Edison boys tested for Edison scholarship proteges
Forty nine aspirants from West Orange N C took the Edison scholarship exam to determine the winner. Questions covered chemistry geography history ethics and technical topics including motion picture projection engine principles and communication challenges across a river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N.C
Thomas A. Edison
South Pacific
Walker
New York City
Mendeleff
Davy
Perkin
Faraday
Curie
Priestly
Gay Lussac
Dalton
Solvay
Ramsay Leraussier
Veteran Williams Seabright Finalist in Invitational
Richard N. Williams, 38, the veteran from Philadelphia, advanced to the Seabright invitation final by defeating Norman Farquharson of South Africa 6-4 2-6. He will face John Doeg of Santa Monica, who beat Berkeley Bell 5-4 6-4. A separate ad notes a Windsor Canada remedy order: “two quarts… to sober up.”
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Seabright
M. J
Aug. K
Richard N. Williams
MLA
Phia
Bill Tilden
Norman Farquharson
South Africa
Williams
John Doeg
Santa Monica
California
Lawrence
United States
Windsor
Canada
St Louis honors two endurance fliers in city parade
St Louis salutes Dale Jackson and Forest O Brien for the record breaking 42 1 2 hour nonstop flight in the Robin. A seven mile triumphal parade followed from Lambert field through downtown as air and ground crowds cheered their achievement. Mayor Neumann presented framed scrolls applauding the feat while a public reception and civic honors marked the event.
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St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest
Fhe
Flea
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Jackson
Scott Field
Titans
Cembeten
Louisfield
Neumann
Maj. C.re
P. C. Chaffee
Cardinal Baseball Club
Sportsman, Park
Deaths and Funerals Ernest McClure of Luray Kan
Funeral services will be held for Ernest McClure 38 of Luray Kansas who died Tuesday at Muskogee Oklahoma veteran's hospital. Services Friday at 10 AM at Washington Creek church conducted by Rev. Co A Ward with burial in Washington Creek cemetery. American Legion to guard the grave. He leaves a widow and three sons Harry Leroy and Henry of the home, a brother Roy McClure of Lawrence, and two sisters Mrs Skinner and Mrs Buinger of Kansas City Missouri.
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Ernest McClure
Luray
Kan
Veteran's Hospital
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Washington Creek
Co. A. Ward
American Legion
Harry
Leroy
Henry
Roy McClure
Lawrence
Skinner
Buinger
Kansas City
Poincare Undergoes Preliminary Pelvic Operation
Paris reports former premier Raymond Poincare underwent a preliminary operation for a prostate issue this morning. The procedure, by Dr. Marion, included observers Professor Goaset and Dr. Boldin, with Poincare waking within half an hour and showing no pain or fever. He will turn 69 on August 2.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Marion
Goaset
Boldin
Prosecute Extortion Case Ties Kansas City to Missouri
Kansas City Kansas on August 1 reports Donald Little special prosecutor in loan shark cases asked William A Smith Missouri attorney general for cooperation in extortion prosecutions. Little described schemes where borrowers were pressured via garnishment and imaginary persons in Missouri were used to file suits in the assignee's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Donald Little
Thay
William’ A. Smith
Kansas
Births Reported in Grant Township and Havintreet area
Report lists newborns from July including Mildred Bernice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Prick of Havintreet. Also mentions a William Rice family from Grant township and other parents in the Deer Park Lawrence vicinity with partial names and addresses.
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Park Lawrence
F. Ai Tawrenes
William
Menses Rice
Grant Township
Wyman
New Yew York Treet
Temple Ar
Everett Prick
Havintreet
Mildred Bernice
Secretarial farmer stock man Sean Jutland profile
Washington AP outlines the Jutland family farm lineage and extensive Midwest agrarian roots. It highlights Chris L Christensen who studied agricultural economics and cooperative farming, travels across Europe and North America, and previously led the cooperative marketing division before taking a new secretary post.
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Washington
Sean Jutland
Peninsula
K ‘Ing Canute
A. Ibsen
America
Prairie
Minden
Heras
State Agricural College
A Bei
Colpenhagen
de Larvard
Commission Ends Task With War Debt Judgments
The tripartite Wartime Debts Commission of the United States Austria and Hungary reports judgments totaling over 41 million dollars in settling war debts. Final steps include depositing funds to cover Hungary and completing Austria repayments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tripartite Claims Commission
United States
Austria
Hungary
B. Parker
Ernst Brossinaer i
Alexius de Boer
Danosit
Harvard Freshmen Learn Health in Sunlit Open Air Class
Preaching and practice go hand in hand at Harvard dental school as freshmen study hygiene in a roof sunroom at the Boston Y M C A. They wear only trunks during outdoor lectures on care of the body and disease prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Harvard Denal School
Boston Y. M
Hope To Unify The International Catholic World Munich
A convention of priests teachers and film and radio men from twenty countries launched a campaign to unify the international Catholic world through film and radio. Secret discussions preceded public talks urging solidarity among Catholics and broad use of film and radio. officials cited Holland as a model where desirable films are registered at church entrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Hollan
Hop growers seek outlet in Pacific coast coop
Hop growers on the Pacific coast push to form a cooperative to curb production and stabilize prices. Six hundred California acres will be left unharvested this year to reduce surplus, while Oregon reports a surplus of about 6 177 bales from 17 382 acres, with an estimated 1929 yield near 100 000 bales averaging 200 pounds each. California has 14 000 bales on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
Vatican
Irish Envoy Chosen From Quaker Family for Vatican Mission
Dublin reports Charles Bewley a Quaker from a well known family is sent as Free State envoy to the Vatican. He was received by the pope while a student and is noted as a Sin Fein sympathizer who defended prisoners in British courts. The Dail criticizes the appointment as not representing all of Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Free State
Vatican
Charles Bewley
Ember
Bewley
Sinna Fein
Sireland
Prince of Wales Day at World Jamboree Arrowe Park
Prince of Wales attended the World Scout Jamboree at Arrowe Park arriving from Hendon to join campers overnight. He planned to sit in on campfire songs and engage with scouts as cameras roamed the green tents. Earlier Sir Robert Baden-Powell received an honorary degree from Liverpool University, and a pageant showcased the 42 nations at the rally.
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Arrowe Park
Hess
Trelis
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Eee
Liverpool University
Break in Disciples of Christ to be mended at convention
The Disciples of Christ seek unity with the North American Christian organization after a baptismal practice dispute. Dr E B Jouett reports progress toward a joint convention next year in Washington. The 75th international convention in August will launch an $8 million pension fund for superannuated ministers. Harry H. Rogers of Tulsa presides. Dr Graham Frank of Dallas is secretary. Magnifying our ministry guides the theme with home and foreign mission discussions under Rev F W Burnham.
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Seattle
Wash
Disciples of Christ
Jouett
Louisville
Washington
Lin
Harry H. Rogers
Tulsa
Okla
Rotary International
Federal Rescue Bond
Iis
Graham Frank
Dallas
Iti
F. W. Burnham
Indianapolis
United Christian Missionary Society
North South unity through memorial bridge statues
Norfolk AP reports Sen Overman of North Carolina proposes removing sectional tension by placing two sculptural figures on the Potomac bridge. One figure of General Grant faces south and the other faces north to symbolize peace. The plan aims to unite the North and South as a Lincoln Memorial connection.
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Norfolk
Lee. S. Overman
North Carolina
Potomac’ River
Senator Overman
Senate
Memorial Bridge Commission
Congress
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Arlingting
Virginia
Overman
Grant
Anies
Peniator Overman
Lumberman at Church Furmings Hope For New Edifice
AP reports a Bristow Oklahoma youth, cited for four hot checks including payment for a ring and a bride’s trinkets, spent his honeymoon alone. The tale intersects with a local church seeking funds to build a palatial new Immanuel church edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Okla
Rida Zawn
Candy
Cizara
Wooden Armada of Forgotten Ships Faces Demolition
Washington AP reports that 65 remaining vessels of the World War I Emergency Fleet, stored in the Potomac near Quantico, Va, will be burned or dismantled within a year. Western Marine and Salvage already scrapped 158 ships for equipment, iron, and timber as a fleet planned to aid U.S. war logistics never fully served.
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Washington
Potomac River
Jow's Bay
Quantico
Western Marine and
High
France
United States
Mallow’s Bay
Smes
Poor Stamboul Law Makes Every Man His Brother s Keeper
In Stamboul, a new strict law forces well-to-do families in each district to aid at least one pauperized family. Government inspectors and Red Crescent division identify and track needed cases, with wealthier residents providing food, money, or work to the poorest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamboul
Turkey
Turkish Red Crescent Society
Red Cross
Coffee and Mint Gelatin Dishes Appear in Menu Notes
A jumble of kitchen directives and recipe fragments describes coffee and mint gelatin dishes, ham and egg fritters, and mock desserts. It mentions egg yolks and whites, ham, butter, milk, paprika, and celery salt, plus mint gelatin, cucumber, peas, carrots, onion, and mayonnaise. A separate note references a sculpture study on Saint Gedens in French.
Party Scene at Bernice Bliesner's Birthday
Fred Bliesner hosted a children's party yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5. Guests enjoyed page games and refreshments in the dining room with a wall sized center piece. A house shaped cake, chocolate icing, raisin knobs, chimney cookies, and a marsh grass fence decorated the scene on green paper lawn with cracker walks and tiny shrubs. Attendees included Fern Silvis, Mary Lou Green, Billy Joe, Harry George Wampler, Mercyl Laessig, Charles Donald Robertson, Charles Raymond, Bobby, Maxine Rex, and Marjorie Drescher.
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Sdra
Fred Bliesner
Secen
Bernice
Fern Silvis
Mary Lou ‘Green
Billy Joe
Harry George Wampler
Mercyl Laessig
Charles Donald Robertson
Charles Raymond
Bobby and
Maxine Rex
Marjorie Jane Drescher
Bernice ‘Bhes
Miss Myrtle McConnell to Exelsior Springs Vacation
Local social column notes Miss Myrtle McConnell will leave tomorrow morning for Exelsior Springs Missouri for a vacation trip. Several residents travel for visits, holidays and short trips to Colorado Colorado Springs Pueblo St Louis and other destinations with family gatherings and extended motor trips through the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle. McConnell
Extelsior Springs
Gladys Bate
Wichita
Kansasity
Naomi Anderson
Kansas City
L. J. Reineke
W. C. Simons
J. J.meade
Marthat Meade
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ida Mason
Santo Paulo
Gal
3A Doering
William la Xoss
Chase
Northwest
Miss Opal
Jayne Kennedy
John’ Edmonds
Pueblo
Robert
Innes
George Rising
Waltbs Rising
StyleMakers Warn Camisole Revival Due
Paris fashions hint at a lingerie revival as camisoles and yoke tops edge into wardrobes. Designers say two piece suits and sheer blouses will rely on camisoles to complete the look, edging out slips and chemises in summer wear. mariage licenses list several couples from Kansas and Missouri. A separate maintenance suit in Chicago names Brest A. Jackson, son of a former Iowa governor, as a defendant, joined by Mrs. Carrie A. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hi ‘Menger
Liam Lawrence
Ruth A. Nace
William F. Icks
Atchison
Edna Mier
Oska‘gosh
Altebernd
Bella
Lawrence
Willian "Shelton
Stella Sheyster
Kansas City
Chicago
Brest A. Jackson
Iowa
Middlewest
Carrie A. Jackson
Fire destroys Hart aéréantile building at Fostria
Fire of undetermined origin in Westmoreland Kansas destroyed the Hart aéréantile building and an adjoining structure at Fostria causing a loss of 325000. More than 2300000 was deposited in Ohio banks by 300000 children in 1928.
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Westmoreland
Kan
Hart Aéréantile
Fostria
Ohio
Fail to Find Thieves in County Gas Theft Case
Douglas and Franklin counties failed to locate thieves after a drum containing fifty five gallons of gasoline disappeared from a county line station Sunday. A drum was found in a school yard near a town Tuesday as Rutherford and Franklin County officers investigated. no suspects appeared. Police warn that Douglas county property thieves will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law despite the ongoing search and road delays.
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Douglas
Franklin County
R. R. Rutherford
Tropolis
Rutherford
Douglas County
X. J. Kennedy
Local social notices from High Prairie roundup
Charley Kirchner and Homer Disque visited the Dan Johann ing home Friday afternoon. Dozens attended a basket dinner at the Clyde Puckett home Sunday with many relatives from Kansas City Pleasant Grove and Lawrence. Neighbors and relatives shared farm work, visits, and threshing news through the weekend and into Monday, naming Elmer Daniels Allie Lawson and numerous Puckett Daniels and Johnson family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Kirchner
Homer Disque
Dan Johanning
Elmer Daniels
Netjtie Puckett
Noah Ebarhart
Dan Shotwell
Allie J Lawson Stack Oats
Virgil Landis
Armin and
Warren
Lawrence
John ‘Kannenberg
Clyde | Puckett
Vvhursday
Frank Hodgins
Alene
Merie
Dean
Gene
Kansas City
Arlene Wade
Helen Heaston
Hazel ‘Boland
Ada McCulloth
Eda| Heaston
Reese
Swimley Stack Oats
Noah Ebahart
Aie Yeawsoh
Hursday Mioming
Gladys Puckett
Bertha Churchbaugh
Everning
Orville Puckett
Carolyn
Keith
Leland Ulrich
LaHarpe
Will ‘Woods
Lydia Johannings
Chris ‘Schwartz
Clyde Puckett
Frank Hoging
Alena
Merle Dean
Bert Gene
John Daniels
Marie
Carl
Roscoe
Kenneth
Irene
Ldrdy Williams
Pleasant
Grove
Lero
Puckett
Zane
Star
Elmer
Daniels
Allie Lawson
Dorothy
Virginia
Jeres D Gleason
Homerisque
Clae Puckett
Lois
Franz
Herman
Frederick
John Kannenberg
Dave Sturm
Freda Kannenberg
Welleville
Claude Williams
Willard
Merle Minckel
Clyde’ Puckett
Elmer’ Daniels
Reese Swimley
Swimley
Solon Tucker
Nettie Puckett
Marvin
Orville
Lloyd
Gerald
Cecil
Leroy Puckett
Gons
Harry
A. E. Puckett
A. Puckett
Colorado
Fountain, Cole
Clara
Hattie
Osear’ Schwartz
Delbert
Maurice
Dan Joharming
Grandpa Lawson
Ad Heston
Virginia Lawson
Otto Johanning
Kanwaka
Armin
Elmer Landis
Celia Heaston
Frances
Robert
Boland
Lawrence-area social notes recount visits and gatherings
A long list of Lawrence and Baldwin area residents visiting from Tuesday through Monday includes Lawson, Heaston, Daniels, Ulrich, Churchbaugh, Boland, Landis, and Puckett families. Visitors toured Ottawa and Kansas City, shared meals, attended programs, and helped with chores and farm tasks, with Frances Heaston planning a Texas summer stay.
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Lawson
von Stoi
Elen- Heaston
Besse. Swimley
Holand Hore
Allie Lawson
Daniels
Dan
Reese Swimley
Loxman
Joe
Alice Daniels
Law Ce
Edd Heaston
Air
Alice Lawson
Anid Thy
Lawrence
Bleakley
Harriet
Mary Ulrich
Ston
Frances Cook
Elmer Daniels
Grandpa Soh
Frances Heaston
Harriet Kley
Baldwin
Ewis Churchbaugh
Jances
Helen
Robert Heaston
Lewis Churchbaugh
Marshall Churchbaugh
Vingi Landis
Hallie Peterson
Jesse Wint
Ira Flory
Amos Wrights
Henry Landis
Hallie Hale
Joan
Virgil Landis
Armin
War
Chirchbaugh
Aughter
Ward Landis
Doris
Herschell Ulrich
Keith
Frances
Robert
G. W. Boland
Texas
Elmer Heaston
Herchel Ulrich
Ottawa
Virgil.Landis and Sons
Armin and
Warren
Kansas City
Edgar Landis
Henry Lowdis
Lewis ‘Churchbaugh
Joan of Excelsior
George Boland
Clyde Puckett
Paul
Carolyn Ulrich
Helen Heaston
Sandy Williams
Bill Porter
Gladys Puckett
Homer Disque
Helen Sutton
Russel Dyer
Swope Park
Frank Hogins
George
Boland
Hazel Boland
Floyd Churchbaugh
The
Rendering Co
Topeka
Otto Johanning
Ft. F. Haas
Theo
Dan Johanning
Lydia Johanning
Gladys Frenne
Mabel Sutton
Gladys Orville
Marvin Puckett
Willow Springs
Imer Daniels
Harve Flory
Edd
Relief from Constipation with Rexall Orderlie Tablet
A Battle Creek physician called constipation the source of much misery and promotes relief with Rexall Orderlie tablets. The tablet draws water into the dry bowel to soften waste, producing a gentle natural movement without habit. Chew Rexall Orderlie at night and obtain 24 tablets for 25 cents at the local Rexall Drug Store.
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Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall Drug Store
Fritts-Stowits Drug Store
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von Hoffman Aircraft Companyy
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Cassie
Prince Off Wales
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Peoria
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Roy Day
Turlock
Cal
J. W. Waggoner
Donald
Lawrence High School
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J. 5
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Robert and
Arthur
Black Hills
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