Tax cuts and local relief in Kansas year end report
Lawrence residents see a lower total tax levy for the coming year with city state and school levies down from last year while the county levy stays the same. A review compares hospital care costs for relief patients, noting Douglas county’s $14.45 weekly per patient versus Sedgwick’s $15.46 and a $120,000 taxpayer saving from a county hospital. Also discussed are truck driver hours, primaries diminishing minority threats, and political notes across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Department of Public Health and Welfare
Sedgwick County
Douglas County
Sedgwick Court
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Old Home Town News Highlights Local Upgrades and Society
F.A.U.1 building to receive a new roof repainting and redecorating with oak floors in antirooms and stage. Musicians Form Union grows to 37 members led by President Fred K. Leonard and officers including Cruz McDaniels Eldon Ardrey and James Holyfield. Mrs. Learnard hosted a morning gathering for Mrs. May Spencer McQuivey of Wendell Ida. Virginia Hosford to perform a violin solo and Mary Ellen Miller to dance at Lawrence Ladies of the G A R meeting. Allegras club alumni plan a reunion at Broad View Inn with members from Kansas City and Pittsburgh. A group of girls visited Tonganoxie for a swimming outing yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.A.U.1
Fred K. Leonard
Cruz McDaniels
Eldon Ardrey
James Holyfield
Arlo Hults
E. R. Learnard
May Spencer McQuivey
Wendell, Ida
McQuivey
D. M. Spencer
A. M. Wilcox
L. D. Havenhill
Isabel Sharp
Emma Savage
May Savage
Alice Byrd
Nellie Grover
George Orr
Jennie Bunyan
A. G. Mitchell
Elmer Brown
Thomas Brown
Virginia Hosford
Mary Ellen Miller
Lawrence Ladies
G.A.R
Lawrence Girls
Allegras Club
Broad View Inn
Albert Learned
Kansas City
Ward Tillotson
Pittsburgh
Edna Teeter
Kate Caldwell
Minnie Dingelstedt
Tonganoxie
Helen Walton
Harriet Gilbert
Elizabeth Brodhead
Nell Pontius
Jane Pontius
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A humorous sketch shows a narrator recalling his mother giving him credit for a small kindness. He relates a memory of rushing to fetch water for Daisy as a child and compares it to a past moment when his mother restrained herself in a similar way. The piece reflects family dynamics and affectionate, lighthearted tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Frank Pingano
Frank
Local women visit Kansas City for city library books
Robert Hill leads Miss Margaret Gustafson and Miss Mary Jane Melton along with Miss Lillian Constant and Miss Margaret Perkins to Kansas City to purchase books for the city library. Officials hope the library opens to the public by Monday, August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hill
Margaret Gustafson
Mary Jane Melton
Lillian Constant
Margaret Perkins
Kansas City
Band Is Making Decided Hit At Fort Riley and Junction City
Twenty five years ago a Lawrence group of musicians impressed two thousand listeners at Fort Riley and Junction City with a well received concert led by Chief Musician Brown. Also noted are local moves and travels of residents including a drowning incident of William Wilson at Deichmann bridge and various trips among city figures and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Fort Riley
Junction City
Brown
Seventh Cavalry
William Wilson
Eudora
Deichmann
J. N. Bischoff
A. J. Anderson
Denver
Colo
J. Frank Jones
Ottawa
F. H. Stannard
F. W. Barteldes
Oklahoma
W. Bishop
Kansas City
Fred Clark
Baldwin
Will Gorrill
Arthur
Ans
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Maud Smelser
Indianapolis
Ind
John Harkness
Carrie Watson
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Atwood
Harry Atwood
Boston
Springfield
John Q. A. Norton
Homer
Ohio
Roy Porterfield
K. A
School of Engineering
Baker University of Baldwin
Lawrence Schools and Local Notes Highlight Forties Era
Reports from Superintendent Smith and Principal Olney praise Lawrence schools with growing attendance and college-educated teachers. Cora Kimball Melvin lauded for past work. May High School Budget cited for department details. Irish-American picnic at Bismarck Grove drawn Kansas City crowd, 15 cent entry. Local figures: Jus Bowersock to Omaha tennis, Kirchhoff and Flintom in KC, Henley and Brooks trips, Hackman vacation note, Knapp couple from England, Baker coach Thomas in town, Maxwell bicycle race trainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Olney
Lawrence
Cora Kimball Melvin
Bismarck Grove
Kansas City
Jus Bowersock
Topeka
Jus
Omaha
Stoker
Kansas
George Kirchhoff
W. J. Flintom
A. Henley
Henley
P. R. Brooks
Brooks
Elliot Blackwelder
Geo! Hackman
Mr. Hackman
N. Knapp
England
GC. L. Thomas
Baker
Kansas University
Nebraska University
You're Another taunts during traffic stop night
Deputy Sheriff R A Harshe halted a truck for a failed tail light and was taunted by the driver who pointed out the motorcycle tail light was out. Harshe hurried to the county garage to address the observed issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
R. A. Harshe
Harshe
Can Opener Burglar Fails Against Tough Safe
A burglar in Randaburg California entered the office of insurance agent George Jewell by cutting a hole in the tin roof with a can opener. The safe resisted the break in. only the dial was damaged, reported Undersheriff Rea Pyle. In New York City, seven blocks of the new 2 percent mile subway line cost 5 million 583 thousand 768 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randaburg
Calif
George Jewell
Jewel
Rea Pyle
City of
New York
A New Home and Old Rooms in Ashboro
Carol faces leaving the family home in Meredith as she accepts a teaching job in Ashboro Georgia. Her mother Milly and sister Jill weigh the pull of security against independence while Pat wrestles with his own talents and Evan Torrance’s memory. The scene blends domestic tension with town contrasts and future unease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Duncan Phyfe
Milly
Evan Torrance
Evan
Pat
Jill
Meredith
Love
Westminster
Ashboro
Georgia
Roosevelt
Swimming Party at the Pond Contest
Mary Graham Bonner recounts a playful scene as Willy Nilly invites all to swim and join water games led by Top Notch the rooster who claims to judge races. Christopher Columbus Crow starts the events while Mrs. Quack announces a ducking contest to see who can submerge longest in five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Willy Nilly
Top Notch
Rooster
Christopher Columbus Crow
Mrs. Quack
Christopher
Bears Race in a Tub at the Pond Contest
NPE notes time as Top Notch ties five ducks for the honor. Willy Nilly declares bears will stage a tub race across the pond with each bear paddling in a tub, causing splashes and growl laughs as the scene ends with a tease about Tomorrow The Rain Comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Top Notch
Willy Nilly
First-Aid Basics For Hikes And Home Health Advice
In a lightweight kit a two inch bandage iodine and adhesive tape suffice for many emergencies with soap as a cleansing germicide. Soap and water thoroughly washed can rival iodine in antiseptic effect, and expert help remains essential for serious injuries.
Tomorrow-Heredity and Overweight Remedies Mentioned
The piece notes washing wounds with soap and water before applying iodine for both shallow and deep injuries. It highlights adhesive tape uses from bandage binding to protecting blisters and as emergencies like tourniquets or splints. It also recounts brief local vignettes from Knoxville, Spencer, correction from St. Joseph, and Idaho primary election humor.
Eudora Social Roundup with Visits and Events
Local residents from Eudora and Ottawa share visits and family news. Families from Lawrence Wellsville Edgerton Kansas City and Wichita attend gatherings talk at Centenary church and a birthday party for Richard Harkness. A bridal shower for Leon Wagner features many guests and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ernest
George
Ed Brown
Ottawa
IHS
Wendolin Schehrer
Homer White
Kansas City
Frank Kadlic
Clarice Kadlic
John Patterson
North Lawrence
India
Carrie Richards
Little Richard Harkness
Kenneth
Junior Stadler
Floyd Gillsippi
Donie Jim
Edgerton
D. P. Dwyer
Wellsville
Thelma Haverty
Duane
Oliver Dea
Charles Ziesenis
Lawrence
Bobbie Ziesenis
Electa Ferguson
Wichita
Oliver Christie
H. Reifschneider
Edna Schmidt
Curtis Ruthrauff
Hilda Helen Gerstenberger
Hazel Glenn
Martha Abels
Lena Altenbernd
Pearl Knake
George Gerstenberger
Fred Rothberger
Henrietta Harris
Fred Moll
Floyd Pierce
C. E. Cory
C.B. Johnson
J. D Adams
C. E. Sheldon
Henrietta Schubert
K. V. Hoover
Radio Programs Friday Evening August 4 Schedule
An extensive station by station rundown lists WREN WDAF KMBC programs for Friday evening August 4 including concerts, orchestras, singer acts, and news. Features multiple time slots 4:20 to 12:00 with Frank Fay Tommy Dorsey style acts, Roosevelt address, sports and movie reviews, and ends with weather forecast and midnight headlines. Major performers include Roy Campbell's Orchestra Victor Baya Orchestra Clara Lu Em Frank Farrell Boake Carter Marion Talley Shandor and Tony Russell among others. Also notes broadcasts from WREN KMBC WDAF and WB stations with entrainment across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
WDAF
Roy Campbell
KMBC
Victor Baya
Frank Farrell
Boake Carter
Carol Dell
Oos Raan Marsh
President Roosevelt
Frank Fay
B. A. Rolfe
Orch
Hollywood Hotel
Clara
Andre Kostelaneta
Marion Talley
Grant Park
WRE
Vivian Chiesa
Jimmie Brierly
Jack Randolph
Tony Russell
Amos ‘N' Andy
Rupinoft
Paul Sells
Jesse Crawford
Erle Smith
NBC Music Guild
WDAIF
Shandor
Andy Sanella
Radilo Circus
Stevens
Johnny Johnson
al Donahue
Wrens
King's Jesters
Eddie House
Grand Terrace
WDAI
Biltmore
Jack Russell
Cherniavsky
Don Ferdi
Heine
Grenadiers
Wdaalf
el Chico
St. Francis Hotel
Meredith Willson
Goldman
KMAC
Bruna Castagna
the Chateau
Salone Moderne
Hickory House Orch
Kamnc—Rero
Gerald K. Smith
Mayfair Casino Orch
Wiliam Lemke
Nat'l Union For Justice
Fishface & Figsbottle
Tom Terris
Ann Leaf
Eesption Choral Club
NBC
Don Voorhees
KABC
Clyde Lucas
LDS Radio Vespe
Sunset Dreams
Major Bowes
Ray—America
Goldman Band
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Paul Whiteman
Servincent Lopez
Community notes of Eu dora events and gatherings
The Eu dora area community shares a busy schedule with church Ladies Aid sewing for the CPA picnic in the city park next Tuesday and Wednesday. Committees for food stand and ice cream stand are named, with Hamburgers buns iced tea pies coffee and bid duties assigned. Local visits include Wendolin Schehrer returning from Colorado and several families hosting dinners and bridge parties while Ralph Greiner nears discharge from St. Margaret's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Leon Wagner
Wagner
Frank Klingberg
Curtis Ruthrauif
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Alfred Eisele
Homer White
Edwin Ott
Loren C. Rapier
H. T. Melton
William Spitzli
Ruth Ott
Eisele
C. P. A. Vicnic
Eudora
Maurice Starr
Pete Edelbrock
Leslie Kindred
Ed Forsythe
Fred Bartz
John Everely
John Miller
James Shirk
Rapier
J. O. Scott
F. G. Hughes
Wendolin Schehrer
Colorado
Fred Betts
Ottawa
John Patterson
Wm. Mertz
Paul Sommers
William Zimmerman
Adelia Zimmerman
John Sommer
Virginia Lee Zimmerman
Phillip Gabriel
Erwin Kansig
Richard Cory
J. Patterson
Gardner
Herbert Landon
Effie Brooks
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Lorenzen &Thompson, Inc
West
North Michigan
Ava
Francis Santo
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Baltimore Ave
Star
Atlanta
Walton
Detroit
General Motors
Associated Press
Associated Prema
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Journal-World
Congress
Emporia Gazette
Gazette
Bettween
Lemke
Drouth
Asheville
Helen Clevenger
Arkansas City Traveler
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Publishers Syndicate
Marizn Simson
Merian Sims
NPE
New York Academy of Medicine
Iago Galdston
The
Knoxville
Tenn
R. A. Mynatt
Spencer
N. Y
WPA
St. Joseph, Mo
Arnold Bailey
St. Joseph
Pocatello
Idaho
Henry
Wren—Rubinoff
Melody Rendezvous
Cocoanut Grove
WREN—Lou_Ering
Jan Garber
Henry King
Lotus Gardens Orch
JMBC
Benny Goodman
King
Eddia House
WDAE
Grand Terrace Orch
Carl Schreiber
Sandy William
Oriental Gardens
Colgate
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