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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
2
University of York design students finalize about forty original Christmas card designs in black on white paper for zinc etching or linoleum woodblock printing. The works feature varied motifs and colors and reinterpret the Christmas story, with Carter Stationery Store once again displaying and selling them without commission.
A musical vesper service will be held Sunday night at 7 45 in the auditorium of Trinity Lutheran Church at 13th and New Hampshire. Lee S Greene organist and choir master has prepared an anthem program for a vested choir of thirty five voices with organ solos vocal solos and violin numbers. Mr Greene will close with melodies on the tower chimes. Lawrence residents are invited to hear the augmented choir.
Reservations for the Lawrence high school football banquet are urged for next Tuesday. L. Scott, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, reminded the public. Mike Getto, Ki. U assistant football coach, will be the main speaker at the 6 30 p.m. event in the Chamber of Commerce dining room. High school coaches and squad will attend as guests.
University of Kansas senior James Barrick of Kansas City Mo. lies in critical condition at Alpena Hospital after Thursday night admission with high fever. Doctors suspect diphtheria and have taken cultures. results pending. Barrick is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
The Examiner reports Sidi Wirt Spreckels former wife of Prince Suad Chakir of Turkey engaged to Lt Rogers Alan Gardner a 27 year old aviation officer. Opposition from Gardner family over age gap and past marriages prompted his transfer from Crissy Field to Langley Field Virginia. Gardner is a West Point graduate of 1925 and San Francisco is his home. Spreckels reportedly left San Francisco after the transfer to marry him in Washington, D C.
The Kanwaka schoolhouse hosted the Kanwanwa 4-H Club achievement program on November 29. Junior leaders led events including songs, a reading of The First Thanksgiving, period costumes, and a Kansas Royal stock show theme. Virginia Coleman presented a year 3 summary. charter and seal awards were announced. contests entertained attendees before refreshments and the club song Plowing closed the program.
Infant Lucinda Rose Flory daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Flory of Lone Star died Friday morning at home. Funeral services were held at 11 o clock from the home. Burial followed in Washington Creek cemetery.
A cold northwest air pushed across Kansas bringing frost and subfreezing lows of 18 to 25 degrees last night. Snow fell in Nebraska, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana and Minnesota while rain touched Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Iowa and Indiana this morning. Temperatures are expected to rise Sunday with a chance of rain or snow Monday across the region.
University of Kansas debaters travel to Iola to argue on December 16 whether installment buying of personal property is socially and economically desirable. Russell Strobel and Fred Anderson oppose the motion, while Rice Lardner and George Chums support the affirmative.
Laurel Everett Anderson university of kansas organist and Walde mar Geltch head of violin depart ment will perform the twenty eighth esner organ recital in the university auditorium at 4 pm tomorrow The program marks the first recital in two weeks due to Thanksgiving vacation with works by Bach and others. The event includes three preludes and carols from the 16th century with violin accompaniment. Jefferson county district court order on Torrence H Ready and wife to redeem land foreclosed was dismissed by kansas supreme court.
The 1930 meetings of the Kansas State Teachers Association divisions were awarded to Topeka Emporia Hays Hutchinson Parsons and Kansas City Kan by the board. The meetings will be held November 6 7 and .
Douglas county 4 H club members Miss Wilma Hartman and Glenn Weeks returned from the eighth national 4 H club congress in Chicago. Their trips were awarded by the State Bankers Association and Rock Island Railroad. Kansas sent the largest delegation with 80 members.
A defense of hand washing before meals cites workers at a Washington DC institute who show filthy habits and shared tools. It argues employers and educators should require hot soap and water before eating to prevent disease and protect health. The piece links dirty hands to bacteria, ringworm, and parasitic issues, urging immediate practice.
Florida the Gators lead Oregon 14 to 1y at halftime in the intersectional matchup played today in Miami. A brief Associated Press note cites the score as the teams contest for national interest.
In Laclede Missouri a daily shipment of about three thousand dressed chickens heads to New York markets from a town with under 1900 residents as Journal World classified ads continue to yield results for local notices and listings.
Marines report a hand to hand clash lasting an hour in Haiti with one marine struck. Captain Swink says Jacmel and Port au Prince fear another attack as five labor‑intimidation leaders were found armed. Airlifted papers from Hamburg prompt arrests. reinforcements reach Jacmel by 2:30 am.
Washington dispatch reports Brigadier General John H. Russell requested the cruiser Galveston be ordered from Guantanamo to Port au Prince, Haiti, amid a student strike and unrest. About 700 marines are in Haiti as reports describe mobs in Aux Cayes and Jacmel. press inflaming the country and possible reinforcements discussed.
The Kansas Players present unusual roles in a Fraser theater production running Monday to Wednesday at 8 pm. Ticket reservations opened in Greenhall basement. Professor Calderwood portrays a jealous Italian medicine professor. Mrs. Allen Crafton plays the professor’s wife. Francis Wilson is a shy, happy-go-lucky janitress. Prof. Crafton directs and also acts as the pupil who loves the professor’s wife. Cast includes Esther Mullin, George Callahan, Herbert Lane, and others. Washington reports on opium imports from four countries with September totals. Yugoslavia Albania lead at 871,938 dollars, Turkey 56,973, United Kingdom 5,130. Fingerprint expert Burt Wentworth notes fingerprints belong in family records.
Barber Mr and Mrs James Osborn Mrs W Q Slusser and Billy Mac went to Topeka Friday Mr and Mrs Jack Simpson spending the week at the A J Osborn home Mr and Mrs B W Swallow and daughter spent Thanksgiving at F D Fenton s Miss Margaret and George Coffin and Argel Cochran entertained friends with a dance at Kanwaka hall Saturday night Mr and Mrs M J Pierson went to Lawrence Tuesday Mr and Mrs M Pierson Mr and Mrs Swallow C Stanwix and Dorothy attended the Good Will club party at Kanwaka hall Friday night Mr and Mrs Talley and family spent Sunday evening at the Thatcher home Mr and Mrs Oliver Peterson and daughter Mary Alice ate Thanksgiving dinner at Robert Peterson s in Lawrence Mr and Mrs E A Bahnmater spent Tuesday at Lecompton with home folks Ed Siler called Tuesday at the Theodore Wiggins home Mr and Mrs James Schirick and family from Ozankie spent Saturday at the EB A Bahamier home John Ungers driving a new Peerless car Mrs Chas Coffman spent Wednesday with her daughter Mrs Ted Buchheim and little son Orville Miss Marie Coffman spent Friday night with Dorothy Stanwix Mr and Mrs George Coffman
Marie George and Clifford attend Miss Margarets box supper at Blue Mound last Wednesday. Community members and guests helped with house foundations, with Deskin Rose Watts Peterson Schellborn Unger Ulird Coffman among attendees. Various illnesses, entertainments, quilters, church meetings, and visits to Lawrence and Topeka noted along with Thanksgiving travel and new car.
Big Springs residents hosted Thanksgiving visitors from Kansas State Agricultural College, Kaneas University, Oread High, Highland Park, Lecompton, Strickler's Business College, and several local colleges. The town's Home Demonstration Club met for a basket weaving lesson. the Fair Board held a special meeting. the PTA planned thermos lunch pails. and a library program highlighted summer reading and home reading encouragement. The next club meeting is December 19 to elect officers, and the PTA will meet January first Tuesday.
Aly Yarnold Stull families and Frank Bidinger households spent Thanksgiving at relatives homes. The funeral of Michael Luts was held in Lawrence with interment at Stull cemetery. Local residents attended August Benander’s funeral in Ichland. Other notes mention visits among Kennedy Platz Bidinger and Houk families and Rev. Boehringer’s visit. Miss Elnora Huss returned Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Tidrow and Miss Betty Lou Messiney spent Sunday together while Rev. Robbins dined with the Porter Bond family. Numerous locals, including the Bond and Schellhorn households, shared Thanksgiving and weekend visits, shopping trips in Toneka, and afternoon quilting sessions. Several Lawrence shoppers from Valley Chapel were noted, along with birthday gatherings for Mr. Bond.
Fragmented OCR text lists names such as Sinton Lafl Steve Asbagi Ruth Mia and mentions a mother figure. Several garbled terms and misreads obscure the event details and roles. No clear date location or concrete facts emerge.
A vintage ad touts Thoxine as a fast sore throat and cough relief. It claims near instant relief from a single swallow, promises safety for all ages, and offers a money back guarantee in 145 minutes. Available in 35c 60c and 1.00 at Round Corner Drug Co and other drug stores.
A fragmentary script presents Mary of Magdala Grace Vernon Pandira, a Greek, Foster Rundle Titus a Roman officer Augur a physician Servant to Ucal-ictor Auchard Servant to Agur.i Uarold Ret Servant to Magdala o Grace Shuler. It traces Simon Peter’s arc from steadfast believer to desertion and despair, then renewed faith aided by Aldina and Magdala, with George Seheer as another figure.
December service at Midmouth Congregational Church features the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at 11 am with reception of members. Includes Bible study and Sunday school sessions and an evening address on restoring ancient Christianity. Prayer meeting held Tuesday at 1422 New York Street. Assembly of God teachers noted in attendance.
The service features Theodore W H Assman leading with organist Mrs WL Strats ton and performances by Amanda Wulf and Laure kin. Mendelssohn Hear Me Pray and other pieces appear alongside a talk by Prof John Ise on non Christian aspects of our economic system. A senior Christian Endeavor meets at 11:44 with a social hour preceding.
A garbled OCR of a local program roster lists performers and showtimes with many misspellings. It mentions Bonnie Nuddies, Gillette Marlesy, Longines' Correcting, Shumber Music, Slumber Music, Sulicon Wetter, The Cult Reporter, The Summary of Program, and various venues or stations. The text reads like a newspaper TV or radio guide with scattered names and times, lacking coherent structure.
A fragmented radio grid lists programs and times including Fuller Man and Riley’s Concert Ensemble at Hotel Dellerive, Longines' Correct Lime, Meribalr Moore and Trene Peabody, Armchair Facet, Pancake Program, Summary of Programs, Weather Forecasts, and School programming. Contains numerous garbled names. highlights include Weather, National Farm and Home program, and morning cooking segments.
Readable fragments list the Sunday 3:00 to 4:00 program at KFKU with organist Merian McNabb and various performers including Miss Scherso and Marian McNabb. Pieces mentioned include Teodor O Mio, Tihhina Care, Rustic Majesty, and Now-Arr perty. The report names several performers and offerings but reader details are partial due to OCR.
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