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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
3
A pasted crosswords list shows numerous numbered clues with words like Portion Make uptight Sly sinister Leeward and many garbled entries. A stray narrative fragment follows about a Lawrence doe owner and two painted metal bulldogs on a lawn, misread as live dogs, suggesting OCR garbling and a mixed page.
Washington reports Secretary Mellon proposes a billion dollar September financing plan as Hoover weighs next year's federal budget. Republicans and Democratic leaders debate tax revisions while noting a 992 million deficit for the past year and lower income receipts. A campaign year and party balance on Capitol Hill complicate immediate tax rises.
A short syndicated humorous column from 1928 presents Aunt Het, a fictional character, through light social sketches and witty observations characteristic of early 20th century newspaper humor.
The latter issue runs for one year and is expected to be oversubscribed due to banks seeking securities not subject to violent price fluctuations.
New Orleans AP reports L. E. Gomer has perfected a continuous automatic syrup and sugar plant that can grind fifty tons of sugar per day. The machine uses cane fiber for fuel and will operate as long as sugar cane is fed into it.
Local items report a Lawrence woman burned by a marshmallow toast gone wrong at a picnic. Other notes mention a Kansas City trucker этой driving recklessly, a Stutz car wanted by Topeka police, and a paving repair near Seventeenth and Tennessee causing minor traffic attention. An antique car drew crowds on Massachusetts street, a Detroit woman sought lodging, and a Buick stolen near Florence was found abandoned.
A fuse caused temporary loss of white way lights in the 1000 and 1100 blocks on Massachusetts Street last night. Workmen were busy today raising the curb in front of the old city hall on Vermont Street and filling holes in the pavement. George Hedrick, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, attended a poultry meeting in Manhattan.
Mrs G E Lindquist and children returned from Estes Park Colo where they spent the summer Mr Lindquist attended the Boys Advisors Institute at Haskell which closed Saturday Mrs Andrew Pearson plans to return home soon from Topeka where she has been visiting Mrs C W Jewel Leon Peterson left for Emporia for a week then will enter the University of Kansas as a senior this fall
Independence residents Mrs F X Jardon and daughter Trene hosted dinner guests including Mr and Mrs William Selmon Mrs C Merchand Mrs Nellie Stone Mr and Mrs McClair and children Will Lucille Anthony all of Kansas City and Mr and Mrs Sym Taylor of Baldwin Tom Curtis attended the community sale in Ottawa Saturday A Lawrence visit by Mr Henry Seele followed and Edgar Jardon spent Sunday with his parents Others joined a Geiss timber picnic honoring Beryl and Dolores Geiss with about twenty five guests plus extended family Members present included Helen Vnie Leach Adean La Verna Clo Lucille Maxine Price Grace Husted Harold Alvin Seele Thelma Doris Glen Lederer Jewell Anderson Bob White Arthur Leland Iane Geiss Raymond Moses Ethel Puvogle Mildred June Beck and Rev Husted and family dined with Mr and Mrs John Rockhold at Vinland.
Mr and Mrs Earl Lederer and guests attended a birthday dinner for Clyde Lederer on Thursday. Howard Deay of Vinland visited T G Hiatt, while Clara Beryl and Dolores Geiss of Ottawa called on Mrs Henry Seele and Mrs Oswald Monday. Bill Cook, Lightkapp family, Forester family and Mrs Evans of Kansas City called on Mr and Mrs Walter New Thursday.
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