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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1914
Page
8
Captain Houlet and helpers organize a free Christmas dinner and tree for needy families. They seek names and addresses of those in need and cash or provisions to supply essentials like shoes stockings coats and caps. Toys may be limited to tots with Rexall Liver Salts advertised locally.
The Class A league opens tonight with Lutheran A versus Methodist A at seven at the YMCA. Lineups include Lutheran A: Mansfelds Draper Mifflin Ghihu Yale Glalin. Methodist A: Butler Lawrener Lasselt Stubbs Brown Hoskins Trott Stubby Walthers Me Donald. B teams to play Saturday pending complete rosters. Four volleyball teams entered with YMCA and A clubs competing. Thursday night features YMCA versus M S and C teams facing M S again with four sets per evening. Nearby merchants’ bowling event at Brunswick Bowling Alley offers prizes for top scores and a framing shop ad promotes mouldings.
Topeka seeks active efficient city government reforms this winter with a strong legislative committee drawn from the Kansas League of Municipalities. Mayor Green of Kansas City Kansas leads the drive alongside city officials in a push for home rule and city manager plans. The committee on legislation includes Higginson Dale Blake Bone Platt Corbin Hammas, while taxation and assessment chair J H Caton presides with Kenyon Riddle and others.
Official dispatch reports repulse of a German assault south of Ypres and Saint Eloy after heavy artillery damage to three enemy batteries near Vermelles. Friction and bombardments continued between Vendresse Craonne, with French guns achieving notable counterfire and destruction of a battery.
The funeral for Daniel Corcoran, who died yesterday at Sant Lem hospital in Kaugas, will be held tomorrow at 10 o clock from St John’s Catholic Church. Also noted is a separate employment notice seeking fifty teams and twenty men to work on grading, with inquiries at the Leader Building or by Bell 839.
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