget without harming education, while warning against political manipulation in local elections.
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Aiemrs
Education Co
Lawrence
Iboard
Journal-World Today
S. Levy
Journal-World
Capone Free as Vagrancy Charge Dismissed
Capone walks from court a free man after prosecutors fail to prove vagrancy. Police could not approach Capone closely enough to assess his earnings or justify the charge, while his bodyguard stands between him and the outer world, maintaining a costly shield as Capone continues his activities.
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Capone
Neighborhood Party Plans Clouded by Illness and Travel
In Old Home Town Mrs Nelpibrhded Clingman hosts a neighborhood party tomorrow afternoon with Onori Mra Chalkley and Mrs Howland, now ill at home on West Lawrence. Miss Mary Kellogg vacations with them, while Miss Kate Stephens has left for New York City. Attendees include Bernhard Seaton Otto Guffler Milo Crenata Aileen Weaver Malareh Ma ay Xe Nina Fe Mrs C we McFasl and Mrs Gardner plus Misses Bessie Kunkel and Grace Light who went to Sona City to attend the 1st Missionary Convention.
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Nelpibrhded
Clingman
Onori
Chalkley
Howland
Wineves
West Lawrence
Mary, Kellogg
Kate Stephens
J.W. Green
New
Milo Crenata Ier Wieces
Aileen Eaver
Malareh
Ma Ayxe
Nina Fe
We McFasl
Gardner
Bessie Kunkel
Grace Light
Sona City
Missionary Conventition
Re. Harel
S. Sandera
Fin
F. H. Bellin
Mary Dershem
Baldwin
Anna Elwell
G. M. M. Liston
Wilma Schoepflin
University of Kansas
Qijacob. Schoepflin
Charles E. Es
Frank E. Wolf
Leo Smith
Garrett
Gibbons
Ottawa
Allan Brsensae
Macan
Pete
Calvin J . Holian
Warite
Wiley A. Keve
Wallace B. Fleming
Alice Severy
Delta Tau Delta
Franar Wien
Kansas
St Beghin
First Methodist Sunday School
Centenary Haili
Tegular Ch Church
Narvicesident
W. . Fleming
Frank E. Watt
Charles. B. Sacks
Ebbright
Helen ‘Beauchamp
Osawatomie
Eester
Clark
Baker
George Counts
Counts
Columbia University
New York City
Goldie Axford
Gridley
Oes
S. Vandegrift
Valera
Ke Alphi Chi
Ten Years Ago Hill Climb Demonstration at Win Hill
A past item notes Will Climb Baldwin Hill with O Hamilton and W C offering a hill climb demonstration at the win hill tomorrow at 3:80. Alaska visitor Mrs. we T stot visits the Gum gardner home on 23rd Street. Mrs Blanche Wiley plans a Dallas trip next week to visit her daughter Mrs Paul. Miss Ma Burng hosts a masquerade at 846 Maine Street with Helen DeLane Pauline Burns Dorothy Burns Rae Schulz and others attending. Hills Soar First Record Playing on the new golf course.
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Baldwin Hill
O. Hamilton Wall
W. C
Win Hill
Alaska
We T. Stot
Umgardner
Stuart
Bumgardner
K. U
Valdez
Tex
Blanche Wiley
Dallas
Texas
Paul
Ma Burng
Maine Street
Helen DeLane
Pauline Burns
Dorothy Burns
Rae Schulz
Artis Schulz
Teen Aniereres
Pren
Dorothy Smith
Lil Re Betty
Howard Louis Deifford
Frank Pel
Walter Clark
Willis Clark
Hills Soar
Ten Years Ago Past Celebrations and Ailing News
Ten years ago a Saturday wedding and anniversary gatherings are noted with names including Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Piper and Mr. and Mrs. Gur Wahl. The message mentions a convention in Arkansas and Jacob Badsky returning from Kansas City after an illness, with recovery reported as satisfactory.
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Nelson Piper
Awarchy
Escetaia
Billie “Smith
Englagae
Minnie
James Aith
Cowser
An Itis
Leo
Arkansas
Jacob Badsky
Kansas City
Comforting the Sick In Patient Care
A historical note on patient comfort beyond diagnosis and drugs. Emphasizes hygiene, mouth care, tongue scraping, salt gargles, and nasal and throat cleaning to aid recovery. Highlights nursing attention, especially for children, and suggests simple remedies and techniques. Monday Oxygen in Pneumonia
Kansas Railroads Receive Grants in 1884 History
In the 1884 report by John A. Anderson the Low Land project notes Kansas railroads received grants totaling 9 500 000 acres. A 1885 Newton meeting of the Emporia Presbytery is recorded in the same historical Kansas chronology.
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John A. Anderson
Kansas
Emporia Presbytery
Newton
Kansas News Briefs
Topeka brief items report potential cabinet changes as Woodring weighs appointing Kirk Prather to succeed Warren Amrine at the state penitentiary. Abilene hosts Golden Belt Medical Society officers led by Dr Carl Menninger, T R Conklin, and E R Bellinger. Wichita insurance leaders re elected and May convention set. A windmill tower incident near Harveyville injures Horace Thompson.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Apt
Exec Woodring
Apial State Penitentiary
Kirk Prather
Kansas City
Warren
M. J. Amrine
Council Grove
Amrine
Cirdlesme ‘Reed
Abilene
Golden Belt Medical Society
Carl Menninger
T. R. Conkin
E. R. Bellinger
Topek
H. Y. Wichita
Wichita
R.S. Teerman
Fort ‘Scott
C. ‘A. Moore
F.P. Metzeer
Raw
Horace ‘Thompson
Harveyville
Unlucky diamond and a Crook's Club life twist
The narrator recalls a vanished heiress and a priceless diamond as he dives into Chicago’s underworld. After faking his own death and turning to crime, he pursues vengeance for his kidnapped daughter Rosemary. A desperate wallet clues and a cliffhanger end leave the tale in mid installment.
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Hin
John
Eva Mae
Rosemary
Irl
United States
Jimmy
John Dacre Waye Vanderleur St. Clair
Ken
Chicago
Rascal
John Waye
Jong
Uncle
To. S
The Little Black Clock Meets a Whale Guardian
A whimsical tale unfolds as the Little Black Clock converses with a sperm whale along the coast. The whale boasts a head full of oil and ivory tusks while explaining its brood care and pride in its remarkable feet. Peggy and John listen as the whale speaks of protective duties and the busy life of its young.
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Mary Graham
John
Ety
Wrens
Fine
Pegey
Life Flashes and Fractured Bits From a Tangled News Patch
Disjointed clippings mention George Trafton of the Chicago Bears weighing 230 pounds and seeking a divorce, a Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad president delayed by 200 minutes, Athens Georgia insomnia study of 100 hours, and Pensacola State University student Teese Aires preparing for a burial of Sebastian Alvarez among scattered names and stray notes from various locales.
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Associated Press
George ‘Trafton
Chicago Bear
Arthur “the Great
Shires
George
Asaya
Thasko
J. Hahill
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Athens
Insom
Science Sky
Dell P. Morris
Pensacola
Stuenka
State University
Aecite
Sebastian Alvarez
An Ecclesi
Fragmentary OCR note on names and phrases from council and steamship
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a council figure, a 300 marks fine, and terms like dictator. It also references a steamer Dewey and Rein Sip, and vague notes about fish. The text is incoherent with no clear事件 or outcome.
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Wuppertalts Council
Dewey
Letters to the editor on Lawrence schools policy and taxation
The writer argues for preserving current school taxation, quality, and efficiency in Lawrence. He cites a four year period of stable levy, reduced bonded debt by 120000, new buildings totaling 160000, and ongoing modernization without raising taxes. He urges continuing policies until debts are paid and obsolete schools replaced with fireproof facilities. W C McConnell
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Board of Education
Curfman
W. C. McConnell
Williamstown area notes and church announcements
Local notices recount visits and illness cases in Williamstown area families including Mr. and Mrs. Everett May and daughter Dorothy Lor, Mrs. Alston Shuler hosting Ladies Aid, and church activities at Williamstown Baptist Church with services and a junior and senior B Y P A. Births, hospital updates, and Easter events are noted along with campus visits by Baker and Ottawa group members.
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Fenoy
Apri Peewee
Everett
Pete) May
Dorothy Loraime
Charles Grames
Thompzon le
Alston Shuler
Williamstown
Gentenary Church Sunday Services and Events
Gentenary M. E. Church schedules Sunday worship at 10 am with superintendent Cratl at 11 am and evening worship at 8 pm led by Glen Corburn with the theme The Right Attitude Toward Truth. Assembly of God in Rhode Island Street lists Sunday school at 10 am led by Superintendent Rob erty. Ambassadors meeting and midweek services Wednesday and Friday at 7:45 pm. Special gospel songs and Bible readings noted.
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Gentenary M. E
Eine
Atreete
Hesse
Terry. Cratl
North Leagus
Glen Corburn
Assembly
of God Church
Rhode Island Street
B.A. Farrell
Roberty
Christ
Evangel
Divorce Trial Ends In Los Angeles
Film actress Jocelyn Lee and director Luther Reed reached a divorce with custody of two children granted to Lee and alimony of 100 dollars weekly. Superior Judge Joseph P. Sproul stated most charges were unproven and Reed was not proven unfaithful, noting Lee’s conduct was not above reproach. The couple, married in 1930, separated after a brief union.
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Los Angeles
Jocelyn Lee
Luther
Miss Lee
Joseph P. Sproul
Reed
Lee
Family moves to Bennet property then returns to McLouth farm
Clarence and family moved to the Bennet property during the March fight, then returned to McLouth last week where he will run his father’s farm this year. He plans an operetta titled The Maid and the Upper by the music teacher Mrs.
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Clarence
Bennet
Kirchner Pupils Attend County Contest in Lawrence
Charles Kirchner took the teacher and several pupils to Lawrence for the county contest on Saturday. Competitors included Marie Kirchner Lucille Dyer Etta Montgomery Milton Kring and Glen Gilliland. Lawrence visitors listed Alvin Johanning Carl Schwarbar y Flory Perry Markley Mr and Mrs Ike Montgomery and Miss Marie Flory. Gerald Kirchner stayed Sunday night with Earl Ser.
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Charles Kirchner
Lawrence
Marie Kirchner
Lucille Dyer
Etta Montgomery
Milton Kring
Glen Gilliland
Alvin Johanning
Carl Schwabarry Flory
Perry Markley
Ike Montgomery
Marie Flory
Gerald Kirchner
Earl Ser
Villa Eden Neighborhood Caller Notes
Fragmentary local notes recount visitors in Villa Eden with multiple named residents and households. Observations mention a baker and a Raleigh man visiting on different days, plus Mrs Dughey noted for a large brood of babies. The text reflects typical neighborhood social updates from a past era.
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Baker
Harry
Dauberman
Lawrence
William. Torneden
Mir Brock
Ughey
Baldwin Wedding and Funeral Notices Highlight Lawrence Connections
Baldwin residents report on funerals and engagements including Dr. F. W. Blackmar’s service at First Methodist in Lawrence and visits by Mrs. Leslie Kenoyer’s daughter Elizabeth from Kalamazoo. Lawrence guests accompany Mrs. Adelaide Hedrick to Gardner for Joseph Bens’ funeral. Mildred Schoepflin’s engagement of Jacob Schoepflin to F. E. Rosas of Perry announced. Rotary meeting notes and Kansas City trips by Dr. I. C. Rankin conclude.
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Charles E. Beekly
F. W.blackmar
George Hedrick
Lawrence
Baldwin
Heldrick
Adelaide Hedrick
Sam
Gardner
Joseph
Bens Mildred Schoepflin
Daugher
Jacob Schoepfin
F. E. Rosas
Perry
Wilbur N.aaron
Kansas City
Perrygroom
Baker Univer
Balerwin
Baldwin Rotary Club
1St Wheels -Elliott
Suise
The
Baptist Church
Forrester
Ottawa
I. C. Rankin
Kansas’ City
Rankin
Iin
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