Journal World 1927 World Company ads and road notes
Lawrence Kansas dated August 10 1927 reports include subscription details for the Journal World and Associated Press rights clarifications. It notes county road program moves toward hard surface Santa Fe trail linking east county to Baldwin City, and calls for cross county east west and north south routes to meet transport needs. It discusses President Coolidge visiting Rushmore and a plan to sculpt four presidents on Mount Rushmore, praising national unity over sectionalism. It comments on Dole prize flights amid early fatalities and questions entrants qualifications for endurance ocean flight, and notes the end of the free tourist park as tourism advertising shifts to paid expectations. It ends with a fragment about Lt Covell and earlier Dole derby news.
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Douglas County
Baldwin City
San Francisco
Honolulu
Paris Legion convention viewed through citizen eyes
The Ottawa Herald notes aging soldiers face limits on attending the Paris American Legion convention while optimism about Franco American ties persists. It discusses reactions to energy hoaxes, weather quirks, and lingering excitement from aviation feats by Lindbergh and Byrd as August gives way to September.
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American Legion
Paris
Lindbergh
Byrd
Legion
Ottawa Herald
Old Home Town Highlights and Local News Clippings
The column recalls fifty six years of local life with tales of a social party, vivid notes on residents like Mr Cotton and Uncle George Ford, and mentions of school leadership changes in Holton and Warrensburg Mo. It also reports on a ferry accident, visits by Major Edwards and Captain Bliss, and health updates including Mrs Garrett's recovery. Fifteen plus years ago Ted Poehler’s Marki racon trip and social events in Lawrence are noted, alongside church foundations, wind damage to Clinton church, and property remodeling in New Hampshire Street.
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Cotton
E County
Nixon
J. B. Nixon
Lawrence
Holton
McVicar
Yopeka
Normal School
Warrensburg
D. Thacher
Star Union
Kansas City
National Bank
Fifth and
Delaware Streets
Edwards
Captain Bliss
Coleman’s
Charles Garrett
Richmond
George Ford
Ted Poehler
Markirac
Lloyd Wilson
Eunice Manter
Colorado
Charles Tolbert
Utah
R. F P. Glass
Lawrence Nursery Co
Taines R. Finney
Frank Marcy
Montana
Miss Fluke
Fredericka Fluke
Bismarck
Lavere Langdon
Topeka
Nown
Tom Sweeney
Will Linton
Marion Township
C. M. Albrigit
Clinton
New Hampshire Street
N. Roberts
Col. Coffin
Cundiff
Ruby Cundiff
O. Alice
Richmond, Ill
Ralph Gillman
Victor. Hart
Shawtee
Okla
J. Yauslin
J. J. France
Des Moines
Towa
H. Cooper
Auspaugh
Rex
The
Coopers
Mary Emery
Price
Seventh ‘Street
Fred Holton
Small Son
Ness City
O. M. Hindman
Lois Downs
John Rechty
Phyllis Shumaker
Great Bend
Helen Keohane
Milward Idol
Robinson
J. E. Wilson
Chanute
Woman's Relief Corps
the Legion Hall
James
Massey
Columbus
Baldwin
Johnson
Edith
Mary
Thayer
Bill Hay
Minnesota
Lakes
Marjorie Ronpish
Janice Stover
Jay Stover
Margery Pardee
Ena Corn
Gertrude Reeves
Harriett Milner
Independence
F. D. Allen
Denver
Colo
Lough
Clara’ Beach
Kansas University
Miss Beach
C. BE. Holman
Colorado Springs
Fletcher Hunt
Mildred
Gladys
Ozarks
Maurice Markham
Jean Louise
California
Grand Canyon
A.E. Tunin
Harvey. Windram
Merle Hitchcock
Gayle Chubb
W.H. ‘Webster
N. W. O’byrne
Mary Follin
A. D. Butell
Mia
Clyde Stewart
Ethel Huff
Mary Martin
Marion
Malta
Bend
Dorothy Newlin
Waneta Sowers
Call for a trained boys band in Lawrence
A reader urges Lawrence to support forming a trained boys band as a public fundraiser. They note local teens already play in rudimentary bands and praise the Journal-World for backing the idea while inviting others to lend support and leadership for the project.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Sempestrys
Journal-World Management
Journal- World
Engineers Say Terraced Land Stops Floods
St Joseph Michigan AP Engineers from the American Society of Agricultural Engineers advocate terracing as a flood prevention method after severe spring floods. Raymond Olney, secretary, will direct the effort and seek university departments to start terracing programs citing long standing use in China and the Philippines.
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St. Joseph, Mich
American Society of Agricultural Enginers
Raymond Olney
China
Philippines
Olney
Dr Elwood Mead Reclamation Bureau Chief Recovering From Illness
Dr Elwood Mead, commissioner of the U S Bureau of Reclamation, is reported recovering from a critical illness. An irrigation and reclamation expert, he studied at Purdue and Iowa State, taught at Colorado College, and led Wyoming’s state engineering efforts and a U S agriculture investigation commission before heading the bureau.
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Elwood Mead
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Purdue University
Towa State College
Colorado College
Tate
Today in History and Birthdays Celebrate Milestones
Fifty years since Mars moons discovery by Asaph Hall. Fifty years of the phonograph since Edison's 1877 patent. Weimar Republic constitution anniversary. Joseph Weber birthday milestone. Port Washington Ohio marks founding centennial with three day celebration. Santa Barbara hosts Old Spanish Days Fiesta crowd and activities.
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Mars
Asaph Hall
Washington
D. C
Ohio
Santa Barbara
Moonlit baths draw crowds at European beaches
Moonlight baths gain popularity at Deauville Trouville and nearby resorts this summer, drawing crowds away from casinos. Beachgoers include bathers ukulele players and singers, while casino proprietors worry tourists linger by the shore after dark.
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Paris
Deauville
Trouville
Caterpillars Said To Cause Skin Disease In Berlin Children
The Prussian Board of Health warns that contact with caterpillars may trigger skin eruptions in Berlin children. Officials note that only some caterpillars and susceptible children are affected, with hairs embedding in the skin and fever driven by the insect's excretion. Also mentioned is an exhibit at the Science Museum in South Kensington featuring half of Turbinia, the first turbine driven vessel.
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Berlin
Science Museum
South Kensington
Rosemary and the Kald Duel in Moroccan Turmoil
Rosemary Crofton travels with a convoy through Moroccan danger. A Frenchman pressurizes her, the Kald plots, and Westwyn, a tribal leader, arranges a marriage in name. A duel with Martengo and a stormy wedding night unfold amid volatile sultanate politics.
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Rose Crofton
Governors Palace
Moroccs
Tregarten
de Vries
Kald
Morocco
Abd-el Krim
Rosemary
Abdel Krim
Fes
Rosenney
Téleholl
Pete
Zarita
Weatwyn
Martengo
Raremary
Abul
Koto Hla House
Miner
Wentwyn
Maya
Zatita
Martengola
Westwyn
Menebbhe
Rogremary
Rift of Telehul Brims With Hidden Plans and Romance
Rosemary grows wary as Abd el Krim’s Rift plots swirl around Martengo and Zuorumn. Westwyn, torn between duty and desire, keeps secrets while the village braces for a covert operation. The couple’s tension rises as rumors spread and mystery deepens amid rain, mountains, and looming conflict.
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Rogetary
Rosemary
Westwyn
Zirlfa
Martengo
Spain
Tosemary
Abd-el Krim
Zuorumn
Jarifa
Westwyn Pointblank
Telehul
Westera
de Vries
Lucretia Borgia
Nobddy
Stoud
Ahmed
Ayltan
Menebbhe
Abdel Krim
Zarifa
Rosemary and Zarifa in a jeweled desert intrigue
A chapter reveals Rosemary preparing for a pivotal moment with Zarifa in the Kaid's camp. Attar, perfume, and the loom of seduction heighten tension as Rosemary yearns to outmaneuver Westwyn and learn Telehdl’s plans, while Ahmed reads the room and the firelight paints a perilous scene that ends with a cliffhanger.
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Ahmed
Rena Ry
What metal holds more value than gold in rings
A quiz style question page asks about metals valued over gold for wedding rings and other uses. It lists ten prompts on metals and related facts, ending with an ad noting Kaywoodig pipes at Rankin's Drug Store.
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Senaator Clark
Montana
Missouri
Sout Dakota
Rankin'’s Drug Store
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