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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
4
The piece argues commissioners must pick the best available man for the third chair to uphold public interest. It notes public signifying is limited and stresses three-man governance should ensure strong, capable leadership for the city.
The text discusses cheap pea prices and famine fears, Congress inaction as a blessing, and President Coolidge citing European treaty progress. It notes New York City’s mayor proposing a curfew to curb all night activity, facing opposition and the city’s changing nightlife dynamic.
Local notes describe a winter social at Dr Prentiss's home, a centennial fair hosted by Plymouth church ladies at Liberty Hall, and a string of community events. Descriptions include Dame fashion, a masquerade by Prentiss, and preparations for a grand opera visit, with reports on hunting, travel, and a large poultry and Belgian hare exhibition upcoming at Music Hall.
Professor Carr to Miss Rice on Has Kell game occasion at Hazen house dinner served at 1 oclock. Guests included local families. fire earlier damaged Ventura club site and framed books at the Book Store. Continental art works intended as presents to Lawrence public schools.
The page prints a Letters to the Editor discussion critiquing wartime rhetoric and pacifist claims. It cites Lincoln on ending the war only when objectives are met, argues for moral force and law, and urges restraint in branding motives. The section links to public sentiment and quotes G Collins, ending with an ad for Rankin's Drug Store perfume and compact sets.
A listing of officers for county clubs across Kansas is presented, naming presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers for numerous counties including Atchison Bourbon Butler Cherokee Cloud Coffey Decatur Ellsworth Finney Ford Graham Grey Green wood Harper Jefferson Jewell Kearney Kingman Kiowa Labette Leavenworth Lincoln Linn Logan Lyon Marion Meade Mitchell Montgomery Montgomery and more. The roster shows many individuals such as Clara Brown, Chas Reynolds, Porter Thomas, Ralph Melton, Venita Acuff, and Ivy Lardnbr among others, reflecting a wide array of local leaders.
A long list of residents by county and town names across multiple states is presented, including Morris, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Norton, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rice, Reno, Republic, Riley, Saline, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Summer, Thames, Treso, Waubungee, Woodsen, Wyandotte, and cross-border entries from Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Independence. The piece reads like a directory of people by locale with scattered outside-state clubs and regional mentions. It also notes Today’s news items: Hopewell’s wartime munition plant history, an ABA meeting in St. Louis, a political nomination in Missouri, and a New England Forestry Conference in Springfield.
In Topeka the secretary of state’s automobile department reports many requests for unique license numbers. About 100 applicants seek tag No 1 and another 100 want No 2, with popular picks also including 100 and 1,000. Some request repeated digits or numbers matching street addresses or phone numbers. The secretary notes that formal license applications must go through county treasurers who collect fees before tags are issued.
J Garter and wife transfer east 16 feet of lot and west 6 feet of lot TE High street Baldwin for 2500 dollars. Elizabeth Jaccawain and wife transfer lot 50 New Hampshire street Lawrence for one dollar and other consideration. Steel orders rise New York December Public totals show 4 581 780 tons up 472 597 from prior month end.
A melodramatic tale unfolds at Moorelands as Connemara meets danger and family tension. Miss Celimenac, aunt, and suitors clash amid a night of dances, whispers, and a shadowy encounter on the veranda. David Lacy arrives, a hidden figure emerges, and a white clad woman enters the scene signaling danger or romance.
A. T. dispatch reports Blevins, ex-president of the defunct Southern Arators Co. of Houston, arrived at Leavenworth federal penitentiary to serve three years for using the mails to defraud. Jury verdict followed a ten day trial. his company had $6,000,000 capitalization and many stockholders claim no returns. Blevins will be assigned to duty once clothes are issued.
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