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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
4
A collage of Kansas notes and dispatches covers varied topics from Lawrence postal notices to Deseret Law jokes in Tonganoxie. It notes the Graf Zeppelin weathering a storm, university goodwill road trips, and a failing U S Schneider cup bid with an American speed plane. The column blends humor, history and local color with brief editorial observations.
A collage of 19th century Kansas notes: John A. Anderson addresses state teachers in Topeka while Samuel J. Crawford is nominated for Congress by the Greenback party in the Third District. Other items recount cattle poisoning, fall stock shipments from Davenport, a pony riding incident at the L L depot, Rev. Osmond’s return from the East, and a Meade county Cheyenne attack anniversary. Also mentions various social events, weddings, and local life in Topeka.
Last evening a party at a suburban home honored Mrs. Nece of Denver with guests including Mrs. Fred Sandon and Miss Sandon of Helena. Afternoon events included a prize contest won by Claudia McNaix and a booby awarded to Alfred Rodizer. Friday evening a lawn gathering at Mrs. Addis’s home 1283 Massachusetts street offered music and ice cream with Methodist ladies for ten cents.
Eleven high school students will begin work a week early to prepare copy for a complimentary issue of the Budget to be distributed to all Lawrence High School students on the canal school. The staff includes Donald Higgins Hazel Eberhart Muriel Sends Dorothy Blackmar Janet Simons Cleta Johnson Susanna Moody Ellmer Lupton. Business staff: Stanley Learned Byron and Samuel Wertherby. Celebrated Birthday A group gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs E Phillips Saturday evening for the birthday of J F Constant. Miss Henley honored by Mrs Z Kelso at 808 Indiana Street.
Kansas ranks ninth in mineral wealth and by mid 1926 has produced 377,873,000 barrels of petroleum. This total exceeds all but Mexico and Russia for any single oil field, underscoring the state’s substantial oil industry beyond its farm image.
A mixed review notes Sheila Through the Years by Joanna Cannan and Garden Oats by Faith Baldwin as readable but uneven works. Sheila centers on a married woman torn between duty and desire within a Toye era English family, while Garden Oats follows Dolores and Peter through love, annulment doubts, secret ambitions, and a late reconciliation in a complex social setting.
Lawrence writers are highlighted in The Troubadour August issue from San Diego with poems by Helen Hoopes and Whitcomb, and Emma Whitcomb. The California, Oregon and Washington editions released. Missouri due in September and Kansas in November. Minors in October. Editor in chief is Dr. BR MacGregor of Hays College. contributors from Lawrence include Hoopes Whitcomb Crafton Morgan and Neale Garman. Henrietta McKaughan, KU graduate, reports from China and Asia on Japanese papers. ex-Honolulu Advocate and Oregon Journal staffer.
Alain Gerbault returns to Le Havre on July 25 completing a five year solitary sea voyage. His round-the-world cruise inspired his book The Fight of the Firecrest which chronicles the ocean crossing and has become a noted adventure narrative.
A letter from Kaw area scout executive B B Dawson to George Lowman describes light lines drawn at the world Boy Scout jamboree at Arrowe Park near Liverpool England. American camp notes show boys trading uniforms badges and books and rivals trading clothing amid brisk exchanges. The letter mentions language mix and hopes for world peace impact. Reno County judge dead.
Hutchinson Kansas August 24 A P Judge F L Martin 69 longtime Reno county legislator former district court judge and mayor of Hutchinson died today at a local hospital after several days in critical condition following surgery He arrived from Illinois in 1885 and built a law practice becoming active in local and state affairs He was an ardent horticulturist devoting much time to flowers and fruit Bartow Florida A P criminal court jurists must decide if possession of dishwater with more than one half of one percent alcohol is illegal Wiley Baggett was arrested Deputies said the dishwater analyzed five percent alcohol
The Kansas Tax Code Commission announces a series of public hearings in Topeka in September. Sessions will cover real estate boards railroads agricultural interests insurance associations and more. A preliminary tax revision report and recommendations are to be presented to Governor Reed by year end.
Dr. W. L. Brooks president of the Kansas state teachers association plans a three day, six city speaking tour across eastern and western Kansas. He will cover about 750 miles delivering addresses at Wichita Independence Kansas City Topeka Salina Dodge City and Dodge City again. Brooks is director of secondary education in the Wichita public schools.
Evening Star notes Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scheihint and daughter Doris May with sons Lewie Henry Jr. and Wilbur of Guthrie Oklahoma visiting Miss Minnie and Henry Kurtz from Thursday to Friday. Also mentioned are Mrs. Arthur Eisele Mrs. Leslie Kindred and Mrs. William Spitzli among attendees.
Long list of local residents and visitors gathered for dinners, shows, and visits in Lawrence and surrounding towns. Neis and family, Parker and Kurtz households host relatives and friends from Grandview Belleview Franklin and Leavenworth, with illness noted for Grandma Smith and a limb injury treatment.
Ed Howe’s Plain People is praised as a lively autobiography blending history, anecdotes, and wit. The Kansas focus, especially Atchison, highlights early state life and notable figures, with vivid small town vignettes that echo The Story of a Country Town. The work is likened to a best seller and noted for its engaging, human miniature histories.
A tangled murder mystery unfolds in Hallam Bay as Inspector Wayne probes a fatal shot and suspects of a ghost, while Tom Grenofen and Veronica Seabroke entwine in a web of intrigue involving Mrs Seabroke and Mrs Pell.
Funeral services were held in New York for John B. Daniel 29 noted radio announcer who worked with National Broadcasting. The Campbell Funeral Home was crowded as friends paid tribute with floral tributes and a quartet performed. Daniel was regarded among the best announcers in the country with a voice heard on many broadcasts.
Kansas City report says former Missouri senator James A. Reed has retired to private life yet remains Kansas City's hardest working lawyer. He starts days early, buys lunch at a drug store counter, and often works late into the night drafting briefs. The piece notes his long political career and current routine away from public office.
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