Bongo the Checker Ape Returns in a Nightly Visit
A Lawrence resident recalls a recurring visitor named Bongo, a checker playing ape who appears at night during illness. The piece mixes surreal humor with a narrator detailing Bongo’s antics and the family’s reaction, including Frances’s skepticism and the narrator’s stubborn attachment to the game. The account ends noting a gift subscription solicitation for The Journal-World.
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Lawrence
Journal- World
Jaycee Award Honors Lawrence Young Man
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announces the Jaycee award for outstanding cue service to the community to a local young man in Lawrence this winter. James Owen, chairman, says the presentation will be made during the January 14 to 21 period. Committee members include Lyman Wiley and Wolfur Shank with Owen and the Lawrence Paper Company employee among the judges. The selection will come from business and professional leaders who study the local field, focusing on community participation, lasting welfare contributions, leadership, personal or business progress, and cooperation with civic groups.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
James Owen
Jaycees
Lawrence
Owen
Fragmentary Notice of Car Accident Fatality
An incomplete clipping reports a fatal car accident near Tow and a person named J Broach Tow, with uncertain details about the hosts and ages. The readable bits suggest a deadly crash and a personal mention but lack full context.
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