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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
4
A scanned Lawrence Kansas Journal World fragment covers Prohibition effects and local notices. It references a Lawrence man sick from ptomaine poisoning and mocks sympathetic responses. It previews interviews about American aid in World War I, Pershing and Clemenceau, and debates over American army deployment and reparations talks.
The article notes Judge Seeeesr McDermott being named to the United States circuit bench. With a Kansas federal district judgeship vacated, multiple aspirants see a prize in the seat, promising renewed political activity alongside farm relief debates.
A reader condemns racketeering tactics allegedly cloaked by a union during a Bowersock show disruption. He argues such acts threaten public rights and warns against a faction using the union to attack management. Separate items note islanders in Oakland to see an airplane, Wakefield planning to fly between 50 outlying posts in French Oceania with a tractor plane and a California pilot joining the venture.
In Leningrad a chemical lab has found a method to extract tannic acid from rotten eggs. The process may reduce reliance on imports as over 230 carloads of spoiled eggs are reportedly available for this tanning and burn treatment use.
The 1880 Kansas history note lists total road property valuation at 20,547,802.59 with 3,104 miles of main track and side tracks. It also mentions Louis Morey of Kansas and a parachute expert who has never made a jump.
The Jackson Hole country in northwestern Wyoming will be formally dedicated as a park in July by the National Editorial association. The area, created as Grand Tetons National Park by Congress in February, is famed for its rugged beauty, forests, and value to the dude ranch industry. Ross L. Alcorn of Rawlins, Wyoming Press Association president, is serving as official host for editors visiting Cheyenne in July.
Big Springs P T A to hold final regular meeting April 25 at the schoolhouse with adult program and officer elections. Farm Bureau unst meets April 23 at Sophia Damm’s home. district leaders Damm and Kinmaier lead health and recreation, Mae Henry starts millinery work. Sarah A. Fretwell obituary notes birth January 23, 1850 in Buckhannon West Virginia and death April 10 at Big Springs. survivors include three sons, 17 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and siblings. Funeral held April 13 at Big Springs United Brethren Church. local figures attend and pallbearers listed. Various community notices follow on local treasurers, church activities, travel, and club meetings with names and places from Kansas and West Virginia.
Seventy two Lawrence High School students were named to the scholastic honor roll for the second six weeks. Thirteen earned four E’s, eighteen received three E’s, and forty received honorable mention with two E’s or better. Notable names listed include Milton Allen, Alfred Baldwin, Rachel Bison, Melvin Griffith, Carolyn Herper, Thelma Humphery, Margaret Ince, Jimmie Moore, Lloyd Metzier, Gladys Noe, Kurt Rieson, Anna Welch, and Helen Walch among those with four E’s.
Mrs. M. Ai Monroe Smith, 75, of Pecos County, Texas, who fought endless litigations over vast oil lands while her children challenged her fitness, died in San Angelo. She described oil as a curse and said it brought only trouble and sorrow, tearing her family apart.
Elisa Perez a Spanish professor from Baker University Baldwin Kansas has been appointed by Stanford University to teach Spanish composition and conversation during the summer quarter She will also host Stanford's Spanish students this summer
De Soto and nearby residents share a weekend of visiting relatives in Midland and Bonner Springs. Local schools gain staff with Miss Nettie Gottstein returning and Miss Nina Mae Smith set to teach Twilight school. A highway accident injures a worker while road work slows Kill Creek bridge completion. Funeral notices and parish events frame the week.
The last day of school in Oak Ridge is Friday April 19. A basket supper will be served at 7 PM in the basement followed by a program. Miss Laptad the teacher will remain a few days next week to assist the 7th and 8th grade pupils. Weekend and Sunday gatherings referenced include visits with Campbell Tome and Erwin families from Independence and Lawrence, with various dinners and calls noted. The regular school election was held in the different districts Friday.
A historic ad touts All-Bran as a cure and preventative for constipation. It features a testimonial of life improvement after three months, urges daily two tablespoons, and claims superiority to habit forming drugs. Kellogg's All-Bran is endorsed by doctors and marketed as versatile for meals and recipes.
Miss Acres Fine will teach Bismarck and Miss Agnes Laptad will teach at Oakridge next year pending a first grade certificate. Mrs H J G Van Neste attended a luncheon Monday at the home of T D Funk and with Mrs McNary visiting Mrs Albert Green Sr. Mrs Chester Toms attended the Midland social club at the home of Mrs Elmer Weibel of Gunnwaide. Green Bros and F H Cutter of Lawrence were in town for business this week.
Oklahoma City AP reports oil operators in the new fields south of the city have signed an agreement to leave standing every possible tree. The area is thick with oaks, pecans and persimmons. Previously companies cleared roads along direct routes for traffic and pipelines, cutting many trees. Wirt Franklin, chairman of the oil conservation committee, says this is the first instance of oil firms cooperating to protect timber.
An official Mayflower voyage account in London lists Puritans aboard the ship but omits several wealthy American families with traced ancestry. The anticipated publication will spark debate in the United States over which lines appear or are omitted from the crew and passengers.
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