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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
4
A Kansas Democratic Party analysis notes the party’s limited reach, its leadership influence, and its tendency to follow leaders rather than chart a clear path. It suggests the party can be defeated but cannot be ignored, shaping local political dynamics rather than policy.
Greetings to Charles G. Dawes on his sixty second birthday. W L Mackenzie King opens the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The National Hairdressers Association meets in Cleveland for its annual convention. Delegates gather in Detroit for the United Spanish War Veterans encampment. Eudora PTA picnic postponed to Thursday if rain. Oxford imposes a rule limiting oil derricks to one per city block. Sheaffer pen mention appears as a fragment.
Deal and at frequent intervals a few well is brought in. Under these circumstances, the complete enforcement of that ordinance will qualify the Oxford city officials to solve the problems of cities many times the size of the one which they are governing at present. Confronted with a budget that could not be compressed within the year's limits, the Topeka city commissioners took the only way out and increased the city tax levy. Lawriner, which got a slight reduction in its levy this year, is classed with a small and select minority of the state's incorporated places in that respect.
Led Smith and others return from Denver praising the visit. Southwestern Stage Co adds two new stages with ten more en route for southern Kansas. Charlie Vincent quits lumber to open a cafe and fruit shop in Coker building. Burton 3, 8: Ha, Vices president buys a Colorado residence after a Colorado visit. Groxer returns from western New York. A E Bosworth returns from Ohio. Morse cravat and Osaka cravat bow featured at Kansas Shirt department.
John Rathbone injured when a heavy boiler fell on his foot at the Journal office. Mrs. R. Petty, ill in McLouth, expected to improve and return home if she continues to get better. Miss Loren married Mr. Fred Herger of Kansas City with Mr. Will Price as rroomsm an and Rev. Irving Baxter officiating. Miss Ada Kunkle set for a Oklahoma visit. Victor Cone back from Indianapolis military academy. Jas Metcalf’s son broke both forearm bones after a horse fall. Dr. Leslie treated the fracture. Prof Haworth and Mrs Haworth to Kansas City for Haworth farm triennis meeting. Mr. and Mrs. All Cox back from Colorado outing. dry country gave way to a soaked land. Harold Henry writes on Berlin studies and German language. no familiar faces since June 7. Invitations issued by T Street, Mrs J S McCrory, Mr Harold McCrory, and Miss Virginia McCrory for a reception Saturday Sept 16 at Mrs Street’s home. hours 2 to 7.
Robert W. Devonshire of Boston, the first man ever employed by a telephone company, receives a complimentary dinner for 50 years of continuous service. Hired in 1877 as a Bell Telephone Company bookkeeper, he rose to general manager in 1906 and vice president in 1913 at the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Francisco editorials call for a lasting monument near the Golden Gate to the Dole fliers who disappeared in the Pacific and propose a memorial at sea on September 16 with Navy support. Mayor Rolph signals participation as relatives plan a floral tribute aboard ships bound for Hawaii, while search efforts continue across the Pacific.
Atlantic City undertakes construction of a vast convention hall on the seashore to seat well over 60 000 people and even fit a three wing circus and a bathing beauty contest. The project stands as a memorial to Mayor Edward J Bader who conceived it before his death in January.
Local dispatches report Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beeks touring Martinsville and relatives in Marshall and Greenville Illinois. Coach Liston returns from Harvard summer session in Boston with tires filled Baldwin air. Various community visits include Misses McHenry and Thayne in Kansas City and Delta Circle members hosting a picnic. Prof Harvey and family bound for Albion College in Michigan. numerous Baldwin residents visit kin in Topeka Lawrence Nevada and Parsons. The county WCTU convention is set for Baldwin with Attorney General William Aith to speak. several locals attend as well as Epworth Institute attendees.
A reminiscence contrasts youth and aging with the speaker recalling misjudging a peer as old when they were merely in the prime of life. The line reflects a playful view of growing up during the period.
A fragment from a Wildean dialogue reveals Adraste and Damaster plotting a clandestine romance against Helen and a rigid matriarchal society. They debate secrecy, duty, and courage as they imagine running away if needed, while hoping for a future together despite parental opposition.
The article blends fashion tips for women under five feet three inches with church events at St Luke Church and local notices. It cites Miss Daisy Deane Williamson on dress height illusion, hair, hats, and color harmony, plus a garden variety schedule including sermons, Sunday school, and a prayer meeting. It also notes tennis semi finals delayed by rain, aviation pioneer J W Parton claims, and Peruvian sunflower trivia.
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