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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
2
The readable fragments reference deputies, Premier Poincare, and Russia debt recovery. It suggests intra government friction, claims about payments, and a mood of cautious sentiment toward the French premier's position amid international matters. The text is incomplete and hard to parse for full context.
Funeral services for Mrs Cordelia Mercer, who died Tuesday in Berkeley, Georgia, will be conducted at 2 o clock Sunday by Funk Undertaking Rooms. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Phi lyne will conduct the services.
A fragmentary note describes a dinner setting with a table beautifully laid in white and arid tones. Attendees include Mrs. Vivian and Miss Josephine Katherine, with assistance from Miss Anist ed by. The scene captures a formal dining moment in a grand building.
Report fragment mentions a conflict in London related to a person or event titled Lady White. The text references a date in April and a 19 year span, with a slogan about systematic saving under plans offered by Douglas County Big and Loan Association at 704 Mass. The fragment is incomplete but indicates a crime or case context alongside a local banking ad.
The Ames Cyclones Kan Jayhawwkers schedule was called off this morning because of wet grounds. A doubleheader will be played tomorrow on the new field south and east of the stadium with first game at 1:80 oclock and seven innings each. Coach Clark plans Lefty Guster and Rody in key roles, with Bloomer pitching and Pierce moved to the field. Farrell to center, Custer to center if Bloomer starts at first. Two Ames victories are hoped but strength remains undetermined.
The twenty eighth annual Penn Relays Carnival opens at Franklin Field with athletes from major colleges and universities across the nation, marking the first big inter collegiate track meet of the year. International teams are absent this year, reducing foreign participation though national interest remains high.
The article notes that more than 2,000 athletes from colleges and universities are represented in a national varsity program. It highlights the emergence of a flower of talent and traces the growth of the varsity athletics scene across higher education.
G H Fitz led scoring with 24 in the twelve pair event while new members Clark Bouldin and F Jaedicke joined the Gun Club. Other top results included Me 43 St Van Meensel 43 W tenbernd 41 Hodges 41 and E Mar Ul 39. Ted Lander shot 30 with a 20 range gun.
Report from a Kiwanis Club gathering notes a volunteer sextet and weekly lunch, adding gaiety to the occasion. C. B. Root delivered a ten minute address outlining aims of the new Community Serving Organization, whose charter was granted last night. A dispatch says the next meeting will be held next week.
City officials sign a contract to pay 1082 for a horizontal electrically driven centrifugal pump to intake raw Kaw River water for treatment and distribution. Installation around 400, with a cement intake to be built before setup. Also notes Chaplin's Pay Day at Varsity next week alongside local ads.
O J Lane informed that employment contracts for the coming year are arriving steadily. Fifteen instructors secured contracts, mostly reelected and continuing in the same districts. Listings include Lecompton district 86 with R Hawley, Clarence Smith, Faye Tod hunter. Goal Creek 89 with Mrs Bra Mie Love and Miss Toste King Kioth. Walnut Grove 11 with Marie Preston. Kanwaka 15 with Rose Watson. Deer Creek 48 with Mrs Bertha Barnett. Willow Springs 51 with Heith Schwalm. Prospect 56 with Pearl Broers. Clearfield 58 with Vera Breithaupt. Crowder 69 with Margaret Norris. Barber 2 with Elnora Anderson. Model 88 with Florence Claxton.
Junior class members at the university ROTC walked through target practice using the latest war era machine guns. Route and firing techniques differ from standard rifles, as gunners engage in cone shaped firing patterns rather than a single bullseye.
The Presbyterian Brotherhood gathered last night with A. 3) McClanahan presiding over talks on new gun nomenclature and firing on designated targets. More than fifty members attended as Prof Wm. Hekkirig discussed the theme and a brief musical interlude followed as entertainment.
Fourteen Lawrence Masons were raised to the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite during closing meetings of the annual reunion. Tonight the new degrees and their ladies will be guests of honor at a banquet at the Masonic Temple hosted by the Scottish Rite members.
The text notes completion of Masonic degrees at 9 o'clock and 2 o'clock for a class in Lawrence Kansas with references to the Thirty First and Thirty Second degrees. It also cites Soviet records claiming 1,766,1113 executions in Russia over the past five years.
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