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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
4
Ohio Democrats face uncertainty over pro prohibition stances as Chicago judges push hard line on gangsters and trials. Gandhi’s campaign in India nears stalemate while Kansas flood talks reflect long term prevention needs amid statewide drought and mixed harvest outlooks.
A reader argues the Republican gubernatorial primary does not show a desire to curb law enforcement. The piece notes Governor Reed’s enforcement claims and asserts Haucke will enforce the prohibition and other laws, with wets not gaining leverage from the outcome.
Mrs. Dinsmore thanks readers for two passion flower specimens. James G. Sands returns from a regional tour promoting his patent billet buckle. Frank Dinsmore seeks Republican county superintendent nomination. Vannest reports six ten orders for Haydock buggies after a trip. Donnelly Brothers cut hack fare to fifteen cents from railroad depots. Water in Bismarck lake rises making boat rides possible.
Lawrence announces Lawrence Hodson elected to succeed Prof. W R Crane in mining engineering after months of study. Arthur Edmondson visits Atlanta relatives. Funnells sold to Trevillo Kreider. C E B Funnell to Kansas City. Carnegie Library gifted Encyclopaedia Britannica 20th Century edition by local lawyers. Various residents plan westward moves and social visits.
Ten years ago Tudley Asher planned to join family in Colorado while Miss Mitchell hosted a tea for J Hannah Mitchell of New York City. Mrs Baldwin Mitchell and Fischer sisters prepared departures for Colorado with a month long visit. C C Seewir opened a new job printing plant at 4 East 8th Street in the Merchant's National Bank Building after leaving postmaster duties. J A Culver to retire as merchants' police officer and take a night position at the inter urban station after a long record of perfect attendance.
Historical note recalls 1882 Kansas fire in Chetopa causing substantial property damage. The piece then critiques mass weight loss standards, arguing human physiques fall into varied types making a single ideal weight impractical and urging individualized assessment before dieting.
St Louis Jackson and O Brine extend their flight after reclaiming the en durance record. Laura Ingalls from St Louis breaks a record with 714 barrel rolls in Providence Kentucky arrests in mine bombing reported. Harrisburg minister dies. Shamrock V arrives New London. R 100 dirigible to England. Airliner crash Havana. Cantonese aviators bomb Nanking. Masson fire destroys 50 homes.
Parsons Coms and callouses halted the first endurance Free playing attempt. Lorace Cramer quit at hour 40 due to sore feet. Carl Ferguson attempted to beat the record. Pittsburg saw 108 degrees, a tenth day above 100 in a row. Inoria Mrs Fitch and her husband from Superior Neb were seriously injured when their car overturned near here en route to Ottawa. Wesley Wilson and D Edison wounded in a Wichita quarrel after a dispute. Palermo Italy reports 39 Hungarians buried with full honors at the Victory monument. Kentucky motorists used 288.07 thousand gallons of gasoline.
In a Cairo style adventure, Dagger meets Sidi Marat in Algiers while tracing the path of Blaine Howard. He was a friend of her late beloved, killed on the Western Front, and she asks Marat to guide her into the desert to learn his fate and the Senussi mystery. The scene blends romance, travel, and peril as she pursues a deeper identity.
Geoffrey explains his shy child Centrosphere hides deep in the earth while Atmosphere Rock Sphere and Water Sphere play among peers. John and Peggy note the unusual names reflect different lives, and discuss how their ways differ from people. They bid farewell to Geoffrey.
A series of brief oddities. Clarence Lemar, veteran marathoner, ran 88 miles overnight in Durham to keep a speaking engagement after missing a train. Samuel Gordon near Rockaway Beach spotted a beer keg 200 yards offshore and nearly drowned collecting it. In White Plains New Jersey, Max Cohen, veteran campaigner, filed a socialist bid for county judge though no vacancy existed. He plans to file again.
A Baldwin column lists residents visiting relatives and travel to nearby towns. Beth Watkins of Tulsa visits Grand Harcots kin. C. E. Francis travels to Linden on business. Ed Cunningham returns from Grantville potato harvest. the Woods family touring the Rockies stops in Baldwin on return to Chicago. Local editors and residents such as Rev. L. B. Dobbs and Miss Alberta Harrison are noted with moves and work arrangements.
Mr and Mrs Sam Hill and Ruth of Gardner and Miss Anna Finley of Colorado visited Monday with Mr and Mrs Philip Lefmann and Mrs Lena Lefmann. Couples from Ola Topeka and Lawrence attended gatherings with local families. Donald Osborne returned home for a brief visit. Lucille Gabriel came home for a few weeks from Pittsburg summer school. Alonzo Ambler and Mildred Louise joined D T Osborn and Johnnie Pritchard for Tuesday dinner with the Lefmanns.
An old advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss remedy. It promises rapid weight loss within weeks by taking a daily glass of water with the salt mixture and claims improved energy, clearer skin, and a youthful feeling. The copy targets readers with bold, sensational language and a money back guarantee.
J H Hallmark of Vinland Kansas formerly of Richland credits Gly-Cas with relief from years of constipation indigestion nervousness and kidney trouble plus severe rheumatism. He reports improved sleep appetite and freedom from pain after a short treatment and urges others to learn of Gly-Cas from Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence and other leading drug stores nearby.
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