Lawrence Journal World item from 1934 reports and notices
A damaged OCR item notes post office delivery reminders for Lawrence Kansas and a brief religious verse. It criticizes Navy League protests against President Hoover and questions state economy measures in Kansas higher education budgets. It also mentions outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd and Oklahoma peace officers pursuing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal- World
the World Company
Wot Simons
J. W. Murray
Atta
Dolph Simons
Lengree Aes
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Kansas
Mali
Evance
Topeka
Oklahoma
Floyd
Forlorn Hope in Kansas Senate Race Draws Wet Support
Chauncey B. Little, a wet candidate, wins endorsement from his county Democratic committee in Olathe amid Governor Woodring backing without implying shared views. Admiral Paul Jones calls Little brave but notes Kansas not ready to elect a wet senator, while polling and a drought of wheat cast economic shadows. Farmers hope reduced production may lift prices, with losses anticipated for wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey B. Little
Democratic Central Committee
Olatherday
Woodring
Mr. Little
Paul Jones
Lyons
Kansas
Senate
Literary Digest
Water Jug Bypass Provides Cool Drink Memory
A Kansan editorial recalls students facing hardships from a tight budget as drinking fountains run dry. It describes tasting lukewarm water from a burlap wrapped jug in the harvest field and notes that keeping the wrap saturated can chill the water, suggesting students may endure the shortage.
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Kansan
Iays
Water needs and civic notes in Kansas history
The excerpt discusses water use for workers and harvest hands, describes water as wet when needed, and notes Secretary of State Cornell reporting 10,741 non profit corporations organized in Kansas with some entering the class involuntarily. It also mentions debate among music critics on radio crooners between Walter Damrosch and Chapman of the Topeka Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Kansas
Walter Damrosch
Chapman
Topeka Journal
Tax Cuts Hide Bigger Staff Costs Says Tonganoxic Mirror
The Tonganoxic Mirror argues tax reduction rhetoric masks growing government payrolls. It cites the hotel commission increasing from seven to twelve employees with salaries rising from 11,400 to 18,900 between 1928 and 1931 and, similarly, the fire marshal’s office adding staff and boosting total salaries from 22,300 to 32,900 in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Commission
Ty Fevsenteen
Woodring
Tonganoxic Mirror
Local notes from Old Home Town and campus life
Paul Lukens ends grocery business and Miss Mary Charlton improves after illness. R Gould partitions an office in his implement shop. Nibbe's French Burlesque Co. drew one woman in male attire. John J. Haskell plans two new four thousand dollar fronts. Nadelhoffer handles contracting. Miss Cora Gill may sell her dining hall. kitchen shed burned. Prof. Bailey builds a house on Ohio Street, home to several professors. Commencement speakers announced for High School: Agnes Thompson et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lukens
Mary Charlton
Co. R. Gould
Nibbe
John J. Haskell
Nadelhoffer
Cora Gill
A. L. Selig
Bailey
Ohio Street
Blackmar
Sayre
Wilcox
Agnes Thompson
Lillie Simmons
Perry Barber
Mataie Dilliard
Ruth Whitman
Alice Roche
Clara Jaedicke
A. G. Clarke
Maude Williams
Louise Towne
Edythe Cocke Weds in Trinity Church Chapel
Twenty five years ago on Monday April 11 a simple wedding occurred at Trinity Church chapel as Miss Edythe Cocke, daughter of Cooke-Sanborn, tied the knot at eight o'clock last night in a quiet ceremony attended by family and friends.
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A humorous piece by Claude Callan about a preacher questioning Dolly about her soul, with a sly remark on the futility of dating souls. Published in 1923 by Publishers Syndicate.
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
Dolly
Publishers Syndicate
Local weddings and revival notes fill Lawrence paper
Mrs. Clementine Cooke and Mr. John Sanborn united in marriage with a wedding march by Mrs. C. W. Straffon and Rev Claude Hough officiating. The couple, later to Kansas City, will reside in Lawrence in Hidridge apartments. Also reported Ninety converts in Christian tabernacle revival, forty more added. Box of orange blossoms sent by Mrs. Herbert Hughes. Kensington social afternoon hosted by Mrs. William Sinclair and Mrs. Edna Conn with sewing and decor of sweet peas and lilacs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clementine Cooke
John Sanborn
C. W. Straffon
L E. Baxter Claude Hough
Claude Hough
Christian Tabernacle
Wilhite
Herbert Hughes
California
Lawrence
Kensington
William Sinclair
Edna Conn
Conn
Sinclair
Bertha Luckaston
Hanes
Esther Clair
Amorette Weaver
Ten Years Ago in Central Park Flight and Local Events
Ten years ago on Monday April 11 Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen began a transcontinental hop to Cleveland on an all metal monoplane, planning a Seattle drift voyage starting June 1. Chancellor Lindley canceled the date rule for Uneeda Suspenders show, listing participants. Arthur Douglas opened a radio store at 11 West 9th Street in the Palmer Tire building. visits from Mrs. Carl G. Eddy and Jane of Colby unfold. John Hayden arrives from Spokane en route to Bloomington for a family visit.
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Amundsen
Central Park
N. Y
Raould Amundsen
Cleveland
Seattle
Washington
Uneeda
Lindley
Odd Fellows
Melvin Bair
W. E. Craig Kennedy
C. Carl
Jack Hughes
Albert Shaner
Alfred Lawrence
Stuart Campball
Vena Bolin
Bob Moody
Justis Fugate
Beatrice Abrams
Arline Roberts
Stell Dunnigan
Louise McLaughlin
Harriet Kendall
Amice Piper
Mabel Olson
Grace Vernon
Ruth McHenry
Marguerite Lescher
Dorothy Power
Florence McKitrick
Esther Johnson
Mae Watson
Alice Baty
Hayden
Bloomington
Indiana
Social Service League needs broader city support in Lawrence
In Lawrence the Social Service League remains the constant charity arm though funds are tight. A resident urges churches lodges and business groups to help finance and sustain its relief work through the winter including clothing milk and shoes for twenty five schoolchildren and emergency aid for a medical operation. Seth W. Slaughter urges broader community recognition and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Social Service League
Journal-World
Lawrence
League
Chamber of Commerce
Seth W. Slaughter
Kansas History Entries for April 10 1895 and April 11 1893
On April 10 1895 Attorney General Dawes filed suit to seize the bank commissioner’s office after Governor Morrill appointed C S Jobes to succeed John W Briedenthal. On April 11 1893 tornadoes or windstorms impacted southeastern Kansas, with Montgomery County near Independence bearing the worst damage.
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Dawes
Morrill
C. S. Jobes
John W. Briedenthal
Kansas
Montgomeryounty
Independence
Worden Residents Visit Friends Across County
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cheney and daughter Betty Jane of Emporia spent Saturday night and Sunday at the G. F. Deskines home. Carl Alt from near Wamego is visiting this week at the Henry Hornberger home.
Due Return Looms as Captains Fate Turns Warily
Captain Ralph Percy faces a chaotic night at the guest house as Lord Garnal’s reckless drinking fest spills into disorder. A secret marriage to Jocelyn Leigh, later revealed as Patience Worth, threatens honor, luck, and the King's will as the Due Return nears and political pressure mounts.
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Captain Percy
Sir George
Jnrd
Jocelyn Percy
Rolfe
Angela
Ralph Percy
Jamestown
Percy
Jereimy
Sparrow
Jocelyn Leigh
Jocelyn
America
Tltart
Jennny Spacrow
Mertown
Lord Garnal
Lordarnal
Tor
Mms
Lord Carnal
Carnal
Diccon
Venus
Pory
Jeremy Sparrow
Yeardley
Patience Worth
Virginia
Lord Carnalis
Court of High Commission
Temperance
Buckingham
Somerset
England
Lonstop
Warwick
Night on the ships and streets with a bold oath
A fragmented narrative follows drunken boasts and a pursuit through a dark street. An Indian captive is dragged toward a blazing brazier as a watch glows red in a night scene, while lingering reveries mix with threats and escape.
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Giles
Buckingham
Whitehall
Rolfe
Jane
Kent
Worden Gospel Class Holds Quarterly Meeting
John Stoebener drove to Overbrook Friday morning as the Sunshine Bible Class of St. John’s Evangelical church gathered in the schoolhouse for its quarterly meeting led by president Carl Schwartz. After devotions and minutes, the group enjoyed singing and social time with refreshments. Members and attendees included Rev and Mrs Slupianek and numerous Schwartz family members, Johanning, Jo hanning, Gastreck, Vogler, Stoebener, and Heffner households among others. Donal Breithaupt helped with farm work Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stoebener
Overbrook
Sunshine Bible Class
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Carl Schwartz
Slupianek
W. H. Johanning
Helen
Carl
Oscar
Hattie Schwartz
Conrad Gastreck
Anna, Johanning
Alvin
Ruth
Albert Schwartz
J. W. Johanning
Ernest
Sophia
Tete Vogler
Dorothea Schwartz
Arnold
Normi
Pauline Stoebener
Mildred Marshall
Donal Breithaupt
Elmer Wintermantel
Chas. Haas
Theo. Haas
Baldwin
Overbrock Visitors and Local Family Gatherings
Overbrock visitors Friday afternoon include G G Schwartz and daughter Hattie with Mrs Henry Seele and Mrs Katie Oswald. Harold Seele returns home with them and stays with his grandparents. Several local families hosted dinners and visits in Overbrook and nearby farms, including the Schwartzes, Jehle, Breithaupts, and Lutz families. A Globe school district group enjoyed a wine roaster at Hole In the Rock after a play. Junior Senior banquets and church youth events were held, with gifts and Easter baskets awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Schwartz
Hattie
Henry Seele
Katie Oswald
Harold Seele
Louisa Schwartz
Walter
Dorothea
Surray
Albert Schwartz
Erna Schwartz
Raymond Holmes
Lawrence
Walter Jehle
Marold
Ivan
Edwin
Johnnie Breithaupt
Wellsville
J Wm. Ford
Floyd
John Elm
Qsdar Schwartz
Baldwin
Globe
Pete Vogler
Theo. Haas
Will Hornberger
Frank Lutz
Andrew
Fred Lutz
Elmer Lutz
Centropolisa
Helen
Ruth Johanning
Mildred Marshall
Delbert Hoffman
Floyd Heffner
Ben Hoffman
Bethel
C. G. Schwartz
Fred Fleer
Glen. Schwartz
John Miller
Overbrook
Florence
Raymond Heim
J. W. Breithaupt
Charles Wackers
Arapahoe
Colorado
Ted
Edward Johanning
Oscar
Hattie Schwartz
Kanwaka
Otto Johanning
Mraz Frank Fipasti
Mable Haas
Harold Rappard
League
J. Nelson
Raymond
Wilmer Nelson
Harold
Ivan Rappard
Irene Lynch
Alfred Lyons
Stella Deskines
Fern
Arlie Heffner
Roy
Lester Schwalm
Fred Fleor
Henry
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Navy League
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Clement
Pércy
Dorothy
Gookin
Master Macocke
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Bean
Fate
Star
Milcocke
Mistress Percy
Shas
Luna
Hamor
Edward Sharples
Joycenbic Sherwood
Giles Allen
Pettiplace Claust
John Martin
Santa Teresa
Munster
Worden
Albert Hornberger
Ruth Darlene
Glenn Schwartz
Virgil Schwartz
Dave Heffner
Ren Horst
First National Bank
First Savings Bank of
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Treasury
George Docking
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