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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1927
Page
4
The Journal-World reports Senator Curtis' stance against a presidential boom, the Victory highway cut-off linking 73 W north of Lawrence, and Garder's approval of one quarter of the cost. It adds notes on Americans spending abroad, bootleg liquor imports, Kansas City Denver air service, and Charles Levine's reception in Paris.
The German effort to cross the Atlantic failed to complete the journey but the pilots and ships Bremen and the other craft gained valuable knowledge of operating in rough weather. The Dole prize flight is projected to take about twenty two hours, with potential earnings of over one thousand dollars per hour if near that schedule. National Guard training at Fort Alley is highlighted as a key element in national defense alongside extended annual drills. President Coolidge was told federal building funds may be approved, aiding expansion in Lawrence, including the post office project. Highway progress includes a Golden Belt road opening linking Lawrence and Topeka, easing traffic, while Wyandotte and Douglas counties push for additional road capacity.
In Clinton township voters approved a $25 000 stock in the Wadarusa Valley road with a pledged bond issue to fund the project. The measure promises a railroad from Lawrence to Carbondale and a depot near Clinton within three quarters of a mile. Local citizen J W Bullock provided returns promptly.
Miss Daisy Smith joined the University Book Store. Mrs Will Hinesley returns from Wisconsin summer. Mrs George Schell and Oliver back from six weeks in Colorado. Bromelsick and Bangs to return from two weeks in Colorado. Mrs R W Gorrill and Maude Gorrill back from Excel sion Springs. Mrs George B Shaw hosted a watermelon party with twelve guests. Miss Mary Copley visiting Ed Copley in Salt Lake City. Geo B Edgar travels from Winfield to Iola to become Santa Fe cashier. City may owe damages for unsafe death trap at old Bassette place. Streets dug up, no lights or guards to keep people away. Mrs Creewir narrowly avoided a fall near the site. Prof Frazier to marry Prof Edgar G Ma from elocution dept in Connecticut next week. Professors Lincoln, Raymond, and Leoner Vries have been spending…
A fragment notes a pastor leading a Sunday class at a Boston church. Professor Schwegler is billed as a compelling and profitable speaker whose sessions will attract attendees.
Albany Aug 18 Women prove able assistants to the Sherlock Holmes of New York state in the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the State Department of Correction. Miss Clara L Parsons heads the bureau and women manage over 800000 cards and inspect prints to track criminals across states. Parsons praises women as capable though some tasks suit men. she supports universal fingerprinting to ease identification nationwide.
Robbers looted Kostroma Museum taking many historic items including a 1604 gold and pearl shroud gifted to Kostroma monasteries by Boris Gedunoff, ornate church vestments with stones, and a boyar dress linked to Prince Dmitri Polarsky, a key Moscow savior in 1610. Kostroma, a historic city founded in 1152, is known for its monasteries and churches.
Eugene A. Gilmore, former Wisconsin Law School professor and five year Vice Governor General, assumes control of the Philippine Islands after Governor General Wood's death. Nebraska native with De Pauw and Harvard Law training, practiced in Boston before joining Wisconsin in 1902. He has served in national law school groups and written extensively on legal education and democracy.
The Dominican Republic marks its national independence day today with celebrations. In Chicago University athletics director Alonzo A. Stage turns 65 today and receives congratulations. Stamp enthusiasts gather in St. Louis for the American Philatelic Society convention. Bennington Vermont commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bennington with a military display and speeches by governors and notable figures.
Strident Congo rhythms, refined by Southern backwood chants, will be heard in Denver on September 7 as the National Baptist convention brings about 3 090 black church leaders to the city. Concerts of all negro songs feature 500 choristers and new spirituals, with musicians to transcribe melodies for publication and lyricists to craft suitable verses.
Mr and Mrs 02 F Powell and daughter Jeanette of Toneka visited Mr and Mrs Oscar Polwell and children Alice and Dorothy Sunny Yairs Vernon King called on Mrs F McNamara and daughter Mrs Arthur Underwood visited, along with multiple locals. The Maple Grove Haskell ball double header ended 6 2 and 6 6 with All Star Boosters. Various families attended events at the University of Kansas museum and Kansas City trips were noted.
Madame Frieda Hempel, famed opera star, is in St Moritz composing an operetta score for Budapest production in November. Two Viennese waltzes will be added, including a new interpretation of The Beautiful Blue Danube. She continues her high profile lawsuit against August Heckscher, seeking damages tied to a charity singing agreement.
A fragmented quiz item asks which Western cathedral benefited from a renowned restoration, identifies the costliest Protestant cathedral in New York, notes stained glass windows at a Parisian site for air defense, and seeks the world’s largest sacred space. It also asks for London’s famous cathedral, the German cathedral, New York’s noted church, two leaders of large cathedrals, and the tallest cathedral worldwide.
Kansas National Guard members stationed at Camin Whitside for summer training report cold nights and require at least two blankets to stay warm. City residents crave a breath of fresh air amid the heat.
Rosemary and Wentwyn survive a violent flood and siege as they navigate danger, escape, and a delayed reunion. Rosemary saves Wentwyn, he vows repayment, and they confess love, planning to flee together while the region reels from conflict and disruption.
Rosemary arrives as triumph news floods in from the front. Messages recount Spaniards driven back and Mohammadt erasing posts while Westwyn's riflemen cut off retreat. She seeks news of Telaholl but longs for solitude to process shifting war rumors and a distant peace.
The Pratt chamber will sponsor a baseball tournament in early September with four teams. Each team will play all others, and prizes of 1.75, 26, and 12.50 will be awarded according to final standings. Officials plan for the event to become an annual affair.
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