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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1932
Page
4
A mixed snapshot from early 20th century: a Bible verse inspires faith healing, Amelia Earhart Putnam’s record flight is recalled, and European politics note Germany’s Reichstag customs plus Roosevelt’s handling of New York politics. The piece also cites Spain’s moderation after a failed revolt, with Sanjurjo’s sentence commuted and public relief.
The Arkansas City Traveler notes Rin-Tin-Tin the dog actor died in Hollywood. He never married, caused no scandals, avoided publicity, and lived simply. His passing was marked by a private service, with no fanfare or spectacle.
C. E. Birch, Lawrence high school commercial department educator and originator of a new keyboard approach, taught a group of teachers at the University of California in Berkeley this summer to apply his method for student typewriting instruction. Miss Julia Helmenbach hosted a Girls Guild supper at the Bartz home with readings by Miss Geraldine Riegger and Miss Dorothy Jewell. Naomi Henderson of Colorado Springs visited relatives in Lawrence, accompanied by uncles Berthold and Otto Durr and cousins from Eudora and Lawrence, who will visit Colorado Springs for two weeks. The Hunters plan a Colorado motor trip. Mrs. S. D. Alford, Mrs. Sylvia Osborne, and children returned from Colorado visits with Dr. J. S. Alford at Crested Butte.
Twenty five years ago notices report Miss Nellie Penchard and Miss Maud Durv visiting teens in Kansas City. Miss Carri xagold returns from Excelsior, Miss Louise Wiedemann from a two week Michigan vacation, with additional lines noting Mrs. S. Q. Thacher and Mrs. P. Em.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Marguerite Emery left for Genesee New York to visit until school opens. Isabel Hagen will go to Herington to teach in public schools this winter. Mrs H B Asher and Miss Alice Asher traveled to Excelsior Springs for a short vacation. Mr and Mrs J A Henley with George Rutter as chauffeur left for an overland trip to Denver in the Henley touring car planning a leisurely journey with no rush to set records.
Reports from Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture indicate crop estimates for 1895. Corn is projected at 38,000,000 bushels, wheat at 12,882,388, and oats at 32,000,000.
Forty years ago on a Friday August 26, Joseph Redman and Eureka L Myers were married at the bride’s uncle Frank Myers home in North Lawrence. The small ceremony was led by Dr Marvin with a few relatives present and a later supper. The couple will begin housekeeping in the town’s west district.
Lena Hartzall Wallace died in Kansas City at age. She was believed to be the first woman ordained as a Methodist minister in Kansas and had traveled as a prohibition lecturer and national lecturer for the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She had come from St. Joseph, Missouri to visit a friend. In the Midwest she was widely known for prohibition advocacy.
Mrs Stella Davis of Lawrence cared for Otto Vitt and daughter while Florence Vitt remained in S B As hospital Topeka. Otto Mignot and Carol Snyder of Eudora drove to Kansas City. Mrs Will Reetz Mrs Charles Ebberwein and Mrs Dollie Reetz attended a club gathering at Mrs Arch Meinkes. Fred Farrier and children Mr and Mrs Otis Nutting visited Kansas City. Rosa Schellagk been ill at son Harvey’s home. Fred Farrier released from Veterans hospital in Kansas City reported improvement. Mr and Mrs Steinbring and children visited St Louis relatives. Steinbrings’ mother stayed with them. Otto Vitt Arlene Vitt and Mrs John Bowen visited Florence Vitt in Topeka last Thursday. Lefty O’Doul, Brooklyn Dodgers star, began as a pitcher. Great Western of Brazil railway plans a door to door merchandise collection and delivery service.
Barry Cabot testifies in a sensational case linking gangster Strong to the murder of Dan Skelly at the Cockcrow. Janet Perry's decisive witness stance, Steinhall’s dramatic cross examinations, and Strong’s composed defense frame a tense courtroom battle in which loyalty, love, and truth collide amid underworld pressures.
Mrs Quacko bids farewell to the Ducks of Quackerville and returns home in a white feather bag clutching a pocket handkerchief and keys for her coupe. The group wishes Mr Quacka well amid Willy Nilly’s tidy shop and gauph cough concerns.
A narrator notes voices near a pond fail to be melodic. She suspects new birds, but finds only Mr Quacko and Willy Nilly asleep by the Willow Tree Garage.
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