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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
7
Mrs. Sallie B. Ellis sues Fraternal Aid Union in district court seeking settlement of a life insurance policy on Ralph Ellis who was killed in France last year.
Entries for the first annual Lawrence Bicycle Road Race open Monday at the YMCA for riders sixteen and under in three age classes. The five mile course runs from the YMCA on Vermont Street through North Lawrence and back, with handicaps announced three days before the event. Prizes include gold watches, knives and chains, saddles, tires, and other bicycle gear.
Hartig team tops bowling standings with 13 wins 3 losses after Peterson squad falls to Hetzel by four games. Peterson slips to third as Hartig rises to the head of the league with Francisco second and Peterson at ten wins six defeats. Julius Uhrlaub away Cap tain Peterson sidelined Stevenson leads Hetzel with 24 pins.
Miss Laura Schellhorn visited Wanwaka Thursday to Saturday from Kansas City. Phebe Bigsby joined her and stayed at Schellhorn’s. A Christian Endeavor party was held at Murray’s Friday evening. Luella Shaw fractured a rib after a pony mishap but is recovering. Several families, including the Shaws and Pontes, spent Sunday with relatives.
Sunday dinners and visits populate community life with families dining at relatives homes and traveling to Osage, Arcadia, and Vinland. Local notices report repairs, remodeling, new New York representative for the Journal-World, a bank note suit, and desertion charges.
Classified notices solicit farm plowing work and real estate deals around Lawrence and Northwest Texas. Ads promote cash buyers for farms and residences, rental management, and land sales through WAIT & WILSON The Land Men and other agents. Also included are stock and miscellaneous sale notices, post listings, and a Santa Fe rail expansion note.
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