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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1925
Page
2
A large upcoming sale at Weaver's store begins Thursday at 9 am and runs nine days. Extensive advertising, New York sourcing, and substantial price reductions are promised to attract Lawrence area customers and extend the trading radius beyond the city.
Local bowling tally shows Elks competing in a high score match with 250 228 and 924 243 223 readings amid unclear notes and stray markings. The readable figures point to a scoring session but specifics remain fragmented.
The Loyal Ladies class of the First Methodist Episcopal Church will host a picnic for husbands and families Friday August 28 at 6 20 PM in South Park with Mrs E L Dowers as chair. If rain, the event moves to Mrs 3 By Nelson 1130 Kentucky. Streets. Mr and Mrs George Bullene will entertain guests this evening at six o'clock with Mr and Mrs Richard Jackman, Mr and Mrs Fred Jaedicke, Mr and Mrs John Tommy Constant, and Mr and Mrs George Bullene. Mr and Mrs Harvey Walker depart for Lawrence Saturday as he takes a new post as staff assistant for the League of Minnesota Municipalities in Minneapolis. He will stop in Kansas City and Marshalltown Iowa for meetings with the Lews League of Municipalities. Mrs Walker and their young son will visit with her parents in Kansas City before joining Mr Walker in Minneapolis.
Mrs Anna McKowen 57 and daughter Mary 22 of Winfield Kansas were seriously injured in a Missouri accident near California while returning from a vacation. Son Ray McKowen driving the car escaped with minor injuries as another car allegedly cut a side road causing a ditch plunge. Authorities in Moniteau county investigate the crash.
Lawrence Chamber with Rotary and Kiwanis seek car owners to donate use of their vehicles on September 2 for a sight seeing tour of Lawrence for about 150 Delta Upsilon members returning from a national convention in Seattle. The group arrives Kansas City at 3 30 p m and stays until 6 30 p m. A committee will arrange cars to tour residential areas and institutions with addresses by Chancellor Lindley. Approximately thirty cars are needed.
Dr A B Estabrook longtime Lawrence resident died suddenly August 17 at his Santa Barbara home after a period of ill health. The family to the room where he collapsed before responders reached him. The obituary notes his long residence and sudden death.
Lawrence will open next week with Cecil DeMille's The Lost World at the Bowersock during the weeks starting September 7 and 21. Harold Lloyd's The Freshman will play at the Varsity the week of September 28. Donist and Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush are booked for an early showing. The Orpheum theater will open as a vaudeville house the week of September 7, with Thursday and Friday shows featuring five-act junior Orpheum circuits. A road show, Elie's Irish Rose, is booked for September 28 and 29 at the Bowersock. A revival of negotiations with anthracite miners resumes if operators do not reject demands based on mine costs.
Representatives from the house appropriations committee began a three part inspection at Fort Leavenworth. They surveyed the prison complex and the new shoe factory. They also toured the Missouri land fence and the federal prison farm area. Lunch guest were Deputy Warden Zerbat and Mrs Zerbat. Dinner hosted by Warden Biddle with local officials and army officers invited.
Mrs. Holland Wheeler Jr and daughter Leatrice Jean return from a two week trip in Minnesota and Canada. W O Nelson returns from a motor trip to the Ozarks. Mrs. Ruth Christy Bell and daughter Josephine visit her mother in Peru. Bell traveled to Lawrence. Mr and Mrs James M Wheeler stay with Wheeler’s Wichita parents. Jesse May Tucker returns from Olathe visit. Bobby Taylor, welterweight, to box Sept 23 in Topeka. opponent unnamed. E W Cross returns from two months East motor trip. visited Washington and Maryland. Cross sold his undertaking business and has no definite future plans.
The annual county W. CT convention will be held Thursday with Mrs. W. A. Du Lawrence and Mrs. Listie- Kinnon of Eudora in charge. Morning devotionals, singing, appointments, committee setups, and reports from officers and local unions are listed, followed by lunch, more devotional time, discussions on literature, music, and a closing benediction.
Talbot A Fowler of Kansas City was discharged by the Missouri Supreme Court today on a writ of habeas corpus. The court held he could not be imprisoned for debt after refusing to pay 4512 to the administrator of his late brother Leavenworth Fowler. The estate was valued around 30000 with most left to Talbot and his wife. Other names include Joseph Fowler Fontana Kane and James.
Fowler of Paola Kansas sued to set aside a will claiming their brother was incapacitated when influenced. Talbot A. Fowler refused to pay insurance money from the estate and was held in contempt of court and jailed. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bogan are visiting Kansas City for a few days.
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